eSchool News

JULY 3, 2019

Applicable to every student in every classroom, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles of offering multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement help teachers leverage every child’s strengths while supporting a very personalized learning path based on student choice. 5 ways our LMS supports UDL.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

As teachers transitioned back into classrooms, many abandoned video in favor of live instruction. Even though the flipped classroom encouraged teachers to record lectures and mini-lessons to send home with students for homework, video can be woven into the class period to shift control from teacher to learner.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Based in San Diego, Dr. Rhoads talks about how to integrate instructional strategies, have a teacher toolbox, how to show teachers technology, using Google Jamboard to brainstorm, how to observe and model online teaching for teachers. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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eSchool News

MARCH 25, 2020

Applicable to every student in every classroom, the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles of offering multiple means of representation, action and expression, and engagement help teachers leverage every child’s strengths while supporting a very personalized learning path based on student choice. 5 ways our LMS supports UDL.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2023

Powerful Learning Experiences with Augmented and Virtual Reality Coding in the Elementary Classroom Move Beyond the Slidedeck: Exploring Creative and Fun Student Projects and Presentations Join us for an exciting summer of professional learning with amazing educators from across the globe!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Topics include but not limited to: Flipped Classrooms. Student-led Classroom Management. Transforming Traditional Classroom Lessons to Online Learning. A PDF program (like Adobe Reader) and Microsoft Word or Google Docs will satisfy most (all?) Elementary Math. Writing Prompts. Blended Learning. Bloom’s Taxonomy.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 14, 2023

Sam Kary is a keynote speaker, writer, and the dynamic founder of New EdTech Classroom, a popular YouTube channel that supports teachers with purposeful technology integration. WHO IS SAM KARY?

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Tom Murray

MAY 14, 2017

From those in official leadership positions to those looking to create dynamic and authentic experiences for kids in their classrooms next fall, these eight books are worth the read! Recommended for Classroom Leaders: Book: Teaching Math with Google Apps: 50 G Suite Activities. Check them out! Book: How to Personalize Learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2020

Was it best for students to access material on a dashboard and, if so, should it be housed on one platform, such as Google Classroom, or spread across a few? That’s especially true for our learners who experience challenges to sustained attention when in the physical classroom. It’s a lot bigger now.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

PleIQ is the perfect complement to high-quality classroom instruction—a hands-on, 21 st Century, augmented reality toy that appeals to all learning styles. We know that teachers are often asked to promote technology use in the classroom to prepare students for the digital world around them. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 16, 2024

Universal Design Daily: 365 Ways to Teach, Support, & Challenge All Learners Using UDL by Paula Kluth This book has piqued my interest! Paula Kluth’s book offers a daily dose of inspiration for educators using Universal Design for Learning (UDL). Get your copy here and transform your classroom practices.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

In the fall of 2019, I returned to the classroom after being a teacher on special assignment for eight years. Make use of the slide master in Google Slides to grab some fonts and layouts that always work. I don’t know about you, but my Google Drive is a hot mess. I created a simple template in Google Slides.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2021

This trend begs the question: How can we encourage our students to read both inside and outside the classroom? Below are strategies and resources I’ve used to cultivate a reading culture in my classroom. Over half of my current students struggle to read and comprehend grade-level texts. Booklist Assignment.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 24, 2021

This silent film sheds light on the subtle ways that creativity can be absent in the classroom. Students Warm-up Poll Create a poll or multiple choice question in Mentimeter or Google Classroom to get students thinking about the topic or theme of the video. How often do you engage in creative activities at school?

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 17, 2018

In my first-grade classroom, a third of my students were learning English as a second language. As a public school teacher, I had to constantly evaluate how my teaching practices and materials could better include and empower the vast diversity in my classroom. Universal Design for Learning (UDL): What You Need to Know.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

More than just an online worksheet, Hyperdocs allow teachers to intentionally design powerful lessons reflecting UDL principles in a sequence of personalized tasks. Hyperdoc digital lesson design allow teachers the opportunity to develop, design, curate and create content and assessment that is authentic to your classroom and audience.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 17, 2023

This is an easy way to promote student choice in the classroom and allow the conversation to feel more natural and free-flowing. Teachers can facilitate this metacognitive practice by having students reflect in writing or using a Google Form like the one pictured below.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2018

Would you want to be a learner in your classroom? This may be especially true in classrooms where material is presented in a one-size-fits-all format. Many educators know it as the building blocks behind Universal Design for Learning, or UDL. UDL is not a special ed thing or even a general ed thing. It’s just an ed thing.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 23, 2012

Knocking Down Walls: Connecting Students with Blogging - Nick Provenzano who teaches English at Grosse Pointe South High School explains how he and his students use blogs to make connections and build communities far beyond the walls of their classroom. classroom examples iTunes' 10:38 mins. 12:36 mins. 11:04 mins.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 3, 2021

