Collaborate Ultra
Blackboard Collaborate Ultra is a browser-based web conferencing tool that teachers can use to schedule virtual meetings. Ideal for synchronous lectures and group presentations, Collaborate Ultra provides an accessible space for online teaching and learning. Given that it is browser-based, students are not reqiured to install a specific software and can join the meeting anywhere […]
Jamboard
NOTE: September 2023, Google announced that it is discontinuing JamBoard… For now, as of Fall 2023, it is still available… this will likely change! Jamboard is a digital whiteboard app developed by Google that can be used to create visual presentations and projects. It is a great tool for group work as students can log […]
Science Journal
Science Journal is a free app developed by Google that allows mobile devices to record and document experiment results. A phone is no longer just a pocket-size device but also a compass, accelerometer, magnetometer, and so much more. With its easy-to-use features and extensive resources for educators, Science Journal is highly accessible and can be […]
myBlueprint
myBlueprint is a Canadian-based online educational planning tool that provides a platform for students to explore and document their academic and vocational interests, eventually creating a step-by-step roadmap to achieve their goals. Students in grades K-6 can use All Aboue Me to reflect on their learning, track their growth, and share their achievements with teachers […]
Asking and Promoting Effective Questions
“Questioning is one of the thinking processing skills which is structurally embedded in the thinking operation of critical thinking, creative thinking, and problem-solving” (Cuccio‐Schirripa & Steiner, 2000, p. 210). Young children as natural inquirers Young children ask an estimated 10,000 questions per year before they begin formal schooling (Harris, 2012). Preschoolers increasingly use questions […]