Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 18, 2017

Research indicates that one of the most effective ways students learn is by teaching others. In my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom (published in September), students are sent on a mission to instruct others by creating their own video tutorials.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2016

Provide video evidence of class activities in a flipped classroom. I’ve started for you by noting cost, what digital devices they work best on, and suggested age group: Educreations . Educreations is best suited for any age group and is designed for iPads. Make a video to help the substitute teacher.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Every Earth Day, someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? To kickstart your paperless digital classroom requires a modicum of preparation. If the school’s WiFi network constantly goes down, teachers will learn not to depend upon it. erasers disappear.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 21, 2016

We can guide our learners to communicate and collaborate effectively with their mobile devices by pairing or grouping them to problem-solve and create. In my digital book, Learning to Go , you’ll find rubrics, handouts, and lesson plans for the activities listed below. Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers and Learning to Go.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

How can we craft learning environments that take advantage of technology to help students become independent, engaged, and reflective of their work? Knowing how to use the technology with the curriculum is critical to crafting a digital age learning environment. Using technology for whole group instruction and formative assessment.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Mobile Show and Tell – Divide students into small groups (3 to 5 students). Recreate a Photo – Students choose one of the Mobile Show and Tell images to recreate as a group. Selfie Adventures – Pair students or divide them into small groups. They share the original then the newly created photo.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Cathie Norris and ElliotSoloway, university professors studying how much time today’s youth spend with text-based materials vs. image-based materials, “ estimate that 90 percent of K-12 classroom time in the U.S. They are on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat before they even step into our classrooms. “If

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2016

Someone in your school, maybe the parent group, will raise the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? To kickstart your paperless digital classroom requires a modicum of preparation. digital portfolios for students–this can be accomplished with whatever LMS you use, Google Apps, Google Classroom, or even Dropbox.

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Looking for an easy way to capture and manage student work and to encourage learners to reflect on their learning? Designed for independent use by students ages 5 and up, Seesaw allows students to document and share their learning. You can setup classes and easily add groups of students into a class in practically no time.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

A little group of Hawaii educators held a Hangout on Air about The Flipped Classroom last evening. Anne Torige suggested the flipped classroom, for instance, because she was interested in learning more about it. This HOA was our fourth, and also a first for our little group: we had a special guest. It was fun!

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wwwatanabe

MAY 4, 2013

App Tutorial Links Learnability Cost PaperPort Notes PaperPort Notes Tutorial Tips listed below Easy Free Educreations Educreations Tutorial Tips listed below Easy Free Notability Notability YouTube Tutorial Medium $1.99 If the purpose is to capture their thought process real time, then Educreations is perfect as a screen cast.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2016

By capitalizing on the excitement students had for this toy, and by using design thinking, my students learned traditional math concepts and STEM skills. Read on to see how students used design thinking to solve a real-world challenge, and how you can start planning a design thinking project in your classroom!

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wwwatanabe

DECEMBER 8, 2013

I like taking the standards and thinking through questions to ask students to promote deeper thinking, and products that would prove they''ve truly learned the content (evidence of learning). This is where the shift in teaching and learning comes in. Click here to download as a PDF.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Notes from the Discussion We no longer have to go to school if we want to learn. Part of function of library will be to become an online learning center. Number one skill for being successful in learning: the ability to self-assess. Lessons learned from above district: Don''t jump in to quickly.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 21, 2016

With a shift toward cross-curricular topics, essential questions, and project-based learning, my second graders are engaged in carefully structured reading themes or units rather than reading a new stand-alone picture book each week. Students also have the ability to view and comment on responses left by their peers in Actively Learn.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 21, 2016

With a shift toward cross-curricular topics, essential questions, and project-based learning, my second graders are engaged in carefully structured reading themes or units rather than reading a new stand-alone picture book each week. Students also have the ability to view and comment on responses left by their peers in Actively Learn.

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ePortfolio eBook Educreations iPad 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

While educational technology does make learning visible, it is the teacher that makes learning meaningful. This taxonomy provides verbs that describe the cognitive processes students use during learning. What struck me most was the narrative in the article, which seemingly compared the role of technology to the role of pedagogy.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2015

Suzy Brooks ( @SimplySuzy ) first introduced me to the concept of using technology to create learning centers through her creative use of her SMARTBoard. She designed opportunities for her students to work independently or in small groups at the board to review key skills and complete small activities.

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