User Generated Education

MARCH 31, 2019

Common Core Math Standards: CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.7.G.B.4. Convert among different-sized standard measurement units within a given measurement system, and use these conversions in solving multi-step, real world problems. Common Core English Language Arts Standards: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.6.7. Making and Decorating Pies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2015

100,000 Stars is programmed by space enthusiasts at Google. Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 16, 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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Examples Google Classroom Conference 94

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2017

On March 22, Google and the Lemann Foundation, an education nonprofit in Brazil, announced plans for an initiative that will deliver digital lessons directly to the cellphones of elementary school teachers. The project, launched during the Google for Brazil event, will be funded through a $4.8

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2019

and claims to explain how to teach the tragedy of the star-crossed lovers in a fun-filled way while hitting almost 50 Common Core standards in five weeks. A curriculum expert who reviewed the pedagogy explained to me that the unit was “weak” and does not meet Common Core standards as the creator claimed.

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Study Common Core Company Differentiated Instruction 104

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2019

You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen. So I’ve been preaching that wholesale mastery learning isn’t realistic because you have to really think about your grade system. Listen to the discussion on this week’s EdSurge On Air podcast. What does that mean to you?

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Khan Academy Common Core Assessment EdTech 124

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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Examples Google Classroom Conference 68

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Heck, our education system has become so good at maintaining the status quo and enforcing compliance throughout that we and many others have been brainwashed into thinking any other course of action would be foolish. Google Apps For Education (GAFE) implemented in 2012 empowering students and staff to learn collaboratively in the cloud.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

There are a lot of online math systems to help students through one of school’s toughest subjects (if not science). Here are guidelines, culled from top education sites like Edutopia, Google Education, Educational Technology, and EdWeek that are valuable when evaluating any website: free or small fee. positive parent reports.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2017

They can be offered while parents are waiting for students to finish after-school activities, as a brown bag lunch program, or online during evenings or weekends via Google Hangout or Skype. Kick off the program with a poll (use an online platform like Google Forms or PollDaddy, one students use in class) to find out what time works best.

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How To Digital Citizenship Edmodo Common Core 152

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 27, 2015

Because I am dissatisfied with the 100-point scale and ABCDF grading systems. I have slandered the traditional grading system. The SBL Mini PLN Voxer group discussed some of these issues in a Google Hangout today. When my students read via Curriculet , questions are tagged with specific Common Core ELA Standards.

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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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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 23, 2012

As the site increased in popularity it caught the eye of Bill Gates and Google with an end result being over 4 million in funding. The Khan Academy site now contains over 3000 videos mapped to the Common Core and associated assessments that allow learners to practice and reinforce skills acquired through the videos.

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Khan Academy Flipped Classroom Digital Divide Common Core 273

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

Architecturally, this plays out in new schools resembling whatever is culturally perceived as representing modernity (the factory in the early 20th century, the Google headquarters today). In contrast, the American education system, despite efforts to centralize elements like academic standards, remains enormously fragmented.

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Policies Trends Common Core Training 115

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

With the pride of place iPads and Chromebooks and 1:1 programs are getting in curriculum decisions, tech problems will be common, varied, frustrating, show-stopping, and nauseating. Prevent failures by having back-ups–not just of data, but devices, hardware, systems. Pre-test relevant systems to become familiar with glitches.

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Technology Common Core Digital Citizenship System 150

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 arcade-style math app for kids is designed for Grade K-5 with ordinary skill presets aligned with Common Core State Standards. The math app is customizable to your kid’s skill level.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

Online Course delivery system. First, establish a Learning Management System (LMS) that will help teachers accomplish daily classroom tasks (those outside of teaching students) such as grading, homework assignment, collection of classwork, student discussions, parent interaction, attendance, and an online class calendar. Student blogs.

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Blended Learning Khan Academy Learning Blackboard 176

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

That means before school and after quitting time, via email or Google Hangout, even a phone call. That includes sign-up sheets, using programs like SignUpGenius or Google Forms. These can also be online via Google Hangout or Skype. demonstrate how to use the school online library/lunch order system (or similar).

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Wiki Common Core Digital Citizenship Guidelines 150

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

While Google Classroom and its accompanying suite of tools is immensely popular in education -- especially at the secondary level -- Seesaw is a fast-growing and user-friendly digital platform for teachers to assign work, engage with students, and provide feedback, among other classroom activities. How do I set up my class in Seesaw?

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The post 35 Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Google Classroom Apps! Did you know that Google Classroom plays well with others? Google is known for making their applications open to working with third-party applications, and Google Classroom is no exception.

