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Jamboard

Jamboard

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Resource | Tagged with apps, brainstorm, brainstorming, collaboration, digital whiteboard, Free, group work, interactivity, mind map, mind mapping

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 in from their own devices anywhere and work on the same project. With its interactive features, Jamboard offers a collaborative platform for brainstorming, note-taking, […]

Science Journal

Science Journal

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, K-3, Resource | Tagged with app, apps, Free, interactivity, science

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 […]

Getting immersed in Shakespeare

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).

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Word Clouds

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, Active Learning, K-3, Not Subject Specific, Resource | Tagged with apps, Assessment, assistive technology; accessibility, data visualization, Free, interactivity, Language Arts, student response system, student response systems, word cloud, wordle

A word cloud is a cluster of words that responsively shows most used words as larger or more pronounced that lesser used words. It is a form of data visualization sometimes called ‘text’ or ‘tag’ clouds. You sometimes see a word cloud to represent the tags used for posts on a blog. A word cloud […]

PhET Interactive Simulations

PhET Interactive Simulations

Posted in 4-7, 8-12, English, Open Educational Resources, Post Secondary, Resource | Tagged with active learning, engagement, experiment, Free, french, game, interactivity, lesson plans, math, science, Simulations

PhET Interactive Simulations are research-based interactive tools that you can use to teach and learn physics, chemistry, math, biology and other sciences. As a teacher, you can select from the current simulation collections based on your subject and, using this free, open source technology, you can design your own simulation or modify the current ones […]


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