Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2019

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2022

You probably know the most common tech problems faced last year like hooking digital devices to the school WiFi, running a tech-infused lesson, or what students face with technology. If you ask students to demonstrate their knowledge with technology, be open to their suggestions. Technology is a tool–not a goal.

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Digital Citizenship Learning Edmodo eBook 355

Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Edmodo is another safe platform that enables teachers to share content, distribute assignments and quizzes, award digital badges, and quickly communicate with students and parents.

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Moodle Digital Badges Classroom Edmodo 195

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Whether you’re a teacher seeking to minimize the hours spent grading papers or an educator looking to implement technology that provides clear, actionable feedback to your students, I’ve got you covered. Edmodo A social learning platform where teachers can post messages, discussions, assignments, and quizzes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

If you’re looking for a way to involve parents more granularly in your classroom, try these three ideas: Edmodo for Parents. If your school uses Edmodo as a Learning Management System, roll out Edmodo for Parents so parents can keep updated on how their children are doing anytime, not just during report cards and parent conferences.

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Edmodo LMS Digital Citizenship Assessment 150

Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 26, 2015

This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Remember to add these through the Admin Console as pushed or recommended apps for your users.( Scroll down to Force-Installed Apps and Extensions ). Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 15, 2017

Today Rachelle Dene Poth @rdene915 talks about teaching Spanish and STEAM with technology, student choice , and project based learning. She is also an Attorney and has a Master’s Degree in Instructional Technology. For Wonderful Wednesday, take a trip inside her classroom to learn how she does it all. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes.

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Edmodo Learning Twitter Mobile Learning 162

eSchool News

JANUARY 24, 2017

Sometimes, using something many students like (technology) can get them inspired to read. Free sites like Classflow and Edmodo offer easy-to-make digital badges that get linked to students’ accounts. Promote multimedia books. Introduce books that have a multimedia component where the focus isn’t just on reading.

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Digital Badges Technology Edmodo iPad 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Remember Edmodo? Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is).

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

DECEMBER 8, 2012

My group and I read Rewired by Larry Rosen and discussed it via a group on Edmodo. Rosen provides definitions and distinctions of people in terms of their generation and technological knowledge and use: Baby Boomers, Gen-Xers, Net-Geners, and iGeners all use technology in different ways.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 23, 2014

Google+ - this is how I connect with other educational, technology, and edtech professionals. Edmodo - this is a major component in our school district and used widely by teachers and staff. Teachers can also use it to take attendance and as a roll book during a fire drill. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

English Teacher Sue Michels read numerous books, such as Drive by Daniel Pink and Fair Isn’t Always Equal by Rick Wormeli. Math teacher April Millian has been exploring the flipped instructional approach and has begun to implement it on a routine basis with the use of Edmodo. She also re-wrote the entire Honors English 11 curriculum.

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The Innovative Educator

JULY 6, 2014

Willyn Webb and I contributed to the International Society of Technology Educators (ISTE) Literacy Journal. The journal features innovative ways to enhance learning with technology. Using Creative Technology to Engage Struggling Readers and Writers as Producers of Literature b y Melinda Kolk Page 12 ? Literacy and Technology'

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

For years we have embraced the effective integration of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. For a final project, each student had to create brochures and posters using technology tools to accompany a written paper detailing their trip. He used an app on his iPad called Educreations to create the lesson.

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Edmodo Poll Everywhere Educreations Digital Learning 251

The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

Maybe you want to learn a new technology skill or challenge yourself to grade differently. October is Connected Educator Month so there are many opportunities to learn how to be a connected educator including book studies and free webinars. Use those reflections to build personal and professional goals for the new year.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 19, 2012

With two weeks until school is back in session and in preparing for my presentation on Edmodo for the upcoming TeachMeetNJ unconference , I''ve been reflecting on past practices and thinking about how I structure the educational process in my class. Changing technology: Web 2.0 Practical & free BYOD resources are a must.

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Edmodo BYOD Assessment Google 95

A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

We also set up an Edmodo group to continue the conversation. BYOD, 1;1, grading, homework, technology purchases, space renovations, etc.) BYOD, 1;1, grading, homework, technology purchases, space renovations, etc.) Provide avenues for students to provide honest feedback on school culture. What would you add?

