Google Jamboard is part of the G Suite for Education and features its own interactive whiteboard for teachers to use in their instruction. Even as most remote learning has faded away, it still makes a super helpful tool for many 21st century teachers. So, this week, we explored their Jamboard platform a bit further, including the variety of benefits it helps educators capture.
The general ChatterPix app allows students of any age to create and share interactive images or greetings with people anywhere in the world, helping them showcase their creative side in a tangible way. Whether they’re using it just for fun, as part of graded class projects, or even for designing cards or notices, ChatterPix makes a great educational tool for creating!
The Meeting Owl Pro packs plenty of versatility in its compact form. Though under 11 inches in height, it helps educators create enhanced inclusion, drive engagement, and ensure everyone’s voice is heard. It’s actually a three-in-one camera, microphone, and speaker that helps educators unlock active learning in any environment.
The courses within Edsquare are designed largely for students. As they say, however, teachers can also feel free to try them. There are a lot of opportunities for them to learn about contemporary skills and developing technologies. At the moment, there are two main courses available on the Edsquare platform, focusing on AI and its role in machine learning.
Eduporium co-founder, Irina Tuule, discusses strategies that educators can use to ease into EdTech usage. By starting slow and integrating new STEM tools in any way that is comfortable to them, educators can set themselves up for increased student engagement and eventual success levels all while trying some different things—just like in The Little Red Riding Hood!
Formative assessments can be used to count as graded work or simply for teachers to gain a clearer understanding of student progress. They can be formal or informal and the best ones often lend ideas for how teachers can improve their instruction. This takes time, however, and that’s why Formative helps teachers in individualizing instruction.
With ISTE 2019 going on this week, we thought we’d take a closer look at one of today’s most popular classroom tools in Seesaw. Seesaw is essentially an application that allows classroom teachers to gain greater insights and organization when it comes to their students’ progress. It’s also free and a great way for students to demonstrate their learning.
In the last few years, more focus has been put on digital or technological equity and a strong push has been made to ensure that every student has access to tech tools that help them grow. This is important not only because technology affords students with enriched opportunities, but it also helps prepare them for a lot of the challenges they’ll face.
It seemed fitting to go with Braingenie to coincide with the release of Aladdin—yes, the new one. Although we’re fairly sure it won’t compare to the glory days of Disney movies, it is nevertheless a part of our lives now. Braingenie is an online resource through which math and science teachers can find games and challenges for their students.
Artificial intelligence is looking like it will play a much larger role in education—both in terms of enhancing the instruction students receive and in growing into an area of study they’ll want to know about. AI is very powerful technology, but, thanks to resources, like READYAI, it’s not something educators should be terrified of.
