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How ‘Climate Anxiety’ Affects Students — and What We Can Do About It

Edsurge

The trigger warning is buttressed by a more hopeful message accentuated in green: “& TIPS on how to deal with that.” Additionally, sustainability-minded architects encourage schools to include in their designs dashboard displays that show students how much energy or water is used in the building.

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Technology Resources For Early Childhood Learning

The Web20Classroom

Tiggly are manipulatives used in conjunction with apps for the iPad. Early Learning Network -Part of my advocacy work revolves around helping educators discover the power of connected professional learning. So in my spare time I am always on the hunt for ways to support her as a learner.

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TCEA 2011 Legislative Update Advocacy Panel

EdTechSandyK

Shakespeare is free if you have an iPad. SBOE needs to determine the WHAT, educators need to decide HOW to deliver it. The killer app that moved home technology adoption from less than 50% to over 75% in the 90''s was email. came about as a result. The killer app in public schools will be digital textbooks. What device? Side note: leg.

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Buncee is headed to FETC19

Buncee

Learn how to engage students and increase learning outcomes through student collaboration and peer feedback. Learn how to do assignments in Language Arts, Science, Religion and Math. You will have a chance to work on your brand and advocacy efforts too! We will show you how to integrate some primary-friendly apps with Seesaw.

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5 Free Summer Professional Development Resources from ASCD

The 21st Century Principal

ASCD’s policy page —This one-stop shop for educators interested in advocacy and education policy offers tips on how to get informed, get involved, and make a difference. Funded by a grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the tool was developed for U.S.

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Stick Around: The Spectrum of Repurposing

SpeechTechie

Though it might seem strangely dairy-specific, in the shots below I am showing how to set up a puzzle that could be used for life skills and executive functioning ( "feature teaching" ala Sarah Ward ). One of the best features of Stick Around is that puzzles you create can be shared with others who have the app. So, what are your thoughts?

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For ed-tech success, why schools use technology is just as important as how

The Hechinger Report

But when it comes to selecting ed-tech products or figuring out how to use them in the classroom, they could still learn something from the successful partnership between Leadership Public Schools (LPS), a charter network that serves the San Francisco Bay area, and Gooru , an ed-tech nonprofit.