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Instructional Video8:05
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesday: Nearpod

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
This short video models how to use Nearpod in classroom settings and suggests how the app can be used in the classroom and other educational situations.
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Instructional Video16:29
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesday: Open Source Learning with David Preston (extended)

For Teachers K - 12th
What is open-source learning, and how can the approach be used in the classroom? David Preston, a teacher from a school where traditionally few kids continue their education post-graduation, discusses how open-source learning has...
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Instructional Video8:29
TED-Ed

Haptography: Digitizing our Sense of Touch

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
We have cameras to record what we see, but how can we record what we touch? Katherine Kuchenbecker, a mechanical engineering professor at the University of Pennsylvania, is working to answer exactly that question. Using sensitive...
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Instructional Video3:05
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesday: ISTE Standards Program with Carolyn Sykora & Mindy Frisbee

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
When navigating through the "sea of resources" that technology provides us today, how can educators ensure that they are using technology to support the success of their students in the most effective way possible? Listen as the...
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Instructional Video5:24
TED-Ed

How Do Self-Driving Cars “See”?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
What do you get when you mix LiDAR and integrated photonics technology? Why a self-driving car, of course. A fascinating short video describes how light detection and ranging, LiDAR for short, and integrated photonics technologies enable...
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Instructional Video4:17
TED-Ed

The Story Behind Your Glasses

For Students 8th - 12th Standards
Get a new view of vision enhancement with this innovative little film. The history of man's use of lenses and the advancement of optic technology is perused with captivating graphic animation and easy-to-follow narration. Incorporate...
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Instructional Video5:46
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesday: ShowMe

For Teachers K - 12th
Take a quick look at a great interactive whiteboard app for your classroom. Rich and Jennifer launch the app, provide a quick tour, and demonstrate how to apply this tool for classroom use.
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Instructional Video7:43
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesday: Inkflow

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Notebooks can be more than just a paper packet when working with digital platforms. Jennifer and Rich introduce you to a customizable notebook app for your tablet. They show off some of the unique features of this particular program and...
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Instructional Video4:54
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesday: Constructor (Construct a Car)

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Looking for a way to engage children in learning about engineering design? Rich and Jennifer have you covered with this look at the Constructor app, a resource that involves students building, testing, and modifying their virtual cars.
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Instructional Video4:41
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesday PD: Tellagami

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
If you're researching oral presentation apps for students, here's a great tutorial on the popular and free app Tellagami. Follow along as Jennifer and Rich discuss the app's basic functionality, including creating a personalized avatar,...
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Instructional Video5:59
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesday: Socrative

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
What can two apps that interact with one another do for you? Find out about Socrative in this explanatory video. Rich and Jennifer take on the role of student and teacher to show you just how the Socrative apps can increase participation...
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Instructional Video2:10
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesday: The Federal E-Rate Program with Micah Rigdon

For Teachers Pre-K - 12th
Micah Ridgon of Funds for Learning suggests schools need to get the most out of the federal E-Rate program, which offers discounts to schools for their broadband and telecommunication services. His company is here to help.
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Instructional Video3:48
Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesday: Becoming a Lead Learner with Todd Nesloney

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed Standards
How is a fifth-grade teacher with no administrative experience planning to transform a low socioeconomic school as its principal or "lead learner" using project-based learning?
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Instructional Video1:12
Curated OER

JayCut, part 2: Simple Editing

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Part two of the JayCut tutorial series explains the process of editing. Intended to help teachers and learners in making educational films. Clicking and dragging, using a timeline, and cutting images or video files is covered.
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Instructional Video1:21
Curated OER

JayCut, Part 3: Adding Narration

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learn how to add narration to you JayCut class video. This is part three of the five-part series on making educational videos for Next Vista.
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Lesson Plan9:04
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TED-Ed

A Digital Reimagining of Gettysburg

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Why would Robert E. Lee order Pickett's Charge, an action that changed the course of the Civil War? Geographer and historian Anne Knowles uses digital technology to explain what she thinks is the missing piece in trying to understand...
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Instructional Video7:39
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Lesson Planet

EdTech Tuesday: Padlet

For Teachers Pre-K - Higher Ed
Need a way to organize digital resources and make them easily accessible to students? Jennifer and Rich have you covered. Taking a look at a free virtual bulletin board service called Padlet, they explore how this tool allows educators...
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Lesson Plan3:31
Teach Engineering

The Grand Challenge

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Magnetic resonance imaging, just how safe is it? The introduction to unit study of magnetic resonance imaging technology presents the grand challenge questions of how an MRI machine works, the risks involved, the physics involved, and...
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Instructional Video4:15
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TED-Ed

The Ethical Dilemma of Self-Driving Cars

For Students 7th - 12th
Who should decide the response a self-driving car should make when it encounters an unavoidable accident? Ah, the murky world of technology ethics. Patrick Lin explores some sticky ethical questions in a short video presentation.
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Instructional Video4:54
Curated OER

Crude Oil

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Watch the distillation process as a female narrator explains what is happening. Ideally you would demonstrate this process or have advanced classes work in lab groups to perform it themselves. If time is short or materials not available,...
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Instructional Video4:46
TED-Ed

Why Do Hospitals Have Particle Accelerators?

For Students 6th - Higher Ed Standards
Viewers gain insight into medical technology with a short video that examines how PET scanners can track FGD injected into a patient's body to find tumors.
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Instructional Video16:55
TED-Ed

Printing a Human Kidney

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Biotechnology has allowed us to engineer transplantable bladders and other organs successfully. The hope is to someday be able to engineer kidneys, and so save many lives. Dr. Anthony Atala, who specializes in regenerative medicine,...
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Instructional Video18:22
TED-Ed

Medicine's Future? There's an App for That

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Imagine injecting tiny robots into your blood to help fight disease. According to Daniel Kraft, that's just one of many exciting new medical technologies coming our way in the not-so-distant future. The key to these amazing innovations...
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Instructional Video5:03
TED-Ed

What in the World Is Topological Quantum Matter?

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Time to expand your thinking! A video lesson begins with an explanation of topology and its application to new technology. The narrator shares examples of electron transfer of electricity and data storage in computers.

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