Graphite Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

The coronavirus pandemic has come with specific challenges for teachers: Keeping students engaged during hybrid or fully remote learning, addressing systemic inequity and the digital divide, and coping with days of seemingly endless multitasking are just a few among so many other obstacles. featured_content_1%%.

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techlearning

APRIL 20, 2018

Google Forms is one of my favorite classroom tools. But here's the deal - most teachers aren't taking full advantage of what Google Forms has to offer! Here are 25 different ways you can use Google Forms in your Classroom - with an example for each! These documents are named, organized, and accessible in Google Drive.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2020

Whether educators need to learn how to use edtech tools, analyze student data or implement Common Core standards, online PD can offer educators support when and where they need it. Google Classroom and Meet for Remote Learning. Classroom Management Tips for Google Classroom. Five Free Distance Learning PD Sessions.

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Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The high-quality apps available on the web, at the iTunes Apps Store, and Android devices on Google Play Store are astounding. The apps feature math games, activities, and user interfaces that make learning math a fun and enjoyable experience for students at all levels. The math app is customizable to your kid’s skill level.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 31, 2016

The Independent OpenCourseWare Study (IOCS) that I co-created with Julie Meehan when I was principal at New Milford High School represents an uncommon learning experience for secondary students that allows them to fully utilize OCW to pursue learning that focuses on their passions, interests, and career aspirations.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

My job is to make sure that the tech use is meaningful and purposeful - when used correctly technology can help enhance and transform my lessons, provide real-world activities, and increase student engagement. We all strive to develop students with the skills necessary to be successful after high school graduation.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2017

These hands-on activities align with Common Core State Standards as well as the Next Generation Science Standards. In 2017, our school population, of a little over 100 students, mirrors the community which we serve: our K-5 student population is over 70% Native Hawaiian and more than 65% qualify for free-and-reduced lunch.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The email, he said, detailed a “Priority 1 Alert” that had been issued by Pearson and the New Jersey Department of Education, regarding a student who had tweeted about a test question on the PARCC — a standardized test based on the Common Core State Standards. Google Reader. It is fair, however, to blame “Montessori 2.0”

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Google Forms - The Swiss Army Knife of Google Apps by Jennifer Guevara Baselice Collecting information is something we do on a daily basis. With Google Forms it is super easy to collect this information and so much more! With Google Forms it is super easy to collect this information and so much more!

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Students can also create their own Symbaloo page as a way of demonstrating their learning and putting all of their evidence in an easy-to-use site for a public audience. Another great tool, ThingLink , lets teachers and students creatively share content from multiple sources by making images come alive.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Excerpted from “ Just Ask Us: Kids Speak Out on Student Engagement ” by Heather Wolpert-Gawron. Read the companion piece, “Why Choice Matters to Student Learning,” for more about the research on student engagement and choice. Student choice, therefore, helps me to help them.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 17, 2019

Willis and Arakawa underscored the importance of creating learning environments in which students and teachers understand that it is not about getting it right the first time; it is about failing forward and being inspired to keep moving forward. Coding Software.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Not the tethered headsets and computer-based environments, but the simple Google Cardboard-compatible headsets with a smartphone as the “computer.” ” Bringing the global experience into the classroom with immersive images and videos can enhance lessons and is informative and engaging for students.

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wwwatanabe

JULY 20, 2015

It is great differentiation for all students including ELs , gifted, and special needs. It increases student engagement in a meaningful and relevant task. Here are some of the Common Core Standards that digital storytelling and digital stories address: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6

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Edsurge

MAY 8, 2017

Create conditions for students to self-advocate I set a minimum expectation for myself to keeping my grade book up-to-date on a daily basis. In my first year teaching math, I built and maintained a complex grade book using Google Sheets. Of course, I replaced names with ID numbers).

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) stress the importance of communication, and challenge students to engage in conversation by using evidence to support an argument, while evaluating and listening to others’ perspectives. is a platform that allows students to take notes synchronized with video. VideoNot.es

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Sueann Galt, STEM Coordinator Does the use of ‘Learning Menus’ increase students’ intrinsic motivation? Karla Pobke Coordinator Personalised Learning Born Accessible STEM: Making Sure Accessibility is Not Just an Afterthought - Anh Bui Director of Product Strategy for Global Literacy Project-Based Learning: You''re almost doing it already!

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 19, 2015

1:1 Flipping Makerspace Genius Hour Common Core Mobile Learning Design Thinking Google Classroom Brain Based Learning Project Based Learning Learning Management Systems Transformative Brain Based Learning Spaces Sheesh.I LinkedIn Google+ Pinterest I tried it, I don''t like it, You can''t make me do it! could go on!

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MindShift

APRIL 25, 2019

showed her students the 2016 documentary Before the Flood , featuring Leonardo diCaprio journeying to five continents and the Arctic to see the effects of climate change. “It is our intention to make our students engaged citizens,” Fisher says. Before the Flood has an action page and an associated curriculum.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” I’m a little surprised that either of these women – both Democrats, both Common Core supporters, if nothing else – would be under serious consideration. ” (Something else to keep an eye on: restricting loans to students based on grade, major , other data that’s been collected about them.).

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MindShift

MARCH 11, 2015

Godsey is one of a growing number of educators who are using podcasts like “Serial” to motivate their classrooms and address education requirements set by the Common Core state standards. If you give teachers content-based audio, you’ll get so much more student engagement,” says Brady-Myerov.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Wednesday, February 5th at 7pm ISTE - Connecting the ISTE Standards with the Common Core , presented by Paula Don, Director of Educational Technology, School District of Philadelphia. super-member, Karen Cameron, shares a list of 5 incredible virtual fieldtrips for you and your students. Register for this event here.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 17, 2018

That's how I got started -- I wanted to use Serial as a primary text for at least a few weeks, but I wasn't sure how it would fit in with Common Core or how it might affect my students' reading habits. But many aren't sure how to justify using podcasts in the classroom. " | Transcript.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 17, 2018

That's how I got started -- I wanted to use Serial as a primary text for at least a few weeks, but I wasn't sure how it would fit in with Common Core or how it might affect my students' reading habits. But many aren't sure how to justify using podcasts in the classroom. " | Transcript.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2015

Your prep: Provide access to classroom Smartscreen so sub can draw and label the digital student. Students engage in a gameshow-style competition to assess student knowledge on a specific or general topic. Students create a drawing using ASCII art that supports class inquiry. Gameshow Competition.

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