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9 Best-in-Class Digital Storytelling Tools

Ask a Tech Teacher

A digital story is a series of images connected with text and/or a narrated soundtrack — captured by a digital device such as an iPad or smartphone — that tell a story. It can be fiction, non-fiction, narrative, biographic, expository, or even poetry. Think of Ken Burns’ The Civil War , or Colin Low’s City of Gold. Because of its multimedia approach and appealing blend of text, color, movement, sound, and images, it has fast become one of the most popular writing exercise

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Maker Education: Pedagogy, Andragogy, Heutagogy

User Generated Education

Maker education is currently a major trend in education. But just saying that one is doing Maker Education really doesn’t define the teaching practices that an educator is using to facilitate it. Maker education takes on many forms. This post provides an overview of how maker education is being implemented based on the teaching practices as defined by the Pedagogy, Andragogy, Heutagogy (PAH) continuum.

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8 Strategies To Get Your Principal to Say Yes To Anything

The Innovative Educator

So, your PLN is raving about a new product or program that has made teaching and learning better than ever and you want to bring this to your classroom too. Since you work for a school though, it’s not 100% up to you. You need buy in and support from your principal to allow you to move forward. That’s not always easy, unless you know the following secrets to success shared by former @NYCSchools Principal Jason Levy ( @Levy_Jason ), who now advises principals and superintendents on how to develop

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Welcome to Arizona’s Dr. Mary O’Reilly

STEMx

Hi Dr. O’Reilly! Can you tell us a little about what you’re working on at AZ STEM NETWORK and Science Foundation Arizona? As I recently took over this role I have spent the last month getting to know the organization and partner groups. The. AZ STEM NETWORK. is a collaboration between business, educators, government and philanthropy in Arizona with a shared common agenda – to develop a strong STEM literate population and increase the number of high tech career opportunities in the state.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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.

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10 Grammar Tips You Don’t Want to Miss

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are ten of the top grammar/word study/vocabulary tips according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: Website Review: Grammarly. 3 Apps to Combat Grammar Faux Pas. 50 Sites to Add Rigor and Authenticity to Word Study. Monday Freebies #32: Color my Grammar. #32: How to Use Art to Teach Grammar. Weekend Website #91: 16 Word Study Websites for 2nd Grade.

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Navigating the Orlando Tragedy In Our Schools #LoveWins #WeAreOrlando #LGBTQ

The Innovative Educator

This week I am in Florida where I was horrified to learn when I awoke Sunday morning, was home to a tragic mass shooting at Pulse, a popular #LGBTQ nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Educators will undoubtedly have students discussing what took place. Jared Fox , the New York City Department of Education’s (NYCDOE) full-time #LGBTQ liaison has put together a helpful list of crisis response and emotional support resources.

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Last Chance to Join Tech-infused Teacher and Teach Writing With Tech

Ask a Tech Teacher

Last chance–class starts Monday, June 20th! Summer PD. Three spots left. More on Summer PD: Top Ten Reasons to sign up for Summer PD. 17 Take-aways from Summer PD. Summer Tech Camp–Everything You Need. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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The Hottest Posts Everyone's Reading

The Innovative Educator

For a second week the top post is one where we see what happens when we stop telling students what is right for them and instead, start asking them. Check out the post on how to stop fighting social media and start working with students to learn more. Next up is an amazing new tool called Synergyse. If your students or teachers don’t know how to use Google spreadsheets, word processing, or presentation software, that’s okay.

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4 Tools to Stay Connected with Families this Summer

The Innovative Educator

The end of the school year doesn't have to mean a disconnect between schools and families. Use social media and cell phones to keep the conversation going. My fav four tools for doing this are: Twitter Facebook Remind Instagram Remember that if you go this route, send home a reminder to parents with how they can stay connected. Ideally you will give them one place to visit which links to rest.

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

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.

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Top 10 Reasons to Sign Up for Summer Learning with Ask a Tech Teacher

Ask a Tech Teacher

If you haven’t yet made the decision to join me at Summer PD : Tech-infused Teacher for three-weeks of high-intensity tech integration, here are the Top Ten Reasons for signing up: 10. Tech in ed is a change agent. You like change. 9. You’ll have a bunch of tech ed skills you can now say ‘I know how to do that’ Like TwitterChats.

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BoomWriter Pro

Technology Tidbits

BoomWriter PRO BoomWriter is a terrific site that I’ve written about many times because it lets elementary, middle, and high school teachers conduct non-fiction, fiction, and vocabulary development group-writing activities in almost any subject area. Now they’ve added BoomWriter PRO, which is a paid version of their product, and any teacher whose work with students involves writing should definitely consider this upgrade (only $2.99 a month) for the following reasons: Standards-based Rubrics!