The provided source material contains information about various educational technology tools, digital resources, and professional content for teachers, with no mention of free samples, promotional offers, no-cost product trials, brand freebies, or mail-in sample programs. The sources focus on technology curriculum development, classroom resources, and online platforms for education.
Technology Curriculum and Educational Authorship
Source data indicates the existence of a technology ed author and editor who has developed comprehensive K-12 technology curricula. This includes a K-12 technology curriculum, K-8 keyboard curriculum, and K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. The individual serves as an adjunct professor in technology education and holds the title of Master Teacher. Additional roles include webmaster for four blogs, participation as an Amazon Vine Voice, CSTA presentation reviewer, and freelance journalist focusing on technology education topics. Contributions to NEA Today are noted, along with authorship of tech thrillers such as "To Hunt a Sub" and "Twenty-four Days." Resources are available through Structured Learning.
Digital Classroom Resources and Multimedia Tools
Source data lists several digital tools and platforms that support classroom instruction and student learning:
- StorylineOnline.net: Provides SAG recordings of popular children's stories via YouTube, read by celebrities.
- Tuvalabs.com: Offers data sets for mathematics and science featuring real-world applications.
- GoAnimate: Allows creation of interactive lessons with quiz, narration, and audio enhancements.
- Aurasma: An augmented reality app.
- Subtext: Facilitates close reading.
- Clearly: Cleans up articles for easier reading.
- Readability Index Calculator: Pastes text and provides grade-level alignment.
- Flubaroo: Used for grading.
- AutoCrat: Merges sheets and documents, useful for personalized letters and certificates.
- Blogger: Enables creation of blogs.
Mathematics Resources and Educational Platforms
Source data references "First Steps Mathematics," a series of teacher resource books organized around sets of mathematics outcomes for Number, Measurement, Space, and Chance and Data. The series helps teachers diagnose, plan, implement, and judge the effectiveness of learning experiences for students. It covers Early Stage 1.
Additionally, Skoolbo is described as a site for primary children to help with reading and mathematics. It contains dedicated areas for children, parents, and teachers. The platform immerses children in a learning world with built-in rewards mechanisms. Parents and teachers have tools to achieve educational outcomes. Skoolbo was created by the Australian inventor of Mathletics. Schools registering before a specific date (March 30th) were eligible for free membership.
Digital Resource Organization and Sharing Platforms
Source data provides details about LiveBinders, a platform for organizing and sharing digital resources:
- Subscription Features: Upgrading to a Pro plan allows users to rename uploaded files, hide URLs displayed above content, and remove views, ratings, comments, and links to featured binders.
- Security: Uploaded documents are not secured with the free service. With a subscription, document uploads are locked to a binder and not accessible outside the binder.
- Collaboration: Collaborators can upload to a binder owner's account if both parties are subscribers.
- Sharing: Binders can be shared via email inside the LiveBinders system.
- Account Management: Users can create new accounts, manage passwords, change email addresses, assign storage allocation, and view all binders/media objects for each user.
- Access Control: Members can assign group access to binders known as "Limited" access, which is like private access but accessible to anyone in the Organization without an access key.
- Storage: Individual storage allocations can be set up for different accounts. Shared storage provides flexibility for organizations.
- Search Engine Indexing: LiveBinders are not indexed by search engines. With a subscription account, public LiveBinders are indexed automatically.
- Offline Access: Users can create an offline or archived version of a binder that runs through a browser without an Internet connection (not a PDF). Web links in the binder still require an Internet connection.
Professional Development and Podcast Content
Source data includes information about a podcast called "The Happy Psychic," which features episodes on spiritual teaching and healing. One episode features Indra Rinzler discussing stripping back social conditioning, triggers, and personal growth. The founder of Northwest Fighting Arts/Portland Tai Chi Academy and The Yielding Warrior is mentioned, emphasizing meditative and martial arts practices, yielding concepts, and stress management.
Educational Blogs and Community Resources
Source data references a Pinterest board titled "General Education blogs, web sites, wikis" curated by Science Class. It includes related searches such as Classroom freebies, Teacher tools, School technology, Teacher websites, Educational technology, and interests like Teacher Blogs, Education, Teacher Resources, Classroom Organization, Classroom Technology, and Classroom Freebies. Additional related interests listed include Free Books For Teachers, Online Teaching Tools For Teachers, Free Audiobooks Website, and various educational resources.
Conclusion
The provided source material focuses exclusively on educational technology tools, digital resources for teachers, and professional development content. There is no information regarding free samples, promotional offers, no-cost product trials, brand freebies, or mail-in sample programs. The data highlights resources such as technology curricula, digital classroom tools, mathematics resources, and platforms for organizing and sharing educational content.