Tons of Online Resources About Classroom Management
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JANUARY 15, 2024
Classroom management tools are useful for teachers to create an organized, productive, and conducive learning environment.
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How to Keep Learning Fresh Over the Summer
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MAY 22, 2023
Teachers have known for decades that ‘summer learning loss’ is a reality. This summer, show students how learning is fun, worthy, and part of their world whether they’re at a friend’s house or the water park. Kids learn to measure ingredients, make change, listen to potential customers, and problem-solve.
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Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology
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FEBRUARY 10, 2021
Today, my teacher colleagues tell me kids arrive at school already comfortable in the use of iPads and smartphones, doing movements like swipe, squeeze, and flick better than most adults. Parents love encouraging their kids to play with iPads and iPhones but it’s not their job to teach them how to do it right.
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Whiteboard Apps You’ll Love
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APRIL 30, 2021
But one change has revolutionized their use: They can now be projected from your iPad. I selected these three because they are intuitive, multi-functional, and work as a classroom tool rather than just another new widget teachers must learn. All that’s needed is an iPad, AirSketch, a class computer, and a class screen.
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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading
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MAY 20, 2022
At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. Gutenberg Project. TumbleBookLibrary.
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Digital Citizenship: The Critical Call To Educate and Prepare 21st-Century Learners
EdNews Daily
SEPTEMBER 9, 2016
Today’s youth are digital natives who are unaware of life without Internet access, instant communication, mobile phones and an abundance of on-demand information sitting in their pockets. As a society, it is our responsibility to ensure youth are fully aware as well as educated about digital citizenship.
Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology
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AUGUST 21, 2019
If you missed this article over at ReadiLearn , here are my thoughts about teaching technology in kindergarten: Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology. Today, my teacher colleagues tell me kids arrive at school already comfortable in the use of iPads and smartphones, doing movements like swipe, squeeze, and flick better than most adults.
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6 Ways Teacher-authors Protect Their Online Privacy
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AUGUST 20, 2021
VPNs can be used on phones, desktops, laptops, iPads, and more. Here’s a two-minute video showing how simple it is: My iPhone has a native hotspot that my iPad can easily connect to or I can allow others to use via a code. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. For me, this week, it’s Australia.
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9 Unusual Hour of Code Projects
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DECEMBER 7, 2023
In my case, I used Ctrl+Alt+S to invoke the Windows Snipping Tool Save IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. QR Codes This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
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12 Websites for Digital Books Summer Reading
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MAY 14, 2021
At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. Gutenberg Project. One More Story.
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How to Create a Paperless Classroom
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APRIL 19, 2023
There are lots of options for digital note-taking, including Evernote, Notability, and the omnipresent Google Docs. Tools to communicate student knowledge This includes the myriad ways students show you–the teacher–that they have learned and understood your lesson plan. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
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10 Unusual Hour of Code Projects
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DECEMBER 7, 2022
It’s designed to show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. Click in ‘shortcut’. Coding with Pixel Art.
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Websites and Apps to Support Hour of Code
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NOVEMBER 30, 2018
Animatron –design and publish animated and interactive content that plays everywhere, from desktop computers to mobile devices. Learn to code. Cargo-Bot —logic iPad game. Move the Turtle –programming via iPad for middle school. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. BrainPop coding games.
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Teaching digital citizenship across the whole curriculum
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
Teaching digital citizenship as a “one-off event” doesn’t lead to changes in behavior, experts say. What’s more, about two in five children under the age of two have used a mobile device. Ribble has written a book about the topic, called Digital Citizenship in Schools , and a new edition is available this fall.
7+ Websites to Teach Financial Literacy
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MARCH 29, 2022
They are constantly tempted to mis-spend their limited income and then must face the consequences of those actions, basing decisions on what they learned in the 32 scenarios. Developed for middle school and high school students, this online game helps students learn important personal finance skills as they compete against classmates.
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19 Ways Students Keep Learning Fresh Over the Summer
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MAY 22, 2017
Teachers have known for decades that ‘summer learning loss’ is a reality. This summer, show students how learning is fun, worthy, and part of their world whether they’re at a friend’s house or the water park. Kids learn to measure ingredients, make change, listen to potential customers, and problem-solve.
