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APRIL 19, 2023

Every Earth Day (April 22, 2023 this year–see our previous article on Earth Day Class Activities ) someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? Classroom activities should be handled the same. The traditional classroom vs. paperless is like a cell phone vs. an iPhone.

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APRIL 30, 2021

Whiteboards have long been a de rigeur staple in classrooms, occupying pride-of-place at the front of the room. I selected these three because they are intuitive, multi-functional, and work as a classroom tool rather than just another new widget teachers must learn. Educreations –whiteboard and screencasts. Free to try.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 13, 2017

“We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teacher’s hand, because it is the pen and paper of our time, and it is the lens through which we experience much of our world.” Our students can create how-to videos to teach others how to use favorite web tools or to demonstrate a process.

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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. digital portfolios for students–this can be accomplished with the LMS you use, Google Apps, Google Classroom, or even Dropbox.

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

When looking for an app to curate classroom reading, consider these requirements: works well with your current LMS. Educreations. Today’s classroom requires teachers build how-to videos that are used on class websites, in flipped classrooms, and for professional development. displays class textbooks.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Picting by the Numbers Snapchat, a mobile app that allows users to capture video and pictures that disappear after a few seconds, has over 173 million daily users and the average number of Snaps per day hovers around 2.5 They are on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Snapchat before they even step into our classrooms. “If

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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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