…your work a more polished and professional appearance. In fact, professional publications often use a common style sheet to guide these formatting decisions and to make sure that everyone on…
Integrate Digital Whiteboards
…each student. The teacher can see all students’ boards in real time. The teachers can lock the room, enable saving and download the whiteboard as a PDF. Whiteboard.chat: This free…
Hear It, Say It, Play It: The Power of Audio in Student Creation
Audio is all around us. Every day, people stream music, listen to audiobooks, download podcasts, and tune into radio shows. According to PodcastHosting.org, there are currently over 1.5 million podcasts…
Ed Tip: Writing
…plan for both traditional and multi-media writing. Paragraph Hamburger Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Paragraph Planning Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Plan Your Five-Paragraph Essay Google Docs Microsoft Word Podcast Script Google…
Ed Tip: Exit Tickets
…a Microsoft user. Templates from AVID Open Access 3-2-1 Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Climbing the Learning Ladder Google Docs Microsoft PowerPoint Emoji Meter #1 Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Emoji Meter…
Educators and the AI Revolution
…of an AI revolution. The Microsoft Example In addition to early studies, we are also seeing the real-time impacts of AI on industry leaders. Microsoft, a major investor in artificial…
Terms & Conditions
…classrooms and campuses. AVID’s professional learning programs cover all core content areas and all grade levels in topics. AVID offers a variety of classroom activities, lesson plans, professional learning videos,…
Ed Tip: Activity Builders
…PowerPoint Pick a Balloon Activity Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Simple Board Game (Shorter) Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Simple Board Game (Longer) Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Simple Board Game (Rectangles) Google…
Engineer a Stringed Instrument
…constraints for their design, and use readily available materials to design and test it. Timing: 90 minutes, divided into 12 distinct steps This lesson can easily be broken into multiple…
Action Steps for Educators in the Age of AI
…AI chatbots, ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Claude, or Google Gemini. To access ChatGPT, you’ll need to set up a free account at openai.com. For Microsoft Bing Chat, you can use the…
Pre-Write With Purpose: Step 1 in Powering Up and Enhancing the Writing Process With Technology
…to connect notes to sources automatically. Microsoft OneNote: If you have access to this Microsoft digital notebook tool, you can create tabs for each of your main points and then…
Ed Tip: Literature Analysis
…1 Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Character Analysis 2 Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Plot Diagram Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Quotation Journal Google Doc Microsoft Word Online Digital Tools to Use for…
Ed Tip: Elementary Math
…Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Know Your Numbers 1-10 Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Roll 100 Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint What Time Is It? Google Slides Microsoft PowerPoint Online Digital Tools to…
Choose the Right Digital Collaboration Tool for Your Lesson
…Google Sheets, etc.) Microsoft 365 (Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Excel, etc.) Virtual Whiteboards These are helpful when groups want a blank page for brainstorming. Most allow for the adding…
Read Online With e-Books, Virtual Libraries, and Digital Collections
…Gutenberg: This free online library offers over 60,000 free e-books. Books are available in multiple formats, including EPUB and Kindle. Users can download the books or read them online. The…