Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 30, 2025

Divide the class into groups so the project can be completed in one class period. This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library. Have students work in groups to come up with one hundred ways to represent the number 100. What was the country like? What caused it to change?

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2019

Libraries have long been enthusiastic subscribers to Lynda.com, offering their patrons access to the once-upstart company’s collection of educational videos on a range of topics. Currently, to access Lynda.com in a library, a person logs in using their library card and a PIN.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2025

Gale , part of Cengage Group, is pleased to announce that it has received four platinum awards in LibraryWorks eleventh annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs) for its adult learning and youth large print resources. The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library. This includes not only public libraries but colleges and universities.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2024

But they still like print, and they still like to go to the library, according to a survey of Gen Z and Millennial public library use and media consumption released by the American Library Association last fall. They also did ethnographic research at two Ohio public library branches. They might be coming in for coffee.

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 7, 2025

Sort and Justify : Group concepts, data, or characters into categories and explain the logic behind each choice. Engaging Activities for Social Learners Collaborate with purpose : Small group projects, partner tasks, and collaborative writing work well- especially with real-time collaborative tools like Google Docs and Microsoft Word.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

International Children’s Digital Library The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

Add free manipulatives and lessons to your library first. When you find a manipulative, slide, or game that you want, it is as simple as adding it to your library. We have to save time as teachers, and their library of thousands of resources will help you do it. What is included in the Lumio library?

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2020

Libraries are temporarily closing their doors due to coronavirus—like so many other institutions in the wake of a growing pandemic. But what does it mean for librarians to serve patrons without a library ? But what does it mean for librarians to serve patrons without a library ?

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

Many virtual reality lessons include premade, 360-degree images for the students to experience, but Nearpod allows educators to customize their lessons with an enormous library of images that can take their students anywhere imaginable. . At one school, students were placed in small groups and given a device with 3DBear to create content.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. The independent private school in Medina, Wash., which has 330 students, is not alone.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2024

Educational Video Content Creators Educational video content creators are empowering educators to bring lessons to life in ways textbooks simply can’t. By enabling teachers to craft or curate videos tailored to their curriculum, these tools make complex subjects more digestible and engaging for students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

The purpose of its videos, hands-on projects, and lessons is to spark student creativity–empower them to explore their passion. Genius Hour projects can be done individually or in small groups, whatever works best for students. Use Tract videos to research. The library is good for all ages and the internet for olders.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

Within one Buncee, you can add animations, 3D objects, audio and video, links and more. There are sample lessons and other templates ready to use in their library. Classkick has several options for students to use for their responses including audio, text, video or sharing a link.

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Student Engagement Tools Game-Based Learning Gamification 530

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It provides reading resources either uploaded by the teacher or selected from the platform’s library of thousands of fiction and nonfiction books (some free; some through Prime plans), Common Core-aligned lesson plans, videos, or simulations. Teacher notes on resources can include images or videos as well as text.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Glogster is an app that allows students to design interactive posters by combining images, videos, text, graphics, and audio to create a digital canvas called “glog.” . Students and teachers can use the Glogpedia content library for science, math, and social studies. . Read more: 14 Awesome examples of Critical Thinking EdTech.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 30, 2019

For example, I’m learning about my new awesome note-taking/list-making app called Notion through YouTube playlists with videos that can help me level-up my skills. Find a Good Group Find a group online that is right for you and join in the conversation! Reddit is a place for personal interests, as are Facebook groups.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

During the last four years of using flipped classroom techniques, I’ve come to rely on what is called the “in-flip” — I show the videos in class and interact with students to help them do in-class activities with what they’ve learned. Even though I’d ask, students wouldn’t pause the video to do something. Import any video.

