Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 25, 2020

Distance learning is a crazy time for many, but we can celebrate the way various companies are offering very cool and engaging tools, resources, and activities for free. PBLWorks has created a resource site to provide teachers with ideas, examples, and free tools to facilitate PBL remotely. Free Distance Learning Resources.

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N2Y

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

quality instruction in their classrooms. service teachers as they prepare to lead their classrooms. service teachers need many tools in their metaphorical toolbox in order to enter their first classroom with confidence. Students are stepping into our classrooms with diverse academic, social?emotional,

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Perhaps unsurprisingly, most of the best-performing blog posts on our blog this year are related to remote learning and hybrid or virtual classrooms. Amid the disasters we face today, while most schools are closing down and temporarily suspending classes, teaching and learning can continue using different digital tools for education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Vicki Davis (01:58) And we know that classroom culture, I mean, how kids relate to each other, how they feel about themselves is even part of classroom culture. And that has so much to do with classroom culture, you're right. And this is in the classroom, in the school, in the lunchroom, at recess. So where do we start?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

30+ ideas to improve learning with awesome classroom design From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A well-designed classroom boosts student learning by as much as 16% (Barrett, Zhang, Davies, & Barrett 2015), but overdecorating is a distraction. Classroom Design Resources.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 8, 2024

From a classroom perspective, I was heartened to see them advertised as requiring "15+" number of players. Start Here could offer teachers a great opportunity to adapt a simple, flexible game mechanic for their classrooms! According to its designer Fritz Bronner, Liftoff has been used in many classrooms. Liftoff 2.0:

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

The easy tool educators are using every day From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Google Classroom allows teachers to easily manage student work and teaching with Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Spreadsheets and anything Google. Google Classroom Resources. What are yours?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Distance learning is a crazy time for many, but we can celebrate the way various companies are offering very cool and engaging tools, resources, and activities for free. PBLWorks has created a resource site to provide teachers with ideas, examples, and free tools to facilitate PBL remotely. Free Distance Learning Resources.

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MIND Research Institute

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

In this white paper, you will learn how: Game-based learning can provide a preferred means to teach math. This aversion to math can have harmful impacts on student classroom performance. Read more about its concepts, mechanisms, and efficacy in the white paper.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Educators need a set of skills to successfully teach and manage their classrooms. Online training for teachers is the perfect opportunity to also train them to use edtech and other online tools. However, if you want them to use the school LMS or other online tools while you are not using it at all, why should they do that?

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 8, 2019

In most schools across the globe, students leave their classrooms only with the tools teachers provide them, and with the knowledge and skills they acquire throughout their development. Read more: Practical applications of Constructivism in the online classroom. Read more: Smart classroom furniture for the 21st century students.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 28, 2023

In the ever-evolving landscape of education, the concepts of portfolio and portfolio assessment have garnered significant attention as comprehensive tools for evaluating student growth. This statement underscores the need for more dynamic and flexible assessment tools that can truly reflect the multifaceted nature of learning and growth.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2021

When students put that headset on, they can practice on a level that’s just not possible online or in the classroom. When students put that headset on, they can practice on a level that’s just not possible online or in the classroom. Augmented and virtual reality in the language classroom: Practical Ideas.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2019

While small, the study of sixth-graders at a Boston charter school adds to a still-growing body of research about a role for mindfulness in the classroom. In order to adopt mindfulness as a tool for mental health and happiness, students have to have the space and time to practice it.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2022

Recognition that the digital divide prevents academic progress has prompted colleges to do more to connect students with tech tools. Flipping the Classroom Professors who recorded video lectures for online learning during the pandemic are realizing they have a new resource at their disposal. What are they worried and excited about?

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 14, 2019

Although anything created in the last few years most likely was developed on one of the newer platforms, nonetheless the technology in your classrooms may not as up-to-date. Not every school can afford the newest and cutting-edge hardware and software for their classrooms. Republish – Update and save only on the newer format.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 18, 2017

Districts across the nation are exploring a new approach to professional learning to meet the evolving needs of today’s diverse classrooms and the educators who lead them. Participants then identified the challenges, including financial benefit and messaging, to ensuring micro-credentials provide value.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Those four elements—flexible content and tools, targeted instruction, data-driven decisions and student reflection and ownership—are the Core Four of Personalized Learning. Using the guide set out in the Core Four white paper, school and district leaders can clearly communicate what a shift to personalized learning will entail.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 23, 2016

AbD’s four downloadable thinking routines [available as PDFs from the educator resources page ] are short, deceptively simple strategies that can be used in a variety of classroom settings to encourage these capacities. Empowerment is a key goal of maker-centered learning — helping young people feel that they can build and shape their worlds.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

As part of the partnership, Kickboard and Aperture Education have developed the DESSA SEL Inventory, a new tool to help districts more frequently monitor student behaviors related to key social and emotional skills. To download the white paper, visit [link]. For more information, visit [link].

