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With Drones, Students Tackle Complex Topics

EdTech Magazine

Three years ago, an innovative educator in Jersey City Public Schools ’ Division B introduced drones to a class of elementary students with autism. Her goal was to enhance student engagement, and the results from that experiment were encouraging. CDW VV2 Strategy. CDW Segment. Original or Curated. Customer Focused. Buying Cycle.

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It's Elementary When it Comes to #EdTech

A Principal's Reflections

We not only want students engaged, but also want to see evidence of learning aligned to high standards as well as the development and application of essential skill sets. So I did what I have been doing for the past five years and that was submit a query to my Personal Learning Network (PLN) using Twitter and Google+.

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This Tool Has Kindergarteners Demanding More Reading and Writing Time

Edsurge

On any given day, you’ll find Felix and her students using iReady Math, making FlipGrid videos, or participating in a Skype Class virtual field trip to learn from rangers in places like Dinosaur National Monument and Grand Teton National Park. One tool on heavy rotation is Microsoft’s Immersive Reader. They want you to read and rate them.

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The Election Is Over. Can Colleges Get Classroom Discussions Back on Track?

Edsurge

Sign off of Twitter. Even when laptops are closed, you still feel the danger of being in a completely connected environment,” he observes. People are cautious on issues that engage real diversity and real difference. Stop checking fivethirtyeight.com. Say goodbye and good riddance to those vitriolic political ads.

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Turn any exisiting PC or Mac into fully functional Chromebook - for free!

Educational Technology Guy

I'm going to install it on my old laptop and netbook and see how it goes. Our teachers are amazed that they are using the same hardware - the difference in student engagement is astounding.”, Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Imagine being able to use that old PC or Mac you have lying around as a Chromebook.

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Bringing Literature to Life in Open Sim

The CoolCatTeacher

Mary Howard on episode 293 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Mary Howard’s students build and learn in Open Sim , a virtual world like Second Life. We bring these students into a virtual world. Twitter: @mrshoward118. We overloaded our system.

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Why Should Schools go with Google Apps and Chromebooks?

Educational Technology Guy

Follow me on Twitter and Google+. Here is a generic version of what I presented as reasons why my district should Go Google that you can use in your own school/district. over 2400 school districts in the US use Google Apps. over 2400 school districts in the US use Google Apps. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.