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NMHS Social Studies Teacher Brings Technology to Capitol Hill

A Principal's Reflections

For more information on this event check out the summary provided by ISTE. The event began with an introduction and panel discussion moderated by the Executive Director of Learning First Alliance, Cheryl Williams, who discussed the pertinent value of integrating technology into our 21 st century classrooms.

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Ideas and Tools to Give Everyone a Voice

A Principal's Reflections

Mentimeter – Move over Poll Everywhere. Mentimeter is a great tool that allows you to poll your audience in a variety of ways. You can even create a presentation that has multiple polls. There is really no excuse not to honor the voice of your respective audience, whether they are students or adults.

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Just Another Typical Day

A Principal's Reflections

He also had students use Poll Everywhere to check for understanding in the beginning of the lesson. Works of art and architecture, not unlike historical documents, biographies, or works of fiction, are a testament to particular cultures and historical events.

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Student Response in the Classroom

Hansen's Link to Tech

Google Forms : useful tool to help you create surveys, give student assessments, collect any type of information in a streamlined way. This student response system allows teachers to send out questions, prompts, and assessments to smartphones, laptops, or tablets.

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Here's what you missed at the MidWest Technology Conference 2014 #METC14

MSEDTechie

Have current events section to follow major news stories. Screencastomatic - Free online screencast Paul Bogush 15 assessments that don''t suck. Fake twitter feeds. Follow reputable news sources and journalists/reporters in the field. UJam Record your voice speaking or singing then pick a genre and it turns into a song.

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Tools Harvard Computer Science Students Use to Collaborate, Stay Organized

MindShift

Malan’s team also explicitly tries to make computer science fun by planning events that foster a sense of community. A side effect of holding these events is drumming up new interest,” Malan said. It also functions a little like a wedding registry for running an event — different people can agree to bring various items.

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