eSchool News

JANUARY 20, 2022

Through this collaboration, educators in all 34 SMSD elementary schools have now joined their peers nationwide in integrating Discovery Education’s award-winning suite of flexible digital resources into science instruction. SMSD is the third largest school district in Kansas with more than 27,000 students and 3,400 employees.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Book Creator – Web, iOS and Android app to create and publish digital books with personal photos, audio, video, and more. Elementari – Create a free class account for up to 30 students. My Storybook – This web tool requires no registration and is simple to use with very young learners and elementary students.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 20, 2019

My elementary students love their Seesaw digital portfolios. Students can upload photos of their work, draw, annotate, record videos, record audio, and more! Benchmark at regular intervals, such as progress report time, with student led conferences. Parents, peers, and teachers can comment on student work.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Tools and Apps for Creating Digital Storybooks. Book Creator – Web, iOS and Android app to create and publish digital books with personal photos, audio, video, and more. Elementari – Create a free class account for up to 30 students. Students can easily search and insert images, add video clips, and more!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! One way for students to demonstrate what they are learning is through screencasts. In a screencast, students video record their digital screen (tablet or computer) and that shows them completing a task. You can also add a webcam with you in the video.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2023

In this new multi-year collaboration, educators in every GFW school will integrate Discovery Education’s suite of innovative digital resources into instruction to create dynamic learning experiences that will awaken students’ natural curiosity about science and the natural world. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

How might we take a minimalist approach to integrating education technology, so that it is serving our teaching and learning needs, as opposed to adding undue burden and further dehumanizing learning? No, Edtech Minimalism doesn’t necessitate a complete abandonment of digital technology.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

This year, as more classrooms are open for students, teachers are reflecting on their experiences from a full year of completely digital learning and asking themselves how they can blend what they have learned in the digital world with the new opportunities that they have available to them in their physical worlds. .

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Digital Promise

MAY 28, 2020

In order to prepare, we need to consider how this experience may have changed our students: How have elementary learners grown through this experience, and how do we as educators adapt to meet their new needs? Expecting and Encouraging Independent, Self-Directed Learning. Leveraging Better Time Management.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

As their Twitter profile deftly summarizes, they are "authors of books, videos, & websites that are considered standards in the fields of literacy and professional development." Brookman knows I am constantly looking for ways to more authentically connect learning objectives to technology integration. (A Fountas and Gay Su Pinnell.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Virtual learning communities enable every student to share their thoughts, ideas, and creativity with their peers in multiple formats, such as text, video, audio, and embedded media. Seesaw is the student engagement platform and digital portfolio tool I use with my elementary students.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Virtual learning communities enable every student to share their thoughts, ideas, and creativity with their peers in multiple formats, such as text, video, audio, and embedded media. Seesaw is the student engagement platform and digital portfolio tool I use with my elementary students.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Elementary to high school students love these tools that provide teachers with lesson plans and a standards-aligned curriculum. GameSalad – design games using drag and drop and learn computer science and programming. Free Game Design Tools. Code games and much more with awesome tools like Tynker , Code.org , and Scratch MIT !

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Elementary to high school students love these tools that provide teachers with lesson plans and a standards-aligned curriculum. GameSalad – design games using drag and drop and learn computer science and programming. Free Game Design Tools. Code games and much more with awesome tools like Tynker , Code.org , and Scratch MIT !

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

.” Get ready to discover innovative strategies for integrating technology into early education, building Student Agency, and why your professional learning network can be a game-changer for your teaching career. I incorporate things like video inside of it because I want them to have that agency.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

It can bring traditional textbooks to life by adding interactive elements like videos, models or supplementary information to printed pages. Heather Brantley Educator, Instructional Technologist and Edtech Consultant EdSurge: What sparked your interest in incorporating more technology into your teaching methods?

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Neeb, the principal of Williams Elementary School, and Tickle, a digital learning specialist and Google Certified Trainer, presented “The Whole Ball of Wax: A Place for Everything,” on Monday. MORE FROM EDTECH: Google classroom updates K–12 teachers should know. That could work on my campus,” she thought. .

