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Agency through the lens of digital learning is the intersection and application of three domains of digital learning: Wellness, Competency, and Creativity.
I believe that eventually, all schools will transition to mastery/competency-based programs that are student-centered and student-driven. It is inevitable...
Metaverse technologies are growing quickly and have enormous implications for the future of teaching and learning. Here are some of the possibilities...
When effective, coaches have the opportunity to change the mindset of teachers, move districts forward, and inspire innovation.
Mastery Learning is a powerful, strategic approach to classroom instruction that empowers every student at every level to progress with confidence.
Ever been interested in Japan? Well, Japan is interested in you! Well, more specifically, your classroom. LoiLoNote School is a cloud-based classroom support system, based in Japan, looking to help schools from all over. In the pursuit of augmenting human potential and improving education worldwide, we've found that traditional education methods are not enough to foster active learning, in an increasingly digital world, especially when they involve unilateral lectures for students without providing them the opportunity to apply their own knowledge or collaborate effectively. The benefits of active learning are wide-reaching across cognitive, ethical, and social competence, which bleeds into culture, knowledge, and experience to form more well-rounded, confident individuals. As we considered the best ways to access these benefits, our educational software came into fruition and has continued to be developed ever since.
There are powerful ways that educators can leverage digital technologies and resources to help support families.
EdTechTeacher is so thrilled to welcome Dr. Catherine Atkinson to our team of summer instructors. Catherine Atkinson is an experienced classroom teacher, curriculum designer, presenter, and technology coach. She taught history/social […]
I am happy to announce that I have sold EdTechTeacher Inc. to Tom Driscoll, who has now assumed the role of EdTechTeacher CEO. Well before stepping into leadership, Tom immersed […]
EdTechTeacher is so thrilled to welcome Dr. Catherine Atkinson to our team of summer instructors. Catherine Atkinson is an experienced classroom teacher, curriculum designer, presenter, and technology coach. She taught history/social […]
EdTechTeacher is so thrilled to welcome Jed Stefanowicz to our team of summer instructors. Jed Stefanowicz is a Digital Learning Coach in Walpole, MA, providing job-embedded professional learning and coaching for […]
EdTechTeacher is so thrilled to welcome Dr. Rayna Freedman to our team of summer instructors. Rayna is a 5th grade teacher at the Jordan/Jackson Elementary School in Mansfield, MA. She […]
Station Rotations are one of the most effective classroom strategies that educators can integrate into their practice to support personalized, differentiated, and high-quality student learning. According to the research from […]
Google Sheets offers a variety of options for designing learning experiences that facilitate the monitoring of student progress, as well as opportunities for giving timely and effective feedback.
As educators, we are always working to discover ways to support the vast learner variability in our classrooms. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a framework focused on responding to learner diversity by designing flexible pathways to engage, represent, and express knowledge.
Google Docs and Google Slides offer a wide variety of options for designing learning experiences that facilitate the monitoring of student progress, as well as opportunities for giving timely and effective feedback.
Google Classroom provides educators with multiple opportunities to monitor student progress and provide timely, targeted feedback.
We'll look at five EdTech organizations that give the kids unique educational experiences and one that focuses on assisting teachers.
Google Forms is a fantastic tool that can be used to design formative assessment opportunities. With both pre and post teaching assessment strategies, as well as opportunities to check for understanding within the learning experience, educators can design activities that differentiate instruction for students while collecting important data along the way.
How many tabs do you have open in your Google Chrome browser right now? Five? Ten? More? Tabbed browsing is a fantastic way to be productive, but it can also get visually overwhelming and disorganized pretty quickly. There are several strategies to manage tabs. Check them out in the video below.
Google Workspace for Education provides flexibility for educators to create a host of assessment experiences that enable learners to demonstrate their thinking in both traditional and nontraditional ways.
Timely and authentic feedback is a vital component to student learning. The Google Docs comments feature is a fantastic tool to share feedback with students. Teachers can highlight specific sections […]
We are excited to announce that our new monthly EdTechTeacher show “What’s Next in EdTech” is now streaming live on Youtube! In each episode, we highlight exciting news and resources in the world of educational technology. Each fast-paced episode will be 15-20 minutes and include a show notes document that curates all of the resources mentioned during the episode.
Google Workspace for Education is an awesome set of tools to support portfolio creation. Watch the hour-long webinar to learn more!
Screencastify has transformed its My Recordings page option to a My Videos page with increased
Google Workspace for Education is an awesome set of tools to support portfolio creation. Watch the hour-long webinar to learn more!
We are excited to announce that our new monthly EdTechTeacher show “What’s Next in EdTech” is now streaming live on Youtube! In each episode, we highlight exciting news and resources in the world of educational technology. Each fast-paced episode will be 15-20 minutes and include a show notes document that curates all of the resources mentioned during the episode.
Canva for EDU gives us the capability of being able to import a Microsoft Office file into Canva. Learn more today!
The Chromebook provides a wide variety of settings and accessibility options for teachers & students. Check out our YouTube playlist that houses a series of short, focused videos and explore how these features and functions can support teaching and learning.
Formative assessment strategies can be used to evaluate student understanding throughout the learning process. These strategies serve to collect timely and relevant academic data to inform instructional decisions by educators as they plan for instruction. Google Forms is a fantastic tool that can be used to design formative assessment opportunities.
