Ways to "Spark" Collaboration in Your Classroom

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-02-17-7-ways-to-spark-collaboration-and-imagination-in-your-classroom

Trying to get some ideas for encouraging higher level thinking skills in your classroom. This article offers some great advice on getting your students going.

Coding

All over the U.S., classrooms are adopting coding as part of the lessons. You do NOT have to be a computer expert to teach (or learn) coding. Coding teaches high level problem solving and troubleshooting skills.

TOOL(S): Code.org

Augmented Reality

In my experience, I believe this is one of the most underutilized tools. Augmented reality bring a whole new level of interactivity to learning and engaging multiple learning styles.

TOOL(S): Aurasma

Student Blogging

When students create, students have a richer learning experience. Think back to your schooling, and chances are you may still remember many details about a project that you created. Student blogging allows students to create meaningful work.

Check out this student blog sample

TOOL(S): Blogger/Blogspot, Wikispaces, GlogsterEdu

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8 Google Sheets Add-ons Teachers Need!

Google sheets is a very powerful, although a bit basic when compared with the industry standard Microsoft Excel. Google Sheets Add-ons add some of the advanced features of other spreadsheet programs into Sheets. These add-ons have allowed me to completely move away from Excel for all data entry. We ...selected for you the 8 most popular applications there. Using these add-ons will enable you to: Create graphs and forms and write complex math in your sheets Create and modify a planning schedule for project management in a spreadsheet; easily scaffold, manage and assess students projects in Google Drive ...see the article below for more http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2017/07/8-google-sheets-add-ons-every-teacher.html

What Comes First, Education or Technology?

http://www.ictineducation.org/home-page/2016/2/24/what-comes-first-education-or-technology This is a good article about putting education technology in perspective. "What has happened is that the existence of the technology has enabled you to reconsider some of your teaching methods." Technology has sparked a critical change in education. When integrating technology in education, for the most part of the 20th century, the focus was on adding technology to already existing teaching practices. “I want to get people to start from the notion that there are educational things that they want to do, or educational processes that they would like to engage with, and then - and only then - talk about the technology.”— The death of the digital native... Technology is inspiring us to change what we are doing in our classrooms and how students are learning. Here is an example of how technology can inspire a change in teaching practice: 1990s Tech Example: VCR usa

Microsoft Office: 40 of the Best Add-ins for PowerPoint

Check out these Add-ins for PowerPoint http://www.powerusersoftwares.com/#!40-of-the-best-addins-plugins-and-apps-for-Microsoft-PowerPoint-free-or-not/biauv/56b62cf80cf26832893d6eb2 Now with the updated link. Add-ins, similar to Google's Apps for Education Add-ons, add more features to Microsoft Office products. These are usually developed by other parties rather than by Microsoft.

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