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At the 2014 ISTE conference in Atlanta, Georgia, last week, Common Sense Media staff and Graphite Certified Educators presented a series of engaging, informative, and hands-on lightning-fast sessions. These 15-minute workshops showcased practical and engaging ways to use specific...
Beth Dichter's insight:
Are you looking for "practical and engaging ways to use specific technology tools to enhance student learning"? You might want to check out this link from graphinte (a part of Common Sense Media). There are 23 workshops that were each 15 minutes in length and covered 3 apps, games, websites or Common Sense Media resources. Below are some of the workshops. * Best Elementary ELA Common Core Apps and Websites (also one on Math and one on Science Apps and Websites as well as one for middle/high school in the same three areas). * Ready for Research - Best Websites Across K-12 * Formative Assessment Tools to Rock Your World * Digital Passport: Digital Safety Games for Kids (This is a free game from Common Sense Media that is great for students in grades 3 - 5.) * Digital Citizenship + PBL = Cool Programs for Teens You will find many great resources that may be of use to you during the next school year. Have fun exploring! 
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"There are no limits to what a great educator can achieve when they have the right tools. Graphite, a free service from Common Sense Media, helps teachers find, understand, and share the best digital learning products available."
Beth Dichter's insight:
Graphite has just been launched by Common Sense Media. If you have not used resources from Common Sense Media it is worth your time to check the site out. They are an ad free site with a focus on education. This new website will help you find digital learning products that have been rated by "professional educators – early childhood development experts, doctorates in education, and teachers with hands-on classroom chops." What will you find at this site? Information about websites, games and apps, with ratings "based on our detailed rubric that scores each product on 15 dimensions. Plus, we tag each product for subjects, skills, and grade band and map them to Common Core and other state standards." You can become a member for free and have access not only to Graphite, but also to many other great resources!
Elena Keating's curator insight,
August 15, 2013 4:41 PM
Here is a site for those few sleepless night I may experience. I can trawl through and see what I could adopt |
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"How important do you think it is for teachers to use educational technologies in the classroom? During this school year, how often do you or your students use [insert type of educational technology] in your classroom? What are the biggest challenges to integrating educational technologies in schools? These were some of the questions asked in a national online survey of teachers and administrators, conducted for Common Sense Media's Graphite by Harris Interactive in May 2013. And here are some of the answers from the survey."
Beth Dichter's insight:
To find the answers to the questions listed above plus many more check out this infographic. A direct link to the infographic is below.
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15 minute workshops, is that enough time or is it just the right amount. This review of the conference has some very good apps to try.