Sandy and Kelly talk about two web tools they started using years ago, and are now full of awesome updates! Newsela is a great resource to bring news articles to your classroom, and Kahoot has multiple options to create engaging review games for your students. Listen to this episode to hear Sandy and Kelly discuss ideas and share the best features of each.

Newsela & Kahoot

Come join our educational tech experts as they talk about their favorite tech tools, ways to implement them in your classroom, and the benefits and challenges of using them with students.

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In this episode, Andrew meets up with Andrew Fenstermaker from Iowa City Community School District to talk through how 21st century technology has impacted student learning in his district.

Special Guest: Iowa City Innovation Team

Join Kelly and Andrew as they talk through three great K-12 apps that can enhance student learning. Kelly will explain Socrative, a great assessment tool for students of all ages that gives instant feedback. Andrew will take you through two apps, Moose Math and Shadow Puppet Edu, that are great for helping students work at their own pace and practice explaining their thinking.     https://www.socrative.com/ http://www.duckduckmoose.com/  https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shadow-puppet-edu/id888504640?mt=8

Socrative, Moose Math, and Shadow Puppet Edu

In this episode, we dive into various ways to use Sutori and NewseumED in the classroom. Stacey talks us through how teachers and students can use Sutori’s timeline platform to show understanding, direct student exploration, and so much more. Kelly provides us ways to be a more informed researcher with NewseumED, the same museum in Washington D.C., but with new ways teachers and students can use their online platform for resources, classes, and lessons in the classroom.

Sutori & NewseumED

Listen to Kelly and Sandy discuss the many uses of a Hyperdocs in your classroom, and then hear about a great web tool called Flipquiz (random name and group generator as a bonus!).

Hyperdocs & Flipquiz

Nicki and Kelly discuss how to use two awesome tools that have been around for years, yet are not always at the top of the fun tech list. Kelly talks about how any teacher instructing any subject could use QR Codes in the classroom, library, etc. Nicki speaks about how user-friendly and helpful the Remind app and website can be for students, teachers, and parents.

Newsela & Kahoot

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