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This Google drawing by Tim in Ohio identifies how "video" integration can be defined based on each SAMR framework level.

Nice overview of LiveBinders and how to use the various features.

Are you studying....eutrophication? Insects? water catchments? bird migrations? substaining fish? How about Planet Earth? These are all interactive sites for students to explore and use what they have learned through a gaming process.

Editor's Note: Author David Bill is a designer and educator who consulted with The Third Teacher+ on the Remake Your Class project highlighted in the videos below. The tips in this post go along with the companion video. We are excited by the simplicity (and low price tag!) of this great redesign.

"Classcraft is a free online educational role-playing game that teachers and students play together in the classroom. Acting as a gamification layer around any existing curriculum, the game transforms the way a class is experienced, throughout the school year."

Classcraft is a free online educational role-playing game that teachers and students play together in the classroom. Acting as a gamification layer around any existing curriculum, the game transforms the way a class is experienced, throughout the school year. Explore the different sections below to get a better understand of how Classcraft works.

The use of YouTube as an aid to educate the future of the world has become more and more prevalent, and is becoming a way all teachers could benefit educating their students. Source: edtechreview.in See on Scoop.it - Technology in the Classroom , 1:1 Laptops & iPads and MORE

If you haven't seen this, don't wait another moment. So clever and so useful!

Comprehensive schema for visualizing!! What a clever reference. Popups give examples of each type.

Creative video idea for students and teachers to introduce themselves.

Great post on the use of apps based on SAMR levels. The post also shared downloads of dice (when folded properly) displaying various apps and color coded for SAMR. The dice could even be used for app smashing too.

Tony Vincent shared this post containing a PDF guide for planning iMoive trailers. I plan on using his storyboard for my students.