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Listening Comprehension EdTech Options

2/28/2020

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Any elementary or English teacher can tell you that English Language Arts is typically broken down into four strands: Reading, Writing, Language, and Speaking & Listening.  Most educators focus the majority of their explicit instruction on the Reading, Writing, and Language strands, while embedding the Speaking & Listening strand throughout the day.  Because of this, Speaking & Listening is often not explicitly taught.  In addition, many teachers assume students have the skills needed to demonstrate mastery of Speaking & Listening standards.  Unfortunately, this is often not accurate and students usually struggle with listening the most.

Thankfully, there are multiple Ed Tech options that can help educators explicitly teach listening skills to their students.  Three of these options are ReadWorks, Listenwise, and Adobe Spark.


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Should TikTok Really be Used in a Classroom?

2/26/2020

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This week I read an article from California Educator (Volume 24, Issue 4) about using the video app TikTok with students.  It encourages using TikTok as an instructional tool for high school students as long as educators are aware of a few areas:
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1. TikTok provides student engagement.
2. Bullying can be found on this app.
3. It's important that students understand privacy and data sharing using this app.
4. Students should start a TikTok club.

While I agree that TikTok can be a useful app with high school students, I don't believe that the actual app is appropriate to use with students.  ​

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So Many Options...Which one to choose?

2/24/2020

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30 years ago, when I started attending elementary school, there weren't many options for EdTech.  I don't actually remember using computers until the 4th grade.  Now, teachers are overwhelmed with so many different options of what their students can use in the classroom.  How do educators choose?

There are two main questions educators needs to ask themselves before deciding which EdTech options to use:


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Product Focus: Life in the English Colonies Project

2/18/2020

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​5th grade is all about US History.  One of my favorite parts to teach is what life was like during this time.  I created this project for students to use at the end of the teaching unit.  I also designed it to be used as a project based learning experience, where students can conduct research to learn about life in the English colonies before being explicitly taught the material.  
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To see a sample of this product visit my store on Teachers Pay Teachers or click here.
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Website Review: Flipgrid

2/10/2020

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Flipgrid is an amazing Ed Tech website that I often use during Speaking and Listening time with my students.  It can also be used within any other academic subject as well.  Flipgrid allows students to explain their understanding of a concept or answer questions via

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