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This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Evernote is a helpful productivity tool when used effectively on iPad and can play a significant role in a 1:1 iPad classroom. Whether being used in a Math, English, Foreign Language or Art class, by combining the capacity to type, insert images, annotate, and record audio, students can integrate their iPad with Evernote in a number of unique ways. Below are six approaches to using Evernote in the classroom to improve organization, promote reflection, and help students capture their process and thinking. Math Class: Students can use a combination of dry…
August 19th, 2014 Whether you are launching into your first year as a classroom teacher, taking on a new role, or moving to a new school, come get some helpful tech tips to get the year started. August 19th at 7pm EST Speakers: Tom Daccord, Carl Hooker, Patrick Larkin, Lisa Dabbs, and Douglas Kiang Chat Transcript: EdTechTeacherPlease introduce yourself! Sabba N. Quidwai Hi Sabba here. Working with some new professors this year at USC so looking forward to some great tips. EdTechTeacher We are glad everyone could join us! The EdTechTeacher team is introducing themselves now. Let us know here…
August 28th, 2014 The first few weeks of school are the perfect time to bring parents on board with your technology use in the classroom. Come join us as our veteran team of teachers and administrators offer suggestions for talking to parents about acceptable use, social media, mobile devices, screentime, and more. August 28th at 7pm EST Speakers: Beth Holland, Carl Hooker, Patrick Larkin, Lisa Dabbs, and special guest Devorah Heitner. Thanks for joining us! Download the chat transcript.
September 9th, 2014 After a summer of preparing for iPads in the classroom, the school year has begun. Now what? Come join us as we offer up recommendations for lessons, activities, procedures, and tools to help get the school year started. September 9th 8pm EST Speakers: Tanya Avrith and Lisa Johnson Check out the chat transcript from this webinar.
September 18th, 2014The video above will be a LIVE STREAM of the webinar. This webinar is broadcasted for free using Google Hangouts on Air. Press play or refresh if the video doesn’t begin at 8pm. Over the summer, a number of features changed – and were updated – within Google Apps for Education. Join us for a tour of these exciting new options and learn how they can enhance teaching and learning this fall. September 18th at 8pm EST Speakers: Tanya Avrith, Beth Holland, and Greg Kulowiec
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Having just wrapped up a successful iPadpalooza and seeing all the chatter around ISTE 2014 online, I wondered: what makes a memorable and meaningful conference experience? At iPadpalooza, we had 98.4% of people tell us they would come back to our event next year. Rather than being happy about that number, I focused on what the 1.6% didn’t like. Was the live music too loud? Were the speakers or presentations not what the attendee expected? I used to be guilty of attending conferences and passively waiting for information or presentations to amaze me. I’d…
Summer Workshops continued on in Cambridge this week. At the beginning of the week, we spilt the iPad Classroom into two workshops focusing on Elementary and Middle & High School. Then, we wrapped with two, 2 day workshops. Holly Clark lead Digital Portfolios, and Samantha Morra taught the Flipped Classroom. Check out all of our Summer Agendas below and know that space is still available in many of our upcoming workshops in Cambridge, Austin, and Los Angeles. Summer Workshop Agendas We publish all of our Summer Workshop resources under the Creative Commons license. These sites are full of great resources, and we are happy to share. Cambridge…
This guest post from ETT Summit presenter, Ginnie Pitler, first appeared on Edudemic. A Curated View Is social media the “big fake?” Fake because there is so much more than what we see; fake because we post only what we want others to see: the good pictures, the happy moments, the extraordinary experiences, maybe even devastating occasions from which we seek someone with whom to commiserate. We post as if we live every moment looking our best and engaged with the spectacular, the proud, and/or the most disappointing. It works. We have an audience. But, social media is also hiding…
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Professional coders work collaboratively, and rarely does a computer scientist create a program solely on their own. Every successful programming project evolves as a result of Iterations of code, the merging of ideas, and the contributions of the individual team members. Not only does coding empower students to think logically and critically, to collaborate, and to create meaningful learning, but it also provides them an authentic opportunity to develop critical communication and collaboration skills. Problem Solving Coding teaches grit and perseverance. Students have to problem solve by logically laying out steps in order to…
This post first appeared on MindShift. When many of today’s teachers who grew up in Generation X are asked to reflect on traditional learning objects from their classrooms of the 1980’s and 1990’s, they think of paper, pencils, chalkboards, and textbooks. When they’re shown a series of pictures of those classroom’s from the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s, and asked to describe them, they use adjectives like “utilitarian, boring, and two-dimensional.” The classrooms in which Millennials and Generation Z learn are a world apart from those of Baby Boomers and Generation X. In 2014, using augmented reality as a launching pad…
This post first appeared on The New Yorker Elements Blog. In the 40 years since computers and software first started assisting students, how much has changed? How much has stayed the same? In this article, EdTechTeacher Co-Founder, Justin Reich, offers a brief history of computer supported instruction and reflects on what has yet to come. … Perhaps the most concerning part of these developments is that our technology for high-stakes testing mirrors our technology for intelligent tutors. We use machine learning in a limited way for grading essays on tests, but for the most part those tests are dominated by…
This post first appeared on Edutopia. … We can learn a lot from children’s infatuations with cardboard boxes. It shows us how much they want to shape and construct new things, how they long for the freedom to create. In fact, as illustrated by the phenomenon of Caine’s Arcade, when students gain the freedom to explore, to learn independently, and to share their creations, they will astound us. Consider the fact that one boy’s cardboard arcade inspired thousands from around the world to create and share their own inventions. Beyond cardboard boxes, think about the timeless toys that exist today —…
This post first appeared on Greg’s blog, The History 2.0 Classroom. Over the past few years I have facilitated a number of iPad workshops with teachers from across the country. One observation that I have made is that when anyone (not just teachers) are new to iPads (or any device), they have a difficult time deciphering the meaning of the icons that appear consistently throughout apps. While experienced users intuitively recognize the purpose of these icons, newer users often don’t realize the messages that these icons are providing when they appear within an app. In preparing for a recent iPad…
This post from Lisa Dabbs (@teachingwithsoul) – our Director of Business Development for the West Coast – first appeared on Edutopia. I grew up loving to read and waited excitedly every month for the children’s literary book club order that my Dad made sure I received. As I reflect on this, I consider myself to have been fortunate that my parents knew about the power of reading and made a point to support it in my life…. … Now, all grown up, I still find the greatest comfort from reading books in all genres (often when I’m dealing with a…
Happy 4th of July! Given the soggy conditions here in the North East, we decided to post our weekly resources a bit early. This week, Greg Kulowiec kicked off another Full Year Professional Development Program in Waltham, MA. Shawn McCusker led another successful Advanced iPad Classroom workshop in Cambridge (there are two more scheduled for Austin and Berkeley), and our team of Tom Daccord, Holly Clark, and Douglas Kiang delivered incredible sessions at ISTE. ISTE Recap from the EdTechTeacher Team If you were unable to see Tom Daccord, Douglas Kiang, or Holly Clark at ISTE, never fear! We have highlights from their sessions,…
