Educational Links 12/5/16

10 Messages Every Teacher Should Send To Parents

http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/10-messages-every-teacher-send-parents/?utm_content=bufferfb7c3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Have You Hacked These Cognitive Tools?

http://www.theedadvocate.org/hacked-cognitive-tools/

Eight Good Educational Web Tools Free Today

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2016/12/8-good-educational-web-tools-free-today.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29

You Know Your Child Has ADHD When...

http://www.additudemag.com/resources/free-downloads/7493.html/you-know-your-child-has-adhd-when

What Types of Sound Experiences Enable Children to Learn Best?

https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/11/28/what-types-of-sound-experiences-enable-children-to-learn-best/

Secure Students’ Hearts or You Don’t Have a Shot at Their Brains

https://medium.com/choose2matter/secure-students-hearts-or-you-don-t-have-a-shot-at-their-brains-db99474e994b#.wnaxjn1ps

Teachers' Moral Imperative to Challenge Political Hatred

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2016/11/30/teachers-moral-imperative-to-challenge-political-hatred.html?cmp=soc-edit-fb

Do mobile devices stunt social-emotional skills?

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/11/09/mobile-devices-stunt-social-emotional-skills/

As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions?

A report on media consumption by the nonprofit Common Sense Media said teens spend an average of nearly nine hours a day using screen media, and children between ages 8 and 12 consume an average of almost six hours a day.