This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Getting and staying organized as an individual varies with each person’s learning style. Therefore, when it comes to getting a group of people to get organized to accomplish a project, finding the right organizational system can sometimes be the biggest struggle to accomplish the end goal. […]
#ettChat: Collaborative Organization and Planning with Kate Wilson
Each week EdTechTeacher will bring you a new, short video (10-15 minutes) by one of the staff exploring an app, web tool or idea in the world of educational technology centered around a new theme each month. Continuing February/March’s theme of collaboration, Kate Wilson shows us Trello, a free collaborative organization tool, you can […]
November 30th – 4pm EST: Learn to Code through Digital Storytelling
Learning to code doesn’t have to begin with learning a programming language. With apps like Hopscotch and Scratch., learning to code becomes the by-product of creation process. In this Webinar, we will explore the apps available to create digital stories using logic and animations. You will be having so much fun creating and […]
Back to School with Canva
A conversation with Lisa Johnson and Kate Wilson Canva is both a web based tool and app that allows you to create graphics easily. It brings the power of image creation to students and educators within a simple interface. Join us as Kate Wilson talk with Lisa Johnson (@TechChef4u), a “canvaenglist” with many ways you can […]
Coordinate Back-to-School with Choice Eliminator and Google Forms – From Kate Wilson
This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. Google Forms can be one of the best tools in the classroom for data collection and assessment as well as a great resources for teachers to use in order to get information from parents. In this Back-to-School season, you may need to coordinate times for parent-teacher […]
Create Stop Motion Animation with KomaKoma – from Kate Wilson
This post was originally posted on Free Tech for Teachers Stop Motion was one of the original video creation techniques. By stringing together a series of single images and displaying them quickly in order, film was born. Now on iPad, Stop Motion can be used as a technique for capturing learning as it happens, making drawings, models, […]
How To Start Integrating Coding Into Project Based Learning – from Kate Wilson
This post first appeared on Edudemic. True Project Based Learning (PBL) challenges students to acquire deeper knowledge of a concept by establishing connections outside their classroom. According to the research on PBL, the main tenets are to create real world connections, develop critical thinking skills, foster structured collaboration, motivate student driven work, and enable a […]
Creating a Community of Learners with Coding – from Kate Wilson
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Professional coders work collaboratively, and rarely does a computer scientist create a program solely on their own. Every successful programming project evolves as a result of Iterations of code, the merging of ideas, and the contributions of the individual team members. Not only does coding empower students to think […]
Why (And How) To Start Teaching Coding In School – from Kate Wilson
This post first appeared on Edudemic. Fueled by an incredible demand in the workforce for proficient programmers and the need to teach critical thinking skills, the coding movement in schools has exploded. Furthermore, we all communicate through technology, so we should at least know the basic premise of coding because the gadget sitting in our […]
What Should an iPad Classroom look like? with Beth Holland- Live Blog by Kate Wilson
Great session to wrap up #lfl2014 with Beth Holland [View the story “What Should an iPad Classroom look like? with Beth Holland” on Storify]