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QR codes and videos at Parent Conferences

April 15, 2016April 22, 2022 Kevin Laverty 8 Comments Christ the King School, family communication, QR codes

Expanding parent conference time with technology We’ve all been there: how do you fit 40 minutes worth of information into

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8th grade arts and citizenship

March 15, 2016March 25, 2016 Scott Thompson 5 Comments arts, digital arts, fashion design, QR codes

A case study in Shelburne Arts and citizenship is for 8th graders at Shelburne Community School. This past session, they

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Identity Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Augmented reality and student identity

November 13, 2015February 22, 2021 Susan Hennessey 6 Comments augmented reality, Hazen Union School, iMovie, Lamoille Union Middle School, QR codes, Shadow Puppet, Thinglink, Vermont

Students explore the geography of self(ies) An innovative way for students to explore who they are happens in Lori Lisai’s

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Augmented Reality 

5 off-beat ways to use QR codes in the classroom

September 29, 2014April 13, 2022 Audrey Homan 6 Comments arts, coding, makerspace ideas, nutrition, QR codes

By now, almost everyone’s familiar with QR codes, the distinctive-looking black-and-white graphics which, when scanned, take the scanner to a

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The 21st Century Classroom 

New podcast ep: Making web apps at Williston Central

September 22, 2014February 26, 2019 Audrey Homan 10 Comments App Shed, code camp, coding, make mobile apps, mobile apps, QR codes
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Vermont middle school educator created app at camp In this episode of our  podcast, we’re going to be hearing from math

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Augmented Reality 

How to make a QR code out of M&Ms

June 30, 2014April 14, 2022 Audrey Homan 3 Comments augmented reality, QR codes

A while back, I was researching how to print a QR code on a cake, as you do, and stumbled

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Real World PBL 

“See America”: Cabot students share their PBL research

May 27, 2014April 14, 2022 Audrey Homan 11 Comments American history, community anthropology, cultural anthropology, Garageband, QR codes, social justice, student-centered learning, The Cabot School, Thinglink

Project-based learning is alive and well in rural Vermont As part of The Cabot School‘s Exhibition of Learning earlier this

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Innovative Edtech Classrooms 

Get out! 4 ideas for using iPads outside (and away from Wifi)

May 9, 2014April 14, 2022 Audrey Homan 3 Comments 30hands, corkulous, HaikuDeck, iMovie, iPads, LinoIt, Notability, QR codes, scavenger hunt, Touchcast, ubiquitous learning

Get out there! It’s spring (unless you’re in the Antipodes) and IT HAS FINALLY STOPPED SNOWING. Yes, all those capital

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“The students showed me how it was done”: Students and colleagues as educator resources

April 18, 2013 Audrey Homan 0 Comments iPads, QR codes, student mentors

A guest post by one of our partner educators, Jacki McCarty. McCarty is an educator at Harwood Union Middle School,

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