PLPs in Seesaw
…students for who they are and what they can do. Seesaw as a tool The commonality here was that both schools were using Seesaw as a tool for digital portfolios…
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Serious PD fun with Chatterpix
…or required to use a tool that they weren’t that interested in. (2) a tool like Chatterpix can lead directly to more sophisticated yet similar tools, such as Soundslides or…
Read moreRevolutionize student research with Padlet
…Padlet, Michael also describes her journey in a way that is informative for coaches, tech integrationists, and administrators. What is Padlet? For those of you new to this tool, Padlet…
Read moreDigital divide in the classroom
…use of technology shape the way you think about the tool? How do you critically think about the tool? How can this tool be used to connect people, build participation,…
Read moreToo much good stuff: a wealth of reading and curation resources for the classroom
…for different levels and ages with Newsela I’m all about differentiation in learning, especially reading, so I’m really excited about Newsela, a tool that lets you search for current event…
Read moreScreencasting tools for the Chromebook
…Google Hangout Tutorial 2. PixiClip New tool in beta: Pros: Can include student’s image with screencast Screencasts embeddable in digital portfolios Incorporates a whiteboard tool Cons: Tool still in beta…
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M is for Minecraft
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…Middle Level, began an after-school Minecraft club after noticing how many students stayed behind to use the tool on their own. She saw how they were using the tool for…
Read moreLooking at ways students can create VR content
…about Thinglink’s VR tool: it’s currently only available with the Teacher plan (read: costs $) and the tool itself is very particular about the size of your panoramic photo. It…
Read moreLaying the groundwork for effective teaching teams
…the Tarrant Institute, someone shares a neat, useful, and engaging tech tool for us all to explore. This takes only about 5 minutes, and we each add a new tool…
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All about service learning
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…going to try next week?“ It’s not only a tool of reflection, but it’s also a tool of planning and focusing for the next session. Jeanie: Right. When we do…
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3 strategies to create supportive structures during project time
…phase the project is in, and guide students with this tool. See this example. Students can also use this tool to organize their own learning time. Practitioners of the personalized…
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#vted Reads: We Got This, with Kathleen Brinegar
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…to who they are as whole human beings. And not just as, even, learners or students in our classrooms. His tool on page 22, in particular, he shares the Listening…
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How to Facilitate Healthy & Respectful Conversations
…tool to get people thinking about ideas. This is one way you can actually utilize the online learning environment to your advantage. I know it can be really easy to…
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3 ways to use virtual bulletin boards
…as a collaborative project management tool. Each Google account automatically has access to a virtual space where they can create post-its for data management. These post-its can be shared with…
Read more5 cool Yosemite tips for teachers
…record button. To stop recording click stop and save the video. 3. Add Javascript to your Apple workflow The Mac OS has featured AppleScript as a tool for automating workflows…
Read more3 tools for interactive timelines
…in their curriculums: 2. Timeline JS This timeline tool derives its power from the myriad of shareable online media that can showcase student curiosity. Add YouTube and Vimeo videos, tweets,…
Read moreCollaborative digital tools for faculty meetings
…a new look at a tool you’re already using. Here are 3 ways of using collaborative digital tools for faculty meetings. 1. Padlet We recently did an in-service with some…
Read moreF is for Family Communication
…tool that could easily be used without individual devices. They leveraged Google Calendar as a professional and classroom tool; instead of just meetings and appointments, CKS decided to use Calendar…
Read moreN is for Nearpod
How these educators used Nearpod for professional development Educators instinctively understand the engagement power of a tool that allows learners to actively participate in the learning. For those of you…
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Exploring identity and current events with Chatterpix
…argumentative speech in a way they may not have had to using another medium or tool. Students were very engaged in this process, debating which candidates they would endorse while…
Read moreExploring digital citizenship as a form of literacy
7th graders learn video as reflection tool When I sat down to work with my students on digital citizenship and literacy, I wanted to do something different. These are 7th…
Read moreMaintaining a teaching team
