Technology in the Classroom
Tools for Engagement
In an online and blended classroom environment, tools for engagement help students become active learners. Linked here are tools for collaboration, curation, and video creation.
- Wakelet
- Screencasting and Video Tool
- YouTube in the classroom +View Pure / Quiet Tube
- Flipgrid
- Padlet
- Jamboard
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NEW! Apple Education Community Website
Apple Education Community is the new hub for professional learning. Here you will find resources that were housed in the Apple Teacher Learning Center plus The Forum. The Forum is a collaborative space for educators to join conversations and learn from one another.
Click here for Apple Professional Learning Virtual events and registration information. These no-cost events share new ideas to use Apple technology for teaching and learning.
Iowa AEA's Continue to Offer Pear Deck to Schools for 22-23 School Year
Iowa's AEAs will continue to sponsor statewide access to Pear Deck's flexible instructional tools, which are designed to improve learning outcomes in the classroom and in hybrid learning environments. At this time all of our regional schools' domains have been whitelisted and should have access. To engage in some "just in time" learning please consider the following resources to help get our educators started:
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Watch one of the many skill-specific help videos for Google or Microsoft.
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Level up your learning with recorded webinars or live trainings.
Please reach out to Keystone AEA Tech Integration Team with questions or needs.
2022-2023 Keystone AEA Digital Resources
Check out this helpful guide to our new and existing digital resources! The guide breaks down the resources into grade bands and outlines the accessibility features of each resource. Also embedded are tutorials on each resource to learn more about how they could be used in your setting.
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Pebble Go and Pebble Go Next Webinars by Capstone
Join us for a pair of webinars to learn more about two of our new digital resource offerings –PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next! District and AEA staff are both invited to join the webinars to learn more about these resources for our youngest learners. Both sessions will be recorded. Please register even if you are unable to attend in real time so you can get access to the recorded sessions!
Webinar Schedule:
Sept. 26, 2022
9:00-9:45 a.m.
Take a deep dive into the broad range of non-fiction content and its uses across the school day. Explore how PebbleGo and PebbleGo Next support the Iowa Core Standards and ways to incorporate science, social studies and literacy content into your curriculum!
Sept. 27, 2022
3:00-3:45 p.m.
Also see IAAEA OnePager for more information.