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Be SMART Savvy! IWB’s in education

Be SMART Savvy! IWB’s in education

Posted in Blog Posts, K-3, Not Subject Specific | Tagged with education, ets, interactive whiteboards, IWBs, lesson planning, multimedia, sandbox session, scarfe sandbox

Interactive WhiteBoards (IWBs), like the SmartBoard, became commonplace in schools about a decade ago. Today, many sit idly or have been replaced by less expensive interactive (or non-interactive) projectors like the Epson. These newer projectors turn any surface into an interactive touch screen. Newer Smartboard products even include multi-touch surfaces. IWB’s afford access to a […]

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Webcams and Virtual Field trips: engagement and real-world connections!

Posted in Blog Posts, Not Subject Specific | Tagged with ets, interactivity, lesson planning, multimodal, resources, sandbox session, science, skype, video, webcam

Real-world experiences, even those mediated by digital technologies such as web-cams, increase student motivation, engagement and learning at all grade levels (NREL, 2005).

Gearing up for Practicum! 2018-19

Gearing up for Practicum! 2018-19

Posted in Blog Posts | Tagged with ets, lesson planning, practicum, sandbox session, scarfe sandbox

With the practicum just around the corner, we want to remind TC’s that technology integration, planning and resource selection and evaluation support is available as they plan and prepare.

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Blogs and Social Media – Blending social & academic worlds

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Resource | Tagged with blog, blogs, ets, Free, kidblog, multimedia, sandbox session, scarfe sandbox, social media, social networking, Teacher Use

Social Networking, defined by Gunawardena et al (2009) as the “practice of expanding knowledge by making connections with individuals of similar interests” is a potentially powerful tool for both Post-Secondary Faculty and the K-12 classroom teacher. Through this networking, students are afforded the opportunity to co-create knowledge within a Community of Practice (Wenger et al, […]

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A brief history… Timelines

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, K-3, Paid, Resource | Tagged with ets, Free, inquiry, Language Arts, multimedia, scarfe sandbox, storytelling, timetoast

I came across TimeToast awhile ago and was just reminded of it this morning as a tool for creating interactive digital timelines. There are many options available for timeline creation – I’ve listed several in the ‘how to get started’ section below. For Timetoast, a free account allows photos to be uploaded, annotations and live […]


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