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Instructional Technology, as opposed to information technology. A.K.A. EdTech, or all the ways teachers harness technology to make their classes more engaging and effective for students.

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Accessibility in Nearpod

2020-12-31
By: dadxeight
On: December 31, 2020
In: Differentiation/UDL, Instructional Websites
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If you know me, it’s no secret I’m a big fan of Nearpod. This article is a response to a post on Twitter by Wendy Torres, and I think she is doing an incredible job advocating for all learners (and instructors), specifically highlighting some aspects of accessibility that in spite of actually being federal law, are largely overlooked. I have two very different responses to Wendy’s assessment of Nearpod’s accessibility.  Today I will write in defense of Nearpod, and why I think in many respects it is very accessible. However, in my next article, which hopefully I will write tomorrow , but, it is NewRead More →

Record Screen and Webcam in Microsoft Stream

2020-12-14
By: dadxeight
On: December 14, 2020
In: 365 Ideas for Office 365, Differentiation/UDL, Instructional Websites, Microsoft Tools, Minecraft, Remote Learning, Stream
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Microsoft Stream is not just a place to store videos. Now it’s also a place to create videos! Welcome to Day 118 of 365 Ideas for Microsoft 365– Create Videos in Stream. What is Microsoft Stream? Microsoft Stream is a video platform for your organization. It’s like your school district having its own walled garden version of YouTube, but with additional features built in, and integration with other tools like Teams and Forms. Besides uploading videos you make elsewhere, like the Slide Recorder and the Screen Recorder in PowerPoint, you can create videos right within Stream to share directly with your students without needing toRead More →

Organizing Your Class Team to Improve Engagement

2020-12-10
By: dadxeight
On: December 10, 2020
In: 365 Ideas for Office 365, Microsoft Tools, Remote Learning, Teams
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Organizing Your Class Team in Microsoft Teams is based first on how you use channels, and then how you use the tabs within each channel. Today, on Day 117 of 365 Ideas for Microsoft 365, we’ll help you get your Class Team organized. Microsoft Teams uses Channels for organization. I use Standard Channels to organize Content, and Private Channels to organize people. Standard Channels Elementary teachers that might teach all content areas might want a channel for English Language Arts, a channel for Math, a channel for Science and a channel for Social Studies. Middle and High School Teachers might prefer to have a newRead More →

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