My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (May 11, 2014)

• Shifting Our Focus To Local AssessmentFrom Grant Wiggins tags: assessmentlocalassessmentgrantwigginscommoncore
• Computerized Grading: Purloining the Analysis, the Most Fundamental Exposition of HumanityFrom Anthony Cody in Edweek tags: gradingcomputer-basedanalysis
• OpenStaxTech resources that can be used in lieu of textbooks from Rice University tags: textbookstextlessbeyondthetextbook
• 4 Powerful Formative Assessment Tools For The Chromebook Classroom tags: formativeassessmentchromebooks
• Competency-based Teacher Infographic | e-Learning InfographicsHow the role of teachers is changing amid broader shifts to personalized, blended and Deeper Learning. http://t.co/t6uin2PaRv #k12 #educhat tags: k12educhat
• The Challenge of “Calibrating” Teacher ObservationsThe Challenge of Calibrating Teacher Observations http://t.co/QT9s3fNyZ4
• Canvas by Instructure: The Perfect LMS? Quite Possibly - Getting Smart by John Hardison - #blendchat, blended, edchat, EdTech, LMS | Getting SmartA good overview of the Canvas LMS tags: canvas
• Early Reports Suggest Few Field-Testing SnagsFrom EdWeek tags: fieldtestcommoncore
• Rewordify.com: Understand what you readRewordify.com helps you read more, understand difficult English faster, and learn words in new ways. Just paste in difficult English (or enter a web page URL) and click the yellow button. tags: ReadingliteracytoolsVocabularyESLell
• You should know what “net neutrality” is. If you don’t, here’s a quick, fun way to catch up…From 22 words tags: netneutrality
• The Best Digital Citizenship Curriculum @coolcatteacher tags: digitalcitizenshipcurriculum
• 16 Websites and Apps for Making Videos and Animation tags: videosanimationappsmakingwebsites
• Is Raging Against the Machine Our Only Option?From Cathy Davidson tags: testinggradingassessments
• Project Based Learning - An Explanation and Model RubricsFrom Richard Byrne tags: projectbasedlearning
• The Best Google Docs Features You're Probably Not Using tags: googledocs
• Rethinking Classroom ObservationFrom ASCD's Ed. Leadership - Flipped peer observation leads to job-embedded teacher learning. tags: teacherobservationobservationsleadership
• Reimagined:Your 1:1 Program: Can You Answer These 10 Questions? tags: 1:1goals
• Social media advice for career-minded students. 10 things to consider. tags: socialmediadigitalfootprintresumeonlinestudents
• Are You Checking Work Email in Bed? At the Dinner Table? On Vacation?From Clive Thompson in Mother Jones: New research suggests that asking too much of workers during off hours can seriously backfire. tags: balanceunpluggedemail
• YES TechnologyISTE based learning experiences available from @cathywo https://t.co/ime324ct7x #edcampbos tags: edcampbos
• Games Are Good for You! What Games Teach Us About STEM & LearningFor more coding ideas after @katewilson13 session, check out her webinar from last week http://t.co/0axGAqesUV #HLBC14 tags: HLBC14
• Free Technology for Teachers: AnswerGarden - Embed an Open Response Feedback Tool Into Your BlogAnswerGarden - Embed an Open Response Feedback Tool Into Your Blog via Free Technology for ... http://t.co/olHaHxZFK3
• Pearson Wins Major Contract From Common-Core Testing Consortium - Marketplace K-12 - Education WeekPearson gets the PARCC contract. And was the only ultimate bidder: http://t.co/1YlMCSTmUu
• Christa McAuliffe Technology ConferenceThe Call for Presenters for CMTC 2014 is now open! http://t.co/PbZJug9TAs #nhcmtc #edcampBos tags: nhcmtcedcampBos
• Great Tech for Online Writing and BloggingWriting clearly is an essential skill for all students. Take their abilities to another level: http://t.co/jEoiYgHv0J http://t.co/yRIXs8mXre
• Summer of Learning 2014 | Evolving EducatorsRT @ScottRRocco: Summer of Learning 2014 http://t.co/ob2hb6zmCq #satchat #njed tags: satchatnjed
• Response: 'The Grading System We Need to Have' - Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo - Education Week TeacherResponse:'The Grading System We Need to Have' is my new Ed Week post w/ @RickWormeli & others http://t.co/Fd6ojsqNQh http://t.co/ZmSmN19mza Wow, @RickWormeli on "Grading System We Need 2 Have" may end up being most popular post ever in my Ed Wk advice blog http://t.co/0vsRrQXsxO
• NY State Assessment Blues - YouTubeNY State Assessment Blues: http://t.co/dkCidOENOT @carolburris @dianeravitch @leoniehaimson @scfeeney @donald_gately @posroff @dgamberg

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

cross-posted at www.patrickmlarkin.com

Patrick Larkin is the Assistant Superintendent for Learning of Burlington Public Schools in Burlington, MA and the former principal of Burlington High. He blogs about education at www.patrickmlarkin.com.