The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works with Remy Campbell on a smart board in her classroom. But to expect that the Common Core – or any standards – alone will move the needle is overreaching, he said. April 27, 2016 Photo: By Michael Clevenger, the Courier-Journal. Reframing expectations.

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Common Core Education Tablets Academic Standards 53

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

SplashLearn is an easy-to-use COPA-compliant, Common Core-aligned math curriculum for grades Kindergarten-5th that uses game-based learning to teach mathematical concepts. How does game based learning and programs like SplashLearn address the unique needs of the remote classroom? Good example of GBL: SplashLearn .

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Game-Based Learning Learning Common Core Digital Citizenship 331

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2016

I was looking for examples of great classroom blog sites – I do marketing for our school and we had set up “classroom” blog pages for the teachers to control and be able to put up information – i.e. links to great sites relevant to their kids, their bio, hot reference sheets (memory work schedule, etc.) –. we are a private school). (we

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Common Core Wiki Digital Citizenship iPad 150

Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2018

In my previous blog on the subject , we explored some of the better online resources for the elementary school teacher hoping to blend their elementary school classroom. Ms Foyle concludes that even young students can meet specific CCSS for writing using digital storytelling. 1st Grade digital PBL: a case study. In 2013 Leslie M.

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Common Core Elementary Case Study Guidelines 218

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Tech coaching/mentoring is available from experts who work with you via email or virtual meetings to prepare lesson plans, teach to standards, integrate tech into core classroom time.

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Resources Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media 170

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. All are online, hands-on, with an authentic use of tools you’ll want for your classroom. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew.

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Resources Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety 151

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2019

When these “digital natives” show up in my classroom, they have played with iPads and their parents’ smartphones enough to know how to swipe, tap, squeeze, and shake, but they know none of the nuances required to morph the device from a toy to a productivity tool. I don’t have time.

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Moodle Robotics Smartphone iPad 292

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 26, 2019

eSpark works on all devices–desktops, Chromebooks, iPads (with the free app)–pretty much whatever digital device you use in your classroom. In fact, some students can be working on Chromebooks while others use iPads. This can be incorporated into Google Classroom or another LMS that you use. Set up your class.

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Learning Chromebook Common Core iPad 168

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

This unit teaches about fire while meeting Next Generation Science Standards. Each learning module is designed to connect classrooms to real-world science and engineering. After testing it, I found this middle school science unit to be full of interactive video, online experiences, classroom activities, and challenges.

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STEM Common Core Analysis Chromebook 193

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. In 2012-2013, UCS adopted personalized blended learning in its 80 full-day kindergarten classrooms. Located in a suburb of Detroit, MI, the district had recently passed a bond reserving $28.5

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

With this funding and the new adoption of Common Core State Standards, UCS began exploring blended learning models. In 2012-2013, UCS adopted personalized blended learning in its 80 full-day kindergarten classrooms. Located in a suburb of Detroit, MI, the district had recently passed a bond reserving $28.5

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Blended Learning Case Study iPad Learning 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2016

With Common Core’s emphasis on understanding and explaining tasks, screencasts are a great way for both students and teachers to share the required steps in completing a math problem, collaborate on close reading, or pursue any other literacy activity. Provide video evidence of class activities in a flipped classroom.

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Educreations Tools iPad Chromebook 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

As they work, students “…construct viable arguments and critique reasoning of others…” More specifically (Common Core Appendix C): introduce claim. how to read ebooks from an iPad. how to read ebooks from an iPad. digital cameras, iPads, and email programs). establish and maintain a formal style. Educational Links.

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Khan Academy eBook Common Core Exercises 171

EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

What does the 21st Century classroom look like? That’s the question educators and exhibitors asked this week at the EdTechTeacher iPad Summit in San Diego, California. On many levels, the modern classroom isn’t all that different from classrooms of previous generations. Students continue to be hungry for information.

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iPad Classroom Common Core Tablets 60

The Web20Classroom

JULY 22, 2016

It was so much fun and such an easy app to integrate into the classroom we wanted to share another favorite of ours! It is also an excellent way to model and use digital literacy modes in the classroom! Using Recap, students could record themselves on their computer or ipad. How do you choose a book?

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Video Common Core iPad Chromebook 0

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

All are online, hands-on, with an authentic use of tools you’ll want for your classroom. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network. Students join a Google Classroom-based class and meet weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. The Tech-infused Teacher.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Assessment Common Core 78

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Not surprisingly, it takes a lot more than a room full of computers, iPads, and apps to turn “tech ed” from marketing to mainstream. When you start at a new school (or classroom, or teacher), it’s important to understand the part technology will take to improve educational experiences for your child.

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Technology Digital Citizenship Common Core iPad 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2017

Select topics for this approach based on the tech students use in your classroom. review what is being covered in core classes (adapt this to the age-level of students of the parents who signs up for the class). how to read ebooks from an iPad. how to read ebooks from an iPad. Model this philosophy as you teach parents.

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How To Digital Citizenship Edmodo Common Core 152

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

That was a relief because—as you probably know–using technology in the classroom can be frightening, whether you’re a grade-level teacher or in charge of the lab. If you’re a veteran teacher integrating technology into units of inquiry and/or Common Core State Standards, these tips will be invaluable. reboot, restart ….

