EdTech Magazine

MAY 25, 2018

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. jena.passut_7651.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 18, 2017

In my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom (published in September), students are sent on a mission to instruct others by creating their own video tutorials. ” – Walt Disney. Research indicates that one of the most effective ways students learn is by teaching others.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2015

Surely technology can offer us an easier way! Here are five strategies for teaching close reading, along with ways to incorporate digital tools into the process: Model close reading. Use Educreations to record yourself modeling the process and share it with students and families. Nearpod can also be used to model close reading.

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wwwatanabe

APRIL 1, 2013

One of the strategies for learning how is close reading. From the research I''ve done, all close reading has these components : Close reading is a strategy for reading complex text, something that would be at the student''s frustration level. Educreations is a favorite because you can add pages and annotate on the pages with the tools.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2015

How can we craft learning environments that take advantage of technology to help students become independent, engaged, and reflective of their work? Having technology is just one important piece. Knowing how to use the technology with the curriculum is critical to crafting a digital age learning environment.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2016

Media and technology can help kids build these skills, and summer is a great time for this kind of exploration. Educreations : Enliven lessons and presentations with easy-to-use tool. Critical Thinking Encourage strategy, ingenuity, and sharing of ideas with open-ended digital-creation tools.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2016

Media and technology can help kids build these skills, and summer is a great time for this kind of exploration. Educreations : Enliven lessons and presentations with easy-to-use tool. Critical Thinking Encourage strategy, ingenuity, and sharing of ideas with open-ended digital-creation tools.

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Educreations Mobility Elementary Video 40

wwwatanabe

DECEMBER 8, 2013

Furthermore, students could explain with models like this LearnZillion example , and they could capture it on a screencast such as Educreations or ShowMe on an iPad; or, using Google Draw (or Paint with a PC, or Pages on a Mac), to draw out their models, and record their voice/drawing with Screenr.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

When focusing on 1:1, iPads, etc: Focus on teaching teachers to give better feedback and students to self-assess instead of the technology. Good apps for creating tutorials: Explain Everything, Screen Chomp, Educreations District #2 : Revisiting their BYOD initiative. In library they are using stop motion technology to develop stories.

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