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4 Amazing Google Tools to Help You Engage Your Students

EdTechTeam

Only the student’s work will end up on the Drawing itself, and this means that if the student embeds or downloads this Drawing to use somewhere like an eportfolio, etc., The Pear Deck Add-On allows you to instantly transform your previously passive Google Slides presentation into a valuable formative assessment or interactive presentation.

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Testing and the future of education: Anya Kamenetz on Future Trends Forum #6

Bryan Alexander

Now, data-driven testing is enormous and growing, which gives rise to important questions: who owns testing data? what happens to user privacy and data? The tool gathers data down to the level of a student’s individual private browsing and search history, both on school premises and elsewhere – i.e., at home.

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5 Tips for Using Google Apps to Go Paperless

Gaggle Speaks

Forms can also help administer assessments or gauge student or staff interest on a particular topic. Use Drive as a document repository and to gather data from Forms. Sites can also be a great place to manage student ePortfolios. Record in-person professional development and make videos available for teachers to watch later.

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Who’s Playing Matchmaker Between Students and Employers?

Edsurge

Because these are all private companies, data isn’t readily available on their size—let alone number of students, colleges or employers using their services. Competency Identification—new entrants that surface competencies via microcredentials, ePortfolios and competency-based assessments. Here’s a quick explanation.

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The Changing Role Of The Teacher In Personalized Learning Environment

TeachThought - Learn better.

ePortfolios : Creating an electronic continuum of work that captures student performance on traditional types of assessments, as well as evidence of project-based learning, and the development of 21st century skills. Holding vendors accountable for the teaching and learning outcomes they promote.

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Three GREAT (and Free) Virtual Conferences Where You Can Attend, Present, or Volunteer!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Subject strands include changes in the classroom (social media, 1:1 computing, "flipped classrooms," digital literacy, maker spaces, gaming, open educational resources, digital textbooks), in student learning (individualized learning, student-directed learning, "hacking" education, personal success plans, ePortfolios, and building a digital presence), (..)

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A Day in the Life: Google Apps for Teachers

EdTechSandyK

Science Experiments - Use Google Form to collect data. Several groups can contribute data to the same spreadsheet. Can then publish data to the web for review or extended learning. Insert a Google Gadget - Ex: Motion Graph. google google academy google apps tcea tcea 2011'

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