Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

I cannot count the number of times I was stuck with a lesson, and another teacher teaching the same content would post a Google presentation or file for any teacher to utilize. A challenging exercise for students using the hashtag concept is to develop a relevant hashtag for a particular event or lesson concept. What a great resource.

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Twitter Social Media Classroom Digital Citizenship 338

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The first ‘lite’ option that most educators think of is Google Classroom. You will find yourself most comfortable in the Google Classroom environment if the tools you use are aligned with Google Drive, your browser of choice is Chrome, and your digital device is a Chromebook.

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Moodle Google Classroom LMS 157

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The program adapts to the student’s learning pace as they progress and can provide enrichment exercises enabling students to move ahead of the class for concepts simple to them. Assess learning –today’s favorite is gameshow webtools such as Kahoot and Quizizz. Whatever you choose, it must be completed in 3-5 minutes.

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Game-Based Learning Learning Common Core Digital Citizenship 346

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2019

The post How to Choose a Digital Assessment Strategy – SULS010 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. But just because you like the activity doesn’t mean that it will assess the skills you NEED to assess. But just because you like the activity doesn’t mean that it will assess the skills you NEED to assess.

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Assessment Strategy How To Google 66

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Whether it’s a group of retirees who cluster in the back of your corner coffee shop or the so-called Ponzi schemes of MFA programs like the famed Iowa Writers’ Workshop, assessment comes in the form of peer feedback—marginalia and discussion. As the educators I spoke with lamented, “the product is so hard to assess.” Use technology?

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Assessment EdTech Exercises Microsoft 89

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

When choosing your content creation tool, the ultimate goal is to design engaging, interactive exercises that expand and augment student learning while allowing teachers to swiftly access data and provide timely, insightful feedback. This allows teachers to review and return students' work inside the LMS, where their grades also are synced.

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LMS Moodle Schoology Libraries 154

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2017

Provide homework via a screencast or a Google Hangout and then do a project using the skill during class time. . If a student doesn’t like a project, let them come up with their own –as long as it satisfies the goals of the exercise. Assess knowledge, but remember: Assessment isn’t static —nor is it ‘bad’. Be creative.

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Differentiated Instruction BYOD Common Core Digital Citizenship 157

EdTech4Beginners

MAY 23, 2016

It was a great exercise and allowed the students to review and assess themselves and their peers. In addition, the recordings can be shared on a class management tool such as Google Classroom – all the children can listen to each others if they wish. * Was your speech exciting? What were your weaknesses?

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Video Exercises iPad EdTech 190

Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2021

It can be a useful exercise. This approach necessarily involved falling back on tried and true pedagogical best practices that have guided my teaching practice throughout my career while also using innovative educational technology and creative problem solving to assess and address the needs of the moment.

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Assessment Meeting Exercises Professional Learning 211

My Island View

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

Google found this out the hard way with the first public demonstration of its AI, which did not fare as well as Google had hoped. I probably could have resubmitted it to make corrections, or even tone down the high praise, but I thought for the purpose of the exercise this result was fine. I have been using an App called ChatAI.

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Gamification Analysis Social Media Exercises 98

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

MyBuddy, an artificial intelligence-powered English tutoring app, features a friendly robot that guides children through speaking exercises. Currently, MyBuddy offers vocabulary, pronunciation and reading comprehension exercises tailored for English language learners ages 4 to 12. will become the brand for the combined entity.

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Robotics Company Exercises Data 130

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

PORTLAND, Oregon – (September 21, 2018) Learning.com, a leader in providing digital literacy solutions for grades K-8, announced today that it joined the Google for Education Technology Partner Program.

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Google Technology Digital Citizenship Education 41

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Lesson material consists of short videos, text, and practice exercises, or challenges. Student engagement in answering questions or testing their knowledge with challenges helps teachers assess the student’s student progress. Google Drive. A teacher and learners can store and play videos on Google Drive.

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Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Platforms like Google Classroom or Canvas streamline administrative tasks by allowing teachers to organize resources, distribute assignments, and provide feedback efficiently. These apps provide interactive lessons, quizzes, and exercises, catering to diverse learning styles.

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Examples Technology Tools Khan Academy 52

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Instructors say it’s tough to teach and assess motor skills, like catching and kicking, online. Meanwhile, public health experts say kids need exercise more than ever. “PE Compounding these issues, many students around the country live in crowded apartments or in neighborhoods where it’s not safe to exercise outside.

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Exercises Elementary Guidelines Report 144

Digital Promise

JULY 2, 2018

But their close reading of the very sources they were tasked to interrogate did little to advance their credibility assessment. Fact-checkers took more time than historians and students to sort through search results and, though slower to reach their conclusions, were the most selective and most accurate in assessing the integrity of sources.

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Exercises Guidelines Assessment Study 166

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. In school subscriptions, quizzes are available to assess student basic comprehension skills. Books can be read online or via iOS, Android, Google Play, and Amazon.

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Libraries Mobility eBook Tablets 386

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2018

Trying to change that image is what has driven many teachers to online sites but these too often teach in an automated, undifferentiated way — logon, do exercises, repeat — that bores some and doesn’t work for others. Here are some of the methods I mix up in my classes: Finger Exercises (unplugged learning).

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Exercises Digital Citizenship Blended Learning Report 157

techlearning

APRIL 23, 2018

. – April 23, 2018 –Learning.com today announced its digital literacy curriculum and content for grades K-8 will be completely integrated with Google Classroom and other learning platforms. The integration with Google Classroom makes Learning.com’s content simpler to assign to students, thus making it more accessible to our students.”

