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Canva - Amazingly simple graphic design - 2 views

www.canva.com

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shared by ryanandcala on 13 Oct 13 - No Cached
  • ryanandcala on 13 Oct 13
     
    While still in closed Beta this will be an awesome tool for teachers and students!
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  • Erin Mulder on 13 Oct 13
     
    Wow Ryan! This looks like an awesome resource once it gets going! I think that this could be a wonderful tool in getting students creating their own graphic design images, etc. I think that this could be used by both teachers and students! Teachers could use this to create material for the classroom, etc., and students can create images for projects, school organizations, etc. It seems similar to Animoto (animoto.com), which allows you to easily create video/slideshows on the web. Great resource!
  • Jeremy Cooper on 13 Oct 13
     
    Thank you for sharing this resource, I had no idea something like this was out there! I'm going to try messing around with Canva and see if I can make some new designs for my blog since I'm just using default Blogger templates now. I love how simple it looks and I can see how it would be easy for students and non-techie people to use. I can also see myself actually being able to produce some of my own posters for my classroom as well.
  • Paige Blocker on 13 Oct 13
     
    Ryan I had never heard of Canva! This looks cool and I feel would be a great tool for students and teachers, like you said. This seems like it could really have students and teachers getting creative and sharing that with each other!
  • Kim McCoy-Parker on 14 Oct 13
     
    Ryan- Thank you for introducing this brand new tool. It looks like an app that can be used by both teachers and students. This is one I would like to stay up to date with so that I can give it a try when it releases for use.
  • hoffeuni on 15 Nov 17
     
    Canva is a great tool. I have used this tool in my classroom. We used Canva's Snapchat filter template to create filters for our school. This tool is great for students to express their creative side. The one downfall I have seen with Canva is that some of their features are premium and that leaves a watermark on the final project.
  • Taylor Niewohner on 16 Nov 17
     
    This seems like a really cool resource Ryan!
  • mrsstacycampbell on 16 Nov 17
     
    I am a big fan of Canva! I taught my 4th grade students how to use it last year. They continue to use it for projects, tasks, and assignments. They have a hard time finding free graphics on the site, though. Luckily, they are also good at finding and inserting their own :)
Colleen Griffith

The Connected Classroom - Classroom - 0 views

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  • Colleen Griffith on 15 Oct 13
     
    The Connected Classroom is a one stop shop for all your 21st Century learning tools. The page includes links to blogs, graphic organizers, podcasts, and much more. Teachers can use this sight to find popular web tools to use in the classroom. It is also helpful for learning about 21st Century skills and examples of them.
Morgan McFate

Educational Leadership:Multiple Measures:Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards - 1 views

www.ascd.org/...h-Interactive-Whiteboards.aspx

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shared by Morgan McFate on 12 Oct 15 - Cached
  • For those who may still be unfamiliar with the technology, an interactive whiteboard is a large display that connects to a computer and a projector. The projector projects the computer's desktop onto the board's surface, where users control the computer with a pen, finger, or other device.
  • The first is the learner-response device—handheld voting devices that students use to enter their responses to questions.
  • A second feature is the use of graphics and other visuals to represent information
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  • A third feature is the interactive whiteboard reinforcer—applications that teachers can use to signal that an answer is correct or to present information in an unusual context
  • Morgan McFate on 12 Oct 15
     
    A quick little website about the some of the pros and cons of using interactive whiteboards in class and how they worked when researched. 
  • Anna Kron on 12 Oct 15
     
