A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Over the summer, they really ramped up how their LMS (Canvas in their case) would be used K-12 to facilitate their hybrid learning model better. Virtual breakout rooms and digital tools allow all students to respond during reviews of prior learning, checks for understanding, closure activities, and after collaborative activities.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Elementary school classrooms do not naturally lend themselves to a flipped or blended environment for a number of reasons. Blended or flipped environments also are not ideal in an elementary school setting because so much of teaching in these grades is dependent on modelling and direction. Flipping the elementary school classroom?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

A special Valentine's Day Episode of 10MT with Links to Tools and Tech I Use From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I’m showing love to my dear teacher friends by just sharing all the tools and tips that have me excited right now. They are the Learning Management System (LMS) I use.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 26, 2022

In addition to sharing about the tool, you should also check out their 60+ tools for Student Engagement , and I’ll share about their teacher support quiz which will help you better support teachers. Let’s dive in to this awesome tool! Their stated goal is to prevent teacher burnout. Tara: Your Teacher Headquarters.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

5 New EdTech tools to watch. In this post, we will show you the top five new techno tools that you might use in your university. With such tools at your disposal, you can not only discuss certain themes but also show them to the students. Online learning is an all-encompassing strategy that doesn’t consist of only one tool.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2020

The significant shifts in adapting to remote learning involve how time is used, providing flexible pathways, ensuring there is regular feedback and the purposeful use of digital tools when appropriate. Concepts can be explained using mini whiteboards, slide decks, or digital tools like Educreations.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The post Awesome Feedback Tools, AI, and a Little Inspiration from FETC – SULS0186 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Susan shares some awesome feedback tools from her own presentation, a little inspiration from the opening keynote, a new novel app, and some important AI thoughts. Better yet might be video feedback.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Ever keen to catch a trend on the upswing, I’ve curated a list of EdTech tools, apps and programs that are not only effective, but teach through joy. Developers have naturally found a niche for “joyful” tech in the elementary phases, where the idea of allowing younger kids to have fun while learning is all but a credo. Code Monkey.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 20, 2020

You may also want to take this opportunity to learn some more relevant than ever computer skills in your spare hours, like making educational videos, pre-recording lessons and creating self-marking assessments using tools like Google Forms! Set up remote classroom environments. How do you set up a remote classroom ?

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eSchool News

MAY 12, 2021

These are engineering tools, and are very unfriendly to beginners,” said Ness Blackbird, cofounder of Blackbird. Blackbird’s integrated LMS enables instructors to easily track student progress, review code and make direct comments. Traditionally, code teaching systems use unmodified programming languages.

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Neo LMS

MAY 2, 2017

An LMS with social media-like features and integrations with social sites will surely keep more students logged in and active during an online lesson. An LMS is the perfect tool for gamifying learning content. From this to getting better grades is only a small step.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

This school year, as we continue this work in our middle schools, our 11 elementary school have embarked on their first year of personalized learning, and in 2019-20, our district’s three high schools will follow suit. Canvas is our learning management system (LMS) and provides a framework for our blended learning environment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 13, 2019

These Districts make education-related emergencies easier on all stakeholders by using tools that are simple to roll out and intuitive to use — in some cases, already implemented in daily classrooms. Big Blue Button is open source and not a stand-alone platform so it must be integrated into an LMS such as Canvas, Schoology, or Moodle.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 10, 2018

We toil away at chasing the next big innovative idea, trend, or tool as a path to improvement yet little changes. More often than not I do not see opportunities for student reflections through countless walk-throughs, lesson plan reviews, or audits of how digital tools are being used. It can also be used as a form of closure.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

In Ontario, Canada, for instance, the somewhat shocking facts are: 99% of all Ontario elementary and secondary students have access to computers at school. It’s almost naturally to imagine the brilliant, yet ageing, professor having trouble with newer communication applications or mobile LMS technology.

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eSchool News

JULY 14, 2021

Designed specifically for districts who have not yet implemented a comprehensive computer science course pathway, Blackbird’s pathway highlights tools and lessons from Code.org, Blackbird’s own intermediate code education platform, and the College Board. – Integrated Learning Management System (LMS).

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 30, 2017

In this blog post, I’m going to share three things: Comparison with Other Apps – How does Bloomz compare to other tools? The best resource with a side-by-side comparison of Remind, Bloomz, Class Messenger and other tools is the comparison chart from Jessica Meacham. See a full comparison of every feature. This saves time.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 8, 2017

The blended Learning is an instructional mindset in which online learning tools are leveraged to enhance the face-to-face learning that already exists in a classroom [ source ]. Remember to start small, try one blended learning model, one technology tool at a time, analyze the mistakes you have made and then move forward.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2017

.” — Russ Schwartz, Principal, Park Trails Elementary School, Broward County, Florida. More than 550 exhibitors will fill the vast expo hall with ed tech tools, devices and strategies and, more importantly, helpful advice from more than 5,000 industry representatives on how to foster learning with technology. Third time’s a charm.

