Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Andy Marcinek , Chief Open Education Advisor at the US Department of Education (ED), to explore how schools can benefit from Open Educational Resources (OERs) and what is being done in this area nationwide. Those who call Open Education Resources “free” are misguided.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 12, 2014

Edmodo, Curriculet, and Google Drive are essential to productive workflow in my class. Essentially, this is what I do: Organize students into classes on Edmodo with all resources, agendas, links to edtech tools, assignments, and quizzes are completed in Edmodo. Edmodo Edmodo is my online classroom space.

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Edmodo BYOD Smartphone Assessment 134

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Today’s education model is catching up with the fundamental part parents play in student achievement. If you’re looking for a way to involve parents more granularly in your classroom, try these three ideas: Edmodo for Parents. Be transparent about student classwork, assessments, and homework. Insider Tips.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 31, 2012

Image credit: [link] Since the “flipped” approach to instruction has been a hot topic in modern education, especially at NMHS, one of Mrs. Chellani’s recent initiatives has been to integrate Edmodo into her daily lessons. As a result, she has decided to create her own video content using the software Adobe Captivate.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2023

As an educator in the digital age, I’ve often found myself exploring the diverse landscape of EdTech tools, each promising to revolutionize the way we approach learning and teaching. It also has the capability to visualize student and class understanding so educators can easily identify areas of concern.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

do educators like it (fairly subjective, but there you have it). Assessment. Winner: Edmodo. Honorable Mention: Adobe Education. Then we looked for the following qualities: how dependable is it. how versatile is it for time-strapped teachers. does it differentiate for the varied needs of students and teacher.

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Blendspace Adobe Edmodo Digital Citizenship 175

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

My Own Chapter: M oving From Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. Assessment as an Ongoing Act of Learning: A Heutagogical Approach: Melanie Booth.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

This was achieved during a time of tumultuous change as the education reform movement was just gaining steam. We also set up an Edmodo group to continue the conversation. We were able to transform the learning culture of a traditional school and in the process got results while becoming an example that others emulated.

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Advocacy Edmodo BYOD Assessment 150

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 19, 2012

With two weeks until school is back in session and in preparing for my presentation on Edmodo for the upcoming TeachMeetNJ unconference , I''ve been reflecting on past practices and thinking about how I structure the educational process in my class. Delivery is easy, but assessment via BYOD is more problematic.

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Edmodo BYOD Assessment Google 95

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

New Milford High School joined thousands of other schools and educators across the country to showcase how digital learning is changing education. Mr. Fiscina’s Honors Geometry students were instructed Tuesday in class that their homework was to log onto Edmodo and watch a lesson about Area of Regular Polygons.

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Edmodo Poll Everywhere Educreations Digital Learning 251

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Below are a few of the hypotheses I am watching in 2023: Hypothesis 1: Results Matter Education buyers—parents, schools, and talent development departments—will make more decisions based on efficacy and fewer based on relationships with vendors. These decisions were hard for every stakeholder involved.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 15, 2012

After the 2-day lecture has concluded, students return to their respective classrooms and complete review activities of the material via review sheets on paper and on Edmodo and group Socrative Space Races. All of this culminates in a multiple choice test taken on Edmodo on the characters and plot of the Trojan War.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 27, 2015

Listening to educators like Rick Wormeli discuss how a zero on a student's assignment destroys the student's average on the 100-point scale when the 100-point scale is so heavily weighted on the bottom confirms my discontent with the system. How can educators accurately assess and symbolize student performance?

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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

From communication and collaboration tools to assessment and curriculum development resources, online tools can help teachers streamline their workload, boost student engagement, and achieve better learning outcomes. Examples of Online Assessment Tools Examples of online assessment tools include Kahoot, Quizlet, Google Forms, and Edmodo.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 14, 2013

Our 2nd guest blog post in the series is by Nira Dale , a 9th grade English teacher in Florence, Alabama, and a very active member of the Language Arts community on Edmodo. You can follow Mrs. Dale''s educational adventures on her very impressive blog : Mrs. Dale is a whiz with implementing tech tools in her classroom. What I Learned.

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Edmodo Digital Citizenship Common Core Video 79

Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Earlier this week more than 18,000 attendees from 87 countries gathered in Chicago for ISTE, one of the largest K-12 education technology conferences and trade shows in the world. A new open platform from Curriculum Pathways, called Crio , lets teachers build lessons using multimedia and assessment features (e.g.

