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Tools for Teaching: The Amazing Sticky Note. This week, I watched a science teacher use sticky notes in a very creative way. To check for understanding, the teacher gave each student a sticky note and asked each of her science students to give concrete examples of the vocabulary that they had learned in class. As the students exited the classroom, they placed the sticky note on the door. After the students all left the classroom, the teacher collected the sticky notes and was able to tell right away which students understood the concepts and which ones needed some targeted assistance.
This not only helps the teacher, but the students also were able to confront their exact understanding of what they had learned and intuitively they understand the clear message that what they did in class today was important and they are expected to learn. This got me thinking of all the other ways we use sticky notes to help students learn. We give students "way-to-go! " recognitions on sticky notes. See more see less. The Teacher's A-Z Guide To Important Education Resources. The 12 Technologies Forever Changing School Libraries 5.66K Views 0 Likes For students at the K-12 or university level, the school library can be the most important stop on a research journey, whether it's the first destination or the last.
In order to keep up with modern challenges, some of the most innovative campus media centers in the U.S. are looking for ways to use technology to make the learning process smoother—both in person and remotely. 5 MOOCs Teachers Should Take As Students 6.80K Views 0 Likes MOOCs may or may not save higher education, and if they save it they may further widen the gap between elite and lesser-known schools. WITS > WITS for Kids. Schools - Teachers - English - KS2 Bitesize activities. Martin Burrett. 11 Virtual Tools for the Math Classroom. More and more classrooms are gaining access to technology that can be used with students. Whether you're modeling a lesson, creating stations, or working in a one-to-one classroom, virtual tools can promote student engagement while increasing academic success. Here are some apps for iPads -- along with a few other tips -- that can transform your daily lessons and are definitely worth checking out!
Base Ten Blocks Number Pieces is a great free app that allows every student with an iPad to have an endless number of base ten blocks at their fingertips. Whether they are learning basic place value, modeling how to add decimals, or exploring expanded notation, this app is worth looking into. Children can write all over the iPad screen and demonstrate their thought process as they manipulate the virtual base ten blocks. Protractor Even on an iPad, a protractor can be used as a tool to measure angles. Graph Paper Geometry Pad lets children draw lines and shapes on graph paper. Geoboard Ruler Clock. World War 2 History TopicBox.net - free teacher resources for every UK primary school teaching topic.
Delve into memories of world war two, evacuation, the home front, rationing, the war leaders. There's even support for a History or Literacy topic on Anne Frank's diary. 303 Squadron WW2 RAF games A great WW2 history where players can train to be a pilot in the Squadron 303 in… View now Animals in War Time Text, photos and video clips of the roles animals play in wartime. View now Anne Frank quiz A simple quiz, ideal for upper KS2… View now Audio tracks - speeches Hitler, Churchill and Chamberlain are mentioned here. View now BBC Sound Clips Astonishing sound archive that covers everything from Churchill and Chamberlain,… View now Blitz damage photo gallery Excellent collection of photos of the Blitz. View now Britain at war Suitable text for children and lots of useful images on a range of war-based top… View now Children of World War 2 A great site with plenty of artefacts to investigate.
View now Evacuation game Choose what you would pack in a suitcase using this drag and drop activity. View now View now. The Teacher's Guides To Technology And Learning. Welcome to the official guide to technology and learning by Edudemic! This part of Edudemic is meant to offer you, the teacher, some of the best and most popular resources available today. We’ve combed through hundreds of resources in order to narrow down our guides into something easy to read, easy to use, and easy to share. Below are links to the guides we have made so far. They’re always a work in progress so be sure to let us know if we missed something or if you have more resources you want us to call out in the guides. We’re always looking for the best and most useful resources so don’t be shy, share! Just click on the title or image of each guide to view that particular resource. The Teacher’s Guide To Twitter Twitter has proven itself to be an indispensable tool for educators around the globe.
The Teacher’s Guide To Flipped Classrooms We talk a lot about flipped classrooms on Edudemic. The Teacher’s Guide To Copyright And Fair Use The Teacher’s Guide To Google Glass. The Rise of Educator-Entrepreneurs: Bringing Classroom Experience to Ed-Tech. By Katrina Schwartz Most teachers are happy doing their job — helping kids understand and make sense of the world around them. But there’s a growing number of educators who are wading into entrepreneurship, frustrated at the lack of tools they need, and wanting to extend their sphere of influence. As technology becomes more widely used and accepted in the classroom, teachers are taking their ideas about how to improve learning environments, sharing them online, and creating web-based tools to benefit teachers and students. At the same time, the fact that the multi-billion dollar ed-tech space is exploding has not gone unnoticed by investors.
Programs like Imagine K12 run crash courses in ed-tech entrepreneurship, connecting fledgling companies to Silicon Valley venture capital firms (and staking out a six percent equity). But, as most educators know, while tech entrepreneurs can sometimes hit gold, not every newly minted site or software is useful to teachers. Digital Harbor Foundation.