In the closing keynote, Kathy, Adam, Leslie, and Hall talked about the cutting-edge tech tools that are exciting them most at the moment. The focus was: Kathy Schrock – Virtual reality & google cardboard Hall Davidson – Augmented reality, digitizing notes, Amazon Echo, & more Leslie Fisher – Google photo scan, Versal, tools for dyslexia, … Continue reading
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Creating Schools that are #FutureReady with @thomascmurray @FutureReady #FETC
Some highlights from Tom Murray’s session: Get these websites down: https://t.co/IIXwcGv9vy & Future Ready Handouts: https://t.co/HIHUlwzSt0 via @thomascmurray #FETC — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) January 26, 2017 We must be asking the question – are we getting our return on instruction (not just return on investment) @thomascmurray #FETC — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) January 26, 2017 #EdTech … Continue reading
#FETC Keynote: Breaking Down Barriers to High-Impact Instruction w/ @mikemeechin
Some highlights from Michael Meechin’s keynote this morning: Our schools are full of diverse learners – how are we meeting that diversity of learning style/need? @mikemeechin #FETC — Stacey Roshan (@buddyxo) January 26, 2017 We’re living in a tech-infused world, learning/info is at our fingertips 24/7. How is this shifting our teaching mindset? @mikemeechin #FETC — … Continue reading
Putting Pedagogy Before Tech with @PearDeck @EDpuzzle #EdTech @isteconnects
I’m so excited to see my post featured on the ISTE EdTekHub! Full article: Put Pedagogy Before Tech
Using @Wacom’s #BambooSlate, @zoom_us, & @SlackHQ to Teach Online #edtech
I wanted to do another quick post on how I am running my Online AP Calculus class this year. As I’ve mentioned before, I am loving my Wacom products (especially my new Bamboo Slate this year). And, my students are absolutely in love with Slack! Having a class Slack channel is, hands down, what they’ve … Continue reading
Sharing Our Love of Books Using An Old-School Payphone @CallingIshmael #edchat
When I first saw the Call Me Ishmael Kickstarter project, I was immediately hooked! What a fantastic idea – a phone that helps you discover great books. I talked to my school and the admin was very supportive of the idea. So, we purchased a phone for this school year :) The first project we … Continue reading
Highlighting Effective Teaching Strategies Used by @joboaler w/ @EDpuzzle #edtech
I’ve taken one of my favorite recorded classroom lessons, presented by Jo Boaler, and used EDpuzzle to highlight the excellent teaching strategies she uses. My goal in this post is not, actually, to talk about effective teaching strategies; rather, I want to present an idea for using EDpuzzle as a classroom observation tool. In making this sample … Continue reading
Using @Grammarly to Improve Writing – Reviewing Grammarly Premium #edtech
I have been a fan of Grammarly for some time now. I have the Chrome extension and find it very helpful to eliminate errors, particularly before I hit that send button on an email. A couple of weeks ago, though, I decided to sign up for a trial of the premium plan. And honestly – … Continue reading
Student Projects in @EDpuzzle: Tutorial & Examples for English, Science, Math, Foreign Language, & PE #edtech #flipclass
Let’s dive into some ideas for student-created EDpuzzle’s in this post! I have written a couple of blog posts on how I use EDpuzzle in my classroom (how I use EDpuzzle analytics; favorite tools for teaching online AP Calculus). I am beginning, now, to turn my attention to a topic I began exploring last year … Continue reading
Using @PearDeck to Make Students Aware of Their Thinking Process #FormativeAssessment #Inquiry #edtech
I wanted to share an activity I created to help demonstrate how Pear Deck can be used to guide students towards discovering new concepts. In this exercise, I have tried to present an example that works students up to developing new understandings. By giving students the opportunity to start asking the questions, the teacher naturally … Continue reading
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