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What is Microsoft Sway?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Lately, when I join technology education forums, one of the most talked-about webtools is Microsoft Sway. Sway requires a Microsoft account (but not Office 365). Publish snow day lesson plans that students can access and follow intuitively. Multiple people can collaborate on a Sway. The Pros are big, the Cons small.

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8 Digital tools for engaging classroom presentations

Neo LMS

Integrating presentations in teaching is an accessible way to bring technology to the classroom and make the best digital tools available. Google Slides allows you to open, edit, and save Microsoft PowerPoint files. Read more: 4 Ways to promote collaboration in digital spaces.

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4 Ways to promote collaboration in digital spaces

Neo LMS

It can be done through Microsoft Teams or using some of the other digital options available. Blogging is useful for more than simply developing writing skills; students build digital citizenship skills as they learn to collaborate in the online space. Here are four ideas to promote collaboration: Blogging. Breakout rooms.

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Teaching Online During COVID-19–More from my Inbox

Ask a Tech Teacher

Microsoft Distance Learning Tools from the amazing Dr. Monica Burns. Here’s What Schools Can Do For the Millions of Students Without Internet Access –from EdSurge. Videos on Remote Learning from Microsoft EDU. Canva for Education –Free (oh boy, I love this website). Checklist for Remote Learning.

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How K–12 Schools Can Balance Privacy and Security Protocols

EdTech Magazine

As technology becomes more ubiquitous, schools must balance student access with student privacy laws. . Common Sense Education , for example, offers tips and tools to engage students in smart digital citizenship practices. Most importantly, does the app allow parents to access student data? eli.zimmerman_9856.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Computers & Mobile Devices Computers and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the primary way learners access the internet. Through these devices, students access web-based study tools, simulation tools, and apps where they can interact with their teachers and fellow students.

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Classroom collaboration: Learning together

Neo LMS

Google or Microsoft. Our students need to learn how to interact in the same digital space and one of the best ways is to use either Google or Microsoft. With these tools, teachers and students can share access to documents and create presentations together, and collaborate at any time, whether in the same physical space or not.