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Popular teenage texting abbreviations

Popular teenage texting abbreviations | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"One of the intriguing linguistic phenomena associated with teens' use of social media and texting is the creation of a wholly new lexicon for communication ..."

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How to teach the 15 skills students need for success

How to teach the 15 skills students need for success | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"21st century skills. Social and emotional learning skills. Soft” skills. Whatever you choose to call them, there is a set of skills that are essential for success in school, work, and life — and yet teaching and assessing these skills in a formal, structured way can be challenging ..."

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Microsoft Teams is changing the way persons with disabilities communicate

Microsoft Teams is changing the way persons with disabilities communicate | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"With the world in lockdown courtesy Covid – 19, we are finding new and innovative ways to  communicate. Physical distancing and isolation are increasing the pace…"

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Communication: Facilitating and assessing the 21st Century skills in education

Communication: Facilitating and assessing the 21st Century skills in education | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"I would like to address the important skill of Communication. If you liked my past posts on Collaboration, Critical Thinking, and Creativity, then you are sure to like this post ..."

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Make different versions of a conversation with Pixton

Make different versions of a conversation with Pixton | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Pixton is an online comic creator that I have loved for years. One thing I love about it is that you can create visuals that demonstrate communication behaviors or conversational moves that spark discussion and analysis (and practice) very quickly..."

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Seven strategies to promote community in online courses | Faculty Focus

Seven strategies to promote community in online courses | Faculty Focus | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Promoting a sense of community within an online class is no easy feat. Learn how these 7 strategies can help foster communication in the online environment ..."

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100 report card comments you can use for nearly every situation 

100 report card comments you can use for nearly every situation  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Every parent wants to know how their child is doing at school. End of year report card comments is valuable insights on how the teacher assessed the child for that year. These card comments tell parents, ..."

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The iGen shift: Colleges are changing to reach the next generation - The New York Times 

The iGen shift: Colleges are changing to reach the next generation - The New York Times  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The newest students are transforming the way schools serve and educate them, including sending presidents and deans to Instagram and Twitter ..."

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How to use social media in your career and business - Business Guides - The New York Times 

How to use social media in your career and business - Business Guides - The New York Times  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Social media was once just for fun, but not anymore. Now it’s a critical part of the way people communicate and a key part of how work gets done — from corporations to goverment. Learn the ins and outs of some of most popular platforms ..."

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Responding to microaggressions in the classroom: Taking ACTION 

Responding to microaggressions in the classroom: Taking ACTION  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Whether an observer, the target, or the unintentional perpetrator of microaggressions, faculty often don’t know how to respond to them in the moment. The ACTION framework is an effective tool for organizing your thoughts, unpacking the microaggression, and addressing the situation calmly and deliberately ..."

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Eight good language translation and dictionary apps for students 

Eight good language translation and dictionary apps for students  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"An important element that can help students strengthen their grasp of language and enhance their linguistic communication is a rich lexical repertoire ..."

  1. Google Translation
  2.  iTranslate Voice
  3. Reverso
  4. Ultralingua
  5. Dictionary.com Pro
  6. Collins-Robert Concise French Dictionary
  7. English Thesaurus
  8. Merriam-Webster Dictionary Pro
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Artificial intelligence: Implications for the future of education 

Artificial intelligence: Implications for the future of education  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Artificial intelligence is infiltrating conversations and not just in reference to popular culture. Rachelle Dene Poth talks about AI and how education can benefit from it ..."

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Picting, not writing, is the literacy of today’s youth -- THE Journal

Picting, not writing, is the literacy of today’s youth -- THE Journal | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest are among the most popular websites and apps on Planet Earth. Those websites support "picting" — using images to communicate. In this week’s blog post, we present a "pro" and a "con" about the value of "picting" — using images — not words — for communication and self-expression ..."

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Chatbots in K-12: What you need to know | Tech & Learning

Chatbots in K-12: What you need to know | Tech & Learning | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Chatbots, or digital AI assistants, are increasingly being used in K-12 as an equitable intervention to promote student engagement and retention ..."

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Top ten learning tools for the digital classroom | by Tim Cavey | Teachers on Fire Magazine � | Aug, 2020

Top ten learning tools for the digital classroom | by Tim Cavey | Teachers on Fire Magazine � | Aug, 2020 | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"These powerful programs support communication, collaboration, creation, curation, and curiosity for learners in any context. Back to school has never looked like this. Teachers, students, parents…"

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These ten useful tools can foster and activate students’ creativity, since they are the ones who create and are involved in the learning process as drivers. On the other hand, these interactive tools let students review, and use different resources for achieve the academic goals propose by the teacher such quizzlet. 

Checking for understanding during and after a lesson is just good pedagogy, and when it comes to formative assessment, the consensus is clear: Nearpod is king. 

 So, I invite you to read and know some useful tools for giving interactive and creative classes.
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The impact of the coronavirus on HR and the new normal of work

The impact of the coronavirus on HR and the new normal of work | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The Covid-19 coronavirus is becoming the accelerator for one of the greatest workplace transformations of our lifetime. How we work, who we work with, where we work, how we communicate with each other, and the ways we learn will be changed forever! ..."

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How educational technology can support the 4C's of learning

How educational technology can support the 4C's of learning | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The 4C's discussed here are : Collaboration, Creativity, Communication and Critical Thinking. How can Edtech support the teaching of these skills? ..."

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What are 21st Century skills?

What are 21st Century skills? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"What are 21st Century skills? Learn more about all 12 skills here: Critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, information literacy, media literacy, technology literacy, flexibility, leadership, initiative, productivity, and social skills ..."

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Here is a great tool for creating interactive videos

Here is a great tool for creating interactive videos | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Vibby is a new video platform that allows users to create interactive video learning experiences. The purpose of Vibby is to enable you to design interactive video content geared towards engaging learners and enhancing communication ..."

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How can online instructors get students to talk to each other? | EdSurge News 

How can online instructors get students to talk to each other? | EdSurge News  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The following is the latest installment of the Toward Better Teaching advice column. You can pose a question for a future column here. Dear Bonni: How ..."

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Ideas for creating an effective syllabus for online learning

Ideas for creating an effective syllabus for online learning | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Online students need to feel an instructor presence in their classes. Thorough explanations and effective communication help fulfill this need and can transform a mediocre online course into a great one—and it all starts with a detailed syllabus ..."

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Benefits of using virtual reality in the classroom

Benefits of using virtual reality in the classroom | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Just a few years ago, virtual reality seemed to be a sci-fi concept for most people. Currently, virtual reality is playing an increasing role in reshaping such industries as medicine and real estate and educators started using VR in academic settings ..." 

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Thanks to translation tech, talking to strangers will be even easier 

Thanks to translation tech, talking to strangers will be even easier  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Instant translation will help us all enjoy a more intimate experience, no matter where we explore ..."

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Internet of Things explained for teachers

Internet of Things explained for teachers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"There’s been a lot of chatter around IOT in recent times. Many believe that it is a futuristic technology that is hard to understand. In reality, IOT is simple to understand. So let’s look at what it really means ..."

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Microsoft's speech recognition is now as good as a human transcriber

Microsoft's speech recognition is now as good as a human transcriber | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Microsoft's system for speech recognition achieved a 5.1% error rate, its best performance to date, bringing it to par with human transcribers ..."

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