A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

The significant shifts in adapting to remote learning involve how time is used, providing flexible pathways, ensuring there is regular feedback and the purposeful use of digital tools when appropriate. Technology plays a huge role, which is why all efforts need to be made to eliminate the digital divide.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2016

Screencast tools may be web-based, software, or a browser add-on and include some or all of the following: a spotlight for the mouse. Provide video evidence of class activities in a flipped classroom. If your screencasting tool allows editing, review your video and edit as needed. ability to edit the video once completed.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 22, 2022

Technology has now facilitated the whole process enabling teachers to cut down classroom prep time and, instead, focus on creating hands-on learning experiences for students. Nearpod Nearpod is a web tool and mobile app that offers a wide variety of interactive tools that enable you to create engaging lessons for your students.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 25, 2018

Leveraging new technology for professional learning requires some creative thinking — and it also takes money. The program’s goal was to improve student achievement and higher-order thinking skills through more effective use of educational technology. Ensure that the Technology Enhances Learning. jena.passut_7651.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

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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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Technology is changing the way we see literacy. 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. In short, picting has arrived. Is Picting a New Literacy?

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

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Class Tech Integrate

MAY 12, 2015

One of the best things about going 1:1 with technology is the amount of options students have to present their learning experiences. There are numerous apps out there that will allow students to display their thinking and make presentations both within and far beyond the classroom walls. Explain Everything is currently $2.99

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Like Kerpoof , thousands of educators are scrambling to replace a fundamental tool that was to be an integral part of their 2016-17 lesson plans. Draw from scratch or annotate an image pushed out by the teacher (such as a template for Parts of the Human Body) using text tools, stickers, photos, or voice. Let me help you with that.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

tools, and develop their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). Below is a sample from some of the portfolios: Math teacher Kanchan Chellani has been using her PGP time to create engaging learning activities with Adobe Captivate to flip her classroom. She has also created her own website filled with resources for students.

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Class Tech Integrate

MAY 12, 2015

One of the best things about going 1:1 with technology is the amount of options students have to present their learning experiences. There are numerous apps out there that will allow students to display their thinking and make presentations both within and far beyond the classroom walls. Explain Everything is currently $2.99

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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? Having technology is just one important piece. Knowing how to use the technology with the curriculum is critical to crafting a digital age learning environment.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

note : Common Sense Education’s Edtech Eleven is chosen by Common Sense Education every month and helps educators find the best edtech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. ]. checkology Virtual Classroom. What left the list?

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eSchool News

MARCH 29, 2017

note : Common Sense Education’s Edtech Eleven is chosen by Common Sense Education every month and helps educators find the best edtech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. ]. checkology Virtual Classroom. March 2017 Updates.

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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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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Draw and Dash – Each student will need to use a piece of paper or a drawing app like Tackk, Educreations, Magic Paintbrush, or Sketchbook Express. Useful web tools include GoAnimate, Powtoons, Little Bird Tales, ToonDoo , and Makebeliefs Comix. Name Poems – Use a word cloud tool like Tagxedo or the Image Chef app.

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

App Smashing is relatively new (2+/- years) in the world of technology. Popplet / Educreations. Fourth grade students demonstrating their knowledge of Biomes used Skitch to annotate on pictures of biomes and then the students imported the pictures into iMovie or Educreations so that they could add their voice to the project.

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Reading By Example

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Here are three categories of tools the authors suggest teachers consider: Tools for collaborative learning (to learn from and with each other): Google Docs : Students work on the same document and comment on each other’s work. Educreations : Students can draw and narrate on a topic of their choice. image below).

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wwwatanabe

APRIL 1, 2013

Introduction to close reading Here''s an overview of close reading: What does close reading look like in the classroom? Educreations is a favorite because you can add pages and annotate on the pages with the tools. Educreations is an iPad app that can also be accessed from your browser.

