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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

In addition, Dr. Cleary is a key member of the campus learning center at Keiser University, an active member of the Miami-Dade school system STEM advisory board, as well as a member of the Doral Chamber of Commerce. Make a video and test it out yourself! You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The engine of learning is not always fueled by reading. In fact, knowledge is often acquired via audio, video, role-playing, and other approaches that address the varied learning styles of today’s students. One communication method that has seriously grown up from even a generation ago is video. Vialogues .

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

But the reality is also that we’re going to have to prepare for a fall that – whatever it looks like – will include an online learning component. Even if we go back to face-to-face learning, we will all have to be prepared to teach online, and the best way to do this is to first educate ourselves with research and pedagogy.

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JANUARY 24, 2017

I’ve written a lot lately about the benefits of using videos in your classroom. There are plenty of reasons why videos are great educational tools, and there are many tools on the web to help provide you with video content. You can hire professionals to create videos for you if your budget allows.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2018

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Today: Organizing your classroom. Flipped classroom.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2015

Welcome to the fourth article in a series devoted to facilitating proper student internet interaction in the classroom. This classroom might be 1 to 1 or might be using technology to leverage student centered learning. Upcoming Opportunities: Are you traveling to Learning Forward Conference in Washington DC in December?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Welcome to the third article in a series devoted to facilitating proper student internet interaction in the classroom. This classroom might be 1 to 1 or might be using technology to leverage student centered learning. Upcoming Opportunities: Are you traveling to Learning Forward Conference in Washington DC in December?

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AUGUST 14, 2017

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Today: Organizing your classroom. Flipped classroom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Classroom learning and management all begin with relationships, and SEL can guide the relationship and community building process. Any connected educator has heard buzzwords like flipped classroom, gamification, social-emotional learning (SEL), differentiation, and personalized learning.

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JUNE 12, 2020

After launch, students can learn about a large range of real astronomical missions dating from the 1980s and the data they collected. This four-minute video discusses the sounds recorded by NASA spacecraft coming from our planet, Earth. Earthrise –the first time it’s recorded; a video. Cost: Free. Overall rating: 5/5.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

This summer, Ask a Tech Teacher is holding five Summer Learning classes : Tech-infused Teacher (Certificate edition for CEUs or grad class for college credit ). 20 Webtools in 20 Days (for groups interested in learning webtools from the Structured Learning curriculum ). Digital portfolios—via wikis. Tech-infused Class.

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AUGUST 9, 2016

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Today: Organizing your classroom. Flipped classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Apps used in your lessons should improve learning rather than just being a cool app kids might like. You may love what the app can do (like gamify math or quizzify science) but the technology required is more than you can handle, might require hours of time just to learn how to apply it. How does this apply to the selection of apps?

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OCTOBER 5, 2017

WittyWe is a K-9 learning environment that inspires students to become passionate about meaningful learning through engaging video content. The videos are arranged as themes, online courses, and/or guided suggestions through Ask the Professor. Here’s a breakdown of a typical video: The general topic of the video.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2015

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Today: Organizing your classroom. Flipped classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Closed captions for video and video narrations. These are similar to the popular option available on YouTube videos. Export Presentation as a video. Now, you simply save it as a video and play. This is great for teachers who use PowerPoint for flipped classrooms, snow days, subs, or other lesson planning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

Using the Internet in classrooms has morphed from optional to organic. Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods. But blended learning is more than simply replacing lectures and books with web-based technology. Infrastructure.

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MAY 1, 2018

Study.com (formerly called Education-Portal) is a distance learning portal that provides over 70,000 lessons in fifteen subjects (including algebra, calculus, physics, chemistry, macro- and microeconomics, and more) aligned with popular textbooks. Each course has about a hundred videos, each 5-10 minutes in length. Great stuff.

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TeacherCast

MAY 31, 2019

What if there was a way that you could combine traditional writing assignments with the popularity of audio/video podcasts in a format that was accessible to any mobile device, Chromebook or desktop available to your students? Synths are 256-second audio or video sound bytes that you can share publicly or privately with your students.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

I have some powerful online interactive workshops and webinars that can be used to engage learning in this new environment. Eamil we and we can talk about a powerful interactive online workshop for educators that models blended learning best practices. As we do this… what lessons can be learned? Thanks so much.