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Flipped Classroom Video Assessment Libraries 384

ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 11, 2024

Traditional BYOD video conferencing rooms often come with their share of headaches—from notorious booking battles to the scramble of getting everyone on-site and online, to the all-too-familiar dance of screen sharing. It includes high-quality video and audio equipment to enhance communication clarity. From Boardroom to Every Room.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

Every Earth Day (April 22, 2023 this year–see our previous article on Earth Day Class Activities ) someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? The other feels like the catalog room of the Library of Congress. Really, though: Why not? quick methods like texting are fine.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 19, 2016

I highlighted the benefits of working directly with small groups of students, using technology and station design to differentiate instruction, and maximizing the limited technology available in our low-tech classroom. StudySync has a huge digital library of media and texts ranging from historic speeches to poetry to excerpts from novels.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Fun Facts About Groundhogs –video. Groundhog Day for Kids –a video. Why Groundhogs Supposedly Predict the Weather –video. Divide the class into groups so the project can be completed in one class period. This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Whether it is pictures or Vine videos , each day I witness high school students tinkering, inventing, creating, and making to learn. Lately I have been seeing many pictures from a specific group of students who have developed an interest in building their own computers. My name is Chris and I am a freshman at a New Jersey High School.

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Libraries Groups Video Accessibility 402

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

From how to form reading groups, how to reach individual children, and how to communicate with parents, Dr. Robb's advice is practical and extensive. I am only in favor of organizing children into a group or working with one child. And so we have groups that meet up three or four times a week for 15 to 20 minutes.

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Differentiated Instruction Elementary Groups How To 459

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Teachers, group coordinators and team members can leave comments and chat. Sway offers easy editing, like drop-in photos, videos, and other multimedia files. You can also customize any lesson from the Nearpod Lesson Library, including hundreds of already made slide-based lessons. Tip : Save the slides and use them as handouts.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

It allows students to compile evidence of learning through text, images, videos, and links, fostering creativity and critical thinking. They include primary sources, personal reflections, video summaries, and even AI-generated artwork to illustrate key concepts. I love that I can find a library of pre-created quizzes or create my own.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2018

I’ve used this space for flipped classrooms when I have students do group work in class, like this example from a course on Greek archaeology: Each group of students can work simultaneously on one page, adding content which is marked with a vertical colored stripe and the student’s initials so you can see which student added which content.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2020

As I’ve worked with educators all over the country, I’ve heard countless anecdotes of book study groups where people have come together to explore ideas and support one another to implement the strategies in the classroom. In each lesson, or Cycle as they call them on LINCspring, you’ll be introduced to the topic through a “spark” video.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2022

In the past, I’ve written about many of Kiddom’s features–the Content Library , SEL Rubrics, its partnership with OUR Curricula Resources to name a few, One quality that has always stood out to me as I explore each of their new features is this company listens to customers and responds to their needs. Want a little more?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

They search based on subject matter, video topic, Common Core or state standard, or simply browse a list of videos. Selection can be either a theme-based video or a game (called GameUp) — whichever is better suited to their learning style. Also available for educators are teacher videos, lesson plans, and webinars.

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Edmodo Common Core Digital Citizenship Video 370

ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 30, 2022

In our previous explanation of the flipped classroom model , we defined it broadly as a simple reversal of the conventional teaching approach where class time (group learning) is followed by homework or assignments (individual learning). The post 8 Benefits of a Flipped Classroom appeared first on ViewSonic Library.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 26, 2019

In an age of digital formats, quick texts (and the associated degradation of spelling and grammar), online content, blogs and posts, many in the education, publishing and library sectors — as well as broader cultural institutions — are wondering and worrying about the future of literature. By 2018 the NEA had much better news.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 2, 2016

“Humans are incredibly visual and powerful, moving images help us find meaning… video helps capture and contextualize the world around us.” Students enjoy producing short videos and showing their creativity. Planning a video project doesn’t have to be a huge headache. ” – Dan Patterson.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Students learn specific skills assigned by the teacher (to a group or individual) by playing age-appropriate, intuitive games based on appealing characters and fun interactions. Online Reading –when the classroom library isn’t available, use one of the many online libraries or story collections to inspire reading.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

Featuring video tutorials, study material handouts, and interactive quizzes, EdX enables advanced supplementary learning at an individual’s own pace. Khan Academy is another highly popular learning app that features video tutorials to drive home classroom studies.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

High school esports is a growing phenomenon offering a whole new group of students amazing opportunities for personal and professional growth. In addition to the well-documented social and physical benefits of group activities, esports is able to offer students improved academic professional opportunities. Communicate and recruit.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Students can play games, watch stupid videos, browse inappropriate websites, spend time on social media, or catch up on the latest episodes of their favorite series. Students can work in groups, under the direct supervision of teachers. Small groups enhance collaboration, and sometimes a device can be enough for two to four kids.

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