…guide you and your students through this journey. This article will focus on the first step in that process: Ask Questions. Asking questions can solve problems, create new things, help…
Personalize Student Reading Practice With Microsoft Teams’ New Reading Progress Tool
Microsoft has released a free tool to help students develop their reading fluency. It is integrated into Teams and allows teachers to efficiently assign and manage personalized reading practice. The…
AI and the 6th C: Character
…can add an additional layer of work, it’s another part of the character equation: respecting others’ points of view. Adopt new technology thoughtfully. Adopting new tech can feel complicated and…
Respond to Art Using Technology
…and use complex cognitive skills, such as evaluation and synthesis. To provide meaningful feedback, they must reflect on all that they know about art, apply it to a new piece…
Digital Templates
…useful to educators as we manage and share our many digital resources and materials. Organize Your Materials: eFiles Organize Your Materials: eBinders Share Your Learning: ePortfolios Digital Focused Note-Taking Two-…
Accelerate Learning Through Differentiation
…new learning. By allowing them to choose between writing and recording their thoughts, students are permitted to select the least restrictive way for them to communicate and process their new…
The News Literacy Project
…NewsLitNation section of the site provides educators with a community of teachers and also includes free professional learning opportunities. In the professional learning section, all lessons are free, on-demand, and…
Ed Tip: Making the Most of Your Ed Tech Dollars
…“Freemium”: This is a combination of free and premium access. Some features are offered for free to draw in users. A trial period may be offered that gives access to…
#256 β Supporting a Healthy Digital Lifestyle, with Eisha Buch
…Media has developed these new materials in collaboration with the Center for Digital Thriving at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Together, they have created this new set of lessons…
#231 β Claude 2, a New Generative AI Option
Claude 2, a New Generative AI Option In today’s episode, we’ll explore the unique capabilities of Claude 2—a generative artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot developed by Anthropic—and consider several practical uses…
#37 β Reassembling After Loss: Putting the Pieces Together for a New Picture
…event, we need to embrace the narrative of growth, adaptability, and cognitive flexibility that has blossomed during pandemic learning. Every day, we are meeting new challenges. Teachers are modeling vulnerability…
New “Basic Skills” Computational Thinking Unplugged
Build our students’ economic mobility and economic skills. Computational thinking skills are noted to be the “New Basic Skills” that should be added to students’ toolboxes to prepare them to…
Elaborate and Express Your Learning: Step 5 of the Searching for ANSWERS Inquiry Process
…select the most relevant and credible information. Look for new leads. Does the information lead to new questions? If yes, conduct additional research. Evaluate if the information is complete. Does…
Empower Students Through Creativity and Choice
…increasingly technological world. By leveraging an abundance of free online tools, students have access to a huge palette of creative opportunities and inspirations. Many of these digital resources are free…
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…