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Google Classroom Online Assessments Exercises 40

A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 17, 2017

To help achieve an ROI we increased the number of formal observations and evaluations, collected learning artifacts (lesson plans, assessments, student work, etc.) They have also been completing job-embedded tasks after these sessions and completed a reflective questionnaire as part of ICLE’s Digital Practice Assessment (DPA) process.

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Learning Outcomes Assessment Advocacy 206

The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 26, 2023

Here are just a few samplings of ways teachers have used Open Sorts across content areas: Google Draw Categorizing Template Rank & Justify The final layer of this work is Rank and Justify. Leverage the Rank & Justify exercise into a class debate. Challenge students to use the vocabulary in their category title.

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Strategy Groups Assessment Exercises 84

edWeb.net

AUGUST 13, 2018

Meanwhile, Edulastic provides an easy way to create formative assessments and analyze data. Take this exercise to the next level in a foreign language class by having students respond in a different language. Edulastic allows teachers to give formative assessments and disaggregate the data.

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Assessment Tools Classroom Data 40

A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2012

I think educational leaders (I have been making my voice heard in a few venues, most recently this morning) need to begin to challenge these assessments due to the issues of inequality for all children. When will the powers that be consider the best way to assess learning of content? None of that can be assessed on a standardized test!

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Education Assessment Industry Exercises 292

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The interactive exercises and instructional videos make learning dynamic and accessible. It’s a fantastic tool for formative assessment and for encouraging active participation in the classroom. Google Keep This is a simple yet effective note-taking app that integrates well with other Google services.

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iPad Khan Academy Video Accessibility 112

Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2017

As part of the Literacy Initiative, teachers piloted creation and exploration apps, as well as both Hapara and Google Classroom to refine their workflow processes. Impacting family literacy, with a focus on addressing the digital divide through digital literacy and ready access. Real change requires supportive professional development.

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Digital Divide Technology Hapara Training 222

The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 10, 2024

To batch this task, I have put all of my daily needed websites into one folder titled Morning: Pandora, GoNoodle, Google Classroom, Google Drive, Planbook. So students would not see confidential information, I have a bookmarks folder for instructional items and another for my school email, Google Drive, and Class Dojo.

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Meeting Google Instructional Materials Resources 64

EdTech4Beginners

OCTOBER 27, 2021

In this way, they can easily store information for research projects, carry out brainstorming exercises, and even upload and store their own portfolios. Socratic by Google : Socratic is a Google app that acts as a digital tutor for high school and university students.

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Khan Academy Resources Technology Classroom 113

EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. Assessors score candidate responses to portfolio or assessment center exercises and are trained to look for evidence of a candidate’s practice through the lens of the National Board standards.

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Pearson Company Assessment Exercises 260

EdTechTeacher

MAY 5, 2016

A few weeks ago, Google Classroom issued a new update: posting a question. This reminded me that Google Classroom has come a long way since its original release. While it’s still a great place to assign and collect homework, Google Classroom has become far more robust in the last year. This post first appeared on Daily Genius.

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Google Classroom Exercises Examples 60

Neo LMS

APRIL 21, 2020

In an attempt to organize online synchronous classes many teachers turn to various online tools, such as Skype, Zoom, Google Hangouts, Microsoft Teams, etc. What’s more, a teacher can adapt their method on the fly, as they can assess the engagement of each student and see what works and what doesn’t.

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LMS Online Learning Strategy EdTech 307

eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Instructors can assess students’ understanding in real-time, providing clarification, guidance, and encouragement as needed. Furthermore, hands-on activities such as simulations, role-playing exercises, and interactive demonstrations offer students opportunities to apply theoretical knowledge in practical contexts.

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Classroom Learning Online Learning Exercises 52

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Still, the discussions, exercises, games, homework, and writing that we do in my classes seldom make sense or work well with students who are not prepared by the outside, online readings and viewings. A second equally key benefit is that an early assessment tells the instructor what the students already know and do not know.

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Flipped Classroom Google Exercises Assessment 40

Edsurge

MAY 1, 2020

Immediately everybody’s mind goes to uploading chapters of the textbook and worksheets to Google Classroom. For example, if you are trying to assess student learning online, a teacher who does not have experience teaching online might revert to using multiple choice tests or uploading worksheets. Or what about digital recess?

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Online Learning Strategy Khan Academy Learning 218

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

On-Device Quiz and Assessment. While Typeform is not a dedicated assessment platform, it is the perfect place to put together a short quiz, test or poll. Connect to Google Spreadsheet. An excellent exercise in both storytelling and logical thinking. Connect your typeform to a Google Spreadsheet. A Quick Look.

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Assessment Survey Mobility Social Media 40

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 15, 2023

Here are a few suggestions: Learning Management Systems (LMS): LMS platforms like Google Classroom, Moodle, or Canvas are a teacher’s best friend. Collaborative Cloud Tools: Tools like Google Workspace and Microsoft Office 365 enable collaboration on documents, presentations, and spreadsheets.

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LMS Moodle Microsoft Software 137

EdNews Daily

JUNE 3, 2017

Assessing for National Board is a great professional development opportunity, and an invaluable part of the National Board Certification process. Assessors score candidate responses to portfolio or assessment center exercises and are trained to look for evidence of a candidate’s practice through the lens of the National Board standards.

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Company Pearson Assessment Exercises 214

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

The product will enable teachers of all subject areas to create and share digital assignments that correlate to Khan Academy videos and other materials, including more than 60,000 Common Core-aligned lessons and interactive exercises. Teachers will be able to use the Khan Academy classroom tool without Google, too.)

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Khan Academy Tools Common Core Exercises 161