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4 Innovative Ways to Enhance Reading Comprehension with AI Tools

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’m excited about this post from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew–AI Tools for reading comprehension. 4 Innovative Ways to Enhance Reading Comprehension with AI Tools Struggling to grasp the essence of a dense PDF or wishing students could wrestle more effectively with complex texts? There are so many directions this could go!

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What’s a Backchannel and Is it Right For Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: What is a backchannel in your classroom? What are some options you might use? You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Research Based Strategies for Distance Learning with Dr. Matthew Rhoads

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Research-Based Strategies for Distance Learning with Dr. Matthew Rhoads Dr. Matthew Rhoads is teaching at a distance and coaching other teachers to improve their teaching as well. My school uses Planboard with Chalk.com ’s curriculum planning tool.

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22 Classroom-Focused Resources on AI from Teachers Everywhere

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Educators are the best! I'm collecting blogs of teachers who are in the classroom actually use AI and have practical, real examples to share. Marc Watkins demonstrates a text to generative video tool Runway. Got links for those teachers?

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Plagiarism Prevention: Best Practices with Urkund

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Urkund is a plagiarism prevention tool with many benefits for teachers in helping students create original work. In this blog post, I’ll share my review of this product from a company founded in 2000 and will talk about its benefits and features.

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Guest Post: How We Can Reframe Edtech Selection to Promote Equity

Digital Promise

This three-part blog series, featuring guest authors from The Learning Accelerator and MA DESE OET , highlights the importance of centering equity in edtech selection. Technology in schools can be a critical tool in advancing equity. Technology in schools can be a critical tool in advancing equity.

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The Power of Claim-Evidence-Question

Catlin Tucker

Click here to revisit my last blog in this series on using the “I used to think…Now, I think…” routine. Historical Debates: Students could make claims about historical interpretations, provide evidence from primary and secondary sources, and ask questions about different historical perspectives.

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