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How To Create A Custom Search Engine For Your Students
While many teachers embrace the chaos of digital research (it is the “real world,” after all), for others setting students loose on Google is a recipe for a research project chock-full of Yahoo! Answers and…
80 Interesting Ways To Use Google Forms In The Classroom
When you think of innovative, edgy, compelling uses of technology, Google Forms isn’t exactly the first thing that leaps to mind. While you’d probably prefer a piece of hardware that’s affordable, easy to use, and…
What Happens When Students Are Simply Free To Learn?
If you could learn about anything, what would you choose to learn? If you gave this freedom to your students, what would they choose? Last fall, Patti Grayson shared with a few friends and me…
Edshelf Adds Social Learning To Their Innovative Curation Model
Edshelf URL Edshelf on twitter Edshelf on facebook Along with Learnist and Pocket, Edshelf is one of our favorite web apps that we discovered in 2012. The idea behind Edshelf is…
8 Classroom Management Tips–From Google?
by Jennifer Rita Nichols, TeachThought Intern One of the biggest struggles facing new teachers is figuring out how to effectively manage a classroom. This is very different from teaching–make no mistake about it! Most of…
10 Apps For More Organized Project-Based Learning
Project-Based Learning, by definition, is flexible. It encourages learner-centeredness, provides the possibility of more authentic work, and allows learners to self-manage and self-direct in places they used to have their hands held. But this has its…
The 5 Defining Characteristics Of Google+
by Kay Bisaillon, TeachThought Intern A few weeks ago, I joined a Google+ community at the request of a colleague. Honestly, I knew very little about Google+ . Although, I am always willing to try…
12 Powerful New Ideas For 21st Century Learning
How we learn is changing in response to a changing environment, from fluid digital environments to constant access to information, incredible peer networks to learning simulations, 21st century learning is teeming with possible learning pathways….
8 Simple Social Media Strategies For Your Classroom
8 Simple Social Media Strategies For Your Classroom by Adam Renfro first appeared on gettingsmart.com Are you ready to bring social networking to your classroom? If you’re looking to make your classroom more relevant, connected, and…
How To Create A Test That Grades Itself Using Google Forms
How To Create Self Grading Assessments With Google Forms Google Forms isn’t the first thing you think of when you think of assessment. It’s not especially elegant, it won’t wow students, and the learning curve…
10 Ways To Get Started Using Google+ In Your Classroom
by Kellie Ady Google+ was enabled for K-12 domains in the fall, and I am now thinking about how Google+ could fit into our district for both students and staff, especially in light of Skype’s…
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