…member to share a Rose and Thorn or a Celebration and Challenge. each member to share answers to a compelling question in writing using a tool like Answer Garde n…
Read more6 ways teachers are using Padlet
…or makerspaces, Padlet is a great online tool for teachers. Think: organized digital sticky notes in a colorful, shareable fashion. Here are 6 ways teachers are using Padlet with their…
Read moreThe power of documentation in meaningful learning
…willing to commit to reflection as a key component of self-directed learning, yet were struggling with the tool adopted by the school, Blogger, as a means for students to share…
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Use your makerspace for instructional shifts this year
…figure out how to use a new tool or process and are happy to show you what they figured out. Are you trying to make the shift towards more project…
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Looking at PLPs
…one on one contact and in person relationship building. But Vermont educators have a tool at their disposal and it is ready for students to share with us who they…
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#vted Reads: The Standards-Based Classroom
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…great tool for us in helping them to develop the skills they need to make the shifts — but one of the things that I still question, or I still…
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#vted Reads with Aimee Arandia Østensen
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…in this book. How do we use it as a tool to inform teaching and learning? Specifically: place-based teaching and learning? I guess I have this overarching question that I…
Read moreThe great twitter science teacher hunt
…for students to explore, experience and share science. Twitter has proven to be a tremendously versatile tool: For more information on his project, you can reach Ryan at rbecker@wcsu.netit enables…
Read moreBrian Wagner on: Aurasma and the Periodic Table
…a means of documenting thinking over time, but it proved to be a good tool for students to teach each other about the periodic table. In essence, students jig-sawed their…
Read moreThinglink Video for educators
…helper videos embedded — the possibilities feel endless. The tool auto-saves as you work. Being able to grab any YouTube video by url presents a great opportunity for a discussion…
Read moreMaking the most of twitter in your classroom
Twitter’s not just a great way to build your PLN as an educator, it’s also a powerful tool to connect students with the world around them in very unique ways….
Read moreLeveraging Google Calendar in the Classroom
…King School (CKS) recently started exploring the possibilities within the GAFE domain, and not being a 1:1 school, wanted to begin with a tool that could easily be used without…
Read more4 great online tools for the Hour of Code
…Code Combat is my new favorite coding tutorial tool. Modeled on a MMORPG (massive multi-player online role-playing game), you can use this free tool to learn Python, Javascript, Coffeescript or…
Read moreActive video viewing
…a web-based tool that allows users to take notes while watching a video. Here is an example of some notes I took while watching Robert Duke’s video “Why Students Don’t…
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How to use Google Hangout for screencasting
…One, pair it with screencasting software Pair it with a conventional screencasting tool such as Camtasia, Screencast-o-matic, Snagit or Screencastify. Open your screencasting tool, then kick off a Google Hangout…
Read moreBlended learning and teacher empowerment
…encounter a new digital tool, although it might attract me at first based on its novelty, my mind immediately jumps to the connection of how can I use this with…
Read moreHow to use MoveNote for screencasting
…Movenote? Movenote is a screencasting tool that lets you add your voice and image to slide-based content. It’s available as an online service accessible from your laptop, as well as…
Read moreB is for Booktracks
Augmented reality enhances reading — with sound After being introduced to Booktrack Classroom at an ISTE 2015 session, it struck me as the perfect tool to help students play with…
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A is for App Development
…Manousos, lead designer with the app-visualization tool Flinto, offers these guidelines for getting started with sketching an app: “When you sketch, resist the urge to get caught up in details!…
Read moreK is for Kahoot
…and then unpacking together how the tool will support learning and engagement. To that end on the opening day of our summer three-day workshop with teachers, Peoples Academy Middle Level…
Read moreT is for Timelines
…using Popplet to create a timeline pic.twitter.com/7nMRSpxOnJ — popplet (@poppletny) September 27, 2015 //platform.twitter.com/widgets.js Mark Olofson lays out a full lesson plan for using the timeline tool Timeglider to study…
Read moreLearning as a social activity
Using Vialogues for social learning Vialogues: visual dialogues. Video dialogues. (Visible violet dogs? Risible eyelet hogs? Dirigible side-slit frogs?) Vialogues are an online tool that encourages viewers to answer one…
Read moreScreencasting as PLP reflection
…suggested screencasting. This tech-savvy 5th grade boy explained the applications and use of the reflection tool, Screencast-o-matic, a Google Chrome App. The fifth graders were immediately intrigued and interested in…
