EdTechTeam

JANUARY 7, 2020

Tool #1: Google Drawings. One of my absolute favorite and most underrated Google tools (in my opinion) is Google Drawings. Google Drawings allows users to create collaborative, custom images and diagrams quite easily. Once you start manipulating in Google Drawings, you won’t be able to stop! Tool #2: Slides .

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

I found what they had to say about formative assessment and their use of technology inspiring, and have included their videos below. For example, I found this 2017 Google announcement to be truly awe inspiring: Google created a program, AlphaZero , provided it no knowledge except the rules of chess, and let it play only against itself.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 25, 2015

Welcome to post number two in a series devoted to formative learning (assessment). I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Part 2: Over 35 Formative Assessment Tools To Enhance Formative Learning Opportunities. Check out my Booking Page.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. 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. Check out my Booking Page .

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

Vicki: So it’s a Google Doc, and they can make a copy of the doc, review it read only, right? Then I actually have Google Classroom, which is where I put it so it’s a little bit easier for them to access. Vicki: So when they do these activities, are they turning them back in, in Google Classroom? Laura: Yes. How does that work?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam is a web-based tool that lets you customize assessments with multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and more. Idea #4: Google Expeditions. Leslie: My fourth one is Google Expeditions. Vicki: So give me an example of a Google Expedition you love. Vicki: Cool. OK, what else?

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2015

research projects Google Docs has built in search - do research as you work: In Google Docs, there is a research pane where you can do a Google search directly from Google Docs collaboration - Google Apps is all about collaboration. Google Apps and Chromebooks Web App Recommendations - a whole lot!

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam is a web-based tool that lets you customize assessments with multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and more. People are really getting excited, Christine, about using Google Apps for Education with really young kids. But their first activity is usually either in Google Slide or Google Drawing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Matthew: Well, the tribe is an affinity group — which is by definition a group of people that come together because they have an affinity or a like of something. So this work stems from my dissertation research which was an ethnography. They use Google Classroom, or Schoology. So they’re always constantly assessing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

We were trying out Google Expedition with a full classroom kit. Within the virtual environment, you get you learning, you get your assessment, you get your experience. Enrique: Yeah, you definitely want to keep them seated. Vicki: Help me understand the differences between web VR experiences and like, Google Expedition.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

In regard to Creativity, check out my last post, which covers facilitating and assessing Creativity in the classroom. Over 40 STEAM Resources… Creative Thinking, STEM, and PBL at FETC 2020. It actually is quite obvious that the Arts should be included in STEM education. The next concept involves “getting real about STEM.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. And that’s definitely not the case. You know, the same projects work for everybody.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

The definition of asynchronous learning helps us understand the need for asynchronous access to this content, especially when this access is not through a dated university learning management system, but something more authentic to the student, maybe even accessed on their own mobile devices. Open Curriculum. Use of data analytics.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. We use Google Classroom a lot. We use Google Hangouts. It’s definitely a work in progress. Vicki: Yes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Aimed at school-age children, categories include, earth, animals, STEM, family, create and play, know and learn, technology, and more.

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Tech Helpful

MAY 25, 2017

Yesterday morning before heading to the Tennessee STEM Innovation Summit that I am currently attending, I sat in on a meeting where we announced to our middle school that we were going to pilot the LMS Canvas for next year. One of the questions that was asked was "Why not Google Classroom?" That is definitely no lie.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

But during that same fifteen-year period, we also witnessed the birth and growth of highly influential firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Tencent and Alibaba. Our system was user friendly, allowing educators to see student grades, benchmark assessments and progress against standards on student dashboards.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Ten years ago two Colorado chemistry teachers unleashed a brash concept on a K-12 landscape where few questioned the age-old formula of lecture, homework, assess, repeat. Or maybe it stemmed from the fact that anyone could get the gist of the teaching idea in the time it takes to rattle off a sound bite.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

That’s diving into STEM a little bit – you know Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics – so rather than getting kind of… You know, sometimes you see these STEM activities. I’m going off on a little bit of a tangent here, but sometimes when you see those STEM activities, it’s like STEM in a box, right?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

