Educators Technology
MAY 30, 2018
The Internet provides learners with tons of educational materials to help them with their learning, however, browsing these resources can be time consuming especially for those lacking the required.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 22, 2018
There’s a lot of chatter about PBIS (Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports) on educator forums I participate in. I don’t have direct experience with it so I jumped at the chance to share Middle School teacher Karessa Parish’s experiences. In this article, she explains what PBIS is, lessons learned rolling it out, and a tool called Hero that helped make it happen in her school: Studies show that students need a ratio of about five positive interactions to every negativ
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User Generated Education
MAY 15, 2018
There have been complaints leveraged against out of the box robots like Dash and Dot, Ozobot, Hummingbird, Sphero. The complaints usually revolve around the canned and prescriptive nature of their uses and programs, that they lack creative engagement by the younger users. I personally love the excitement my learners have using these robots. As with all tools and technologies and with creative framing, though, they can be used in creative and imaginative ways.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 13, 2018
This week the #NYCSchoolsTech Team brought innovative educators a chance to hear directly from “The Big Three: Apple, Google, and Microsoft” (listed alphabetically). During this day-long event at state-of-the-art #NYCSchoolsTech center, educators from across the city came together to learn first-hand which is best for their schools. School Platform Preference #NYCSchoolsTech leader JoJo Farrell got the day started by asking educators to stand up if they were primarily: A) Apple school.
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.
STEMx
MAY 31, 2018
The STEM Forum & Expo, hosted by NSTA, . provides resources for educators and organizations seeking to learn more about STEM, outreach, partnerships, schools, and curricula. The conference will be held at Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia from July 11–13, 2018. Register for the conference . here. We’re partnering with the National Science Teachers Association again.
STEM Education Central brings together the best content for STEM education professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Educators Technology
MAY 31, 2018
Earlier today we shared with you a collection of interesting websites to help students with their homework. That collection is general in scope and covers all content areas. In the present list.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 29, 2018
Here’s a fascinating article by Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, James Lovelock, discussing the balance between rote drills and integrated learning in teaching keyboarding: As a pre-service teacher, I have always found the arguments around different forms of teaching and learning to be highly frustrating. Authoritative and Egalitarian models of teaching are considered superior to Authoritarian even though we know that in some cases the Authoritarian approach may be the best due to factors
User Generated Education
MAY 5, 2018
Institutionalized education has given assessment a bad reputation; often leaves a sour taste in the mouths of many teachers, students, and laypeople. This is primarily due to the testing movement, the push towards using student assessment in the form of tests as a measure of student, teacher, principal, and school accountability. Educators should be clear about why they include assessment in their instruction; be strategic and intentional in its use.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 6, 2018
You know those simple tech tips that make a big difference? For me it was learning Ctrl+K is the shortcut to hyperlink a word. I use this one constantly. I'm going to share one with you that you probably never knew you needed, but once you learn it you're going to come back here and thank me. This tip is for anyone who values collaboration and i f you're an innovative educator that means you.
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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.
Technology Tidbits
MAY 28, 2018
It's that time of year again for my annual list online summer learning opportunities or programs. Being a parent of four kids, I often find myself asking what I'm going to do w/ them when school gets out. There are lots of options out there for parents but I wanted something that would be fun as well as educational. Over the last few years Ed Tech companies have started to offer online summer "schools/programs" that are affordable and help prevent learning.
CTE Learning
MAY 20, 2018
Did you know that the career choice you make will determine your financial future and overall lifestyle? Of course you knew that! That’s why it’s important to be extra careful when choosing the career field you want to pursue. Some of the most in demand careers are STEM majors. You may have heard about various STEM careers and you may have done your own research as a result.
Educators Technology
MAY 27, 2018
If you are looking for a good alternative to Google Forms, Typeform is a good option to start with. You can use it to create a wide variety of form types including: surveys, contact forms,read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 1, 2018
In a world where college fees go up every year, where the cost of campus-based classes invariably includes expensive extras, where the time commitment to complete college classes often can’t be balanced with work and family needs, Study.com stands out. These web-based classes offer motivated students a self-paced, self-directed path to achieving their college dreams in an affordable, flexible, quality ecosystem that prepares them for future careers in fields they love.
