Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Welcome to the latest installment in our series on blended learning. In our previous posts, we’ve explored what blended learning is and delved into its strengths and weaknesses. We’ve also examined various models of blended learning.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

In an effort to reimagine the first weeks of school, I decided to use the station rotation model to encourage my new students to interact with one another and learn about our class. I designed a collection of stations to encourage them to explore expectations for conduct, course requirements, goal setting, what it means to collaborate, etc.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The playlist, or individual rotation model, is a blended learning model that strives to give students more control over the pace and path of their learning. When I facilitate workshops on this model, I describe it as a sequence of learning activities designed to move students toward a specific learning goal or objective.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Guest blogger, Emily Cleary, has some great ideas on some of her favorite must-have resources for today’s blended learning. Online Academies: There are tons of online academies to attend and courses available for learners to take, and many of these courses are free. More on blended learning: Online Learning.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

First, let’s establish the value of the flipped classroom in case you have never used this blended learning model. Instead of spending precious class time transferring information live for the whole group in the form of a lecture or mini-lesson, which presents myriad barriers (e.g.,

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

Teachers got a crash course in creating video content when schools shifted online. They relied on videos out of necessity to explain concepts and model strategies while students learned from home. Students have more control over the way information is presented in a video. They can pause, rewind, and rewatch a video.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Design Your Classroom for Maximum Learning From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Blended learning happens when you mix the face to face classroom with online learning. While flipped classroom is a form of blended learning, it is not the only one.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 23, 2021

On Thursday night, I presented a 30-minute webinar with AJ Juliani for educators focused on the concurrent classroom. An increasing number of educators are teaching in concurrent classrooms as schools attempt to accommodate families who want their kids back in classrooms and others who prefer to keep their kids in a virtual learning mode.

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Catlin Tucker

MAY 30, 2023

Leveraging Blended Learning Models to Ensure Equity The teacher-led whole-group lesson design makes it challenging to ensure ELs get an equitable experience since it limits how much time teachers can spend supporting individual students. Participating in a whole group, teacher-led discussions can also be intimidating for ELs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 26, 2018

In lieu of several such factual findings, educators have begun implementing a novel methodology, such as using blended learning software , that has transformed the rather archaic and mundane ‘classroom teaching’ into a revolutionary educational experience; enter the world of Blended learning. Excuse me, teacher.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. In this second post of this series I will provide thoughts and free resources to help you make Blended and eLearning with of course face to face a PBL possibility. Thanks so much.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 7, 2018

I soon realized that this style of teaching was antiquated, so I started projecting PowerPoint presentations onto my whiteboard and taught using what I called a “poor man’s SmartBoard.” I soon gathered my own “filing cabinet of transparencies” in the form of PowerPoint presentations that I could use year after year.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 19, 2020

If we take a step back and think about the benefits and challenges of asynchronous learning and synchronous learning, that can provide clarity about how to think about the design of our curriculum in an online or blended learning course.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

In fact, it’s transformed 21st-century education, offering a normative tool for adapting to varied student needs, a scalable approach to differentiating for student learning styles, and a collaborative must-have with its vast offering of virtual meeting and storage options. Online Course delivery system. Infrastructure.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 3, 2020

What I want to avoid is a situation where teachers are presented with an alternative schedule in August and given a handful of professional development days to figure out how to adjust a semester’s worth of curriculum for a hybrid schedule. Schools may need to get creative when it comes to their course catalog.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 2, 2020

The post PRE-ORDER and SAVE $20: The Blended Learning with Google Workshop appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Ready for blended learning in a post COVID world? This course will show you how you can use Google tools to create dynamic, blended learning experiences for your students!

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The post Blended Learning Best Practices (with Catlin Tucker) – SULS085 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. This week, I’m chatting about Blended Learning best practices with the blended learning guru, Dr. Catlin Tucker. Watch this Quick Video to Learn How!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Learning online will also help us become better teachers and now is the perfect time to take an online course. So, in this blog post, I’m going to share 20 teaching areas that are relevant to distance learning and why these topics might be one you choose to take a professional development course to learn this summer.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 18, 2021

Each new unit, text, or project presents learners with vocabulary words that may be new and unfamiliar. How can we make learning new vocabulary more engaging and meaningful? ” I love the pile of words strategy because it positions the students at the center of learning. Here is how it works!

