Teaching students critical thinking skills is a struggle for teachers. Students are used to receiving information and repeating it, then moving on to the next set of information. To get students to dive in deeper and make connections is hard and time-consuming in the classroom. For the past year and a half, I have either created or used pre-made digital breakout with my students to help them learn critical thinking skills. If the Google Form n.

With all the budget talk, as well as talk about a paperless classroom. I thought I would take a moment and describe how I removed handling papers in my class this year. I asked my students to develop a film project.

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Welcome to the ramblings of a teacher. Dianna Chamberlain on Just A Junkie. EdcampOmaha is held in Omaha, Nebraska.

Our September newsletter is online. Coming soon to all Google App for Education institutions is a feature called Google Classroom. Its a simple LMS type system that integrates with Google Documents. Watch the video for a better understanding. It looks like a very exciting addition for education.