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Facilitator(s): Dr. Bruce Ellis
Join us to dive deep into the updated ISTE standards and learn how they can direct your teaching to better engage and empower your students with technology.
Key words within these Standards
Key words within these Standards
articulate and set personal learning goals
develop strategies leveraging technology
reflect on the learning process
build networks
customize their learning environments
seek feedback
understand fundamental concepts
troubleshoot current technologies
transfer knowledge
cultivate and manage digital identity
engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior
respect for rights and obligations
manage their personal data
plan and employ effective research strategies
evaluate information and sources
curate information
build knowledge
developing ideas and theories
know and use a deliberate design process
select and use digital tools
develop, test and refine prototypes
exhibit a tolerance for ambiguity
formulate problem definitions
collect data
identify relevant data sets
use digital tools to analyze
represent data in various ways
break problems into component parts
extract key information
develop descriptive models
facilitate problem-solving
use algorithmic thinking
create and test automated solutions
choose the appropriate platforms and tools
create original works
repurpose or remix digital
communicate complex ideas
publish or present content
use digital tools to connect
use collaborative technologies
contribute constructively to project teams
explore local and global issues
Tech Tools to Use
Tech Tools to Use
Adobe Spark – Create impactful graphics, web pages and video stories in minutes with Spark’s free graphic design app.
Animoto – With just a few photos or video clips, administrators and teachers can easily connect with students and parents through video in and out of the classroom.
Answer Garden – AnswerGarden is a new minimalistic feedback tool. Use it for real time audience participation, online brainstorming and classroom feedback.
Appear.in – Stay productive with effortless video collaboration!
Book Creator – Easily create eBooks that can be accessed via iBooks. Combine text, photos, graphics, and multimedia for a great writing/reading experience!
Canva – Unleash your creativity and design great products!
ChatterPix – Give your photos a voice with ChatterPix! Chatterpix can make anything talk -- pets, friends, doodles, and more!
Code.org – Learn to code using these many curated resources!
Diigo – Diigo is a powerful research tool and a knowledge-sharing community.
Edmoto – Edmodo is an simple LMS (learning management system) to get your students connected so they can safely collaborate, get and stay organized, and access assignments, grades, and school messages.
EdPuzzle – Make any video your lesson. Pick a video, add your magical touch and track your students' understanding.
Educreations – This app allows you to create screen recordings to demonstrate your understanding of content.
Flipboard – Keep up with the latest news and information on topics you are interested in with the personalized ezine.
Google Forms – With Google Forms, you can create and analyze surveys right in your mobile or web browser, give quizzes, and even take polls.
Google Keep – Take notes and keep reminders in Google tool designed just for that.
Kahoot! – Kahoot! is a game-based platform that makes learning awesome for millions of people all over the world. Sign up to create and play fun quiz games!
Listenwise – Teach and assess listening using the award-winning audio.
LiveBinders – LiveBinders is your electronic binder on the web, create a digital binder for content curation.
MakeCode – Microsoft MakeCode brings computer science to life for all students with fun projects, immediate results, and both block and text editors for learners at different levels.
NearPod – Nearpod is an interactive classroom tool for teachers to engage students with interactive lessons.
Padlet – From your hobby to your career, your class notes to your final exam, your mood board to your runway show, padlets help you organize your life.
Plickers – Plickers is the free card activity your students will love. Join millions and play in your next lesson.
PowToon – Make videos in minutes with Powtoon. Use our library of styles, characters, backgrounds and video, or upload your own! Free. Easy. Awesome.
Screencastify – Free screen recorder extension for Chrome. Capture, edit and share screencasts. No software download required. Works on Mac, Windows and Chromebooks.
Screencast-O-Matic – At Screencast-O-Matic, we don’t believe that video recording and editing should be difficult, or cost a fortune. Our simple and intuitive tools help you get the job done easily.
Socrative – Your classroom app for fun, effective engagement and on-the-fly assessments.
Telagami – Tellagami is a mobile app that lets you create and share a quick animated video called a Gami. This app is for iOS and for Android.
Tinkercad – Tinkercad is a free, easy-to-use app for 3D design, electronics, and coding. It's used by teachers, kids, hobbyists, and designers to imagine, design, and make anything!
TweenTribune – Find current events articles with multiple reading lexiles making it easier to differentiate in your classroom!
VideoNotes – The easiest way to take notes synchronized with videos! Connect with Google Drive and easily share your synced notes.
Vokaroo – Vocaroo is a quick and easy way to share voice messages over the interwebs. NOTE: Vocaroo is Flash-based.
Voki – Voki is a fun tool that students can use for homework, classwork or projects. Customize their appearance and what they say, and share with others!
WordClouds– Easily create and customize a word cloud in your browser and then save to your device for sharing!
YouTube – Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
WordItOut – Transform your text into word clouds by generating an attractive arrangement of randomly positioned words, where the most important words are bigger than the others.
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