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Monday, 19 December 2016 00:00
NASA's Eyes
NASA's Eyes is a way for you to learn about your home planet, our solar system, the universe beyond and the spacecraft exploring them. With applications for Mac and PC as well as apps for mobile devices there are many ways for you to follow along with NASA's scientists and engineers.
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Sunday, 04 December 2016 14:57
Freedom Kids are Stemming It!
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Tuesday, 06 December 2016 00:00
Krita
Krita is a professional free and open source painting program. Krita is used by comic book artists, illustrators, concept artists, matte and texture painters and in the digital VFX industry. It is made by artists that want to see affordable art tools for everyone.
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 13:51
Weber Online k-12
Principal Nick Harris Address 1007 W 12th Street Phone/Fax P. 8014767895 F. 8014766519
Ogden, UT 84404
Weber Online has many great components necessary for students to be successful with digital learning. Students will notice how simple our courses are to navigate, (click here to see the flyer each student receives). Students sign up as part of an initial assignment to receive text messages and/or emails to their own device to remind them several times each week to work on their course(s). Our great success rate is indicative of the great teachers that back these courses. Take a look at what students are saying about Weber Online courses! (Click Here) If you are a student in Weber School District, see your counselor to sign up for courses.
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 08:36
December 2016 Superintendency Message
December is an exciting month with all of the holiday activities, the music, and the gatherings with family and friends sharing traditions and the spirit of the season. It is about the relationships we have with those we care about. I feel very fortunate, that on a daily basis I get to work with people that I call my friends. I have the opportunity of collaborating with talented teachers, administrators and support staff who are driven by a desire to help all students. Just as important as our education family are the amazing students we work with every day. I see the strong bonds developed between a caring educator and their students and how it makes all the difference in the world when it comes to teaching and learning.
During our October Professional Learning Day, conversations were centered around Relationships, Rigor and Relevance. You can see that the word relationship is first. As educators we must establish stable, warm, and trusting environments for students. One of our amazing educators, tells of a story when he was a science teacher. He was working with a small group of students and they had been asking him several questions. One of them said he had one more question and then asked, "How do you make every student feel like they are your favorite?" If we want to ensure students learn, communicate and think at high levels, we have to develop positive, trusting relationships with students, all students.
In a TED Talk, Rita Pierson challenges teachers to understand the power of relationships. She believes deeply in forming strong bonds with her students: through simple things like apologizing, laughing and just acknowledging their successes. Rita states, "Strong relationships encourage learner exploration, dialogue, confidence, and mutual respect."
In Weber School District, we have great people doing great things that impact the lives of our children every day. Continue to value caring, professional relationships between students and teachers. Enjoy the month of December and the energy the students bring to the classroom ... even though you are exhausted from all the holiday activities. May you treasure this season and all of its wonder as you surround yourself with family and friends. Happy Holidays!
Jane Ann Kammeyer
Assistant Superintendent
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Thursday, 01 December 2016 00:00
How to Spot Fake News
This post from Common Sense Media has some helpful tips for teaching kids to understand and recognize clickbait, opinionized, and outright false news on the web. Help students think critically about the news articles they digest and learn to analyze them for misinformation.
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Monday, 05 December 2016 00:00
LeoCAD
LeoCAD is computer-aided design software for creating virtual LEGO models. This program has building blocks that allow students to create a virtual model. It's designed to allow new users to start creating new models without having to spend too much time learning the application. At the same time it has a rich feature set, enabling experienced users to build models using more advanced techniques.A bit tricky to start with, but worth the effort. Currently, about 10,000 different parts are available.
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Sunday, 04 December 2016 00:00
Inkscape
Inkscape is an open source vector graphics program. It shares many of the features of similar commercial products such as Illustrator, Freehand, etc.
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Saturday, 03 December 2016 00:00
Ultimate Research Assistant
The Ultimate Research Assistant is a combination search engine and summarization tool for writers, students, educators, and researchers. It uses a combination of traditional search engine technology and text mining techniques to facilitate online research of complex topics. Think of the Ultimate Research Assistant as "Google meets Wikipedia" -- you type in your search query and get back a dynamically-generated Wikipedia-style article for your search results rather than the typical list of document links.
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Friday, 02 December 2016 00:00
Purple Planet Music
Purple Planet contains a collection of royalty-free music. This music is useful for movies, presentations, or podcasts, and is represented in different categories.
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