Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

The post The FREE Lesson Plans and Resources You Aren’t Using! Rich shares the power of Open Educational Resources (OER)–what they are, where to find them, and how to get started. Stop buying lesson plans and worksheets and access the wonderful free resources available to you! This episode sponsored by H?para.)

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 30, 2018

Any teacher is invited to join and walk through the steps of learning how to regularly set instructional goals and transform the teaching and learning in their classes. Learning how to set achievable, short-term goals is so powerful! The educators you meet will share resources, experience, and offer support!

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

There is a great deal of talk these days about micro-credentials and digital badging as a means to acknowledge professional learning of educators. Check out what Mozilla has created with their Open Badges platform. Educators can earn the badge by then assimilating what they’ve learned into their own instruction in some way.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2014

After the course, they have contributed to our collaborative Pinterest boards, created and shared on Twitter, attempted missions and received digital badges, and kept digital portfolios. Keep reading to discover how to get your students reflecting on their learning in your course with a digital portfolio.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2014

December is the month for advent calendars, so I’ve created the Digital Ideas 2014 Advent Calendar to give you a hands-on example of how this works. Throughout December, you will discover free web tools, apps, and resources by clicking on each day in the calendar below. Edit the calendar or have students create their own.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Google’s Applied Digital Skills program is a flexible video-based curriculum that prepares students of all ages for the growing number of jobs that require basic digital skills. This is a growing resource of lessons that walk students through each step of the creation process.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2014

After the course, they have contributed to our collaborative Pinterest boards, created and shared on Twitter, attempted missions and received digital badges, and kept digital portfolios. Keep reading to discover how to get your students reflecting on their learning in your course with a digital portfolio.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The goal of this blog has always been to provide teachers with digital learning resources, tips, and tricks, and help teachers find ways to integrate technology meaningfully in the classroom. This list helps me decide what content to create and how to best help teachers in 2022. The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2021.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

For more detail, read “ How to Use Augmented Reality “ Examples. Awarding badges for the accomplishment of steps or completion of skills has become popular in many schools. How to Create a Tech-based Curriculum Using the SAMR Model. 5 Resources to Gamify Student Writing.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

Educators should have more choice over how they learn themselves. They should also have choice over resources that they, the experts who work with students the most on a day to day basis, feel are valuable to support and enhance learning.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 12, 2017

But I digress… technology, specifically in the form of micro-credentials (sometimes called digital badging) has emerged not only as a powerful, accessible and appropriate way to learn online, but is also allows teachers to manage their time and resources better (keep in mind many teachers pay for PD out their own pocket).

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edWeb.net

JUNE 8, 2021

States have also become more involved, setting goals and creating digital hubs for PL resources. In addition, school boards are paying attention to how they disburse any COVID relief funds as they want to be careful about what programs they can support when the federal funding is gone. How Vendors Can Help.

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Adjusting Course

APRIL 29, 2018

Jenn LaGarde and I will let the final four entries speak for themselves, but here’s how YOU and your students can decide who will be named this year’s “World Champion.” The title includes bragging rights, the Vince Lombooki digital badge, and $500 in books for the winner’s classroom or school library.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. We showed them how to use the paint can tool to put color in the cells, and we told them to create a jack-o’-lantern. But they didn’t know how to spell the compound word. We showed them how to use the Voice Notes in the Speaker Notes to type the word.

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Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2019

The idea is to encourage widespread use of digital credentials across all kinds of academic institutions, and even at more informal places of learning, so that students end up taking ownership of how to communicate their learning to employers. Not every university is Harvard, Berkeley and MIT,” Cheney notes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

I eventually learned how the system worked, I learned how to get good grades, and my focus turned more to “learning.”. The problem has been how to track, quantify and measure all that learning. How can we productively merge playtime and learning time? You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

The post Digital Badges in the Classroom (What, When, & How) – SULS096 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Let’s talk digital badges with the experts: Cate Tolnai and Jen Gibson! Digital badges can help us engage students (even remote learners). What Are Digital Badges?

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Fractus Learning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

Digital badges do just that: they show when students have learned a skill or met a goal. For teachers, badges make classroom goals visible to students. The value of digital badges goes beyond the classroom, as well. Students use badges that they have earned to get scholarships, enter graduate school, and get jobs.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2020

We’re especially excited about the way Twitch allows us to create a community with our customers, demonstrate how to build with the AWS Cloud, and ignite enthusiasm for the opportunities the cloud presents to the diverse workforce of the future,” said Scott Barneson, director of Learning Products, AWS Training and Certification.

