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Whiteboard Apps You’ll Love

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But one change has revolutionized their use: They can now be projected from your iPad. It’s similar to web-based options like Miro with two dramatic differences: It works through a iPad and can be mirrored to a computer (and from there, the class screen). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Great Websites for Special Needs

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I’ll display it below but click the link for an updated library: Occupational Therapy –a long list of great apps including stress, social skills building, and more. IPad Apps for Special Needs. My #1 Go-go site: Carol Leynse Harpold at OTs with Apps and Technology. Here’s a great list of Special Needs websites.

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13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading

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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. International Children’s Digital Library. Open Library.

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9 Ways to Add Tech to your Lessons Without Adding Time to Your Day

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It’s become clear that for most of them, adding technology to their lessons means layering more work on top of their already overburdened lesson plans. Despite the claims of tech gurus that technology makes the job of teaching easier, few educators see it that way. First: Only use technology when it expands your teaching.

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How to Keep Learning Fresh Over the Summer

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Any age: Pit your math and technology skills against your child’s in an online math-based car race game like Grand Prix Multiplication. This doesn’t require a library. Any age: Explore the night sky using an iPad app like GoSkyWatch. These have the advantage of sounding hip and as such, appeal to digital natives.

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9 Mistakes Teachers Make Using Tech in the Classroom

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It’s easy to confuse ‘using technology’ with digital tools. Your school passed iPads out to all classes. Some of your colleagues think having students read in this tablet format means they’re integrating technology into their curriculum. Technology tools populate like bacteria in a culture.

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Subscriber Special: Special Add-on with School License

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A School License is a multi-user PDF of most books (or videos where available) we offer–textbooks, curricula, lesson plans, student workbooks, and more–that can be used on every digital device in your school–iPads, Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, laptops, netbooks, smartphones, iPods. As many as the school wants. Benefits of a School License.