Carla Links

Discovering Innovative Tools and Resources

It probably wouldn't be much of an exaggeration to say that new digital tools for writing crop up every day. As I began to use digital tools with my students, I quickly realized that there were more tools available than I would ever have the ability to know and teach my students how to use. Switching to digital tools requires a shift in thinking for many teachers -- we are no longer the "experts" in the room, and that needs to be okay. Students can learn more and be more successful if in addition to the tools we suggest we allow them to find their own tools and teach themselves and others how to use them.

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Using Symbaloo for Curation

I have been using Symbaloo to keep track of useful online tools, helpful sites, and inspirational resources. To the right is an embedded Symbaloo for all the resources I have begun using over the course of this project.

Digital Tools for Writing

These may come and go, but Symbaloo provides a place to keep them all linked and sorted. Scroll through the links to see which tools I've been using with my students.

Curriculum for 21st Century Learners

It's past time to say goodbye to the pre-packaged curriculum with more ancillaries than I could ever keep track of. Fortunately, Symbaloo (or other curation apps) helps me to keep track of great websites for planning, creating, and managing curriculum.

Standards

In addition to the Common Core Standards, 21st century teachers must be mindful of various technology integration, universal access, and 21st century standards for learning as well. Again, keeping track of all of these is made much easier with Symbaloo or other curation apps.

Inspiration, Theory, & Science

There are so many websites that can provide in-depth discussion of educational theories, and also provide inspiration for improving as an educator. Seeing what others are doing or have done can often inspire me to further explore and innovate!