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Effective uses of technology and screen media are active, hands-on, engaging, and empowering; give the child control; provide adaptive scaffolds to ease the accomplishment of tasks; are integrated …
With one simple Chrome Extension, you can easily turn any website into an interactive virtual lesson- in minutes! It is like a miracle, and I am hooked.
What do you want leaders to do with technology? (Co-created with @plugusin) #cpchat #suptchat
Want students to express ideas and collaborate digitally with each other? This post goes over how to use padlet for collaborating digitally
The technological movement has taken educational institutions by storm. Schools are adopting a technological approach towards learning through the use of personal devices such as iPads, tablets and…
Wheel of Names: A Tool Teachers and Presenters Will LOVE for randomly selecting names, writing prompts, topics, and so much more! Presenters can use this tool to choose winners from tweets and surveys completed in Google Forms.
Flipgrid is a response system that allows students to explain or show their learning using video. Using the Flipgrid environment, teachers can easily gather information about their students' understanding and growth.
Indispensable apps and sites that tech up your teaching. Explore this Best Tools for Back-to-School 2022 Top Picks list of 49 tools curated by Common Sense Education editors to find relevant and engaging edtech solutions for your classroom.
Learn how to quickly convert PDF worksheets into digital worksheets for you students! Learn how to assign them in Google Classroom™ as well.
One of the presentations I did in the Google Booth at Educause this year was on using concatenate for a spreadsheet. While you do not need to know
With the VERY sudden need for eLearning resources teachers and parents can become easily overwhelmed. As a technology teacher on spec...
Global Digital Citizen Foundation combines both Bloom's Taxonomy and power verbs for lesson & assessment planning in this graphic.
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BLOOM'S TAXONOMY Want to see the newest representation of Bloom's Taxonomy and ideas for how to address different levels in your classroom? Try this site: Deciphering Bloom's Taxonomy. This Livebinder website features tabs for each of the levels of Bloom's, as well as tabs specific to topics like 21st Century Skills, web 2.0 tools, and learning objectives. TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION Eager to integrate iPads into your classroom work? EdTechTeacher.org recommends several apps to ". . . promote critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and the creation of student-centric learning environments." Click on the EdTechTeacher link above to find out more about these kinds of apps, and if you'd like some support, don't hesitate to ask me! Looking for a way to integrate technology into your lessons? Click here to access the items from Free Tech 4 Teacher's list of favorite resources. Free Technology for Teachers includes links to free downloads, Google tutorials, video creation resources, and the blogger's favorite resources. The Free Downloads tab includes links to great resources like The Super Book of Web Tools for Educators, How to do 11 Techy Things in the New School Year, and Twelve Essentials for Technology Integration. WEB TOOLS Click here to access the Google site that Gary Klocke prepared regarding Web 2.0 tools and apps for the iPads. Want to explore Web tools? See below for ways to access a variety of sites. Click here for the AEA's Curriculum 2.0 Resources page. Items include websites to use at the elementary and secondary levels, as well as online resources for all curricula areas. Looking for more ways to use Web 2.0 tools in your classroom? WebTools4U2Use is a wonderful, comprehensive wikispace devoted to just that. Another site that features Web 2.0 tools for teachers to use: http://icte-technology.wikispaces.com/ This technology toolkit includes Web 2.0 tools specific to various disciplines: literacy, writing, math, writing, research, study skills, and more! Click here to examine more closely the iPad apps that correlate to Bloom's taxonomy.
Educational Teaching Resources posted this chart on their Facebook page this morning and I just had to share it with you all. Very powerful! Don't forget…. Enter to win an iPad for you and a friend from Teacher Created Resources: http://tcr.me/55t
[Note: I am very pleased to include this guest post on my blog. The following reflection was written by @zikmanistobin and @LynnDesh. It highlights various issues they faced when implementing iPa…
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Pinterest. How awesome is Pinterest?! I personally think Pinterest is amazing for everything in life – from recipes to DIY to parenting to Education. You can find just about anything you can imagine on Pinterest. As an Educator, I find Pinterest to be one of the most valuable resources to research different topics, such as […]
19 Apps for the Middle School Classroom.
Apps on the iPad can be an invaluable resource. The great thing about apps is that they can be implemented by family members, and don’t require professional support (and the associated fees!). Mos…
I love using QR codes to make my task cards more exciting and interesting. They are so easy to make and even easier to use.
Overwhelmed by teaching coding to your kids? These middle school coding projects are perfect for kids (and adults) who are new to coding!
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Teachers may find these teaching tools useful when implementing technology into their classrooms and foster effective learning environments.
Help keep students (and parents) organized with Google Classroom using these FREE assignment checklists for Google Classroom!
Here are 5 must-use Google Chrome extensions for teachers.
Do you need Flubaroo now that there are Google Quizzes? Learn about some of the advanced grading features Flubaroo has to offer.
Using Kahoot! with Google Classroom and Google Meet makes it possible to play engaging games anywhere with your class. Kahoot! is a fun
Since learning in now almost completely remote, it is time that we get our Google Drive and Google Classroom organized. Here are 5 google classroom tips!
From building trust and relationships to cultivating responsibility, here are 6 strategies for working with your most 'difficult’ students.
Here is a handy visual we created based on iTunes collection 'Teachers' Favourites'. In it you will find a number of key iPad apps popular among teachers and educators. The apps are arranged into four main categories: apps for communicating with students and parents, apps for creating quizzes and tests, apps for fostering students creativity, and apps for planning lessons. Two apps that are not in iTunes original collection and which we added to second category are Google Classroom and Edmodo. We invite you to check them out and share with us your feedback in our Facebook page.
Flashes of creative thought can be difficult for students to capture, so we rounded up a few apps that can help.
