Monthly Newsletter
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National Back to School Month,
National Immunization Awareness Month,
Francis Scott Key's Birthday - 8/1/1779,
Dollar Day - 8/8,
International Left-Hander's Day - 8/13,
19th Amendment - Women's Right to Vote - 8-18-1920,
National Aviation Day - 8/19,
Dream Day - 8/28
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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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This month's blog is
5 Benefits of Project-Based Learning
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There was a time when students were bombarded with theoretical
knowledge and then given assignments to put that knowledge into use.
This traditional way of working usually involved rote learning and
was purely led by the teacher's instructions.
Given the rate at which the world is evolving, one does wonder if
traditional learning techniques are able to adequately prepare
students for the real world.
Enter "project-based learning:" If you are asking if it is the same
as doing projects, it's not. Centered around "learning by doing",
project-based learning places students in the forefront by engaging
them in solving real-world problems, thereby enhancing their
knowledge and life skills. This is also an effective way to make
your e-learning courses more interactive and interesting.
The blog post covers five key benefits of this modern way of learning.
Guest Blogger Adela Belin is a private educator and blogger at Writers
Per Hour. She enjoys sharing her teaching experience with colleagues,
students, and other writers.
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Things To Celebrate This Month |
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August brings National Back to School Month, National Immunization Awareness Month, National Aviation Day, Dream Day, and much more. You never know what wonderful resources you can find to enrich your classroom experience. Let's get started:
National Back to School Month
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The summer has flown by, and it's time to head back to school. Whether you're a teacher getting ready to meet your new students, or a parent preparing to send your child(ren) back to school we have resources to help transition back into the swing of the school year. Check out our Teacher resource page and our Parent resource page.
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Natural Immunization Awareness Month
Francis Scott Key's Birthday (8/1/1779)
Dollar Day (8/8)
International Left-Hander's Day (8/13)
The 19th Amendment was Ratified, Granting Women the Right to Vote (8-18-1920)
National Aviation Day (8/19)
Dream Day (8/28)
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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 August is Google Street View By Google LLC ( iOS / Android ).
Explore world landmarks, discover natural wonders and step inside
locations such as museums, arenas, restaurants and small businesses
with Google Street View.
Also create photo spheres to add your own Street View experiences.
Start with your phone's camera or add a one-shot spherical camera
(like the Ricoh Theta S) for easy 360 degree photography. Then, you
can publish to Google Maps to share your photo spheres with the world.
Content galleries:
- Browse - or be notified of - Google's newest special collections
- Explore all of Street View (including contributions from others)
- Review your public profile of published photo spheres
- Manage your private photo spheres
- Immerse yourself in photo spheres with Cardboard mode
Creating and sharing photo spheres:
- Use your phone's camera (no camera accessories required)
- Connect to a spherical camera to capture in one tap
- Share to Google Maps as immersive photo spheres
- Share privately as flat photos
Google Street View is available for Apple and Android devices.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 9.0 or later on Apple iPad and Android version varies based 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.
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: Classroom Digital Escape Rooms and the 21st Century Four C's
Teachers are always trying to find new and innovative ways to break
the boredom of the same old classroom lessons. Over the last few
years, classroom digital escape rooms have become one of the top
collaborative activities that students love. Digital escape rooms
are done in pairs or groups and are delivered through technology -
they are a wonderful way to promote the 21st Century Four C's -
communication, collaboration, creativity, and critical thinking.
Learn more in the article found: HERE.
Tech Tip #2: How to Set Up Your Classroom for a Digital Escape Room Activity
Digital Escape Rooms = 100% student engagement in our classroom. The
excitement builds, and the countdown begins with each student as they
eagerly await the next digital challenge. It is incredibly easy to
set up your classroom for a digital escape room activity to not only
allow small groups to work together but, with little cost, you can
add to the ambiance of the escape room.
Learn more by visiting: HERE.
Tech Tip #3: 5 Ways to Engage Parents Using Google Drive
Google Drive is a completely free service that can be used to
collaborate with parents in a way that is more accessible than sending
home a ton of paper with a young student. If you're interested in
improving parent engagement, here are some solutions that are easier
for parents to access and for teachers to prepare.
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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