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Reviewing the Tough TEKS for US History

Active History Teacher

If you’ve taught for any length of time, you know that r eviewing tough US History TEKS/topics is critical for student success on STAAR. You can teach the heck out of a tough topic in September, but by the test in April, the memory of those lessons are long gone. Label your buckets with the “ERAS” of US History. To sum it all up.

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My Quick List of iPad Apps

A Principal's Reflections

Yesterday after receiving my iPad I quickly reached out to my PLN for some suggestions on which apps to download. iBooks : Download and read books. World Book: Today in History : History information when you want it. Also, all the apps listed below are FREE!!! Cloud Browse : Easily access Flash, JAVA, and Google Docs.

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Chrome Extensions for Educators

A Principal's Reflections

Click & Clean deletes typed URL''s, browsing history, Flash cookies, and other types of online activity. This extension eliminates downloading large files and/or launching another application to view these documents. Google Translate : Translate entire web pages into a language of your choosing with just one click.

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Remind Takes Student and Stakeholder Engagement to a New Level

A Principal's Reflections

Message transcript history: A complete message transcript history is recorded of all conversations. Some of the highlights of Remind Chat include: Office hours: Teachers can set Office Hours of when two-way conversations are available with students and parents. This can be helpful to present to administrators or parents for review.

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History Meme Project for Students

Thrive in Grade Five

The video made me laugh and think about how much the teacher of those students must have inspired a love of history! So, the history meme project was born in my classroom. What are my rules for making history memes? It’s seriously easy to make history memes. Why do I ask my students to create history memes?

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Students Explore Space in the Palm of Their Hands

A Principal's Reflections

They also downloaded SkyMap (or similar programs specific to their app market) and roamed the classroom to find where their zodiac sign was during the day. They also researched the history of their zodiac sign, and the story unique to their specific sign. Image credit: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.escapistgames.starchart

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A Commitment to Digital Learning

A Principal's Reflections

History class, students learned about the rise of Jacksonian Democracy and had to determine if Jackson was a highly successful president or a corrupt leader. Students in Mr. Tusa’s history class investigated the history of Europe through painting (1500-1800). History teacher Ms. Image credit: [link] In Ms. Levy’s U.S.

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