Classroom Technology

WHY USE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS?

Interactive Notebooks are great for students!

• Building an Interactive Notebook helps students build organization skills as they take responsibility for their learning resources.
• The Interactive Notebook provides students with an outlet to apply the knowledge they gain in ways that express their own ideas and creativity.
• Guided writing activities incorporated into an Interactive Notebook help your students develop into independent, creative, reflective thinkers.
• And, once completed, an Interactive Notebook becomes a comprehensive and engaging review tool to help your students master content and prepare for tests.

Interactive Notebooks are great for teachers!

• You can easily customize your instruction.
• You direct the learning process and pace.
• You determine where to dig deeper...and when and where to add pizzazz!
• You choose which projects to use as instruction, which projects to use as reinforcement, which projects to use as independent practice, and which projects to use as assessments.
• You can supplement activities with your own texts and projects.
• And, you meet the unique needs of your students—in each and every year!

A true time-saver!

• Step-by-step teacher instructions
• Ready-to-use, reproducible pages
• Writing and reflection prompts
• Student letter
• Supply lists
• Rubric
• And more!

This book is reproducible and has 68 pages.

WHY USE INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS?

Interactive Notebooks are great for students!

• Building an Interactive Notebook helps students build organization skills as they take responsibility for their learning resources.
• The Interactive Notebook provides students with an outlet to apply the knowledge they gain in ways that express their own ideas and creativity.
• Guided writing activities incorporated into an Interactive Notebook help your students develop into independent, creative, reflective thinkers.
• And, once completed, an Interactive Notebook becomes a comprehensive and engaging review tool to help your students master content and prepare for tests.

Interactive Notebooks are great for teachers!

• You can easily customize your instruction.
• You direct the learning process and pace.
• You determine where to dig deeper...and when and where to add pizzazz!
• You choose which projects to use as instruction, which projects to use as reinforcement, which projects to use as independent practice, and which projects to use as assessments.
• You can supplement activities with your own texts and projects.
• And, you meet the unique needs of your students—in each and every year!

A true time-saver!

• Step-by-step teacher instructions
• Ready-to-use, reproducible pages
• Writing and reflection prompts
• Student letter
• Supply lists
• Rubric
• And more!

This book is reproducible and has 68 pages.

The durable and sleek Smart-Trek deluxe headphones are versatile and compatible with a wide variety of technologies. Designed to stand up to the K-12 environment, Smart-Trek headphones are built to last.

Smart-Trek feature a rugged and comfortable design, so teachers can have headphones that will function for years, and students can wear the headphones for an extended period of time. Its adjustable headband snaps easily into place to fit students of all ages.

The ear cups are made with high-quality leatherette ear cushions that are easy to clean, durable, and provide excellent noise-isolation.

Smart-Trek headphones feature the trusted, Dura-Cord™ - the chew, kink and knot-resistant, PVC-jacketed, braided nylon cord.

Bundle includes 50 Strategies for Your Virtual Classroom and Virtual Classroom Basics At Your Fingertips Set

50 Strategies for Your Virtual Classroom

Virtual teaching may seem scary, but it doesn't have to be! Tackle the new school year with confidence and skill by using the insightful material in this resource book. With specific strategies that fit into ten broad categories, 50 Strategies for Your Virtual Classroom will ease the stress of distance teaching. Whether you are organizing your at-home classroom or focusing on social-emotional learning, this book will lend support through it all.

50 Strategies for Your Virtual Classroom Highlights:

• Offers 50 instruction strategies to aid and inspire virtual teaching
• Covers a broad range of topics, from building community and engaging students to teaching young readers and English learners
• Gives tips for different learning environments, such as independent and hybrid learning
• Provides grade-level differentiation and important reminders for each strategy
• Includes an annotated list of useful applications and websites as well as student work pages inspired by the strategies

Virtual Classroom Basics At Your Fingertips Set

Ready to tackle the new school year...virtually? With these 3 At Your Fingertips guides, you can gain confidence in your ability to make virtual learning meaningful and effective. These 4-page guides offer exciting strategies to help you navigate distance learning. Whether you're working in a virtual or hybrid learning environment, these easy-to-read guides make the transition to online teaching smoother by providing specific techniques, general guidance, and the foundations for innovation. From setting up your virtual classroom to promoting fun student interaction, these At Your Fingertips guides will help you every step of the way.

Virtual Classroom Basics At Your Fingertips Set Highlights:

• Includes 3 helpful guides, designed to ease the stress of virtual teaching
• Emphasizes important topics in an easy-to-read format
• Provides tips and strategies to help educators improve their virtual teaching styles
• Covers ideas for student differentiation
• Offers easy access to additional teacher resources such as videos, student templates, and educational websites

Three 8.5" x 11" 2-panel foldout guides (4 pages), laminated for durability and 3-hole-punched for easy binder storage

The Spirit™ SD multimedia player/recorder and stereo learning center is teacher-tested to support reading activities, language learning, ESL, foreign language instruction, and ELL/ELD programs associated with the English Language Arts portion of the Common Core State Standards. You'll appreciate the flexibility in a learning center that's equally versatile for music & movement classes or read-alongs in independent study. The 2 Watts of the Spirit SD are powerful enough for up to 40 people to hear content in a typical room for whole class learning.

Adaptable to different situations, the Spirit SD multimedia player/recorder supports many different formats - AM/FM radio, cassette and a top-loading CD player. It also features USB & SD ports so student or teacher-generated content can be played back for the entire class to hear. The built-in microphone on the Spirit SD records student responses for later playback and helps monitor student progress with lessons and reading practice. It's made with rugged ABS plastic to withstand the rigors of daily school use and has recessed speakers to prevent accidental damage in busy classrooms.

A stereo jackbox can be connected to the 3.5mm headphone plug to use the Spirit SD as a learning center for a small group of differentiated learners to listen through connected headphones without disrupting the rest of the class. The Spirit SD is also available as 4-person Learning Center with an included 10-person jackbox and Switchable Stereo/Mono headphones.

• Function selector
• Built-in mic records student responses or projects
• Top loading CD player tailored for school use
• Band switch
• Tuning control
• SD card slot and USB connector
• Steel grills prevent accidental damage to recessed speakers
• Rugged ABS plastic for safety and durability
• Top-mounted 3.5mm headphone jack for individual use or to connect a jackbox for group learning
• Volume control

The durable and sleek Smart-Trek deluxe headsets are versatile and compatible with a wide variety of technologies. Designed to stand up to the K-12 environment, Smart-Trek headsets are built to last.

Smart-Trek feature a rugged and comfortable design, so teachers can have headsets that will function for years, and students can wear the headsets for an extended period of time. Its adjustable headband snaps easily into place to fit students of all ages.

The ear cups are made with high-quality leatherette ear cushions that are easy to clean, durable, and provide excellent noise-isolation.

Smart-Trek headsets feature a durable, flexible, steel-reinforced gooseneck microphone and trusted Dura-Cord™ - the chew, kink and knot-resistant, PVC-jacketed, braided nylon cord.