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Teach Them Kindness
Teacher Reboot Camp
DECEMBER 21, 2014
Teaching citizenship isn’t an additional part of the curriculum. A good lesson plan or project will get students to learn how to be kind, generous, problem-solving, caring, compassionate, imaginative, creative, emphatic, and/or helpful while also getting them to learn. Digital storytelling , by shellyterrell.
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How teachers address cell phones in class
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OCTOBER 28, 2019
Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. Because mobile devices are faster, it satisfies student curiosity and builds their passion to be lifelong learners. They already nimbly use them to facilitate their lives and want to do the same for their learning.
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World Typeathon Starts Monday–Join in!
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NOVEMBER 12, 2016
Students can type from school or home on any device, including iPads. It uses a unique combination of mastery learning, teaching sequences and games to motivate both children and adults to learn the vital skill of keyboarding. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
How to Turn off SafeSearch
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 1, 2024
Turning off SafeSearch on Google is pretty straightforward, both on desktop and mobile devices. On Mobile (iPhone, iPad, Android) Open Google on Your Browser : Use your mobile browser to go to Google.com. It supports educators and parents in their efforts to provide a controlled and safe digital learning space.
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15 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code
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DECEMBER 7, 2021
IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. The recipient will automatically have it on their mobile device–no worries about losing it. Click in ‘shortcut’. Wolfram/Alpha Widget.
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How to Assess Digital Literacy
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APRIL 13, 2020
These could be writing resumes, preparing an online curriculum vitae, connecting digital device to local LANs and WiFis, and managing the security of their personal device and information. To engage in remote learning. This includes taking online college-level classes and enriching learning through webinars. But it goes beyond.
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10 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code
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NOVEMBER 23, 2019
It’s designed to show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. Click in ‘shortcut’. Coding with Pixel Art.
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10 Great Virtual Reality Apps
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FEBRUARY 19, 2020
As a learning tool, it’s affordable, inclusive, and worth the moderate learning curve required to get it up and running. All you need (for VR) is the Expeditions app, a mobile device or Chrome OS, and a Cardboard or Daydream viewer. New Ways to Gamify Learning. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.
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eSchool News
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology’s near-constant change. The app enables students to access Learning Upgrade’s high-interest musical lessons on their own using any device, including phones and tablets.
15 Websites to Teach Financial Literacy
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APRIL 6, 2020
Through this interactive video game, students learn to identify advertising and understand its messages with the goal of becoming informed, discerning consumers. They are constantly tempted to mis-spend their limited income and then must face the consequences of those actions, basing decisions on what they learned in the 32 scenarios.
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Want to Code on an IPad? Here are 3 Great Apps
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APRIL 30, 2015
a series of symbols, used synonymously as text and grouped to imply or prompt the multimedia in the games and programs that happen on computers, websites, and mobile apps. When kids learn to code, they also learn to thrive in the 21st Century world. are intuitive to use with a short learning curve.
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MARCH 19, 2018
The poster child for a cutting-edge classroom over the years has included computers (back in your mom’s schooldays), iPads (a surprisingly long time ago), 3D printing, Maker Space, and G Suite. Augmented Reality (AR) is exactly what it sounds like — students learn more about what they see.
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10 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code
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DECEMBER 7, 2020
It’s designed to show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. Click in ‘shortcut’. Coding with Pixel Art.
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Do mobile devices stunt social-emotional skills?
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people. ” “Children who are on a smartphone or iPad all the time aren’t developing the social and emotional intelligence tools we need in conversation,” Ms. Steiner-Adair said.
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Snow Day? 7 Ways to Keep Teaching
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DECEMBER 13, 2019
That means lesson plans aren’t completed, assessments aren’t taken, and kids don’t learn. There used to be no alternative but more and more, schools are using technology to keep the learning going. For snow days, K2 students can bring home the iPads they use at school. . It is browser-based but work.
