User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

You can tell digital stories in many ways, for example: through text on a website or social media tool, through narration and images in a video, or through narration in a podcast. The process is cumulative and each piece adds richness and detail to the story world, such as character backstories and secondary plotlines.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This is especially true for secondary students. Younger learners are used to SEL (socio-emotional learning) practices like sharing circles and morning meetings; these procedures tend to fade away as students get older and into more specialized secondary content. A few small containers of Play-Doh. No cell phones in the space. (I

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 31, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. Furthermore, ChatGPT can even summarize a YouTube video! How to use ChatGPT for Summarizing With ChatGPT 3.5 As mentioned, ChatGPT can summarize YoutTube videos.

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Report Guidelines Secondary Study 140

Catlin Tucker

JUNE 5, 2023

Let’s explore two secondary examples–ELA and Math–and see how a linear whole-group lesson can be reimagined as a station rotation or a modified rotation to provide a more equitable experience and better meet the diverse needs of students. They can choose whether to practice grammar alone or with a peer. Challenge accepted!

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Blended Learning Learning Groups Differentiated Instruction 262

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

No longer confined to the realm of video games, this technology now plays key roles in industries as wide-ranging as architecture, medicine, automotive, aerospace and film. RT3D technology has long been the backbone of video game development, allowing creators to build anything they can imagine in ways that respond to player input.

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Classroom Industry Secondary Differentiated Instruction 162

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 7, 2020

A recent study shows that some students may have started the school year as much as a full grade behind in math , while many still lack full access to high-speed internet, a device , and the guidance needed to use them. Improve understanding through interactive learning environments, including animations, videos, and simulations of concepts.

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Learning Secondary Resources Accessibility 237

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2021

Like last time, bookmark this web page as I’ll add the YouTube video to this blog post after we record the session. in Secondary Education from Ball State University. Last year, when the world shut down for learning, these presenters and I worked together for a presentation: 10 Essential Best Practices for Online Learning.

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Learning Course Elementary Secondary 317

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

He started The Ayers Foundation in 1999, and through it has been quietly changing how people in some rural communities think about postsecondary education. Given the educational and economic divide between rural and nonrural America, this may be the most important college access program you’ve never heard of.

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How To Education Report Accessibility 140

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively? And how much is too much? A lot of what I see is for secondary school. And especially with littles, the time should be limited.

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eBook Tools iPad Elementary 387

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2019

Sketchnotes invite students to think creatively about how to show what they have learned. If you are interested in teaching students how to create sketchnotes, you should check out Sylvia Duckworth’s book titled How to Sketchnote: A Step-by-Step Manual for Teachers and Students. Exit Ticket. Learning Log/Blog.

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Learning Assessment Strategy Data 420

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

Subscribe to the Show Episode 811 - Video with Captions on YouTube There is a slight lag in the posting of the YouTube video. The video will appear when it is live on YouTube. We're experimenting with full video including human-edited captions and a live recording with our guests posted to our YouTube channel.

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Policies Tools Microsoft Video 301

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. After watching a video, there are reflection questions for individual or community discussion. 00:03:41:50 – 00:03:42:26 Rob Letcher: Oh boy.

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Training Lenovo Course Kaplan 330

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2020

If you work in education in 2020, you are making tough decisions about how to best reach and teach your learners in the midst of a global pandemic. There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning.

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Learning Online Learning Outcomes Groups 213

Hapara

MAY 19, 2022

History class: By the end of class, students will be able to explain how technological advancements during WWI affected soldiers, as evidenced by creating a main claim and supporting that claim with primary and secondary source documents. Learn more about how Workspace powers awesome learning.

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Hapara Examples Assessment Common Core 144

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

So Boyle, who is a secondary school principal at Dalian American International School, located on China’s northeastern coast, let teachers email assignments during the first few weeks out and skip most instruction. I often see students responding with videos on Seesaw where they're talking through or explaining things,” he says. “So

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Khan Academy Secondary Blended Learning Facebook 216

Edsurge

JULY 6, 2022

It’s been extremely difficult,” said Michael Brown, a high school principal in Westminster, Maryland, and president of the Maryland Association for Secondary School Principals. But schools need to “listen to educators about applicability and also make it so teachers and principals can access what you have on hand.”

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Survey Secondary Report Elementary 218

Waterford

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Chief among those is determining how to support students with special educational needs. Video conferences, emails, or simple phone calls are good ways to keep in touch with families of special needs students. 14] For example, FlipGrid lets users ask a question and have others answer via video.[14]. Sources: 1. PBS News Hour.

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Online Learning Learning Education Meeting 246

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Most probably, the majority of us will think of video games. Every now and then, teachers or parents are warned through yet another sensational news story about the negative side effects of video games. For example, there are flight simulations , games that teach Maths, or ones that train teams how to work in emergency situations.

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Exercises Gamification Secondary Training 203

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 7, 2020

Over the past few weeks the switch to wholly online learning has been represented by live video meetings. Screenshots of students and faculty in their Hollywood Square boxes are the emerging icons of the new post-secondary order. Remember how I told you to watch for refund demands? (I What’s the reasoning here?

