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How To Use IXL: 8 Tips For Using The K-12 Adaptive Learning Platform
How To Use IXL: 8 Tips For Using The K-12 Adaptive Learning Platform by TeachThought Staff IXL is a personalized learning platform used by over 400,000 teachers worldwide. It combines...
12 Ways To Make YouTube Safer For Children
12 Ways To Make YouTube Safer For Children contributed by Jesse Lubinsky It has become a moment of almost existential dread for parents around the country. One moment, they’ll hear...
How Twitter Can Help Students Write Better Thesis Statements
How Twitter Can Help Students Write Better Thesis Statements by TeachThought Staff Few concepts bewilder young writers--emerging, hesitant, struggling, and gifted alike--more than the thesis statement. The definition of a...
How To Use Locked Mode On Google Chromebook
How To Use Locked Mode On Google Chromebook by TeachThought Staff We've talked about ways to use Google Classroom. Today, we're going to take a look at a simple feature...
The Use Of Advanced Technology To Support Education
Image attribution flickr user tulanepublicrelations The Use Of Advanced Technology To Support Education contributed by Anne Davis The limits of the modern classroom are, in many...
How To Use Flipgrid: A Guide For Teachers
How To Use Flipgrid: A Visual Guide For Teachers by TeachThought Staff What is Flipgrid? In short, Flipgrid is a free, education-focused platform to create and share short videos. Quick Overview:...
What Is The MAP Reading Fluency Test? A Literacy Assessment Tool For Teachers
What Is The MAP Reading Fluency Test? A Literacy Assessment Tool For Teachers by TeachThought Staff This is sponsored content. NWEA.org asked us to let you know about the tool...
6 Ways To Support Students Without Internet Access At Home
6 Ways To Support Students Without Internet Access At Home contributed by Maria Winters DiMarco We've discussed five reasons to teach digital literacy in the classroom. In reading Paul's post,...
The 20-20-20 Rule: Why Students Need To Take Screen Breaks
The 20-20-20 Rule: Why Students Need To Take Screen Breaks contributed by Jenna Smith Many students turn to online charter schools because of the flexibility those programs offer. In online...
60 Smarter Ways To Use Google Classroom
60 Smarter Ways To Use Google Classroom by Terry Heick Google Classroom is quietly becoming the most powerful tool in education technology. It may lack the visual appeal of iPads,...
An App To Help Students Practice Social Skills
Overview A basic app to help students 4+ to practice what is 'appropriate' or not in certain social situations Platforms: iOS:iPhone iOS: iPad Android Cost: Free with in-app purchases...
How To Add Feedback To Student Writing On Google Docs
How To Add Feedback To Student Writing On Google Docs by TeachThought Staff Feedback is crucial for learning but there is an art and a science to its use. In...
YouTube For Children: Is It Still Worth The Risk?
image attribution flickr user flickeringbrad YouTube For Children: Is It Still Worth The Risk? by Terry Heick Over the years, I've seen YouTube morph from a...
48 iPad Apps That Support A Student-Centered Workflow
48 iPad Apps That Support A Student-Centered Workflow by TeachThought Staff Updated for 2019-2020 If you use iPads in your classroom, you've likely been faced with the challenge of workflow--how...
What Is eduCLIMBER? A Tool To Organize Student Data Once And For All
What Is eduCLIMBER? A Tool To Organize Student Data Once And For All by TeachThought Staff This post is sponsored by Illuminate Education, a platform designed to organize actionable data that allows...
Why Technology Hasn’t Already Transformed Education
Why Technology Still Hasn't Transformed Education or Why iPads Haven't Changed Much In Your Classroom by Terry Heick Preface: I wrote this post in early 2012 in response to Apple’s then-new...
You Can Now Drag And Drop To Organize Your Google Classwork Page
You Can Now Drag And Drop To Organize Your Google Classwork Page by TeachThought Staff As of early 2019, you can now drag and drop topics and individual Classwork items to...
15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For Students With Disabilities
15 Assistive Technology Tools & Resources For Students With Disabilities contributed by Brian Neese, Alvernia University According to the National Education Association (NEA), the number of U.S. students enrolled in special...
