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5 Tips That Foster Collaborative Professional Learning

EdTech Magazine

Leveraging new technology for professional learning requires some creative thinking — and it also takes money. The program’s goal was to improve student achievement and higher-order thinking skills through more effective use of educational technology. Ensure that the Technology Enhances Learning. Fri, 05/25/2018 - 14:29.

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

Ask a Tech Teacher

Screencast tools may be web-based, software, or a browser add-on and include some or all of the following: a spotlight for the mouse. I’ve started for you by noting cost, what digital devices they work best on, and suggested age group: Educreations . Educreations is best suited for any age group and is designed for iPads.

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5 Must-have tools for Ed Conferences

Ask a Tech Teacher

For many, it means attending conferences like ISTE and NEA to learn how the heck to integrate technology into their lesson plans. There are great app alternatives to Evernote/OneNote: Educreations –turns your iPad into a recordable whiteboard. Note Taker HD –the iPad app for professionals in need of note-taking software.

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Just Another Typical Day

A Principal's Reflections

For years we have embraced the effective integration of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process. For a final project, each student had to create brochures and posters using technology tools to accompany a written paper detailing their trip. He used an app on his iPad called Educreations to create the lesson.

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Animonths- Explaining + Animation = Explanimation

SpeechTechie

When interactive whiteboards (IWBs) first arrived on the scene with their accompanying software, one of the best aspects was teachers'' easy access to recording features so that they could preserve each lesson as a video file and share it later via their webpages or other means. So, readers, what do you think of Explanimation?

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Presently Perfect! 10 Powerful Presentation Tools for Educators

MSEDTechie

Try Emaze, an online presentation software. Emaze is the next generation of online presentations, empowering you to create an amazing impression through design and technology. 4) Educreations - This FREE app and website, allows you to make cool presentations using an interactive whiteboard format on the app. the list goes on.