Digital Learning

7 Video Assignments for Students — Here are 8 types of of video assignments for students in elementary, middle and high school. Videos have a strong influence on how we perceive the world. Leading students to produce their own videos for your class will allow them to demonstrate critical thinking around key-concepts in your lesson while deepening their understanding of media literacy.

8 Inspiring Video Projects for Students

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Mystery Hangout — It's week 3 at Kaohsiung American School and Lulu Chen comes out of the starting blocks at full speed. She hits it BIG out of the park with the return of her Mystery Hangout sessions. Lulu takes to heart the school's mission to make Global Citizens out of her grade 4 students.

Mystery Hangout in Elementary School

This entry was posted in Innovations and tagged Digital Learning Google Apps by Victor Boulanger

Carl Kasell on NPR — I spend a lot of my busy time (dishes, laundry, cleaning...) listening to podcasts, many of which are produced by the excellent National Public Radio. The wealth and breadth of the coverage means that programs are often relevant to the classroom, but finding specific content can be a difficult task. Listenwise (previously known as Listen Current) is an excellent educational website which lets you access many public radio programs and tie them to your curriculum.

Find Public Radio Programs By Topic

This entry was posted in Apps and tagged Assessment Audio Recordings Digital Learning Podcast by Victor Boulanger

Megan Mind Map on her Website — John Keisker owns this week's tip of the hat with a fabulous integration of GoConqr mind maps onto his students' websites. John had his students create mind maps as the MYP summative assessment on the Renaissance unit he is teaching. Students then use the simple embed code to include these into the digital portfolio.

Mind Maps with GoConqr

This entry was posted in Apps and tagged Audio Recordings Digital Learning Digital Portfolio MYP Presentation by Victor Boulanger

Stephanie Sherlock G2 Website — Ms. Sherlock's Second Grade Class, hosted on Share@KAS, is sprinkled with spelling words list, math concepts reviews, tips for students and parents on how to use online resources, and much much more.

Curate a Teacher Website

This entry was posted in Skills and tagged Digital Learning Digital Portfolio Teacher Website by Victor Boulanger

Standards guide the curriculum and can give teachers ideas for lessons within their units. Have you heard of technology standards?

Use the KAS Technology Standards

This entry was posted in Frameworks and tagged Digital Learning ISTE Standards by Thomas Hammerlund

IAFOR Conference on Technology in Education — This week's tip of the hat goes on two matrimonially joined heads. Angel Huang and Phil Leigh are presenting at this year's Asian Conference on Technology in the Classroom (ACTC2016) organized by The International Academic Forum (IAFOR) in Kobe (Japan).

Angel Huang and Phil Leigh Present at IAFOR Technology Conference

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And brings it right back to her students. — The latest addition to Kaohsiung American Middle School, Lauren Castello is taking the tip of the hat this week for her absolute willingness to embrace technology at KAS.

Lauren Castello with Anatomy 4D

This entry was posted in Apps and tagged Augmented reality Digital Learning iPad by Victor Boulanger

Have A Good Conversation — The Most Important 21st Century Skill: how to have a good conversation, and how to teach students how to have a good conversation.

Have a Good Conversation

This entry was posted in Frameworks and tagged Collaboration Digital Learning by Victor Boulanger