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Padlet and Flipgrid
Remote Learning 

Scaffolding students with Padlet and Flipgrid

April 13, 2020April 13, 2020 TIIE Staff 0 Comments flipgrid, padlet, Proctor Elementary School, Warren Elementary School

Collaboration is not just fun for students, it’s also a crucial skill they will need to be successful in life.

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Assessment Proficiency-Based Learning 

How to use data to inform progress

October 14, 2019April 29, 2022 Scott Thompson 0 Comments Common Sense Media, Google Forms, padlet, UDL, Universal Design for Learning

Involve learners with actionable data Wondering how to use data to inform progress for users in proficiency-based education? Assessment provides

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Tools We Like 

3 ways to use virtual bulletin boards

October 19, 2018April 14, 2022 Audrey Homan 1 Comment corkulous, Google Keep, iPads, padlet, Peoples Academy Middle Level, Proctor Elementary School, vocabulary

Padlet, Google Keep and Corkulous — oh my! 1.Padlet Padlet’s been a go-to for a number of our educators for

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Tools We Like 

Setting behavioral expectations in a makerspace

October 1, 2018October 2, 2018 Erica Zimmer 0 Comments Google Docs, Makerspaces, padlet, Proctor Elementary School

  2 ways to bring in transferable skills Makerspaces are amazing. They’re a big carnival of lights and sounds and

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Project-Based Learning 

6 ways teachers are using Padlet

February 28, 2018July 10, 2018 Katy Farber 0 Comments padlet, Proctor Elementary School

Virtual bulletin boards to go! Staying organized as a teacher can be a major challenge. Between student work, teacher plans,

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Uncategorized 

4 more ways to help middle schoolers get organized

March 18, 2017April 29, 2022 Katy Farber 0 Comments Christ the King School, Google Classroom, padlet, Wunderlist

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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Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Revolutionize student research with Padlet

June 6, 2016November 16, 2016 Life LeGeros 4 Comments Crossett Brook Middle School, MGC, Middle Grades Institute (MGI), padlet

Organize research materials digitally and collaboratively Tiffany Michael, from Crossett Brook Middle School in Waterbury, Vermont, describes how her use

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Tools We Like 

Collaborative digital tools for faculty meetings

June 21, 2015April 22, 2022 Susan Hennessey 4 Comments leadership, MoveNote, padlet

Go beyond back-channeling and unlock creative communication This summer, look for ways to liven up your faculty meetings and delve a little

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