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Edmodo Google Robotics Software 91

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JUNE 30, 2013

Educational Uses While I haven''t used it yet since school is out of session, Edcanvas also has a quiz feature that can be added as a tile to each canvas. I like the idea of using this as a formative assessment to check for understanding of the content. edtech #ELAFlip #flipclass BYOD Edcanvas edmodo paperless QR codes'

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Edmodo BYOD Educreations Social Media 109

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MARCH 21, 2019

If I need to quickly record the steps for using a specific edtech tool or need to record a quick video documenting a technical glitch, I will use Screencastify and share the Google Drive link to the video in an email, Edmodo post, or support help ticket.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2017

We were victims of the FAFSA breach, now we are victims again with Edmodo. Since then a slew of security breaches and malicious data hacks have hit educational institutions, including K-12 districts and their technology providers. Most recently, one of the most widely-used education technology companies, Edmodo, had records for.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” Remember Edmodo? ” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”)

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 17, 2013

Second, the resources provided in the presentation and in the folders associated with the Edmodo group are very easy to understand and will help me in my flipping. You can read about Dara''s adventures in elementary education on her blog, Kontemporary Kreations. First, let me just say the presenters were phenomenal.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 24, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. Kids Discover ‘s interactive digital library, Kids Discover Online, now includes custom assessment capabilities.

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 25, 2014

Finding practical, and simple ways to get things done is essential for a busy educator like yourself. Google Classroom Classroom is available to anyone with Google Apps for Education, a free suite of productivity tools including Gmail, Drive and Docs. This website allows you to assess students learning in a fun and engaging way.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 22, 2012

For the freshmen, I posted resources to facilitate their understanding of the novel on Edmodo and stated that there will be a Hero''s Journey Unit Test that will assess students'' understanding of the Hero''s Journey concept and their application of the concept to the two summer reading novels and Dragonsong. That''s it.

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Edmodo Digital Citizenship Assessment EdTech 106

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 26, 2012

I''ve been teaching for 14 years and I can''t get students to improve their writing based on my assessment alone no matter how many times I try. Students will not become better writers if they are only assessed on one major writing task a marking period or semester. Weren''t they paying attention?! Didn''t I go over this?! Not usually.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2012

passing rate for general education students-- it requires the teacher to determine proficiency and maintain the skill set. The Process: At home, students viewed a quick video on using the Circle-RUN strategy that I posted on Edmodo. assessment edmodo edtech flipclass flipped flipping HSPA standardized testing testing'

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2017

note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. Grades : K-12.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Using Edmodo, Twitter (#BWP12), Skype or Google Hangouts, students can collaborate on creating and sharing answers. Additional participants could be found via networking on Twitter with other educators-- just pop into a #flipclass chat on Monday nights-- or via posting a request to one of the communities on Edmodo.

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Edmodo How To Digital Citizenship Google 68

TeacherCast

JANUARY 11, 2016

Nevertheless, if you still use some outdated tools, it’s high time to choose the new ones: Edmodo. Edmodo is actually an online classroom, which allows teachers assign homework, track student progress, conduct quizzes, create discussions and groups, monitor actions of each group member. Her hobby is running and painting. 92372446.

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Tools Edmodo Tablets Social Media 68

Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

Over the following days, we’ll be sharing the top stories of the year for our business, K-12 and higher education readers. Also top of mind are worries over whether the bells and whistles of flashy educational apps are demanding too much of our attention and fostering unhealthy device habits. billion on education software each year.

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EdTech Pearson Industry Student Data Privacy 104

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The Final Product Students type up an outline for their case and is an individual grade assessing ability to follow directions, craft a legitimate argument and demonstrate understanding of outline format. Students would peer edit each other''s outlines using the provided checklist.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 8, 2015

On Tuesday, I presented my ISTE session, " Best Practices & Digital Tools for Feedback, Assessment, & Evaluation, " to a packed room. Since my student teaching days, I've been refining my peer evaluation process, and with Google Apps for Education, the process has become paperless. That was on Sunday.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 4, 2012

I''ve started off the year with Edmodo and using a flipped process from day one (ok, really day 4 after mandatory diagnostic testing). Thinking about assessments, I came across this video on Edutopia. Teachers assess students on the formative process throughout the year, culminating in the final summative Exhibition.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 2, 2014

sites that can be used in education. The reason for this was a lot of sites that are beneficial for education require that a student has an email account to login. This is very frustrating for educators that have to worry about district policy and CIPA/COPPA compliance to maintain student safety/privacy. Top 40 Web 2.0

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 27, 2018

Flipgrid and Recap: Video Response and Reflection for Education are both great options for reimagining class discussions and formative assessment. If you're looking to encourage student discussion and self-assessment, then check out our comparison below and find out which tool is the best fit for your classroom!

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 28, 2015

I want to work smarter, not harder, and not be like Alice falling down the rabbit hole learning a new and managing a new-to-me assessment platform. I already use Edmodo, Google Classroom, Curriculet, and my district's gradebook program Genesis. I don't want another platform. And I took a look at Tom's spreadsheets: WOW!

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

On the one hand, China’s private education market is projected to grow 9 percent per year until 2020, reaching a value of $330 billion—an enticing market for many American entrepreneurs. education space, can pose serious challenges to any organization. education space, can pose serious challenges to any organization.

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