…digital art tools for free. This eliminates the cost of consumable materials (such as expensive paint, paper, and drawing supplies), thereby reducing barriers for students in poorly funded art classrooms….
#131 – Marking Up Digital Text
…Comment) PDF Markup Tools (Kami and DocHub) Annotating Websites (Print Friendly & PDF, Hypothesis, Page Marker, and Scrible Toolbar) Removing Advertisements and Converting Websites to PDF (Postlight Reader) Teacher-Managed Annotations…
Inventing Matters: Use It! Activities
…lives. Download Activity Heavy Lifting Inventions You’ve probably seen cranes used to lift heavy materials. What if we could use cranes in our daily life? In this activity, you will…
Inventing Matters: Move It! Activities
…help improve people’s mobility. Download Activity Sneaker Challenge Imagine you were asked to design and create an earth-friendly sneaker that not only is comfortable for your feet but also completely…
#259 – NotebookLM, Google’s AI-Powered Digital Notebook
…summarize, take notes, and interact with this curated content. Read a transcript of this episode. Paul Beckermann PreK–12 Digital Learning Specialist Podcast Host How It Works Log in at notebooklm.google.com….
Ed Tip: Making a Research Plan
Overview When students begin a research project, they often know very little about their topic. They don’t know what they don’t know, which can leave them searching aimlessly for content…
#223 – Canva, a Versatile Creation Tool
…How can you access Canva? Set up an account at Canva.com. Verify student or teacher status for free access to the Pro version For more information about educational technology tools,…
#87 – Exploring the Crossroads of Assessment, Student Choice, and Grading: Stories From a High School Science Class
…front of the room lecturing new content to students who scribble down notes that they will use to study for an end-of-unit test. While this system is safe and comfortable…
Accelerate Learning With Meaningful, Targeted Assessment
…state test scores, local progress monitoring systems, or even prior letter grades. You’ll need to determine if this data is specific enough to be meaningful, but it is a great…
Week 2: 3-5 Day 4 Activity
…your design using tools and materials in your Invention Box. Once you build your design, test it. Ask your family for feedback. Redesign and rebuild it. Test it again. Seek…
Ed Tip: Digital Whiteboards
…drawing. Ziteboard Access through a Google Chrome extension, with or without an account. Use drawing tools, add sticky notes, and insert images, PDF documents, and even MP3 files. Create an…
Privacy Policy
…organizations have made their resources free for students during this critical time, it is always important to be aware of how your data will be used. To Provide the Services…
Hanny’s Voorwerp
How can your students help NASA? Students will learn about citizen scientists and how they can impact scientific discovery and support professional scientists. Learning Objectives Develop understanding of what a…
The Churning of the Job Market
…this change. In UNESCO’s AI and education: guidance for policy-makers, he says, “The jobs that AI can easily replicate and replace are those that require recently evolved skills like logic…
Ed Tip: MagicSchool, an AI Tool for Educators
…Builder / Ice Breaker Colleague Song Generator Restorative Reflection Generator SAT Math Practice Test Generator SAT Reading Practice Test Generator Integration Ideas These tools are best used as planning assistants….