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Searching for the Ability to Think: Training our Kids to Go Past Google

The CoolCatTeacher

But what I haven’t seen is kids Googling anything to help them with this project. Cathy Rubin in her Global Search for Education has posed these questions in my inbox for this month’s global search for education column: “ What should we teach young people in an age where Dr. Google has an answer for everything?”

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Best Apps for College Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Word Processing and Document Collaboration: Google Docs : Known for its simplicity and real-time collaboration features. It’s cloud-based, making it accessible from any device, and integrates seamlessly with other Google services.

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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Things like calculators, spreadsheets like Microsoft Excel and Google Sheets, and other data analytics software are all useful in getting learners to test techniques like hypotheses and regression analysis and make predictions. The teacher can also divide students into groups and assign them different math problems.

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Take Student Collaboration to the Next Level – SULS0120

Shake Up Learning

Her students are collaborating, thinking critically, and using Google Sheets! Sharing on the Google Sheet wasn’t enough. Vicki decided what students really needed was time to work with her in small groups. Small group instruction also gave her the chance to ensure all of her students were understanding the process. .

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Google Adds New Classroom Features. Use Them Responsibly.

techlearning

Google has added some new features to Classroom. Soon you’ll be able to keep your students focused by creating locked quizzes using Google Forms while in Classroom. It’s fairly easy for kids to “cheat” while asking them to complete online Google Forms and other types of digital assessments. Do a quick Google search.

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5 Favorite Activities to End the School Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

When they are ready to write the review, provide a book review guideline that asks them to include book essentials (such as title, age group, author, and copyright ), a three-sentence summary, and a recommendation. Because this is digital, it can be emailed or uploaded to a location in the cloud such as Google Classroom or OneDrive.

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Bringing Literature to Life in Open Sim

The CoolCatTeacher

On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. To join the celebration, tune into the Twitter chat with me, fellow teachers, and the CME Group’s chief economist on April 26th at noon Eastern Time, using #PowerofEcon. You and I were actually talking before the show.

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