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#EMSISDITS Tech Talk

Techy Talk for Teachers

#EMSISDITSTech TalkTechy Talk for Teachers

Bi-Weekly Tech News

Follow us on emsisdits.blogspot.com to see bi-weekly news, tutorials, & more! We will email out news every other week offering you the latest trending tech topics! :)
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EMS ISD Connects with Belize

We had a great time leading tech training & PD with Toledo District Belize teachers. They send their appreciation! Read more about it here.
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Skype from Belize

So excited that we were able to use @SkypeBusiness to communicate from Belize with our classes in TX! Thank you for joining us!
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Author Skype

We had an amazing Skype with Rubin Pingk. #ninjasread #NinjaDay. Thank you to all who joined us!
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Kahoot Fun @EME

Students review Junior Achievement terms with @GetKahoot So much fun!
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SES Makerspace Showcase

Thank you SES for allowing us to bring Forney ISD in to tour your amazing Makerspace!
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WMS Students Create Student Portfolios

We had such a great time working with the 7th grade ELAR classes at WMS this week.

Looking for ways to engage your students in their writing??

Student Portfolios/Blog
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OneDrive

Get to your files from anywhere, on any device, with Microsoft OneDrive. Share and work together with co-workers and students. Log into your Office 365 account here to access your OneDrive.

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Adobe Spark

Create compelling animated videos - in minutes. Record your voice, add photos or icons, select from professional-quality soundtracks and cinematic motion - and voila!
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Popplet

In the classroom and at home, students use Popplet for learning. Used as a mind-map, Popplet helps students think and learn visually. Students can capture facts, thoughts, and images and learn to create relationships between them.

Flipping the Classroom Tip #5 Start with Lesson Goals, Then Build Out

#EMSTechspert, Scott Boiles, shares FLIPPING TIP #5 this week.


Making a dazzling video without first determining its instructional value is like putting the cart before the horse. It's counterproductive.


A more sensible approach is to first, identify the lesson's core objectives, from simplest to deepest, tracing the path of knowledge that students will follow. Lower-order targets (the what) should be sorted out for video delivery, while higher-order objectives (the how and why) should be tagged for deeper exploration.

Next, teachers must answer some fundamental questions about the learning process:


  1. Once students understand the entry-level information, what will they be able to do with it?
  2. What kinds of activities will reinforce these concepts?
  3. Will students add value to basic ideas by simulating them through experiments, deepening them through inquiry-based discussion, or broadening them through project-based learning?
  4. How will teachers facilitate and monitor classroom collaboration?
  5. How will students demonstrate their burgeoning knowledge in these learning laboratories?


Teachers who successfully deliver flipped learning always begin with the end in mind.

iPad & Computer Lab Reservations

We are so excited about collaborating with your teachers on Tech Infused lessons!

Do you need a way for your teachers to checkout iPads?

Do you need a way for your teachers to reserve the computer lab?


Click Here and we will help you create a check-out system for your campus!

Reserve an #EMSTechspert

Email your Instructional Technologist to reserve us for the day, class, planning period, staff meeting etc. We want to help you successfully infuse technology into your classroom. We would love to train you on how to create tech infused lessons, co-teach the lessons, or even share our favorite tech tools with you!
Click the link below to check out our #EMSISDITS tutorial OneNote! Updated frequently!