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We know teaching in a one-to-one technology school can be overwhelming sometimes. That's why we investigate a variety of research-based resources and materials to help you engage students in the learning process, enhance student learning with technology, and extend student learning beyond the classroom.
We know teaching in a one-to-one technology school can be overwhelming sometimes. That's why we investigate a variety of research-based resources and materials to help you engage students in the learning process, enhance student learning with technology, and extend student learning beyond the classroom.
Please reach out to us if you have questions about using technology to engage, enhance and extend students' experiences in your classroom.
Please reach out to us if you have questions about using technology to engage, enhance and extend students' experiences in your classroom.
Lesson Planning Support
Lesson Planning Support
Triple E Framework
Triple E Framework
A framework for educators to measure how well technology tools integrated into lessons are helping students engage in, enhance and extend learning goals. Learning First, Technology Second #tripleE
ReadWriteThink
ReadWriteThink
Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.
HippoCampus.org is a free, core academic web site that delivers rich multimedia content--videos, animations, and simulations--on general education subjects to middle-school and high-school teachers and college professors, and their students, free of charge.
Instructional Strategies that work well alongside Technology
Instructional Strategies that work well alongside Technology
This discussion technique gives students the opportunity to respond to questions in written form before engaging in meaningful conversation with other students. Asking students to write and discuss ideas with a partner before sharing with the larger group builds confidence, encourages greater participation, and results in more thoughtful discussions.
Visible Thinking makes extensive use of learning routines that are thinking rich. These routines are simple structures, for example a set of questions or a short sequence of steps, that can be used across various grade levels and content. What makes them routines, versus merely strategies, is that they get used over and over again in the classroom so that they become part of the fabric of classroom' culture.
This comprehension strategy activates students' prior knowledge, builds curiosity about a new topic before learning about it, and then checks for understanding after the topic is presented. Before beginning the lesson, students listen to or read several statements about key concepts within the new content and choose whether they agree or disagree. After the lesson presentation, students revisit the Anticipation Guide and see if they still agree with their initial decisions.
The KWL Chart starts students thinking about what they Know about a topic, what they Want to know, and what they have Learned in the end. This note-taking device guides students through a three-step process to activate background knowledge, develop a purpose for learning, and summarize.
This cooperative-learning reading technique gives students the opportunity to specialize in one aspect of a topic, master the topic, and teach the material to group members. Asking students to work together in a Jigsaw builds comprehension, encourages cooperation, and improves communication and problem-solving skills.
This strategy permits all students to participate in discussion, rather than only a few students participating in a class-wide discussion. All students are able to process new learning while engaging in meaningful conversation with a classmate.
This processing activity gives students the opportunity to respond to questions in writing. Asking students to think and write about what they are learning promotes retention and comprehension. These quick checks for understanding help students make sense of what they are learning before moving on in the lesson.
“But, Because, So” is a powerful strategy, because it forces students to expand their thinking with precision, clarity and variety. “But, Because, So” is powerful, so encourage teachers to use it in every academic discipline.
Enhancing Learning with Technology
Enhancing Learning with Technology
Scaffolds to reach more sophisticated understanding through higher-order thinking.
Scaffolds to reach more sophisticated understanding through higher-order thinking.
Added value beyond traditional tools for differentiation or personalization.
Added value beyond traditional tools for differentiation or personalization.
PBS and your PBS member station have curated FREE, standards-aligned videos, interactives, lesson plans, and more for teachers like you.
TED-Ed provides everything you need to spark and celebrate your students' ideas. Browse hundreds of TED-Ed animations - short, award-winning videos that will spark the curiosity of your learners. You'll also find thousands of other video-based lessons organized by the subjects you teach.
Ignite student interest and open doorways to learning with exciting real world curriculum resources, packaged with instructional strategies and personalized for your needs as an educator.
Every great love affair with reading begins with engagement, and Assessments are the ultimate in engagement. Know if students did the reading, if they’ve understood it, and much more. (All from the comfort of your mobile device.)
The Voices of Democracy project promotes the study of great speeches and debates in U.S. history. The emphasis of the project is on the actual words of those who have defined the country’s guiding principles, debated controversial social and political issues, and shaped the identity and character of the American people.
