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How to Use Alexa Devices in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Friedlander talks about Amazon Alexa on Episode 447 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dr. Brian S. Empatico uses live video, file sharing, a partner classroom at least 300 miles (or 483 kilometers) away, and specially designed activities.

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Back to School with Choice Boards – SULS0121

Shake Up Learning

Optimize access to tools and assistive technology. . Digital choice boards allow for teachers to add links containing video or audio messages. For the youngest or even struggling students, utilizing video or audio clips rather than text descriptions. Video presentations are released each day of the conference week.

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Chromebook Accessibility Tools for ALL Learners – SULS0204

Shake Up Learning

Related: How to Create a Dynamic Reading Experience Chrome Accessibility Tutorial Videos Below is a YouTube playlist of 20 videos. She is passionate about professional development, technology integration, and building a strong culture in schools. Most of these are old, but the features remain the same–only better.)

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Flipgrid: The Go-To Remote Learning Tool – SULS080

Shake Up Learning

Watch this quick video to learn how! Flipgrid is a FREE, asynchronous video discussion platform that gives every student a voice. The educator posts a prompt in Flipgrid, and then students respond via video. good morning videos. exercise videos. flipgrid (Twitter). Let’s get back to basics!

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Wakelet

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

You could use it to collect digital artifacts -- URLs, pictures, YouTube videos, social media posts -- and you could sequence these items to create a narrative in order to share with others. The 49 second video below shows how this works. For several years, Storify was one of my favorite free "go to" edtech tools.

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Google Apps and Chromebooks for Special Education and Special Needs

Educational Technology Guy

Chromebooks and Google Apps are excellent assistive technology (AT) that help students with special needs access curriculum and information. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Chromebooks allow students to access curriculum while avoiding their triggers.

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Access Your Stuff with Parallels Access

Kathy Schrock

I connected my laptop and the iPad via ParallelsAccess, AirPlayed the iPad to my desktop, and was able to record the iPad playing a Flash video from the laptop using Reflector on the desktop. I provide Ed Tech and Assistive Technology support to students with disabilities. Email me or find me on Twitter @kathyschrock.