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5 Key Areas of Technology Professional Development for Teachers

EdTech Magazine

To assist the professional development process for both teachers and IT professionals, Digital Promise, in conjunction with Google , has established a new program called the Dynamic Learning Project to help introduce new education technology into the classroom. . 5 Key Areas of Technology Professional Development for Teachers.

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Inspire Learning Beyond Your Classroom Walls by Setting Up a Virtual Learning Community

Teacher Reboot Camp

These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks). Google Classroom is a favorite with teachers, because it is quick and easy to set up and integrates with various web tools and apps. Families and peers can leave comments.

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Inspire Learning Beyond Your Classroom Walls by Setting Up a Virtual Learning Community

Teacher Reboot Camp

These platforms are online and accessible 24 hours, 7 days a week on multiple devices (computers, tablets, mobile devices and Chromebooks). Google Classroom is a favorite with teachers, because it is quick and easy to set up and integrates with various web tools and apps. Families and peers can leave comments.

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How to Assess Digital Literacy

Ask a Tech Teacher

These will include tools like YouTube, podcasts, forums, discussion boards, Twitter and Google Hangouts (for those old enough), Google Slides and Google Draw, and a comic creator like Pixton. Test takers can receive digital badges and/or certificates when they pass assessments (probably at a Northstar testing location).

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Google Masters For Kids of All Ages: Badges, Skills and More

The CoolCatTeacher

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. Google Masters for Kids of All Ages. What can K-2 students be expected to do in Google Tools?

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The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2021

Shake Up Learning

85+ Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom. Learn about 85+ applications that integrate with Google Classroom. How to Create a Google Classroom Custom Header with Google Drawings. Digital Badges in the Classroom (What, When, & How). 20 Ways to Use Google Drawings in the Classroom.

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

Edsurge

Shauntel Garvey (General Partner, Reach Capital): The launch of the iPad and Chromebook ushered in the age of devices in the classroom. Open digital badges. Chromebooks and lower-cost Windows devices built on inroads the iPad made to eat Apple’s market share lunch. But the consultant was right.

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