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20 Ways to Personalize Your Learning This Summer

The CoolCatTeacher

Blended Learning In my opinion, the best 21st-century classrooms are “bricks” and “clicks,” blending together the best of face-to-face and online. Research around the pedagogy of effective blended learning will help you understand how to effectively combine your physical classroom and your online classroom.

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10 Ways to Use Twitter in Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

For anyone who missed the April announcement, Twitter switched its app category from ‘social media’ (where it consistently ranked in the top ten with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Pinterest) to ‘news’ (now ranked #1, ahead of apps like CNN, Fox News, and Reddit). Teach digital citizenship.

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What is WittyWe and Why You Want to Use it

Ask a Tech Teacher

In fact, my email box and social media explodes with them. But often, these offerings are too basic, a lite version of a paid program that isn’t terribly robust, confusing, or created by people who don’t really understand how to blend technology and education. How to get started. How to Teach With Videos.

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10 Things Students (and Teachers) Can Do With Buncee

Ask a Tech Teacher

It’s intuitive, aligned with other programs you already know how to use, with virtually no learning curve. Here’s how it works: You log into your account and set up your class. You can even record your own voice as an overlay (requires premium) for a how-to video or a digital storybook. Lesson plans.

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Coding and Computer Science during CSEdWeek

edWeb.net

®, presented on how to continue coding in the classroom after holding an Hour of Code. Bryan Miller, Educator Community Manager at Wonder Workshop, and Kiki Prottsman, Curriculum Development Manager at Code.org®, Join the community to connect with others, participate in discussion, and gain access to resources.

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?3 Types of Summer PD That Won’t Sacrifice Your Vacation

Edsurge

Learning outside your primary area of study can help you make connections that may be useful when trying to help your own students see relevance beyond the classroom. During three decades of figuring out how to make the most of my summertimes, I’ve developed a list of my favorite PD opportunities for June through August.

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Educator Perspectives: Leading in a Pandemic

MIND Research Institute

Figuring out how to support teachers who are doing incredible work under difficult circumstances is certainly a challenge as well. I present regionally on innovative practices in education, topics such as the flipped classroom or using social media to build relationships for families. Staffing is a concern as well.