ThinkCERCA is definitely not the first U.S. a good number of edtech products, such as Google Classroom and Edmodo, are designed exclusively for in-school use, and cannot survive without a B2B market. A year later, this project has grown steadily with over 300 Chinese students enrolled in the joint program. In the U.S., In the U.S.,

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2019

You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen. There's definitely a focus on wanting students to engage in the process of science. It leads to a shift to focus on content knowledge because it’s easy to assess.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Here’s how you do it: Open your word processing program (MS Word, Google Docs, or another). Add color by highlighting the letters, numbers, and symbols typed over the parts you’d like colored (such as the stem of a pumpkin or the bow on Christmas bells in the linked samples above). That leaves just your typing.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. There really is a definite change in the lesson that may have started with an analog foundation.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Think back to an assessment you took in your elementary years. The assessments you took were not that memorable; you probably didn’t have a lasting connection and there was absolutely no impact on you as a learner whatsoever. So why can’t we do that in a class that [only] allows for traditional assessments? Let’s embrace that!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Here’s how you do it: Open your word processing program (MS Word, Google Docs, or another). Add color by highlighting the letters, numbers, and symbols typed over the parts you’d like colored (such as the stem of a pumpkin or the bow on Christmas bells in the linked samples above). That leaves just your typing.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

If you do a Google image search for “classroom,” you’ll mostly see one familiar scene: rows or groups of desks , with a spot at the front of the room for the teacher. One teacher, many students: It’s basically the definition of school as we know it, going back to the earliest days of the Republic.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Wednesday, April 9th at 4pm Thinking Scientifically: Video and Formative Assessment with POPstar Robert Miller , POPstar Robert Miller - an award-winning 5th-grade teacher - hosts this interactive workshop covering inquiry-based science curriculum; the creative use of video; and one of his favorite resources, NSTA’s Formative Assessment Probes.

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2018

The metaphor stems from the way Netflix “learns” about your viewing preferences based on what you watch, and is then able to recommend shows and movies you’re likely to enjoy (and may not otherwise discover) based on others with similar viewing patterns. By definition, data is backward looking. By definition, data is backward looking.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Looking for new ways to review learning, discuss questions, formatively assess, and be more playful with learning? These games enforce academic learning because they are a method of formative assessment that is not a paper quiz. No matter the age of students or context you teach, there should be something here for you!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 17, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I plan on providing sessions that integrate PBL with STEM, Makers, Differentiated Instruction, Inquiry, Deeper Learning, and Technology Integration. tools Write with Me or Google Forms. Hope to see you there!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Here’s how you do it: Open your word processing program (MS Word, Google Docs, or another). Add color by highlighting the letters, numbers, and symbols typed over the parts you’d like colored (such as the stem of a pumpkin or the bow on Christmas bells in the linked samples above). That leaves just your typing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Here’s how you do it: Open your word processing program (MS Word, Google Docs, or another). Add color by highlighting the letters, numbers, and symbols typed over the parts you’d like colored (such as the stem of a pumpkin or the bow on Christmas bells in the linked samples above). That leaves just your typing.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

It includes a variety of assessments, multiple-choice and claim-evidence-reasoning assessments, along with extensive support for teachers such as embedded professional development and instructional resources to support a differentiated learning experience for each student. to streamline workflows for assessment and data analysis.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 2, 2022

Firstly, you need to create a teacher or student account, either via email or through Google or Microsoft. (I I would recommend students use Google, to minimize remembering yet another username/password as well as to expedite Google integration.) How does it work? An Activity is the much more robust and customizable option.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Because “adopting OER” must by definition mean something else to Stephen, I can understand why he feels like there is no evidence for such a claim. There are several benefits, and by definition all benefits are beneficial. (I Yes, there is definitely work that needs doing here, and yes, I intend to continue doing it.

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Tech Helpful

JUNE 22, 2019

In this case, I'm talking about adults but it definitely transfers over to our students seven-fold! He took a platform that students use every day and assessed their learning based on a current fad in society- memes. She has the face to face communication skills that don't necessarily fit with the stereotypical STEM field.

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TeacherCast

MAY 8, 2019

When “Professional Podcasters” get together and talk about podcasting, they have an extremely strict definition that has rung true for just over a decade. When educators get together and use the term podcast, they have a radically different definition from those outside the classroom. February: Google for Education.

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