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Screencasting: Pick the Right Tool for the Job

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

I can create any video I need with Screencastify, Screencastomatic, and Camtasia. If I need to quickly record the steps for using a specific edtech tool or need to record a quick video documenting a technical glitch, I will use Screencastify and share the Google Drive link to the video in an email, Edmodo post, or support help ticket.

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60+ Great Educational Websites

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Classroom, Khan Academy, Edmodo, Nearpod, Socrative, and the list goes on. There are literally tons of education websites and tools that you can use to enhance the quality of your teaching, learning, and professional development. You can now learn and practice a new language right from the comfort of your own couch.

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Evolution of the Lecture: Trojan War Stories

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

My freshmen students have begun learning about the background information for our study of Homer''s Odyssey. Using TechSmith''s Camtasia to record and edit, my 90 minute lecture became a 54 minute video that still made students focus on listening skills. edmodo edpuzzle flipclass flipping lecture listening'

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It is Not a Project to Get Students Talking: Two Tools

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

Caveat : Expect some shenanigans the first time using the backchannel as students move through Maslow''s Heirarchy of Needs and engage in social learning and digital citizenship. Oh, what I want to learn to do! Both TodaysMeet and Google Hangout appeal to visual and kinesthetic learners and social learning proponents.

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2012 Edublog Award Nominations

EdTechSandyK

Best Administrator Blog: The Principal of Change by George Couros Writing from his experience as Division Principal of Innovative Teaching and Learning for Parkland School Division in Alberta, Canada, George''s reflections on education, teaching, and learning are amazing resources for the education community.