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. Anastasia Betts, VP of Curriculum Planning & Design, Age of Learning. Elementary students are not immune to serious student safety issues.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

The two-story building also includes a makerspace and comfortable chairs in the library, a large courtyard with a covered patio that can serve as an outdoor class­room, and an Innovation Station that houses a computer lab, 3D printers, a video and audio production ­studio and a workshop where students build things.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2023

Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports instruction wherever it takes place. About Discovery Education Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2019

This is one of the ideas suggested in my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch Edtech Missions in Your Classroom. Book and Web Tool Reviews – Get students to create short audio or video trailers of the books they read in class or from the library. Discover more resources and ideas here !

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Lightspeed Systems

AUGUST 7, 2023

Lightspeed Learning Lab – Edtech Best Practices for a Smooth Return to School You’re working tirelessly to ensure a smooth transition back-to-school and your edtech ecosystem plays a big role. 2:38 We know that the Digital Learning Divide refers to inequitable access to technology and digital resources for learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

Another educator started a burgeoning Facebook group for international educators to trade tips, and another began a detailed list of helpful online tools, including the digital portfolio platform Seesaw and the ebook library Epic. So far, the digital learning plans have been a boon to educators looking for advice.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

Technology has been a key component in the planting, fertilization, growth and eventually, the blossoming of new statewide initiatives including distance education and new professional learning opportunities for educators that have benefitted students in a variety of ways. I’ve got some experience with this from the past eight years.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

But instead of dusting off the DVDs buried in your desk drawer, consider using these edtech-powered ideas to get your learners’ bodies moving and brains working. Teachers do not have to wait until the bell rings or until they have formally addressed the class to get their students’ learning started. Open Class With “Activators”.

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Each contains an instructional video, design hints, and a related activity. Students watch the video and recreate the picture. That’s why I’ve included growth mindset encouragement in each instructional video. I taught fifth-graders at College View Elementary School. © Shake Up Learning 2020. Station rotation.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

More often than not, our staff have had to adapt to a new concurrent model of blended learning, teaching a roster of both @Home and @School students synchronously and asynchronously. Firstly, here are my top 5 tips to consider when planning for edtech in concurrent and NTI classrooms: 1.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Ideas to Promote Creativity in Your Classroom – Show Notes 1 – Make a Digital Learning Launchpad Hyperdocs.co Just make a copy and adapt it for your use or print it. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. This helps students understand who would use those materials.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Monica loves getting students connected on a global scale and loves to use digital tools like Lumio to create interactive lessons to engage her students. Tune in to learn more about Global Connections Week and other great ideas from Monica! Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district. Click To Tweet.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 15, 2018

Common Sense Power of Words Video – Students really loved this video about what to do when you’re bullied during a game. The video lead to powerful sharing and discussions with my elementary students about trash talking and bullying online. Cool School Game – For elementary students.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Friday March 11, 2022) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, high quality digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) Day nationwide. Discovery Education is the worldwide?EdTech?leader

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Math mystery puzzles An elementary educator in Texas created interactive math activities for learners. Here are a couple to get you started: Google Sheets for educators video — This video is a great way to learn how to sort and filter data, add formulas, create charts and graphs and add conditional formatting.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

I recently took on a new position teaching 400+ elementary students Computer and Technology. I’m taking the time before we go into coding to help students learn about giving instructions, since the most important thing all my elementary students learned this past week is that a computer works by following instructions.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Most kids have discovered by now that they can learn to do pretty much anything from a YouTube video. . Creating schools that are safe physically and emotionally is the only way to ensure learning is truly taking place. Shawn shares how playing video games cater to several human fundamental needs. Why Use a Game.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

When we support parents’ learning, they create a culture of learning at home.” Edtech programs that mirror video games were also brought in, building student confidence as learners won badges and advanced through the levels of the adaptive programs. Google Classroom —Digital learning management system using Google apps ?

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wwwatanabe

MARCH 15, 2012

This was our first year with iPads in the elementary classrooms, purchased with Title funding. Shelly and I role played how to preview nonfiction text in this ShowMe video , created on the iPad in real time. They were completely engaged and paid more attention to their learning and why it was important.

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

Charlotte, NC — When elementary school teachers and students across Kentucky’s Johnson County School District (JCSD) return to their classrooms this Fall, they will find new resources in their high-tech toolkits thanks to an expanded partnership with Discovery Education.

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