Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

When the Internet arrived, I — as did my colleagues — adopted it mostly for two reasons: 1) research — in place of the library, and 2) rote drills, such as supporting math practice. Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

How to celebrate Here are activities I like that blend learning into the celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography As a class, come up with two locations in each state, to total 100. Another way to tie this celebration into literacy is to curate a list of one hundred favorite books students have read.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

Being good at reading is not just about getting through a book, but remembering what you read, reporting on it to others, and transferring this information to other parts of life. Collect these into a digital library that kids can access online, see what friends are reading over the summer, and find books that appeal to them.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

Traci Chun, a teacher-librarian at Skyview High School in Vancouver, Washington, and junior Ulises Santillano Tlaseca troubleshoot a 3D printing job in the library’s maker space. When my library is quiet, that’s a red flag,” said Chun. Wayne Grimm, Library Instructional Technology Teacher at Westview High School, Beaverton, Oregon.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 10, 2017

Through Learning Management Systems (LMS) many educators are moving to put content online and extend learning beyond the four walls and beyond the school day. This Blended Learning approach is both beneficial but its definition can be tough to nail down. Want to learn more?

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Remember when we had to get all of our professional literature and information from journals, books, conferences, over the phone, or people that we came in direct contact with? Or if you are committed to blended learning , then a combination of pedagogical change as well as updated spaces is needed. We live in amazing times.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 17, 2019

And streaming services are eliminating the expense of building and managing bulky DVD libraries. But video services also help students learn and retain information. In fact, documentaries provoke 77% of millennials to share what they’ve learned. Assign students tasks to view videos and live events outside of class.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Below some words of caution from her: “The dissemination of digitized, teacher-driven content is not full blended learning. Though this can be viewed as a first step toward new models of learning, the peril lies in complacency. The students worked with Mrs. Fleming on Google Chromebooks in the library to design their e-books.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

So I decided to accommodate the 100th Day fever by wrapping it in learning. Here are thirteen activities I like that blend learning into a celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography. Another way to tie this celebration into literacy is to curate a list of one hundred favorite books students have read.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 27, 2019

Students do learn better when the chosen tech is complementary to the school’s educational methods. For example, blended learning cannot function without said tech. Students also can save money over the cost of printed books. This could eliminate the need for the traditional computer lab or expansive library facilities.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 30, 2021

Thank you to Kirsten Thompson on Instagram ( @thompsonclassroom ) for sharing the Shake Up Learning book! Watch this quick video to learn how! Quick Tip Video Library. Subscribe to Shake Up Learning on YouTube. OR, watch it on TikTok! Blended Learning with Google NOW AVAILABLE! FREE Book Study.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

” Integral to this initiative is the Lincoln Content Bank , an award-winning, multi-modal, educational content library that equips teachers with nearly 110,000 highly vetted learning assets they can configure and assemble to meet the needs of their students.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

In physics classes, students printed boats and cars for races, and in English classes, students designed a board game based on a book and 3D-printed the game pieces. The 3D printer is a really great tool for kinesthetic learners ,” said Gladney-Lemon, referring to students who learn through physical activity.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

We focus a lot on the K-12 system of the United States in our blog , and I thought it would be fun and interesting to explore how countries in the developing world are facing their specific educational challenges with blended learning models. Zaya Learning Labs. Amazon in the Amazon. Descomplica.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 31, 2015

In my last post titled “ Create Small Learning Communities with the Station Rotation Model ,” I provided a blended learning strategy that creates more time in the classroom for teachers to work individually with students. In one online learning station, students listen to books/stories with an audio recording.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2020

So I decided to accommodate the 100th Day fever by wrapping it in learning. Here are thirteen activities I like that blend learning into a celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography. Another way to tie this celebration into literacy is to curate a list of one hundred favorite books students have read.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

You can investigate through a book. She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Then they even started to go the library and find books for their friends. Maybe you make a book.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

Cool book reports. Updated Book Report. Have students read digital books and write reviews that can be added to the school library website. From there, they are attached to the book so future readers can see classmates’ thoughts on a book they are considering, in words they understand.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

According to findings from the Scholastic Teacher & Principal School Report , educators overwhelmingly agree (99%) that reading books for fun supports students’ academic success. Meade School to receive the grand prize, which is designed to help increase book access and create a lasting culture of literacy. As the Richard M.

