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Learning for Life

By Jeremy Hatch, Principal-Taylor Elementary

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Setting the settings in Google Earth to Measure in Feet and Miles

How do I set Google Earth Measurements into Feet and Miles or Kilometers and Meters?

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Smartboard Notebook 16 Tutorial: An Introduction to Notebook tools

This tutorial describes many of the common tools used in Smartboard Notebook. Learn what the different views are, how to use the different pens and how to customize them, learn how to customize the location of the formatting ribbons.

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Spreadsheet Tech Tip 1: Expanding cell to the right size

Here is a quick way to expand the cells you are working on.  Get the cells to the correct size quickly.

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The history and future of education

This video was made by 2revolutions.com and does a really good job visualizing the current state of education.  The ideas in the video are worth listening to.

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A Recipe For Great Teaching: Four Ingredients

A recipe for great teaching with only 4 ingredients. Content, Pedegogy, Authenticity, Human Relationships

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Mad Scientists Creates Jr. High - Studio C

This is a fun parody on Junior High...although it could also be used as an informational awareness tool.

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Comical Teacher Grading Practices

Great satire about how teachers grade papers is perceived. We all know that most teachers do their best to have accurate assessments, but then again we have all had that one teacher who we felt was not actually grading our work.Read more about this product.

Four Critical Questions For Learning

Rebecca DuFour reviews the four critical questions professional learning communities (PLCs) need to ask to continuously focus on student learning.Read more about this product.

PaperRater

Here is a tutorial I created that demonstrates the advantages of using PaperRater.com to help you grade written papers.  I love this website and highly recommend it to teachers that want to grade their papers quicker.Read more about this product.

A display of how not understanding math can cost you MONEY.

This video shows a man on Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, losing $15,000 because he didn't under stand the concept of squares.  What is even funnier is the audience gave him the wrong answer as well.

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Sports Center Spoof about Education and Teachers

This video is definitely worth showing your staff at the beginning of the year to get them pumped up and enjoy your first faculty meeting.  You just have to watch it to see how awesome and funny this is.

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Using Layers in Google Earth to Help Teach Earth Science

This Google Earth tutorial demonstrates how to use layers in Google Earth to teach Earth Science.

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Project Based Learning Explained

For those wanting to get a good, quick explanation of what PBL or Project Based Learning is, this is a great video to watch.  

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Math Worksheet Generator Image Online Math Worksheet Generator

This website is great.  You can create a near limitless sets of configurable math worksheets.Read more about this product.

Do schools kill creativity?

Sir Ken Robinson shares his ideas about schools killing creativity instead of harnessing the natural skills and talents of our youth.  His ideas are definitely worth sharing.  This would be a great discussion to have with your own staff at a staffRead more about this product.

How Data Helps Teachers

This is a great clip to show in a professional development training to demonstrate the value of using data in the classroom. Teachers have access to more quality data than ever, on factors like student performance, attendance, and more.Read more about this product.