EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Whether you are a library media specialist, a teacher of social studies, art history, ELA or any other discipline that incorporates art and photography as a teaching tool or element of content, building living tableaux — people posing to replicate a 2D image — is a classroom exercise that has so many learning benefits for students!

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FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Update this exercise by distributing the template as a PDF through your school LMS, Google Classroom, or MS Classroom (or OneNote’s Classroom add-on). She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

With all of these technologies populating classrooms this year, it is also more integral than ever that educators instill students with the tenets of digital citizenship. Once an expensive pursuit, virtual reality has become more affordable thanks to tools such as Google Cardboard. Digital Citizenship Remains a Priority.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

The completed list can be shared using a simple Word or Google Doc or more professionally with a class Biblionasium or Goodreads account. Another interesting option for older students is the Google Forms add-on called Checkitout. Students enter all relevant information into a Google Form which automatically populates to a spreadsheet.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The first ‘lite’ option that most educators think of is Google Classroom. You will find yourself most comfortable in the Google Classroom environment if the tools you use are aligned with Google Drive, your browser of choice is Chrome, and your digital device is a Chromebook.

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MAY 4, 2022

Help them find the resources they need by using mediums that are familiar to them (Google, social media, YouTube, and so on). This exercise may seem frustrating at first (especially for the teacher), but it encourages kids to change their point of view and consider different factors when they find themselves at a dead end.

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JUNE 20, 2019

In that class, we think of physical stuff — not digital — like running and exercising. With the addition of Google Cardboard, you feel like you’re kicking that final soccer kick. Sworkit provides over one hundred guided five-sixty-minute workout built from over 300 exercises that can be customized to personal needs.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

Google Earth. The amazing Google Earth provides a view of our planet that is both detailed and general in nature. Because of its versatility, teachers use Google Earth for too many classroom activities to mention, from history to geography to science, to language arts. Google Cardboard Camera App. Financial Literacy.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

The completed list can be shared using a simple Word or Google Doc or more professionally with a class Biblionasium or Goodreads account. Another interesting option for older students is the Google Forms add-on called Checkitout. Have students do ten sets of ten different exercises (i.e., the square root of 100 + 90.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

The program adapts to the student’s learning pace as they progress and can provide enrichment exercises enabling students to move ahead of the class for concepts simple to them. These are welcome alternatives to the rote drill that many of us grew up on. Whatever you choose, it must be completed in 3-5 minutes.

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JUNE 12, 2020

This can be played online or as an app through Google Play. Use this simulation as part of either a space science unit or to encourage critical thinking and problem solving among students, possibly within an exercise on gamifying classroom lessons. Movement in space is slow and requires patience and precision. Educational Application.

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MARCH 21, 2017

Provide homework via a screencast or a Google Hangout and then do a project using the skill during class time. . If a student doesn’t like a project, let them come up with their own –as long as it satisfies the goals of the exercise. Flip the classroom. Monitor student involvement and understanding with backchannels.

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MAY 14, 2021

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Books can be read online or via iOS, Android, Google Play, and Amazon. Most books are only available through the website or a link to the website. Open Library.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 4, 2019

The post 25 Ways to Use Audio in Google Slides Projects appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Are you ready to use audio in Google Slides? One of the most common questions that I get is how to insert audio in Google Slides, a feature that many have missed after leaving PowerPoint. 25 Ways to Use Audio in Google Slides Projects.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

This year’s event featured more than 800 sessions on various topics such as leadership, mathematics, STEAM, digital citizenship, literacy, English language arts, and more. A better understanding of the latest projection technology along with the why and how display size impacts learning in classrooms.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

PORTLAND, Oregon – (September 21, 2018) Learning.com, a leader in providing digital literacy solutions for grades K-8, announced today that it joined the Google for Education Technology Partner Program.

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JANUARY 25, 2018

Trying to change that image is what has driven many teachers to online sites but these too often teach in an automated, undifferentiated way — logon, do exercises, repeat — that bores some and doesn’t work for others. Here are some of the methods I mix up in my classes: Finger Exercises (unplugged learning).

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 15, 2023

These activities aren’t just fun ice-breakers or team-building exercises (although there’s some of that too!) There are various online tools that can be used to create digital portfolios, such as Google Sites, Seesaw, or even a dedicated blog platform like WordPress.

