Remote learning felt like it came with so many things to unpack: how to deliver content quickly and efficiently, how to ensure equitable learning possibilities for all students and how to check-in on their social-emotional health, just to name a few. Here in central Indiana, like a lot of educators around the world, the start of emergency remote learning caught […]
Back in 2017, Edtech Magazine reported that about 63 percent of K-12 teachers utilize technology in their classrooms daily. However, with the new reality of distance learning in 2020, it wouldn’t be an understatement to say that all educators are preparing to or already relying on educational technology. The vast majority of teachers who employ digital education platforms into their […]
We created Classtime as an educational tool that is convenient for teachers with students of all ages. Using Classtime, thousands of teachers have already conquered distanced online learning. This article will give you some Classtime best practices to increase your efficiency in your daily work! Organize Sessions: Session questions on varying subjects can be found by searching the public library, […]
We asked educators about their biggest challenges during remote learning and what would make their lives easier, and here are the results! In this article, we’ll share tips on how Classtime can help you improve your teaching from home. Tip #1: Better Experience with Remote Learning Classtime works on smartphones, tablets, Chromebooks, and computers. It also works with different web […]
Use your favorite video conferencing tool with your students and enhance engagement with Classtime. Due to the Coronavirus closures, popular conferencing tools are now also offering FREE access to educators (Google Hangouts, Jitsi Meet, Skype, etc.). Use Cases of Classtime with Video Conferencing – You can screen share your Session Dashboard for live discussions: if you would like to see […]
Assessments are part of everyday school life for most teachers and students, and often associated with night-long correction work or a long worry about the results. However, conducting online assessments offers opportunities to make them more pleasant for both learners and teachers. We’ve highlighted 6 reasons to conduct assessments online, and how this can be very easily achieved with Classtime. […]
Student & Teacher Requirements – Both students and teachers can use any device that supports an internet browser (smartphones, tablets, computers, Chromebooks) (Learn more). – Both students and teachers require access to the Internet – either via WiFi or mobile carrier network. (Learn more). – Both students and teachers do not have to install any applications. – While teachers need to register […]
What are the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)? There are many global challenges the world faces in the 21st century. In 2015, the 193 members of the United Nations agreed to achieve 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. These goals address global problems like climate change, inequality, unemployment, violence, and more. Why should you be teaching Sustainable Development […]
All teachers want to meet their students’ needs, but some tasks can seem pretty daunting for beginners and experts alike. In this webinar, “Don’t Ditch That Tech,” we tackled two scary ones: creating personalized lessons and promoting students’ metacognition. Presented by Dr. Angie Ridgway (Professor & Director of Secondary Education, University of Indianapolis) & Nate Ridgway (High School History Teacher […]
My teaching career started in 2014 as a special education teacher for middle schoolers (~ages 12-15). Since then, I’ve moved on to teaching history at the high school level with some much older students. I was recently thinking back about these two seemingly disparate jobs–just kind of my educational journey in general–and I stumbled across something that I feel like […]