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Common Core Digital Citizenship eBook Social Media 150

eSchool News

JULY 15, 2016

What do they have in common? They all help classroom teachers and education leaders leverage education technology in the best ways possible. OER meets iPads in this district. For students at Central Valley middle and high schools, accessing classroom lessons rarely involves opening a book.

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Common Core OER Gamification BYOD 40

Graphite Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

In the face of concerning trends in students' mental health , some teachers have discovered the importance of incorporating social and emotional learning into classroom practice. Like many teachers in this upended environment, I've been on a quest to find tools with both utility and consistency for my classroom.

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Tools Learning Microsoft Google 97

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

I supplement that with LearnZillion , which has thousands of great short video clips on Common Core concepts, and Khan Academy , which has videos covering every concept imaginable. . At the beginning of each school year, teachers invest time establishing our classroom routines; this will just become part of my new school year routine.

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Khan Academy Classroom Common Core Video 78

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 11, 2015

–and worse, non-existent classroom real estate–before they can be used. a way to quickly accomplish common tasks. a way to quickly accomplish common tasks. Here are three that meet all of these qualifications: Waze ( [link] ) Free. There’s a problem, though: Where does one start? – See more at: [link].

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iPhone Common Core Facebook Android 150

Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Create Multimedia eBooks in a 1 iPad Classroom by Wesley Fryer Enhanced eBooks on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches can include audio, video, and interactive animations in addition to digital text, images and links. Get introduced to practical pedagogical strategies for using iPads and Blogger with your students.

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Resources iPad Mobility eBook 91

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 27, 2017

However, it can take so much time for teachers to find appropriate articles, reading levels, and content related to what is happening in the classroom. I’ve found a tool that can help with inquiry-based learning, nonfiction reading, and meeting standards: Kids Discover Online. Nonfiction text is important for student reading.

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Learning Assessment Elementary Company 239

techlearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

I recently had the chance to review the new research conducted by Adobe Education on creativity in the classroom. Their study is titled, Creative Problem Solving in Schools: Essential Skills Today’s Students Need for Jobs in Tomorrow’s Age of Automation, and covers a topic on the minds of educators I meet during my travels.

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Adobe Classroom Social Media Common Core 42

Edsurge

JULY 26, 2016

Now the Zynga has released Words With Friends EDU, an educational version of the popular Scrabble-esque app on the web, iPad and Android Tablet. They’re words that show up on assessments and standardized tests, most notably the Common Core, with which much of the game aligns. The game is aimed at 4th to 8th graders.

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Common Core Education Android Tablets 60

iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2014

Because MobyMax is based on the Common Core, you can analyze data based on standards, student, class, school, or even district. Really helpful when you are working to meet the needs of a lot of different students! They should make apps for the iPad so I can get the best of both worlds. The MobyMax tablet is $69!!

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Tablets Differentiated Instruction Android Common Core 65

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

Updates Partner Spotlight Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Submit a Video or Quote Kudos Updates Reinventing the Classroom. Ever since I started Classroom 2.0 I''ve looked forward to holding an event specifically about Ed Tech in the classroom. Classroom 2.0

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Libraries Common Core Classroom Digital Citizenship 59

Technology Tidbits

MARCH 17, 2014

The resources below will vary from drill and practice to all out epic adventures in 3D virtual worlds, to help Gamify a classroom. Back Pack Games - A wonderful site filled w/ lots of educational games aligned to Common Core Standards in the subjects of Math & Science. adding, dividing, etc.) time, money, etc.)

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Game-Based Learning Common Core Gamification iPad 60

MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

This conference was packed with experts sharing their knowledge with cool and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. Global classroom projects: icollaboratory, Kidlink: lower elementary, Flat connections: [link] , Hello little world skypers: Skype projects World Read Aloud Day is march 5th!!! Or pre annotate it.

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Conference Technology Poll Everywhere Common Core 45

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

“When I do an H, I do a straight line down, another straight line down and then I cross in the middle,” Miller said, demonstrating on a projector in a front corner of the classroom. A student works on a writing assignment in Heather Miller’s classroom. Her 25 students set to work on their own. Some got it right away.

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Elementary Report Groups Assessment 144

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

In my book Tasks Before Apps: Designing Rigorous Learning in a Tech-Rich Classroom I share strategies for collaboration and creation in the classroom with examples from my favorite open-ended tools, including the fantastic app and web-based Book Creator. Are your students collaborators and creators?

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eBook Common Core iPad Video 40

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

I supplement that with LearnZillion , which has thousands of great short video clips on Common Core concepts, and Khan Academy , which has videos covering every concept imaginable. . At the beginning of each school year, teachers invest time establishing our classroom routines; this will just become part of my new school year routine.

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Khan Academy Classroom Common Core Video 46

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2015

We use an assessment and data management system called Performance Matters to develop, administer, and score formative assessments tied to state and Common Core standards. Assessments Featured on eSchool News Preparing for Common Core Assessments Top News iPad online assessments online testing PARCC smarter balanced'

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Online Assessments Assessment Common Core Data 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. The Flipped Classroom". It was probably Sal Khan’s 2011 TED Talk “Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education” and the flurry of media he received over the course of the following year or so that introduced the idea of the “flipped classroom” to most people. WTF is Unizin ?! Collared Dove.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2015

As educators in the digital age, it is important that we embrace the power of play in our classrooms. Educational games help students to learn about certain subjects, expand their thinking on specific concepts, and reinforce skill development while they play while increasing engagement, empathy and excellence in the classroom.

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Robotics Gamification STEM iPad 60