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techlearning

APRIL 23, 2018

Herndon, Virginia, April 23, 2018 — Although every elementary school has different student needs its teachers must support, each needs an extensive library of books for its students. Big Universe was a perfect answer to two questions: ‘How do we give these hundreds of students at our reading camp access to books?’

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Cal students in the Doe Library at UC Berkeley on Friday, April 10, 2015. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. Many had simply been unaware that there are free materials that can function as a $150 college textbook – or, ideally, do more than the traditional book. Read more about Blended Learning.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? Check out my Booking Page . I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. – Mike Gorman ( [link] ). Thanks so much.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 9, 2021

Thank you to Tommy Spall for contributing his Fortnite choice board to the Blended Learning with Google book (p. Watch this quick video to learn how! Quick Tip Video Library. Subscribe to Shake Up Learning on YouTube. This dynamic duo has written a book to share all their ideas, Innovating Play.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Susan mentions this may be the right tool for students or teachers who need to reference a physical item like a book, notebook, or model. One great new tool that Susan learned about was an app called The Novel Effect. The library within the app includes many children’s books, so elementary teachers will really like this.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 25, 2021

Have you ever wanted to rotate text in your Google Sheet so it is tilted vertically like in a grade book? Watch this quick video to learn how! Quick Tip Video Library. Subscribe to Shake Up Learning on YouTube. OR, watch it on TikTok! Going beyond traditional, static assignments is what Dynamic Learning is all about!

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eSchool News

MARCH 30, 2021

A new survey of more than 800 teachers reveals how teachers of students with reading challenges such as dyslexia, cerebral palsy, and low vision encountered even more challenges as they searched for unique and innovative ways to support learning for these students. The survey comes from nonprofit ebook library Bookshare.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

She is a high school library media center director in Illinois and author of the book Digital Citizenship in Action published through ISTE. The course that I was just talking about is actually one of our blended courses. We should have many more blended courses on the books next year. Date: January 30, 2018.

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eSchool News

MARCH 23, 2021

I recently participated in virtual events through my local library for the Big Read celebration. There was a typical book discussion via Zoom, but then there were also several virtual participatory art projects. What are some technologies and strategies to help facilitate this ?

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 15, 2020

Watch this quick video to learn how! Two New Google Books COMING SOON! I am super excited to announce that I have two books that will be released in 2020! Blended Learning with Google: Your Guide to Dynamic Teaching and Learning. Flipgrid: The Go-To Remote Learning Tool. Flipgrid on YouTube.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We discuss first drafts and I relate it to writing my own books. In fact, I would never turn a first draft into a publisher — typically by the time I submit a book, I’m already to the fourth or fifth draft. A product of a project gives you evidence of learning. Excellence in anything requires revision.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution. Register here.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 19, 2021

Thank you to Keith McCray for sharing his thoughts on the new Blended Learning with Google book on Twitter. They will help you and your students become partners in learning. I’m a 4th and 5th grade eLearning teacher, lover of books and coffee, and an excited learner about all things education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Even if it’s simple: maybe you play a card game and then you read a book. It’s not because it’s going to accelerate their learning or promote their academic excellence, but because children will feel safety and comfort in that familiarity and routine. So, telling parents: Here’s something that you can do at home.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

She has been a resource teacher, interventionist, and co-teacher in general education classrooms and is currently an alternative education instructor at White’s Jr/Sr High in a blended learning environment. Kara loves keeping up with and learning new tech and teaching methods and is excited to share things with other educators.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2017

A high school library in a school district in Mentor, Ohio, was redesigned to fit the school’s vision for blended learning. In an earlier opinion article for The Hechinger Report , I discussed how children with these skills have a much easier time in learning to read and spell. Photo: Nichole Dobo.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

“We have added thousands of new, high-interest titles to our Big Universe library to help our school and district partners meet both of these needs as they work with students to improve early grade reading proficiency.” Of the eBooks in Big Universe’s expanded library, most are designed for the third-grade reading level.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

6 Book Creator + Canva (and Giphy )! Book Creator , a tool that allows you to create digital books using templates, now plays well with Canva ( details here ) and Giphy ( details here ). Work created in these platforms can now be added to a Book Creator project. Learn more about the FETC conference and organization here.

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