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FEBRUARY EDTECH UPDATE

February 2024 - EdTech Tips, Teaching Strategies & More..

FEBRUARYEDTECH UPDATEFebruary 2024 - EdTech Tips, Teaching Strategies &More..
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The Undefeated 444
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How Edtech Tools Can Enhance Creativity in the Elementary Grades

How Edtech Tools Can Enhance Creativity in the Elementary Grades

Teachers can guide students to explore versatile tools like Flip and Seesaw in a range of assignments across the curriculum.

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The IT Revolution

The IT Revolution

Listen to this episode from Revisionist History on Spotify. The digital revolution has been happening for a while now, but with 5G, it's about to reach a whole new level. IT departments are about to rule the world.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfrq11bowOw
World Read Aloud Day - February 7th, 2024
25 Essential Middle School Reads From the Last Decade

25 Essential Middle School Reads From the Last Decade

We asked educators in our community to share their favorite middle-grade books that were published in the last 10 years. Here are your top picks.

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25 Essential High School Reads From the Last Decade

25 Essential High School Reads From the Last Decade

We asked members of our community to share recently published novels they would love to have read in high school. Here are your top picks.

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The "Cool Tools 2023" Blog Post
What Students Really Need to Learn About AI

What Students Really Need to Learn About AI

The emergence of ChatGPT this school year has put issues about the use of artificial intelligence front and center in schools.

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GenAI Chatbot Prompt Library for Educators
How an AI-Powered Tool Accelerated Student Writing - EdSurge News

How an AI-Powered Tool Accelerated Student Writing - EdSurge News

As educators seek innovative methods to engage students and enhance the learning experience, artificial intelligence (AI) is proving to be an ...

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Black History Month

Are you teaching your #students about Black History Month? Check out these student and teacher-created books all about Black History in the @BookCreatorApp,

https://read.bookcreator.com/library/-MvxVQRvGM2iidfMbmc5

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NEWSELA

Start exploring with their curated monthly content calendars. They suggest timely content for every day of the school week to help your students boost background knowledge and build consistent reading routines.

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Novel Effect

Teachers, add some ❤️ your lesson planning with our FREE February Read Aloud Calendar: https://buff.ly/41yKe3r Slide smoothly back into teaching with engaging Novel Effect read-aloud suggestions for each day of February 📆
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Adobe Express Challenge

If your name were pictures, what would it look like? This was a fun @AdobeExpress activity that you can do with students! It showcases skills such as layering images with text & shape effects!

Here is the re-mixable template

#AdobeEDUCreative

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Chembot

Science teachers, here’s a step-by-step guide for creating a custom AI chatbot tuned to your class’s learning goals and the needs of your particular students. 🤖

https://www.edutopia.org/article/designing-gpt-tutor?

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Infer the Chemical Element

#Curipod #Chemistry A brand new, highly requested Generator called Infer the Chemical Element and It is live now for you To try in your science classroom click here 👇🏻

Curipod-Generator

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SO COOL.....

1.CHECK OUT Diffit!! Yes it has been on my list for the past several months, because it is that cool!! Diffit - an AI tool that will modify texts at different levels and in different languages. In addition, Diffit will create a summary, key vocabulary words, comprehension questions, and open-ended questions that work really well for class discussions. You will fall in 💚 with it! I promise. 💍

2. https://kidsdiscover.com/ - award-winning library of science and social studies material on any device, at any time.

3. Math Whiteboard is the First Collaborative Whiteboard designed specifically for Mathematics Teaching and Learning

4. First Five are free daily resource for educators. Practical ideas and activities that are perfect for the first five minutes of class time.

5. Art Selfie 2 from Google Arts & Culture. Explore art, history and culture with with generative AI, see yourself at Woodstock, in Monet’s garden, in outer space and more...

6. Thinklink - Did you know that students can now upload images they've taken or generate #AI 360-degree with @BlockadeLabs images and prompt which types of buttons they want, then receive a draft from AI for areas within their expertise that they can further refine .

EdTech Links of the Week - 1-15-24
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Rock Your Lessons with EduProtocols in Canvas LMS

Rock Your Lessons with EduProtocols in Canvas LMS

Are you looking for new ways to engage your students? Do you want to reduce planning time? Reduce grading? Increase achievement? If you answered yes to any of these questions above, join me to explore the engaging world of EduProtocols. EduProtocols are student-centered lesson frames. These lesson ...

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Inclusive Literacy: Crafting Equitable Learning Journeys for Young Students

Inclusive Literacy: Crafting Equitable Learning Journeys for Young Students

Dive into an engaging conversation with school administrators on strategies to foster equity in early literacy. Discover how schools are creatively overcoming challenges and implementing effective literacy instruction in diverse classrooms. This session promises a rich exchange of real-world experiences, offering inspiration and insights for a renewed vision for impactful literacy instruction.

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The Science of Success: How to Design Learning for Maximum Impact

The Science of Success: How to Design Learning for Maximum Impact

This webinar will provide educators with strategies for designing highly effective early literacy learning experiences that lead to student success. Attendees will learn how to craft lessons that grab attention, spark motivation, and aid long-term retention of foundational reading and writing skills.

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Apple Professional Learning Specialist

Apple Professional Learning Live Explore helpful resources, practice new skills, and reflect on ways Apple technology can support great learning and teaching. These hands-on virtual sessions run for approximately 60 minutes and are offered twice daily.


  • Visit apple.co/apl to learn more and register.



💥NEW!!! 💥- Apple has launched a new professional learning hub for educators called the Apple Education Community, which expands on the resources previously hosted on the Apple Teacher Learning Center and adds a brand new educator Forum, now live in beta.

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EUGENE 4J RESOURCES TO HELP YOU GET THE YEAR STARTED!

🍎 The 4J Instructional Technology Website

🐼 The Canvas Community

🍎 The 4J Elementary Learning Hub

🐠 Seesaw Trainings and Resources

✅ Turnitin Articles and Resources

📺 Newsela Resources

JANUARY EDTECH UPDATE

JANUARY EDTECH UPDATE

JANUARY EDTECH UPDATE - January 2024 - EdTech Tips, Teaching Strategies & More.. by Justin Huntley | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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The Hadley Herald

The Hadley Herald

Thank you for all of the work you are doing to support students and the community!

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Library Lowdown

Library Lowdown

Library Lowdown - February 2024, Eugene SD 4J Library Services by Amy Page | This newsletter was created with Smore, an online tool for creating beautiful newsletters for individual educators, schools and districts

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Curriculum Administrator - Educational Technology

Email: huntley_ju@4j.lane.edu
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/huntley-edtech/justin-huntley
Location: 200 North Monroe Street, Eugene, OR, USA
Phone: 541-790-7587
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SERVICES: In Class Support, Co-Lesson Design + Delivery, Demonstrations, Individual-Group-School Professional Development, Research, Whatever it takes to support your edtech use!

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