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Advocacy Edmodo BYOD Assessment 150

The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Think about Professional Development, specifically technology-related PD. Much time is spent on the how-to of technology. Many have come before me and even my friend Peter DeWitt has a book dedicated to the subject. However, this is an area when technology can be of much benefit. The same could work for a technology blog.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JUNE 29, 2012

I <3 Edmodo! After hearing about Edmodo for about a year now, finally joining it this past Spring has revitalized my homework and project assignments. Edmodo is my savior & BRD that has set me free from some of the trappings of teaching English to high school students. Before Edmodo, I killed quite a number of trees.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2017

Parents often find technology a roadblock to helping their children with classwork. help them understand how technology supports the school’s mission and overarching curricula (such as Common Core or Everyday Math). how to decode domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., cloud . how to use email.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Poetry Explications -- analyze contemporary poems inspired by the epic and write poetry explications How I get students to dive deep into the Odyssey has changed over the years as I''ve tried different pedagogical approaches and infused educational technology tools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 13, 2015

displays books quickly, allowing you to open multiple books, add annotations, and take notes. Educreations can be linked to file locations like Dropbox and Google Drive as well as LMS communities like Edmodo. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. includes a wide variety of reading formats.

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Buncee

MARCH 9, 2020

For times when I have not been able to be in class, whether due to illness or a pre-planned conference, I rely heavily on technology to be able to connect with my students, so that they can ask questions and have the support they need. Review a book you’ve read. Ideas for your Classroom. Make an interactive ebook. Share a lesson.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I haven''t really used videos all the much for flipping my classes because of accessibility and inequity with technology in the classroom, but now that those issues are close to being resolved, I am very interested in learning how to to add videos to my bag of tricks. As I always tell my writers, showing is much more effective than telling.

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Video Edmodo Classroom BYOD 74

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. Greater acceptance of technology as a tool.

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EdTechSandyK

JUNE 24, 2013

Edmodo Showbie - an app where teacher makes accounts and students can turn in work from iPad. Write and Illustrate - Outline, Drawing Pad, Strip Designer, Scribble Press, Little Story Maker, Book Creator 7. Get Social - Edmodo, Twitter, Blogger - Example: @Emilydrocha posts what''s going on in her class via Twitter.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 1, 2013

First was Collaborative Learning With Edmodo and then we followed up with Learning With Hashtags. A book, book chapters for others, keynotes to write, presentations to prepare, consulting, product review, and on and on and on. In this notebook are notes for 3 presentations I did at a district technology conference.

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Learning Smartphone Edmodo eBook 234

MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

I had the pleasure to attend and present at the Midwest Technology Conference in February. This conference was packed with experts sharing their knowledge with cool and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. I left feeling refreshed, revived and rejuvenated ready to tackle the last few months of school.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

Using Mac Books: one student recorded and shared their comments on a Google Doc while the other searched for and viewed the paintings. Her Early Childhood Development classes read a book to the pre-school children on an iPad and worked with a website to review the book.

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Digital Learning Poll Everywhere Learning Smartphone 252

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2017

You probably know the most common tech problems faced last year (like hooking digital devices to the school WiFi, this list you might face running a tech-infused lesson, or this one students might face using technology ). If you ask students to demonstrate their knowledge with technology, be open to their suggestions. Be flexible.

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Digital Citizenship Classroom Learning Edmodo 154

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 8, 2016

The education side includes activity templates for a wide variety of subjects including math, science, technology, ESL, and languages. For the Fun and Business accounts, you can log in from Facebook, Google, Edmodo, or Moodle. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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Common Core Digital Citizenship Moodle Libraries 150

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 30, 2013

Students could also demonstrate active reading skills by recording themselves talking through reading a text on a PDF or picture taken of an excerpt from a book. The embed code could also be used for adding the Animoby projects to blogs or Edmodo posts. Imagine screencasts of students solving equations-- talk about showing your work!

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BYOD Smartphone Digital Citizenship Edmodo 124

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2016

an LMS like Edmodo, Otus, or MyBigCampus–these often include an interactive gradebook, parent inclusion devices, a student discussion forum, polls, a way to collect and share resources, a class calendar, and access across a variety of digital devices. Does anyone carry around a calendar book any more? Digital calendars.

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Chromebook LMS Educreations iPad 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

an LMS like Edmodo, Otus, or MyBigCampus–these often include an interactive gradebook, parent inclusion devices, a student discussion forum, polls, a way to collect and share resources, a class calendar, and access across a variety of digital devices. Does anyone carry around a calendar book any more? Digital calendars.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 4, 2017

A few thoughts: Each student has a reading notebook in which they record the title and author of the book they are reading, as well as write any surprises, questions, and observations they uncovered. If a student is done with a book, they could write a book review (instead of a book report) for the classroom or school library.

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Edmodo Libraries Assessment Student Engagement 44

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Stewart Hase contacted a group of us due to our interest in heutagogy for the purpose of writing a chapter in an edited book. This past week, because of their hard work, this book has been published through Amazon. What follows is: The Book Description. Book Description. The Table of Contents. Through Education 2.0

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 23, 2018

Students can create and share a book talk or chapter reflection, discuss current events, delve into a topic, engage in an online Socratic seminar around a given topic, collaborate, verbalize their learning process, etc. Students could use Flipgrid to document learning progress throughout the year and use it as a way to review their growth.

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