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Small Changes, Huge Results

A Principal's Reflections

We had to give up a certain amount of control in order to successfully implement a bring-your-own-device program where students are granted access to the school''s wireless network during the day using their computing devices. cell phones) responsibly as a tool for learning in certain classes using free programs such as Poll Everywhere.

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Embracing Formative Assessments This School Year

The Web20Classroom

Now, as 1:1 and Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) are taking over our schools, it's becoming even easier to formatively assess what our students know and for our students to leave feedback as to what they need because of this ready access to technology. The students can respond via text message, website or even Twitter.

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Meeting the Needs of Your Students: UDL

WJU EdTech

Innovations and the increase in technology have helped increase accessibility of course content to students, an important factor of UDL. Allow students to engage with the instructor and with each other in a variety of ways ( Poll Everywhere , Socrative, student-lead discussions, Twitter, hands-on projects, etc.).

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Summer 2017 Learning Series-Embracing Formative Assessment

The Web20Classroom

These posts will take us through Twitter chats and how you can participate in real time or whenever you want. Poll Everywhere - This is another one of my favorites, simply because of the variety of uses and methods of submitting responses. The students can respond via text message, website or even Twitter.

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Testing Giving You The Blues? Get Creative with EdTech Formative Assessments

MSEDTechie

I wish my teachers had access to the digital tools and resources available in our classrooms today. We are living in a very unique and digital world, which is much different from the way our teachers accessed and shared information. I used to experience so much test anxiety. Now, Information is literally at our fingertips.

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Draw on Student Interests to Make the Common Core Work for You

Educator Innovator

Poll Everywhere ( [link] ) is a great digital tool that you can use to survey your students about anything, from fun, getting-to-know-you questions to provocative questions related to your subject matter. The problem was that I didn’t let my students teach me. Tap into digital literacy and civic education skills at the same time!