There are plenty of tools you can use to save YouTube videos or audio files on your computer for personal use. Some of these tools are free. Some are also easy to use. I recommend you use a nice little tool called AVC - ANY VIDEO CONVERTER.
You can download YouTube videos and convert them to ANY video file or ANY audio file you need - hence the name, ANY VIDEO CONVERTER.
"Any Video Converter takes videos from your computer or downloaded from the Internet and converts them into just about any format you would like."
Want to find out more about AVC?
Click the link here and find out more >>>>> AVC WEBSITE
If you want to go right to the download page and get AVC, click here: DOWNLOAD AVC
The switch to online learning has been a challenge for many, teachers struggling to teach their students and students struggling to get the help they need. Technology has had many benefits during these trying times. It has supported us all to continue to learn and develop new skills. The school systems have found new and innovative ways to get the curriculum taught to the students and students have also learned to become more independent in their learning.
Students, parents, teachers and schools looking to improve student organization can use the MyHomework App.
This app is a digital student planner which can be used on many devices. It has a simple appearance and interface, making it easy for anyone to use.
Teachers can use this app to keep track of their classes, and assign assignments, upcoming tests with descriptions of what is expected for each etc.
Students can use this app to organize their schoolwork, tests, upcoming assignments and daily routine.
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Word Cloud is a fun online tool that allows individuals to display their thoughts and ideas in a creative way. If there is a particular topic students are learning about or a question the teacher wants to ask students, word clouds can be a great way to visually show students' responses. For example, if a student is interested in hockey they can add words to their cloud that reflect the subject. This will form a bigger cloud showing students their responses. This can allow both the teacher and students to visually see in a creative way what their peers' favourite subjects are.
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What is Scratch?
Scratch is an interactive website where kids can program their own interactive stories, games, and animations — and share their creations with others in the online community.
Scratch helps young people learn to think creatively, reason systematically, and work collaboratively — essential skills for life in the 21st century.
Scratch is designed, developed, and moderated by the Scratch Foundation, a nonprofit organization. Scratch is free for all to use and interact with so be it at home or in the classroom. Scratch also builds the foundation for young people to get involved in coding.
https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/editor/?tutorial=getStarted
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To access the original article on the EDUCATIONWEEK website, you can click >>>>>> Growth Mindset
Most of the teenagers participating in the world’s largest math and science test believe that they can improve their own intelligence, and the strength of this “growth mindset” is linked not just to how well they do but to their own sense of well-being.
In 2018, the Program for International Student Assessment asked some 600,000 15-year-olds from 78 countries and economies whether they believed their own intelligence is something fixed and unchangeable; disagreeing with that has been shown in decades of prior research to predict higher academic achievement through a student’s willingness to persevere in difficult tasks and recover more quickly from failure, among other things.
Nearly 2 out of 3 students who participated in PISA across all countries demonstrated a growth mindset, according to the study released Thursday. Moreover, after controlling for students’ and schools’ socioeconomic differences, students with a strong growth mindset scored significantly higher on all subjects—31.5 points in reading, 27 points in science, and 23 points in math—compared with students who believed their intelligence was fixed. In the United States in particular, where about 70 percent of students demonstrated a growth mindset, it was associated with a 60-point higher score in reading.
Quick Rubric is a website that allows teachers to create their own rubrics! It is simple and easy to use. All you have to do is make an account.
To make an account, you can simply link your google account. Once you have created your account, you can get into making a rubric! The website allows you to create a title and description for your rubric. It also gives you the ability to add a total score for each level on the rubric as well as add or delete rows and columns for your rubrics. All of the rows and columns can be edited so you can even give creative titles for your levels! Once you are done making your rubric, you can save it, print it and copy the link to it so that others can access your custom rubric.
The interface is simple and easy to use so this website can be a simple and effective tool for any teacher in any classroom!
Check it out for yourself. Go to their website at: https://www.quickrubric.com/
Technology in the classroom is no longer a growing hot topic; it is becoming the norm and we should be embracing it with open arms. Technology enables enriching and productive teaching and learning by differentiating instructions for a diverse learning experience. It motivates students with interesting tools and it creates a group collaborative learning environment. It also enables access to academic information from multiple sources but most importantly it can allow students to visit places or observe processes that cannot be seen without online systems.
With that being said, Virtual Reality (VR) is becoming to look more and more like a feasible technology option for our teachers to use in the classroom. In order to teach 21st century learners, you must deploy 21st century technologies. Although it is still an emerging and developing technology in terms of recognizing its full potential, virtual reality offers the opportunity to step into places, roles, and experiences that were previously impossible, or at the very least, inaccessible to most. A list of reasons why we can use virtual reality in the classroom are:
· Experience different careers first-hand
· Time travel to events and places from the past
· Travel to and explore places all over the world without leaving the classroom
· Allow students to share their world with others by creating their own VR content
· Develop empathy for communities in crisis by stepping into their shoes
· Explore the depths of the ocean and the vastness of space
· Explore the human body
· Explore engineering, entertainment, medicine and real estate and other careers
· Promote curiosity and wonder
Check out more on VR in the classroom by clicking here >>>> VR EDTECH
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