Monthly Newsletter Issue 111 |
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National Ice Cream Month,
National Picnic Month,
Canada Day - 7/1,
Battle of Gettysburg - 7/1-7/3,
Independence Day - 7/4,
E.B. White's Birthday - 7/11/1899,
Moon Landing - 7/20
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Greetings. Thanks so much for using Internet4Classrooms with your students and children. Our mission is to help you find the best educational online resources available to meet your individual needs. Our monthly newsletter focuses on sharing information, tips, and ideas on everything related to schooling inside the classroom and at home. Each month we will feature resources and information on a variety of topics. We are constantly updating
information on our site and urge you to visit often.
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Did you know that......
- All students experience learning losses when they do not engage in educational activities during the summer.
- On average, students lose approximately 2.6 months of grade level equivalency in mathematical computation skills during the summer months.
- Research shows that teachers typically spend between 4 to 6 weeks re-teaching material that students have forgotten over the summer.
Daily/Weekly Summer Learning Fun for Pre-K through 12th Grade
Become a member and log in each day to find Math, Science, Language Arts, History and more. Our Summer Learning Program began in June.
How To Directions for signing up to either Summer
Learning or/and SAT / ACT test prep.
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This month's blog is
How Teachers Can Use Pinterest in the Classroom
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Pinterest is a social media platform that's hugely popular with
educators. But not every teacher knows how to make the most of it,
which is why USC Rossier's online MAT program created The Guide to
Pinterest for Educators. This guide helps teachers and administrators
learn how to navigate and use Pinterest as a powerful learning tool.
Here is an overview of the guide, with a link to help you dig in on
your own.
Guest blogger Caroline Linne is a Marketing Coordinator and
supports community outreach for 2U Inc.'s K-12 Education and mental
health programs.
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Things To Celebrate This Month |
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July brings National Ice Cream Month, National Picnic Month, Fourth of July, and much more. You never know what wonderful resources you can find to enrich your classroom experience. Let's get started:
National Ice Cream Month
National Picnic Month
Canada Day (7/1)
Battle of Gettysburg (7/1-7/3)
Independence Day (7/4)
E.B. White's Birthday (7/11/1899)
Moon Landing (7/20)
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Internet4Classrooms now offers Online Practice Tests and Interactives, covering Kindergarten to Sixth Grade Common Core Mathematics. Look for a rapidly growing variety of thousands of practice quizzes tied to the Common Core State Standards, School Subjects, Activities, and Holidays.
New Online Practice Quizzes Made Available in AUGUSTWe have released many new online quizzes during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.
Try them out, and then use them with your students as: - Bell Ringers,
- In Class Assignments,
- Homework or
- Extra Credit.
Here is a list of the newest quizzes by grade.
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Internet4Classrooms now offers printables, covering Kindergarten to Sixth Grade Mathematics. Look for a rapidly growing variety of thousands of practice worksheets tied to the Common Core State Standards, School Subjects, Activities, and Holidays.
New Printables Worksheets Made Available in AUGUSTWe have released thousands of new printables worksheets during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.
Try them out, and then use them with your students as: - Bell Ringers,
- In Class Assignments,
- Homework or
- Extra Credit.
Here is a list of the newest worksheet sets by grade:
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New Worksheet Answer Keys Made Available in AUGUST
We have released thousands of new answer keys for our printables worksheets during the last months supporting the Common Core Standards.
Remember that you can sign up for answer key access here: https://i4c.xyz/n89msyv.
Here is a list of the newest answer key sets by grade:
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Every month we are going to feature a different iPad/iPod/iPhone educational application.
Visit our ever-changing app page. (www.internet4classrooms.com/links_grades_kindergarten_12/apps_web2_tools.htm)
The App of the Month for July is Frog Dissection By Emantras Inc. ( iOS / Android ).
Winner of PeTA's Mark Twain Ethical Science Award
Winner of IEAR, Best Science App Award 2010
Featured in The Sunday Times- List of Top 500 Apps across all devices
Featured by Apple "New and Noteworthy" & "What's Hot"
Frog Dissection from Punflay, is a greener alternative for teaching
dissection in the classroom. This iPad app is suitable for
middle-school students who are learning about organs and organ systems
as part of their life science curriculum. Students can try dissecting
a virtual specimen with all the trappings that come with the real
procedure-minus the mess of course. Besides a virtual chloroformed
specimen, the app comes with all the dissection tools and detailed
instructions to complete the procedure. Once dissection is complete,
the frog's organs are exposed for further study. Vivid 3D images
will help students visualize the internal organs very effectively.
