Educators Technology
MAY 22, 2019
JeopardyLabs is an excellent web tool that allows you to easily create Jeopardy-like games without the need for PowerPoint. We have already reviewed it in the past, however, if you haven't it.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 31, 2019
MTI 557: Building Digital Citizens. Starts Monday, June 3, 2019! Last chance to sign up. Click this link ; scroll down to MTI 557 and click for more information and to sign up. If students use the internet, they must be familiar with the rights and responsibilities required to be good digital citizens. In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives.
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User Generated Education
MAY 5, 2019
I wrote a post earlier this year entitled, Authentic Learning Experiences. Some of the characteristics of authentic learning I identified are summarized in this graphic: The Task. Learners, 4th through 6th graders in my gifted education language arts class, were given the task of composing and then recording their own I Have a Dream speeches. Writing Their Speeches.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 19, 2019
Innovative educators understand the importance of being prepared to give a great presentation to inspire and influence others. Keeping these five ideas in mind, will help ensure you don't fall short. Presentation Checklist Have speaker notes on your slides. Know how to access the speaker notes as needed. When I present, I have speaker notes view on my phone.
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.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
MAY 30, 2019
Talking curriculum, professional development, and building a community of teachers is one of my favorite things to do. That probably explains why Deedee Wills from the Facebook group Primary Collaborative and I speak for over an hour! It's a long one, but I loved every moment of it. Teachers need other teachers. It's in the people who get you that you often find comfort.
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Educators Technology
MAY 5, 2019
I know from my own experience working on my doctoral dissertation that academic writing is definitely a strenuous act. It demands patience, persistence, and most importantly, so much practice.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 6, 2019
May 11th-24th. I’m taking a trip with my daughter to visit my son who is stationed in Okinawa with the Army. We’ll spend two weeks traveling the area. I haven’t done this in fifty years (when I traveled through the old Soviet Union and Europe) and am beyond excited! .
User Generated Education
MAY 23, 2019
As the final project of the school year, I asked a group of my gifted 4th through 6th graders to design and prototype a new type of shoe. In a recent post from Idea U, Why Everyone Should Prototype (Not Just Designers) , Chris Nyffeler, IDEO Executive Design Director, discussed the purpose and value of prototyping: When we say prototype, that’s anything that gets the idea in your head into an artifact people can experience and offer feedback on.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 21, 2019
The Internet #SUX because it was designed in a way that shows only “ S OME U SERS E X PERIENCE” matters. Slide from Billy Gregory's presentation at the Digital Inclusion Conference This is the message Billy Gregory shared on Global Accessibility Awareness Day ( # GAAD ). In his talk he explains exactly what that means and what we can all do to make it better.
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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.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
MAY 23, 2019
{Blog Post for Show Notes: [link] } There is a love hate relationship with the end of the school year for teachers. We often hate all the tedious tasks we are asked to do like pack up our entire classroom just to unpack 2 months later, create class lists, and say goodbye to our kids and co-workers. We also love the idea of starting fresh in August, organizing our things, and getting a much needed break from the daily grind.
CTE Learning
MAY 10, 2019
Haven, Kansas May 6, 2019 – Three Haven High School Students are the first in the nation to earn Associate Level Web Developer International Industry Certifications by stacking certifications from two separate courses at Haven High School. Additionally, nine more students earned Web and Mobile Application Industry Certification and three others earned Web Designer Industry Certifications.
Informed K12
MAY 10, 2019
San Francisco is a great tech city, but this doesn't mean that tech always does great things for the city. Our team is fortunate to work with districts across the country on creating more efficient school systems, but when it comes to our volunteer efforts, we're intentional about working with our local community organizations.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 1, 2019
May 28th-31st: Coaching or Mentoring. BOGO — Buy one month; get the second free. Do any of these sound like you? Your kindergartners don’t know what ‘enter’, ‘spacebar’, ‘click’ or many other techie words mean but you need to teach them to keyboard, internet, and become digital citizens. How do you start? You have new students in your class who haven’t had technology training.
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These easy-to-use design briefs outline student objectives, challenges, and materials needed to complete each 30-minute to 4-hour lesson. ITEEA’s Integrative STEM curriculum, Engineering byDesign, includes many more standards driven hands-on activities just like these!
