Monthly Newsletter Issue 101 |
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Labor Day - 9/4,
National Grandparents Day - 9/10,
9/11 Attacks - 9/11/2001,
Constitution Day - 9/17,
First Day of Autumn - 9/22,
National Classical Music Month,
Library Card Sign-Up Month,
Hispanic Heritage Month
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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
Homework: How to Teach Respectful Disagreement in Your Classroom
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Social skills are what most school-age students lack. When they come
to your classroom, they might disagree on everything you teach: they
don't listen, they interrupt, they don't know how to use non-verbal
subtleties in communication. What is more, some kids say or do
hurtful things when they see something that doesn't fit their reality.
It happens because they don't know how to express alternative points
of view. They don't know how to listen to someone with a different
point of view. And they don't understand how to respond politely.
In other words, your mentees have no idea about respectful
disagreement. To maintain a positive atmosphere in the classroom
and raise individuals of good intents, consider teaching your
students to disagree with dignity and respect.
Guest blogger Lesley Vos is a private educator from Chicago. She is
a professional web writer contributing to publications on education,
career, and self-development.
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Things To Celebrate This Month |
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September brings Labor Day, 9/11 Attacks, First Day of Autumn, National Classical Music Month, Library Card Sign-Up Month, Hispanic Heritage Month, and much more. You never know what wonderful resources you can find to enrich your classroom experience. Let's get started:
Classical Music Month - In 1994, President Clinton proclaimed September as Classical Music Month. Check out I4C's music resource page to learn about different composers and music masterpieces and find musical craft projects here to do this month.
Library Card Sign-Up Month- We cannot encourage reading enough. Even though I4C has a ton of online stories and books, we still want those children in libraries across the world. Remind students to visit their local
libraries often.
Google Was Incorporated (9-4-98) - Did you know that Google actually rents goats. The goats help reduce brush and weeds at Google's Headquarters. Google is the most widely used search engine arguably nationwide. There are a lot of ways to look up information
online. Explore different search engine sites here. These are specifically designed as safe
websites for
children.
Labor Day (9/4) - Did you know that the first Labor Day was celebrated on a Tuesday, not on a Monday like we now celebrate it? In 1882, roughly 10,000 workers took unpaid time off to march in honor of the working man's rights, and formed the first Labor Day parade.
Learn more about the history of Labor Day and enjoy some Labor Day themed crafts and activities.
National Grandparents Day (9/10) - On Grandparents Day, we honor our grandparents and recognize the wonderful contributions they add to our lives. Show your appreciation for your grandparents today by creating cards and crafts for them. You can also learn about
the history of Grandparents Day and how it came to be recognized in the United States.
September 11 Attacks (9/11/2001) - No matter where we live, we can all relate and remember where we were and what we were doing on the shocking day forever known as 9/11. We have an entire page devoted to 9/11 resources.
Wikipedia has excellent background information as well as detail on the aftermath and effects of the tragic events. For lesson plans, try the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Scholastic, Teaching History, PBS.org,
and Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsiblity.
Hispanic Heritage Month (9/15-10/15) - During Hispanic Heritage Month, we celebrate the histories, cultures and contributions of US citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. Learn more about Hispanic Heritage Month through an interactive guide from Scholastic. Find teacher resources and activities and crafts to do this month.
Constitution Day (9/17) - The Constitution of the United States was adopted on the 17th of September in 1787. This Constitution Day, read the Constitution and its amendments, learn about the signers, and enjoy Constitution themed activities
today.
First Day of Autumn (9/22) - Celebrate the beginning of fall with I4C by checking out our Fall Resource page, full of fun crafts, activities, and recipes. Cooler weather and sweaters will be here before we know it.
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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 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 AUGUSTWe 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 AUGUST
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 September is Photomath By Photomath Inc ( iOS / Android ).
Simply point your camera toward a math problem and Photomath will
magically show the result with a detailed step-by-step instructions.
Photomath provides:
- Camera calculator
- Handwriting recognition
- Step-by-step instructions
- Smart calculator
- Graphs (NEW)
Photomath supports arithmetics, integers, fractions, decimal
numbers, roots, algebraic expressions, linear equations/inequations,
quadratic equations/inequations, absolute equations/inequations,
systems of equations, logarithms, trigonometry, exponential and
logarithmic functions, derivatives and integrals.
Photomath is available for Apple and Android devices.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 8.0 or later (Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch) and Android version 4.1 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.
Do you need Assistive Technology resources? Find links offering tools for the hearing impaired, physically disabled, vision impaired, and other accessibility resources.
Being back in a classroom setting can be a shock to the system for some kids after a summer full of activity. Visit our Character Education page for tips on bully prevention and overall self-development and awareness.
Back to School Nights are approaching. Here are some great tips for speaking to your students' parents and how to prep for your Open House.
This September 11th, we remember those who died during the terrorist attacks sixteen years ago. It may be difficult to explain the events to students who were too young to remember or not even born yet but there are many resources available. Wikipedia has excellent background information as well as detail on the aftermath and effects of the tragic events. For lesson plans, try the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, Scholastic, Teaching History, PBS.org,
and Morningside Center for Teaching Social Responsiblity.
Pearson's Online Learning Exchange has teacher guides and activities for elementary school,
middle school, and high school aged students. Also, I4C has a September 11th page, filled with guides and activities to help your students understand the significance of the day.
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: 12 Good Bookmarking Tools for Teachers and Educators
Bookmarking tools are key to the effective management of digital
resources. They allow you to capture and save important information
to read later. Most of these tools provide organizational features
enabling users to organize their bookmarked content into boards and
collections that can be shared with others. Other tools even go a
step further to provide collaborative features that allow a group of
people to collectively bookmark and share online resources. Based on
our long experience with reviewing educational web tools, we went
ahead and curated for you what we believe are some of the best
bookmarking tools for teachers. These are tools you can use to
bookmark, annotate and share resources you come across online.
Learn more in the article found: HERE.
Tech Tip #2: 10 Mouse Tricks You Need to Know
Mouse tricks? Really? Isn't that a little below our technology
know-how? That's what we thought too. Who knew a few mouse tips
could save so much time on my computer.
Learn more in the article found: HERE.
Tech Tip #3: Microsoft Sway Tutorial
Microsoft Office has a tool that you can take advantage called Sway.
Like many new applications, Sway is cloud-based, meaning sharing your
creation is very simple across all social platforms. Microsoft Sway
is a tool that allows you to bring media to life and allows you to
create virtual photo albums, brochures, how-to's and more. Combining
the tools you're used to, like Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, Excel, etc.
- your creations are limitless.
You can find out more: 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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