The Web20Classroom

MAY 16, 2013

You browse the web for content for teaching, resources for learning, or just stuff you want to save and share. So what about these new features? New Bookmarking Tool : This bookmarking tool lets you clip literally any type of content and bring it into eduClipper as an eduClip. It is smooth and fun to use! Make sense?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic in schools around the country. From budgets to banking to credit and savings, choose a topic and use it in your classroom with EVERFI’s free financial literacy lesson plans. Describe the data set.”

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 24, 2019

But with so many videos on YouTube, how do you find the good stuff? From PBS Digital Studios and KQED Education , Above the Noise offers an investigative dive -- albeit a brief one -- into the research behind a variety of popular and newsworthy topics, ranging from technology and climate science to free speech, economics, and beyond.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2023

Headlines about the teacher in Virginia being shot by her 6-year-old student blew up in the news, and recently, Nashville experienced its own tragedy when a school intruder at The Covenant School killed three students and three adults. Our students have a window into this violence that we could have never imagined.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2020

Because those scores were then used to evaluate educators and decide which schools to shut down, testing has changed how math and reading are taught in classrooms and reduced or even eliminated topics that aren’t tested — from civics and science to art and music. It’s not news but people have willfully ignored it.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

“I always thought it would be like a movie, one of those cliché movies where everything looks perfect,” said Asiedu, who had long planned to study nursing after she graduates from Buffalo Seminary, an independent school in upstate New York. I’d get a roommate, go to parties and classes and have fun. I don’t know what to do next.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 24, 2019

But with so many videos on YouTube, how do you find the good stuff? From PBS Digital Studios and KQED Education , Above the Noise offers an investigative dive -- albeit a brief one -- into the research behind a variety of popular and newsworthy topics, ranging from technology and climate science to free speech, economics, and beyond.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 24, 2019

But with so many videos on YouTube, how do you find the good stuff? From PBS Digital Studios and KQED Education , Above the Noise offers an investigative dive -- albeit a brief one -- into the research behind a variety of popular and newsworthy topics, ranging from technology and climate science to free speech, economics, and beyond.

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Fractus Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2021

You can make the trip even more special by finding a fun way to surprise them with the news. Pick a topic your child likes and watch them learn something new each month. Music is a fun and important skill that’ll serve your kids well throughout their life. A Trip to Disneyland or Disney World. Train Ride.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2017

ERIC: What I’m going to take a look at here as we run through these today are just some of the common Google tools that we tend to use but maybe look at them from a different angle and some fun ways they can be used. But some fun twists that you can put on this, some folks don’t know that Google Docs support emojis.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2019

Red and white and standing nearly four feet tall, Meccanoid can be programmed to move and talk about a wide range of topics—including the Digital Pioneers Academy. “We The good news is that, in spite of the relocation, still 185 families applied for just 120 spots in the new sixth grade class. Ashton recalled.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

They include topics in earth sciences, animal, human and plant biology, astronomy, and high school physics — even computer science and engineering. It is fun to discover how science really works. Science News For Kids – Wonderful collection of the latest news written for kids that will fit into any project.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

Assorted Stuff. Her blog features fun ways to incorporate technology into the classroom without it getting in the way of the learning process. This diversity in experience makes John a sound adviser when it comes to ed tech topics and challenges. WUSD Technology News. Alice Keeler. alicekeeler | Read the blog. Kasey Bell.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 6, 2016

A fun series of conversations led by the Freaks, discussing a wide range of topics with interesting people. Stuff You Missed in History Class. Partly I hate-listen to this, because one of the hosts has written horrendous stuff that drove me nuts, and he gets smacked down with pleasing regularity. Genre fiction.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2020

In partnership with eSchool News, Illuminate Education is spotlighting teachers in a series recognizing educators, the way they have moved instruction online during COVID-19, and how they have prioritized the needs of their students. Drew Craft. 4th Grade Teacher. East Village Community School. NYC Department of Education.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

I also love a fun theme for my presentations and blog posts, and Stranger Things was a perfect fit. Life magazine (1936-1972) was an American news publication with an emphasis on photojournalism, and they captured some defining moments in our nation’s history. In Part 2, I’m giving you SIX more crazy tools! Made with Code.

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The Thinking Stick

AUGUST 7, 2014

” “Can someone hack in and get my stuff?” ” I’m finding the more I’m asked questions like this, the harder time I’m having keeping my frustrations in check… to the point I had to apologize to teachers a few weeks ago for getting a little too passionate about the topic.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

and claims to explain how to teach the tragedy of the star-crossed lovers in a fun-filled way while hitting almost 50 Common Core standards in five weeks. There’s a lot of not very good stuff out there. Should you ding a lesson because it doesn’t include diverse authors or cover culturally diverse topics?

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 28, 2020

The district spent the last weeks of March distributing iPads and meals to students while posting fun, low-stakes assignments to its website, work that was meant to keep kids engaged while school officials developed a distance learning program. A third of the children at Skokie School District 68 in Illinois are ELLs.

