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For many years teachers from all over the world came to Maine join me for the Practical Ed Tech Summer Camp. Last year I had to shift to a virtual model. While I was hoping to return to an in-person …
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Developing mind maps or concept maps can be a great way for students to see the connections between topics within a subject. But for some students looking at a mind map is confusing and they'd prefer …
One of my all-time favorite examples of a student video project is a Next Vista for Learning video titled A Healthy Meal. The video is a compilation of short animations narrated by kindergarten …
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Here's a problem I face and I know many other teachers face: Kahoot, Quizziz, and similar games are popular because they offer a fun way to review facts and figures with students. And while those …
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Last week a reader asked me if there is an easy way to turn sets of slides into narrated videos without recording her own voiceovers. My suggestion was to try using Narakeet to have the slides …
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A help site made with multiple section Google Forms or Microsoft Forms can be a resource where students and or colleagues can get answers to common questions. For example, you can build a form in …
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A few years ago I worked with middle school students to create animations to illustrate forms of energy. The process of making those animations was a good way for students to break down a big topic …
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