Graphite Blog

APRIL 13, 2020

Platforms: iPad, Web Grades: 3–12 See full privacy evaluation. Clever animated videos, activities, and games for elementary and middle school Price: Free through the end of the 2019-2020 school year due to the coronavirus pandemic Platforms: Web Grades: K–3 (BrainPop Jr.) Book Creator. BrainPop and BrainPop Jr. ThinkCERCA.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 27, 2017

There are several reasons why Kids Discover Online is a fantastic website for middle and elementary science, history, and ELA teachers: Students can visually explore curated topics, finding connections in a safe space. After students read, they can take a quick assessment about the topic. All opinions are my own.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

So why shouldn’t students create videos when constructing knowledge for formative or summative assessments? That’s right out of Common Core writing standards. Students see so many slideshows in their classes, they no longer include the wow factor felt in elementary school. Wideo –create videos online.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” This year, she had to backtrack — all the way to the letter “H.”. This story also appeared in USA Today. “Do

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Because MobyMax is based on the Common Core, you can analyze data based on standards, student, class, school, or even district. At Anastasis , we are a 1-1 iPad setting, this works really well for us, but we also have a population where we can request a device in a BYOD situation. The MobyMax tablet is $69!! Really happy!

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Create Multimedia eBooks in a 1 iPad Classroom by Wesley Fryer Enhanced eBooks on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches can include audio, video, and interactive animations in addition to digital text, images and links. However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)?

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 24, 2017

With the Common Core State Standards launching in 2009 and textbook publishers having to recreate their curriculums, many districts were left with their teachers having to come up with their own curriculum that met the new state standards. Ann-Marie Skaggs has been teaching elementary school in the San Francisco Bay Area since 2005.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Jon’s core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design. The kids come in, I say, get out your phones, or get out your Chromebooks or your iPads; boom, we’re going to do the test. Jon Corippo. What grade? Any grade, realistically.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck. Global classroom projects: icollaboratory, Kidlink: lower elementary, Flat connections: [link] , Hello little world skypers: Skype projects World Read Aloud Day is march 5th!!! Puzzle Kidz is a nice iPad app for creating jigsaw puzzles for kids.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

Socrative from MasteryConnect : This has been a go-to for teachers for years because of its simple interface that allows teachers to create assessments in advance or on-the-fly. From upper elementary to 12th grade, students are unable to resist standing up, moving around the room, and even cheering at the results.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. When they have an audience, when it’s an actual book they can open on their iPad or they can print a PDF, it’s just such a powerful piece to have in your portfolio. But I try not to do that. Jacqui: Yes! Vicki: Awesome.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

They search based on subject matter, video topic, Common Core or state standard, or simply browse a list of videos. How Stuff Works Free How Stuff Works, available on the web, iPads, and Android, is an award-winning source of unbiased, reliable, easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Oncore - A free to use iPad app for teachers that acts like an all-in-one Learning Management System, where educators can assess students, take attendance, communicate w/ parents, and much more. Ignite Teaching - An excellent free iPad app for Project Based Learning through collaborative digital presentations/projects.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Mortenson Creating a 24/7 Professional Development Model by Josh Allen Creating a Library Website to Support Information Literacy Needs by Luann Edwards Creating ePortfolios using Weebly by Valerie R. by Sandra Bassendowski If It''s Not Free, It''s Not For Me!

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wwwatanabe

JANUARY 31, 2013

How does a teacher start to use iPads in the classroom? While Part 1 focuses on the hardware basics, Part 2 focuses on iPad integration in the classroom. iPad management When I think about introducing a class to something new, I recall the lesson learned in my first year of teaching when I handed out geoboards for the first time.

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MindShift

MARCH 10, 2016

One of the standards for mathematical practice in the Common Core is to “ construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. The iPad app presents an observer with a seating chart of the classroom, with the option to add names of students. But a transformation is not impossible.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

They can search based on subject matter, video topic, Common Core or state standard, or simply browse a list of videos. How Stuff Works, available on the web, iPads, and Android, is an award-winning source of unbiased, reliable, easy-to-understand explanations of how the world actually works. How Stuff Works.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2018

We’ve seen the market fluctuate dramatically, as early iPad-dominated classrooms gave way to the rise of Google. The boom and bust of Common Core standards have left their mark, just as new concerns over media literacy and privacy are doing currently.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES AQUIRES MOTION MATH ( www.curriculumassociates.com ) & ( motionmathgames.com ) Curriculum Associates has acquired Motion Math to further help elementary students improve their math fluency and number sense in key conceptual areas. These solutions will be offered to school librarians in the U.S.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 21, 2016

You can filter through collections by grade level, Lexile level, theme, genre, literary device, and even Common Core State Standards addressed. Price: Free; Platform: iPad; Grades: Pre-K–K. Zearn has two big strengths that set it apart from other elementary digital math curricula. The first is excellent scaffolding.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

In part, their struggles are a result of controversies surrounding the Common Core State Standards, which were supposed to streamline and procurement the development of curriculum and assessment. According to Edsurge , changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will soon be another “ win for ed-tech vendors.”

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