Smarter Balanced Assessment Sample Questions

Technology in the Common Core

What do students need to be able to do?

Additional Common Core (CCSS) Articles

Collaborative Writing

Google Apps for Education Training Center

Google Docs Manual

Google Sites Manual

Google Forms Manual

Google Apps for Students by Janice Stearns

Multimedia

What do you want to create today? by Wes Fryer

American Film Institute's 21st Century Handbook

Media Literacy Resources by Frank Baker

Understand Media.com by Nick Pernsico

Research

How to teach research

UCLA Lab School Resources

Research checklist

Comprehensive source evaluation form

Research question and keyword form

Close Reading

What is close reading? by ACSD

Close Reading with Video by McGraw Hill

Text Dependent Questioning

Guide to text dependent questions

Apps

Common Core Standards App

Reading Remedies for iPhone/iPad
diagnose areas of potential reading difficulty

Fluency Timer for iPhone/iPad and Mac
time and record students' reading fluency

Additional Resources

RTI (Response to Intervention) Resources

Reader's Workshop.org

Open Court Resources.com

Treasures Resources.com

Independent Work Time.com

Blooms Taxonomy.org