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Free Technology for Teachers: Three Tools for Collecting Stories from Students and Parents
Earlier this week I hosted a webinar about using online tools to build communities. One of the topics within that webinar was collecting and publishing stories from students and their parents. To that end, there were three tools that I recommended. …
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Free Technology for Teachers: How to Restore Files in Google Drive
Twice this afternoon I had people ask me about restoring files that were deleted from either Google Classroom or from Google Drive. If you’ve accidentally deleted a file or folder in your Google Drive, there is a good chance that you can get it back.
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Minecraft COVID-19 Design Challenges – NASEF | High School Esports Clubs
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Free Technology for Teachers: 5 Easy Ways to Improve Your Videos
Many of us are making more videos than ever before as a way to deliver instruction and or to simply keep our students updated about school. With time and practice you might become adept at using the editing functions in your favorite video software.
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Fortnite Lessons: V-Bucks and Weaponized Social Fun – Classroom Powerups
My wife and I finally broke down allowed my sons to download and play Fortnite. The major reason for this was that online gaming seemed to be a great way for our two older boys (10 and 7) to play with their friends. Boy has this been true.
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Differentiation for Parents | Stories From School
I remember the days when class was still held in a building, and my biggest concern was figuring out how to differentiate my math lesson to meet the needs of my students. However, in our new reality of distance learning, I am learning to differenti…
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Kerbal Space Program – Create and Manage Your Own Space Program
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Free Resources for COVID-19 Remote Learning Support – TeacherVision
We’re writing to you knowing that all of our communities and schools are being impacted, one way or the other, by COVID-19. This is an unprecedented challenge with more questions than answers.
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PBL for Remote Learning Overview | PBLWorks
How can we provide students with the safety net that school offers, while also using this opportunity to change the way we think about school? We’re exploring the possibilities.
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Google Classroom Rubric Click the Title – Teacher Tech
I want LESS mouse clicks and LESS mouse dragging. I was feeling really annoyed that to read the rubric description I made for a category I had to click all the way over to the right. But there is a shortcut! Under the rubric the category titles are …
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Screen time use sparks discussion over how much is too much
Students love their screen time, especially those who have a passion for video games. Days can quickly blur into nights and vice-versa when children or teens get wrapped up in a Minecraft build, try to destroy a League of Legends nexus, or just repl…
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Google Classroom: Make Your OWN Grades – Teacher Tech
Which Gradebook Defines Your Classroom? I have been loathing this update since the first day that Google Classroom came out. The gradebook. Now it is here and it is available to everyone and it is terrible.
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Control Alt Achieve: Annotate PDF’s Together in Google Meet with Kami
When in a Google Meet video conference with a student, a colleague, or any other participant, sometimes you may need to work on a PDF together.
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Video: How to Run Properly — The Adventure Blog
If you’re looking to improve your fitness and add exercise to your routine, taking up running is one of the best options. It is easy to get started, it burns a lot of a calories, and it is great for the heart and lungs.
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The Balance: Distance Learning–Mini-episode #2 |
The Balance is now available on Spotify! It has been six weeks since California ordered residents to shelter in place. I have not left my home for anything other than the occasional trip to the grocery store.
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How To Reopen Closed Schools Amid Coronavirus : NPR
Three-quarters of U.S. states have now officially closed their schools for the rest of the academic year. While remote learning continues, summer is a question mark, and attention is already starting to turn to next fall.
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The Importance and Impact of Greetings in Virtual Hallways – George Couros
The statement above from the Edutopia video on “Making Connections with Greetings at the Door” is one that truly resonated. How powerful is that statement?
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Free Technology for Teachers: How to Create a Green Screen Video Without a Green Screen
If you have ever wanted to make a green video but didn’t have access to iMovie and couldn’t make the investment in other video editing software, this new video is for you. In the following video I demonstrate how you can use Zoom and Adobe Spark tog…
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Free Technology for Teachers: National Parks Games and Challenges – Try Virtual National Parks Bingo
I love the National Parks service that we have here in the U.S. One of the things I’m looking forward to doing with my kids when they’re a little older is to help them explore some of the places in National Parks and National Forests that I’ve enjoy…
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Free Technology for Teachers: USGS Find a Feature Challenges – Outdoor Learning Opportunities
Last week I wrote about the Learning from Home resources available from the USGS. While it’s not specifically a part of the Learning from Home resources, USGS offers another selection of activities that can be used for “at home” learning. Those acti…
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Four New Online Learning Games | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
The Webby Awards just announced their nominees for this year. Passport To Mars is from Scholastic, and puts you in the position of being an astronaut traveling to….Mars.
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Classroom Games and Tech – Ed-Tech to Engage and Inspire: How to be a game designer – Tip #1
I recently wrote about the virtual game design club I’m running for students in grades 5 – 8. I’ll regularly post my resources so you can do the same or a similar program with your students. This week I posted the following video to teach them a goo…
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Empowering Students in Distance Learning Environments – John Spencer
Student engagement can be a real challenge in this sudden shift toward distance learning. But one way to improve engagement is by empowering students. In this article, we explore how to improve equity and access and how to shift toward student owner…
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Political Studies through Minecraft – Christy’s Houseful of Chaos
I have reopened my Minecraft server in light of the Covid-19 restrictions and the need to have extra online social activities for children. I host events a couple of times a week on Minecraft and Zoom, and the children play on the server whenever th…
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A list of online activities and resources for teachers planning remote learning for their students
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Cliff Mass Weather Blog: Is Atmospheric CO2 Declining from the Covid Economic Collapse?
I have had a number of people ask me: with CO2 emissions collapsing from the economic downturn, are CO2 levels no longer going up or declining? In fact, a brief search on the web reveals some headlines that seem to be suggesting this: The bottom lin…
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How to make the classic Canada’s Wonderland funnel cake at home – Canada’s Wonderland
I bet everyone’s having some really serious cravings right about now. The aisles at the grocery store for chips, candy, ice cream and cookies never saw it so good. I’ll tell you though, it’s the things I can’t get that I’m craving the most. Like a C…
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Microns and Masks – Yummy Math
How big is one coronavirus? How big is a micron? How well do these masks protect against the virus? What can you observe about the size of particles mentioned? Why are we wearing masks? For members we have an editable Word docx of the activity and s…
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100 Driving Questions and 25 Final Products Related to Covid-19 Pandemic | Mike Kaechele
Disclaimer: This post assumes that you are already doing responsible online teaching: checking the social and emotional state of your students, giving meaningful feedback but NOT grading their work, and not overwhelming them with too much work.
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Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator:
Innovative educators know how important it is to provide inclusive, accessible learning environments for their students. While, many have figured this out in the classroom, when teaching and learning remotely, it’s a little different.
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A Principal’s Reflections: Remote Learning Teaching Tips
There is so much pressure on teachers as more and more schools close for the academic year as a result of COVID19. With little to no training or preparation, they have stepped up to keep learning going. It hasn’t been easy for them to say the least.
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Everything You Need to Know About Building a Great Screencast Video | Cult of Pedagogy
This post contains Amazon Affiliate links. When you make a purchase through these links, Cult of Pedagogy gets a small percentage of the sale at no extra cost to you. Early in March, the COVID-19 pandemic led to a domino effect of school closures.
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