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JULY 27, 2015

It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. Participants–like students–learned in different ways. Time after time, participants took responsibility for their own learning. Failed and tried again. They were connected educators.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Twitter’s gossipy reputation among administrators and most parents negates its dynamic applications in the classroom. Before unpacking Twitter in your classroom, here are a few guidelines: Clear its use with your administration. This is especially useful in flipped classrooms where students review videos to prepare for class.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2016

It’s intuitive, aligned with other programs you already know how to use, with virtually no learning curve. You can even record your own voice as an overlay (requires premium) for a how-to video or a digital storybook. Students learn many different ways. Digital storytelling. Differentiation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 19, 2015

One thing we can all agree on is that there are tons of free tech tools available that enrich learning. I belong to several Tech Teacher forums, FB groups, G+ Communities, and every day I find more great tools I can’t wait to use in my classroom. Learn, teach or research English language. I can’t keep up with them.

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JUNE 10, 2016

Set up your class (optional, but this allows you to share out archived Nepris sessions with students, say, for a flipped classroom activity). Teachers can assign videos to their classes with the new ‘Assignment’ function. This is great for flipped classrooms.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 20, 2015

Welcome a post that is a companion to my PBL Flipped Learning Presentation. You will see that Flipped Learning really does connect with PBL plus find 100’s of resources. Those at my presentation will even learn more! In PBL, formative learning activities are scaffolded throughout the project.

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JULY 22, 2016

A screencast is a video recording of what’s happening on your computer monitor, often with annotations and/or narration. It can be simple or sophisticated, anything from a whiteboard presentation to a slideshow to a movie-like video. ability to edit the video once completed. Make a video to help the substitute teacher.

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JUNE 21, 2017

Through this process, with subtle guidance from the instructor, students learn to teach themselves. As the teacher, you won’t be either the “sage on the stage” or “guide on the side” You are part of a learning group.You pose well-structured, open-ended questions and then expect students to lead the discussion.

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OCTOBER 13, 2015

As each teacher downloads their favorites, students spend as much time learning the app as applying it academically. Where it has long been considered a leader in reading and annotating PDFs, new releases accommodate almost any type of file including.docx, mp3, jpeg, ppt, xlx, audio, and videos. Educreations.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 29, 2015

40 Viewing Comprehension Strategies: Watching Videos Like You Read A Book. You can’t watch a video like you read a book; the modalities couldn’t be much different. Videos are meant to be consumed in short bursts, while literature, for example, is meant to be “sat with.” by Terry Heick.

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APRIL 11, 2016

Three pieces that you especially want to look for: a robust infrastructure–all these digital devices require an extended internet interface as well as sufficient bandwidth to transport all that data. If the school’s wifi network constantly goes down, teachers will learn not to depend upon it. pencils break, points get dull.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Four school-based pieces you’ll need: a robust infrastructure–these additional digital devices require an extended internet interface as well as sufficient bandwidth to transport all that data. If the school’s WiFi network constantly goes down, teachers will learn not to depend upon it. pencils break, points get dull.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Welcome to the fifth post in a series designed to support the use of technology for differentiated learning… in and beyond the PBL classroom. Part 5: 12 Tech Ideas and Tools for Differentiated Learning … Online Discussions. The best is always the school LMS (Learning Management System), or possibly even an area in a Google Doc.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Learning must be authentic and meaningful in order for the content to really be understood and usable. While there are several education models that promote this idea, it is a necessity in a well-planned Project Based Learning (PBL) Unit. I also see a need to provide students appropriate lessons on proper digital citizenship.

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APRIL 24, 2015

After launch, students can learn about a large range of real astronomical missions dating from the 1980s and the data they collected. This four-minute video discusses the sounds recorded by NASA spacecraft coming from our planet, Earth. The game also includes a ten-minute video discussing Apollo 11’s authentic Moon landing.

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