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Hack Education

APRIL 24, 2020

" Or maybe I'd tell you a little bit about pigeons — I've done a whole keynote on that topic too — and on how the birds have been used as weapons of war and as models for education technology. It's entertaining, I guess — the dinosaurs and the Neanderthals and the Industrial Revolution, and stuff like that. "Inevitability."

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Reflections

MARCH 7, 2017

Hold Monday morning meetings (We call them “Weekend News Updates”). Show them that school, and your class, is just not about learning stuff. It is so fun to let loose and get down with students. Students love seeing you have fun with them, and the saying goes, “The class that dances together, stays together”. Frequently.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 17, 2023

In this post, I share with you a list of some of the best educational podcasts to help you expand your knowledge and learn new stuff. It’s about science and space, interviews with celebrities, fun and informative. StarTalk StarTalk Radio is hosted by Neil deGrasse Tyson. Where does creativity come from?

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Graphite Blog

MAY 7, 2020

Plus, you can find podcasts on nearly every topic, from science questions to lesser-known history, and in nearly every genre, from short fiction to in-depth journalism. Kids can submit their stories to Story Pirates (with the help of a grown-up), which could make for a fun, real-world way to end a classroom writing unit.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

I normally condense the blog posts for interviews to focus on the key points, but because Dan and I were simply having a casual conversation about this topic, I decided to include the full transcript this time. It just doesn’t happen on that level, but we have to get donations because we just don’t have the stuff. Absolutely.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 14, 2019

One of the earliest mistakes I remember is there was a parody website, P-A-R-O-D-Y, and it was called Microsoft Firefox , and it was making fun of Firefox, and it was just really making fun of Microsoft and everything. So there have been times I have posted fake news, and I don’t usually delete it. It’s just not realistic.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” Raising venture capital isn’t (necessarily) good news. “Forget ‘US News’ Rankings.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 25, 2016

For the past three years, Alberti has partnered with Need in Deed , a local service-learning nonprofit, to let his class self-select a social topic to study. In early December, a week after the school’s two fourth-grade classes selected the topic, Kenya’s dad was fatally shot. Because there was a gun / She had no more fun.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2010

LearnCentral Link: [link] 10pm PDT (US) /1am EDT (US) (next day) / 5pm GMT/UTC (next day) ( intl times ): “ Playing your way to education,” with presenter, Leigh Hofman “ Are you looking for new and exciting ways to teach about the environment and sustainability? How about opening up the world and its animals right there in your classroom?

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 7, 2021

Back in episode 216, I spoke with Peter Adams of the News Literacy Project about how educators can be informed media consumers and advocates for truth. Teach thematically and help kids make connections between topics/subjects. Tip #1: Teach thematically and help kids make connections between topics/subjects.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 26, 2020

I think it’s a topic that is more pertinent right now than ever. I think that a lot of the inherent flaws in our systems and society are being exposed in new ways right now. The way that I see it, we have an unprecedented opportunity to explore new ways of solving some of these problems. This is our time. Yes, certainly.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

A lot of the essential stuff I feel I was supposed to learn last year, I feel like I’m lacking. There have been] random bursting out in giggle fits with neighbors and poking each other; randomly throwing stuff across the room; stuff I haven’t seen in high school. I had a lot of fun with that.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 2, 2017

One of the earliest mistakes I remember is there was a parody website, P-A-R-O-D-Y, and it was called Microsoft Firefox , and it was making fun of Firefox, and it was just really making fun of Microsoft and everything. So there have been times I have posted fake news, and I don’t usually delete it. It’s just not realistic.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 25, 2015

It is fun to look back with fondness at the things that used to be so cool in school, like the Oregon Trail game, laser disks, and typewriters. On the other hand, it’s also fun to daydream about the future, ‘Someday, we will all have hover boards!” Schools made time for Weekly Readers and Channel One news.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Tis the season when our learners love to learn from the stuff of our nightmares as they celebrate Halloween, All Saints Day, All Souls’ Day and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). We can seize the spirit of this season and explore various topics that generally would be considered taboo or scary. Activities and Resources.

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Edthena

AUGUST 13, 2021

Adam has written on education technology topics for various publications, including Education Week, Forbes and EdSurge. And it’s very practical, hands-on, easy to use, easy to read, easy to use book and it’s a great stuff there. So Adam let’s start here. And I’d say, well, this is what’s going to happen.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 17, 2015

Tis the season when our learners love to learn from stuff of our nightmares as they celebrate Halloween, All Saints Day, All Souls’ Day and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). We can seize the spirit of this season and explore various topics that generally would be considered taboo or scary. Fun Halloween Apps.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 17, 2015

Tis the season when our learners love to learn from stuff of our nightmares as they celebrate Halloween, All Saints Day, All Souls’ Day and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). We can seize the spirit of this season and explore various topics that generally would be considered taboo or scary. Fun Halloween Apps.

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