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016: Our digital work doesn't have to be 8.5"x11" Mar 15, 2018

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With online documents and slides, we often stick to the status quo for size. If certain work isn't going to be printed -- or displayed on a projector -- why do we keep it in traditional letter size? Here's a case for rethinking our digital working spaces.

015: The juice that makes @Flipgrid even better Mar 14, 2018

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We spend so much time helping students with their writing skills. Giving them some guidance on speaking can have huge benefits. Here's a model for it, and it works GREAT with Flipgrid.

014: The fear of the blinking cursor Mar 13, 2018

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Have you ever started a project and got stuck before you ever got started? There are some things we can do to help students overcome that obstacle and get started.

013: A small nudge toward growth mindset Mar 12, 2018

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Many of us know of "growth mindset" as the idea of "yet" -- I can't do it *yet*. But there are other small adjustments we can make in the classroom to help students better develop growth mindset.

012: A fascinating read: How to Fix the Future Mar 09, 2018

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How to Fix the Future is a book by Andrew Keen, a self-proclaimed Internet pessimist. He's written five books about how destructive technology has been to our lives, but this book is an optimistic one about how we can act more responsibly for a brighter digital future. It's a great fit if you use or talk about technology in your classroom and/or personal life. (I think that covers most of us ...)

011: How voice typing can free up your teaching life Mar 08, 2018

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I believe in voice typing! Also called dictation, it's when you speak and your device converts it to text. It's SO much faster than typing with your fingers (or thumbs). Imagine what you could do if you got through your emails or other work just a little faster ...

010: Educators -- Do this, DON'T do that in social media Mar 07, 2018

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Twitter is the BEST thing that happened to my teaching career. It really saved it. However, there's a balance to be maintained, and if we're careful, Twitter (and other social media) can consume our lives instead of help them.

009: Personally created GIFs can make your students' day! Mar 06, 2018

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GIFs are super fun. They're those moving image files you see all over social media. There's this fun tool you can use to record your own animated GIFs with your webcam. Add them to student work for feedback, to a class website, to Google files ... almost anywhere!

008: Studying the way the brain craves Mar 05, 2018

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So often, we encourage students to study by putting info into their brains by re-reading notes and chapters. But brain science tells us it's more effective if we study by pulling info FROM our brains. A great strategy for this is the digital brain dump.

007: Push this button for more learning Mar 02, 2018

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There's a button we use in many digital learning tools to keep kids from cheating. But it can do more than that! Learn how it can be used to help kids learn too.

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