For enhanced learning experience, the app also has information on the
different types of frogs, frogs' life cycle, anatomical comparison of
frogs with humans, an interactive quiz and detailed descriptions of
the organs.
Key Features:
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Vivid 3D imaging
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Step by step instructions with voice over
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Accurate simulation of the wet lab dissection procedure
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Content validation by subject matter experts
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Anatomical comparison of humans with frogs
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Comprehensive information on frogs' organs
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Classification, lifecycle and organ functions of frogs
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Interactive quiz on frogs
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Information on types of frogs
Frog Dissection has received accolades from top review sites and
educators who have found this to be an excellent teaching tool in the
classroom. The app has been featured in schools that are exploring
alternatives to real dissection.
Frog Dissection is available for Apple and Android devices.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 8.0 or later (Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch) and Android version 2.3 and up on your Android device.
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Focus On: Teacher Resources |
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Internet4Classrooms offers a wide variety of informative online resources, tips, tools, and tutorials regarding your classroom needs. There is always something you can utilize with your students. Each month we'll feature a few links to useful topics.
Many historical events happened this month which you can cover in your classroom. Check out I4C's History page for lesson plans, videos, activities, and other resources to supplement your lessons.
SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM. Get free summer learning activities, summer reading lists, summer lesson reviews, and more. Teachers spend on average 4-6 weeks of the new school year getting students back on track. We must keep our students thinking and challenged all year long.
Did you sign up for a CPR class in June after reading our newsletter? Make sure you do if you haven't already, this skill could be extremely important during an emergency in your classroom. Take a course online or find a class in your local area through the American Heart Association or
the American Red Cross.
During your downtime this summer, explore our social media pages. Our Pinterest (internet4classr) has tons of boards filled with teacher tips, Common Core help, and classroom activities and stay up to date on new features, articles, and links you can use in your classroom on
our Twitter (@internet4classr).
Stay safe this summer when visiting the pool, beach, or spending a day at the park. Check out these sun and water safety tips, as well as these safety tips for outdoor activities.
We now have answer guides for our Common Core Math Printables. Request teacher access here.
Remember to visit our Teacher Tools section. This homepage contains all the topics you may need to use during the school year.
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Common Core State Standards
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Check out our Common Core English Language Arts Standards. Each Grade Level is full of resources for every individual standard. Students can take control of their own learning by clicking on the page with the standard number, and choosing their own resource to practice that skill. Click on your Grade Level to find English Language Arts Standard Resources and learning tools. Also, check out our Common Core Math Standards. It's hard to find sites that have math standards examples that follow the specific criteria, but they're here. Click on your Grade Level to find Math Standard Resources and learning tools.
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| Focus On: Parent Resources |
In addition to our teachers, parents can take advantage of our online resources as well.
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I4C already has Vocabulary Quizzes and Math Quizzes in our ACT/SAT Test Preparation Guide.
We're looking for new ideas for quizzes and informational resources that you'd feel are useful to you and your students. Please email us and let us know what you could use to make your teaching experience better.
Write to: susan.brooks@internet4classrooms.com
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Tech Tip #1: 20 Excellent YouTube Channels for Math Teachers
for Technology Teachers
Math learning and teaching can be so much fun especially when done
through the right strategies. One of these strategies is through
engaging video content. To this end, here's a list of 20 of the
best and most popular YouTube channels for math teachers. These
channels provide a wide variety of videos, tutorials and animated
courses covering different mathematical concepts from algebra to
geometry.
Learn more in the website found: HERE.
Tech Tip #2: How to Clean Your Filthy, Disgusting Laptop
Like any tool we use every day, our laptops accumulate dust, grime,
oils from our skin and who knows what else. Yours is probably due
for a cleaning, and here's how to do it right.
Learn more by visiting: HERE.
Tech Tip #3: Tips for Strong, Secure Passwords & Other Authentication Tools
A strong password is your first line of defense against intruders and
imposters. Connect Safely provides a great list of tips for chosing
and then carefully using a strong password. A short two minute video
is also provided which summarizes the tips.
You can find out more: HERE.
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Internet4classrooms.com is an educational portal for teachers, parents, homeschoolers and students. Visitors come from around the world to find Internet resources for their educational needs. One can find resources ranging from lesson plans to worksheets, individual grade level resources to templates, and even interactive learning games. We were very honored when one teacher called the site a "Walmart for Teachers". If you cannot find what you need for instruction on any topic, please
email us and we will help you find resources to fit your needs.
Sincerely,
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