Ditch That Textbook

JANUARY 10, 2018

Here are some new -- and familiar -- ones to try in 2018. Tech tool options continue to grow. There's a lot out there. Icons via TheNounProject.com)The joy of teaching in the 21st century is that there's so much available for teachers and students to use.Sadly, that's also the frightening, crippling thing about it.There's so […].

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2019

Schoology recently released a report on the 2018-2019 state of digital learning in K–12 schools. Using the responses from 9,279 teachers and administrators , Schoology identified three major steps for moving forward with digital learning. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how schools should define and act on digital learning.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 20, 2018

The post 15 Collaborative Tools for Your Classroom That Are NOT Google appeared first on Shake Up Learning. It’s no secret that I love Google tools, but Google is not the only option for your classroom. There are hundreds of fantastic collaborative learning tools! Learn more about Pear Deck.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 31, 2018

The post 35 Google Classroom Resources That Will Make Your Day appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Here are 35 Google Classroom Resources That Will Make Your Day! Here are 35 Google Classroom Resources That Will Make Your Day! I have over 400 pins on my Google Classroom Pinterest Board alone!

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 25, 2018

The post 20 Things You May Have Missed in 2018 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Here are the BEST Blog Posts of 2018! I have put together a list of the BEST and most popular Shake Up Learning blog posts from 2018. Shake Up Learning will be five-years-old in January (gasp!), The Top 20 Blog Posts of 2018.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2020

These flipcharts make it SO easy to snap a picture and upload it to your Google Drive or Dropbox for quick sharing with your students and they are reusable dry erase surfaces you can use again and again. Wipebook flipchart is a fantastic addition to your classroom teaching toolkit – especially if you’re teaching from home.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

The post How to Create a Class Template in Google Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. What if I told you that you could create a class template inside Google Classroom? I’m going to show you how to create a class template in Google Classroom that can be reused over and over again.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 24, 2018

The post SNEAK PEEK: Kasey’s 2018 ISTE Presentations! ISTE18 #notatiste appeared first on Shake Up Learning. SNEAK PEEK: Shake Up Learning’s ISTE Presentations 2018! To show you how much I appreciate your loyalty to this blog, I’m giving you early access to all of my ISTE 2018 presentations.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 23, 2018

The post 5 Things to Know About the New Google Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. 5 Things to Know About the New Google Classroom. At the end of June, Google announced some pretty big updates that are coming to Google Classroom. Credit: Google, The Keyword Blog.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The post Shapegrams: Grab-and-Go Google Drawings Lessons appeared first on Shake Up Learning. One such creative project that has blown me away is his Shapegrams projects (grades 2-8), an image challenge for students to recreate images using Google drawings. These grab-and-go Google drawing lessons are so much fun!

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

Learn about the journey to improve classrooms, the early research on classroom improvement and why improvement is happening but not everywhere. John also announces a contest for teachers to share what innovative work they are doing in order to enter a contest to win a classroom set of iPads and a trip to Silicon Valley.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

The United States ranked 36th in math and 13th in reading among 79 countries and regions that took the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018. Five years ago, I ditched whole-class lectures in my fifth grade brick-and-mortar classroom in favor of small group rotations. Consider a flipped classroom approach.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning. Thanks so much.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 6, 2018

The post Winter Magnetic Poetry with Google Slides appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Let’s have some fun with Winter Magnetic Poetry with Google Slides! The first one was Collaborative Magnetic Poetry with Google Drawings. The first one was Collaborative Magnetic Poetry with Google Drawings. Google Slides.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 29, 2018

The post 20 Formative Assessment Tools for Your Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. The Shake Up Learning community is always chatting and sharing digital tools and lesson ideas for the K12 classroom. In this post, you will find 20 Formative Assessment Tools for Your Classroom! Google Forms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Use should be appropriate, tied to classroom content areas, and guided. Interactive, game-based lessons designed by experienced educators help you engage students at all grade levels and bring critical real-world skills like financial education, early literacy, character education, health & wellness, and more to your classroom.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 29, 2018

The post 25 Things You Didn’t Know Google Slides Could Do appeared first on Shake Up Learning. 25 Things You Didn’t Know Google Slides Could Do. I talk about the wonders of Google Slides CONSTANTLY and frequently refer to it as the Swiss Army Knife of G Suite. Create an eBook with Google Slides. Unsplash Photos.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Top 25 Sites/Apps of 2018 YO Teach! Book Creator - A fantastic mobile (iOS/Chrome) app for creating stunning eBooks/presentations, that can be used for digital storytelling, project based learning, and more. Think Fluency - A wonderful iOS/Google Play app for assessing a student's reading fluency.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2018

Taken from their popular ISTE 2018 session , learn about the next evolution of Hyperdocs and how they’re being used in the classroom. Katie @ MrsKBradford is a former middle school Language Arts teacher and Project-Based Learning facilitator with a passion for transformative learning experiences!

