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Universal Design for Learning: What is it? Why use?

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Education applications Instead of me writing a bunch of words about UDL in action, check out this nine-minute video on UDL in the classroom. 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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Mysimpleshow–Online Video Creator for Educators

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This online video making tool is a great solution for incorporating mixed media into lessons as well as supporting the flipped classrooms ideology. Below are just a few storyline templates: Once a storyline is selected, entering text is simple due to the structural guidelines provided. Make a video and test it out yourself!

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7 Apps That Inspire Students

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Here are three general guidelines: The app must improve outcomes. From Flipped Classroom Tutorials, here’s a quick video on using Edpuzzle in class. 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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Study.com Makes the College Dream a Reality for Lots of Students

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Provide course materials for a flipped classroom. Find course materials for a traditional classroom as an alternate way to explain complicated concepts. These are treated exactly like any other lesson under the Teacher Edition guidelines. Avail lifelong learners to new skills.

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10 Ways to Use Twitter in Class

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Before unpacking Twitter in your classroom, here are a few guidelines: Clear its use with your administration. This is especially useful in flipped classrooms where students review videos to prepare for class. Teach digital citizenship. Use Twitter to teach students how to behave in the digital world.

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Is the Socratic Method Right for Your Class?

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Set down conversation guidelines like 1) refer to each other by name, 2) participate by building on conversations, 3) participate often with comments and reactions to ideas of others, 4) don’t dominate the stage, 5) disagree, but don’t be disagreeable, and 6) wait your turn. If the group is small, you may have just one circle.

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What Separates a Good Blended Learning Program From a Bad One?

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In Apple’s defense, LAUSD did not follow Apple’s specified deployment guidelines, nor did they fully consider the implications of such a large rollout for the type of technology they wanted to deploy. Also, because the school system bought the iPads in order to use a new curriculum by Pearson, the large investment ($6.4