A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 12, 2012

New Milford High School proudly joined 37 states, 15,000 teachers, and over 2 million students on February 1 for the inaugural Digital Learning Day. This day, however, was not really much different than any other day at NMHS as we have made a commitment to integrate digital learning into school culture for some time now.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

The digital whiteboards and brainstorming tools below provide features for students to create sketchnotes and concept maps. Use these tools for brainstorming sessions, diagramming, concept mapping or to get students to fill out different types of graphic organizers and flow charts. Concept Mapping Tools. Whiteboard.fi

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 10, 2017

Recently, I wrote a post for ESL Library, Let’s Learn Each Other’s Names , with plenty of activities, web tools, and apps for learning students names. Get your copy of The 30 Goals Challenge , Learning to Go , or Hacking Digital Learning.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Students also enhance their knowledge of using a digital tool to layout, design, edit, and publish a personalized creation. Check out the free web tools and apps below to discover free web tools, apps, and resources to get students started! Tools, Apps, and Resources to Create and Send Greetings.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Below, are a list of additional free web tools and apps for creating vision boards with a few examples. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Canva – web tool and iPad app with a free library of stock images, stickers, and graphics.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Our digital learners enjoy building off of and adapting the work of others. This is why Mission 4 in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions introduces students to attribution and Creative Commons (CC). Creative Commons and Copyright for Digital Learners.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Now, creating a digital magazine is much easier. With web tools, students can layout their writings, pick from hundreds of cool fonts, and add their own images or choose from a library of stock images. Some web tools allow students to embed video and audio. This post is part of my Digital Click and Learn Calendar.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Students still enjoy creating physical storybooks, but now their stories can be preserved digitally forever with free web tools and apps. The tools and apps below make it easy for students to illustrate, animate, and share their stories with friends, family, and a wider audience. Tools and Apps for Creating Digital Storybooks.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2017

This is an important skill needed for our digital producers. Below are free web tools and apps students can use to create short animated films. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Many free mobile apps and web tools allow students to digitally markup, highlight, and jot down quick thoughts about what they are reading. Getting students to inspect what they read habitually is one of the key topics in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Web Tools & Resources for Creating Vision Boards and Setting Goals. Below are some other free web tools and apps I recommend. Find examples on the post, Student-Created Vision Boards with Google Slides , by Shake Up Learning. Canva is a web tool and iPad app with a free library of stock images, stickers, and graphics.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Below, are my favorite free educational comic creation tools and apps. These tools provide learners with a library of characters, props, scenes, speech bubbles, and templates. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Digital Game Creators.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 11, 2021

They offer a suite of tools for differentiation, promoting digital citizenship, establishing productive workflows, providing feedback, and allowing learners to work at their own pace. Workspace : Consider this the place to organize all of those Google apps and tools. para Workspaces in private library collections.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

The free comic creation tools below are easy to use and allow learners to choose from a library of characters, props, scenes, and templates to visualize a word problem, retell a moment in history, illustrate science, explain a theory, or make up their own story. Comics for Fun Learning from Shelly Sanchez Terrell.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 13, 2020

When it became clear COVID-19 would dramatically impact the public education system, we quickly assessed how we could provide value, drawing on our years of expertise with digital learning. Our first priority was making sure our Digital Promise team was safe, healthy, and supported. How can we best assess our technology needs?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Poor students often carry around cheap cell phones or access the Internet through a library or Internet cafe. The following posts are filled with ideas, tons of resources, and recommended free web tools and apps to get you started. They are my posts from ESL Library and Sprout English where I blog regularly. Play and Learn!

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Neo LMS

JUNE 11, 2020

E-learning has now become the primary source of instruction — but this is new territory for a number of teachers. The sudden pivot to digital learning has thrown the education system into flux. Here are seven tips for making the digital teaching experience more fruitful for everyone involved: 1. Communicate regularly.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 14, 2020

If you miss the level of engagement and presence in your physical classes, then you will love using the three tools below. These tools allow multiple ways for all students to participate, are amazing assessment tools, and require no registration for students. These tools also offer free registration for teachers. ?Discover

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Schools and districts looking to support their educators or individual educators looking for streamlined resources to improve on their instructional technology coaching skills, evaluate and choose technology tools, and thoughtfully transition to digital learning can utilize these stacks to support digital learning.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 2, 2020

