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EdTech Tuesdays: Reflector
Want to enjoy the freedom of walking around the classroom with your iPad while projecting, but don't have an Apple TV? You've just found your budget solution. Rich and Jennifer take a few minutes to introduce you to Reflector, an app for...
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EdTech Tuesdays: MyTurn (Tempo Tim)
Need a way to manage the use of tablets in your classroom? Watch as Jennifer and Rich explore this simple timer app, explaining how to use the different features while examining the pros and cons in order to help you decide if this tool...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Extraordinary Jenny Jones
Looking for an interactive storybook for your class? Get an overview of this particular eBook with a demonstration video. Watch as Rich and Jennifer try out the main features of this whimsical app, and explore how it can be useful in the...
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EdTech Tuesdays: A+ Writing Prompts
Thousands of prompts? Great! Rich and Jennifer tell you all about how to use this prompt-generating app, which can enhance your curriculum and provide a fabulous variety of topics for your class to write about. Listen for application...
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EdTech Tuesdays: FriendStrip Kids Pro
Comics in the classroom? Of course! For an overview of the FriendStrip Kids Pro app, and ideas for use in the classroom, you can watch this quick video. Jennifer and Rich take you step-by-step through how to edit a comic strip, and how...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Socrative
What do you think two apps that interact with one another can do for you? Find out in this explanatory video about Socrative. Rich and Jennifer take on the role of student and teacher to show you just how the Socrative apps can increase...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Videolicious
Learn how to make videos with this video tutorial! Jennifer and Rich walk you through how to get started with Videolicious and how to use this app in your classroom. You and your pupils will be creating and editing films in no time!
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EdTech Tuesdays: The Opposites
Looking for an app that will help develop vocabulary? Watch this video to find out about The Opposites. Jennifer and Rich show you just how to use the app and provide ideas for using it in your classroom. After viewing the video, you'll...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Kid's Journal
Looking for just the right app to get your youngsters writing every day? Take a look at this video to get an idea of what you'll get from the app Kid's Journal. Rich and Jennifer take your through the features and functions of this...
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EdTech Tuesdays: The Jörgits and the End of Winter
Watch this quick video to learn all about the Jörgits! Jennifer and Rich lead you through this interactive book with a synopsis of the story and the features of the app itself. Full of information and application ideas, this video will...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Write About This
Learn all about how to get your class writing with this quick video tutorial for the app Write About This. Watch as Rich and Jennifer preview the app and show you how to use its features. After viewing this video, you'll have a solid...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Wunderlist
Keep track of all the tasks, to-dos, and moments of inspiration that go along with being a fantastic teacher using Wunderlist. Rich and Jennifer offer an overview of how to use this free app and its primary functions, with real-time...
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EdTech Tuesday PD: Tellagami
If you're researching oral presentation apps for students, here's a great tutorial on the popular and free app, Tellagami. Follow along as Jennifer and Rich discuss the basic functionality of the app, including creating a personalized...
TED-Ed
From Aaliyah to Jay-Z: Captured Moments in Hip-hop History
To take "the definitive portrait of that person in that moment" is the quest of photographer and hip-hop historian Jonathan Mannion. In this short video, Mannion details his dedication to his art and the process he goes through to catch...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Tell Time
Third graders learn to read an analog clock to the minute by going through this interactive presentation. They view animated slides, try it themselves, and review vocabulary, all within the same website.
Scholastic
Study Jams! Circle Graph
Over a pizza dinner, RJ and Mia discuss how to use a circle or pie graph to represent data. After viewing, data analysts can use a Test Yourself feature to assess their own understanding. This is ideal for use in a flipped classroom lesson.
Scholastic
Study Jams! Bar Graphs
Mia teaches Sam how to create a bar graph, including forming a title, creating and labeling the axes, choosing a scale, and entering data. After viewing, data analysts can test themselves with seven follow-up questions and review...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Units of Measurement
As Mia and RJ discuss measurement, your class is introduced to the customary and metric systems for measuring mass, capacity, weight, and length. Temperature scales are also introduced. This resource can help set the foundation for later...
Scholastic
Study Jams! Percents
Sam's mom is a bowling woman and her birthday is around the corner. Can Sam afford the shirt in the store window for her? Mia helps him solve a multi-step percent problem to figure it out!
TED-Ed
How Whales Breathe, Communicate... and Fart with Their Faces
Dr. Joy Reidenberg is an expert in comparative anatomy, but also quite relatable to preteens! Here, she lectures on echolocation by likening it to "farting with the face!" She explains with film, actual whale voice recordings, diagrams,...
TED-Ed
Grammar's Great Divide: The Oxford Comma
The Oxford comma, who'd have thunk it would be at the center of a great debate? Also known as the serial comma, this pesky piece of punctuation premiers as the star of a short video that investigates the question "To use, or not to...
MinutePhysics
What Is Fire?
Brief, but brilliant, this little animation investigates the properties of fire. From its color and recipe, to the shape of a flame, find out what you always wanted to know about fire. This makes an enlightening addition to your physical...
Bonneville
How to Build a Turbine
Here is a six-minute video of a pair of electrical engineers that illustrate how to build a wind turbine. A list of materials is provided, along with general guidelines for your class. Use this to introduce turbine design to your...
Bonneville
The Great Marble Drop
Mike and Kellie, a team of electrical engineers, demonstrate how to to design a contraption that accurately drops a marble onto a target. The materials needed and general instructions are provided on the website or via a downloadable...