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JULY 16, 2022

Students select from the hand-curated text sets and read across various topics. ReadWorks Paired Texts ReadWorks Paired texts are two articles on the same topic or theme. Teachers can turn on audio for the entire class, specific groups, or for individual students. It allows teachers to know their students better as readers.

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MAY 20, 2022

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. This site provides thousands of digitized books, audio recordings, DVDs/CDs from the public domain (or out-of-copyright).

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OCTOBER 21, 2022

In education, it is not uncommon to accommodate dyslexic students with special devices, additional time, varied format approaches (such as audio or video), and others. For example, users can convert text to audio files, making them available anywhere. Sonocent Audio Notetaker. Open Dyslexic. Free Chrome extension. DyslexiaIDA.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Here are great ways to celebrate in your classroom including websites, games, activities, printables, quizzes, audios, songs, interactive maps, crafts, flashcards, videos, webquests, books, posters, trading cards, lesson plans, word searches, puzzles, speeches, articles, animations, biographies, and more (click the titles for the link): 1.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Does s/he show evidence of learning by using tech class knowledge in classroom or home? Does s/he use core classroom knowledge (i.e., It may be ‘able to identify shapes’ in first grade or ‘able to use technology to add audio’ in fourth grade]? Does s/he participate in class discussions?

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APRIL 27, 2023

Feel free to grab the image and use it in your classroom: Tech Tip #170: Cover your webcam when you aren’t using it! The answer is simple: Hackers use captured footage or audio for blackmail. This is part of the 169 tech tips for your class-but this is a bonus, not included in the ebook, just for readers of Ask a Tech Teacher.

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OCTOBER 6, 2021

In education, it is not uncommon to accommodate dyslexic students with special devices, additional time, varied format approaches (such as audio or video), and others. For example, users can convert text to audio files, making them available anywhere. Sonocent Audio Notetaker. Open Dyslexic. Free Chrome extension. DyslexiaIDA.

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JULY 1, 2020

Differentiation in the classroom means meeting students where they are most capable of learning. Ideas include visual, audio, video, mindmaps, infographics, graphic organizers, charts and tables, screenshots, screencasts, images, games and simulations, webtools, and hybrid assessments. 5 Activities (topics). What You Get.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Pick a topic: Tech infused Teacher/Classroom. delivered via Google Classroom. Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments. By the time educators finish this class, they will be ready to implement many new tools in their classroom.

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JULY 8, 2022

make it clear to students that class presentations can be done digitally–with video, audio, music, or any mixture of digital tools that the student chooses. allow students to join the class virtually–through Skype or Google Hangouts–if they can’t come to the physical classroom. Even if it’s Minecraft.

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APRIL 7, 2023

Classroom Easter Egg Hunt K-5, ESL In this Easter egg hunt, students work in groups to find paper eggs hidden around the room or school. Easter Word hunt Preschool-2nd As only Starfall can do, this Easter word hunt can be read or listened to as audio. Nicely, it also aligns gameplay with the national standards met.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Every Earth Day (April 22, 2023 this year–see our previous article on Earth Day Class Activities ) someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? Classroom activities should be handled the same. Really, though: Why not?

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

The catalog include topics relevant to today’s K-12 education offered in a variety of approaches that meet teacher needs. Topics include but not limited to: Flipped Classrooms. Student-led Classroom Management. Transforming Traditional Classroom Lessons to Online Learning. Elementary Math. Writing Prompts.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Digital storytelling has a permanent place in my classroom. And, here are some webtools you may find useful: Adobe Spark Video –digital stories that blend images and audio into a video. Read on… We’ve written several articles on digital storytelling that can extend your understanding of this tool|. Book Creator.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Here are nine ways to celebrate in your classroom including websites, games, activities, printables, quizzes, audios, songs, interactive maps, crafts, flashcards, videos, webquests, books, posters, trading cards, lesson plans, word searches, puzzles, speeches, articles, animations, biographies, and more (click the titles for the link): 1.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments. Solve common tech problems that arise in the classroom.

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MAY 14, 2021

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. This site provides thousands of digitized books, audio recordings, DVDs/CDs from the public domain (or out-of-copyright).

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AUGUST 5, 2022

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. By the time educators finish this class, they will be ready to implement many new tools in their writing classroom. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do.

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JULY 28, 2017

Though fairly new, Sway has taken over classroom production of visual presentations because the result is visually appealing while minimizing the amount of time students spend formatting a project, giving them lots more time to research and write. You type in the theme and Sway suggests text, pictures and more that fit that topic.