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The post 10 Must-Listen Episodes of The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Season 3 of The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast returns next week! Look for the first episode on Monday, September 17, 2018. Subscribe to The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast. Guess what? Listen on Apple Podcasts.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2018

The post 12 Google Slides Resources That Will Make Your Day appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Google Slides is my absolute FAVORITE G Suite tool! It is really the most versatile tool in the Google toolbox. So today, I’m giving you 12 Google Slides Resources That Will Make Your Day!

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

The post How to Create Your Own “Apps” with Google Slides (FREE Template) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. You may have heard me refer to Google Slides as the Swiss Army Knife of G Suite. It seems there is always a new way to use it in the classroom and go BEYOND using tools as digital substitutes.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The post The Google Slides Online Course You Have Been Waiting For! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. The Google Slides Online Course You Have Been Waiting For: The Google Slides Master Class for Teachers. Who Should Join the Google Slides Master Class? What’s Included in the Google Slides Master Class?

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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 1, 2018

For five days, we’ll share resources and daily challenges to help you bring Google’s free Applied Digital Skills curriculum to your classroom. Applied Digital Skills Week will help prepare you to use Google’s Applied Digital Skills with your students immediately! October 8 -12, 2018 Free for all registrants.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 7, 2018

The post Back to School with G Suite: 6 Activities for the Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. teachers are gearing up for back to school–gathering ideas, planning lessons, and getting their classrooms ready for learning. Student Interest Survey with Google Forms. Vision Boards with Google Slides.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The post How to Create Powerful Student ePortfolios with Google Sites appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Let’s Talk About How to Create Powerful Student ePortfolios with Google Sites! Google Sites is the perfect tools for you and your students to create ePortfolios. What is a Portfolio? by Mike Mohammed.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Add a Dash of Professional Development to Your Blended-Learning Program. Tue, 10/09/2018 - 09:00. So, we try to meet our teachers where they are because, just like our students, not every teacher learns in the same way.”. Helping our teachers using a blended-learning approach is an ongoing effort.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. Date: January 30, 2018. We use Google Classroom a lot. We use Google Hangouts.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

The post Stranger Google: Crazy Tools from the Upside Down (Part 2)! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Google never ceases to amaze me! You know I love me some G Suite tools, but there is so much more to Google than you ever imagined! This is Part 2 of my series, Stranger Google: Crazy Tools from the Upside Down.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

The post 7 Reasons You Need to Try Voice Typing in Google Docs appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Voice Typing in Google Docs is a Game-Changer! One tiny little feature that packs an amazing punch is Voice Typing in Google Docs. You can dictate all kinds of words, lists, and writing into Google Docs. Time Saver.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 1, 2018

Today’s guest, Bethany Petty gives us pointers and shares a common pitfall of those implementing new technology in the classroom. Using Edtech to Enhance Learning. Date: May 1, 2018. Vicki: Using technology to enhance learning. In my classroom, I am a high school social studies teacher. Listen Now. Favorite tools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2018

Date: April 18, 2018. She was a finalist for New York State Teacher of the Year for this year, 2018. Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard. We sat there on laptops in a classroom, and I tried to get all 25 students online at the exact same time. They can sandbox.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

Kindergarteners and first graders explore their “wonderings” in Lindsey Danhoff’s classroom. Each nominee and nominator will be entered to win a classroom technology package. Date: May 9, 2018. If I hadn’t asked this question, I never would have known that someone in our classroom was wondering about Braille.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2018

Date: May 5, 2018. For example, if a student is on their ChromeBook and they decide to go to Google and search for suicide, an email gets sent automatically out of the system to whoever we have it assigned to go to. Stream by clicking here. Enhanced Transcript. Link to show: www.coolcatteacher.com/e305. How does that work? Vicki: Yeah.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 19, 2020

The post The Top 20 Podcast Episodes appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I started the Shake Up Learning Show Podcast in 2018. You can stream episodes right here on the Shake Up Learning website. You can stream episodes right here on the Shake Up Learning website. This episode was a bit of an experiment!

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

Incorporating technology in the classroom has paved the way for a myriad of innovative methods and practices that are aimed at improving upon teaching structures of the past. One of these practices is known as blended learning and the term that has been garnering some attention within the education industry as of late.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 30, 2018

I frequently refer to Google Slides as the Swiss Army Knife of G Suite, and here’s your chance to play and learn! This template (and the three others I’ve shared previously ) give you a digital version to use in your classroom. Learn when and where you want! The Google Slides Master Class. Easy peasy!

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