Power Up!
Literacy, Inquiry, and the Common Core

It's time to get energized, engaged, embedded, and empowered! Let's work together to Power Up!

The past couple years, there's been lots of discussion about the Common Core standards.

• How do these fit with AASL Standards for the 21st Century Learner?
• How can we support teachers related to the Common Core standards?

Quick Reference

Energized Quick Reference

• Energized - Lamb's workshop page
• Answergarden - place to post 20 character idea
• Thinkfinity - entry point for lesson ideas across the curriculum
• Common Core Standards - PDF file of Common Core Standards for language arts
• Standards for the 21st Century Learner - PDF file of AASL standards
• Google's URL shortener - a great way to create a shortened link
• Book cover project (PPT) - use book covers to explore the main idea of a book
• Timeline making tools: Tiki-Toki, TimeGlider, Dipity - share chronology on timelines
• Podcasts: NPR or Science NetLinks - use audio for nonfiction learning
• Scholastic Writing Helpers - provide scaffolding for writing projects
• The Hammer and the Anvil by Dwight Jon Zimmerman - a great graphic history
• DocsTeach - a great tool from NARA for creating interactive student activities using primary source documents

Engaged Quick Reference

• Engaged - Lamb's workshop page
• Question
• Explore
• Assimilate
• Infer
• Reflect

Embedded Quick Reference

• Embedded - Lamb's workshop page
• Fulton County Digital Archives
• How Laws Work
• Admongo
• Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged (An NAL Amplified Edition)
• Eight Embedded Ideas
  • Content Curation
    
  • Data Collection
  • Exhibits
    
  • Generators
    
  • Interactives
    
  • Maps
    
  • Storytelling
    
  • Visual Organizers

Empowered Quick Reference

• Empowered - Lamb's workshop page
• Connect Safety
• GetNetWise
• IKeepSafe
• iSafe
• NetSmartz - NetSmartzKids and NSTeens
• WebWiseKids
• Wired Safety
• Common Sense Media
• CyberSmart
• Digital Citizenship
• Digizen
• A Thin Line
• The Did You Feel It