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EdTech Tuesdays: Creating a Google Apps Classroom with Kyle Brumbaugh
Have you heard about Google apps, but are uncertain about 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...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Behind the Scenes of ISTE with Dr. Kecia Ray
Interesting in learning more about the International Society for Technology in Education? Go behind the scenes with Dr. Kecia Ray, the board chair of ISTE, as she explains what their organization is really about, and the standards and...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Training Technology Coaches with AJ Phillips
With technology moving out of computer labs and into classrooms, schools must find ways to support this change. AJ Phillips, an instructional technology supervisor, discusses her work transitioning computer lab teachers into technology...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Teaching Today with Ann McMullan
Exactly how important is the use of technology in the modern classroom? According to Ann McMullan, an educational technology consultant in Los Angeles, it's indispensable. Follow along as she describes her experiences with helping...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Classroom Video Games with Mat Frenz
Curious about ways to use students' interest in video games to enhance their learning? Listen as Mat Frenz from GlassLab Games discusses the similarities between video game design and lesson design, and how educators and developers are...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Risk-Taking in the Classroom with Bill Selak
Interested in using technology in the classroom, but worried about the risks involved? Listen as Bill Selak, a fourth grade music teacher, describes his own experiences with integrating technology in the classroom, and the positive...
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EdTech Tuesdays: ClassDojo
Take charge of your class with a colorful (and free) online service. Rich and Jennifer take the time to check out the features of this program. Using a sample class, they walk though how to get started and how the service's features...
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EdTech Tuesdays: CommonCore
Check the standards whenever you please! Jennifer and Rich present an app that allows you to easily navigate the Common Core State Standards. They walk step-by-step through how to find the exact standard you're looking for by searching...
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EdTech Tuesdays: TeacherKit
Learn how to track attendance, behavior, and grades with just one app! Rich and Jennifer spend a few minutes talking about these features and demonstrating how to use them to manage your class effectively. Watch the quick four-minute...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Google Drive
Looking for a place to store your files online and offline? Drive can be the digital filing cabinet you're looking for. Rich and Jennifer go step by step through how to install and use the desktop app so that you can learn how to sync,...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Paper by FiftyThree
Create beautiful and creative journals with this app, and find out how to do so by watching this quick video. Jennifer and Rich take you on a tour of the app and try out some features to give you a preview of what to expect. Make sure to...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Stick Pick
Create your own can of virtual fair sticks with an awesome app. Jennifer and Rich walk you through how to add individuals to your class of sticks and how to customize instruction to meet your pupils' needs. The app provides questions to...
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EdTech Tuesdays: The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
The fantastic app, The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, is the focus of a short EdTech Tuesday video that not only models the various features of the award-winning app, but also includes ideas about how to use this and...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Eat & Move-O-Matic
Trying to raise awareness about nutrition and making healthy choices, but can't find a resource that engages students? Then you've come to the right place. In this short video, Jennifer and Rich demonstrate an app called the Eat &...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Shout Science!
Learn how you can use technology to bring together the subjects of English language arts, science, and social studies with this look at Shout Science! Follow along as Rich and Jennifer demonstrate the different features of this storybook...
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EdTech Tuesdays: BrainPOP Featured Movie
Tired of constantly searching for quality videos to supplement your instruction? Then Jennifer and Rich have the resource for you. Watch as they explore the ins and outs of the BrainPOP app, taking a look at a sample...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Trello
Searching for an organizational tool to help manage the seemingly endless number of tasks educators are faced with on a daily basis? Though originally intended for the business world, Rich and Jennifer explore how this free web-based...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Kidblog
Interested in taking your students into the world of blogging, but worried about the inherent risks that entails? Rich and Jennifer have just the resource for you. Watch as they examine Kidblog, a safe and easy-to-use website that allows...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Today's Meet
Looking for a way to use technology to engage students during classroom discussions? Then Rich and Jennifer have the tool for you. Watch as they explore this free online service that allows learners to share and respond to each others'...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Padlet
Need a way to organize digital resources and make them easily accessible to students? Jennifer and Rich have you covered. Taking a look at a free virtual bulletin board service called Padlet, they explore how this tool...
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Letter-Sound Match Cut and Paste
Develop beginning readers' understanding of letter-sound correspondence with this fun series of cut-and-paste worksheets. With each page focusing on four specific letters, children are able to practice isolating initial sounds as they...
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EdTech Tuesdays: PicCollage
Learn how to help your class members design beautiful collages with the fantastic, free app called PicCollage. Rich and Jennifer provide a simple demonstration of how to compose creative pieces with the app, as well as offer...
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EdTech Tuesdays: Remind
Discover the Remind 101 app, which allows educators to communicate with parents or students through text messages and without sharing personal contact information. This video will offer you a preview of the app, including instructional...
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EdTech Tuesdays: NewsBug
Here is a great sneak peek into the NewsBug app, which curates news stories and images that are appropriate for classroom use, and is free from social media connections and in-app purchases.