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FEBRUARY 27, 2024

YouTube Video - Unlock Your Second Brain: A Guide to Choosing the Best Digital Notetaking App 10 Minute Teacher Podcast - Audio Podcast - Episode 836 Stream by clicking here. Note that I do release these on YouTube and I will have some screenshots, although this will be perfectly fine to listen to as an audio podcast.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

According to a recent survey published by Kids Listen , an organization of advocates for high-quality audio content for children, nearly two-thirds of the respondents have been listening to podcasts for more than one year. Many schools today have access to similar technology that can be used to create podcasts in the classroom.

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OCTOBER 2, 2023

In truth, this new invention can take us to next-level learning, and we are just now unlocking the full potential of this in our classrooms. The benefit to our classrooms is immeasurable here as it can engage students at their proficiency level, helping students keep up with their peers and the flow of class material.

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APRIL 16, 2020

Differentiation in the classroom means meeting students where they are most capable of learning. Ideas include visual, audio, video, mindmaps, infographics, graphic organizers, charts and tables, screenshots, screencasts, images, games and simulations, webtools, and hybrid assessments. 5 Activities (topics). What is it.

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APRIL 24, 2020

Flipgrid is a freemium discussion app where teachers (or even students) pose a discussion topic (via video) and students respond with a short video. Here are just a few ways to use it in your class: ask questions about reading material or the lesson plan as a formative assessment to measure student understanding of the topic.

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JUNE 4, 2019

Differentiation in the classroom means meeting students where they are most capable of learning. Ideas include visual, audio, video, mindmaps, infographics, graphic organizers, charts and tables, screenshots, screencasts, images, games and simulations, webtools, and hybrid assessments. 5 Activities (topics). What is it.

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MARCH 22, 2021

In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments. Solve common tech problems that arise in the classroom.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives. Topics include: copyrights, fair use, public domain. Integrate keyboarding skills into classroom activities and prepare for yearly assessments. Solve common tech problems that arise in the classroom.

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JULY 29, 2022

Many annotation tools (like iAnnotate and Notability ) include options to highlight, underline, add text or handwritten notes, and can incorporate audio files, images, and more. If your class is like mine, students have a long list of passwords required for a wide variety of classroom tools. PDFs are easily accessed.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Experts offer many suggestions for incorporating mindfulness into your classroom experience. reflect on the student’s experience and background and how that relates to the topic. Music has long been accepted in classrooms. Consider: pause and take a deep breath before beginning an activity .

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OCTOBER 15, 2020

In education, it is not uncommon to accommodate dyslexic students with special devices, additional time, varied format approaches (such as audio or video), and others. For example, users can convert text to audio files, making them available anywhere. Sonocent Audio Notetaker. Open Dyslexic. Free Chrome extension. DyslexiaIDA.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Education doesn’t stop outside of the classroom. Utilizing modern audio technology allows an incredible amount of versatility to when lectures can be accessed. Oftentimes, lectures will be entirely delivered in audio, causing there to be little to no loss in learning from the loss of the visual aspect. Solving Seeing.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

In education, it is not uncommon to accommodate dyslexic students with special devices, additional time, varied format approaches (such as audio or video), and others. For example, users can convert text to audio files, making them available anywhere. Sonocent Audio Notetaker. Open Dyslexic. Free Chrome extension. DyslexiaIDA.

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APRIL 10, 2020

Classroom Easter Egg Hunt. In this ten-minute video, students enjoy the reading of Jan Brett’s The Easter Egg complete with music, pictures, engaging audio, and original pages from Jan’s popular book. As only Starfall can do, this Easter word hunt can be read or listened to as audio. Easter Egg story. Preschool-2nd.

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FEBRUARY 9, 2023

There are dozens of free and paid options available for practicing listening skills, including audio books, YouTube channels, and TV streaming services (which often have foreign language content and/or subtitles). His main mission is to make the classroom innovative and students motivated.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Here are fifteen ways to celebrate in your classroom including websites, games, activities, printables, quizzes, audios, songs, interactive maps, crafts, flashcards, videos, webquests, books, posters, trading cards, lesson plans, word searches, puzzles, speeches, articles, animations, biographies, and more: 1. More activities.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

I follow a lot of tech ed forums (like Larry Ferlazzo , Richard Byrne , and Alice Keeler ) as a way of keeping up with tech ed trends and what teachers are using in their classrooms. This includes text, images, videos, and audio recordings. Text, images, audio, and other options are all intuitive to add.

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APRIL 2, 2021

Classroom Easter Egg Hunt. In this ten-minute video, students enjoy the reading of Jan Brett’s The Easter Egg complete with music, pictures, engaging audio, and original pages from Jan’s popular book. As only Starfall can do, this Easter word hunt can be read or listened to as audio. Easter Egg story. Preschool-2nd.

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