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Need a Substitute Teacher? Try an ELF Instead

Edsurge

This year, at Lexington High School (LHS) when teachers are absent, an “ELF” now greets students in a collaborative learning space. Our “ELF” is an Electronic Learning Facilitator. The ELF empowers students to set the pace and path of their own learning.

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How Technology Helps with Classroom Management

Shake Up Learning

Depending on your perspective, from the wildly optimistic to the mildly cynical, classroom management can be anything from a collaborative learning arrangement to stopping trouble before it can start – meaning you have to keep rival students away from each other. .

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Teaching with Jamboard – SULS0112

Shake Up Learning

In this episode, I’m chatting with Kim Mattina, Shake Up Learning Trainer , podcaster, and co-author of Teaching with Jamboard. Kim shares some awesome ideas for using Jamboard to engage students in the 4 c’s and many collaborative learning activities. Tip: Download the Jamboard app for the iPad !).

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Come for the computers, stay for the books

The Hechinger Report

Chun’s district is at the forefront of a national movement to turn K-12 librarians into indispensable digital mavens who can help classroom teachers craft tech-savvy lesson plans, teach kids to think critically about online research, and remake libraries into lively, high-tech hubs of collaborative learning — while still helping kids get books.

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Reflecting On My Visit to Saint Stephen’s College in Australia: The Learning Spaces #flipclass #edtech

techieMusings

The open design allows for collaborative learning that extends beyond the walls of the classroom. They are using iPads and programs like Dartfish and Coach’s Eye to enhance their lessons. The way it works is that students will do a certain skill, say swing a bat, and the iPad will record the time lapse.

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Reflecting On My Visit to Saint Stephen’s College in Australia: The Learning Spaces #flipclass #edtech

techieMusings

The open design allows for collaborative learning that extends beyond the walls of the classroom. They are using iPads and programs like Dartfish and Coach’s Eye to enhance their lessons. The way it works is that students will do a certain skill, say swing a bat, and the iPad will record the time lapse.

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Elementary Technology Favorites by Grade Level

Tech Helpful

You will immediately see that our teachers have access to iPads and many of their choices are iOS apps but often there are web versions and android apps for these as well. Students trace a letter on the iPad but the app won't allow them to trace it incorrectly. This was the objective from their first PBL (Project Based Learning).