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Using Technology to Engage Students With Learning Disabilities

By: Billy Krakower,Sharon LePage Plante

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Using Technology to Engage Students With Learning Disabilities

By: Billy Krakower,Sharon LePage Plante

Leverage technology to engage students with learning disabilities! Harness the power of today’s technology to improve learning and engagement for students with learning disabilities. By engaging students with learning disabilities using the technology already at your fingertips, you’ll see your students begin to thrive and grow in exciting new ways. In this volume in the Connected Educators Series, you’ll discover: New ideas for using assistive technology to teach core subjects and study skills How to build positive opportunities for students to show what they know Tools to provide better content accessibility How to help students connect and share through technology tools The Corwin Connected Educators series is your key to unlocking the greatest resource available to all educators: other educators. Being a Connected Educator is more than a set of actions: it’s a belief in the potential of technology to fuel lifelong learning. "Every educator can implement these methodologies to transform their learning environment into a place that honors and respects the differences of EVERY learner. Follow these simple steps: Read the book. Employ the content. Observe the successes. Then share those achievements with others!" Christopher R. Bugaj, Author and Presenter The Practical (and Fun) Guide to Assistive Technology in Public Schools "The authors have produced a practical approach to engaging students with learning disabilities. Educators will find great tools, ideas, and strategies to support students with learning challenges. Sprinkled throughout the book are case studies from noted educators, which are useful when thinking through the process of integrating technology in the classroom. This is a must read!" Brian S. Friedlander, Ph.D. AssistiveTek, LLC

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1506318274

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Connecting Your Students with the World

Tools and Projects to Make Global Collaboration Come Alive, K-8

By: Billy Krakower,Jerry Blumengarten

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Connecting Your Students with the World

Tools and Projects to Make Global Collaboration Come Alive, K-8

By: Billy Krakower,Jerry Blumengarten

Make the most of today’s technology to give your students a more interactive, authentic learning experience! Connecting Your Students with the World shows you how to use web tools to get K–8 students in touch with other classrooms worldwide. This book is a valuable resource to help you find and communicate with other teachers and classrooms and even design your own collaborative online projects. You’ll find out how to: Conduct videoconferencing calls to put your students in touch with classrooms around the world; Embark on Virtual Field Trips; Plan themed projects for every season, including fun holiday activities; And more! The book includes detailed instructions for each activity and connections to the Common Core, ISTE, and Next Generation Science Standards, so you can ensure that you are meeting your state’s requirements as you prepare your students to become engaged, informed, and global citizens. Additionally, a comprehensive list of online resources is available as a free download from the Routledge website at www.routledge.com/9781138902961.

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145

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1317449142

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9781317449140

Getting Started with STEAM

Practical Strategies for the K-8 Classroom

By: Billy Krakower,Meredith Martin

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Getting Started with STEAM

Practical Strategies for the K-8 Classroom

By: Billy Krakower,Meredith Martin

Learn effective ways to teach STEAM with this helpful book from educational technology experts Billy Krakower and Meredith Martin. Whether you have a dedicated STEAM class, or plan to integrate it into a regular classroom, you’ll find out how to create a structured learning environment while still leaving room for inquiry and innovation. You’ll also gain a variety of hands-on activities and rubrics you can use immediately. Topics include: the differences among STEM, STEAM, and makerspaces planning your STEAM space stocking your space with the right supplies planning for instruction and managing class time incorporating the core subjects aligning lessons with standards and assessments getting the administration and community involved taking your class to the next level with design thinking. With this practical book, you’ll have all the tools you’ll need to create a STEAM-friendly learning space starting now. Continue the conversation on Twitter with the hashtag #GSwSTEAM!

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104

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Routledge

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0429997094

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9780429997099

Connecting Your Students with the Virtual World

Tools and Projects to Make Collaboration Come Alive

By: Billy Krakower,Jerry Blumengarten

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Connecting Your Students with the Virtual World

Tools and Projects to Make Collaboration Come Alive

By: Billy Krakower,Jerry Blumengarten

Make the most of today’s technology to give your students a more interactive, authentic, global learning experience! Connecting Your Students with the Virtual World shows you how to plan themed projects for every season, embark on virtual field trips, and get students in touch with other classrooms worldwide. This updated edition includes a key new chapter on taking video conferencing to the next level for optimal student engagement and collaboration, as well as new chapters on connecting through games and esports and connecting with parents. The book includes a wide variety of standards-based, step-by-step activities you can implement immediately.

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1000332012

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Using Technology to Engage Students With Learning Disabilities

By: Billy Krakower,Sharon LePage Plante

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Hacking Google for Education

99 Ways to Leverage Google Tools in Classrooms, Schools, and Districts

By: Brad Currie,Billy Krakower,Scott Rocco

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Hacking Google for Education

99 Ways to Leverage Google Tools in Classrooms, Schools, and Districts

By: Brad Currie,Billy Krakower,Scott Rocco

Google It" means more than you think. What if you could leverage the full potential of Google for Education? Google Classroom, Google Docs, and Google Apps are changing how we teach, learn and lead, and now more than ever, teachers, principals and district administrators must understand the power and role of Google in their spaces. Google Apps for Education has something for everyone G Suite -- Google Drive, Apps, Docs, Gmail, and all Google Tools -- is changing the landscape of progressive, technology-driven schools at a rapid pace that can be daunting. Google gurus Brad Currie, Billy Krakower, and Scott Rocco slow the pace and simplify the jargon with their all-in-one blueprint for everything you need to know about Google and how to use it at the classroom, school and district levels. If you could do more with Google than search, what would it be? Would you use Google Hangouts to connect students to cultures around the world? Would you finally achieve a paperless workflow with Classroom? Would you inform and engage stakeholders district wide through Blogger? Now, you can say Yes to all of these, because Currie, Krakower, and Rocco remove the limits in Hacking Google for Education, giving you 99 Hacks in 33 chapters, covering Google in a unique way that benefits all stakeholders. You don't have to Google it Learn about these tools inside Hacking Google for Education: Chrome Browser Forms Google Cardboard Sheets Slides Extensions Google Maps and many more Google Apps for Education The Formula makes it easy The 11th book in the Hack Learning Series, Hacking Google for Education provides What You Can Do Tomorrow answers for every question you have about leveraging the power of Google tools for your classroom, school and district. Read Now ... Google Tomorrow Grab your copy today, and start Hacking Google for Education.

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