Google Cardboard Apps for the Classroom via @friEdTechnology
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Google Cardboard Apps for the Classroom via @friEdTechnology

Google Streeview, as explained hereThe Cardboard app itself (Android, iPhone) which includes the following . . . Earth: Fly where your fancy takes you on Google EarthTour Guide: Visit Versailles with a local guideMy Videos: Watch your videos on a massive screenExhibit: Examine cultural artifacts...
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How to Get "Google Expeditions" via Google Cardboard Today, No Waiting! (FREE VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS!)
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How to Get "Google Expeditions" via Google Cardboard Today, No Waiting! (FREE VIRTUAL FIELD TRIPS!)

If you've been curious about the Google Expeditions Pioneer program but your school hasn't been chosen for a visit, you can check out a little known feature right now that is very much like Expeditions!All you need is Google Cardboard (literally a viewmaster made of cardboard), which you can buy...
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You Could Adopt This Junior High's Tardy Policy, OR . . .
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You Could Adopt This Junior High's Tardy Policy, OR . . .

If you're having trouble getting students to be on time to classes, you could adopt this junior high school's tardy policy or you could build positive relationships with students and offer something of value that students didn't want to miss. Really, it will work either way, it's just the second tactic...
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Dear Teacher . . . Students with Learning Disabilities Give Teachers Profound Advice

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Use this Feelings Wheel by Kaitlin Robb to Help Your Students Express Themselves
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Use this Feelings Wheel by Kaitlin Robb to Help Your Students Express Themselves

I love this feelings wheel I saw posted by my colleague Amy Causey. It's attributed to Kaitlin Robb and the post said it was meant to be used by teachers to help students express themselves more clearly. I can certainly see how it could be used in any classroom! If someone makes a clearer copy of this,...
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A Reminder for Teachers of Students from Poverty
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A Reminder for Teachers of Students from Poverty

I saw this post on Facebook shared by a friend via a private Instagram account. I don't know the person who originally created it. I re-typed it using Canva and added the tiny pencil, which I remembered students using literally to this size. If you are the original creator of this, please let me know...
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Teachers Who Understand Learning...
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Teachers Who Understand Learning...

Teachers who understand learning intentionally plan for student engagement. They realize it's not something that happens without work, but neither is learni...
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