Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Here are some fun Valentine sites to fill those few minutes betwixt and between lessons, projects, bathroom breaks, lunch, and everything else: Apps. Drag-and-drop. Dress up the heart. Google Drawings Magnetic Poetry from Ctrl Alt Achieve. Games and puzzles. Games and stories. ‘I love you’ in languages Afrikaans to Zulu. Line up the hearts. Match. Mouse skills.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Editor's note: This is part of a series entitled " Innovative Approaches to Support At-Risk Youth." Innovative educators work hard to find the best ways possible for students to learn by tapping into their talents, passions, interests, and abilities. However, before the learning can happen, there is one crucial element that is necessary, but often overlooked for learning to occur.

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CTE Learning

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I was speechless… well that is a lie. I was going nuts. I still get tears in my eyes when I look at these images. My son thinks I am a bit off the rails. However, he was not in Aerospace Eng school when the Challenger blew up. It was devastating and demoralizing. Later we lost Columbia – another punch to the throat. Though I must give a shout out to the ISS and all of their terrific success.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Fabmath is an excellent resource for teachers/students for Math grades 1st-8th. Fabmath is a great learning tool w/ educational portal that allows educators to assign tests, worksheets, and more, while tracking their students progress and needs. This allows teachers to different instruction and assess students in real-time while generating detailed reports.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

One of the fastest growing technologies in education is forms–to gather information, curate data, test students, and much more. There are lots of platforms available but for many, JotForm is the gold standard whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. JotForm offers what seems to be an endless supply of professional-looking templates that can be used to sign up volunteers, get feedback on events, enroll students into classes, ask for donations, collect payments, and much more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

This is part of the 169 tech tips for your class-but this is a bonus, not included in the ebook, just for readers of Ask a Tech Teacher: Tech Tip #170: Cover your webcam when you aren’t using it! Why? privacy. security. peace of mind. Sign up for a new tip each week or buy the entire 169 Real-world Ways to Put Tech into Your Classroom. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Otus the excellent and easy to use Learning Management System for schools has a sleek new design, that allows for easier functionality, a brighter customizable color interface, and real-time analytics and third party integration (i.e. Khan Academy), and of course Otus Worksheets. Here is a list of their updated features. Cleaner Interface: A polished, streamlined functionality lets users more easily navigate existing features including polling for instant feedback, a real-time assessment center,

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Storyline is a cool site for learning how to code/program Alexa (Amazon's smart speaker device), that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog. Storyline is very simple to use and features a drag-n-drop interface for selecting actions and commands. A Alexa user can now create: games, quizzes, newsflashes, and much much more. I highly recommend checking out Storyline by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Projector Screen Store is a great site for educators or parents looking to find screens, projectors, cables, and more for home or their classroom. Also, this is an ideal place to find good deals and other resources such as: how to build a home theater or how a green screen works. I highly recommend checking out Projector Screen Store by clicking here !!!

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Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Man is a thinking creature. We like evaluating ideas and sharing thoughts. That’s a good thing. The more we collaborate, the smarter we all become. Implicit in this is that we don’t claim someone else’s ideas as our own. In fact, it’s illegal to do this. Read through this rephrasing of American copyright law: “The law states that works of art created in the US after January 1, 1978, are automatically protected by copyright once they are fixed in a tangible medium (l

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