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

The post Kasey’s TCEA & IDEAcon 2021 Presentations and Resources appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I’ve attended and presented for many years. I always share my slides with the Shake Up Learning readers, so even if you couldn’t attend the conference, you can learn along with us. Click To Tweet.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 6, 2018

The other day I was conducting some learning walks with the administrative team at Wells Elementary School in the Cypress-Fairbanks Independent School District (CFISD). Throughout the school year, I have been assisting them with digital pedagogy as it relates to blended learning and the use of flex spaces.

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eSchool News

APRIL 18, 2024

Based in western Pennsylvania, it is the developer of Lincoln Empowered , a digitally based curriculum that delivers engaging, standards-based, instruction in online and blended learning environments. Lincoln Learning Solutions currently serves more than 100 school districts in 14 states, and upward of 20,000 students.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Once they shared their thinking, I presented my expectations. By having these expectations visually presented, students can regularly self-check their behaviors and actions, leading to a more self-regulated learning environment. The post Station Rotation Tip #5: What Does Each Station Look Like and Sound Like?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 23, 2018

Sponsored by Advancement Courses From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So, if you’re passionate about learning and want your courses to mean something, Advancement Courses could be a great fit for you. Sponsored by Advancement Courses. Kindness: Can It Be Taught?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

All classes follow an easy-to-use course design: establish goals–what students will learn by the end of the class. provide a clear module-based learning path culminating in a ready to use action plan. Blended Learning. Transforming Traditional Classroom Lessons to Online Learning. course requirements.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

After they have had their two days of in-person learning, they shift online to work asynchronously, and the second group of students (cohort B) attends class in person. The advanced course includes a deep dive into the 5Es instructional model and is on sale through the end of this week!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In order to address these equity concerns, the district is increasingly turning to technology--in particular, blended learning--to allow all students to succeed. Embracing Blended Learning. The districtwide shift towards blended learning began in 2015 when Erica Hartman was hired as Supervisor of Technology Integration.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 3, 2024

Project or Performance-based: These choice boards present students with a range of projects or performance tasks to choose from, allowing them to explore and engage deeply with a subject or demonstrate their learning. Want To Learn More About Choice Boards? Check out my advanced blended learning course!

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

In fact, almost every page of the course includes real-life examples and hands-on, call-to-action, and enrichment activities that immerse students in case studies of environmental issues and success stories around the world. One topic that is covered in the course is how the plastic we throw in the trash impacts the ocean.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

As the landscape of education continues to evolve in response to global disruptions and digital advancements, blended learning models have surged in popularity. Moreover, the pacing of these live presentations is unlikely to accommodate all students’ learning needs. This encourages brainstorming and prediction.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 9, 2020

I’ve spent the last four months working with teachers all over the country (virtually, of course) as they navigate the uncharted waters of online and blended learning. The majority of teachers I have spoken with did not enjoy their initial experiences with distance learning. 5 minutes). Collaborative Annotations.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

However, they are part of the student population, on college campuses, taking courses with their peers, mostly online lately. One thing that I’ve been thrilled about is that technology and online learning have really supported these students to continue their education, even though the pandemic disrupted many systems and processes.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 6, 2021

Another possibility is allowing kids choice when it comes to demonstrating learning or selecting the right tool for completing a task. To achieve greater equity, visuals with embedded tasks should be made available in the learning management system (LMS) for access in class or at home.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. If you enroll in any of the courses mentioned in this post, use the code COOL20 to receive 20% off of your course. Search Courses Now. Social-Emotional Learning. Social-emotional learning (SEL) is right at the top of the list for many of us.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: See how blended learning tools such as Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom can help improve student engagement. We decided on four applications and we were going to present them using the Google Classroom platform,” Corney-McGee said. Google Classroom Tools Let Educators Access PD Anywhere. by Eli Zimmerman.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

Classroom technology is more than a nice amenity–it’s critical for student learning and engagement. But with funding an ever-present concern, and with more classrooms moving to hybrid instruction, it’s important that classroom technology reach all students in a way that prioritizes 21st-century skills development.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

How do I determine what kind of errors to present to the students? My students learn the value of reading the entire question as they engage in this error analysis station, which helps them when they sit down to take the SAT in spring. Generally, I use common errors I have seen my students make in the past.

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