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EdTech Tuesday: ShowMe
Take a quick look at a great interactive whiteboard app for your classroom. Rich and Jennifer launch the app, provide a quick tour, and demonstrate how to apply this tool for classroom use.
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EdTech Tuesday: Hopscotch
Start your class out with some kid-friendly coding! Jennifer and Rich present Hopscotch, an app that asks learners to play around and create code to animate fun characters.
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EdTech Tuesday: Cargo-Bot
The various levels offered in this app build a foundation in intermediate coding. Jennifer and Rich introduce the app and show one of the easy-level logic tasks so that you can get an idea of what Cargo-Bot is all about.
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EdTech Tuesday: Make Beliefs Comix
An iPad, a free app, or a free website are all kids need to create comic strips that tell stories, recount events, or express feelings. Rich and Jennifer discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the app, as well as model how to use this...
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EdTech Tuesday: Open Source Learning with David Preston (extended)
What is open-source learning, and how can the approach be used in the classroom? David Preston, a teacher from a school where traditionally few kids continue their education post-graduation, discusses how open-source learning has...
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EdTech Tuesday: Constructor (Construct a Car)
Looking for a way to engage children in learning about engineering design? Rich and Jennifer have you covered with this look at the Constructor app, a resource that involves students building, testing, and modifying their virtual cars.
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EdTech Tuesday: Foundations of the SAMR Model with Dr. Ruben
Are you looking to integrate technology into your teaching but unsure how to do it effectively? Join Jennifer and Dr. Ruben Puentedura as they discuss the SAMR model for using technology to enhance student learning.
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EdTech Tuesday: Making 1:1 Implementation Work with Kelly Clifford
Interested in 1:1 learning but need clarification about what it looks like in the classroom? Listen as technology coordinator Kelly Clifford describes how teachers in her district use technology to enhance student learning.
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EdTech Tuesday: Move the Turtle
What in the world do turtles have to do with coding? Find out in this quick, informative video! Jennifer and Rich demonstrate how to use this app to build important skills by taking you step-by-step through starting the first coding...
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EdTech Tuesday: Polldaddy
Looking for an easy way to create surveys or polls for your pupils or colleagues? This might be just the app for you! Watch as Jennifer and Rich walk you through how to set up an account, get started with your survey, check out your...
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EdTech Tuesday: Signed Stories
A tablet can be a great visual tool for the classroom, and this American sign language tool could be just what you're looking for. Rich and Jennifer provide an overview of the app and point out the features that would be great for...
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EdTech Tuesday: Inkflow
Notebooks can be more than just a paper packet when working with digital platforms. Jennifer and Rich introduce you to a customizable notebook app for your tablet. They show off some of the unique features of this particular program and...
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EdTech Tuesday: Integrating Technology in the Classroom with Erin Klein
Possibilities abound with technology in the classroom! Discover how one educator fostered an incredible learning experience for her students using a digital platform called Storybird for a collaborative writing project.
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EdTech Tuesday: What is EdSurge? with Mary Jo Madda
Discover the EdTech news organization that seeks to unite entrepreneurs, investors, and educators: EdSurge. Associate editor Mary Jo Madda discusses all that EdSurge has to offer, including reporting on the latest trends in education, a...
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EdTech Tuesday: SETDA with Doug Levin
Suppose you're interested in advocating for educational issues on a more widespread platform, such as through communications with a school board or state/national legislature. In that case, you can find the workings and objectives of...
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EdTech Tuesday: Be a Connected Educator with Billy Krakower
"Best advice would be, 'Get on Twitter!'" Consider the input of technology instructor Billy Krakower in an interview from the 2014 ISTE conference, who discusses the importance of brainstorming ideas with teachers worldwide and becoming...
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EdTech Tuesday: Connecting with Students through Technology with Steve Miletto
Do mobile devices have a place in the classroom? Spark a discussion with colleagues using this great interview with experienced teacher and administrator Steve Miletto, who advocates the BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy and the...
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EdTech Tuesday: Student-Driven Apps & Social Media with Brad Wilson
You've heard of apps for students, but have you heard of an app made by students? Listen as a 4th-grade teacher and EdTech consultant, Brad Wilson discusses Things to Think About, a student-driven app of writing prompts, and how he uses...
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EdTech Tuesday: Building EdTech PD from Scratch with Debra Jackson
EdTech, developed by teams of educators, is part of Superintendent Debra Jackson's goal for her school district. Find out how teachers are working to blend collaboration and inquiry into a successful educational technology program.
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EdTech Tuesday: Meet Milo with Claude Bove & Dr. Pamela Rollins
Meet Milo, the robot, an innovative technology used to work with children on the autism spectrum and help build a bridge between these learners and the world of social communication.
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EdTech Tuesday: DSST Public Schools in Denver with Jake Firman
How much should technology and educational instruction be interwoven? Listen as senior manager Jake Firman discusses the Denver Public School system approach, which has a 100% college acceptance rate and embraces an open-source model of...
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EdTech Tuesday: Becoming a Lead Learner with Todd Nesloney
How is a fifth-grade teacher with no administrative experience planning to transform a low socioeconomic school as its principal or "lead learner" using project-based learning?
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EdTech Tuesdays: B.Y.O.D. - A Startup Guide with Michelle Burke
Do you wish your school had a BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) policy? Discover how one teacher successfully introduced this system to her school and encouraged teachers and students to engage in the practice in an effective and exciting way.
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EdTech Tuesday: Creating a Google Apps Classroom with Kyle Brumbaugh
Have you heard about Google apps but are still determining their effectiveness in the classroom? Kyle Brumbaugh, co-author of the book Creating a Google Apps Classroom: The Educator's Cookbook, discusses how these free resources can have...