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These are  Science Rap history videos  created by students, they are quite comprehensive and full of interesting scenarios that bring science to LIFE!

Students create narratives in Google Story Builder by plotting their story line through connections they must establish in the text. Simple writing task are elevated with critical thinking skills. The story builder appears as a google doc, where characters appear to be sharing in the writing and editing of a document. You can  check out our story , then create your own and share it with us! Some ideas to use with your students include creative writing projects, and  conversations between two characters in a novel  You can share the link to your story or capture it using screencasting software like we did below. Unable to display content. Adobe Flash is required.

A resource we wanted to share with you is  wetransfer .  This is a site where you can quickly transfer up to 2 GB of data just using email addresses.  They hold on to your files for about a week and then the transfer link is no longer active.  This is a site for transferring only, not for hosting files.  We have been using it successfully for the last few years to avoid having to carry around memory sticks large enough to handle big files.  Many school districts have a policy on email attachments and this is a good work around.  One thing we must mention is that the person on the receiving end must download the files as soon as possible because the link will expire after a few days.   Have fun!…

Google's Ngram Viewer allows students to  search keywords in millions of books and find trends over time. The Ngram Viewer has advanced options, such as searching for particular keywords as specific parts of speech or combining keywords. Just in case they ever wondered how popular detectives were in Victorian times, now they can. In the example below, a search for democracy yields results from the 1700's to almost present day.  For examples of how this is used in classroom setting read this quick blog post about the cultural evolution of words: NGram Viewer and five million books reveal hidden evolution of words.

You can find the class ibooks in itunes U The cover of the Digestive System ibook For an example of cross-curricular learning of biology and language arts as well as technology integration and 21 st Century Skills, we recently found a third grade class from Charlotte-Mecklenbug schools that used ibooks to create publications on the major human body systems.   Students researched in small groups, pooled their findings, and then created their pages for the ibook that was published on itunes University.   There are engaging voiceovers, videos and fun facts embedded in the book, as well as some original student artwork. The books can actually be opened other apps, such a Kobo, or uploaded to your notebooks, folders, drives and libraries in Evernote, Dropbox, Google drive and edmodo for sharing.   We were able to view the published book in the itunes University app and in Kobo.    The teacher, Mrs. Gallo, includes her lesson plan.   The link...

Drag or select the files you want to merge Select multiple pdfs you want to merge.   If you do not have access to Adobe Acrobat Pro, and your students need to merge pdf files into one pdf, there are some free web tools available to complete this function such as PDF MERGY  .  Simply put, you select the files using drag and drop from your computer and initiate the merge.  It will put the documents in the order you placed them and upload the file to an unencrypted remote server for a brief time.  You can even use documents from Google Drive and Dropbox. Then you save the merged document to your computer or     Google Drive.  The order of the documents in the merged file will match the order you see on the screen.   Do not use with confidential files, even though they delete the files almost immediately, it is not secure to upload sensitive or classified information. The site is still in bet...

FastFig is a Mathematics Word Processor that eliminates the need for pencil and and paper in math physics and engineering.  It is browser based and has a problem-solving workflow that s easy to use, as simple as a word processor unlike some of the more complicated solutions on the market.  Students can type and solve problems, and FastFig can tell what is text and what is mathematics. When students make mistakes, they can go back and fix them and the workflow will adjust and update automatically. It handles basic math through Calculus and beyond. The ability to share work makes it easier to send work to teachers and collaborate with classmates. Classroom uses include demonstrating solving problems and correct syntax on interactive whiteboards or projectors. Backwards teaching is possible using this site by typing in a problem and allowing FastFig to solve it. Then, as as class you can explore the steps required to solve the problem. Students at home doing hom...