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5 Free Tools For Making Digital Portfolios
By Kristen Hicks on February 9, 2015
Students create a truly outstanding amount of work over the course of a year. Back when everything was done on paper, most of that work...
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Make the Most of the World’s Top Photo Feeds
By Leah Levy on January 30, 2015
From the smartphone Annie Leibovitzes to the Instagram Ansel Adams, it seems that everybody is a photographer these days. This is a fact teachers can...
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Lifelong Learning is a Crucial Educational Mindset
By Edudemic Staff on January 2, 2015
Doctors, lawyers, and other professionals never stop learning new techniques and strategies to hone their craft and remain on the cutting edge in their field...
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How to Turn Computer Games into Lesson Plans
By James Hinton on December 29, 2014
I was a child of the ‘80s. I started kindergarten in ’77, and proceeded to have the typical educational experience throughout the entire decade to...
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10 Most Popular Teaching Tools Used This Year
By Edudemic Staff on December 11, 2014
Last year, Edudemic published a list of the most essential and popular educational tools used in modern classrooms across the globe. While many of 2013’s...
9 Powerful (And FREE) Tools To Boost Summer Learning
By Lisa Johnson on June 16, 2014
Rapidly approaching the dog days of summer (give or take a few days or weeks), I felt a need to share a power packed suitcase...
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5 Free Social Bookmarking Tools I Use Every Day
By Katie Lepi on April 10, 2014
Most people I talk to have some sort of what might best be called an online routine. You know, the when and how of approaching...
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Why You Should Try Video Feedback With Students
By bcotmedia on April 9, 2014
The use of video in education is fast emerging as an efficient, creative, and effective way to help students learn. Over the past year I...
How To Understand Anything Using The Inquiry Process
By Jeff Dunn on November 15, 2013
Like Iron Man soaring out of the sky to save the day, the inquiry process can help save your tail when tasked with learning just...
3 Quick Tips For Building Digital Citizenship
By Jennifer Carey on October 1, 2013
Schools have a tendency to shy away from actively teaching digital citizenship due to time constraints in the curriculum, concerns about student-teacher interaction online, as...
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The 10 Most Popular Teacher Tools Being Used This Year
By Jeff Dunn on August 30, 2013
What are some of the most popular teacher tools being used this year? You may not know them all ... but hopefully you recognize at...
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9 Word Cloud Generators That Aren’t Wordle
By Kate Smitty on August 29, 2013
The details about the following nine word cloud generators will give you a fair idea how, as an educator, you can get the best out...
5 Powerful Common Core Tools For The Connected Educator
By Fred Sitkins on July 25, 2013
With forty-five states plus Washington DC and four territories adopting the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), I’m a little surprised educators are still questioning the...
10 Open Source Tools For Busy Teachers
By Katie Lepi on June 13, 2013
If you need some powerful software right now and don't have time or money to waste, these open source tools are perfect for you.
The Teacher’s Guide To Twitter
By Edudemic Staff on May 14, 2013
Twitter has proven itself to be an indispensable tool for educators around the globe. Whatever skill level you may be, Twitter is downright fun and...
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The 10 Skills Modern Teachers Must Have
By Jeff Dunn on March 12, 2013
In order to implement modern technology in your classroom, you better know about the important skills modern teachers must have in order to succeed.
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9 Digital Learning Day Activities For Your Classroom
By Jeff Dunn on February 5, 2013
The following are simply some of our favorite digital learning activities we've written about over the past couple years - curated just for you!
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iPad or Chromebook: 4 Questions To Ask Before Choosing
By Beth Holland on January 22, 2013
Choosing between the iPad or Chromebook leads one to ask many questions. EdTechTeacher's Beth Holland attempts to answer a few.
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50 Powerful Ways To Use Skype In The Classroom
By Katie Lepi on November 15, 2012
Skype, the free, ubiquitous VOIP downloadable, offers some unique opportunities for tech-savvy teachers to get their students learning in exciting new ways. It might prove...
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15 Free Learning Sites You’ve Probably Never Heard Of
By Katie Lepi on November 1, 2012
It can be hard to keep up with the ever-growing list of free educational sites out there, much less distinguish which ones will best meet...
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300+ Educational Twitter Hashtags Being Used Right Now
By Katie Lepi on September 17, 2012
Are you looking to figure out exactly which Twitter hashtag is the right one to follow? There's no shortage of options and it can feel...
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50 Interesting Ways To Use Skype In Your Classroom
By Jeff Dunn on August 24, 2012
There's a whole lot more to Skype than just placing some calls. Ever played battleship via Skype? How about learning a foreign language? Read on...
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Why Do We Focus On Finland? A Must-Have Guidebook
By Jeff Dunn on August 14, 2012
You can't talk about education reform without hearing a mention of Finland. Why is that? This guidebook is meant to be a great introduction and...
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50 Must-See Blogs For Special Education Teachers
By Jeff Dunn on August 8, 2012
While being a teacher is never easy, working with students in special education comes with some unique challenges. From writing lengthy IEPs to working closely...
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How 1:1 Technology Is Making School More Real
By Jeff Dunn on April 30, 2012
Back in 2007, I gave my students an end-of-year survey asking them how they felt their year with me had gone. On it, one...