By: Tara Giandomenico Virtual Reality can be beneficial in all kinds of classrooms. I am studying to become an elementary school teacher, so my blog post will include research on how to use VR for younger children. Google Cardboard is a great tool to have in the classroom to assist with using Virtual Reality in…
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Microsoft Translator
By: Tara Giandomenico Communication is very important in everyday life, but it’s even more important in the classroom. If a teacher doesn’t appropriately communicate with their students, the students may get confused with their work. It is very important that teachers find multiple effective ways of communicating with their students. The biggest problem with communication…
International Children’s Digital Library
This is a great tool to use in an Elementary classroom. This tool provides free books, in various languages. According to the PACIE Global Educator Toolkit, this online tool’s targeted audience is K-8. The books that this website provides concentrate on global communities and display understanding and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. This…
Defining Success
You can define success in many different ways, success can depend on the mindset and approach people have. Some believe it is measured by wealth where as others may define it as kindness and understanding. Learning: We succeed not only by what we know but by learning from other people what we can do to…
The Importance of Collaboration
The information I got for this blog post comes from the book: Sail the 7 Cs with Microsoft Education by Becky Keene and Kathi Kersznowski What are some technological ways we as teachers can collaborate with other teachers? Recently, I learned about something called TweetMeets. These are Twitter chats that anyone around the world can…
Malta School Embraces Technology Based Education
In the article “Embracing technology-enabled education,” Stefania Bartolo head of the San Andrea school located in Mġarr Malta, describes how her school has embraced a technology based education model due to the ongoing global pandemic. The school’s technology team spent several months developing a system for their students to learn virtually. Nothing was taken for…
The end of the Expo Marker?
For decades, chalk and whiteboards have been a cornerstone of the American education system. Since the dawn of the technological era, old classroom traditions have become digitized and the erasable board is no exception. Applications AutoDraw Whiteboard.Chat Ziteboard Utilization in the Classroom Allows students to all collaborate on one space In the event of student…
Why You Should Use Immersive Reader in Your Elementary Classroom
I found this information by scrolling on Twitter. I found this tweet under the #edtechchat. Immersive Reader is a free application that is great for students who need extra support in class. This application is already built into your education 365 account on Microsoft, all you have to do to access it is to open…