Media Literacy Now - 1 views
*Tool Name: Media Literacy Now Link: https://medialiteracynow.org/ *Short Description: Media Literacy now is an organization that is both consumer and educator driven. Through news articles that...
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Newsela and Commonlit - 0 views
https://newsela.com/ While we have heard about Newsela before, I'm going to give it another plug here. At Newsela, students can find news articles that come from many different respectable and reli...
Edutopia: Digital Citizenship Week: 6 Resources for Educators - 1 views
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teachlesenfants on 03 Jul 16This article has a lot of good resources for teaching digital citizenship, particularly for elementary educators.
Let's Get Real: Virtual Reality Is Here to Stay - 2 views
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Remember when taking a field trip involved packing a sack lunch, getting on a school bus with the entire third grade and riding to the nearest museum? It was an all-day experience that involved sightseeing, but only in fairly close proximity to your school building.
Kids News Articles - 1 views
Scholastic.com is a wonderful resource for younger students to be introduced to a news website. They can navigate through the website and explore the format of a credible source! http://magazines...
What Is Digital Literacy? - 1 views
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While the word "literacy" alone generally refers to reading and writing skills, when you tack on the word "digital" before it, the term encompasses much, much more. Sure, reading and writing are still very much at the heart of digital literacy.
Critical Thinking - 0 views
Students are able to explore topics for debates and speeches using the Issues Researcher! #techinpedagogy Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mr_Henry6H/status/965982163165466625 Tool Name: Pro...
Factitious http://factitious.augamestudio.com - 3 views
Lauren MacDonald Tool Name: Factitious http://factitious.augamestudio.com/#/ Short Description: Factitious is an online fact-checking game for middle and high school students, or even anyone who n...
Edudemic and ReadWriteThink - 1 views
Both great resources for staying on top of the current trends in technology, especially information literacy. Great articles on how to protect students from fake news, and lesson ideas for inquiry ...
QR Codes: Pushing the Narrative on Scannables - 1 views
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The first time that I tried to scan a quick response (QR) code, I held my iPhone up to a poster on the subway. I was underground without any cell service, and I didn't know that there was such as thing as a QR code reader app.
Tired of Fake information? Try Google Scholar - 1 views
Google Scholar is a great tool that can be used for scholarly peer-reviewed articles. This is the best source for REAL information.
12 augmented reality apps students can use today - 4 views
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As augmented reality's classroom potential grows, apps are becoming more relevant and targeted.
Scrible #techinpedagogy400 - 1 views
found a website called scrible that is so simple to use and allows students to share their ideas, annotate articles and create their own libraries of articles too!! https://www.scrible.com/
LeVar Burton: Digital Devices Can Embrace Storytelling - 0 views
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Before LeVar Burton was Kunta Kinte in the 1977 TV miniseries Roots or host of the long-running and much-loved PBS children's show Reading Rainbow, he was a little boy watching his mother read piles of books in their California home. It was that scene that would spark in the actor a lifelong passion for storytelling.
Tech Tips for Teachers: 3 Ways to Use QR Codes in the Classroom - 0 views
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Although QR codes have long since lost their shiny, new glow, the technology hasn't lost its value in education. The rise of one-to-one computing and bring-your-own-device programs in K-12 schools means students access digital learning tools more than ever before.
How Google Chromebooks Conquered Schools - 0 views
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The Google Chromebook, a type of stripped-down laptop, isn't a practical mobile device for many people - mostly because it basically turns into an expensive paperweight whenever it can't find a Wi-Fi connection. Yet Chromebooks have defied expectations and made major inroads in an unexpected environment - U.S.
Factitious - 2 views
#Factitious is an online game that generates real and fake articles for the players. Once the player decides whether the source was credible or not, the game states the answer. Teaching to evaluate...
Modern English Shakespeare Resources: Facts, Plays, Sonnets - 0 views
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Take a browse through the No Sweat Shakespeare website using the navigation options at the top and right hand side of each page, or click the quick links below to take you to a specific article on Shakespeare: Shakespeare Basics: Brush up on some Shakespeare facts, read William Shakespeare's biography, see Shakespeare's life and work in a timeline or swot up on Elizabethan theatre and drama.
3 Ways Video Games Can Help Students Thrive - 0 views
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Imagine a school where each subject, from mathematics to history, has a gaming component. That's the case at Quest to Learn (Q2L), a sixth- through 12th-grade school in New York City. The school opened in 2009, with an emphasis on integrating games into learning, such as a one-trimester gaming experience in which a scientist travels through the human body, a post on Edudemic reports.
How Gaming Connects to SEL and Career Readiness - 0 views
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What kinds of jobs will our students have, and how well are we preparing them for the future? The World Economic Forum, a not-for-profit foundation, is reaching out to educators worldwide. Their call to educators includes redefining what it means to be educated and prepared for work and civic participation-as well as an integration of technology.