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Websites for Hour of Code by Grade
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DECEMBER 3, 2019
Before starting, review the digital citizenship associated with visiting an online site (such as privacy, staying on the assigned website, and not talking to strangers). If you use iPads, here are some great options: Cargo-Bot. If you use iPads, try Stick Nodes or Stickman. Third Grade — Pixel Art.
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Learning Revolution Newsletter - Weekly Free Event Calendar - Conference Keynotes Update - Edcamp USDOE - Digital Citizenship
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
JUNE 3, 2014
The Learning Revolution Weekly Update June 3rd, 2014 Discovery is seeing what everyone else has seen, and thinking what nobody else has thought. Albert Szent-Gyorgi The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions.
10 Unusual Projects for Hour of Code
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NOVEMBER 28, 2018
It’s designed to show that anyone can learn the basics to be a maker, a creator, and an innovator. IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. Click in ‘shortcut’. Coding with Pixel Art.
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3 Whiteboard Apps for Teachers and Students
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FEBRUARY 26, 2016
But one change has revolutionized their use: They can now be projected from your iPad. I selected these three because they are intuitive, multi-functional, and work as a classroom tool rather than just another new widget teachers must learn. All that’s needed is an iPad, AirSketch, a class computer, and a class screen.
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11 Back-to-school Activities for the First Month of School
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AUGUST 22, 2018
For teachers, it’s another chance to make an impact on the lives of kids, turn them into life-long learners or at least let them experience the joy of learning. After that, project it onto the class screen occasionally throughout the day when voices and activity exceed what is best for learning. Class Rules. Evidence Board.
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153 Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind
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AUGUST 1, 2019
To get started, I needed a mobile device (like an iPhone, Android phone, or an iPad–the latter is recommended), a Bluetooth connection, and a risk-takers mentality. Suggestion : I started on my iPhone but quickly switched to my iPad. kids who love fiddling with mobile devices. That’s it! kids who love Legos.
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MAY 20, 2015
For many, it means attending conferences like ISTE and NEA to learn how the heck to integrate technology into their lesson plans. That’s a fair questions considering learning is no longer done sitting in auditoriums nodding off to the wisdom of a guest speaker behind a podium. iPad, Chromebook, or netbook. Any ideas?).
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Otus–Exciting Free LMS You Want to Meet
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JUNE 29, 2015
I’ve been on the hunt for a good– scratch that : excellent –Learning Management System for several months. assesses student learning (both formative and summative). works across all platforms–iPads, web, Chromebooks. easily monitors student progress, work, and learning. So I agreed to review it.
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Padcaster: Educational Podcasting Equipment Review
TeacherCast
MAY 28, 2019
The Padcaster offers a complete video recording solution on a variety of budgets that integrate with a variety of mobile devices to allow for a hands-free recording experience. The Padcaster is an all in one solution for anyone looking to turn their iOS (iPad/iPhone) devices into mobile professional video studios.
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Teach Them Kindness
Teacher Reboot Camp
DECEMBER 21, 2014
Teaching citizenship isn’t an additional part of the curriculum. A good lesson plan or project will get students to learn how to be kind, generous, problem-solving, caring, compassionate, imaginative, creative, emphatic, and/or helpful while also getting them to learn. Digital storytelling , by shellyterrell.
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10 Reasons to Screencast in Your Class and 7 Best-in-class Tools
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JULY 22, 2016
Educreations is best suited for any age group and is designed for iPads. Once a project is complete, it can be uploaded as a pdf, an image, or a video to most major digital portfolios. Best suited for any age group and is designed for iPads. Before using Google Hangouts on Air, review its application to your digital device.
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What is Google Keep and Why Use it in Your Classroom?
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JANUARY 26, 2017
We wanted a simple way to share a ToDo list that would be available on phones, iPads, and computers, and would auto-update with our ideas. Because Keep doesn’t include a lot of (rarely-used) tools, it is intuitive to learn and simple to use. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Until I found Google Keep.
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EdTechSandyK's Top Five Posts of 2012
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JANUARY 1, 2013
She was looking for help in managing her son''s time spent on the iPad at home. The ideas shared in the comments on the post make it a great resource for schools and districts who are helping parents and students transition to 1:1 learning. School iPad Implementations: What Would You Do Differently?
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