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News - 2022-03-11 The downloads for Hot Potatoes version 6 have all been removed. This is because that version has an obsolete facility for uploading files to the old hotpotatoes.net service, which no longer exists, and we would like to encourage all users to move to version 7 as soon as possible.A minor update to Hot Potatoes (version 7.0.3.0) has been released. What is Hot Potatoes? The Hot Potatoes suite includes six applications, enabling you to create interactive multiple-choice, short-answer, jumbled-sentence, crossword, matching/ordering and gap-fill exercises for the World Wide Web. Downloads Download Hot Potatoes for Windows from here: Hot Potatoes 7.0 installer (Hot Potatoes version 7.0.3.0 for Windows 98/ME/NT4/2000/XP/Vista/7/8/8.1/10 as well as Linux under Wine). When you first start up Hot Potatoes, it will ask you for your user name.
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5 Questions To Ask Before Using Tablets In School
Tablets are not for everyone. Most people are perfectly capable of making it through the day checking email, reading, and watching videos on their smartphone until they can make it home to their laptop. That being said, tablets were sent from on high for student life. They’re cheaper and easier to transport than laptops, yet they’re more substantial and full-featured than smartphones. Schools and colleges all over the country have taken note of tablets’ potential for enhancing the educational experience and many have begun to provide them for students. If your school has stiffed you but you still want a tablet, here’s a snapshot courtesy of our content partners at Online Degrees of what the market looks like right now for academic users. How Much Does Price Matter? High school and younger students may have a bit more (of their parents’) money to work with when it comes to buying a tablet, but we’re assuming price is the top consideration for you cash-strapped college kids.
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30 creative ways to use Padlet for teachers and students
I’m always excited when I’m using Padlet. Is it the interface, the way everything is designed, its purpose or the fact that I’m organizing things smoothly? I don’t know. It just makes me happy. And today I’ll try to make you happy as well. But first: What is Padlet? Padlet can be used by students and by teachers. Whoever has the Padlet board opened on his smartphone or computer, can see what’s on it and what everyone is writing. How to use Padlet? Using Padlet in the classroom is easy. Here you create an account and make your first board. Let your students insert the link in the browser or in the Padlet app. Then there’s one more question that needs to be answered: How to post things on Padlet? double click anywhere on the board;drag files in;paste from clipboard;save as bookmark with Padlet mini;or just click the ‘+’ button in the lower right corner. There is also the possibility to incorporate your Padlet into a Widget. 30+ Ways to use Padlet in the classroom 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. It gets better…
10 Steps to a Successful School iPad Program
Portions excerpted from new book, "iPad in Education for Dummies" by Sam Gliksman iPads have certainly become a highly desired commodity in education. Apple is reporting that schools are purchasing iPads by a ratio of 2:1 over MacBooks. Stated simply, technology alone doesn’t have the capacity to improve education. Well-planned technology deployments have the potential to have a remarkably transformative impact on schools and students. 1. Do you have adequate incoming Internet bandwidth to connect all the devices and use them at the same time? 2. Can you explain why you have decided to purchase iPads? It’s the question that’s rarely discussed before the decision is made to rush out and purchase new technology. 3. "We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them. " --Albert Einstein There’s a natural inclination to stay in your comfort zone. 4. 5. It’s important to remember that iPads are not laptops. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Teaching4Tomorrow Blog - Big Deal Media
Nov 11, 2022 Our Top Resources From October 2022 Each month we publish blogs and newsletters full of digital learning, funding, professional growth, social media, and STEM resources. Oct 28, 2022 Transforming from a Punitive to Restorative Disciplinary System While my title, “Dean of Discipline,” may sound a bit strict and traditional, our school has recently implemented a strategy that is proving to be transformational for teachers and students. Oct 14, 2022 Our Top Resources in September 2022 Each month we publish blogs and newsletters full of digital learning, funding, professional growth, social media, and STEM resources. Sep 23, 2022 3 Ways to Build a Case for (and Win) Early Learning STEAM Robotics Grants With millions of dollars of ESSER funding (as well as other federal, state, and local grants) still available, the smartest edtech investments are the ones that meet the following criteria: 1. 2. 3. Sep 09, 2022 Our Top Resources in August 2022 Aug 12, 2022 Our Top 5 Resources in July
30 interactive Google Slides activities for classroom excitement
Google Slides isn’t just for delivering presentations to an audience. Here are 30 activities that bring interactive learning to students. So often, people think of presentation slides as just that: a visual aid for delivering a presentation in front of an audience. But these slide apps (like Google Slides and PowerPoint in Office 365) really are powerful tools for delivering interactive user experiences. By thinking outside the box with Google Slides, PowerPoint, and other similar tools, teachers can create unique learning experiences for students. We originally curated 8 interactive Google Slides activities in this post but have found so many amazing ideas since then we knew we need to update! Below you will find our original 8 ideas plus 22 (yes 22!) 1. I created a PDF ebook to help you create PDF ebooks. ANOTHER FREE EBOOK — I wrote an ebook called “101 Practical Ways to Ditch That Textbook” as a gift to my readers. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Want to see an example? . 9. 10. Resources: 11. 12.
9 Outstanding Tools for Teachers
It no longer takes advanced technology knowledge to label someone a tech geek. You can now in a simple an easy process set up your site or blog in few minutes without knowing anything about HTML or PHP or any other scripting code. The interactive feature and ease of use the emerging web 2.0 tools provided for users made internet a better world for creative minds. In this post, Educational Technology and Mobile Learning has brought to you a bunch of great web tools to help you easily publish students works, provide a collaborative writing platform for them, and share their media and text with others. 1- JustPaste.it This is a cool web tool that lets you easily post text and pictures online . 2- Peg Peg is a tool that lets you create text based website . 3- Phile Phile is another tool to consider when creating a topic based blog for your classroom. 4- Weebly Weebly is a great free platform where you can create a website for your classroom. 5-Disposable Page 6- My Page 7- Pen.io 8-Primary Pad
