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Is Your Classroom Layout Hindering Student Engagement? Here’s a Solution.

Edsurge

Jean Duran"This picture shows the distance from my desk and pre-Vivi technology hub (lower right) to the carpet and white board." When she helps teachers set up their technology, she tries to position the document cameras, projectors, etc. Today Liberty Hill has Vivi installed throughout its three elementary schools.

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Time Pressure, Mistakes, and Hand Raising

techieMusings

In elementary school, this is how I felt about math. That summer, I went to a technology conference and learned about Camtasia Studio – a screen capture tool that would allow me to record my screen and audio with rich editing features. Pencils down, time’s up. Flashcards out — and ready, set, go! I was always being timed.

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Teacher Recommended: 50 Favorite Classroom Apps

MindShift

Educators and students are quickly becoming more comfortable with classroom technology, allowing them to shift from thinking about the technical side of integrating a new tool to focusing on how it improves learning. This has been highly effective in the elementary library,” Luhtala said. It works only on iPhones, but is free.

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