Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

The Common Sense Education team just returned from a fabulous four days at the ISTE Conference in Philadelphia. It was great to connect with the thousands of educators who came by our booth, attended our sessions, and entertained us with their impressive karaoke skills. Blended Learning with Digital Formative Assessment Tools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2016

Because they blend rigor with passion, they should be part of every educator’s toolkit. They are easy to set up, intuitive to access, and a no-brainer for any educator who wants to connect their class to all stakeholders. Online quizzes are no longer the purview of teachers requiring summative assessments. Google Apps.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 7, 2015

Assessing Fluency. I have always loved Kristen Wideen’s Fluency Station for its simplicity of set up as well as the powerful way in which she has her students self-assess their reading. With her activity, shown below, students use AudioBoo (now AudioBoom ) to record and self-assess their reading. Image Credit; Kristen Wideen.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2015

Wednesday, November 18th, is day three of the sixth annual Global Education Conference. Thomas Petra ‏ @ RealWorldMath 6h 6 hours ago Day 2 of the Global Educ Conference. We've had two great days of sessions and keynotes, and the recordings of any sessions that have taken place are accessible on the conference recordings page.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

” Unfortunately, what may be next is the same as all the other tech industries: an over reliance on the big 5 (Apple, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Amazon) Well, what is Imagine K12, and why do they have to do with education? Imagine K12 is a startup incubator out of California based on education.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

OCTOBER 5, 2015

In this post I wish to begin pointing out some tools and resources to help as an educator builds that students centered classroom. Blendspace. About : Provide a lesson using slide shows on each student’s device with web visits, slides, assessments. In the first post I provided some reflection on major ideas to support.

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techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

How to break out of "the box" in your classroom: Use tools that don’t feel like paper (Video, Prezi, Google Drawing) Transform your paper worksheets using tools like Blendspace, EdPuzzle, or Quizlet If you use Google Docs, remember that you can change the size and color of your document to fit the project. There’s nothing special about 8.5

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

I have tried to locate resources, tools, and programs that will assist STEM educators in their multiple fields. Programs and institutions that support STEM educators. Educators will find a wealth of information and resources including sources from Biology, Chemistry, Physiology, and even 3D Printing.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 1, 2016

Related: How one educator broke rules, influenced a state law, and got all of his students to graduation. Education is the only market that forces its consumer to consume a product without justification of its benefit or variety in choice.”. In the field of education, however, this practice has been overlooked and undervalued.

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MindShift

MAY 21, 2015

Educators are looking for ways to help students participate in a digital world, but the choices for digital engagement in the classroom can be overwhelming. Every educator in the digital world needs a bookmarking tool to help keep track of resources, ideas and sources for students. Sites are then easy to drag and drop to reorder.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The sixth annual Global Education Conference , our free four-day online event bringing together educators and innovators from around the world, runs today Monday, November 16 through Thursday, November 19, 2015 (November 20th in some time zones). We invite all to attend! A full listing of sessions is below.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 5, 2017

Lately I’ve been asked to speak about the librarian’s role in supporting OER (open educational resources) implementation through curation and I realize that in the K12 setting, curating and leveraging OER means very different things to district-level administrators, to principals, to department chairs, to teachers and to librarians.

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Learning in Hand

MAY 18, 2015

One handy way to collect weblinks onto one page is by making a Blendspace. Instead, try using an educational app directory or review site. You’ll probably want to assess it. Now, perhaps as part of the center’s activities, you want students to visit multiple websites. You can organize web resources in one place.

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