Podcasts that feature native speakers help students improve their listening skills and gain cultural knowledge.
How Educators Can Use PLCs for Innovation and Support | Edutopia - 2 views
5 Ways Teachers Can Maintain a Professional Online Presence | Edutopia - 0 views
20 ways to build classroom community and relationships - Ditch That Textbook - 1 views
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20 ways to build classroom community and relationships
How High School Teachers Can Use Technology to Improve the Process of Giving Feedback |... - 2 views
30 K-12 IT Influencers to Follow in 2022 | EdTech Magazine - 1 views
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All of these influencers have websites and/or are active on social media - creating information/directions/blogs/videos/posts for teachers about technology. Pick your favorite and dig in!
Customized email newsletters for every kid with Google Forms - Ditch That Textbook - 0 views
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Input data with a Gform, then take that data from a Google Sheet spreadsheet and merge it into a Google Docs template automatically.
Using Morning Messages to Start the Day in Elementary School Distance Learning | Edutopia - 0 views
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"The morning message is a popular way to help elementary students transition into school-and it can be adapted for home learning."
Effective Uses of Technology in Elementary School | Edutopia - 0 views
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"Minimizing screen time and maximizing student interactions are worthwhile, but there are still good uses of technology in the elementary grades. "
Teaching Middle and High School Students to Evaluate Websites | Edutopia - 0 views
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"A few pointers on how to guide middle and high school students to determine whether a website offers accurate information."
How to Teach With Wordle | Tech & Learning - 0 views
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"The viral word game Wordle can be used in the classroom to promote problem-solving and other skills."
7 Clever, Teacher-Tested Tech Hacks | Edutopia - 2 views
Free Technology for Teachers: Five Fun Breakout Games for Online and In-person Classrooms - 2 views
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This blog post talks about Breakout EDU and how these games "provide fun challenges for students to solve together" where students also learn about each other and build community.
Home - Games2Teach - 0 views
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From 2018, but a good place to explore using games to teach.
Google's buried treasure: 20 hidden tricks and tools - Ditch That Textbook - 5 views
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20 hidden tricks & tools
15 Best Podcasts for Language Learning - 2 views
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Mentioned in Edutopia article - "With a native speaker in your ear, you can study a language and be transported at a time when we all need an escape."
How to Use Podcasts in Middle and High School World Language Classes | Edutopia - 0 views
Teaching world languages in the virtual classroom | SmartBrief - 5 views
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One “choice” assignment I regularly offer students is letting them engage in a texting conversation in Spanish and send me the screenshots. This assignment seems more like fun than like work. Plus, students are able to use the language in an authentic, realistic way.
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This looks like an easy way to have learners interact outside of class.
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Connect students with another class and set up a virtual pen pal program. (Bonus points if you can arrange this with a class in a country in which the target language is spoken.)
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Nice resources. I have not heard of Actively Learning. But I have used screenomatic and Edpuzzle together. It worked well. -
Lots of good ideas. I would like to look into Actively Learning. Sounds like a great resource. Pear Deck is another one I would like to try. I agree that the virtual pen pals sounds like fun, as does having students text in Spanish and send you screenshots. They already have tons of personal experience with that already.
