Last fall our high school purchased Chromebooks and the new principal set high expectations for more project-based learning and technology integration in all subjects. As the instructional technology coordinator for the district, this was great news for me! This school year was a ton of work, but we’re now wrapping up what was certainly the best one of my career.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Creating Narrated Slideshows with Google Tools

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Definitions of purpose and quality must also be revised continuously. What should a school “do”? Be? How can we tell a good school from a bad one?See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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If you’re confused about homework, you’re forgiven. In a single day, you might hear a story about how U.S. education lacks rigor and another about how students are overburdened and stressed. Some children are taking admittance tests for preschools, and others are being “unschooled” by their parents. Clearly, the importance of homework is an ongoing debate.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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As the end of the school year approaches there are lots of occasions to shoot videos of things like commencement ceremonies, school plays, and field days. While many students and parents would like to see those videos shared, not all students and parents want to see those videos shared with the whole world. I’ve previously written about privately sharing videos through Google Drive. Another option is to privately share videos through YouTube. In the video embedded below…

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What encourages students to do well in school? Often, it comes down to grades. Many students will work harder in order to earn a higher grade. Colleges want to see good grades. Parents want to see good grades. Grades are good, right? Of course they are, but the grades should not be the only goal. Learning for the sake of it should be a goal, including what they learned, how long they remembered it, and how they applied it to…

Continuar leyendo: The Teacher’s Guide To Badges In Education

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Durante el período estival, los alumnos disponen de mucho tiempo libre. ¿Cómo disfrutar de todas esas horas?, ¿Qué planes o actividades pueden  llevar a cabo? Los campamentos de verano son una interesante opción y, aunque los hay de diferentes tipos, nos hemos centrado en los de idiomas y en los tecnológicos. EF Education First: Sus campamentos se dividen en tres grupos. Los de Primaria y Secundaria, coordinados por un monitor, se dirigen al alumnado de entre 14 y 18 años. Mientras, …

Continuar leyendo: Este verano, campamentos tecnológicos y de idiomas para estudiantes

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Last night I received an email from someone who had a question about sharing Tweets. She had seen my post about QR codes in which I shared a Tweet that had a picture in it. She wanted to do the same to share on her classroom blog the Tweets that parents and students sent during and about a school event (I think that’s a great idea). The process is rather easy and I demonstrate it in…

Continuar leyendo: How to Embed a Tweet Into a Blog Post

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It’s no wonder educators are harnessing the power of Twitter to bring cutting edge ideas, trends, research, and best practices to use in their schools and classrooms. But just as Twitter can be a treasure trove of information, it can be overwhelming for new users to figure out how to use it effectively.We’ve compiled this list of the best ways to make Twitter a social media tool that works for you.See it…

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La educación escolar impartida en el hogar es una realidad cada día más frecuente. El homeschooling es una alternativa válida, que puede llegar a convertirse en todo un estilo de vida. El Homeschoo…See it on Scoop.it, via Recull diari

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So while Facebook is dead and buried for the cool kids, and the likes of Snapchat don’t really work for an institution, Instagram still has kudos as well as scale. If you want to be reasonably sure that the people you want are on board, then Instagram it is.So should a school use it? Should a school start to use the fastest growing, and already one of the biggest, social media platforms in the world…

Continuar leyendo: Why, and how, schools should be using Instagram

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lassroomFlipped learning is more than just having students do homework during the school day. It’s more than just putting the onus on students to teach themselves. In fact, it’s neither of those things. Don’t be fooled by simple explanations of flipped classrooms that simplify a highly complex undertaking.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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I taught a mindfulness class at my daughters’ elementary school this week. Unsurprisingly, the kids taught me way more than I taught them. While I was doing research to develop the class, I cameSee it on Scoop.it, via Recull diari

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I taught high school math for 14 years. My last years I went paperless. There are many digital tools that support teaching math and Google Docs is one of them. If your school has Google Apps for Education (GAfE) here are 5 ways to have students use Google Docs in math:See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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30Ya queda menos para cerrar el nº 18 de la revista en papel, que se empezará a distribuir a principios de este mes de abril. Junto a las secciones habituales (novedades, actualidad, recursos educativos, análisis, libros…), en este número podréis conocer más sobre: En portada: en este número de la revista hemos convocado los Premios Mobile Learning 2015 para reconocer aquellas experiencias educativas en las que se utiliza cualquier tipo de dispositivo móvil (teléfonos, tabletas, smartphones…). En este tipo …

Continuar leyendo: Avance de contenidos de Educación 3.0, nº 18

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Google’s Blogger service makes it easy for teachers to quickly create a classroom blog. If your school uses Google Apps for Education you can make Blogger one of the services available within your domain thereby making it even easier to post on Blogger. One shortcoming of Blogger is that there isn’t an obvious way for you to moderate students’ posts before they go live on a group blog. The solution is to use the “post via …

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The real question we should be asking is, “What do we believe should happen after the end of the school day to help ensure that students retain what they have learned and are primed to learn more?” Any answer with the word, “work” in its name, as in “homework,” is not typically going to be met with eagerness or enthusiasm by students.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Homework vs. No Homework Is the Wrong Question

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As Alanis Morissette once said, ‘isn’t it ironic’. After years of struggle between teachers and students and the use of smartphones in school, new educational trends are actually encouraging the use of these devices.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Every teacher knows that visual aids are a good way to facilitate the learning process and grab students’ attention for a long time. Educators use different posters, videos, slideshows to explain a new topic, provide more details or even test students. Presentations take a prominent part in the visual aids collection. Their main benefit is that teachers can combine various types of content in one presentation: text, images, video clips, music. Saved in a video format, presentations can be easily …

Continuar leyendo: Guest Post: 5 Tricky Ways to Prepare Video Presentations for Classes

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Pinterest is different from other sites. When you pin something, people will be looking at and repinning it years later. Pinterest may be the secret powerhouse of educational sharing. Here are 20 power tips that you can use in many areas of schools and your classroom.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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