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What are your edtech resolutions?

eSchool News

For 2019, our IT emphasis will be on cybersecurity and on high-availability, high-resiliency, high-speed wireless access to support 24 x 7 x 365 learning. I will use less paper by having students document learning electronically and posting to their FreshGrade eportfolios. “I Expand my tech knowledge and usage.

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Make Reading Relevant with Thematic Units

Graphite Blog

The biggest limitation for younger students is finding materials written at an accessible reading level, but this can be overcome by focusing more on videos and finding books with a “read to me” feature. In addition, ReadWorks is a fantastic repository of fiction and nonfiction articles at different Lexile levels and topics.

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Authentic Assessments to Support Teaching and Learning

edWeb.net

By providing students with access to authentic audiences such as their peers, they can demonstrate their knowledge of the curriculum and communicate the skills that they are acquiring while being evaluated by their teachers for impact and success. This article was modified and published by EdScoop. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Make Reading Relevant with Thematic Units

Graphite Blog

The biggest limitation for younger students is finding materials written at an accessible reading level, but this can be overcome by focusing more on videos and finding books with a "read to me" feature. Gather resources at a range of reading levels. Use online resources for added reading features. Organize the unit materials.

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Teaching with the Growth Mindset

edWeb.net

It wasn’t about inventing new curriculum or buying new materials; Briggs said most teachers already have access to resources they can use to create the assignments. Briggs advocated for using an online program that students can access at home and that can communicate with the school’s student grading program. It’s a positive system.”.

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6 Ways Technology Can Reinvent Parent-Teacher Conferences

Edsurge

These are some of my favorites: TeacherVision and Education Corner —these are my go to spots for helpful articles and printable handouts to distribute to both parents and students. Show parents how kids can access assignments or notes they may have missed or watch screencasts you have created. Create ePortfolios.

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It’s Not About Google (Part 4) – SULS047

Shake Up Learning

Listen to this article: Shoutout. In Google Chrome, use Incognito mode to check that your public links are accessible and shared correctly. Fill out the form below to get access to the toolkit designed to go with this podcast series. The entire series is also available here. Click To Tweet. Leave me a message here.

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