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

Whether she’s searching for standards-aligned curriculum or playing dress-up, the Tool Elementary School principal does whatever it takes to lift her students from struggling to successful. These days, Tool is teeming with success. Department of Education named Tool Elementary a National Blue Ribbon School. White Papers.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 1, 2022

They are commonly used in classrooms, offices, and universities, for enhancing documents, much like an interactive whiteboard. Using a Document Camera in the Classroom. Document cameras are a great asset to include in the classroom as an educational technology tool. A Doc Cam Is Many Tools in One.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 23, 2021

The resources provided to educators include ways to extend the games and activities into the classroom. Not providing affordances to develop spatial skills in the early classroom is a missed opportunity and may result in students not pursuing a career in a STEM field. Spatial Temporal White Paper. Further Reading.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

By enabling these connections, IMS, the nonprofit group that organized this event, hopes to create a plug-and play-educational ecosystem where tools can freely and seamlessly share information about student learning that educators can use to drive better learning outcomes. Why is that important? And that creates data that can be shared.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The Global Medieval Sourcebook at Stanford University is bringing an expansive, OER mentality to the medieval canon, making reliable texts available for classroom use. ODH funded a transcription tool called Scribe that the Labs uses.) We laid the groundwork for projects that became tools and community hubs,” Kirschenbaum said.

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techlearning

JUNE 24, 2018

Chicago, June 24, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools today announced the latest version of its award-winning product, Impero Education Pro V7. It partnered with advocacy organizations to produce white papers at the 2017 and 2016 Digital Citizenship Summits.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 22, 2018

It can also be argued that each year, our classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse across these domains. A tool like the LPS can help us identify research-based strategies to address gaps in student learning across multiple domains. Reports can be found here.).

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Check out Jennifer Gonzalez’ 2018 Teacher’s Guide to Technology for more than 200 tools with special tips, videos, and screenshots to get you started. If we want our learners to have that — the knowledge, the skills, the dispositions — we know that we need to transform our classrooms. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2017

Located southeast of Providence, this district of 3,500 students and about 300 teachers created a plan that included cooperation with other school districts to help prepare and train teachers in how to use digital tools to create custom-fit lessons for children. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. “We

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

While small, the study of sixth-graders at a Boston charter school adds to a still-growing body of research about a role for mindfulness in the classroom. In order to adopt mindfulness as a tool for mental health and happiness, students have to have the space and time to practice it.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Impero is a leading provider of classroom management, network management and online safety software to schools throughout the United States and the United Kingdom. It also provides anonymous reporting features and tools to help schools and IT departments manage multiple devices. We’re also looking forward to expanding our U.S.

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techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

Austin, TX, May 10, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools, has partnered with the national nonprofit Mental Health America (MHA) to help schools detect potential mental health concerns among students. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 30, 2012

Dear Friends: This March marks the 5th anniversary of Classroom 2.0. It''s pretty amazing to think of all that has happened in the world of social media and education during this time, and I''m especially grateful for the role that Classroom 2.0 A HUGE thanks to each of you in Classroom 2.0 (or So here it is!

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techlearning

MAY 18, 2018

Austin, TX, May 18, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools, today announces Philip Walters as its new board chairman. It also provides anonymous reporting features and tools to help schools and IT departments manage multiple devices.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 9, 2017

Use your website and other communication tools to help educate parents with videos and other modes of information. There's also an expectation that we protect students when we give them access to devices and send devices home with them. Helping parents have a role and responsibility in this is important. Unported License.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 3, 2016

And findings from the white paper: Internet addiction is potentially serious, but there are still many disagreements about whether it’s a true addiction, how it’s measured, or whether it’s just a manifestation of another disorder, such as depression or ADHD. Talk to students about digital balance.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 3, 2016

And findings from the white paper: Internet addiction is potentially serious, but there are still many disagreements about whether it’s a true addiction, how it’s measured, or whether it’s just a manifestation of another disorder, such as depression or ADHD. Talk to students about digital balance.

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