This Google Docs tip tells you how to convert a photo or PDF into a Google Doc. Earlier I blogged on annotating PDF’s being a bad lesson plan. I had suggested that at the very least to put the information into a Google Doc so students can collaborate around it and insert comments.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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A lot of us have “love-hate” relationships with our email inboxes. On one hand email can be an efficient way to communicate. On the other hand we find ourselves overwhelmed by a stream of incoming messages. That stream of incoming messages gets more frustrating when you find many of the messages don’t follow proper etiquette like addressing you by name. For years I’ve told students that they are much more likely to get a response from their recipient (particular…

Continuar leyendo: Email Etiquette Tips for Students and Teachers

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Downloading videos from YouTube through a third-party service is a violation of section 4 of YouTube’s terms of service. I don’t want students thinking they can download anything they want without concern for copyright or a company’s terms of service. Therefore, I think I should model for students the behavior of respecting copyright and a company’s terms of service.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Most colleges and business schools use a Presentation Rubric to evaluate their students. Funny thing is, they’re not usually that open about sharing it with their students (as if that would do any harm!)Well, we don’t believe in shutting down information. Quite the contrary: I think the best way to practice your speech is to know exactly what is being tested!See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Presentation Rubric: Is your presentation ready for an A+?

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Personally, I cringe when I hear a teacher mention they are making videos for their students. I absolutely advocate for teachers to create videos. However, regardless of the medium, student engagement matters. Too often I see 10-20 minute videos for students to watch. Ugh.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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As a longtime educator and instructional tech coach, I have embraced ePortfolios as a valuable tool for documenting learning over time, self-reflection, goal-setting and growth.An ePortfolio is a collection of student work that is used to document student effort, progress, and achievement over time. Students become actively involved in their own learning as they engage in goal setting, decision making and self-reflection. ePortfolios are powerful tools for authentic assessment . ePortfolios can be an extremely useful tool …

Continuar leyendo: Back to School with ThingLink ePortfolios

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When it is finally that time again for classes to start filling up, we thought it would be a good idea to help you prepare by providing a refresher on how to reset a Moodle class to its defaults – removing all students, assignments, blog posts and other information. Learn more about course Reset at the Moodle docs. This video was created by MunsterTechTeam at the School Town of Munster, Indiana. Direct video link: https://www…

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Last fall I published a chart comparing alternatives to using Google Image search. This evening I updated that chart to reflect a couple of changes to those tools and to add a new one to it.This chart is designed to provide a quick overview and comparison of good sources of images for students’ slideshows and other multimedia projects. You can download the chart through the Box.com widget below or grab a Google Docs copy here….

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Creative tech projects for students to do independently or cooperatively!See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Earlier today I shared a set of tutorials on using Symbaloo to save and organize bookmarks. Shortly after that post went live I received an email from someone looking for other bookmarking tools that her students could use. Over the years I’ve tried a lot of bookmarking tools, the following are the ones that I recommend most often.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Good Online Bookmarking Tools for Students

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Classroom technologies such as smartphones, tablets, computers, and wireless internet access offer exciting opportunities to enhance and deepen the learning process. However, using technology in the classroom can also bring multiple distractions to students. Without your proactive supervision, students might access games, web pages, and social networking sites as you deliver instruction.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Grouping students is easy; creating effective student groups is less so.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright is a resource for kids produced by the Library of Congress. Taking the Mystery Out of Copyright is intended to help elementary school students understand the purposes and functions of copyright.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Copyright Lessons for Kids

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Last night during my class about classroom blogs we had a short discussion about copyright, Creative Commons, and public domain media. As I always do, I made the recommendation that students should always try to use their own media before looking for public domain and or Creative Commons licensed media. Before starting any blogging activity or other multimedia presentation assignment, I think it is good to review with students the basics of copyright and Creative …

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Last winter I was contacted by a high school student who had developed a neat tool for generating vocabulary lists and study sheets from a document. That tool is called Vocabulist. Vocabulist enables students to upload a document and have it extract words and definitions from it. Each word in the document is matched to a definition.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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Looking for some interesting new learning games for your kids and students? Here are some teacher-tested games to try out.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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In the final week of the ThingLink Teacher Challenge we asked participants to create a lesson to Engage Students with ThingLink for Video. Participants learned to Embed a Google Form in a ThingLink Video to minimize distractions and provide students with direct access to an interactive form without leaving the video. The ability to embed interactive content right inside of a video is very powerful. Let’s take a closer look at 5 interactive tools to embed in ThingLink…

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In my post yesterday I showed you how you can use your class Twitter account to safely allow students to tweet. After receiving a few questions on how to create a class account, here are a few tips:See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: Trick for Creating a Class Twitter

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When students fill out a Google Form the responses go to the bottom. If you are using the same Google Form repeatedly this can make for a lot of scrolling.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

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One of the challenges of starting a new classroom blog is generating enough content for your students to read and to comment on. If you can get students blogging early in the year, you can build momentum for the rest of the school year. Here are five things that you could have students blog about in the first week of school.See it on Scoop.it, via TIC & Educación

Continuar leyendo: 5 Things Students Can Blog About to Start the School Year

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