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Building Good Relationships with Your Students’ Parents

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today’s parents like a different kind of communication. Student videos. Mike Daugherty Director of Technology, Ohio Mike Daugherty is a husband, father, author, technology director, Google Innovator, and possible Starbucks addict.

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Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS, and also give me a follow… on Twitter at mjgormans. Part Three: Beyond SAMR… Making Sure Technology Supports Content Standards. “We We offer nearly 500 videos and these are being translated into dozens of languages.

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Technology Makes or Breaks Esports Programs

EdTech Magazine

Technology Makes or Breaks Esports Programs. A growing number of schools are launching esports teams or programs to give student gamers a competitive outlet for their video game habits. Esports Equipment Can Support Other School Initiatives. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. .

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Discovery Education Offers Educators New Resources Supporting Black History Month Observances 

eSchool News

Happy Black History Month video : In this new video from Sesame Workshop for students in grades PK-2, Elmo, Gabrielle, Tamir, and Abby come together to celebrate the contributions of Black and African American communities. The STEM Careers Coalition solves critical gaps in representation in the STEM professional workforce.

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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

Leah LaCrosse on episode 272 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. And it’s using video, which seems like it’s a really native platform for them right now. With Book Creator they can include pictures, they can include video, drawings, text.

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Communicating Through Change: How a CA District Is Supporting Families in the Year Ahead

Edsurge

Before the pandemic, MPUSD was also sending weekly 60-second highlight videos called “ MPUSD Minute.” Each video is a district snapshot of news, upcoming events, and other important info for the community, delivered in a short, fast-paced, and easily-shareable format. Multi-channel communication.

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The role of technology in the PYP

EdTech4Beginners

In addition to these general uses, PYP teachers should also use technology to aid the development of international mindedness, support inquiry learning and to help students to reach deeper understandings. How does technology support the development of international mindedness? How does technology support inquiry?