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OCTOBER 23, 2020

EdPuzzle, now used in half of American schools, allows teachers to crop and format existing videos, add text, their voice, and questions, as well as other options that will enhance the usefulness of videos as teaching and assessment tools. From Flipped Classroom Tutorials, here’s a quick video on using Edpuzzle in class.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 26, 2018

If a problem seems confusing or the application of a concept seems blurred, a student can get prompt assistance in a flipped classroom. The resources provided as a part of flipped learning can mostly be paused and replayed. Flipped classrooms overcome this issue with efficiency. Wait, I need a break. I got this.

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JULY 21, 2015

Sessions were run like a flipped classroom where attendees accessed daily topics, read/watched materials, tested their knowledge, and experimented with projects. They chatted with colleagues on discussion boards, blogs, and Twitter. How to create professional blogs. How to embed materials into digital portfolios.

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JULY 27, 2015

It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. They shared with colleagues on discussion boards, blogs, Tweets. Check out these class blogs: Mrs. Maddox’s Classroom. Failed and tried again. Asked questions. A Time of Stretching.

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MAY 26, 2017

Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods. Students start with an assessment to determine where they are in their math learning and move forward from there. Digital books are aligned with state standards and Common Core. Student blogs.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

With the not-so-recent addition of audio and video files (easily embedded from sites like Instagram and Periscope ), educators can easily use it as a student-friendly approach to everything from assessment to sharing notes. Before unpacking Twitter in your classroom, here are a few guidelines: Clear its use with your administration.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 19, 2015

How can you use it in your classroom: Great way to quiet down a noisy group, calm students during stressful quiz times, and shake up student attitudes. In a world where mashed lesson plans and flipped classrooms are becoming de rigeur, Frolyc stands out. It helps that the creators provide video assistance every step of the way.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2017

Creating videos in the classroom or as a homework assignment allows students to challenge their creative side through writing a script and selecting visuals to represent their text. Dear Otto: How do I assess a project like Movie Maker? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Make sure you include a lesson on Digital Citizenship which can be put online using free resources at Common Sense Media. You may even want to include some of those PBLWorks Rubrics as part of a digital discussion, exit tick, or self-assessment. Sometimes it is great to give them a choice.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

At the same time, we must remember to connect to the content standards while facilitating and assessing 21st century skills. I also see a need to provide students appropriate lessons on proper digital citizenship. Also remember to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at mjgormans.

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TeacherCast

MAY 31, 2019

Students can learn about Digital Citizenship by creating conversations, or reply to other Synths. This is a great feature for creating classroom discussions. What is the benefit of using Synth in the classroom? 2) Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments. 2) Digital Citizen.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

Common Sense team members and certified educators presented on a range of practical and engaging ways to use specific technology tools for learning as well as our latest and greatest digital citizenship offerings. . DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Digital Passport: Digital Safety for Elementary School Kids .

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Bottom line: As a flipped-classroom or student-creation tool, this tool offers lots of opportunities for use, but teachers will need to be creative if they want students to engage. Target skills and differentiate with dynamic practice and assessments. Useful, adaptive tool for assessing, tracking reading ability.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Vote and possibly win $4000 of technology from CDW – I recently supplied CDW a list of products that I thought would be great for a Podcasting/Webinar Production/Flip Classroom Studio. In an online discussion students find that their ideas are valuable and enjoy seeing this alternative assessment to affirm this.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place? A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Crop, customize, and remix online video content with interactive tool Bottom line: As a flipped-classroom or student-creation tool, this tool offers lots of opportunities for use, but teachers will need to be creative if they want students to engage. Unlimited Books for Kids. Khan Academy. TIME for Kids.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Crop, customize, and remix online video content with interactive tool Bottom line: As a flipped-classroom or student-creation tool, this tool offers lots of opportunities for use, but teachers will need to be creative if they want students to engage. Unlimited Books for Kids. Khan Academy. TIME for Kids.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 9, 2016

Always be certain to facilitate and model proper digital citizenship. Enjoy all the possibilities that web technology can bring to the classroom. Thanks for joining me on this wonderful journey of 21st century digital citizenship resources. Best of learning to all of you in 2016! I enjoy learning from all of you.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 29, 2015

This suggests that video consumption would more readily transfer to video production, or even video as a means of assessment. Similarly, the reading of a text naturally transitions to text production and text-based assessment–or so some research suggests. Metric Analysis (e.g., Analyze idea organization of video.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

Tell a Friend / Colleague The conference is open to ALL, so please tweet, blog, email, or shout at your friends and colleagues to let them know about us. Rod Federwisch & Karen Goss Assessing and Developing Modern Language Fluency For Global Communication - Harry Tuttle, Ed.D. We have some great new features this year!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Vote and possibly win $4000 of technology from CDW – I recently supplied CDW a list of products that I thought would be great for a Podcasting/Webinar Production/Flip Classroom Studio. Kidblog – A great way to get those younger students blogging in a teacher monitored and controlled environment. Opportunities.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 26, 2015

A quick look at the Future Ready Schools framework reveals seven major areas of concern that are framed by leadership: 1) Budget and Resources, 2) Use of Time, 3) Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment, 4) Technology and Hardware, 5) Data and Privacy, 6) Community Partnerships, and 7) Professional Learning. August 20, 3 p.m.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

These nicely replace the quick formative assessments that are currently so popular (and time-consuming) in classes. in a flipped classroom to upload texts, articles, and multimedia resources. Teachers can add ‘knowledge checks’ within assignments to confirm that students understand what they’re reading.

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MARCH 11, 2016

Here are the top 22 digital tools your colleagues are using in their classrooms: annotation tool. digital devices. digital note-taking. digital portfolios. flipped classroom. If you aren’t using blogs by Middle School, the only question is: Why not? Digital Note-taking. journaling.

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JUNE 13, 2016

Topics attendees will learn by doing include: Blogging—to reflect, collaborate with classmates, share perspectives during class, complete assessments in some cases. a Tagxedo or Voki) into their blogs, as well as screencasts and screenshots where these are appropriate. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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JUNE 12, 2015

Topics attendees will learn by doing include: Blogging—to reflect, collaborate with classmates, share perspectives during class, complete assessments in some cases. a Tagxedo or Voki) into their blogs, as well as screencasts and screenshots where these are appropriate. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

As the 21st century learning movement expands internationally, we’re seeing an abundance of frameworks, assessments, and semantic labels as different organizations put their spin on what’s worth knowing. She leverages social media and blogging to reflect on what works and shares her insights with colleagues.

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APRIL 6, 2015

This wide variety of games and assessments allow for differentiation in learning styles and is helpful for children who do better with alternative methods. I love that I can offer unique word lists that are easily accessed, studied, and assessed in a fun gamified way. Educational Applications.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. All three are outstanding (and free), but perhaps the most immediately useful to readers of this blog is Civic Online Reasoning or COR. Beyond the Bubble History Assessments. What’s the evidence?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Sugata Mitra 2:00pm Creativity with Kids - Using Online Tools - Michelle Worgan Ensuring that an educational technology project succeeds- Terry Freedman Leveraging Mobile Devices to Develop Autonomy in Reluctant Learners - Rafranz Davis Rethinking the Importance of Digital Citizenship at Your School - Holly Clark The Power of Educational Infographics (..)

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