    I think that this may be the content of an article, not a website. Also I question how the results they found have changed, considering that this article was published in 2009. Therefore, I am not sure how relevant the content of this article is, because the technology has undoubtedly changed a lot since it was written. This resource is definitely for teacher use; I think the writers are trying to help teachers see how they can utilize interactive whiteboards more effectively in their classrooms. This article left me questioning what the authors were talking about a little bit: under the "What the Research Found" portion of the article, the authors describe three features "inherent in interactive whiteboards" that have increased student achievement. However, the handheld voting devices and projection of graphics and visuals can be done without an interactive whiteboard. It left me unsure about how useful interactive whiteboards are; I think that if I had my choice of technology in the classroom, an interactive whiteboard would not be high on my list.
Megan Brady

udltechtoolkit - home - 0 views

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  • Megan Brady on 13 Oct 13
     
    An online guide for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in classrooms grades kindergarten to 12th grade.
  • Megan Brady on 13 Oct 13
     
    An online guide for Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in classrooms grades kindergarten to 12th grade.
  • Jeremy Cooper on 13 Oct 13
     
    There are a lot of resources here for all classrooms, teachers, and students. It is divided up into 14 different categories and everything that I've looked at is free to your classroom. I've been searching for a few resources, such as a good audio-to-speech converter and some better graphics organizer sites. I typically have students create a end of the semester portfolio that documents all of their learning and their final products in various categories and I can see how sites like Cacoo, Organizely, and Popplet could really help me out.
Katie Upah

Nine Strategies for Reaching All Learners in English - 0 views

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  • Readers and Writers Workshop is an instructional model that focuses on students as learners, as well as readers and writers in practice. As readers and writers, students are mentored, working in a supportive and collaborative environment with their mentor on touchstone texts.
  • As a middle school ELA teacher, I continue to collaborate with my peers in the building and across the school district. I participate in planning and designing instruction, inquiry-based studies, and collaborative coaching and learning. These activities have provided me with a repertoire of research-based best practices to engage the readers and writers in my ELA classroom.
  • From the first day of school, we encourage students to choose the books they read. We model how to choose and review a book for reading. We also encourage students to choose books at their independent reading level rather than at their frustration or difficult level. Students read for 30 minutes daily and complete an entry on the reading.
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  • Provide instruction in basic reading strategies using reciprocal teaching practice that includes predicting, visualizing, questioning, clarifying, and summarizing.
  • Teach students to mark or highlight text for main ideas and also for answers to specific questions. Text annotation is an excellent method to make meaning and provide evidence to support answers.
  • Use t-chart graphic organizers to have them identify specific lines from a text and explain their thoughts about the lines.
  • Katie Upah on 08 Oct 15
     
    This article lists 9 general strategies to appeal to all students in the English classroom, both in the middle school and the high school.
Krista Garvin

Mind Mapping Software - Create Mind Maps online - 4 views

www.mindmeister.com

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  • Krista Garvin on 11 Oct 14
     
    This website is a good tool for teachers to map student's ideas within the classroom. Teachers can model the use of this website and have their students use it as well.
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  • Krista Garvin on 11 Oct 14
     
    This website is a good tool for teachers to map student's ideas within the classroom. Teachers can model the use of this website and have their students use it as well.
  • Heather Davis on 12 Oct 14
     
    I have never heard of this website prior to this link. I think it is great for teacher and students because of the collaboration feature. I would definitely use this as a shared experience with my future students!
  • davidstanfield on 12 Oct 14
     
    Mindmeister is a great resource for students! Graphic organizers are a powerful tool to help organize thinking. Mindmeister's ability to bring collaboration into the mix just makes it better, as well as being able to present. Works on multiple types of devices too, so good for everyone!
  • bredvick on 13 Oct 14
     
    I really like this software! When I think of Social Bookmarking I want to use it to help me find different tools that will benefit me in my classroom. I can think of a time where I am going to want a nice mind mapping software that you can collaborate with, and I know I will be able to come and look at this resource. I agree that this software could be used very effectively, especially because it does have the collaboration tool. I believe this tool could be used both for the teacher and also the student. I could see how easily I could use this website in my life, both when trying to explain things and also in group work. I am aware of different concept maps you can create online, but I believe this one looks user friendly and I would like to explore it even more!
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