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Google Tools for personal learning plans (PLPs)
…to students’ documentation of growth. (12:45-14:05) This is a great example of a teacher team incorporating a new initiative into their existing philosophy and tech tool workflow, in order to…
Read moreInteractive map tools for creating deeper place-based learning
…powerful in explaining how to build maps: check out this Flash-based tool that unpacks what goes into reading and making maps, made by the National Park Service: (Show of hands,…
Read moreSocial reading tools for summer reading
…my summer reading list comes with a tool kit. GoodReads GoodReads has long been an online bastion of good sense and great book recommendations, and a number of folks use…
Read moreService Learning 101: a guide for busy teachers
…Easel.ly Service learning is: a learning tool to empower students to solve problems in their own communities, or even globally; a teaching and learning strategy that integrates meaningful community service…
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8 methods for reflection in project-based learning
…Journals This old school but very effective tool can be used for a regular reflection activity. Weekly during PBL, students can answer questions such as: What have you learned about…
Read more5 Google Chrome apps and extensions for learner support
…Grammarly extension to Chrome allows students to use the tool with Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Tumblr. No support for Google Drive and Docs, though… yet. Still, the app provides…
Read more4 more ways to help middle schoolers get organized
…tech tools (shiny!) to help make middle school manageable. 1. Checklists Possibly the least tech-powered tool ever, right? A-ha! The humble list might be old school, but tools for wrangling…
Read more4 ways to use Virtual Reality in project-based learning
…they’ve learned through PBL? Bringing VR and PBL full circle, y’all. But most of all: combine virtual reality with PBL best practices Virtual reality is just one new tool for…
Read more4 ways students can control the pace of content delivery
…aspect of the Civil War? Create a screencast of important images, maps, or online resources customized for each group. 2. Nearpod Nearpod is a free tool that delivers a slideshow…
Read more8 year-end reflection tools and activities
…your progress, and plan for the future. 1. Slideshows There are many ways to use this tool for community reflection and celebration. It is neat to look at pictures from…
Read moreDiverse books for conversations around identity
…in our schools. Silence, one teacher said, is a tool of status quo and supremacy. We discussed what it would take for a whole community read and discuss a book….
Read more#everydaycourage
…posted by the teacher’s door, that says, “Observe Me.” https://twitter.com/KyleHBHS/status/894618547397304321 And, “let’s try this new tool and see what happens.” We see students creating projects that represent who they…
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The new Crossett Brook personalized learning plans
…as a tool to support personalized learning. Students traced the major components that each P.A.T.H. must contain, which included an About Me and portfolios for Student Led Conferences, as well…
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Paths to proficiency
…the Hyperdoc website search tool. Or, simply google your topic with the word ‘hyperdoc’ after it to get ideas and borrow from the generosity of others. Learn more about…
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A tale of two tech tools
…is a proficiency-based e-portfolio tool. We wondered how well it would work to support project management as well as process reflection. Learners enter the portfolio by creating a learning tile…
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#vted Reads: Protocols in the Classroom, with Terra Lynch
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…When you can take it up to those steps. Just having a tool that helps you do that, right? Because that’s hard work. Terra: It is. Yes, I think it’s…
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Fractions, Llamas, Self-Directed Learning
…teaching tool that would allow anyone to learn how to solve problems similar to one that had been assigned. Cue student groaning. “Ms. Grey, I don’t even know how to…
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#vted Reads: Place-Based Curriculum Design
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…number one librarian thing I ever said. I don’t know; let’s find out together. I feel like that was my biggest tool as a librarian. So, deep appreciation for how…
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How to use data to inform progress
…opportunity to assess individual learning progress and process (for example, through regular check-ins)? Padlet is a versatile tool for assessment purposes, especially when learners use the KWL template (Know, Want…
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Switching to online student led conferences
…an invitation, which they can accept, then you can video call them at an agreed upon time. Conference via Zoom Zoom is an online video conferencing tool that’s a lot…
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