Educators Technology
APRIL 23, 2018
After we have reviewed kids safe search engines and kids friendly educational websites, we are sharing with you this list of interesting YouTube channels that provide educational video content for.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 24, 2018
Clutch Prep calls themselves “the video version of textbooks” but really, that doesn’t give you the full flavor of what they offer. Their academic how-to videos are textbook-specific so you pick the ones used in your classes, even by your teacher. Videos cover each chapter and can be used as a preview or review. Practice questions monitor understanding to see if you’re ready for summative tests.
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User Generated Education
APRIL 14, 2018
I have a few sayings I often use in my teacher education courses and PD workshops for teachers related to active listening. They include: If the teacher is doing more talking than the students, then this is a problem. One of the biggest gifts we, as educators, can give to our learners is to be truly present for them; to deeply listen to what they have to say.
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 8, 2018
You've seen the dramatic posts of friends who are bidding Facebook adieu because Facebook knows too much or it’s too depressing or, on and on. I won't be one of those leaving Facebook, unless something better comes along. That's because I don't have the problems with it that others do and the benefits far outweigh the drawbacks. Here's why. Problems I don't have with Facebook Depressing posts Not a problem for me.
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
APRIL 25, 2018
And tell them you are behind the new proposal – Creating Quality Technical Educators Act. Facts about the Creating Quality Technical Educators Act: This new piece of legislation before the U.S. Senate would expand teacher training so there would be more Career and Technical Education instructors. We want to shout out to Senators Tim Kaine of Virginia, Rob Portman of Ohio, Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia who are leading the way to introduce the Creating Qu
STEM Education Central brings together the best content for STEM education professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Educators Technology
APRIL 16, 2018
Here is a collection of some of our favourite apps for creating flashcards on iPad or iPhone. Students can use them to help with memorizing vocabulary, preparing for a test, learning a new.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 2, 2018
April is National Poetry Month. For thirty days, we celebrate the value and joy that poetry brings to our world. According to the Academy of American Poets , the goals are: Highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets. Introduce more Americans to the pleasures of reading poetry. Bring poets and poetry to the public in immediate and innovative ways.
STEMx
APRIL 26, 2018
Teachers can often feel as if their heads are spinning. But at least one teacher is truly spinning, or orbiting, Earth right now. His name is Ricky Arnold, and he is the second consecutive teacher-astronaut on the International Space Station during this school year. To celebrate these two intrepid educators — and all educators who work on Earth — NASA has been marking the Year of Education on Station (YES).
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 1, 2018
If you’ve ever been in an online community you are familiar with the posts that get a lot of attention. This usually also equals a lot of comments. When the comments start to pile in, it is hard to keep track of what’s what. What’s worse, sometimes the information shared is incorrect. Others times the comments go off track. One of the most annoying thing is when commenters chime in without reading previous comments and repeat information or just share something that is no longer relevant given t
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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.
CTE Learning
APRIL 22, 2018
Haven, Kansas April 22, 2018 – Seven Haven High School Students are the first Kansas High School Students to earn their Mobile Application Design and Development industry credentials this year. Once again the industry professional association WebProfessionals.org and curriculum provider CTeLearning.com are proud to congratulate Haven students for receiving their certifications associated with Haven High’s Mobile Application Design and Development course. ( Back Row Left to Right: Jasper, Dunca
Technology Tidbits
APRIL 26, 2018
" A flashcard or flash card is a set of cards bearing information, as words or numbers, on either or both sides, used in classroom drills or in private study. One writes a question on a card and an answer overleaf. Flashcards can bear vocabulary , historical dates, formulas or any subject matter that can be learned via a question and answer format. Flashcards are widely used as a learning drill to aid memorization by way of spaced repetition. ( wikipedia )" Flashcards are used by students and ed
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 16, 2018
April 22, 2018 is Earth Day. Celebrate it with your students by letting them visit these websites: Breathing earth– the environment. Breathing Earth YouTube Video –of CO2 use, population changes, and more. Conservation Game. Earth Day—NASA Ocean Currents. Eco-friendly house. Ecotourism Simulation–for grades 4 and above. Electrocity. Footprint calculator.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 26, 2018
With summer fast approaching all over the Northern Hemisphere, kids are eager for time away from teachers, textbooks, and To-do lists. In Ireland, Italy, Greece, Russia, and other Eurasian nations, summer vacation lasts about three months. In Australia, Britain, The Netherlands, Canada, and Germany, it’s six to eight weeks. American students get roughly ten weeks.
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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!
