Online Google Classroom training
Google has an online course with 8 lessons on using Google Classroom. Check it out: https://www.google.com/edu/training/get-trained/classroom/basics.html
Google has an online course with 8 lessons on using Google Classroom. Check it out: https://www.google.com/edu/training/get-trained/classroom/basics.html
Andy Carvin on his blog presents a case for Turning Wikipedia into an Asset for Schools. Instead of blindly following what’s in Wikipedia, use it to present “teachers with an excellent authentic learning activity in which students can demonstrate their skills as scholars”: […]Take a group of fifth grade students and break them into groups,…
Canva offers the full version for free to education. Canva can be used to great all sorts of graphics and multimedia, including videos and presentations. There are over 60,000 templates to help get you started. New EdTech Classroom has a good introduction to Canva: Teachers, you can sign up here. Once you are signed up,…
Loom is another type of screencasting software, and their pro version is now free for students and teachers. Differences between Loom and Screencastify The biggest difference is for students. They can record unlimited length screencasts with Loom Pro vs the 5 minutes they are limited to with Screencastify. Another difference is the storage of the…
The ‘millennials’ usher in a new era brings up some interesting points in the education of the next generation. For their grandparents, the bicycle was a symbol of childhood independence. Today, for many kids and young adults, it is the Internet. “It consumes my life,” said Andrea Thomas, a senior at Miami University. “If I’m…