March, 2019

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7 Basic YouTube Features Students Should Know about

Educators Technology

YouTube is undoubtedly a great source of educational video content to use with students in class. whether you are looking for subject specific content or generic insights elated to professional.

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Solve 50% of Tech Problems with 16 Simple Solutions

Ask a Tech Teacher

The Number One reason–according to students–why their computer doesn’t work is… It’s broken. As a teacher, I hear this daily, often followed by the solution, I need a different computer. My students innately think computer problems are something they can’t solve. I asked them what happened in class when I wasn’t there to fix the problem, or at home.

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Scratch and Makey Makey Across the Curriculum

User Generated Education

I love bringing physical computing into my classrooms: Physical computing means building interactive physical systems by the use of software and hardware that can sense and respond to the analog world. Physical computing is a creative framework for understanding human beings’ relationship to the digital world. In practical use, the term most often describes handmade art, design or DIY hobby projects that use sensors and microcontrollers to translate analog input to a software system, and/o

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Increase Screen Time to Increase Literacy Proficiency

The Innovative Educator

Like it or not, educators and parents of young schoolchildren know (or will soon find out) the rigorous literacy demands being placed on students today. A friend shared she was surprised by the reading level and number of books her six-year-old was supposed to be reading. She'd been reading bedtime stories to her daughter. What she didn't realize was that schools today expect young children to be reading their own stories with proficiency at such a young age.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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How Instructional Designers Create Learning Experiences(LX)

Magic EdTech

LX–learning experience–is a term coined by learning experience designer Connie Malamed, in 2015. A learning experience can occur in a school or university, or in any setting in which the learner has access to conversations, books, videos, or digital tools. Not all learning experiences are designed, but a good LX designer can ensure success by incorporating certain elements into the learning experience.

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TPACK Explained for Teachers

Educators Technology

Technology is definitely a game changer in today’s classroom. Its pervasive widespread in educational settings speaks volumes about the growing importance we come to place in it. However, while many.

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15 St. Patrick’s Day Resources For Your Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Getting ready for St. Patrick’s Day? Try these fun websites: Color the shamrock. Color the Pot-o-gold. Color the leprechaun. Puzzle–St. Pat’s Puzzle. Puzzle–St. Pat’s puzzle II. Puzzle–St. Pat’s drag-and-drop puzzle. Puzzle–St. Pat’s slide puzzle. Puzzles and games. St. Patrick’s Day history–video.

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Pi Day: An Example of an Interdisciplinary, Engaging Lesson

User Generated Education

I have the privilege of teaching my gifted elementary students for multiple years. At my one school, I have them in class for a full day each week, and each year I have special thematic days for which the students get very excited, e.g., Halloween and Day of the Dead “Wars,” Valentines Day, Book Celebrations, and Pi Day. I love planning a variety of interdisciplinary activities for these days and I love watching how 100% are fully engaged for the entire time.

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Easy Peasy Guide to Capturing & Sharing Links to Screenshots

The Innovative Educator

Innovative Educators often pursue certifications to let others understand skills and areas of expertise. Here are some easy ways to capture and share screenshots of accomplishments. Here is how to do this: Step 1: Select Print Step 2: Select Save to Google Drive Step 3: Right click and select "Get shareable link." Step 4: Copy link and ensure "Anyone with the link can view" Step 5: Paste link The last step is to paste the link in the appropriate space.

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Harnessing The Power Of Math Manipulatives

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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Happy Pi Day 03/14/19

CTE Learning

In honor of Pi Day we all watched our favorite Pi Video. I take that back. The furry intern did not seem to care and just went and crawled under a desk and slept through the video. But she has never been good at math. Have fun – Steve The post Happy Pi Day 03/14/19 appeared first on CTeLearning.

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18: Integrating Technology Into the Primary Classroom

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning/ One Tired Teacher Hi there! Welcome to One Tired Teacher Episode 18 Integrating Technology into the Primary Classroom. On today’s show, I sit down with Brandi, a second-grade teacher from a Title One school in Oklahoma City Public Schools. Brandi shares an inspiring story about how Apple has come into their school and transformed it into a one-to-one school K-6th grade and has included 3 years of professional development support and beyond.

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3 Good Math Equation Apps for Students

Educators Technology

Here are four excellent Chrome apps specifically curated for Math teachers and students. These apps are ideal for writing, editing and viewing math formula whether they are simple or complex. One of.

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Fake News or Fact? How do you tell?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Keeping up with national and international events was a lot easier when all the news came from one of three major TV news outlets and a few newspapers like The New York Times. Now, there are dozens of channels, hundreds of newspapers, thousands of bloggers, and tens of thousands of social media journalists — all trying to get your attention with the latest apocalyptic news flash.

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Downloadable Design Briefs for an Integrative STEM Curriculum

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!

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Making a Pitch for Social Entrepreneurship

User Generated Education

I have done a social entrepreneurship unit with two groups of gifted students, grades 3rd through 6th. It was one of my favorite units. ever, and from their reactions, I believe it was one of theirs, too. I call it a perfect STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts, and math) unit – see [link] for more information about this unit. The purpose of this post is to expand on this notion of social entrepreneurship in assisting learners in developing a pitch as if they were promoting their

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Simple Guide to Analyzing Media with Key Questions from @MediaLiteracyEd

The Innovative Educator

Innovative educators know media literacy is important. Common Sense Education explains that media literacy helps kids with the following : Learn to think critically. Become a smart consumer of products and information. Recognize point of view. Create media responsibly. Identify the role of media in our culture Understand the author's goal. What innovative educators may not know is how to get started with teaching students about media literacy.

