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The Story of Martin Luther King Jr. by Kid President
The ever-engaging Kid President hosts a video that details the life story of Martin Luther King, Jr. Kid President covers the time from when Martin Luther King, Jr. was born to the extent of his life and includes words of encouragement...
TED-Ed
How Ingenious Animals Have Engineered Air Conditioning
Humans aren't the only species to build structures with air conditioning—we weren't even the first! The video explains how a variety of species that live under and above ground design their structures to allow for air circulation. It...
TED-Ed
The Three Different Ways Mammals Give Birth
All mammals have warm blood, are vertebrates, breathe with their lungs, have hair or fur on their bodies, and produce milk for their young. But not all mammals give birth to their young in the same manner. Watch a video that explains how...
TED-Ed
When to Use "Me", "Myself" and "I"
Clarify your kids' writing with a video about pronouns, specifically me, myself, and I. As kids watch the short video, they see cute robots demonstrate the proper use of each pronoun, as well as the definitions of...
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EdTech Tuesday: A Class Set of Chromebooks with Veronica Tadeo
Middle school teacher Veronica Tadeo discusses her successes using Chromebooks, Kidblog, and other online software and web pages to differentiate instruction for her English language learners.
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EdTech Tuesday: PLEx Life Science by Filament Games with Dan White
The use of interactive, hands-on learning games in the classroom is the focus of an interview with Dan White of Filament Games. White models how the "thing that you are doing in the game is what we want you to learn."
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EdTech Tuesday: Haiku Deck
Here's a free app that makes the preparation of presentations much easier. Using open-source images, the narrators model how to create and share amazing presentations.
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EdTech Tuesday: Writing Club & Technology with Linda Edwards
Linda Edwards reveals how she uses technology to support her grade school writing club. Club members use Pages, a production presentation program, to create a newsletter sent to parents and iMovie to create video newscasts.
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EdTech Tuesday: Nearpod
This short video models how to use Nearpod in classroom settings and suggests how the app can be used in the classroom and other educational situations.
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EdTech Tuesday: Adguard AdBlocker
Eliminate those irritating and sometimes inappropriate ads from videos and projection screens with an app that can be installed on your Chrome Internet browser. Learn how to install and use the blocker in this short video.
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EdTech Tuesday: National Technology Plan
Learn the basics about the National Technology Plan and how to find it to prepare yourself for what's to come regarding technology in the classroom. Jennifer and Rich walk through a few ways to get started on the documents and provided...
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EdTech Tuesday: Motion Math - Fractions!
Math and movement come together to make this app. Take a moment to watch as Rich and Jennifer lead you through how to use this hands-on fraction practice with your young mathematicians.
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EdTech Tuesday: Unroll.Me
Clear out your inbox and a whole bunch of time with this handy service. Rich and Jennifer show you how to sign in and manage your inbox with simple steps.
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EdTech Tuesday: Long Division Touch
Well, the long and short of it is that this is an excellent app for practicing long division! Rich and Jennifer demonstrate how to use the program and walk through additional features offered by the app.
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EdTech Tuesday: Choiceworks
Support learners with special needs with an app designed to help pupils make choices and follow routines. Jennifer and Rich walk you through how to create a profile and use the main features of this customizable app.
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EdTech Tuesday: LiveBinders
Looking for a great way to organize your classroom materials according to topic or theme? Allow Rich and Jennifer to introduce you to a helpful program with plenty of features to help you organize your materials and share and display...
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EdTech Tuesday: Vision K-20 Survey and CODiE Awards with Karen Billings
The CODiE Awards program, showcasing the best software produced each year, and the Vision K-20 Survey, designed to permit schools to benchmark their progress in using educational technology to achieve their educational goals, are the...
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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: Microsoft Office Mobile
Microsoft Office users can now access, edit, and create new documents using the Microsoft Office Mobile app. The video narrators model how to use the app and discuss various classroom applications.
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EdTech Tuesday: Bing in the Classroom
More than a search engine, Bing in the Classroom, also known as Bing for Education, is a teaching tool that provides lesson plans, professional development, and community discussions. The narrators model how to access the various...
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EdTech Tuesday: WriteThat.name
Save hours creating and updating your contacts list with an app that automatically captures, saves, and updates names, e-mail, mailing addresses, and phone numbers.
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EdTech Tuesday: Field Day and Project-Based Learning with Dr. Jenny Fremlin and Erica Stone
The creators of Field Day, an inquiry-based app designed especially for project-based learning, discuss its features. This app is very valuable and inexpensive.