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Interactive and Engaging EdTech Tools
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Agenda
Agenda
Welcome and Introductions
Interactive and Engaging EdTech Tools
Q&A
Interactive and Engaging EdTech Tools
Interactive and Engaging EdTech Tools
Taking a cue from this article from Edutopia, let's explore interactive and engaging EdTech tools through the lens of 3 key components:
Construct: Using technology "to allow students to construct their own ideas in order to create personal meaning"
Collaborate: Using technology to "foster collaboration with others within and beyond the classroom"
Create: Using technology as "a tool that allows students to design, build, and perform tasks"
Construct
Construct
Newsela
Newsela
Newsela is an educational platform that provides leveled, current event articles designed to support literacy and critical thinking in classrooms, with content adaptable for various reading abilities in a freemium format. Teachers will have access to 4 curated articles for free at all times.
Britannica School
Britannica School
Britannica School, available for free through TexQuest, is a digital resource offering comprehensive, curriculum-aligned articles, multimedia, and research tools for K-12 students to support research and classroom learning. If you need TexQuest login info, email sunday.mcadams@esc9.net for support!
Collaborate
Collaborate
FigJam
FigJam
Now available as an add-on in Google Classroom, FigJam whiteboards are easy to assign to students for collaboration.
Canva
Canva
Canva whiteboards offer a variety of templates and tools to make collaboration in the classroom fun and engaging.
Hosted by FigJam, this webinar will walk through the basics of using FigJam in the classroom.
Create
Create
Adobe Express
Adobe Express
Adobe Express for Education is free to teachers and students and can be set up district-wide by your IT department. Otherwise, students join by a code.
The platform offers a variety of tools that students can use to create projects and products.
Additional Resources
Additional Resources
Digital Citizenship Week: October 14-18
Digital Citizenship Week: October 14-18
Common Sense Education leads Digital Citizenship Week each October and provides free lessons and activities for grades K-12. Check them out below.
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