Getting started with Tiermaker in your classroom #YouTube
Tiermaker.com is a pretty cool way to open up debates and discussions in your classroom. See my complete article here.
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Free CS for 9th graders, comic, and network hacking – Top 3 of the Week
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#WmChamberlain: What If? Reading Journals
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ⓔ Create a Google Form faster by copying and pasting
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