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NOW Classrooms, Grades K–2
Developed specifically for grades K–2, this resource presents classroom-tested lessons that help take instruction and learning to the next level through the use of technology.
Benefits
- Understand that real transformational change results from teaching and learning, not ever-changing digital devices.
- Give students opportunities to exercise their voice, choice, and creativity using multimedia and digital tools.
- Implement practical novice-, operational-, and wow-level lessons and tips for using digital tools in classroom lessons.
- Help students keep themselves and their data safe online and make ethical decisions on the Internet.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Introduction: Building the NOW Classroom
Chapter 1: Learning Technology Operations and Concepts
Chapter 2: Embracing Creativity
Chapter 3: Communicating and Collaborating
Chapter 4: Conducting Research and Curating Information
Chapter 5: Thinking Critically to Solve Problems
Chapter 6: Being Responsible Digital Citizens
Chapter 7: Expanding Technology and Coding Concepts
Epilogue: Looking Forward
Appendix: Glossary of Tools and Terms
REPRODUCIBLES
SUGGESTED RESOURCES
BOOK
- Ormiston, M. (2016). Create Future-Ready Classrooms, Now! Bloomington, IN: Solution Tree Press.
WEBSITES
Introduction
- Blackboard
- Canvas
- D2L
- Edmodo
- Google Classroom
- Google’s G Suite for Education
- Microsoft Office 365 for Education
- Moodle
- NOW Classrooms
- Otus
- Partnership for 21st Century Learning
- PowerSchool Learning
- Schoology
- Seesaw
- Showbie
Chapter 1
- ABCya
- Big Brown Bear
- Google Chrome Web Store
- KidRex
- NOW Classrooms, “SAMR Model”
- Safari web browser
- Safe YouTube
- YouTube
Chapter 2
- Animoto
- Chirbit
- Chrome
- Explain Everything
- Flickr
- Google Drive
- Kidblog
- NOW Classrooms, “K–2”
- Padlet
- PicCollage
- PicMonkey
- QuickVoice
- Screencastify
- Seesaw
- Shadow Puppet Edu
- Showbie
- WeVideo
Chapter 3
- Blabberize
- Canva
- ChatterPix Kids
- Edmodo
- FaceTime
- Global Read Aloud
- Google Hangouts
- Kidblog
- NOW Classrooms, “K–2”
- Padlet
- Remind
- Seesaw
- Shadow Puppet Edu
- Skype
- Skype in the Classroom
- Twitter, “Analytics”
Chapter 4
- Animals A–Z
- Animals A–Z, “Animals”
- NOW Classrooms, “Symbaloo for Organization and Safe Searching”
- PebbleGo
- Symbaloo
- Symbaloo, “Kids Research Tools”
- World Book Online
- YouTube Kids
Chapter 5
- 10 Frame Fill
- Book Creator
- Explain Everything
- Flipagram
- Google Classroom
- Google Docs
- Google Keep
- My Storybook
- Notes
- Scholastic Story Starters
- Schoolkit Math
- Shadow Puppet Edu
- Trello
Chapter 6
- ABCya, “Cyber-Five”
- BrainPOP Jr., “Internet Safety”
- ChatterPix Kids
- Common Sense Education
- Common Sense Education, “My Creative Work (K–2)”
- Common Sense Media, “Pause and Think Online”
- Epic!
- Google Maps
- Internet Live Stats
- Kahoot!, “Online Safety”
- National Geographic
- Newsela
- Smart Insights, “What Happens Online in 60 Seconds?”
- Symbaloo
- YouTube Kids
Chapter 7