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Tapping into the potential of AI smart speakers to boost parental engagement

Neo LMS

Amazon’s Alexa, Apple’s Siri, Microsoft’s Cortana or Facebook’s M are just a few of the most notable such technologies. said Erin Ermis , a fifth grade teacher at an elementary school in Wisconsin, regarding her experiences with Alexa-powered devices in her classroom, at ISTE just last year.

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12 Tools to explore during Computer Science Week

Neo LMS

Kubo coding is a good program for starting with elementary students, specifically grades K through 5. Hopscotch is an app (iPad/IPhone) that enables students (ages 8-14+) to learn about coding by creating a game, changing a drawing into an animation, or exploring the projects that have been shared to the gallery. Kubo coding.

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Classroom collaboration: Learning together

Neo LMS

When I was in elementary school, we often were paired with a classmate for different activities and it was a great way to develop our social skills as well as develop new perspectives in learning. Google or Microsoft. It is about having choices in learning and time to learn with one’s peers and build those relationships year-round.

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Awesome Feedback Tools, AI, and a Little Inspiration from FETC – SULS0186

Shake Up Learning

ScreenPal , as a Chrome extension, integrates nicely with all the major LMS platforms. The library within the app includes many children’s books, so elementary teachers will really like this. If audio feedback sounds like an even better option, try using Mote. Better yet might be video feedback. It can also be added to Chromebooks!

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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. What tools are in the LMS and other district approved applications that allow teachers to facilitate online instruction resulting in student deeper learning and understanding? What are all the capabilities of the district LMS?

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Flip Grid: 6 Fun Ideas to Engage Learners in Conversation with Teryl Magee

The CoolCatTeacher

So what happens is a teacher would put out what they call a grid, they can either do that via website or an app and they will create a grid that they can push out to their students via whatever LMS that the teacher is using. It could be Google Classroom, it could be Schoology, it could be Blackboard, it could also be Microsoft OneNote.

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EdSurge’s 2017 Year in Review: The Top 10 K-12 Stories, as Chosen by You

Edsurge

Battle of the Classrooms: Apple, Google, Microsoft Vie for K-12 Market The word “Classroom” has never been more loaded as it is now, with all three blue-chip technology giants each releasing a tool with the same name.