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Help Students Generate Further Questions with Formative
Check out this really simple way to get more out of a quiz with Formative. After a quiz, get students to take ownership of their learning by using Formative to send out exit tickets prompting students to document what questions they...
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Backchanneling Video and Film Screenings with TodaysMeet
Showing videos or films in your classroom? Use TodaysMeet as a backchannel for real-time chat. With the help of a backchannel, students and teachers can discuss screenings, silently, as they watch. For more tips on using video in the...
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Get Students to Self-Assess After a Quiz with Kahoot!
Check out this simple formative assessment tip designed to make the most out of Kahoot. Go beyond quiz games and explore how Kahoot's polling and surveying features can get students reflecting, self-assessing, and figuring out next steps...
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Educating Parents about their Kid's Media and Technology Use
See how a school school educates parents to guide kids' media and technology use. Get ideas on how you can use Common Sense Education's free Connecting Families Program to educate parents and caregivers at your school, available at:...
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How to Select Engaging Videos for Students
How do you find great videos for your students? Hear one teacher's tips on selecting quality and engaging videos for students. Get tips on great edtech tools and teaching practices at www.commonsense.org/education --------- Subscribe to...
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Why It's Good to Get out of Your Comfort Zone
Teaching with edtech involves teachers getting out of their comfort zones and trying new things. Hear one teacher's thoughts on the importance of taking risks in teaching. Get tips on great edtech tools and teaching practices at...
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How to Put Students into an Active Viewing Mindset
As part of the YouTube generation, students today watch a lot of videos. But do they know how to view them with a critical eye? Hear how one teacher helps his students by putting them in an "active viewing" mindset. Get tips on great...
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EdTech Showdown: Kahoot vs. Formative
When it comes to formative assessment, there are some great edtech tools out there that are both engaging for students and offer great feedback for teachers. Here's a quick, side-by-side comparison of two popular options: Kahoot and...
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How to Model a Risk Taking Mindset
Why is it important for teachers to model a risk-taking mindset for students? Hear why one teacher believes risk-taking, making mistakes, and celebrating failure with students is an important part of the learning process. Get tips on...
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How to Deal with Technical Difficulties
Good lesson plans don't have to happen only one way. Hear how one teacher deals with the (inevitable!) technical difficulties that can happen and how she involves students. Get tips on great edtech tools and teaching practices at...
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The Importance of Being Flexible when Teaching with Tech
The W-Fi is slow! The tablet won't download the app! As a teacher, you probably always have a plan B. And when using edtech, having a plan B is even more important. Hear one teacher's thoughts on how to roll with the punches when you...
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Why Including Student Voices is Important
Teachers know the importance of sharing students' voices with the world. Hear how one teacher empowers her students to share their voices. Get tips on great edtech tools and teaching practices at www.commonsense.org/education ---------...
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Why Encouraging Active Viewing is Important
When showing videos to students, how do you help them pay attention? Active viewing is a strategy that any teacher can use to help students get the most understanding out of videos. Hear how one teacher describes it. For more...
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How to Empower Students with Technology
Students love to share what they know! Teachers can draw on their students' expertise with educational technology. Hear how one teacher does it. Get tips on great edtech tools and teaching practices at www.commonsense.org/education...
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What is the TPACK Model?
TPACK, or Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge, is a model that helps teachers consider where their strengths and weaknesses lie in their knowledge of content, pedagogy, and technology and how these areas work together for...
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How to Promote Student Collaboration with Padlet
Padlet is a collaborative digital bulletin board where students can share ideas. Learn some different ways you can incorporate Padlet into your lessons. Learn more about Padlet and get ideas for lesson plans. Get tips on great edtech...
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The Impact of the SAMR Model with Ruben Puentedura
Watch Dr. Ruben Puentedura, creator of the SAMR Model, explain how the model impacts student achievement and how schools can use SAMR as a "common language" to design meaningful learning experiences with technology. Get tips on great...
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How to Use Video in the Classroom
What are some dos and don'ts for teachers using videos in their classrooms? Hear one teacher's advice. Get tips on great edtech tools and teaching practices at http://www.commonsense.org/education --------- Subscribe to our channel:...
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How to Find Great Videos for Students
How do you find great videos for your students? Hear one teacher's tips on selecting quality and engaging videos. Get tips on great edtech tools and teaching practices at www.commonsense.org/education --------- Subscribe to our channel:...
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How to Customize Videos with EdPuzzle
EDpuzzle is a simple, easy-to-use video-annotation tool. Learn how you can add questions and quizzes within videos to help your students be active viewers. Learn more about EDpuzzle and get ideas for lesson plans. Get tips on great...
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How to Encourage Active Viewing with Popplet
Popplet is a student-collaboration and mind-mapping tool that's great for blended learning and BYOD classrooms. In this video, learn how you can use Popplet to support active viewing when students watch videos. Learn more about Popplet...
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What are the 4Cs?
What are the 4Cs? Learn how critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and creativity are essential 21st-century skills for today's students. To learn more about the 4Cs, see The 4Cs Research Series by the Partnership for 21st...
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5 Steps to Using Video Effectively in Teaching
Using video in the classroom is as easy as pressing play, right? Check out step-by-step instructions on how you can use video effectively in your teaching, and encourage your students to be active viewers rather than passive couch...
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3 Tips for Great Formative Assessment
Unlock the full potential of formative assessment in your classroom! Check out these tips for how to use formative assessment apps and games such as Kahoot, Socrative, Plickers, and Poll Everywhere to check for understanding and...