TECH TOOLS WITH A PURPOSE As I get ready to finish my first year as the Instructional Technology Specialist at Burlington High School, I can’t help but reflect on one of the very first technology tools I promoted and shared with my colleagues. That tool was Movenote. What excited me about Movenote was that it was free,…
Video in the Classroom Many teachers incorporate video both in and outside of the classroom for instructional purposes. When integrated effectively, videos can be a powerful instructional tool. Video can also be used to engage and motivate students, promote critical thinking, and spark lively classroom or online discussions. And of course, the integration of video…
With summer just a few weeks away, I wanted to share a broad range of hands-on, high quality professional development opportunities for Burlington teachers, staff, and administrators to explore. Whether you are looking for collaborative, teacher-led formats such as an Edcamp, want time to experiment with technology tools that can engage all learners and solve real…
Flowboard is a free app for the iPad (also works on the web) that allows you to create interactive, multimedia presentations. Through simple touch gestures, you can add images, text and video to create a highly visual and engaging presentation or tell a powerful digital story. Flowboard is filled with loads of great features and students will…
With summer vacation just a few weeks away it can be easy for students to become distracted, but teachers are still focused on preparing students for final exams. Many teachers look for ways to make review sessions fun and engaging and use tools such as Socrative. As an alternative, teachers can try the free, web-based, device…
As finals approach, FlipQuiz is the perfect tool to use for reviewing course material with your students. It’s simple and free, but it will revolutionize the way teachers make review games. With FlipQuiz, all you have to do is sign up for free and you can begin making games or playing games made by other users.…
Classroom is Google’s latest student-centered education product and is scheduled to be released this coming fall. After watching the Classroom promotional video and reading about its features and capabilities, I immediately requested an invite to try it out. Millions of other instructional technology specialists, educators, and GAFE school administrators likely did the same. To say…
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