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Adult Education Focus – University of Texas student earns Mobile Application Developer Industry Certification Online

CTE Learning

The industry professional association WebProfessionals.org and curriculum provider CTeLearning.com are proud to congratulate the latest industry certification earner, Misty Ayim. Misty completed the Web and Mobile Application Design and Development course as an online class through her beloved University of Texas at Austin. Web and Mobile Application Industry Certification Course Not only did Ms.

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17: Cell Phones in the Classroom

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

Should students be allowed to bring their phones to school? That is the question I am asking teachers on this week's show. What would happen if we turned the stigma on its backside, and we embraced cell phones as a strategy for engaging our students? Maybe, just maybe, we would reach more disengaged students. Join me on this hot topic. Links Mentioned in the Show: Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning/ One Tired Teacher Polls Everywhere Kahoot Quizlet Flipgrid What would happen if we turned the st

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Greater than STEM, Episode 1 – Ocean Pollution

STEMx

This week on Greater Than STEM, we have our first student interview. We talk to Abby, a student from Northeast Ohio who is a self-proclaimed “ocean-hugger.”. What is an ocean-hugger? How does that passion grow in a student from Ohio (a state with rather limited access to oceans)? Listen for answers to those questions and more on Episode 1 – Ocean Pollution.

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9 Ways to Teach Tolerance

Ask a Tech Teacher

If you watch the news, tolerance seems to be a lost art. College kids shout down speakers. Mobs throw chairs through windows. Hordes of hooligans loot stores. It’s not that we don’t try. The Kindness Movement is more popular than ever. TeachingTolerance.org even uses Black Lives Matter as a model for tolerance education. Martin Luther King Day is always chockful of admonitions against prejudice and intolerance.

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Game Based Learning with TypeTastic

Technology Tidbits

"Game-based learning (GBL) is a type of game play that has defined learning outcomes. Generally, game-based learning is designed to balance subject matter with gameplay and the ability of the player to retain, and apply said subject matter to the real world. ( wikipedia )" Game Based Learning has stood the test of time and been going on since schools have been around.

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Innovative Tips to Share with Parents in a Minute from @WNETeducation

The Innovative Educator

Innovative educators know the importance of family outreach. They also understand that to build a strong relationship with parents, there needs to be plenty of positive and useful contact made for busy families. To help with that WNET Education has created Parenting Minutes. These short videos focus on key topics related to early childhood learning and raising children.

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Growth of Women in STEM Fields

CTE Learning

One of the under the radar trends in technology that has become more noticeable in recent years is women joining STEM and STEAM fields that traditionally have been dominated by men. Although a 2016 National Science Foundation report found that women make up half of the college-educated workforce in the U.S. but only 29 percent of the STEM workforce, that trend is changing (link).

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16: Making Learning Fun and The Value of Opening Our Doors

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

One Tired Teacher Episode 16: Making Learning Fun and The Value of Opening Our Doors to One Another Links From the Show: Episode 15: Engaging Students with Chris Kesler Episode 8: Team Rapport: The Power of Team Work with Melanie Redden Math Mojo on TpT Making learning fun in the classroom brings a higher level of engagement and happiness to your students.

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STEMx Scoop 2.0: Spotlighting national opportunities

STEMx

by Wes Hall, Director of STEMx. Today, we’re excited to relaunch the STEMx Scoop, our monthly newsletter highlighting grants, conferences, and other important developments in STEM. (If you didn’t receive this first issue, sign up. here. ). One big change to the format: We’re opening up submissions to anyone who completes this simple form to share upcoming events: .

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33 Resources for Read Across America Day

Ask a Tech Teacher

Many people in the United States, particularly students, parents and teachers, join forces on Read Across America Day , annually held on March 2. This nationwide observance coincides with the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Here are some great reading websites for students K-5: Aesop Fables —no ads. Aesop’s Fables. Audio stories. Childhood Stories. Classic Fairy Tales.

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ThinkingApp

Technology Tidbits

ThinkingApp is an innovative Chrome plugin/extension for keeping track of how long students spend on websites for assignments using Google Docs. This is ideal for educators and students as it helps analyze how students are spending time on the web by keeping tack of each site and how much time is spent on it, helping teachers learn how their students are learning.

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Innovative Educators Don't Make Calls. They Text.

The Innovative Educator

Communication has changed in the digital age. Today the rules are different. Ringers are off and educators no longer make or take calls unless a time has specifically been set to do so. Instead, if they want to get a message to someone they send a text. Here's why: There are too many spam callers. No one wants to be on constant phone alert because too many times it is an unwanted caller.

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CTE, STEM and Business Educators have their membership fees paid by CTeLearning.com

CTE Learning

Why does CTeLearning.com pay for educators to become part of the Web Professionals Association? “I believe it is important that educators preparing students to go into high demand and high paying web industry jobs have access to all the benefits of being part of the Web Professionals Association,” says Steve Waddell, Founder of CTeLearning.com. “ Our teachers go through our personalized training, and they begin to facilitate classes that lead their students to industry credentials and jobs t

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OTT 01: An Introduction to One Tired Teacher

Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

One Tired Teacher takes the trials and treasures of being a teacher or an educator and tells it like it is. Let’s wake up to this system and start talking!

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ThinSat pushes students to reach for the stars

STEMx

Space exploration usually makes for intriguing and exciting STEM curriculum. Reading and wondering about what’s far above our heads can be, well, heady stuff. But actually completing a class project that sends a payload into space – that’s way out of our reach, right? Not so for one Virginia teacher and her students. They participated in a program called.

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Physical Bookstores in The Digital Age

Ask a Tech Teacher

As a parent, I fondly remember browsing bookstores with my children. We probably went there with a specific book in mind, one required for school, but ended up taking our time exploring all the tomes available. Though bookstores remain, too often, parents simply buy books online–digitally or print, doesn’t matter–and miss out on that opportunity to discover new worlds.

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