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Maples 5th Graders Go Digital with My Learning Plan
With the help of their teacher, Mrs. Danielle Currie, and the Tech Coaches, fifth graders at Maples Elementary began to create their My Learning Plan using the district’s Mahara platform…
ISTE Standard*S: Standard 2: Communication and Collaboration
The second standard in our series on the ISTE Standards for Students is Communication and Collaboration. The standard says, “Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively,…
Beating Cheating in Online Assessments
This year, scores of teachers in Dearborn have begun to move their assessments online, mainly to Moodle (iLearn). This has been to the benefit of students, as they experience tests in…
Moodle 6th Grade Statistics Unit
Take a look at this video preview of one of the things I’ve been working on for 6th grade math teachers, our largest inter-school group of Moodle (iLearn) users. I…
ISTE Standards*S: Standard 1: Creativity and Innovation
As promised, we will be discussing the ISTE Standards for Students, and ideas for implementing them into your classroom. The first standard is Creativity and Innovation. The standard says, “Students…
ISTE Standards for Students: Meeting the Needs of EVERY Student
We are starting a new blog series on the Tech Coach blog about the 6 ISTE standards for students. These standards describe the skills and knowledge students need to learn effectively and…