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What’s a Backchannel and Is it Right For Your Class?

Ask a Tech Teacher

A backchannel refers to a secondary, often informal, communication channel that runs parallel to the main communication channel. What are some options you might use? –images credit Deposit Photo Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Copyright ©2024 worddreams.wordpress.com – All rights reserved.

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Panel Presentations: Connect Students with a Real Audience

Catlin Tucker

I realize presenting for an actual audience is a daunting task, but it is also a crucial life skill. When I send home the parent survey (via Google Form) at the start of the school year, I always ask parents if they are interested in lending their expertise and time to be on a panel or assess student work. They were nervous.

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Design a Choose Your Own Adventure Learning Experience

Catlin Tucker

I’d like to propose using a creative strategy to free the teacher from needing to be “on” presenting information or orchestrating the lesson. The first is a simple choice board format and the second is an interactive Google Slide deck. Choose Your Own Adventure Google Slide Deck.

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Learn Smarter, Not Harder: 5 Essential Google Classroom Apps

Ask a Tech Teacher

A few weeks ago, I got an email from Nancy with a great suggestion for an article topic: Google Classroom. In Google Classroom many educators like me found a great additional functionality and apps, which allowed managing the workflow efficiently, leaving more time for the teaching. Questioning the students.

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How Parents Can Help Kids with Math: 5 Tips that Work

The CoolCatTeacher

If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. Jon Orr – bio as submitted Jon is a math teacher at John McGregor Secondary School in the Lambton-Kent District School Board in Ontario Canada. Just make a copy and adapt it for your use or print it.

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The Problem with AI Prompt Feedback (and How to Solve It)

The CoolCatTeacher

25 points contributed to the Google Doc (you won't be able to give feedback on that, but via the prompt, you can encourage the students to remember to edit. Enabling Secondary Click : The steps to type “Mouse” and then select “Click Right Side” under “Secondary Click” are clear. My rubric is this for each individual.

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Student Portfolios with Google Sites – SULS091

Shake Up Learning

The post Student Portfolios with Google Sites – SULS091 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Student portfolios with Google Sites is a no-brainer! Mike shares what he has learned after seven years of implementing portfolios–how to organize, how to make them student-centered, and the ease of Google Sites!

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