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Open Badges in Elementary School

The CoolCatTeacher

Some elementary classrooms are using self-directed badges for competency acquisition by students. Open Badges in Elementary School. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Amy Cooper, who’s at an elementary school in Minnesota. And Amy, you’re working with digital badges or open badges in elementary school.

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Balancing Act: Cybersecurity in the Connected Classroom

EdTech Magazine

AR and VR Experiences: APS is now deploying both augmented reality and virtual reality experiences for K–12 students , including “expeditions” for elementary and middle school students and VR-based postsecondary tours for high school students. Here, accessibility matters. Who has access to this technology? For what purpose?

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Inspire Learning Beyond Your Classroom Walls by Setting Up a Virtual Learning Community

Teacher Reboot Camp

Seesaw is the student engagement platform and digital portfolio tool I use with my elementary students. Google Classroom is a favorite with teachers, because it is quick and easy to set up and integrates with various web tools and apps. Free Virtual Learning Environments. Families and peers can leave comments.

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Google Masters For Kids of All Ages: Badges, Skills and More

The CoolCatTeacher

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. Google Masters for Kids of All Ages. What can K-2 students be expected to do in Google Tools?

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Inspire Learning Beyond Your Classroom Walls by Setting Up a Virtual Learning Community

Teacher Reboot Camp

Seesaw is the student engagement platform and digital portfolio tool I use with my elementary students. Google Classroom is a favorite with teachers, because it is quick and easy to set up and integrates with various web tools and apps. Free Virtual Learning Environments. Families and peers can leave comments.

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The FREE Lesson Plans and Resources You Aren’t Using! (but should be) – SULS0148

Shake Up Learning

Rich started his teaching career as an elementary school teacher in the Seattle area. para provides educators with a Digital Backpack. This tool integrates with Google Classroom for a more streamlined experience. Related Article: 85+ Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom. (This episode sponsored by H?para.)

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Reinventing Group Assignments with Applied Digital Skills

EdTechTeam

In the digital age, there are so many great tools to transform how students work together. Google applications like Docs, Slides and even Sheets, provide amazing capabilities for working together through the use of comments, suggesting mode, and sharing. Let’s take a closer look… Brainstorm Ideas in Google Docs.

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