In this episode, Kasey shares her best tips and ideas for creating and using digital choice boards in the K-12 classroom. You’ll learn some of the common misconceptions about creating choice boards, but most importantly, you’ll learn how to get started with utilizing the choice board for your classroom. Click To Tweet.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

They can fill out a simple Google form, add their name to ClassroomQ, or put a post-it note with their name in a box labeled “waiting room” on the front board. .” Teachers who want to support students as they progress through the playlist should add “teacher check-ins” at strategic moments in a playlist.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 10, 2021

Students who enjoy working online can create their collages using Canva or a Google Slide. Students who prefer a tactile, offline experience can create a vision board on poster paper and sketch their images or create a collage from old magazines. Step 3: To Share or Not To Share.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 8, 2021

The variety of humans in a classroom is remarkable. When working with Dr. Katie Novak on UDL and Blended Learning , we provided an example of transforming an Engage NY/Eureka elementary math lesson into a choose your learning path adventure. Google Documents or Google Slides). 3 Choose Your Learning Path Adventure.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 14, 2018

Whether it be ‘on tech’ or ‘off-tech’ these blended learning lessons can be designed to meet the needs of each classroom. Due to the flexible nature of Google Apps, they can be easily shared, revised, and edited to become a lesson that you would judge as of quality based on your classroom needs. That describes the lesson design.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

In my last blog, I focused on the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principle of representation. In this post, I want to explore the third, and final, UDL principle of action and expression. I highlighted some of the affordances available online that can help students to manipulate digital information to make it more accessible.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 23, 2016

One popular educational model called the Flipped Classroom, combines the power of technology and pedagogy to enhance learning. A typical Flipped lesson begins with a video or online presentation that occurs at home, while students complete assignments and ask questions inside the classroom. Challenges of Flipping.

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The Daring Librarian

MARCH 23, 2019

Williams Elementary a 1970's OPEN CLASSROOM style school and for a kid like me, I thrived. I hurried up, hustled to every classroom in the pod and did all my work as fast and as well as I could, so I could get that free time to curl up in the School Library or classroom corner and just READ. Then, I transferred to Phillis E.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings Conversations Updates "Reinventing the Classroom" Starts Wednesday Evening! Reinventing the Classroom" Call for Volunteers. Saturday, May 3rd at 12pm Classroom 2.0 LIVE Weekly Show , Classroom 2.0 No problem!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

Bell 1:30 PM Empowering Students in a Distance Learning Environment with John Spencer (60 minutes) 3:00 PM Personalizing the Online Classroom Through Creative Teaching and Learning (60 minutes) with Candy Mowen 4:00 PM Rethinking Students Evaluations as a Tool to Improve Online Instruction (30 minutes) with Steven J.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 13, 2014

You’ll leave this webinar armed with tools to optimize your BrainPOP subscription in the classroom. Saturday, May 17th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show - Aaron Maurer Featured Teacher , Classroom 2.0 Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Classroom 2.0 More information here.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Many visitors to the booth reported that the site is definitely something they have been looking for- a "Google for therapy apps." Though I didn''t want to jump into the session when suggestions were called for, as my own suggestion would have been entirely predictable, the topic made me think of Universal Design For Learning (UDL).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

Often distracted and easily bored, these students are also critical thinkers capable of thriving in the online classroom while learning 21st-century skills. In moving from classroom-based instruction to online instruction, the role of the faculty member changes from the content presenter to the facilitator of online learning.

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SpeechTechie

AUGUST 24, 2016

Electronic Texts and accompanying accessibility features such as text to speech can facilitate organization of materials, richer arrays of contexts available, and comprehension of classroom content for those with reading, language learning and other disabilities.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 17, 2015

Recently, some of our 6th graders came into the computer lab to do research using Google Earth. The teachers on the 6th grade team had spent many hours digitizing curriculum and making Google Earth Tours (. I just love it when Apple products work so well with Google products! We were thrilled to find out that it does!

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 17, 2024

Passing off someone's work has always been cheating, whether you Google an essay and pretend it's your own, or when a machine (or human!) Or the beginning of Google Search, when we all were ablaze with Boolean operators and the power of a well-placed parenthesis or quote mark? at least approaching it with cautious optimism.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

2) Use a Google Form to administer this pre-assessment and enter the correct answers so it automatically grades itself and surfaces the students’ data. Wrap Up AI can significantly enhance the instructional design process, making it more efficient, effective, and aligned with the diverse needs of today’s classrooms. MagicSchool.ai

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Hapara

MAY 13, 2022

Finally, does it meet Universal Design for Learning (UDL) criteria for accessibility? Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework developed by CAST, a founding partner of the Understood nonprofit. UDL guides the design of learning experiences to proactively meet the needs of all learners. Grow digital citizenship .

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