…the importance of a growth mindset. ePortfolios are great places to have students demonstrate their proficiency and celebrate their successes. You can also have students review their work, reflect on…
Ed Tip: Flippity
Overview Flippity is a free website that offers 28 different learning activity templates. Visitors to the site can preview each activity and access directions for how to make a copy…
Universal Design for Learning: Engagement New!
…to take risks and try new things. One strategy for providing options that welcome varied student interests and identities is to implement a choice board, which offers multiple pathways for…
#27 β Create an Engaged Learner Journey with the Hybrid Model
…adapt to new infection rates in their area. This essentially means that teachers must be ready to flex between face-to-face instruction, a hybrid model, and fully remote learning at any…
Help Students Recognize and Apply Abstraction
…in the same room, and yet, if we read each other’s papers, they’re all different? How does zooming in and leaving other things out allow us to discover new things…
Help Students Connect and Reconnect
…a partner. Record and review introductions virtually: Flip Padlet Online discussions Collaborative slideshows (Template) Learning Teams: Have teams of students create names, logos, and cheers to establish a team identity….
Strategies for Identifying Deepfakes
…especially critical of the content’s credibility. It’s generally best practice to start your analysis by identifying the source of any new information you encounter. If you’re not sure where the…
Identifying Disinformation Strategies
…deepfake, someone uses a real person’s likeness and then manipulates it. In the case of a fake persona, a new person is simply invented out of thin air. These fabricated…
#305 β AI Pedagogy Project
AI Pedagogy Project In today’s episode, we’ll explore a free AI guide and engaging student assignments developed by the metaLAB (at) Harvard and made available through the AI Pedagogy Project….
T-Mobile Project 10 Million
T-Mobile is committed to helping 10 million eligible households over the next 5 years. Eligible families will receive 100GB of mobile data per year and a free mobile hotspot, plus…
Balancing Act: Improving Educator Well-Being in a Stressful Landscape
…vast array of mindfulness exercises, sleep stories, calming music, and guided meditations to help manage stress and promote relaxation. It’s a bonus that there’s a free trial for educators and…
Get Connected With the Affordable Connectivity Program
…for free. In short, it can help households in need get connected. Program Benefits Qualified applicants may receive a range of benefits, including the following: Service discount up to $30…
Increase Digital Citizenship in Your Classroom
…Online Communities by Kristen Mattson Screenwise: Helping Kids Thrive (and Survive) in Their Digital World by Devorah Heitner Explore related offerings from Common Sense Education, which include free K–12 digital…
Ed Tip: Image Creation and Editing Tools
…also free and available online. Pixlr currently offers two versions of its editor: Pixlr X (simple) and Pixlr E (robust). remove.bg: This simple website allows users to remove the background…
Ed Tip: Diffit
…sign up for a free individual account or access premium features with a school-wide subscription. Features Access a free account, with optional upgrade. Generate from prompts, URLs, copied text, or…