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 Monthly Newsletter    Issue 49

 

Teacher Appreciation, Mother's Day, Memorial Day, Biographies,  Guidance Counselor Tools
MAY 2013
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What's Happening
Teacher Resources
Parent Resources
Technology Tips
We Need Your Help
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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'll be featuring resources and information on a variety of topics. We are constantly upating information on our site, and urge you to visit often.

Get free summer learning activities, summer reading lists, summer lesson reviews, and more. Teachers spend on average 4-6 weeks of the new school year getting students back on track. We must keep our students thinking and challenged all year long. Look for it in June.
      
  
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We're now on Pinterest.(internet4classr) Check our page for pins on classroom, educational, teacher tips, and organizational ideas.
  Common Core State 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.

 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.

  

  App Of The Month
Every month we are going to feature a different, and hopefully FREE, iPad/iPod/iPhone educational application. Visit our ever-changing app page. (
www.internet4classrooms.com/links_grades_kindergarten_12/apps_web2_tools.htm)
 
Common Core Standards App is a great cheat sheet of information. This app has all the standards listed with detailed explanations of each section. Look up common core standards by subject and grade in one comprehensive location. Compatible with iPhone, iPod, and iPad OS 4.0 or later. 
  Things To Celebrate This Month
This May we are definitely seeing a theme of Appreciation - honoring teachers, mothers, armed forces, and more. We've got a lot to cover so let's begin.

Asian Pacific American Heritage Month

Teacher Appreciation Week (5-6 - 5-10) and Teacher's Day (5-7)
Being an educator is one of the most important professions in the world, in our humble opinion. Honor our teachers all day every day with these teacher appreciation ideas.
 
Cinco de Mayo (5-5)
This holiday dates all the way back to the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style with these projects and history lessons on this fun day.

Mother's Day (5-12)
A mother's job never ever ends. It's one of the most fulfilling yet challenging roles you will ever have. Let's remember the tireless job being a mother can be, and show her how much you care with these Mother's Day ideas you can do at school and at home. 

National Transportation Week (5-13- 5-17)
Whether you prefer travel by air, water, or land, transportation is essential to our being. Scholastic offers some great early childhood transportation lessons that integrate language arts and mathematics into learning.

Biographers Day (5-16)
 
Memorial Day (5-27)
A holiday marked with closed businesses and barbecues, let's not forget the soldiers and families that give this day purpose and meaning. Find Memorial Day lessons, quizzes, crafts, and more.

        **             We Want Your Input.            **

I4C already has Free Vocabulary Quizzes and Free 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. 

 

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  Focus On:  Teacher Resources
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.  

 

It's been a rough couple of months in our news around the world. Don't forget to take advantage of our Guidance Counselor section, covering topics like feelings and emotions, personal safety, life skills, diversity, stress, and self esteem.

 

Remember our Newsletter Archives, if you can't find a topic you've read about in the past. It's also a great way to plan for events that typically fall around the same time every year.

 

Assessments are done and we can focus on other things. Browse our list of teacher's resources for lesson plans, virtual field trips, planning templates, early childhood, and more.

 

This Memorial Day, take advantage of our large History section, and explore how our present came to be.

 

COMING SOON: OUR FREE SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM

Get free summer learning activities, summer reading lists, summer lesson reviews, and more. Teachers spend on average 4-6 weeks of the new school year getting students back on track. We must keep our students thinking and challenged all year long. Look for it in June.

 

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Each Grade Level is full of resources for every individual standard. Students can take learning in their own control by clicking on the page with the standard number and choosing their own resource to practice that skill.

  

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I4C OVERVIEW 
Whether you are a newcomer or an old pro, it's easy to get "lost" in everything I4C has to offer. We have subject help by grade level on almost all school topics. Don't forget to click and explore when you are looking for teacher resources. Here are a few main topics to get you started.


  

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Don't Forget: Free Online Practice for ACT Test and SAT Test Resources.  I4C now offers free SAT and ACT vocabulary and math quizzes. Become a free member and log in as much as you'd like. Students can take practice tests on 5000 vocabulary words.Take daily practice math quizzes on over 1000 questions.  Log in to monitor your students' scores - including seeing which vocabulary words or math questions they missed. Interactive quizzes allow the test taker to retake and study as much as they want.  

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Remember: One of our most clicked resources is the teacher tools page. You can access everything teachers need for the school year, including forms, planning, bulletin boards, and worksheets

Another popular section is our Grade Level Help. Click here for Pre-K - 8th grade level help and here for 7th - 12th grade resources. Find Skill Builders interactive sites for Language Arts and Math.  
  Focus On:  Parent Resources
In addition to our teachers, parents can take advantage of our online resources as well.

We've expanded our Apps. Check out our educational, and free, apps for Apple and Android products.

Mom's Day is in a week. Celebrate by making a homemade card, meal, or special craft.

Keep those minds wondering by using our Daily Dose section to find questions for every day of the week, brain teasers, puzzles, and other brain exercises.

As always, continue to practice using the information your kids have learned in school with our online, interactive games and quizzes, organized by school subject and grade.  We also have an area just for Pre-K education, focusing on basic skills: learning letters, math, alphabet writing, and computer basics like using a mouse. 

COMING SOON: OUR FREE SUMMER LEARNING PROGRAM   Get free summer learning activities, summer reading lists, summer lesson reviews, and more. Teachers spend on average 4-6 weeks of the new school year getting students back on track. We must keep our students thinking and challenged all year long. Look for it in June.
      
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Find ACT Test and SAT Test Resources to get your children ready for the ACT and SATs. I4C now offers free SAT and ACT vocabulary and math quizzes. Become a free member and log in as much as you'd like. Students can take practice tests on 5000 vocabulary words and practice tests in math with over 1000 questions. As a parent, you can log in to monitor your children's scores - including seeing which words or math problems they missed. Interactive quizzes allow the test taker to retake and study as much as they want.

As always, if you don't see something of interest highlighted this month, we have the Parent Zone which is full of resources. You can find homework help, special needs resources, language tools, reading help, educational games and activities sorted by grade
  Technology Tips

Tech Tip #1:  Microsoft Word Shortcuts: Save time and learn new tricks with these Word shortcuts. More Word help.

  

Tech Tip #2:  White Board/Smart Board Ideas: Did you know we have a White Board section? Find Promethean lessons and interactive sites especially for Whiteboard use

 

Tech Tip #3:  Computer Lab Integration:  If you're a computer lab teacher, our integration sites offer wonderful computer lessons, activities, and custom worksheets for all grades.

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 This Month's Blog

This month's blog: Why Tweet? What is Twitter and what are the benefits of joining?
Internet4classrooms.com is a free 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 feel free to email us and we will help you find resources to fit your needs.
 
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Susan Brooks
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