Choosing the right tools or deciding upon specific methods to use can be a challenge in our regular classroom space; however, as we well know, we need to be mindful of our students’ needs and access to the right resources. Read more: Classroom collaboration: Learning together. 7 Tools for connecting and growing.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 6, 2019

The web tools below will get your students started with creating these videos. They will also have access to a library full of templates, frames, effects and more to create incredibly imaginative video projects. Tools and Apps. Wideo is a web tool that also works on Chromebooks. Upload your own photos.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 14, 2018

He received a free copy of my book, Learning to Go: Lesson Ideas for Teaching with Mobile Devices, Cell Phones and BYOT. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. This is such an incredible tool. Critical Reading with Digital Devices! More Tips and Resources.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Students also enhance their knowledge of using a digital tool to layout, design, edit, and publish a personalized creation. Check out the free web tools and apps below to discover free web tools, apps, and resources to get students started! Tools, Apps, and Resources to Create and Send Greetings.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 5, 2019

Below are tools, apps, and ideas to get your students started setting goals and accomplishing great things in their lives! Templates, Tools and Apps for Creating Digital Vision Boards. I have tried creating vision boards with different digital tools. Templates, Tools and Apps for Creating Digital Vision Boards.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Students still enjoy creating physical storybooks, but now their stories can be preserved digitally forever with free web tools and apps. The tools and apps below make it easy for students to illustrate, animate, and share their stories with friends, family, and a wider audience. Tools and Apps for Creating Digital Storybooks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 31, 2022

Today we will discuss how surprise applies to learning. Head to Lum.io, an award-winning digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences for more information and to sign up for FREE. To learn about Lumio and how to sign up for FREE, head to to LUM.IO

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

The digital whiteboards and brainstorming tools below provide features for students to create sketchnotes and concept maps. Use these tools for brainstorming sessions, diagramming, concept mapping or to get students to fill out different types of graphic organizers and flow charts. ? Concept Mapping Tools. Whiteboard.fi

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 24, 2018

Find several superhero inspired activities, web tools, and resources in my slide presentation, Invincible! Find additional ideas for teaching English learners in my ESL Library article, I’m Invincible! Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

For a new generation of educators, these pursuits have something in common: They’re all appropriate learning exercises that can take place in the school library. Makerspaces, or library media centers that encourage collaboration and support student invention, are on the rise across the United States. As the U.S.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

NOVEMBER 20, 2017

In our classes we can get students to use free web tools and apps to create digital gifts or share their traditions. Our students can learn how different cultures celebrate various holidays in December and experience how others around the world celebrate the holidays. Activities. Find more resources here.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 11, 2020

Virtual schooling is an obvious solution, and educators and families have already started to scramble for online tools. The digital learning gap is caused by differences in how learners access technology, both in and out of school, and in how technology is used for learning.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 19, 2024

EdTech has enabled the delivery of quality educational content through digital learning to learners from all corners of the world. It has made learning mobile, engaging, and interactive, encouraging students to take an interest in digital learning and retain it. What Is Digital Learning?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 2, 2017

Also, discover web tools and apps students can use to create their own digital writing prompts for their peers. Include any of these prompts in a digital click and learn calendar , such as the one at the end of this post. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Students also enhance their knowledge of using a digital tool to layout, design, edit, and publish a personalized creation. Check out the free web tools and apps below to get students started! Tools, Apps, and Resources to Create and Send Greetings. Students can create and send incredible digital greetings or print them.

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Digital Promise

JULY 16, 2020

Our team at Lexington County School District One in South Carolina has focused on mitigating one of these complexities by addressing the human need for connection, support, and ongoing professional learning. Supporting Educators through the Shift to Digital Learning.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Getting students to care about seeking and spreading the truth is one of the key topics in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions. Many free mobile apps and web tools allow students to digitally mark up, highlight, and jot down quick thoughts about what they are reading.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 25, 2020

In addition to food distribution and social-emotional support for students, families indicated device and connectivity disparities as a critical need as schools shift to digital learning. The Kansas City Public Library system made open-access WiFi available 24 hours a day in the parking lots of all branch locations.

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