Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 17, 2015
'With technology moving out of the lab and into the classroom, it’s becoming a challenge for some teachers to infuse their teaching with tech tools such as websites, educational games, simulations, iPads, Chromebooks, GAFE, and other geeky devices that used to be the purview of a select group of nerdy teachers. Now, all teachers are expected to have students work, collaborate, research, and publish online.
Educators Technology
MARCH 31, 2015
'April 1, 2015 One of the onerous parts in essay and academic writing is the bibliography section. Managing, organizing and citing references can sometimes be a real challenge especially if you don''t.read more.
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User Generated Education
MARCH 15, 2015
'I absolutely love all of the emphasis on mindsets these days. There are growth mindsets (which I discuss in The Educator with a Growth Mindset: A Staff Workshop ) and maker mindsets (which I discuss in The Mindset of the Maker Educator ). Mindsets are simply defined as “ the ideas and attitudes with which a person approaches a situation.” Mindsets imply that mental and attitudinal states can assist one in being successful with a given skill set.
The Innovative Educator
MARCH 15, 2015
'The Americas Society and Council of the Americas invited me to discuss scalable innovative practices for education with experts and leaders dedicated to advancing and shaping the political, economic, social and cultural agendas of the Western Hemisphere. The purpose was to take what works in New York City and bring it to other education systems. Here are some ideas I shared that global leaders can bring back to their countries. 1) Online Learning Communities for Education Resources It is no
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.
CTE Learning
MARCH 18, 2015
I really don’t know how I can add anything to this. This has a great message for everyone. As a parent, you always hope you can instill an attitude of gratefulness in your child. Thanks to Donna for sending this to me today.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 24, 2015
'Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Did I miss anything? This model is outdated not because it didn’t work (many statistics show students ranked higher on global testing years ago than they do now), but because the environment changed.
Educators Technology
MARCH 24, 2015
'March 25, 2015 Do you like doodling? How about some iPad apps to help you create beautiful doodles? The collection below features some interesting applications you can use on your iOS devices to help.read more.
User Generated Education
MARCH 21, 2015
'This is a follow up to a post I wrote, How Do We Learn? How Should We Learn? The purpose of these posts is to encourage educators to examine practices they take for granted, implement without deep reflection of their efficacy. This post discusses the instructional practice of asking students to memorize information. How often have students (ourselves included) been asked to memorize mass amounts of facts – historical dates, vocabulary words, science facts, get tested on them, just to fo
The Innovative Educator
MARCH 1, 2015
'Editor's Note: A version of this post was originally posted on career advice expert, Penelope Trunk's education blog. If you'd rather read it (and the comments) there, go here. There’s nothing the press likes better than a story that generates real panic for teachers and parents…especially when it has the stamp of science to give a the panic an extra edge.
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CTE Learning
MARCH 8, 2015
Click Here for video – High School Students Create Fundraising, Educational and Business Apps CTeLearning is excited to announce that Victor Valley High School has implemented our Mobile Application Design and Development Industry Certification Course. Ms. Roderick at Victor Valley High School is turning out the first Mobile Application Design students in the region.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 2, 2015
'EDpuzzle is vastly becoming one of the premiere web/iOS tools around for learning in the classroom. This is fantastic free tool for editing a video, cropping, adding quizzes/polls, narration, etc. then embedding into site/blog. It is being used to flip a classroom or lesson, Project Based Learning, grading/assessing, and even for differentiating instruction.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 30, 2015
'AATT contributor, Krista Albrecht, has a balanced evaluation of Chromebooks in the classroom I think you’ll find useful. Krista is a NY State certified Instructional Technology Specialist working in public education on Long Island, NY. She has over 15 years experience in the field ranging from classroom teacher to tech teacher, to Professional Developer, to 1:1 integration specialist.
Educators Technology
MARCH 12, 2015
'March 12, 2015 With more and more educators embracing game-based learning, it’s important to evaluate and choose the program that works best for you and your students. But with an abundance of.read more.
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User Generated Education
MARCH 1, 2015
'This coming summer I am getting the opportunity to teach a maker education camp for three weeks, half-days at a local elementary school. The descriptions for the three one-week workshops are: Circuit Crafts: Build glowing, sensing, and interactive circuit projects; make electronic stickers, circuit sketchbooks, circuit cards, and sewn circuits. Sweet Robotics: Make simple robotics using Popsicle sticks and LED lights; play with and build some robots with Makey Makey, littleBits, Hummingbird,
The Innovative Educator
MARCH 22, 2015
'Are you allowing students to bring their own devices to learn where you work? If so, you'll want to become familiar with these seven digital resources. Each resource is followed by a link to more information and advice for use in the classroom. What’s great about all of these tools is they can be used in environments even if students have a regular phone without browser or app capabilities.