User Generated Education
MAY 24, 2019
The Game Jam was developed for and offered through the Santa Fe Public Schools’ SAGE (Services for Advanced and Gifted Education) Program although any school or youth group could enter. The game categories were: Board, Card, Action, and Video games. The criteria used to judge the games: The contest was conceived and developed by Steve Heil – Santa Fe Public Schools Gifted Program Support Specialist.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 27, 2019
Accessibility options exist with each of the big three tech companies, Google , Microsoft , Apple. That’s a move in the right direction, but it is not enough. Currently, creating accessible content requires content creators, rather than platform providers, to do the heavy lifting. Each company’s platform design places accessibility in the hands of the content creator as an afterthought.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
MAY 16, 2019
Episode 27: Teachers, Is College for Everyone? Today’s show takes a look at a system that is holding children to standards that are causing them to believe that their worth resides only in being college and career ready. Is this the message we should be sending to the next generation? Preparing kids to think and learn and problem solve is crucial, but it doesn’t have to be in college.
STEMx
MAY 30, 2019
STEMx member state Arkansas will host key advocates for computer science in just two weeks. The summit builds on years of advances in computer science education in the state. Last June, we talked to Anthony Owen, Arkansas’s State Director of Computer Science: Governor, teachers and others back Arkansas’s computer science push. Then, he told us “Arkansas is leading the nation in K-12 CS education.
Magic EdTech
MAY 28, 2019
Organizations in the business of consumer engagement, specifically Edtech companies dealing with the Generation Alpha today, face a constant imperative: how to innovate by adopting modern technologies in an ever-evolving digital environment. In my experience of working with organizations that work hard to stay afloat and relevant to their customers, the most successful are the ones that implement digital strategies to empower current customers and/or enhance business models or processes.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 3, 2019
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 6th-10th. In honor of these tenacious, creative individuals, here are some of our favorite teacher articles: 18 Things Teachers Do Before 8am. Definition of ‘Teacher’. How to be a Tech Teacher. 10 Steps to Become a Better Geek. 21 Reasons Why You Know You’re a Teacher. You Know You’re a Techy Teacher When…. Just Another Day In Computer Lab.
Technology Tidbits
MAY 30, 2019
ThinkFluency is an oral reading fluency assessment app developed by a teacher for teachers. ThinkFluency replaces the tedious paper, pencil and timer assessment with an app that enables teachers to quickly assess students’ Oral Reading Fluency Rate. ThinkFluency is easy to use, provides instant results with data that is easy to download and share, and is perfect for RTI and showing student growth.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 12, 2019
Steps to make accessible photos in Twitter Social media enables us to produce content for authentic audiences. However, it is also important to ensure this content is inclusive. That means making photos accessible. To do this, the creator of the post must include alternative text (alt text). Unfortunately, it's not baked into most platforms without taking a few extra steps.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
MAY 9, 2019
Recent graduates in the field of education have a significant role to play in the lives of future students. And this role is essential. After graduation, the path into the classroom can be a bit overwhelming. That is why new teachers, all teachers, need to practice self-care, as well. Taking care of yourself leads to taking care of your students. In episode 26, Andrea Knight from Creating Readers and Writers and I take our combined 40 years of experience in teaching and offer advice and tips for
STEMx
MAY 2, 2019
Fifteen million U.S. households were food-insecure. in 2017. , according to the United States Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. This week on Greater Than STEM, we speak with Ana, a 6th grade student and Michelle Moskowitz Brown of Local Matters, a community garden advocacy organization. These two share a love of food, gardening and family, but have come from different backgrounds with different access to food.
Magic EdTech
MAY 14, 2019
Yes, a single individual can make a huge difference to the world. This has been repeatedly proved by the greats but even ordinary people, making the right choices in their everyday lives have the same power. Take the annual Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD), launched in 2012, inspired by a single article written by Jon Devon, a web developer based in Los Angeles.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 16, 2019
When thinking of ways to support those who are legally blind, two supports often come to mind. Guide dogs and Braille. It's no wonder. Guide dogs provide their owners with a sense of freedom, an increased level of confidence, and a feeling of safety. B lind people who know Braille and use it find success, independence, productivity, and are more likely to find employment.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 8, 2019
Innovative educators can prepare for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) which takes place on Thursday, May 16th. GADD was launched in 2012 to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different abilities. This is particularly important for educators because they understand the importance of creating inclusive content for students and families.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 5, 2019
The topic of the #NYCSchoolsTechChat in May was hot to best provide inclusive digital content and environments for students and families. Members of the #NYCSchoolsTech community chimed in with powerful ideas and advice. Check out the Wakelet below to learn some of their insights.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 17, 2019
Thursday, May 16th was Global Accessibility Awareness Day ( # GAAD ). On this day there were events hosted around the globe. If you missed it, don't worry. T he Mayors Office of People with Disabilities in New York City captured their Digital Inclusion Conference via livestream. Check out the video below to learn more about topics like internet human rights, digital accessibility, and inclusion by design.
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