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Using Google Forms for peer critique
By Tim Bedley Tweet Students use iPads to peer critique. I use Google forms to help guide my 4th and 5th graders through the writing peer critique process. I have created tailor-made forms for Response...
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16 Tips for Clean Slide Presentations
By Tim Bedley Tweet One AWFUL slide! I have been assigning slide presentations to my elementary students for many years. I found myself repeating the same critiques to group after group. Now, I don’t...
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iPads and Google Drive for Collaborative Writing Instruction
Tweet In this 2-minute video, I show how I am currently using Google Drive with my 4th/5th grade class to enhance my writing instruction. My learning environment is BYOD with iPads. I set up an account...
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Bedley Bros. #EdChat Ep. 1: Common Core Research Communities
Tweet By Tim Bedley In this first episode of The Bedley Bros., Tim and Scott Bedley chat about the research communities in Scott’s 5th grade classroom in Irvine, California. Scott and Tim will be...
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Super Spies: Quick and Simple Super Classroom Behavior
Tweet As students work in groups, designate one or more students to silently observe the workers. Call them the Super Spies. The Super Spies silently take notes on positive behaviors and then report...
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The Bedley Bros. #Edchat Ep. 6 – Bye Bye Letter Grades?
Tweet In episode 6 of the Bedley Bros, Tim describes how 2/3 of his students and their parents opted out of letter grades this year. He addresses the obstacles and shares the triumphs of de-grading his...
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Book Party!
Tweet Students engaged in recommending books to each other during a recent book party. So what book are you reading these days? And what made you decide to grab that book and read it? Most likely, you...
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FaceTime for Absent Students
Tweet Last week, Jordan, one of my fifth grade girls, was caught doing something without permission! AND I LOVED IT! Jordan’s classmate, Koral, was on a trip out of town to attend a funeral. During our...
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