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Practical examples of social media in elementary school

The Innovative Educator

Here is how we use it at PS 10 Webpages and wikis - Teachers have class webpages and wikis to help foster the home-school connection. Twitter - Blog posts, wikis and web pages are great, and the time invested is well worth it, but sometimes there are great things happening in class that deserve to be shared immediately.

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ChatGPT with My Students

User Generated Education

As I always do, I am exploring its use in my classes (elementary-level gifted education). Now, similar work is often seen as innovative by colleagues. I still am an early adopter of technologies in that I believe many can benefit students in their learning. Later, I describe and show the work of my students.

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Courage to Be an Outlier Educator

User Generated Education

” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courage. I have been an outlier educator in a number of educational settings including elementary and college levels. According to Maya Angelou , “Courage is the most important of the virtues, because without courage you can’t practice any other virtue consistently.

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Showcase #TeacherEffectiveness using Padlet

The Innovative Educator

Last week I shared ways to showcase teacher effectiveness via digital portfolios using a wiki and eduClipper. This week I bring you another great tool to showcase teacher effectiveness courtesy of elementary school teacher Rodney Schneider. The tool is called Padlet.

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Connected Educator Series

The Electric Educator

Wikis in the Classroom - Amber Kowatch from Ludington''s Franklin Elementary shares how her 2nd grade students use wikis to help them connect and reflect as they write. Amber gives some fantastic ideas about different ways wikis can be used at any grade level. 10:38 mins. 12:36 mins. Connecting. - 11:04 mins. 11:04 mins.

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Chrome Can: Interactive, Non-linear Stories

Dr. Shannon Doak

A great place to start is at the Twine Wiki. Do you remember reading those great books in elementary school that let you choose what happened next? However, it isn’t hard, I have personally had kids in grades 4 & 5 using it without any support after an initial learning session around the tool. ” Twine home.

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Isn’t it time to stop Wikipedia shaming?

NeverEndingSearch

Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia’s crowd-sourced authorship–its wikiness–has provoked debate relating to authority, despite the fact that many Wikipedia authors are topic experts and that a growing number of librarians and academics contribute by adding and editing references. Elementary think alouds.

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