Monthly Newsletter
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National Aviation Month,
Native American Heritage Month,
Child Safety and Protection Month,
National Author's Day - 11/1,
Election Day - 11/2,
Daylight Savings Fall Back - 11/7,
Young Readers Day - 11/9,
Veterans Day - 11/11,
Gettysburg Address - 11/19,
Thanksgiving - 11/25
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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
Ways to Aid Short Attention Spans Linked to ADHD
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Some students with ADHD have problems with an attention span that
affect the learning process. Poor academic performance may be one of
the outcomes of this situation. There are things that parents and
teachers can try to help children who exhibit this behavior.
It is suggested that both teachers and parents learn how to help
students overcome the challenges of concentrating. In this blog, we
discuss simple tricks and techniques useful for educators and
parents in working with children who have been diagnosed with ADHD.
Guest Blogger Kevin Taylor, author of the article, is a teacher with
10 years of expertise. For the last 4 years, the author applied
various techniques to help the students overcome the problem of
short attention span.
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Things To Celebrate This Month |
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November brings Native American Heritage Month, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving, and much more. You never know what wonderful resources you can find to enrich your classroom experience. Let's get started:
National Aviation Month
Native American Heritage Month
Child Safety and Protection Month
National Author's Day (11/1)
Election Day (11/2)
Daylight Savings Fall Back (11/7)
Young Readers Day (11/9)
Veterans Day (11/11)
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Honor our veterans today. Learn about Veterans Day, find Veterans Day themed activities and projects, and send a thank you letter to our troops on I4C's Veterans Day page.
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Gettysburg Address (11/19)
Thanksgiving (11/25)
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What are you thankful for this Thanksgiving? Find fun crafts, the history of the holiday, and Thanksgiving themed activities on I4C's Thanksgiving page.
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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 November is Mazaam - The Musical Genius By Mazaam Interactive Inc. ( iOS / Android ).
Mazaam - The Musical Genius is an edutainment app that uses classical
music as an educational tool and contributes to the global development
of children ages 4 to 6. Mazaam immerses children in a world populated
by funny animals. The challenge? Reunite sea lion families, feed eagles
or help boisterous squirrels get to bed... While listening to classical
music!
THE MAZAAM UNIVERSE OFFERS:
- 5 MUSICAL CONCEPTS (Pitch, Tempo, Intensity, Timbre and Harmony)
- 15 educational games : 15-30 minute playtime per game
- 140+ high quality classical music recordings
- No advertising and uncontrolled purchases
- Tested by children and approved by parents and teachers
- No Internet connection required
While playing, children visit five playful worlds and discover
masterpieces of classical music. They improve musical, cognitive and
social skills while exploring the fundamentals of music: pitch, tempo,
intensity, timbre and harmony.
FIVE WORLDS TO DISCOVER
- World of Squirrels (Pitch)
Music involves low-pitched and high-pitched sounds that create
melodies. The child is introduced to the pitch of sounds, accompanied
by squirrels bursting with energy!
- World of Chameleons (Tempo)
The tempo sets the rhythm of a musical movement. Children must
differentiate between slow and fast musical excerpts. By playing with
chameleons, they learn to distinguish tempo.
- World of Lynx (Intensity)
Children have fun discovering the different degrees of intensity of
sounds: soft or loud. As the lynx know, the contrast between these
different intensities forms musical nuances.
- World of Eagles (Timbre)
Timbre is the "colour" of sound, the way each sound is produced. For
example, it lets us distinguish a flute from a violin. Hungry eagles
help children become familiar with wind instruments and string
instruments.
- World of Sea Lions (Harmony)
Musical harmony contains different elements, including consonance and
dissonance. Children learn to distinguish between more harmonious or
more discordant excerpts with the help of likeable sea lions.
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
- Best Music app for kids 2020- Educational App Store
- Best Learning Apps for Kids 2020, PARENTS Magazine
- Parent and Teacher Choice Award 2020
- Children's Technology Review, Rating of 86%
THE SCIENCE BEHIND MAZAAM
Its scientific approach pedagogical method are based on several years
of research led by the Canada Research Chair in Music and Learning.
Mazaam offers an intuitive and progressive framework. Visual clues
provide guidance at the beginning of each game, then gradually
disappear to solicit the child's auditory attention more and more.
Very quickly, the child becomes capable of distinguishing, associating
and identifying musical elements.
In the Mazaam app, children develop both cognitive abilities and
musical knowledge, while having fun!
AN APP FOR YOUNG CHILDREN...AND ADULTS
In Mazaam, the adult-child relationship plays a prominent role...
- Follow the child's progress in the Parent or Teacher Zone
- Play with the child and share his or her experience in Duet mode,
which puts you in the picture in augmented reality
For questions or comments:
Learn more about Mazaam and the Mazaam Academy for teachers and
educators on our website www.mazaam.com/en
Mazaam is available for Apple and Android devices.
Compatibility: Requires iOS 10.3 or later on Apple iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch and Android version 7.0 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.
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: How to Engage Students Utilizing Music Education Tools & Technology
Music teachers are increasingly using technology when developing new
strategies for engaging students. Where we once thought of acoustic
instruments, pencil, and paper as primary learning tools, it is now
possible to involve students in creative music learning using
technologies.
Learn more in the article found: HERE.
Tech Tip #2: 6 Examples of Using Technology in The Music Classroom
Many teachers went to school at a time when technology was nowhere
near as advanced as it is now. We watched as our teachers wrote on
blackboards, and then whiteboards. Now we teach with interactive
whiteboards.
As school pupils in the pre-digital era, we were used to our
teacher's piano accompaniment. Now there are backing tracks, minus
one accompaniments and digital music notation available at the touch
of a screen.
Music teaching has changed and we must embrace technology to be
successful. We cannot ignore tech in the classroom. Music and
technology work very well together and are combined in many industries.
Learn more by visiting: HERE.
Tech Tip #3: 5 Must-Try Music Tools for Educators Teaching Any Subject ELL Students
In this podcast episode, you'll learn from music educator Jessica
Peresta about the very best music tools for educators. You'll hear
about cross-curricular connections, how to work with your current
technology set up, and how listening skills and movement play a role.
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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