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Edsurge

JULY 14, 2018

The existing standards for this kind of data were like a Babylon of different languages, understood only in their own domain (such as medical training, human resources, K-12 or postsecondary). This data must be in a machine-readable format and interoperable to work in all apps and systems.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning Jessie Woolley-Wilson (CEO, DreamBox Learning): In the past, educators were focused on how to get more devices in the classroom. Open digital badges. What problems have we solved—and what new ones have we created? What technology never lived up to expectations or the hype?

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 7, 2019

All educators are lifelong learners, whether they’re figuring out how to incorporate the latest edtech device into their lessons or researching bios on NBA players to help a reluctant reader. Now, organizations like Digital Promise have developed micro-credential programs, which recognize educators for acquiring new skills.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

As schools adopt Google Apps for Education, there is a desire by teachers to learn how to effectively use the GAFE tools in their classrooms. Instead, it helps teachers understand how the tools can enhance student learning. One of the most exciting aspects of the training center is that the online content is free!

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 27, 2018

Use Applied Digital Skills with your students by Friday, May 11th and you’ll receive: An Applied Digital Skills digital badge for you and your students, An invitation for your class to an exclusive YouTube Live with a surprise Googler, Entry into our drawing for one of TWO free EdTechTeam Summit tickets or THREE Google Home Minis.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

How to Manage Multiple Google Accounts. Students and teachers are involved in many after school programs that could utilize Google Classroom to share resources and improve communication and collaboration. We can also use Google Classroom to help connect and share resources within our school clubs and organizations.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 27, 2014

To help close that gap, cities throughout the country are turning to their homegrown resources to create a citywide “campus” where kids can follow their interests, create, and discover. With their rich arts, science, history resources, parks, and beaches, cities are a wealth of potential—if kids can just tap into it.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2020

On a recent summer day, librarian Lyn Hunter posted a video to YouTube on how to make a weather thermometer using a straw, rubbing alcohol and a bottle. includes reading challenges, craft projects, and games where students can earn digital badges online. . Across the nation, libraries are stepping up in a time of crisis.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 23, 2015

Young people can take self-directed journeys through any number of participating organizations, completing activities and receiving digital badges to recognize their achievements. One of the reasons we’re so excited is to layer badging into these tremendous opportunities in the community.”. double as Cities of Learning (COL).

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Here are some ideas on how to improve climate and culture both in the classroom and school-wide. How a person feels is paramount to achievement. Often, they need to learn how to speak to one another politely and have civil discourse in a safe environment. Digital Badging. Incentives at each grade or building level.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 8, 2014

We’ve heard a lot of talk these days about open educational resources and online courses and how these platforms can make high-quality learning available for all. The code.org campaign has been touting the potential of online courses to teach kids how to code. This article was originally featured on BoingBoing.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Topics will include how to integrate technology into English Language Arts and Math classrooms, differentiated instruction, technology implementation strategies, and more. The Geo-Educator Community is a space for geo-educators to share resources, collaborate on projects, learn from one another and give support. Classroom 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

If you reach a total of 300 points, you will be eligible for a special digital badge and a personalized certificate of participation from the GEC! Tons of great ideas & resources--all free! Here is a player's guide to getting started with Chrome Warrior. Please read it thoroughly if you are considering playing.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

If you reach a total of 300 points, you will be eligible for a special digital badge and a personalized certificate of participation from the GEC! Tons of great ideas & resources--all free! Here is a player's guide to getting started with Chrome Warrior. Please read it thoroughly if you are considering playing.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 20, 2014

Friday, February 21 4:00pm KEYNOTE - Steve Hargadon on The Learning Revolution 5:00pm Recipe to flatten your classroom - simple steps to go global - Julie Lindsay Using mobile devices to support teaching and learning - Tara Fagan, Facilitator 6:00pm KEYNOTE - Nancy White: Engage and Ignite with Liberating Structures 7:00pm Open For Learning: Exploring (..)

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

The Chicago City of Learning project is trying to meet that need by helping connect youth to resources that support their interests and provide validation for the hard work that goes into learning outside the academic setting. The MacArthur Foundation got involved in the project and recommended digital badges , one of its areas of investment.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2019

Discover effective resources, best practices, and new ideas that can help students develop empathy, perspective recognition, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills, and other competencies that students need to succeed in an interconnected world. Lunch is included.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 2, 2015

This example illustrates the power of our digital acts and choices. Below are slides, resources, and bookmarks to help you get your students to learn effectively on the virtual learning environments (VLEs) you create for them. Find the Google Doc handout with digital icebreakers, like Digital Bingo, here.

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