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Mentoring Minds - instructional materials to develop critical thinking skills

Educational Technology Guy

Mentoring Minds is an educational publishing company that develops K-12 instructional materials to help students develop critical thinking and problem solving skills. The products combine print and online resources, as well as teacher editions and resources. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Convert PDFs to Google Docs to Differentiate Instructional Materials – From Brenda Doucette

EdTechTeacher

Recently, we discovered a feature of Google Drive that has changed how we prepare and access materials and resources for our students. Note: We still use Adobe Acrobat for complex projects or documents that do not convert well in Google Drive. Here is how it works: Open and sign into Google Drive.

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A Very Useful Guide to Virtual Classroom Collaboration

The CoolCatTeacher

As a current STEM teacher in North New Jersey and a Google Certified Trainer, Billy focuses on implementing cutting-edge instructional design and is co-author of “connecting Your Students with the Virtual World.” Google Certified Trainer, ISTE Certified Educator, and 2014 ASCD Emerging Leader. How do we foster it?

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25 digital tools and edtech resources from FETC

eSchool News

The aim is to make it easier for teachers to integrate VR and AR resources into their existing instruction by equipping teachers with the tools they need to be able to teach within that environment. The ELMO Board allows educators to capture ideas and enable student engagement while sharing digital resources.

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Confused about what ‘Open’ Means in Education? Inconceivable!

Doug Levin

I’ve established that I am a fan of open educational resources (OER) and think that K-12 educators and policymakers would benefit from thinking more deeply about the ownership of instructional materials. ” It addresses in a simple FAQ format questions including: What are Open Educational Resources (OER)?

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Productive morning routines: How one teacher creates intentional practices for daily success

The Cornerstone for Teachers

To batch this task, I have put all of my daily needed websites into one folder titled Morning: Pandora, GoNoodle, Google Classroom, Google Drive, Planbook. Not only did I choose the resources to group together, I have purposefully chosen this order. Take time to make a resource you can benefit from both now and later.

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Now Is the Time to Redefine Learning — Not Recreate Traditional School Online

Edsurge

For example, a digital worksheet is still a worksheet in the same way a traditional six-period bell schedule done via Zoom or Google Meets is still a basic substitution of the physical classroom setting for the virtual one. Similarly, at the modification level, schools and districts reevaluate how they use time and resources.

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