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There are a boatload of awesome Google tools that we use every day. And they’re free, too, which tends to be a big winner for teachers and students. Free is probably the number one reason for giving Google’s tools a try – you haven’t lost anything but a bit of time if you decide you …
Beth Dichter's insight:
Google provides so many tools it is hard to keep track of all of them. This post provides information on 7 tools that may find a place in your classroom. Do you have a student that needs a clean and clear space to write, with no distractions? If Chrome is available as a browser consider installing the app Write Space, a "minimalist text editor." If students are working in Google Drive and are researching a paper they may have found the Research Tool that allows you to quickly search the web for specific information, make suggestions and more. Google Forms continues to add features, including the ability to create surveys. Have your students design a survey and graph their data, or use it the survey tool to do a quick formative assessment as an exit ticket. Learn more about Moderator, Image Directory, and Google Templates (that's right, Google has templates designed for students and teachers) in the post. Chances are you will find at least one or two tools to use for yourself or with your students (or both)! 
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Recently, I've been spending quite a bit of my time researching how to use Pinterest in the classroom in a way that is meaningful and relevant. I've posted a couple of articles about Pinterest befo...
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If you have considered using Pinterest in your classroom and also design lesson plans with Bloom's taxonomy then this post will provide you with 2 ideas on how to combine the two!
Ricard Garcia's curator insight,
June 11, 2013 4:23 AM
Pinterest is a vast source of possibilities for the classroom... here's a good article with different ways to make the best of it. 
AlGonzalezinfo's curator insight,
June 21, 2013 6:56 AM
This is a great example of how to use the Infographic format to educate and share knowledge with others. It make sense that a teacher would do it. Fantastic! 
Audrey's curator insight,
March 8, 2014 5:38 PM
Once you start using these two learning strategies teaching becomes a real pleasure as students will be teaching the topics. In addition they will be able to give evaluative and analytical commentary. Audrey for www.homeschoolsource.co.uk .
This certainly works for psychology at www.hotmoodle.com
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An overview of Special Education that helps to define the term special education, looks at types of special needs, the percentage of students who receive special education services, and much more. In this infographic special education is defined as "specially designed instruction to meet the unique needs of a child with a disability." Today one of the buzzwords in education is personalized learning. As our classrooms move towards this goal it is important to recognize how technology may impact both our special education and our regular education students.
Steven Blomdale's curator insight,
June 6, 2013 12:12 AM
I scooped this info graph to demonstrate to teachers to prominences of the various types impairments in the 21st century. I beleive this is an important issue as teachers need to know as classrooms today are having students with some type of disability or impairemnt. Teachers need accomodate and differentiate the types of ICT skills and devices used within the classroom. The aim of technolgies within the classroom is to allow students to engage confidently with technologies and make informed, ethical and sustainable decisions about technologies for preferred futures including personal health andwellbeing, recreation, everyday life, the world of work and enterprise, and the environment (ACARA, 2013). 
Victoria's curator insight,
June 23, 2015 10:22 AM
@Dennis P. Garland I thought this was a great overview of data on special education.
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A group of publishers and tech companies gathered in Washington today to talk about getting digital textbooks into U.S. classrooms. The gathering, convened by the FCC and the Department of Education, included everyone from Apple to Intel to McGraw-Hill, and it was premised on the idea that digitizing classrooms is a good thing.
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I would wager a guess that the majority of teachers uses PowerPoint as a way to present information and lecture in class. In fact, PowerPoint has been under a lot of flack lately for being tired, d...
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Take a new look at PowerPoint after you view this table that helps you think about new ways you might use PowerPoint in your classroom. Find ideas on how you might connect Bloom's Taxonomy with PowerPoint in the table created by Aditi Rao.
Sue Blough's comment,
June 21, 2013 4:23 PM
This article is relevant to idea of engaging students in multiple ways and multiple intelligences. Good food for thought.
Alfredo Corell's curator insight,
June 23, 2013 7:47 AM
New ways we might use PowerPoint in our classroom.
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Are you looking for a guide on how you might use YouTube in your classroom. A new guide was published this month which is chock full of advice. Edudemic has also published an article that looks at this guide. This post is from Edudemic to give you a taste of what might be in the future of your classroom. Learn how YouTube might: * "spark lively discussion" * help you organize "video content for easier access" * "archive your work" * "encourage students to dig deeper" * "help both struggling and advanced students" * "review for upcoming exams" * "create a YouTube center in your classoom" * "create interactive video quests" and more. To find the 47 page "YouTube Playbook Guide Education" go to http://storage.googleapis.com/support-kms-prod/SNP_2799330_en_v1.
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Middle-class students tend to learn from their parents that asking for help is one way to problem-solve when completing assignments, whereas students from lower-income backgrounds tend to learn these skills from their teacher. A teacher shares her experience with students in her classroom on ways to help students learn to ask for help. An inspiring article!
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