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wwwatanabe

MARCH 16, 2018

Giving students a platform to exercise their voice, and listening to learn and understand, makes an impact on learning, academic discourse, class/school/district culture and climate.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Update this exercise by distributing the template as a PDF through your school LMS, Google Classroom, or MS Classroom (or OneNote’s Classroom add-on). She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

Each module is comprised of short video tutorials, quizzes, example programs, programming exercises, challenge problems, unit tests, and end-of-unit projects. The resulting app works on Android and iOS and can be uploaded to Google Play or the App Store. Here’s a quick video tutorial in creating an app in Thunkable : TinyTap App.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Each week, students will complete assigned steps with the goal of finishing their book (such as plot out action, develop character sheets, and research a setting), then discuss in critique groups of 4-6 students either in person or on Google Hangouts. Students select, learn, and then teach a digital tool they are interested in learning.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

While Hapara Highlights does monitor online activity, the company stresses the importance of a model of gradual release to all of its customers: close monitoring at the beginning of an adoption—while teaching good digital citizenship skills—and over time, allowing the student to exercise more autonomy online in a safe and responsible way.

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JUNE 16, 2016

Because of its multimedia approach and appealing blend of text, color, movement, sound, and images, it has fast become one of the most popular writing exercises in schools. According to Center for Digital Storytelling , there are seven elements critical to a good digital story: Point of View — What is the perspective of the author?

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OCTOBER 17, 2017

This includes DropBox, Google Drive, Poll Everywhere, Camtasia, and Adobe Stock. This add-in will integrate a preview of Khan Academy’s free videos and exercises into your Office Mix lesson (see Mix below–the next item). Now, the add-ins available has exploded. Office will then convert it to text. Khan Academy.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Then, as a class, discuss how this exercise relates to class conversations on ‘structures’ and ‘architecture’. KidPix, TuxPaint, Google Draw, or similar). sketchpad , or Drawp (Google for addresses). If you have iPads, you might use Drawing Box Free or ScreenChomp (Google for addresses). speak one at a time.

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MAY 16, 2016

This is an exercise as much for presenters as audience, and is graded on reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. citizenship/ethics/etiquette. Students select, learn, and then teach a digital tool they are interested in learning. They tie arguments to class reading, general knowledge as well as evidence from research.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Everything was then placed into Google Drive. Upload all learning materials into one digital spot While Heather’s French learners added all of their content into Google Drive, as the Innovation Coach, she and her educators upgraded to Hāpara Workspace. Educators can share the Workspace link or add it to an LMS.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2018

The new book, Google Apps for Littles by the dynamic duo, Christine Pinto , and Alice Keeler , is all about empowering our littlest learners – YES, kinder CAN use Chromebooks and lots of other technology! About the Book: Google Apps for Littles. Don’t be fooled by the title; this is not just about Google.

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JANUARY 25, 2016

Explaining why keyboarding is critical to their long-range goals is often an exercise in futility if they haven’t yet experienced it authentically so I’ve resorted to showing–let them see for themselves why they want to become fast and accurate typists. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2016

The app gives subscribers unlimited access to SmartMusic’s extensive library of over 50 method books, nearly 50,000 skill building exercises, and 22,000+ solo and ensemble titles by major publishers. Files can also be opened from cloud accounts like DropBox and Google Drive. It is available on PCs and Macs as well as iPads.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Educators are often intimidated by Google Sheets and stick to assigning Google Docs or Google Slides assignments. But Google Sheets activities for students are easier to put together than you think! What can learners do with Google Sheets?

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APRIL 24, 2015

100,000 Stars is programmed by space enthusiasts at Google. This game is by Planet In Action, a provider of exciting Google Earth-based games. Use this simulation as part of either a space science unit or to encourage critical thinking and problem solving among students, possibly within an exercise on gamifying classroom lessons.

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JULY 14, 2017

Many ICDL books are classified as “activities” meaning they are perfect for digital story times, scavenger hunts, and creative writing exercises. Books can be read online or via iOS, Android, Google Play, and Amazon. Most books are only available through the website or a link to the website. Open Library.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

Some students could even feel like they're experiencing withdrawals from their digital lives. Don't only praise those who seem to need the most support; also praise those who seem likely to take the exercise to heart and pass other praise on to their peers. Be strategic in how you praise students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 9, 2017

Lesson Plan Idea: Gamify Fake News by Having Students Try to “Fake Each Other Out” I have an exercise that we do in class, that the kids actually really love, where we gamify the process a little bit. In an exercise like this, you could talk to your administration in advance, let them know what you’re doing.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Caveat : Expect some shenanigans the first time using the backchannel as students move through Maslow''s Heirarchy of Needs and engage in social learning and digital citizenship. Google Hangouts One of my go-to Google guys, Troy Cockrum , told me to not be afraid to Hangout by myself, and he was right. Why do they work?

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