Blended Learning: Design a Mini-playlist that Allows Students to Control the Pace of Their Learning

 

Catlin Tucker's team is at it again; this time with a smaller version of a mini-playlist. Read more. In Frisco ISD, this could be accomplished substituting a few suggested tools:

Polling: Google Forms, Mentimeter, Poll Everywhere, etc

Collaboration or discussion board: Nearpod Collaborations, Canvas Discussions, etc. 

Video with questions: Nearpod videos

Let me know if you'd like help getting a mini-playlist put together for your students!

Six Strategies for Building Empathy in the Classroom

Teaching in the current classroom environment can be challenging. I recommend all educators take a look at TCEA's post Six Strategies for Building Empathy in the Classroom. Even though you may already know everything listed, it's a good idea to have a quick refresher. 

Ways to Enhance Retention

 I recently ran across this poster from TeachThought. Click here for a larger version. 

Student Podcasting

 
TCEA recently shared this post titled A Simple Process and Template for Student Podcasting. If you're considering doing a podcast with your students, I recommend taking a look!

Don't Just Copy

 

October is Cybersecurity Awareness month. Use this time to touch up on your knowledge of Copyright Laws! Feel free to print this and put it up in your classroom!

FREE Internet Safety Posters

 

October is Cybersecurity awareness month so what better time to have some quick discussions with students about being safe. This site has several great tips on how to discuss Internet safety with your students as well as some downloadable FREE posters to put up in your classroom!

Canva's new Video Editing tool!

This is so exciting! Canva now has a video editing tool! Check out what Richard Byrne from FreeTech4Teachers has to say about it. Read more.

TCEA's Fall Free Membership Drive

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Graphic Organizer Activities

Richard Byrne of Free Tech 4 Teachers recently posted Combine Canva and Google Drawings to Make Graphic Organizer Activities. I recommend you check it out!

Adding Voice Recordings to Google Things

If you're looking to add voice recordings to Google things using the Mote Chrome extension, see Free Tech 4 Teachers posts linked below:

• Slides & Docs
• Google Forms