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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 6, 2018
I, along with many others, have been impressed with how articulate the Parkland students have been regarding their school shooting and gun laws. When students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High debated gun control in class last November, they never imagined they were preparing to lead a national discussion on how to prevent school shootings. As the debate team filled Google docs with research on state laws, brainstormed arguments for and against universal background checks and wrote speeches, they
The Innovative Educator
MAY 16, 2018
This is the time of year when the tests are behind students and the fun begins. Teachers are free to liberate their student’s genius and allow them to Choose2Matter by engaging in work that is worthy of the world. Angela Maiers says that learners who believe they have unique abilities early on will be more likely than others to: Harness their talents more quickly Develop self-confidence and a belief that they can succeed Maintain their optimism and confidence under stress Learn to rely on themse
Technology Tidbits
MAY 3, 2018
Help Teaching is an excellent site for educators, parents, and others looking for educational resources such as quiz/test creators, online assessments, or worksheets/printables. These printables are for K-12 and cover a wide range of subjects. Also, there is a test/virtual room where students can take online assessment and get results in real time. I highly recommend checking out Help Teaching by clicking here !!!
CTE Learning
MAY 3, 2018
Tech Skills, Soft Skills, and what companies hire for. There is no question how the tech skills our students gain in Career and Technical Education are extremely important. However, competing in today’s job market requires more than just tech skills. As career and technical educators, our programs can give students the breadth of skills companies hire for and universities recruit for.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 28, 2018
I’m taking the day to honor our all soldiers on America’s Memorial Day. Without their sacrifice, where would we be? I tried to keep the videos to three and failed miserably. Once I got started watching, I got lost. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 9, 2018
It’s the end of school. Everyone’s tired, including you. What you want for these last few weeks are activities that keep the learning going but in a different way. You want to shake things up so students are excited and motivated and feel interested again. Change your approach. Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 30, 2018
Jennifer Lockman, a journalism major at UCLA, contacted me about her thoughts on how technology has changed the way she and other professionals write. It’s been a while since I was in college so I am excited to share her ideas with you: Technology has definitely changed the art of writing and the means we can use to get our points across. Not so long ago everything involved handwriting (and then typing) a draft, spending hours on revision and proofreading, and eventually submitting a finis
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 3, 2018
Teacher Appreciation Week is May 7th-11th. In honor of these tenacious, creative individuals, here are some of our favorite teacher appreciation articles: 10 Bits of Wisdom I Learned From a Computer. How to Talk to a Tech Teacher. 18 Things Teachers Do Before 8am. Definition of ‘Teacher’. How to be a Tech Teacher. You’re a Geek Now. You Know You’re a Geek When…. 10 Steps to Become a Better Geek. 15 Ways to Get Your Geek On. 21 Reasons Why You Know You’re a Teacher.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 31, 2018
Wrapping up your school technology at the end of the school year is as complicated as setting it up in September. There are endless backups, shares, cleanings, changed settings, and vacation messages that — if not done right — can mean big problems when you return from summer vacation. If you have a school device, a lot of the shutdown steps will be done by the IT folks as they back up, clean, reformat, and maybe re-image your device.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 23, 2018
A stand-out webtool among standards-based grading platforms is a free online program called Kiddom ( click for my review ). Kiddom is designed to help teachers curate individual learning experiences with pages that are visual and easy-to-understand, and enable teachers to quickly determine student progress and where remediation is needed. While it offers many appealing pieces (homework assignment and grading, easy communication, and built-in metrics), one unique to Kiddom is their robust K-1
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 21, 2018
In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: #13–The Powerful Right Mouse Button.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 17, 2018
From Kidztype , a 1.5-minute video on the essence of keyboarding. Enjoy! –Full disclosure: Kidztype is an Ask a Tech Teacher sponsor. More keyboarding: Keyboarding 101. Touch Typing Basics from KidzType. My Students Think Hunt-and-Peck is Good Enough. What do I do? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 11, 2018
I am honored to be selected as one of EdTech Magazine’s “50 Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs of 2018” ! Without a doubt, the credit goes to my readers. I am proud that the resources, reviews, and materials I curate for you resonate with your teaching needs. Do check out their full article to see all 50 selected blogs. It includes names of edtech experts you already follow and a few you’ll want to add to your list.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 25, 2018
Memorial Day (May 28, 2018) is the time we remember all of those soldiers who gave their lives in the defense of American freedom. In war and peace, they made the ultimate sacrifice and because of them we are privileged to live the American Dream. Once a year, we honor them, their sacrifice, and those they left behind. Here are some activities to help students understand the import of this day: Folding the American flag.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 15, 2018
MTI 558: How to Leverage Tech to Teach Writing. This college-credit class starts in one week–Monday, May 28th! Last chance to sign up. Click this link ; scroll down to MTI 558 and click for more information and to sign up. Click to view slideshow. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 20 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.
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