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Developing Asynchronous Remote Learning Tasks

A Principal's Reflections

Asynchronous learning provides much-needed flexibility that better meets the needs of both students and teachers by relinquishing the familiar rigidity of school. Concepts can be explained using mini whiteboards, slide decks, or digital tools like Educreations.

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5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning

EdTech Magazine

A few years ago, a group at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction that paid for notebooks and software for creating a professional development program for elementary school teachers. Ensure that the Technology Enhances Learning.

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10 Reasons to Screencast in Your Class and 7 Best-in-class Tools

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’ve started for you by noting cost, what digital devices they work best on, and suggested age group: Educreations . Educreations is a virtual whiteboard for direct teaching or explanations, complete with colored ink choices and the ability to import images. Best suited for lower elementary and is designed for iPads.

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How to Craft a Learner-Centered Classroom – Guest Post from Ann Feldmann

EdTechTeacher

One area where I have focused over the past few months is integrating technology and math in the primary classroom with my colleague, Meagan Cinfel ( @mcinfel ), a first grade #iPadAcademy teacher at Central Elementary in Bellevue Public Schools. Educreations. Here are four ideas for you based on our work. Apps: iTunes U. Screenchomp.

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Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

EdTechSandyK

Distict #1 : Principal of an elementary school shared that as part of their 1:1 initiative, they want to create a bank of lessons created by students based on [link] which Alan shared last time. Good apps for creating tutorials: Explain Everything, Screen Chomp, Educreations District #2 : Revisiting their BYOD initiative.

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6 Ideas for Creating Math Centers – From Beth Holland

EdTechTeacher

Each of her students had an opportunity to interact with math problems at the board, and yet she would differentiate the content to meet their needs by assigning each student a different challenge. First, she created a center where each student used Educreations to create video story that presented a math problem.

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Favorite Tech Tools For Social Studies Classes

MindShift

BookFlix is a tool Langenhorst uses to get lower elementary level students interested in non-fiction. Educreations is another presentation tool that can aid in flipping the classroom or letting kids explain their thinking. Educreations allows students to record their voice, draw and import pictures,” Langenhorst said.

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