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5 Ways Video Can Increase Student Ownership of Learning | Shake Up Learningn a student-centered classroom, it is important for students to take ownership of their learning and make it meaningful in a way that fits their needs and learning styles. This is much easier said than done. As a teacher, it can be difficult to get out of the way and let students take the reins. Ideally, we must take on the role of partner, guiding and facilitating learning. One crucial piece of the learning process is reflection, which can take many forms, but most agree that time to reflect is critical for learners of all ages.

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How to Push the Boundaries of School with Dynamic Learning | Shake Up LearningDoes your classroom offer one-and-done types of learning activities, or does the learning grow, inspire, and evolve throughout the year and beyond? With tools like G Suite for Education that are available 24/7, the learning doesn’t have to stop when the bell rings at the end of class, or when the worksheet is turned in, or even when the school year ends. The learning takes on a life of its own; it becomes dynamic. This concept alone should change the way you think about learning in general and change the way you facilitate learning in the classroom.

New Google Basics Series – Using Google Drawings For Creative Content ProjectsGoogle Drawings- My New BFF! Google Drawings is one of my favorite apps in G Suite. You can access it from inside your Google Drive from either your Chrome Web Browser or the Drive App using the &#…

If You Look At Student Work Take a Screenshot - Teacher TechScreenshot Student Work When reviewing student work, it can be helpful to have a visual of what you were looking at. Since you have the student work open, why not take a screenshot (or video) of it?! When leaving feedback students are then able to see exactly what you are seeing to match what you …

An Academic Use for Social Media | EdutopiaYou can leverage micro-writing—tweets, Instagram posts, and the like—to help students improve their communication and writing skills.

Tip #19: Why your group work doesn’t workIncreased off-task behaviour, social loafing and a lack of social skills are the reasons group work so often fails. Meticulously planning your groups, building in accountability and training your p…

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