Do you know why rubrics work so well? It presents a clear outline of what work needs to be done for both teachers and students. It is a map that sets the expectations for what needs to be done. Just as a rubric does for your assignments, the SAMR model helps teachers come up with …
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1-1 iPads, Chromebooks, BYOD, low tech or not tech. It doesn’t matter. If you are not using interactive videos with your students, they probably are not paying attention. Here is how Edpuzzle was able to solve this problem for me. My Puzzle Pieced Introduction To Edpuzzle I am heading into my 10th year teaching and …
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If you aren’t showing interactive videos to your students, they probably aren’t watching them. Interactive videos offer countless opportunities to engage, interact, and assess students without disrupting the video. Over the years, I have shown dozens of history documentaries or film clips of varying length during class. Only once or twice have I shown a …
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We, in education, sometimes feel like we need to do it all. I am here to tell you, no. You don’t have to. In fact, I am going to recommend that if you are indeed trying to do it all, you will actually accomplish less. How do I know this? Because the more I take …
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Google Docs is an extremely important tool in every teacher’s toolkit. However, there are mistakes that I see a lot of teachers and students make. Here are three common Google Docs sharing mistakes that you can easily avoid! There is no doubt that Google Docs sharing is one of the most cheap, compatible and …
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