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How to Choose a Digital Assessment Strategy – SULS010

Shake Up Learning

The post How to Choose a Digital Assessment Strategy – SULS010 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. But just because you like the activity doesn’t mean that it will assess the skills you NEED to assess. But just because you like the activity doesn’t mean that it will assess the skills you NEED to assess.

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Understanding The Deep Fake: A Troubling Trend

The CoolCatTeacher

He is the author of several books on effectively using digital technologies to communicate and assess learning. He is an organizer for Oklahoma EdCamp and the PLAYDATE OKC professional development conferences. He leads 3 day iPad Media Camps, STEM camps for teachers and students, and digital oral history workshops with Storychasers.

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"Edcamp Style" PD- Personalizing teacher learning on a required PD day!

Tech Helpful

On one day in August before the students came, and again in January of this year we set up Edcamp style PD days. While our PD days weren't like the traditional Edcamp style (we actually came up with the choices instead of the teachers making the choices), the teachers found the days to be useful.

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Fun with Lucidspark!

Kathy Schrock

I just spent the day exploring Lucidspark , a collaborative whiteboard educators and students can use for many educational activities and assessments! MIND MAPS CONCEPT MAPS K-W-L CHARTS TEAM BUILDING EXERCISES CLASSIFICATION PROJECT PLANNING MEETINGS AND WORKSHOPS STICKY NOTES (great for EdCamps, too!)

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Towards Choice-Based Learning in Elementary

My Paperless Classroom

Sometimes you get to attend a surprise Edcamp. I was settling in to write when I saw a tweet about Edcamp Los Altos. At Edcamp LosAltos As the first session wrapped up, I was in the MPR and I started talking to John Miller. I checked the map, and it was 2 miles away. In education innovation is not just about workflow or product.

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Give Teachers Credit: They Know Learning Is Social

Edsurge

Yet scheduled institute days and workshops are all too often remedial and not responsive to the actual needs of a teacher. This is why hundreds of thousands of teachers around the world are participating in Twitter chats, Edcamps and other informal, organically organized professional learning communities.

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2016 EdTechTeam Impact Report

EdTechTeam

Opportunities include online courses for educators to pursue recognition remotely, full day workshops for those who want face-to-face support, and larger conference style events for inspiring communities of professionals. Many districts work with EdTechTeam on an ongoing basis to provide coaching and consulting for teachers and leaders.

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