…available and free online. This could be as simple as a YouTube timer embedded in a Google slide, a timer on a group member’s phone, the Google timer (just search…
What Is Involved in the Financial Aid Application Process?
…the financial aid process. Click any heading to jump to the official government site for more complete details. Jump to: 1. Make a Plan 2. Complete the FAFSA 3. Review…
Ed Tip: Polling Tools
…embedding with a free account. Google Forms: Create robust surveys with a variety of question types. Review data on preformatted charts as well as an integrated spreadsheet. Microsoft Forms: Integrate…
Strategies to Protect Yourself From Misinformation
…They are also barring new political ads in the final week of the American election campaign, and they’re requiring a disclosure if AI was used to create or alter election-related…
The AVID Open Access Back-to-School Toolkit
AVID Open Access is here for you. Each new school year brings excitement, energy, and anticipation. As teachers, we look forward to seeing a new group of students and starting…
AI and the 4 Cs: Collaboration
…go back and review that article. This article will take the conversation in a new direction and explore how students can learn to collaborate directly “with” AI. Why should students…
#283 β News Literacy Project
…Literacy Project resources are free. Resources Here are our favorite resources from the News Literacy Project: Checkology: “a free e-learning platform with engaging, authoritative lessons on subjects like news media…
Left to Their Own Devices: Not All Screen Time Is Created Equal
…Media. They provide research, ratings, and reviews on shows, movies, games, and other digital media and technology choices, as well as EdTech Reviews. As a teacher, you can review content…
#11 β Develop Your Students’ Digital Organizational Skills: Study Spaces, Routines, and Time Management
…events merge onto one calendar. SlidesMania has lots of nicely designed weekly and yearly ePlanner templates available, and they’re all free! Calendly is free scheduling software that works well for…
#270 β Student Podcasting in Secondary Grades, with Joe Bento
…for something that was “more entertaining” yet still met his curricular objectives. After running into an article in The New York Times about podcasting and their related student podcasting contest,…
Prepare for the End of the Year: Shutting Down and Recharging
…is in the discomfort of trying something new. Summer is a great time to take this advice, so try something new. This can go back to the aforementioned tip about…
Back-to-School with AVID Open Access
Each new school year brings excitement, energy, and anticipation. As teachers, we look forward to seeing a new group of students and starting a new year of learning together. We…
Week 2: 3-5 Day 1 Activity
…people and save lives. Professor Cima is always curious. He asks a lot of questions and challenges himself to learn new things. He is also empathetic. This means that he…
#102 β Neuroscience and Learning
…ideas upon new discoveries. As Conn points out, “Learning builds on learning. Every new thing we learn has to be built on something that we learned before.” This concept has…
#228 β AI in the Secondary Classroom, with Julie York
…the awareness of artificial intelligence is exploding, and new products are being released every day. In order to adapt to this new reality and move forward purposefully, educators must engage…