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I created a template in google docs for lesson plans. The template is specific to my content area, and the amount/levels of classes I teach throughout the week. I also use class dojo to communicate with parents. It is a free program/app and allows you to upload work, sent out announcements and directly communicate with parents about behavior.

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Google Sites for student portfolios - My students are required to keep technical portfolios of their work, so Google Sites is the ideal solution. While not as flexible as other online solutions, Google Sites doesn't require much learning curve and is easy to update.

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Many of our Elementary teachers use Pinterest as a great resource for ideas and lesson plans for their classroom.

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My school uses Rubicon for our lesson plans. There are 5 of us that teach 3rd grade and we each have a subject that we are in charge of in terms of creating the lesson plans. We all have access to each person's lesson plans, once it is uploaded. Each of us can print the plans and the accompanying worksheets that are needed for the unit. All formative and summative assessments are also included, along with the answer keys. Administrators also have access to each grade level's rubicon and do regular checks to ensure we are up to date.

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I use Planbook to create lesson plans. It's easy to customize your schedule, drop in standards, attach files or resources. An added benefit is that I can share it with other teachers or administrators.  I can print off plans for a Guest teacher or for a parent who has asked for resources to use while their child is on vacation.

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There are many ways to share information with students: PowerPoint, Keynote, Slides, Sway, Prezi, Powtoons, etc.

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I use Khan Academy to support my students in their math skills. I really like it and they love it also. It's very useful because I can work individually with every student and they can see their progress immediately after they have finished their task.

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In my daughter's school almost all the teachers use Remind. Every time there is something important going on, the school texts a message or a specific teacher does it for their specific classroom

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In my school we have been using Google Drive for our lesson plans as well. It's good that we can link different things such as videos, worksheets, etc.

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I use the school website to post my weekly Newsletter so parents can view it anytime. This really helps with divorced parents who might not always get the newsletter I put in their child's folder. I am thinking of switching to a Google website next year because I heard it's easier to use.

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I like to use Keep to "keep" all my thoughts together. I also use it as a task reminder.

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I use 21Things4Students with my middle school students.  Great activities aligned to the standards!

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21Things4Students is a project of the Regional Educational Media Center Association of Michigan. The REMC Association promotes the transformative use of technology and provides Michigan schools with access to educational resources to help teachers increase student success. For more information, visit remc.org, or connect with the REMC Association on social media at, facebook.com/REMCAssociation and twitter.com/REMCAssociation.

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I create a template for my lesson plans using a Google Doc. It allows me to make a copy of my current lesson plan and quickly make changes for the coming week. The best part-it is accessible anywhere from a device. I also have pages set up for each of my classes using Wikispaces. These pages include directions for all activities and links needed to complete the activities. Students (and parents) then have access at home.

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When searching for standards focused resources one of my "go to" places is https://www.oercommons.org/. All resources at this site are aligned by grade level and content standard. Additionally they are all openly licensed (think free plus the ability to revise, remix, retain, redistribute, and reuse).

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Using Google Drive to store all of your resources and then linking everything through Google Classroom is a great way to enhance workflow and reduce the need for "paper." This also allows for accountability, as many of the GSuite tools have the "revision history" structure.

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One of the ways that I plan and a resource that I use as a teacher to enhance my planning is just following other 5th grade teachers on social media. Having the social media community to help inspire and share ideas with has been fantastic!!

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Class Dojo is what I use to communicate with parents. It's a site that if FREE to teachers. It offers a behavior managment piece.  You can give positive/negative dojos throughout the day.  Parents can login to see how their child is doing throughout the day.  I use it only for the communication piece.  I load "stories" to show special events or projects we are working in the classroom.  There is a messaging piece in which you can send messages to the whole class or to individual parents.  

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Class Dojo is what I use to communicate with parents. It's a site that if FREE to teachers. It offers a behavior managment piece.  You can give positive/negative dojos throughout the day.  Parents can login to see how their child is doing throughout the day.  I use it only for the communication piece.  I load "stories" to show special events or projects we are working in the classroom.  There is a messaging piece in which you can send messages to the whole class or to individual parents.  

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ClassDojo helps teachers, parents, and students build amazing classroom communities.

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Using Bloomz to communicate with parents and share pictures of what is happening in the classroom, projects their child has participated in, as well as reminders and updates

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We use Google docs for attendance, for Data Analysis (pre and post tests, etc.), for shared document writing among staff members.

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Use a website such as Weebly to post information about daily lessons and activities. You can also post PDF's of lessons, worksheets and answer keys.

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I communicate quickly through email. Typically I can get back to someone within a couple of hours during the work week. 

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I communicate quickly through email. Typically I can get back to someone within a couple of hours during the work week. 

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I use instructional resources such as Mel.org, Khan Academy and GED.com

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I use instructional resources such as Mel.org, Khan Academy and GED.com

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My adult learners need easy access to remediation outside of the classroom. I have found these resources to be extremely helpful.

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Use Google docs to link your curriculum to your lessons along with proof of student learning.

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Using planbook to do your lesson planning digitally. Teacher are able to share their gradebook easily with administration, other teachers, students and even parents.

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PlanbookEdu.com is an online lesson planner that makes it easy for teachers of all grade levels to create, share and print their lesson plans. Other features include attaching files, Common Core Standards and iPad Support.

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What I like about Google is that my team can work together, from anywhere, at any time! If we come up with a great idea for teaching a subject, we can share it with one another instantly! Not only that, we can save it for future use. It's perfect for teachers to use as an idea drive!

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At the beginning of the year in all math classes, we allow students and parents to sign up for remind.  Each day we have an assignment/test/quiz, we send out a remind note.  This way parents and teachers always know when their student has an assignment in math.  It helps keep everyone informed and on the same page so parents do not have to rely on the student to tell them if they have an assignment or not.

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Using Google Drive, create a team drive for your department or grade level. From there, lesson plans and resources can be shared among a set group of people. Easy to use and keep organized.

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In Tier 1 it states:
Find instructional resources on the Internet.
As students take part in Daily 5 I would like to find a variety of Online Reading resources at their level.  We currently use Mel.org, EPIC and BookFlix, but I would like to give them more of a variety and then share these links in Google Classroom for students to access.

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Use Google Sites to quickly set up a web page for parents and students to access class resources, calendar, etc. All items can be in one easy to locate place, and students who are absent can be able to access assignments from home.

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Using the program Remind instead of newsletters to communicate to parents daily, weekly and monthly. You can send out entire messages to parents in one single message.