Monthly Newsletter Issue 90 |
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National Bullying Prevention Month,
National Dyslexia Awareness Month,
Child Health Day,
World Space Week,
Fire Prevention Week,
Columbus Day,
Dictionary Day,
National Chemistry Week,
Character Counts Week
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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
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This month's blog is
Edtech Academic Writing Tools for Classroom Use
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The new academic term is upon us, and for everyone involved in the schooling process, thoughts turn to how students will learn this year.
Teaching writing skills is crucial to their development, but of course technology is playing a bigger part in literacy than ever before.
These nine tools can be used both in and out of the classroom to help students get a grasp of good writing habits.
Guest Blogger Gloria Kopp is a web content writer and an elearning consultant from Manville, Wyoming.
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Things To Celebrate This Month |
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October brings National Bullying Prevention Month, Child Health Day, Columbus Day, and much more. You never know what wonderful resources you can find to enrich your classroom experience. Let's get started:
National Bullying Prevention Month - Help create a positive environment in your school by STOMPing Out Bullying. Find anti-bullying activities, lesson plans, and other resources in the
Bullying and Cyberbullying section of our website.
National Dyslexia Awareness Month - Did you know that 1 in 10 people have symptoms of dyslexia, including slow or inaccurate reading, poor spelling, poor writing, and mixing up similar words? Visit our Dyslexia Teacher Resource page
for strategies and tools to assist in working with students that may have dyslexia and our Dyslexia Classroom Resource page for activities, worksheets, and a variety of tools and techniques to use in the classroom. Parents can look at
our Dyslexia Parent Resource page for tips and learning aids to help their child. Online audio phonics help, Dyslexia testing information, and audio textbooks can be found in our Other Resources section. Be sure to check out our Exceptional Children section
to find more resources for other learning disorders, ADHD, and autism.
Child Health Day (10/3) - Check out I4C's Nutrition and Health pages to find classroom resources covering heart health, food pyramids, brush charts, adolescent health, drugs and alcohol education, and first aid.
World Space Week (10/4-10/10) - The theme of this year's World Space Week is "Remote Sensing - Enabling Our Future". Find a teacher activity guide with activities for grades K-12 and a collection of science and language arts activities for grades 5-9 based on the book Have Spacesuit - Will Travel by Robert A. Heinlein. Explore our elementary school space page for more space themed activities and be sure to check out our Astronomy pages to learn more about our solar system, stars, and our universe.
Fire Prevention Week (10/9-10/15) - Did you know that Fire Prevention Week was established to commemorate the Great Chicago Fire? The National Fire Prevention Association has lesson plans and activities for teachers and
a website for kids and parents with safety checklists, escape plan worksheets, and other activities. The NFPA also provides a free storybook app and eBook. Be sure to also check out I4C's fire safety page
for more lesson plans, games, and activities to help kids learn about the importance of fire safety.
Columbus Day (10/10) - Commemorate the landing of Christopher Columbus in the New World today. He is credited for jump starting exploration, settlement, as well as exploitation of America. Learn about Christopher Columbus and celebrate Columbus Day with fun printables, activities, and crafts on I4C's Columbus Day page.
Dictionary Day (10/16) - Although most dictionaries we use are now online, the methodologies of how to use reference materials are still the same. Reinforce good research habits with our links on how to use reference materials like dictionaries and thesauruses.
National Chemistry Week (10/16-10/22) - National Chemistry Week encourages chemists and chemistry enthusiasts to build awareness of chemistry. This year's theme is "Solving Mysteries Through Chemistry." Here are some great resources about the chemistry of fibers and forensics. Check out
I4C's Chemistry page to find activities, experiment simulations, lesson plans, and other resources to use this week.
Character Counts Week (10/16-22) - Help create a positive school environment and promote kindness, respect, and integrity in your school. Go to I4C's Character Education page to find resources for character building, anger management, bullying, and conflict resolution.
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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 SEPTEMBERWe have released many new online quizzes during the last month 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 new 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 SEPTEMBERWe have released many new printables worksheets during the last month 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 new worksheet sets by grade:
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New Worksheet Answer Keys Made Available in SEPTEMBER
We have released many new answer keys for our printables worksheets during the last month 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 new answer key sets by grade:
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Every month we are going to feature a different, and hopefully FREE, 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 October is Starfall ABCs ( iOS / ( Android ). The Starfall ABCs FREE app is made possible by the member supporters of Starfall.com, a publicly supported charity.
The activities at Starfall.com motivate through exploration, positive reinforcement, and play.
Children delight as they see, hear, and interact with letters and sounds in words, sentences, and games.
They learn to recognize letters while developing the skills they need to become confident readers.
All children, especially English language learners, benefit.
Starfall ABCs is available for both Apple and Android devices.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 6.0 or later (Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch) and the Android 4.0 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.
Get all of your assessment assistance needs here sorted by grade and subject.
Need online interactive games and activities to reinforce the day's lessons? We have it.Kids can practice in the computer labs and at home.
School may be in full swing but teachers still need organizational help, worksheet ideas, bulletin board inspiration, and lesson plans throughout the year. Our Teacher tools page has it all.
This month is National Dyslexia Awareness Month. Internet4Classrooms provides resources specifically geared towards Dyslexia. Visit our Dyslexia Teacher Resource page for strategies and tools to assist in working with students that may have dyslexia and our
Dyslexia Classroom Resource page for activities, worksheets, and a variety of tools and techniques to use in the classroom. Also check out our Exceptional Children section to find more resources for other learning disorders, ADHD, and autism.
Help create positive bullying-free environment in your school. Find lesson plans, classroom activities, and other resources in the Bullying and Cyberbullying section of our website.
Plan out your lessons throughout the school year with Common Core pacing guides. Find English Language Arts pacing guides here and Math pacing guides here. These guides from Shelby County, Tennessee can probably be mapped to the pacing of your school system if your system doesn't have something similar.
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 Free Vocabulary Quizzes and Free 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: 18 New Features You NEED to Try on iOS 10
The day is finally here: iOS 10 is out and with it, new emoji, iMessage tricks, and much more.
Before you update, make sure to back up your phone.
To be extra careful, download the update via your computer instead of over WiFi.
Many people reported that the update over WiFi bricked their iPhones, and though Apple says the issue is fixed, better to be safe than sorry.
If you're wary of downloading the newest update before any bugs are fixed and it's fully polished, take a look ahead for what you can expect to start using and loving.
You can see them all: HERE.
Tech Tip #2: Text-To-Speech on iPhone
Want to know how to have your text messages read out loud on your iPhone? Luckily, on recent devices, this is an easy task to accomplish.
You can find out how: HERE.
Tech Tip #3: 36 Edtech Tools for Your Classroom and Life
Vicky Davis shares her favorite EdTech Tools: "So many of these tools are essential to me. It is amazing how I use them every single day. Here's what I'm using all the time in my classroom (and life) right now. Some even hum along and do their job and I didn't do a thing but set them up."
Find the list: HERE.
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Internet4classrooms.com is a free 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 feel free to
email us and we will help you find resources to fit your needs.
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