The Most Popular Posts of the School Year

Some of you are already on school vacation, (I have 13 days left..) so I wanted to share with you the top posts from the blog from September 2011-May 2012.  They are in order of popularity.

39 Sites for Using iPad in the Classroom

Why Not Use Political Cartoons in Your Teaching? Here are 15 Places to Find Them

Do Your Students Know How to Cite a Tweet?

60 Sites for Digital Storytelling Tools and Information

10 Resources for Book Report Templates

All About QR Codes for Your Classroom: Here are 44 Sites to BYOD (Bring Your Own Device)

Teaching the Gifted and Talented: 33 Websites Where You Can Find Good Resources

School Newspaper Advisers: 17 Websites for Student Photographers

The most popular page was Teacher-Librarians.

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20 Places to Find Rubrics and Rubric Templates

Assessment & Rubric Information- from Kathy Schrock

Blank Rubric Template- simple fill in the boxes

Class Discussion Rubric

Collaboration Rubric- for upper grades

Creating Rubrics- 5-part series from Teachervision

Creating Rubrics for a Given Task

Digital Arts Rubric

Guidelines for Rubric Development

Grades K-5 Rubrics

How to Create a Rubric From Scratch

iRubric- over 150,000 free rubrics

Rubistar- create your own rubric


Rubric Making Tools- list from Teachnology


Rubric Template

Rubrics- large listing by subject area, term or level


Understanding Scoring Rubrics: A Guide for Teachers

Understanding Rubrics- from MiddleWeb


Web English Teacher Rubric Links

Website Evaluation Rubric

Wiki Rubric- assess wiki contributions

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15 Sites for Classroom Management Templates & Forms

Behavior Management Forms- from Teachervision

Bookmark Calendar- 2011

Calendars

Classroom Helpers- from ABC Teach

Classroom Forms- very extensive listing includes passes, lesson plan, parent-teacher conference forms, behavior management forms


Classroom Forms for 1st Grade- Mrs. Perkins' list includes ABC cut-out flash cards, calendars, 100s chart

Classroom Management Forms- covers K-12

Classroom Organization -templates for kindergarten, including book basket labels, center rules, large center signs

Classroom Organizer Templates- miscellaneous items include monthly planning guide, syllabus

Classroom Seating Chart- from Microsoft.com

Class Set-up Tool- interactive program allows you to design your classroom; from Scholastic

Education World- parent-teacher communication

Keyboard Template- great for tech teachers 

Microsoft Templates

Templates/Resources- covers elementary, middle and high school; nice size list

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10 Resources for Book Report Templates

ABC Teach

Book Report Forms- from the Busy Teacher's Cafe

Book Report Rubric

Book Report Sandwich Station- from Scholastic; ingredients represent parts of the book report

Book Review Sheet

Collection of Book Report Ideas- 109 on the list so far

A Dozen Book Report Templates

EdHelper- different types: biography book report, general book report, nonfiction book report

Free High School Book Report Template

Special Subject Book Report Forms- includes Holocaust, animal fiction, folklore

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10 Places to Find Back to School Templates

Back to School Brochure Template- to give to parents

Back to School Theme Unit- various worksheets, postcards, desk tags & forms

Education World Back to School Templates

Free Back to School PowerPoint Templates- nice designs

Free Digital Back to School Templates- put students' pictures in these beautiful frames

How to Write a Back to School Letter to Parents- from Teach-nology

Microsoft- academic calendar, multiplication table, flash cards, periodic table, classroom expectations

School Calendar Templates

Teach-nology- class rules, seating arrangements, bulletin board characters, back to school helpers, name tags, classroom signs, teaching theme signs etc.

Welcome to Back to School Night Template- for younger kids

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20 Places to Find Award & Certificate Templates

It's never too early to start building a collection of templates. Over the course of this week, I'll be posting resources for different types of templates. By the end of the week, you should be prepared for the new school year! (A-B-C order...)  Please add any suggestions you might have under comments.



123 Certificates- 3 easy steps

Brain Betty-includes a "make your own" template

Certificates 4 Teachers- from Teacher Planet

CertificateMaker-choose from a template and design online!

Certificates-from ABC Teach

Certificates & Memories- from the "Never Tardy" to "Good Behavior" certificates

Citizenship Award Certificates

Education World

Educational Award Certificates

Freeology.com- "Good Attitude", "Great Idea", "Student of the Month"

Fun Awards- unique names including "The Carpe Diem Award" for making the most of every day

Internet 4 Teachers

Jan Brett's Certificates & Awards- for elementary teachers


Microsoft Templates

Most Improved Student Certificate

School Express Online Award Creator

Sports Certificate Template


Student of the Month Certificates

Success Certificates- student awards, sports awards & more

Teachervision Awards & Certificates

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20 Sites to Assist You With Web Quests

Web Quests are a great activity for students of all grade levels. I've put together a list of resources from creation to templates and hope that you will consider using Web Quests in your classroom. No matter what subject you teach, your students will benefit from this inquiry-based online activity.


Web Quest Creation
The Design Process

Quest Garden- small fee for 2 yr. membership; takes you through the creation process step-by-step

Specialized Search Engines & Directories- help create web quests

Web Quest Resources

Web Quest Workshop- takes you through the steps of a web quest; also has resources where you can find web quest lists

Zunal Web Quest Maker- community with over 100,000 users; web-based software for web quest creation with 100 templates available

Web Quest Templates
Anatomy of the New Web Quest Templates

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One-Page Template

Web Quest Design Patterns

Web Quest Templates

Web Quest Lists
Catawba County Schools Web Quest Listing- all grades and subjects covered

Google Scholar- searches for web quests

Grades K-2 Web Quests

Iredell-Statesville Schools Teacher Web Quests- listed by theme and grade level; K-12

Kathi Mitchell- comprehensive listing for elementary

School City of Hobart Web Quest List- not in any order, but the table format allows you to seek out the subject area of your choosing

Schrock Guide to Web quests- Discovery School

Web Quests- extensive listing in alphabetical order; covers K-12

Web Quests Across the Curriculum- grades K-12; extensive listing

WEB QUEST 101 VIDEO TUTORIAL:

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