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MARCH 31, 2024

Today’s tip: Backup Your Computer Often Category: Maintenance, Security, PCs, Macs, Chromebooks Q: I’ve had some virus problems and it reminds me that I need to backup my computer. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. What’s the easiest way? A: World Backup Day is March 31st.

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DECEMBER 11, 2021

Here’s what you’ll get (the links won’t be active until the post goes live ): For regular readers of Ask a Tech Teacher, these are yearly reminders. For most teachers I know, life zooms by, filled with lesson planning, teaching, meeting with grade-level teams, chatting with parents, attending conferences (to stay UTD), and thinking.

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MARCH 19, 2024

The host thought it would be a yawner, but any tech teacher knows keyboarding is a controversial subject. On my blog, Ask a Tech Teacher , posts about keyboarding are read about thrice as often as any other topic. Keyboarding is always the top post on my blog. It’s also my most-requested guest blog.

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JANUARY 26, 2024

Today’s tip: Fix computer with system restore Category: Problem-solving Q: My computer no longer runs right. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

Regular readers of Ask a Tech Teacher know these are updated each December. For most teachers I know, life zooms by, filled with students, parents, meetings, grading, and thinking. Check individual post tags and categories– reorganize options so they authentically group your writing. 9 Ways to Update Your Online Presence.

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MARCH 3, 2023

Today’s tip: Software vs. Online Tools Category: Pedagogy Here are relevant criteria for evaluating software vs. online tools in your classroom: For more detail on comparing software and online tools, visit “ 8 Reasons For and 8 Against Revisiting Software in Your Classroom ” on Ask a Tech Teacher.

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JUNE 30, 2023

Today’s tip: Search the Internet for most tech problem solutions Category: Problem-solving Q: Sometimes, I can’t remember how to accomplish a task. Before you call your IT guy or the tech teacher, here’s what you do: Google it. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. What do I do?

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DECEMBER 18, 2020

A friend started a free blog directory that includes categories for writers and teacher-authors. Why the Blog Directory? Find blogs of a specific category; and/or find bloggers of similar interests. Drive more traffic to your blog and enhance its SEO. How to submit your blog? Choose a category.

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AUGUST 22, 2022

Category: PCs. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Today’s tip: Which Digital Device Should I Use?

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JULY 11, 2022

Category: PC, keyboarding. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Today’s tip: Poster–Top 10 PC shortkeys.

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MARCH 16, 2023

I tossed it into the category of something to try when whatever I was using didn’t work. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Today’s tip: 8 Tips to Become Tomorrow’s Teacher. Category: Pedagogy. Today’s teachers have little resemblance to your mother’s teachers—lecturing from the front of the classroom, silent children, and rote drills to reinforce skills. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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APRIL 5, 2023

Today’s tip: Try this if you saved over a doc Category: Problem-solving Q: A student saved a blank document over their files. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Is there any way to retrieve the file?

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NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Category: Problem-solving. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Today’s tip: I deleted a file by accident. find your file; select ‘ restore’.

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MARCH 8, 2023

She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Memorizing word lists and testing on them doesn’t really work very well.

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AUGUST 19, 2022

Category: Pedagogy. Here’s a poster with all sixteen: For more on Habits of Mind, visit “Let’s Talk about Habits of Mind” on Ask a Tech Teacher. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2023

Today’s tip: How to fix a tilted screen Category: Problem-solving Q: My screen is sideways 90 degrees. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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JUNE 14, 2022

Category: PC, MSO, Keyboarding. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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JULY 27, 2022

Category: PCs. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Today’s tip: Where did Windows Explorer go? Q: I can’t find Explorer. Where did it go?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Perfect for topics that fit this category, i.e., wars, economics, etc.edu Published by colleges and universities. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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MAY 27, 2020

Category: Internet. Sub-category: MS Office, Keyboarding. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. All that h-t-t-p stuff–I keep making typos.

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JUNE 25, 2021

Category: MS Office, Google Apps. Divide into categories. In Excel : Highlight the labels, categories, and data; push F11. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. That’s it–a simple chart.

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JANUARY 22, 2021

Category: Keyboarding. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Today’s tip: 10 Most Important Keyboard Keys.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Today’s tip: How to find a lots shortcut Category: Problem-solving Q: I can’t find the shortcut for a program I want to open. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. How do I open the program?

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DECEMBER 17, 2020

For regular readers of Ask a Tech Teacher, these are yearly reminders. For most teachers I know, life zooms by, filled with lesson planning, teaching, meeting with grade-level teams, chatting with parents, attending conferences (to stay UTD), and thinking. Check the appearance of your blog on a smartphone and iPad. Your choice.

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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Category: Pedagogy. class website or blog. class website or blog. on Ask a Tech Teacher. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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MAY 13, 2020

Category: Images. Sub-category: Internet, Security, Search/Research, MS Office, Google Apps. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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JUNE 6, 2022

Category: PCs, Problem-solving. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Today’s tip: Rollback Windows Updates. What do I do?

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AUGUST 25, 2021

Category: Maintenance, Security. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Today’s tip: How to Add Zip to a Slow Computer.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2022

Category: Pedagogy. offer compelling content (this is subjective: ‘Compelling’ varies teacher-to-teacher and student-to-student). offer compelling content (this is subjective: ‘Compelling’ varies teacher-to-teacher and student-to-student). You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Today’s tip: Find a file Category: Problem-solving Q: I saved my document, but I can’t find it. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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JANUARY 13, 2023

Category: Problem-solving. Truth be known, lots of teachers have this problem, also. If the tech geeks do something on it–maybe fix a problem–and forget to log out, my teachers are lost. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Today’s tip: My desktop icons changed. What happened?

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JULY 22, 2021

Category: Maintenance, Security. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Today’s tip: Computer safety. What do I do?

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MAY 20, 2022

The reasons were varied (teacher training, infrastructure, and professional support to name a few), but one of the most prominent was money. Educators sign up with a Teacher account and then set up classes and accounts for students. Readers search by title, author, country, or category (or several other options such as ISBN).

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JUNE 13, 2023

Today’s tip: 5 Ways to Find Lost Files Category: Problem-solving One of the scariest things for students is not being able to find their file. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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JUNE 20, 2022

Category: Problem-solving. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Today’s tip: Make Desktop Icons Big or Little. Please help!

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MAY 19, 2022

Category: Google Apps, Keyboarding. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Today’s tip: Does MS Word Have ‘Research’? Try Shift+F7.

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