Ep 114: News, Nuggets, and the GWAEA Corner Booth - a podcast by Grant Wood AEA

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Welcome back to the Edtech Takeout–this is episode 114. This episode is a fan favorite – News and Nuggets! 


A little fun fact: This week we reached our 100,000th download!


 


News and Updates:


Canva: Magic Draw, Magic Eraser, Magic Write



Newsela: Moving to Newsela Lite, access to four articles at a time with five different reading levels, teacher can access student quiz scorers and writing prompts


Seesaw: Add frames (in drawing template) and student responses snap into the frame so no sizing is necessary, Present to Class


5 Chromebook Updates for Students and Teachers


Voting Chip in Google Docs - watch for this in the coming months!





Tech Nuggets:


Mindy: 


How to Differentiate Texts Using ChatGPT


Convert Your Doc in Canva into a Slide Deck in One Click  (convert button)  Example  made from this


The Juice: delivers five articles a day to grades 5-12 students. Followed by vocabulary and comprehension checks, each student is assigned a specific reading level by the teacher. Teacher dashboard that shares data. 30-day free trial


Gina: 


#FilterTheNoise - News Literacy Course/Resources - Jonathan Ketchell


  • Deep Fakes - Can You Spot Them? MIT Test yourself. Research project.


Sutori for Playlist


  • Like Wakelet with built-in polls and checks for understanding

  • Pricing - 30 days all features free, free level, and $120 for a single teacher for a year. Department/Grade level pricing. 

  • Sutori Video


Beth:


Genially - Nice alternative to Thinglink


Teachflix - Teacher currated video repository


Canva - Vertical videos with background removal example


  • Remove background in Canva video - tutorial


 


The GWAEA Corner Booth:


Student Engagement Through Classroom Discussion


One-day Workshop for Instructional Coaches


May 5, 2023 - 9:00 AM to 3:00 PM at GWAEA in CR 6th Street


Course number 205152


 


Tenets of Transformative Classrooms (Online)


Online course for teachers, instructional coaches, administrators


Section 315455: Starts June 19th - Ends October 6th


Section 315456: Starts August 1st - Ends November 30th


 


GWAEA Professional Learning Institute


June 26 - June 30, 2023


Find more information here.


 


Iowa AEA’s CS PD Week


June 12 - June 16, 2023


Find more information here.


 


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