Three AI teacher assistants, a curated collection of math activities, a website-building curriculum, a site for helping students change the world, and more.
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Three AI teacher assistants, a curated collection of math activities, a website-building curriculum, a site for helping students change the world, and more.
What are the best practices in tech training for teachers? Three technology integration specialists give us their advice.
With so many schools shut down because of the COVID-19 pandemic, educators around the world are scrambling to turn their warm, cheerful classrooms into
While there is a plethora of great keyboarding software out there to buy, there are times when you’d just like to go online for some quick and easy practice. Below are some great sites that w…
Indiana special education student Marvin Stuller couldn’t believe the boy reading aloud on the TV set was him. His teacher had videotaped him at the beginning of 5th grade and at the midway point. The “before” and “after” scenes of the then-12-yearold with speech difficulties were dramatic: His reading level had risen, and his voice had even lowered and deepened by the later video.
Explore our comprehensive collection of classroom resources, including classroom posters, engaging activities, classroom management techniques, and more. Enhance your teaching and inspire your students with these valuable insights.
The action cup is one of my favorite routines… particularly when it comes to getting my Kindergarten students to transition from their seats to the carpet seamlessly! I use the action cup in so many ways! I have an “Action Cup Helper” as a job. Each time we transition from one activity to the next, or […]
How to use hyperdocs in the classroom: What is a hyperdoc, how to share resources on a hyperdoc, and how to create a hyperdoc
I have seen visualizations, mashups and lot's of other sorts of cheat sheets for Bloom's Taxonomy and Technology tools. I have found so man...
¡Hola! I spent all of last week off from school for mid-winter break. Yes, the whole week off! I'm very lucky, I know. I mostly relaxed, refreshed, and caught up on my DVRed favorite shows, but I got a really exciting email during my vacation that has me so excited to see my students! Image property of Creative Language Class via Piktochart In early January, Megan and Kara from the Creative Language Class, my absolute favorite World Language blog, announced an infographic contest they were hosting with Piktochart. If you haven't checked out the Creative Language Class blog or played around with Piktochart, I can't recommend either enough. I've been following the CLC blog since 2010 or so and I owe a lot of my philosophy about WL instruction and practice to these ladies. Needless to say, I'm a big a fan because they're so inspiring and make the transition to proficiency-based instruction so much more manageable. When Megan (fellow Michigan native) and Kara announced the contest, I thought to myself, "Technology and competition?! My two favorite things!" I immediately got started trying to figure out how I could incorporate a Piktochart presentational assessment into my curriculum. Thankfully, the timing was perfect because it was nearly the end of first semester and I was quite ahead with my 7th grade students, who were finishing up a food unit. I had yet to frame exactly what I wanted the IPA (interim performance assessment) to be, but the Piktochart seemed the perfect culminating assessment for my group of very diligent, creative 7th graders. Seriously, this group of kids is just plain impressive and you're about to see some prime examples of why. I spent several hours framing out a scenario, guidelines, and grading rubric for the assessment, which wasn't easy because I had never done an infographic project and I wasn't sure exactly what I was looking for. I decided to go with a food truck scenario and laid out some authentic resources my students could use to research common foods in their assigned Spanish-speaking countries. I LOVE how the infographic project I created turned out and I'm so happy to be able to share it with you on my Teachers Pay Teachers store. Plus, Megan and Kara gave me some great positive feedback about how I framed the scenario (see below)! The Process I've got a Master's in Library and Information Science, so it was really important to my that my kids used primary sources, but the Spanish teacher in my wanted there to be 1) interpretive practice in the target language and 2) as little translator use as possible. I gave my kids a graphic organizer to help them categorize and note-take and that seemed to help guide their work, which really seemed to help. The whole process from start to finish took about seven class periods. I know that's a really long time, but I had extra because this group of students was so exceptional and I felt this was a really worthwhile venture. When finished, students emailed me a link to their Piktochart and I was blown away by so many of the 33 infographics I received, especially considering the novice-mid level of my 7th grade students and the fact that they were working with a new tech tool. My student teacher kindly helped me narrow down the a top five and then the two of us worked to select three to submit to Creative Language Class. Can you believe that two of my kiddos' work was selected for the top five? I will absolutely be doing this and other infographics with Piktochart in the future. Without further ado, below are the three submitted. Aren't the samples above AMAZING?! Would you ylike to let your kids try out making an equally impressive food menu on Piktochart using my project and rubric? Check it out here:
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Y’all…. I survived the first three days of school!!! It went something like this… 4:00 AM… I’m wide awake? WHY? Who knows… I would like to blame it on my huge pr…
Have you ever had to use a district curriculum that doesn’t really fit the levels or needs of your special needs student? It can be hard to make a purchased program work for our students, but it IS possible! To do so, though, we need to be flexible and creative….We totally rock flexible and creative, ... Read More about Modifying Curriculum For The Special Needs Student
As an Ed Tech Geek, I often get asked what’s on my daughter’s iPad. Well, not so much…. My oldest will be four in December. Although she has an iPad, all 5 of my choices can be us…
Leading up to spring break, I was so looking forward to some time off. I had so many things I needed to work on - conference presentations,...
Explore the nuances of effective technology integration in education with our comprehensive guide.
Have you ever had to teach with no voice? You know, that situation where you don't feel sick enough to call off and write sub-plans but can'...
Ideas for using Google Classroom in elementary school Do you need ideas how to use Google Classroom in your elementary classroom? Many people think that not having devices for the entire classroom means that you can’t use Google Classroom resources in your classroom- this is absolutely not true!I use Google Classroom every single day in […]
Here's a list of better Microsoft powerpoint alternative for presentations that every teacher can try for FREE in their next lessons!
Are you trying to understand why your district is so excited about their new Chromebook initiatives? Here are five reasons your district is buying Chromebooks and why these same reasons are actually benefits for teachers as well!
Here they are: My six favorite ed tech tools for this year. Each one has the potential to make a big difference in your teaching and your students' learning.
Developing your designs for a new collection involves 3 main components. When starting a collection, new designers need to consider their color story, design