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Fidelis Education

APRIL 7, 2016

Many educational technological tools have been designed to solve a specific functional requirement, whether meant to support institution, educator / learner, or classroom needs. By Alan Greenberg. Ending the Expectation of Average while Getting Back to Basics.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Even Ancient Romans associated the concept of elementary school ( ludus ) with play ( ludere ). Besides ensuring continuous access to education, edtech tools can support educators in achieving just that. The good thing is that there are many online tools that teachers can use to create video lessons with little technical knowledge.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2022

“As a district, our goal is to provide our students with resources that will help them grow confident as learners and further their academic careers,” said De’Vion Moore, the Assistant Superintendent of Elementary Education of Columbia Public Schools. “We

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Screencasting is a useful assessment tool. Specifically, I’ll mention features of Screencastify , the tool I recommend for students to use for Google Chrome or Chromebooks. (If Why Screencasting Is a Useful Formative Assessment Tool. In this blog post, I’ll share how I use screencasting to assess student work.

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2021

Before Blackbird there were no tools available to bridge the expanse between elementary school block-based introductions to coding, and high school’s more advanced text-based coding, leading to frustration and a well-documented drop-off in computer science when students enter high school,” said Ness Blackbird, cofounder of Blackbird.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 13, 2019

The free web tools below help teachers create a safe online class where students can access learning materials, post their work, and comment on the works of others. Seesaw is the student engagement platform and digital portfolio tool I use with my elementary students. Free Virtual Learning Environments.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

This week in S’Cool Tools, we again share the real experiences of three teachers using three different tools, written in their own words. . If you’d like to be featured in our S’Cool Tools column, click here to leave your very own Teacher Case Study. Kaltura is constantly changing and updating tools and features.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 25, 2018

Tech that teaches to give back: 5 tools for teachers. Funded and owned by the United Nations World Food Program, this nifty general knowledge quiz site simply donates grains of rice for every right answer, and is perfect for elementary school classrooms.

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Fidelis Education

APRIL 7, 2016

Many educational technological tools have been designed to solve a specific functional requirement, whether meant to support institution, educator / learner, or classroom needs. By Alan Greenberg. Ending the Expectation of Average while Getting Back to Basics.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 13, 2021

With a seemingly endless number to choose from and numerous user-friendly tools to create them, more and more educators recognize the value of podcasts as an educational tool. Read more: Podcasting in the classroom: The digital tool you should be using. Fatherly recently published a list of their favorite podcasts for kids.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Sometimes an LMS discussion will help and other times integrating with another tool can be beneficial. Look for Part 2 of this post soon, with tech tools for PBL in a blended learning environment. How do teachers and students learn about and employ these tools?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2017

Tech Tools to Try in 2017 with Jennifer Gonzalez (Episode #20). Awesome Apps for iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen (Episode #1). And the top 10 shows for February are: A Song for Teachers by Jim Forde (Episode #11). 5 Ideas for Improving Student Writing with Jennifer Serravallo (Episode #10).

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 13, 2020

While it is safe to say that this is not an ideal time to introduce new edtech tools to students, educators may want to consider the role that audio can play in enhancing communication with their students during prolonged school closures. Visit the Synth blog to also learn more about how educators can use this tool in their classrooms.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Back when I was in elementary school, I could only access the internet during Computer class. In reality, the quality of the tools and devices matters. Communicate these things directly if you are using an LMS that has parent accounts. Why we need digital wellness in schools. This is far from the truth.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

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. However, adding in a digital tool does extend when and where learning happens. Social learning works. Some quick ways to collaborate.

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Tech Helpful

JULY 13, 2018

This is another little bit of chump change that works with the learning management system (LMS) we have adopted for this year - the LMS itself is a larger bit of chump change. We also spend additional money on a plagiarism/grammar checking software that plugs into the said LMS. I don't think it would in the elementary setting.

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Linways Technologies

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Before we begin, a quick word about Linways LMS. Because you can have a tool built for most use cases. But there are no tools or platforms that can replace the experience you provide. This means even if there are roadblocks, the elementary stuff goes on. Think quality education instead of remote instruction.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

New Year-Round Assessment Tools for Math Grades K-8 Equipped with multistage adaptive technology, the Savvas Math Screener and Diagnostic Assessments (MSDA) for grades K-8 offer data-driven insights with standards-based instructional content recommendations to help teachers tailor instruction and address students’ individual learning needs.

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