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Tech Helpful

JANUARY 19, 2016

There are some ways to integrate technology in your classroom that adds value to your learning environment and pretty much can be a go to no matter what the lesson plan. Today, we have websites and apps like A Web Whiteboard, Explain Everything, ShowMe, and EduCreations that can be used to give students personal access to content.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2014

Others will bypass weighty sessions at NewSchools Venture Fund summit altogether, preferring to tinker with dozens of new tools and products that promise to “transform teaching and learning.’’. I’m hoping this conference will also include views from the classroom along with CEO’s and their promotions staff. Technology'

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EdTechSandyK

AUGUST 30, 2013

The Background Photo Used Under a Creative Commons License In the Spring of 2013, my school district committed to issuing an iPad to every classroom teacher. iPad mobile learning mobile technology online learning professional development' Most of the iPads would be in the hands of teachers by the end of the semester. Unported License.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2016

Media and technology can help kids build these skills, and summer is a great time for this kind of exploration. Communication Help kids express their opinions and emotions and connect with others with tools for video talks, podcasts, and storytelling. Explain Everything : Powerhouse tool for creating stellar multimedia presentations.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2016

Media and technology can help kids build these skills, and summer is a great time for this kind of exploration. Communication Help kids express their opinions and emotions and connect with others with tools for video talks, podcasts, and storytelling. Explain Everything : Powerhouse tool for creating stellar multimedia presentations.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 26, 2013

I had a the opportunity to attend a workshop on "5 Minute Mobile Projects" for students at the Midwest Technology conference. He made a great point that technology should not just be a replacement for the pencil, because eventually the computer will be just a another tool students will get tired of using.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

A "Flipped Classroom" is a classroom that uses class time to do activities/lessons (guided by the teacher) and "homework" time (at home) for guided instruction (usually through video). For an excellent info-graphic on what a "Flipped Classroom" is click here. One of the best sites around for creating a "Flipped Classroom".

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wwwatanabe

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Furthermore, students could explain with models like this LearnZillion example , and they could capture it on a screencast such as Educreations or ShowMe on an iPad; or, using Google Draw (or Paint with a PC, or Pages on a Mac), to draw out their models, and record their voice/drawing with Screenr. Share their thinking with others.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2015

Surely technology can offer us an easier way! If we focus on the methods and purposes for close reading, we can more easily see how digital tools might streamline -- or even enhance -- the close reading process. Use Educreations to record yourself modeling the process and share it with students and families.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

When focusing on 1:1, iPads, etc: Focus on teaching teachers to give better feedback and students to self-assess instead of the technology. Good apps for creating tutorials: Explain Everything, Screen Chomp, Educreations District #2 : Revisiting their BYOD initiative. In library they are using stop motion technology to develop stories.

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MSEDTechie

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

They can be used to transform learning inside and outside of the classroom, and offer limitless opportunities. Many educators are effectively integrating technology in the classroom using iPads to achieve the 4C’s , or “super skills,” that digital learners need to compete in our global society. What’s the SAMR Model?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Look at your classroom layout. Here are suggestions by primary school teacher Chris Andrews (with a picture of a personalized learning classroom ). Second: Free up your teaching time by automating the tedious tasks required to run a classroom. Fourth: Expect the learning ecosystem to extend beyond the classroom.

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Class Tech Integrate

JANUARY 24, 2017

This post originally appeared on The FETC: Future of EdTech Insiders Blog At FETC, I was delighted to attend a session by high school foreign language teacher Rachelle Dene Poth titled, Flipping Classrooms: Trading Spaces and Places Digital Tools and Ideas to Empower Students. However, before those digital tools were given, Ms.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

I read an interesting article in EdSurge last week about how current educational technologies do little to move learners beyond rote recall of knowledge and it caught me off guard. It was not the belief that technology has yet to be harnessed to its highest potential that surprised me.

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Class Tech Integrate

APRIL 15, 2016

The 3rd and 4th grade classrooms I have taught were at about a 75% or higher ELL (or ESL) population. As I have seen the boom in EdTech over the recent years in our district, I have really paid attention to the technology tools that are available to help our ELL students succeed.

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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. First, she created a center where each student used Educreations to create video story that presented a math problem. This post first appeared on Daily Genius.

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MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 7, 2014

Emaze is the next generation of online presentations, empowering you to create an amazing impression through design and technology. 2) Videolicious - This FREE tool is very user friendly and great for taking pictures to tell stories. This is great for teaching a lesson in the flip classroom format. the list goes on.

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MindShift

MAY 21, 2015

Educators are looking for ways to help students participate in a digital world, but the choices for digital engagement in the classroom can be overwhelming. She used to teach social studies, but is now the K-12 Technology Integrationist and Instructional Coach at Rock Valley Community Schools in Iowa.

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