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Peter Gow joined kelleyc3's group
Apr 22
Melissa Alkire added a discussion to the group Teaching with Tech Tools
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Mining for Gems on the Internet

~Jenna WolfMINING FOR GEMS ON THE INTERNETSeveral months back, a Beaver student approached me for help on her junior history paper. She’d tackled “a whole bunch” of research but was just “stuck”. At a standstill. Unsure where to go from there. Confused at how she might find materials to prove her thesis.As with every consultation with any student, I start the same way:“Have a seat. You say you’ve done quite a bit of research. Can you show me what you do first? I want to watch.”Increasingly,…See More
Apr 22
Melissa Alkire added a discussion to the group Teaching with Tech Tools
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iPads: An Interview with James Chan

1. How has using an iPad changed your teaching practices?Using my iPad has freed me from the board. I project my iPad wirelessly through my computer so I can write notes, solve problems, draw diagrams, etc... while roaming around the classroom. This has had many benefits from small things like not worrying about expo markers or blocking the board while I write to bigger things like being able to keep an eye on student work while writing and being able to send notes to students after…See More
Apr 8
Robin Neal replied to Robin Neal's discussion Flipping Videos at TED-ED in the group Teaching with Tech Tools
"As I suspected, my frustration in finding my students' responses was complete USER ERROR. That doesn't shock me at all. Here's the great news...TED support responded within hours with this handing information: "Thank you for…"
Apr 4
Robin Neal added a discussion to the group Teaching with Tech Tools
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Flipping Videos at TED-ED

You, like me, have spent a fair amount of time watching on-line videos. Who can blame us? When we need a break from grading, design thinking, or vacuuming…lovely owls, talking dogs, or five people playing one guitar are irresistible draws. Of course, video can be a powerful…See More
Apr 3
Temeka Sandlin is now a member of iTeach
Mar 6
Robin Neal replied to Melissa Alkire's discussion Passive to Active: Popcorn in the group Teaching with Tech Tools
"Here's a link to the possible ideas for Mozilla's Popcorn, generated during our quick PD session. Feel free to add to it."
Feb 25
Melissa Alkire added a discussion to the group Teaching with Tech Tools
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Passive to Active: Popcorn

When Robin and I were presented with the opportunity to lead an internal professional development session, we brainstormed some independent ideas first. We considered presenting on Twitter, iMovie, design thinking, maximizing your Google site, and assessing multimedia projects. Then we got inspired.We decided it would be more fun to work together on a tech tool that neither of us were familiar with in order for us to learn a new tool along with our peers.  Two recent (and free) innovations--…See More
Feb 24

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