Over the past couple of years, educators have been immersed in creating digital assignments and workspaces to support students in a remote, online, or hybrid learning environment. Whether we […]
Google Classroom provides educators with multiple opportunities to monitor student progress and provide timely, targeted feedback.
Use screencast videos to create unique EdTech materials for your students. Learn how you can make an excellent educational video using screencast software.
Screencastify has been a fantastic tool to record a computer screen for years. But lately, Screencastify has been adding features to their already awesome platform and creating functionality that is perfect for the classroom.
After many months of remote learning and tuning into a device for synchronous and asynchronous learning experiences, many teachers and students might be ready to move away from digital experiences […]
When considering the value and impact of edtech tools and platforms, I always take a close look at the following factors:
- Does the tool enable teacher's and students to actively create and engage with others?
- Is the tool simple and intuative to use?
- Does the tool integrate seemlessly with the other powerful educational technologies widely used by teachers.
I recently had the opportunity to take a deep dive into a tool called Sutori. This resource is an emphatic "yes" to all of the questions above. It is a versatile content and multimedia creation tool. It enables students to interact with content in various ways while also having the opportunity to collaborate and engage with other classmates. It works great with other commonly used tools such as Quizlet, Padlet, and Edpuzzle.
Canva has come out with a couple of new features. Learn more here!
Exciting news from Canva this past weekend! The application has created the opportunity for users to do some freehand DRAWING. There are four drawing tools available including a pen, marker, […]
In the lead-up to our live Innovation Connection event on November 1st, EdTechTeacher's Tom Daccord, Avra Robinson and Tom Driscoll had the opportunity to engage in fascinating discussions with nine of our featured presenters.
Comic strips can be a fun and creative way to tell a fictional story, demonstrate understanding of nonfiction content, or share ideas in many other contexts. With Canva for EDU, teachers and students can start from scratch or use a premade template to get started.
We have a whole series of blog posts and videos designed to help you learn more about how to CREATE - and get your students creating in Canva for EDU. Check it out today!
Teaching is an art. Only those who strive to become the best teacher for their students can achieve career success. But there are also several practical tips on how to become a good teacher.
Post by EdTechTeacher Instructor Tom Driscoll (@TomDriscollEDU) In my latest session of our EdTechTeacher Back to School webinar series, I took participants on a dive into “Podcasting with PBL”. Our […]
Mote is a powerful Google Chrome Extension that allows audio recordings to be seamlessly included in a variety of Google environments including: the comments of Google Docs or Sheets, Google […]
As part of our EdTechTeacher Back to School webinar series, I recently led a “Virtual Tours with Google for EDU” session. You can check out the video archive of this 30-minute webinar here!
Receiving a university degree helps accomplish some of such dreams. However, while you study, there are always some additional benefits that are less obvious from having a college education yet essential.
Canva for EDU is integrated with several different learning management systems, and more integration is coming. Teachers utilizing Google Classroom can currently import rosters into Canva, and push activities or assignments via Google Classroom. Canva also has some systems built in to facilitate a feedback workflow between teachers and students.
As we compare Canva to programs such as Google Slides, one unique feature is the ability to seamlessly create a video from a set of slides. Gone is the need for two programs; the presentation and video recording can both be created right within Canva. So Canva becomes a one-stop shop for creating video presentations.
Canva for Education is a fantastic creation program for teachers and students. From infographics or posters to multimedia presentations or even printables, teachers and students can combine thousands of free elements such as fonts, graphics, photos, music, and more as they create.
Canva for EDU has many templates that are already created and can serve as an entry point to help students explore the program’s possibilities. By using a pre-made template, students can get ideas about what is possible and then learn the mechanics of the program by changing the design elements and settings as they customize the template.
Since schools and curricula are organized around subject areas, it makes sense for teachers to think about student creativity in terms of subject-area skills. Teachers are encouraged to think about subject-area manifestations of student creativity, so that they can identify creative student responses and start to design creative learning experiences.
As we think about nurturing student creativity, we need to keep in mind that humans possess more cognitive flexibility and adaptability than rules-based computers, and our teaching should strive to hone and express that creativity. Student creativity is not only about self-expression; it’s a critical educational objective.
Flipgrid is a fantastic tool that students can utilize to create videos. Using Flipgrid, students can record videos of themselves telling a story, speaking in a target language, practicing reading […]
Instead of Teacher Appreciation Week, we are making it a whole month with FREE EdTechTeacher webinars over the next few weeks.
Technology in the service of learning is the foundation of the work that we do at EdTechTeacher. While technology can provide efficiencies for educators, allow for streamlined instruction, and facilitates […]
Class discussions are a powerful way for students to share their understanding and perspective in a live setting. Yet there are challenges associated with class discussions that often result in […]
Creating high quality instructional video is a skill set that will benefit all educators that are working with students to help them know and understand course content across all grade […]
How You Can Use Clubhouse to Discuss and Design The Future of Education A guest post by Dr. Sabba Quidwai Each week, Joe Erpelding, Senior Vice President of Thrively and […]
At EdTechTeacher, we believe in the potential for transformative learning experiences through innovative uses of technology. This guidebook provides educators with best practices, practical recommendations, and technology tools to reimagine learning in any classroom.
This article is Part 2 of a two-part series about introducing an online mindfulness program for teachers, and includes practices you can use in these times of challenge and change.