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EdPuzzle

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4 ways students can control the pace of content delivery

April 14, 2017April 14, 2017 Susan Hennessey 0 Comments Blendspace, EdPuzzle, nearpod, screencasting

Deliver the goods! Rather than creating a unit on the Civil War, imagine working with an individual student or small

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Tools We Like 

The tech-rich social studies classroom

April 5, 2017April 29, 2022 Susan Hennessey 2 Comments EdPuzzle, Kahoot, nearpod, Newsela, Socrative

Standard 3-part story-driven post: 1) what it is, 2) what it looks like in a school, 3) how to do it in your school

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Mill River PD action research
Action Research 

How does professional development affect technology integration?

February 29, 2016December 7, 2018 Audrey Homan 11 Comments 1:1, EdPuzzle, Google Classroom, Kahoot, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI), Mill River Union High School, nearpod

The impact of PD in a 1:1 teaching environment A trio of middle grades educators from Mill River Union High

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

What are some good tools for studying hurricanes?

February 17, 2016July 25, 2019 Mark W. Olofson 2 Comments authentic assessment, EdPuzzle, Google Classroom, iHurricane, iMovie, iPad, iPad tutorial, Mill River Union High School, nearpod

Science app-smashing in a 1:1 environment Brendan Nerney, a middle grades educator at Mill River Union High School in Clarendon,

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Uncategorized 

Blended learning in the math classroom

November 20, 2015April 22, 2022 Susan Hennessey 5 Comments Christ the King School, EdPuzzle, Hazen Union School, Schoology

Where is the tech in math classrooms? According to recent studies, math teachers, tend to integrate technology into their teaching less

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Flipped Classrooms 

How to save, edit and share video clips

November 2, 2015April 22, 2022 Audrey Homan 5 Comments digital storytelling, Documentary Addict, DragonTape, EdPuzzle, Veritasium, video editing

Part 1: Finding and editing great videos with your students Flipping your classroom? Found a great video about 18th century French military history

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Uncategorized 

Encouraging Conversations with EdPuzzle

March 9, 2015 Susan Hennessey 5 Comments EdPuzzle

Make active video viewing a social activity Edpuzzle opens up the possibility for both students and teachers to encourage a

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Uncategorized 

Active video viewing

February 21, 2015April 15, 2022 Susan Hennessey 9 Comments EdPuzzle, MIT Blossoms, Videonot.es

 Encourage critical thinking & discussion with note-taking I have been excited lately with the potential of using VideoNot.es in blended classrooms

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Tools We Like 

How to use EdPuzzle for differentiation

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014 Susan Hennessey 19 Comments differentiation, EdPuzzle, flipped classroom

New cool tool for flipped classrooms and personalized learning Check out this great resource for differentiation and the flipped classroom:

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