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8 Ways to Annotate Readings, Websites and Online Articles with Examples

Teacher Reboot Camp

“Reading furnishes the mind only with materials of knowledge; it is thinking that makes what we read ours.” – John Locke. One of the most important skills for our digital learners is inspecting the information they consume with a critical eye. The challenge is to turn this into a habit students do outside the classroom. One idea is to get students to annotate their readings regularly.

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3 Ways to Put Balance Back in Education in 2018

Edsurge

There was a question making the rounds on Facebook recently asking about the biggest shift we educators have seen in the past ten years. The comments mention technology shifts, online and blended learning, active and creative lessons. All of these have been wonderful for our students. But many teachers are concerned about the pace, trends, and screen time our students are exposed to these days.

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Some of the Best Books for Teaching Kids Coding (2017 version)

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

December 23, 2017 Below is a collection of some of the best books to help your kids learn coding. Kids will get to learn the basics of computer coding through a wide variety of interactive.read more.

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Google Sheets: =UNIQUE()

Teacher Tech

Find Unique Data in a Spreadsheet A function unique to Google Sheets is =UNIQUE(). This can be really handy when you have data from say a Google Form that repeats information and you want to find out how many unique instances there are. For example what if you use a Google Form to have students […]. The post Google Sheets: =UNIQUE() appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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Goodbye Small School Big Tech

There is no box

In April 2010, Danny Silva and I sat down and recorded the first episode of the Small School Big Tech Podcast. The premise was simple, two educators talking about our experiences implementing technology in our school district. Along the way we chronicled our 1:1 roll out in real time and got to meet and talk with a bunch of awesome educators. Danny dropped off in 2011 when he left for CUE and Mike Magboo stepped in to pick up the slack.

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What I’m Reading: December 2017

Reading By Example

Matt Renwick. At the end of every year, I take a tech sabbatical to recharge and reflect upon the year, as well as to be more present during our break. Part of my recharge process is to read! Here is what I have been reading during the second half of 2017. See you in 2018. -Matt. Ghostly Echoes by William Ritter. I didn’t realize I was reading YA until this installment (and my wife telling me so).

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