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8 Digital tools for engaging classroom presentations

Neo LMS

Integrating presentations in teaching is an accessible way to bring technology to the classroom and make the best digital tools available. Digital tools for engaging classroom presentations. Here are eight digital tools to look for when creating the best presentations for your classroom: Google Slides.

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What is Microsoft Sway?

Ask a Tech Teacher

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. Sway works in Windows, on iPads, iPhones, and desktops. How to get started.

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No Child Left Offline: Confronting the Mental Health Crisis in the Smartphone Era

Shake Up Learning

Instead of a learning aid, smartphones turned into the most pervasive distraction we’ve ever encountered in classrooms. The simultaneous rise of the iPhone and social media brought unforeseen addictive behaviors, particularly detrimental to our youth. No social media before 16. Phone-free schools.

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Protecting Student Privacy on Social Media: Do's and Don'ts for Teachers

Graphite Blog

Social media is an increasingly important part of students' lives; in fact, the average teen spends over an hour a day using social media. To be true digital citizens, our students need teachers who model pro-social, creative, and responsible social media use.

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Top 10 BYOD concerns — and how to overcome them [Part 1]

Neo LMS

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. Yes, mobile devices allow kids to play games, watch funny videos, or chat online on social media channels. It’s really happening.

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The Fun of IFTTT

Ask a Tech Teacher

It uses a simple statement that will turn all the social media mavens into engineers—IF THIS THEN THAT. I wasn’t able to create a recipe on the iPad–though it worked fine on my iPhone and the web. If you run a stock market game in your classroom, IFTTT can notify students when their stocks change.

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Our responsibility to humanity: Teach less content

Ditch That Textbook

For generations, content has been king in the classroom. We don’t even have to type it anymore if we ask Siri on our iPhones or do an [.]. The more information we impart, the more students will know. Information was a commodity, and teachers were the broker. Not so anymore. Information is an Internet search away.

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