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10 Strategies Designed to Engage Elementary Students Online

Catlin Tucker

” I had several elementary teachers request that I work on a similar blog focused on younger learners. Below are ten strategies I hope will help elementary teachers to engage their young learners online. #1 Teachers can model how to sound out a word, solve a problem, or construct a piece of writing. ElemChoiceBoard. #5

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AI Guidelines for K-12 Aim to Bring Order to the ‘Wild West’

Edsurge

Ken Dirkin, senior director of the Michigan Virtual Learning Research Institute, said the group wanted to create a document that was digestible, but “there’s probably 40,000 important things that could have been included.” The more we disclose the use of AI and the purpose, the more we uplift everybody in the conversation,” Dirkin says.

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Teach Students to Track How Many Words They Read Per Minute Using Voice Typing and Google Forms

Catlin Tucker

As elementary students learn how to read, teachers administer reading fluency tests and listen to students read passages. In a coaching session with a second-grade teacher, I suggested we try using Voice Typing in Google Documents to help students track how many words they read in a minute.

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Q&A: Class Tech Tips Blogger Monica Burns Explains How to Work with Digital Tools

EdTech Magazine

Q&A: Class Tech Tips Blogger Monica Burns Explains How to Work with Digital Tools. Starting in the fall of 2011, Burns spent two years working in a one-to-one environment with tablets in an elementary school setting. Or is it big picture, such as learning how to collaborate more effectively with others? jena.passut_7651.

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Lumio: Making Review and Practice Easy

The CoolCatTeacher

First, let’s overview what Lumio does and how it works. You can upload anything you already have in your classroom, every pdf, every electronic document, or the materials you’ve purchased and add to Lumio. How to get to the site. Sponsored Blog Post This blog post is sponsored by Lumio. All opinions are my own.

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Beyond English: Why Writing Belongs in Every Classroom

Catlin Tucker

Writing to Learn: How Writing Positively Impacts Learning & Academic Success The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) states that writing is “ one of the most important skills that students acquire and develop during K-12 schooling.

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10 ways educators can implement Google Docs for learners in their classrooms

Hapara

Since Google Docs saves progress on its own, and learners can access it online, it certainly works well for word processing. Collaborate One of the benefits of Google Docs for learners is that it increases their productivity because they can access their documents from any device. No more lost notes!

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