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Edtech Tools for SPED, Math, and Reading

A Principal's Reflections

Co-Teaching Pear Deck (formative and targeted assessment)* Nearpod (formative and targeted assessment)* Padle t (cooperative learning, closure, checks for understanding) Linoit (cooperative learning, closure, checks for understanding, annotation) Flipgrid (video creation for closure, checks for understanding, blended learning) Newsela (assign current (..)

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10 Reasons to Screencast in Your Class and 7 Best-in-class Tools

Ask a Tech Teacher

Record lessons that students can access anytime, anywhere. I’ve started for you by noting cost, what digital devices they work best on, and suggested age group: Educreations . Educreations is a virtual whiteboard for direct teaching or explanations, complete with colored ink choices and the ability to import images.

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Pair Activities with Mobile Devices

Teacher Reboot Camp

Check out these Educreation monster drawings by elementary students. Have students use apps like Puppet Pals , Toontastic , Sock Puppets , Buddy Poke Pro (iOS/Android), Voxer (iOS/Android), or Piiig Walkie Talkie (for elementary) to practice role plays. Click to access that resource! Students do not reveal their drawings.

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How to Craft a Learner-Centered Classroom – Guest Post from Ann Feldmann

EdTechTeacher

One area where I have focused over the past few months is integrating technology and math in the primary classroom with my colleague, Meagan Cinfel ( @mcinfel ), a first grade #iPadAcademy teacher at Central Elementary in Bellevue Public Schools. Students access the video via their math iTunes U course. Educreations. Learn More!

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iPad Basic Training for Teachers

EdTechSandyK

Additionally, a principal at one of our elementaries had secured funding to purchase an iPad for each of his teachers. We wanted the training resources to be readily available to our teachers on an ongoing basis without the need for a password to access them, so they are posted on our public website (see links above).

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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. For elementary school-age students, I recommend looking for ebooks at Epic! -- Unlimited Books for Kids and Zing!,

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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. For elementary age students I recommend looking for ebooks at Epic! -- Unlimited Books for Kids and Zing!,