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Programming sun and rain: Students run an indoor farm at school by computer or mobile app

The Hechinger Report

Students monitor and control it all, on site or with a mobile app. Using a wall-mounted keyboard or a mobile app, the student farmers can monitor their crops, tweak the climate, make it rain and schedule every ultraviolet sunrise. Students monitor and control it all, on site or with a mobile app. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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What Does the Research Say About School Communications?

edWeb.net

Although 69% of parents said they always or often use Facebook, while only 12% said they never do, this doesn’t mean they believe it’s an effective communications tool. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. This broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net and sponsored by Blackboard. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Snapchat, Instagram, YouTube, Oh My! 4 Tools for Picting in the Classroom

Edsurge

Picting by the Numbers Snapchat, a mobile app that allows users to capture video and pictures that disappear after a few seconds, has over 173 million daily users and the average number of Snaps per day hovers around 2.5 As Kayla Delzer says in a recent EdSurge article , “social media is happening—with or without you.”

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Time-Saving Tips and Tools for Teachers (Part 2) – SULS0136

Shake Up Learning

You will learn tips and tools to help you save clicks, paper, grading time, and frustration. Based on conversations happening in the Shake Up Learning Facebook group, teachers shared some of their best time-saving tips and tools. Listen to this article. . There are several ways to use mobile phones for scanning.

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10 Google Tips for Remote Learning

Shake Up Learning

In this episode and post, I’m going to show you 10 Google Tips for Remote Learning. Listen to this article. . Watch this quick video to learn how! 7 Google Classroom Tip: Call on a Random Student (mobile). The Google Classroom mobile app has a few features that you won’t find on the desktop version.

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16 Curation Tools for Teachers and Students

Shake Up Learning

So I decided to pose this question to the Shake Up Learning Facebook Group a few weeks ago, and below are the suggested resources from other teachers just like you. It’s perfect for keeping up with blog posts, news articles, and updates. Pocket is a great way to save resources to read later. Livebinders. Google Drive.

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Distracted From School or Learning?

The Principal of Change

In my last post , I shared an article regarding a Michigan High School that recently banned mobile devices from their classrooms. Here was one of my comments: These articles used to really bother me, but what I have learned is that I never know the whole story. There is always more to any article or tweet you read online.