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OCTOBER 3, 2020
I am out of pocket the rest of this week and next. I’m visiting my wonderful sister in the rural Marion Indiana. I can’t wait to live a measured, natural life for at least a week where we can veges, check on her bee hives, and eat indoors at a restaurant! I probably won’t do much commenting until next weekend but then, I’ll get everything caught up.
Educators Technology
OCTOBER 3, 2020
Have you considered the power of visual note taking in your online instruction? Well, if you have not you should. Visual note taking will help enrich your teachable content and facilitate your remote.
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User Generated Education
OCTOBER 3, 2020
I had the privilege of taking a workshop on Fortnite Creative facilitated by Steven Isaacs. I decided to take this workshop because I knew that many of my students (3rd-7th grade gifted students) were playing Fortnite. The idea of using a violent game during classes was not appealing to me so when I heard about Fortnite Creative, I got excited about learning more.
The Innovative Educator
OCTOBER 4, 2020
Whether a lesson is pre-recorded, live video, or face-to-face, one simple, research-based idea to engage learners is to use gesticulation. This means using gestures, especially dramatic ones, instead of speaking or to emphasize one's words. Here are some ways to do that. Props Props are a great way to help with this. Big glasses, hats, wands, etc. You can hop on Amazon and search photobooth props and get lots of packages that don't break the bank.
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
Technology Tidbits
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Many schools are now realizing they do not have the tools in place so kids can continue to learn while schools are closed. Socrates personalized learning for the students so they are progressing automatically, and provides teachers with tools to monitor progress and assign topics. Teachers can control the learning remotely or just allow Socrates to adjust automatically - making it a perfect tool for teachers with closed classrooms.
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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
OCTOBER 8, 2020
97: 7 Dreadful Ways to Kill the Love of Reading Today we are talking about the ways in which we kill the love of reading in our children and students. This episode is based on a very upsetting incident that occurred when I was reading with a group of fifth-graders recently. I hope you will join me. The Seven Ways that We Unintentionally Destroy the Love of Reading for Children: * Test Everything * Eliminate Choice * Use Reading as a Punishment * Force Kids to Read * Require Kids to Keep Reading
Vivify Stem
OCTOBER 4, 2020
5 Spooky Halloween STEM Activities Trick or treat! Get in the Halloween spirit with our favorite spooky STEM activities! Read on for free Halloween paper circuit templates, a robot hand candy grabber, a Haunted House STEM challenge, and more! Click above to watch the robot hand in action! Robot Hand Candy Grabber STEM Activity Trick or Treat? Or how about both!
Technology Tidbits
OCTOBER 8, 2020
TeachVid is an amazing online tool for learning foreign languages. TeachVid reminds me a tad like EDpuzzle where educators use interactive videos to assess student's learning. Also, educators can create a "virtual" classroom and create assignments that contain: videos, worksheets, etc. Finally, TeachVid makes it easy to flip a classroom or lesson and let student's learn at their own pace.
Technology Tidbits
OCTOBER 4, 2020
*Be sure to checkout how Make Beliefs Comix can work for you for Remote Learning during school closures!!! Make Beliefs Comix is a excellent site that educators around the world are using for digital storytelling, project based learning, reinforcing vocabulary, and more. Also, Make Beliefs Comix has an abundance of lesson plans, the ability to translate comics into other languages, and recently launched story starters/writing prompts to help get the student's creative juices flowing.
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Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.
Technology Tidbits
OCTOBER 4, 2020
30hands Pro is the excellent iOS app for project based learning, flipping a classroom, and digital storytelling. Educators are using 30hands to integrate technology in a easy and seamless way. • New Features in Pro: — Enhanced Drawing with Editing, Adding Images to canvas, Layering Images, more! (Basic Drawing is still there, too) — Share-a-Slide to create a single slide video — Stop Motion is easier with settings and Enhanced Drawing — Storyboarding is faster and easier • New icons from Font Aw
Technology Tidbits
OCTOBER 4, 2020
*A great way for students to practice their keyboarding/typing skills while school is doing Remote Learning. TypeTastic is an excellent K-12 site for students learning how to Type/Keyboard. TypeTastic's School Edition has an educational portal that allows educators to track, monitor, and assess student progress. This is a fun and great way to integrate technology into a classroom's curriculum.
Technology Tidbits
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Arcademics is a wonderful site for educators looking to integrate game based learning into their K-8 classrooms. Arcademics games cover subjects such as Math, Reading, Geography, and more. Best of all, the teacher portal allows for educators to track/monitor students, generate detailed reports, access video lessons, and assess student's learning making it easy to differentiate instruction.
Technology Tidbits
OCTOBER 5, 2020
Venngage is an excellent site for creating stunning infographics, mind maps, and more. Also, Venngage has an easy to use drag-n-drop interface, lots of templates, can be used for brainstorming, and is a great graphic organizer. I highly recommend checking out Venngage by clicking here !!! Click here for 20+ mind map templates.
Technology Tidbits
OCTOBER 8, 2020
Charttt is a wonderful site for easily creating online charts, graphs, and more, and embedded them onto a site, blog, etc. This makes it easy for students or teachers to share their charts as well as abide by CIPA/COPPA compliance. Best of all, there are 9 different styles of charts to choose from such as: pie, bar, line, bubble, and more. I highly recommend checking out Charttt by clicking here !!!
Technology Tidbits
OCTOBER 4, 2020
WordsTool is one of the best flashcard sites to come around in awhile. What sets WordsTool apart from other flashcard creators is the mass amounts of robust features, such as the ability to add: the word, definition, image, pronunciation (audio), translation, and more. Also, there are 5 different types of exercises (i.e. matching, dictation, etc.) to help a student learn a word.
Technology Tidbits
OCTOBER 4, 2020
Chart It is a wonderful site for creating charts and graphs. Chart It allows users to create up to 12 different types of charts such as: bar, graph, line, and more. Also, a user can set privacy settings and share their charts via a URL. Best of all, all charts can be embedded into a site or blog making it ideal for education. I highly recommend checking out Chart It by clicking here !!!
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