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Google Classroom eBook Common Core 28

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2015

By middle school, they work in online groups through forums, wikis, and Google Apps. Doing a project that uses Google Docs or MS Word doesn’t mean students will apply that knowledge to the year-end PARCC and SB tests. For example, a picture taken in Google Earth is added to a slide deck for a geography report.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Wiki BYOD 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 1, 2019

I tell you this because, if I can build a robot with this system, any six-year-old (and up) can. These can be located quickly in the App Store or Google Play by scanning the QR code included in the instructions: Go ahead–scan the image above on your smartphone or tablet to get one of the apps. I’ll wait.

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Robotics iPhone Smartphone Android 189

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 23, 2019

If the question is Google-able then it probably is not deep inquiry. Now, using advanced Google skills to find answers that create more questions fits the bill for common core skills. EQ: What are the characteristics of the planets in our solar system in regards to atmosphere, surface, and composition?

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 28, 2015

Neither one of us wants to use another learning management system. We love Google Forms, so why not stick with what we know and love? Every Curriculet text has questions tagged with a Common Core ELA Standard and each Curriculet-USA Today news article is tagged with one specific standard.

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Edmodo Common Core Google Data 60

Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 21, 2014

However, that''s not to say that there isn''t a good amount of websites and Learning Management Systems showing up as well. Answerables - A super fun and innovative site that brings Game Based Learning together w/ a Learning Management System to provide a safe environment for students to learn any subject in a 3D virtual world.

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Game-Based Learning Common Core iPad Mobility 74

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

Yet these systems do not often talk to one another—and that poses a problem for teachers trying to find the best resources. A common set of academic standards could alleviate the discovery issue, but several states have withdrawn from the Common Core State Standards and decided to adopt their own.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

There has been some frustration and also some excitement with this new learning management system. I hear business owners, marketing directors, and whole industries trying to figure out what is next in the circles I am in regarding the increased saturation of voice speakers such as Amazon Alexa and Google Assistant. Collaborations.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 2, 2016

Writing reflectively is a key component of the common core standards ( example ). The Kinglsey elementary team (Rich Rountree, Sean Selby, Sara Trowbridge, Kendra Bell, and Lynn Alford) decided to leverage their class set of Chromebooks and turn a paper book report assignment into a digital process using Google Forms and Docs.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 3, 2012

If you have updated your iPad to the newest operating system, iOS6 (sorry, iPad 1 peeps, you can''t), you may have noticed a few effects of the Apple-Google rivalry. Another change is that the iOS-native YouTube app was removed from the new operating system. Common Core Connection: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.2

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

IXL was great for skill breakdown and practice, easy to find standards based on common core. Valerie: I was not involved in the decision making process but can assume that our system moving in a world class way with the ever changing technology. The system actually works pretty well as a Learning Management System.

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Tools Common Core Case Study Online Assessments 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2014

Updates Partner Spotlight Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Final Notes Updates Did you miss the annoucement of our Online Summit Featuring Google for Education? We’re taking Google education summits online! Education Revolution Google+ Community Kids Need You in Their Corner.

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Google Game-Based Learning Libraries Conference 52

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Every year at MHPCS, students in grades K-5 focus on gifts of our earth: ocean reefs, farmable lands, mountains, rivers, water systems, and oceans. These hands-on activities align with Common Core State Standards as well as the Next Generation Science Standards.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 21, 2017

It can be hard to get moral compasses to twitch when discussing the intricacies of copyright law, public domain, fair use, and Creative Commons. It can be even harder to break them of the habit of doing a Google image search and grabbing the first relevant and powerful image they see. But remember that John F.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Google Video 40

EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

With the Common Core, state testing, interventions, and all else that goes on in the elementary day, how would I find time for my students to investigate and inquire into their interests? To do this, I began bringing in guest speakers and diving into the world of Google Hangouts. She is a Google Level 1 and 2 Certified Educator.

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Classroom Libraries Learning Elementary 85

Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

Raising $15M to Power Schools with Kiddom Academy, a K12 Operating System. Educators at Torah Academy teach courses that cover everything from Common Core mathematics to Judaic studies, as well as provide services including speech therapy and vocational training. Slow Down School and District Leaders: You’re Moving Too Fast.

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Company EdTech Common Core Assessment 112

eSchool News

JULY 27, 2016

KQED Teach participants will have access to a wide range of social media and digital media tools allowing them to construct and remix media in multiple formats and across a variety of platforms while addressing many writing, reading, speaking and listening skills required by both the Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.

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Trends Tools Common Core Social Media 40

Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Innovative Interactive Presentation Tools to Bring Your Classroom to Life by Bryan Miller Interactive response systems have evolved from the formal clickers, to now operating on mobile devices. Bryan gives you a head to head comparison of all of the popular interactive response systems that work on your classroom''s mobile devices.

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