User Generated Education
DECEMBER 22, 2016
For the past several decades, I have had my feet in both elementary education and teacher training and development. Regardless of age, grade level, and setting, I include hands-on and experiential learning as a integral part of my instruction. It is learning by doing with a reflective element which, in turn, creates conditions for deeply engaged learning.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Effective technology integration doesn’t happen organically. It takes intentional planning. There are twelve steps schools can take to get the ball rolling. It starts by looking at the district’s overall approach and seeing how your school can build upon what is in place and customize to the needs of your community. In New York City we have a “ Strategic Technology Plan ” which is designed to help readers: Understand connections between technology and the strategic goals of the NYCDOE Discover o
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STEMx
DECEMBER 20, 2016
Last week, we gathered more than sixty STEMx leaders in Dallas for the 2016 STEMxchange conference. Each year, this is the extended meeting for STEMx members to sit down, chat, and plan collective action. STEMxchange moves around the country each year. This year, Educate Texas, a founding member, played host. Coming from DC, it was easy to appreciate the warmer weather.
Technology Tidbits
DECEMBER 21, 2016
The Answer Pad is an awesome teacher tool that has two powerful functionalities: it is both a student response system with a focus on drawing and "show what you know", and a grading solution for your teacher created quizzes. It is browser based for teachers, and works on any device (BYOD), browser or on free apps for iOS or Android for students. It is an ideal tool for engaging students for any grade/subject area, and turning a classroom paperless.
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.
The Innovative Educator
DECEMBER 17, 2016
If you haven’t been keeping up with The Innovative Educator, don’t worry. That’s what this wrap up is for. Here are the three hottest posts that you don’t want to miss! Taking the top spot for the first time is a post explaining how to Choose the Right #EdTech Resources. The post highlights a great tool from Common Sense Education and points to some other important resources that innovative educators use to choose what is best for teaching and learning.
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Technology Tidbits
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Digipuzzle is a wonderful site for finding educational games and puzzles. Educators are using this for centers or free time for students to introduce Game Based Learning into the classroom. Finally, Digipuzzle is a great site to find games/puzzles for different holidays. I highly recommend checking out Digipuzzle for all Holidays activities by clicking here !!!
Technology Tidbits
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Buncee one of my all time favorite web 2.0 sites for classrooms, has just released a bunch of lessons/templates/ideas for how to use Buncee for the holidays. This is a great easy-to-use learning tool for creating beautiful looking presentations, stories, posters, eCards, and more. Finally, educators are using this to "flip" their classroom, project based learning, digital storytelling, and much much more.
Technology Tidbits
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Be sure to check out all their worksheets/printables on Christmas!!! Super Teacher Worksheets is one of the best sites around for finding educational resources on a wide range of subjects. Educators can find, worksheets, printables, puzzle generators and more. Also, they are constantly updating their site w/ more resources all the time and recently released new crossword puzzle worksheet generator.
Technology Tidbits
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Share My Lesson is a excellent free site that educators can use to find lesson plans for Grades PreK-12th. These lessons can be searched by grade level and subject and even by state standards. Share My Lesson works like a social network so users can download/upload, rate, comment, and more. Also, they even have resources for professional development.
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Technology Tidbits
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Storyboard That the free online resources that educators everywhere are using for a wide variety of teaching strategies has just released their Winter Holiday Classroom Activities teacher guides. From their site. Sometimes we use the seasons and holidays around us to engage our students in the skills we are teaching. Whether you want to use these activities just for fun, or if you have lesson plans centered around the winter holidays, Storyboard That is an excellent resource.
Technology Tidbits
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Lumos EdSearch is a wonderful safe search engine for educational resources, apps, videos, and much much more. This site reminds me of a cross between EdShelf and Graphite and lets users share, rate, comment, and more on their resources. I highly recommend checking out Lumos EdSearch by clicking here !!!
Technology Tidbits
DECEMBER 21, 2016
Labeley is a site I just found out about that is excellent for students or teachers looking to make labels or stickers. Here is more info from their promotional email. Labeley is a fully free online label creator, handy and easy to use for both educators and students to make labels for classroom items and it can be used as part of combined ICT and learning.
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