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Minecraft: Education Edition tips and tricks for teachers

Minecraft: Education Edition tips and tricks for teachers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Minecraft: Education Edition is a powerful tool when used with the right tips and tricks, which are all right here for you ..."

Luisa Fernanda Giraldo 's curator insight, October 2, 2020 10:20 AM
Minecraft is a very popular game among children and teenagers and it has a new version that teacher can use in their lessons. Since Minecraft an engaging game, it is a good idea to take advantage of and use this powerful tool as an educational platform. One of the most striking activities is writing. Students should experience a survival mode within the game and then write the whole experience in great detail.
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Journaling apps for teachers

Journaling apps for teachers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Below are some popular journaling apps we curated specifically for teachers. You can use them to record your ideas and thoughts and capture your daily activities as you live them ..."

  1. Bear
  2. Moleskin Notes
  3. Diaro
  4. Day One
  5. Google Keep
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Teachers are turning to AI solutions for assistance - EdTech 

Teachers are turning to AI solutions for assistance - EdTech  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Machine learning teaching assistants are having a positive impact on students who are falling behind ..."

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Ten good resources for math teachers and students

Ten good resources for math teachers and students | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"One of the things that I wish that I had done when started this blog was to build pages like Larry Ferlazzo's "Best Resources for X ..."

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Fifteen tools and apps today’s teachers actually use

Fifteen tools and apps today’s teachers actually use | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"eSchool News takes teachers' favorite apps and tools and compiles them into one list ..."

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High-tech resources for STEM teachers

High-tech resources for STEM teachers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Teaching STEM is now very cool! Here is a generous list of tech tools that are transforming the way teachers approach STEM education. Utilize these resources to better engage your students, as you connect theoretical concepts with real-world applications.

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Nine essential digital skills for teachers

Nine essential digital skills for teachers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"In a digitally focused world, education is getting more and more digitized pushing us, teachers and educators, to re-conceptualize what it really means to be a teacher in the 21st century. Whether you are a technological determinist or instrumentalist, technology has become an essential force shaping much of our teaching and pedagogical practice ..."

  1. Record and edit audio clips
  2. Create annotated, interactive and engaging  video content
  3. Create visually engaging content
  4. Use social networking websites to create PLNs ..
  5. Use blogs and wikis to create participatory spaces for students
  6. Use social bookmarking websites curate and  share resources with your class 
  7. Create engaging presentations
  8. Create digital portfolios
  9. Create non-traditional quizzes

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Nine fast facts about teachers’ classroom challenges

Nine fast facts about teachers’ classroom challenges | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"No matter how you spin it, digital tools and technology won't do a thing for students unless a highly-qualified teachers are at the helm .."

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Ten amazing lesson planning apps and tools for teachers

Ten amazing lesson planning apps and tools for teachers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Creating and writing lesson plans are activities common to basic teacher education courses. Before entering a classroom, young educators are taught how to meticulously plan their time for the benefit of their students. The most obvious way that teachers avoid the traditional lesson planning concept is by finding ideas, or even entire plans, online ..."

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Can technology replace teachers? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Harpreet Purewal

Can technology replace teachers? You asked Google – here’s the answer | Harpreet Purewal | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Every day millions of internet users ask Google life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the commonest queries ..."

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Teachers are confident about using technology, now more than ever

Teachers are confident about using technology, now more than ever | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Survey shows enthusiasm for the future of educational technology, but room to grow when it comes to broader, more innovative implementations ..."

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The seven questions every new teacher should be able to answer

The seven questions every new teacher should be able to answer | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"As I wrote in my last column, the traditional skill we have valued in teachers when paper was the dominant media—the ability to transfer knowledge of a subject—is becoming less important. Increasingly, a teacher’s knowledge can be found online and in various learning styles ..."

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Helping students curate and synthesize digital content

Helping students curate and synthesize digital content | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

... It’s a brave new world, full of challenges and possibilities. But digital curation is one way to support students and teachers as they strive to make the best use of a galaxy of information. As students make connections between ideas, mine resources and make note of their value, they take giant steps toward speaking and writing with authority, the hallmarks of a scholar ..."

 


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Twenty-four inspirational quotes for teachers

Twenty-four inspirational quotes for teachers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Teaching is hard work! With ever-changing technology and demands on your time, we know it can be hard to make it through the day. We worked to find 25 more sources of inspiration to keep you going through your day ..."

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Eight ed-tech organizations every teacher should know about

Eight ed-tech organizations every teacher should know about | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The following ed-tech organizations have one thing in common: educators can find support in their professional lives and connect with like-minded people ..."

  1. ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)
  2. OII (Office of Innovation and Improvement)
  3. CoSN (Consortium for School Networking)
  4. ITEEA (International Technology and Engineering Educators Association)
  5. FRS (Future Ready Schools)
  6. iNACOL (International Association of K-12 Online Learning)
  7. Digital Promise
  8. FLE (Foundation for Learning Equality)
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Four of the best to-do apps for teachers

Four of the best to-do apps for teachers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"A few days ago, a discussion thread was posted on Product Hunt on the topic of to-do apps that can track both habits and tasks. A number of apps were suggested but our favourite apps which we highly recommend for teachers are listed below ..."

  1. Things 3
  2. Todoist
  3. Any.do
  4. Wunderlist
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Nine surprising Amazon.com perks for teachers

Nine surprising Amazon.com perks for teachers | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Our favorite Amazon perks for teachers, as recommended by educators. See what the service offers beyond Prime, streaming, and more! ..."

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Chromebook apps for teachers organized by tasks

Chromebook apps for teachers organized by tasks | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Below is another collection of Chromebook tools curated specifically for those of you using Chromebooks in their instruction. This list, which is partly based on a similar collection in  Chromebook Help , features what we think are some of the best applications to try out on your OS device ..."

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How to increase confidence about digital learning in schools 

How to increase confidence about digital learning in schools  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Technology can make teachers’ lives easier, but only if they feel capable of using it effectively ..."

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How learning technologies are the way forward in education

How learning technologies are the way forward in education | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Educational technology has the potential to transform classroom learning and can improve outcomes for young people ..."

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Online resources for ESL/EFL teachers: Part 1

Online resources for ESL/EFL teachers: Part 1 | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"This post is about useful online resources for teaching and learning English. Although I had the chance to know some websites of the selection below, I think there are plenty of blogs and webs that provide useful activities and printable documents ..."

Juan Juan's curator insight, November 9, 2017 8:18 AM
There are useful online resources  in this post for teaching and learning English. There are plenty of blogs and webs that provide useful activities and printable documents to take to the classroom and have fun with your students. They could also be great for homework. 
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OPINION: The four ways we can train teachers to use technology that hasn’t been invented yet - The Hechinger Report

OPINION: The four ways we can train teachers to use technology that hasn’t been invented yet - The Hechinger Report | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Education critics often see technology as unnecessary bells and whistles to a curriculum that has sufficed for decades. But the reality is that technological innovation today is opening the door to entirely new methods of teaching that have never before been feasible ..." 

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Some very good Twitter tools and extensions for teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Some very good Twitter tools and extensions for teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it
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Teachers want to see more virtual reality in their classrooms [#Infographic]

Teachers want to see more virtual reality in their classrooms [#Infographic] | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Survey data from this year shows that educators think immersive learning experiences can improve student outcomes ..."

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A very good student video response app for teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

A very good student video response app for teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Recap is a good video response system we are adding to the list of popular formative assessment tools for teachers. Recap allows both teachers and parents to keep track of students learning. It prompts students to capture their thinking and reflection on video ..."

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