Wonderopolis® is a place where natural curiosity and imagination lead to exploration and discovery in learners of all ages. Each day, we pose an intriguing question—the Wonder of the Day®—and explore it in a variety of ways.
Find educational resources for Grades Pre-K–12, from brief activity ideas to rich multimedia lessons and units.
TweenTribune's questions, quizzes, and educator tools can help kids follow and understand the news; its content may work best with younger users.
The tool for creating interactive content that makes your audience fall in love. Communicate, educate, and attract by bringing your content to life.
Create beautiful designs with your team. Use Canva's drag-and-drop feature and layouts to design, share and print business cards, logos, presentations and so much more!
Easy and free screen recorder for Mac, Windows, and Chromebooks. Record your camera and screen with audio directly from your Chrome browser and share ...
For anyone interested in an educational podcast about philosophy where you don't need to be a graduate-level philosopher to understand it. In chronological order, the thinkers and ideas that forged the world we live in are broken down and explained.
American Rhetoric is a database of and index to 5000+ full text, audio and video versions of public speeches, sermons, legal proceedings, lectures, debates, interviews, other recorded media events, and a declaration or two.
The Poetry Foundation, publisher of Poetry magazine, is an independent literary organization committed to a vigorous presence for poetry in our culture. It exists to discover and celebrate the best poetry and to place it before the largest possible audience.
Created by experts, Khan Academy’s library of trusted, standards-aligned practice and lessons covers math K-12 through early college, grammar, science, history, AP®, SAT®, and more. It’s all free for learners and teachers.
Did we miss the one you were looking for? Check out the Enhancing Learning with Technology document for more websites.
Technology and Engagement
Technology and Engagement
Social, Co-Use, or Co-Engagement
Social, Co-Use, or Co-Engagement
Active Learning
Active Learning
Time-on-task
Time-on-task
An innovative application to improve critical thinking skills and math communication of students in grades 2-12.
Gimkit is a game show for the classroom that requires knowledge, collaboration, and strategy to win.
Making asking for help easier and more organized, ClassroomQ takes hand-raising to a whole new level!
Gamifying your classroom, and make school meaningful for your students while teaching to the whole child.
Whether you're taking notes, brainstorming, planning, or doing something awesomely creative, it is super simple to visualise your ideas with Coggle.
With Phet Interactive Simulations, Math and Science teachers have access to simulation-specific tips and video primers, resources for teaching with simulations, and activities shared by our teacher community.
Flipgrid is simple. Engage and empower every voice in your classroom or community by recording and sharing short, awesome videos … together!
In the classroom and at home, students use Popplet for learning. Used as a mind-map, Popplet helps students think and learn visually. Students can capture facts, thoughts, and images and learn to create relationships between them.
Did we miss an engaging tool you'd like to know more about? Check the comprehensive list of Technology and Engagement Tools here.
Technology and Extension
Technology and Extension
Allows student to learn 24/7
Allows student to learn 24/7
Bridges everyday experiences with school learning
Bridges everyday experiences with school learning
Everyday soft skills (ATL skills!)
Everyday soft skills (ATL skills!)
PenPal Schools enables you and your class to join the world's largest collaborative learning community
EVERFI empowers educators to bring real-world learning into the classroom and equip students with the skills they need for success–now and in the future.
Go from questioning to understanding. Brainly is the knowledge-sharing community where 150 million students and experts put their heads together to crack their toughest homework questions.
Skype in the classroom enables teachers to select from hundreds of Guest Speakers and invite them in the classroom to share their expertise and inspire students!
The premier one-stop website for live, interactive learning experiences.
Explore the map and view historical images from around the globe.
With.in enables you to explore extraordinary stories in virtual reality.
The Global Oneness Project brings the world to your classroom with a myriad of resources.
Writing Resources
Writing Resources
Write About is a classroom writing community and publishing platform built by teachers.
PaperRater is a FREE resource that uses Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, writings are analyzed for a host of grammatical and mechanical errors as well as plagiarism in real-time with results typically appearing 5-15 seconds after submission.
The Purdue Online Writing Lab offers free resources including Writing and Teaching Writing, Research, Grammar and Mechanics, Style Guides, ESL (English as a Second Language), and Job Search and Professional Writing.
EasyBib.com has tools to help you create citations for over 50 source types in this style, as well as a guide to show you how an MLA paper should be formatted.
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