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 13, 2018
April 24th-30th: 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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 11, 2018
Tech Tips is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. I’ll cover issues that colleagues and friends, both real-time and virtual, have shared. . This week, I’m passing on a tip from my security-conscious daughter: I used to do this and forgot about it. She came for a visit and slapped a post-it note over my webcam. And she’s right! Webcams and mics are too easy to hack, been done often.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 6, 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: #130: 7 Google Tricks Teachers Should Know.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 25, 2018
Summer Tech Camp Survival Kit. From Ask a Tech Teacher. Are you teaching a Summer Tech Camp to Kids? We have the solution: Build Your Own Adventure. $230 value for $179. If you’re teaching Summer Tech Camp, it can be daunting. What do you teach? How do you do it? What’s the best way to keep students motivated and involved without letting them play games all day?
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 20, 2018
Last year was a boom year for edtech web tools. There were so many, I couldn’t keep up. I would discover what seemed to be a fantastic tool (most likely discovered in FreeTech4Teachers , Alice Keeler , or one of the other tech ed blogs I follow), give it about five minutes to prove itself, and then, depending upon that quick review, either dig deeper or move on.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 18, 2018
In 2015, Idaho adopted an open-enrollment policy allowing families to send students to their school of choice. Despite being a Title I District, Coeur d’Alene established itself as one of the most outstanding districts in the state. School leaders credit a multi-faceted senior writing project, new curricula, and instructional technology for bringing new students to their doors.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 5, 2018
When students graduate from high school, a majority enter the working world where they are expected to balance budgets, pay bills, and submit rent and car payments on time. All of these expenses must be paid from whatever money they get from the job(s) they find after graduation. The world expects them to pay these critical bills before eating out, buying clothes, or entertaining themselves.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 3, 2018
Here are the most-read posts for the month of March: 14 Education Advancements in a Year. Why Flipped and Blended Learning are Making Waves in education. 6 Worthwhile Websites for High School Classes. Tech That Won’t Survive 2018. The Wild and Amazing World of Augmented Reality. How to Build Lifelong Learners. Update a Classic Bridge Building Lesson Plan.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 30, 2018
Here are the most-read posts for the month of April: How to Blend Learning with Play for a Kid-friendly Summer. Summer Tech Camp–Everything You Need. College Credit Classes in Blended Learning. 5 Great Websites to Make Spring Sparkle. How a Senior Writing Project Helped Make Coeur d’Alene a District of Choice. Tech Tip for Teachers: Cover your Webcam.
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 12, 2018
During this month's #NYCSchoolsTechChat we will address practical ideas and approaches teachers can use to ensure students receive instruction and resources necessary for financial success. #NYCSchoolsTech teacher Eileen Lennon moderates with me throwing in my two cents. You can prepare for the conversation by thinking about answers to these questions: Q1 What approaches are you using in your classroom to keep you and your students prepared for success with #FinancialLiteracy ?
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 25, 2018
If you haven't heard, and it's likely you haven't, Microsoft launched a product called Teams in 2017 following the company's decision not to sink 8 billion dollars into the purchase of Slack. Instead, they decided to build out their Skype product and develop their own version of Slack. This is not good news for Slack. What it means is that institutions who already have O356 subscriptions will have access to Teams included in their subscription.
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 16, 2018
Listen to this episode of the 10 Minute Teacher. We're more likely to read things that are visually appealing, so if you want to get your message out there, consider making an infographic. Want to know how? Check out this episode of the 10 Minute Teacher podcast where #NYCSchoolsTech educator, Eileen Lennon shares ideas with Coolcat Teacher Vicki Davis about her tips, tricks, and techniques to using infographics to communicate and share ideas.
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 29, 2018
Innovative Educators understand the value of high-quality professional learning opportunities. They take what they learn and put it into practice in their schools and classrooms. I had the opportunity to connect with innovative educators who did just that during the annual Maker Faire at The Ovington Tinkering School in Brooklyn. At this school their motto is “Tinkers are Thinkers.
The Innovative Educator
APRIL 18, 2018
For the past ten years I've moderated online communities in numerous platforms including Facebook, Ning, Yammer, O365 Groups and Teams, Edmodo and Google Groups. Facebook is the platform that has had the most success in retaining engaged members. If you are an innovative educator who values building community and meaningful connections among peers, it is likely you have had experience moderating groups.
CTE Learning
APRIL 21, 2018
Steve (our Founder) was off to visit with a STEM educator in central Missouri, and he arranged to have a web technologies entrepreneur who is an advisor to the SkillsUSA Web Design competition come along to meet the a rural technology class and the instructor teacher. David Jackson is the owner of Tekki i a web technologies and digital marketing company based in Kansas City.
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