CTE Learning
MARCH 27, 2015
Coding Like A Girl – Medium.com “Coding Like A Girl” – Great article and it reminded me of someone who use to be here with us. I do believe, at times, we all can make the mistake of a snap judgement. That people can look at someone else and assume what the other person is capable or not capable of. A few years back I was on the winning end of a case like this.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 24, 2015
'Prodigy is a fantastic free online Math game that is ideal for Game Based Learning. This super fun highly engaging game designed for grades 1st-6th and is aligned to Common Core Standards. Best of all is the teacher portal which allows for educators to assess students and get instant real-time reporting. Prodigy, even has a unique learning engine which allows the game to differentiate instruction and help students w/ areas they are struggling in.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 23, 2015
'After you’ve looked at these 29 sites, there’s no reason to print student work and stick it on a wall. You have too many options: Book Cover creator. Create a magazine cover. Flipboard—organize ideas into mag. Glogster—posters. Go animate. Issuu ([link]. Newspaper—create a newspaper. Newspaper—create a newspaper clipping. Newspapers around the world.
Science Teaching Junkie
MARCH 1, 2015
This past week, my students took the 2014 Released Science STAAR Test as a tool for us to measure their progress and help assess what concepts need to be reviewed before the actual STAAR administration in April. For more info on the test visit the TEA website. Last year, I spent time going over the released test and I had a form for students to fill out showing them what TEKS and concepts they were strong in and which ones were weakness.
User Generated Education
MARCH 29, 2015
'In a past post blog I discussed the idea that every educator has a story and that they should share those stories: Educators are doing amazing things with their learners in spite of the standards-based and accountability-driven movements. If all educators publicized the accomplishments they had in their classrooms using technology, hands-on activities, global collaborations, project-based learning; then an informal qualitative research project would result.
The Innovative Educator
MARCH 29, 2015
'Coming this fall, a new innovation to replace the classroom 20th century pencil-and-paper technology! Laptops for all children. Neverware makes this possible with CloudReady , a new technology which turns almost any old laptop into a Chromebook with support to ensure the device works. Schools can become Google Apps for Education schools, with free email, word processing, presentation, spreadsheet drawing and more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 31, 2015
'If I’m trying to get from Los Angeles, California to Minot, North Dakota, I start with a map. I build a route that includes the sights I’d like to visit, shows me the connecting roadways, and gives me a rough idea of how long it’ll take. The same is true with teaching a class. I need a map to show how best to blend my curriculum and the school’s standards, scaffold skills on each other, and connect to all stakeholders involved.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 20, 2015
'The temperatures are freezing on the East Coast, but Spring is right around the corner and we as teachers must get ready for it. What better way than with Spring Websites. Here are some of my favorites: Life Cycle I. Life Cycle II. Spring Games. Spring Games II. Spring Garde n–click to find flowers. Spring Word Search. Spring Word Scramble. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 3, 2015
'Six edutainment websites to be visited in spare time in the classroom (as with all sponges). Each deals with history and can be enjoyed with only a few minutes of time. –from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom. More Sponge Lesson Plans: Sponge Activities for Vocabulary Building. Sponge Activities for Geography. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 18, 2015
'Mix a variety of keyboarding tools so students get the most out of keyboarding time in the classroom. I include software (TTL4), online keyboarding websites ( Dancemat typing ) and fun tests ( TypingTest.com ). The goal is to get students to age-appropriate national standards for typing speed with practice three times per week, fifteen minutes each time.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 6, 2015
'Here’s a good collection for both summative and formative assessments: Class badges. Grading automatically w G. Docs–Flubaroo. Hollywood Sq/Jeopardy Templates. Jeopardy Labs. No Red Ink –track student learning, create quizzes, CC-based–free sign-up. Online quizzes that you create, online grades . PollDaddy. Puzzle maker. Quizbean –make and take quizzes online.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 4, 2015
'I got a lot of suggestions based on my post, What to do When the Computers Are Down in January. Here are ideas that came in from my PLN: Find a DVD player and get a copy of Magic Schoolbus Gets Programmed. Do you have Laptops or iPads. Even without internet access, if you had Laptops, they could create Documents using Microsoft Word. If you have iPads, you can use the Apps that have been downloaded.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 13, 2015
'Getting ready for St. Patrick’s Day? Try these fun websites: Color the shamrock. Color the Pot-o-gold. Color the leprechaun. Games–St. Pat’s games and activities. 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.
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