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Blackboard Education Microsoft Adobe 141

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! How to Create Powerful Student Portfolios with Google Sites by @Mo_Physics #gsuiteedu Click To Tweet. What is a Portfolio?

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ePortfolio Google How To Secondary 77

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

A lesson on how to create a podcast. A tutorial on how to create a paper circuit board that uses LED lights. Before school libraries would begin to morph into multimedia digital information centers, they supported student literacy-building practices by providing access to their on-site book collections.

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Libraries Secondary Exercises Software 143

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Learn how to plan ahead to allow for project based learning and digital portfolios and best practices for implementing them in the classroom. Request free access today at teach.tract.app with the access code COOLCATTEACHER. So I have worked with students in the secondary classroom for portfolios. Vicki Davis, Host.

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Digital Citizenship Accessibility Adobe Google 327

eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2021

It’s halfway through the academic year, and schools across the United States are still wrestling with how to keep students enthusiastic about learning through a computer screen. In a virtual environment, educators are continually competing with diversions that aren’t present in the classroom, such as social media, television, and video games.

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Learning Social Media Guidelines Secondary 145

Edsurge

APRIL 15, 2020

The challenge: how students can complete lab work without access to a science lab. So department chairwoman Sandra Gibbons and the faculty members at Moraine Valley used video conferences to plan out how to take curriculum online by the time classes resumed March 23. They discussed the technology at their disposal.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 13, 2019

“Access to an effective school library program is one example of information privilege. The absence of access is one symptom of information poverty.”— Our students come to us from a variety of situations, not just of nutritional adequacy, home stability, and family support, but also of informational access.

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Libraries Secondary Social Media Accessibility 110

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While Google Classroom and its accompanying suite of tools is immensely popular in education -- especially at the secondary level -- Seesaw is a fast-growing and user-friendly digital platform for teachers to assign work, engage with students, and provide feedback, among other classroom activities. How do teachers use Seesaw?

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Google Android Video Accessibility 98

iLearn Technology

JANUARY 2, 2017

Produce and share impressive videos for storytelling, projects, or to share to social media. How to integrate Adobe Spark in the classroom: The collection of tools in Adobe Spark are perfect for students and teachers alike. The example above took under 2min to create and share!

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Adobe ePortfolio Video Social Media 67

EdTechTeacher

MAY 1, 2020

The channel features daily videos of a variety of AP clusters such as: the Arts, English, History and Social Science, Math and Computer Science, Science, World Languages and Cultures. Digital assessment is a powerful tool to ensure that high school students still have access to their college credit pipeline during this emergency.

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Assessment Training Twitter Course 160

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 29, 2015

40 Viewing Comprehension Strategies: Watching Videos Like You Read A Book. You can’t watch a video like you read a book; the modalities couldn’t be much different. Videos are meant to be consumed in short bursts, while literature, for example, is meant to be “sat with.” How should they watch one?

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Strategy Video Flipped Classroom Secondary 40

Reading By Example

JUNE 25, 2020

This includes a strong Internet connection and reliable device, as well as access to adequate learning environments and proper supports. This includes clarity of expectations and schedules, as well as structures applied to how instruction begins, unfolds, and resolves. Secondary Level. Structures. Primary Level.

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Student Engagement Secondary Study Conference 72

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

My kids are still young, but I’m always thinking of how to instill in them a passion for books, so I read on.on Historically, mass culture has always been fodder for moral panics , from mid-century fears about television’s effects on youth, to more recent debates on the connection between video games and violent behavior.

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Smartphone Social Media Study Secondary 156

Shake Up Learning

JUNE 2, 2020

Watch this 2-minute video to learn how! How will this look in an online environment? Record an orientation video, including a welcoming message with your smiling face, and record your screen with a tool like Screencastify to show students and parents where to find things online. Student Choice in Online Learning.

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Tools Google Secondary Online Learning 101

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. I use this tool when students are making Scratch video games for them to record their games and explain their scripts. All Children Should Have Equal Access To Education. I mean, how could you even say that?

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Education Chromebook Microsoft Company 192

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

That, Avida says, gives his tool a leg up in terms of being more accessible to a wider audience. Instructors can also upload videos directly on the platform and stream them in high quality to students (as opposed to doing a screenshare, which can make videos appear choppy).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Teachers and principals also increasingly voice opposition to blocking social websites, noting that schools have an obligation to teach students how to use social media responsibly. How can we have an impact on developing digital citizenship skills?”. Librarians are not the only ones calling out censorship.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Facebook Education 143

Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Fill out the form below to get access to the toolkit designed to go with this podcast series. In this Google Sheet, you will see how the Dynamic Learning characteristics align with classroom strategies and a list of recommended Google tools to help you do it! How to Create Drag and Drop Activities with Google Slides.

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Google Secondary Data Tools 71

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

So the college is asking its future teachers to make online activity guides and videos for Home Works , a new distance learning program designed to help kids connect the curricula they usually learn in person at school or camp with what’s going on in their real lives—which right now mostly means being stuck at home.

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