Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 24, 2019
Education has changed. No longer is it contained within four classroom walls or the physical site of a school building. Students aren’t confined by the eight hours between school bells or the struggling budget of an underfunded program. Now, education can be found anywhere — teaming up with students in Kenya, Skyping with an author in Sweden, or chatting with an astrophysicist on the International Space Station.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
APRIL 25, 2019
One Tired Teacher Episode 23: 5 Reasons EVERY Classroom Needs a Makerspace Makerspace is a rapidly growing trend in schools across the country. Most makerspaces can exist in Media Centers or Libraries. However, teachers can utilize the power of makerspace in their classrooms, as well. So why not have a makerspace in your classroom? Today, on One Tired Teacher I share my adventures creating a makerspace in a media center that needed a 911 makeover.
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STEMx
APRIL 25, 2019
June 6, 2019: 3-4 pm EST. Register. Across the United States, many schools face the same problem, year after year: finding math and science teachers. One of the solutions to this problem is to train more teachers. The other solution is to retain educators that are already in the system. Could connecting these educators to mentors ensure they stay in the profession?
Technology Tidbits
APRIL 25, 2019
Chronicle Cloud is an innovative educational all-in-one iOS app for teachers. Educators can use Chronicle Cloud in a number of different ways such as: assessing (using their "traffic light" system), note-taking, providing feedback, and much much more. Also, being on the "cloud" teachers can collaborate and share best "teaching" practices in an easy way.
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 26, 2019
Nearly three million students currently attend online programs and six million take at least one online class. This means learning online has become one of the most popular approaches to education. I am an adjunct profession who teaches solely online for a variety of big-name colleges and Universities. Each year, the classes grow in size. Whether you like it or not, this is the future of education, where people pursue learning without the need for a car, expensive gas, parking fees, campus-bas
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Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 25, 2019
Here’s a preview of what’s coming up on Ask a Tech Teacher in July: Cinco de Mayo Websites. Teacher Appreciation Week. World Password Day. I’m traveling–see you in June! 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-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 23, 2019
In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of 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: #49–The 15-second Slideshow. Category: Images. Sub-category: PCs, Macs, Chromebooks, iPads. Q: What’s an easy way Kindergartners and first graders can share a slideshow of their work?
STEMx
APRIL 22, 2019
Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers Incorporated (a TVA retiree organization), announced awards earlier in late March of over $580,000 in grants to educators in public schools to develop STEM education projects across the Tennessee Valley. Most awarded funds support teachers in Tennessee, but thanks to a partnership to expand the grant through STEMx, this year’s grant also supported teachers in Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virgi
Technology Tidbits
APRIL 25, 2019
Marvel Create Your Own is a new fun iOS app designed for digital storytelling w/ the highly anticipated Marvel Endgame movie coming out tomorrow. Create Your Own is like most digital comic/storytelling tools where a user can select a character, background, and objects to create a thrilling story. What separates Marvel's Create Your Own apart from other similar sites/apps is that a user can change the emotion of their character, control zoom in/out features, etc.
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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
APRIL 25, 2019
Backchannel Chat is an amazing site/mobile (iOS/Google Play) app for creating backchannel chats. Backchannels are a great way to increase student participation and facilitate discussions on any number of topics. Educators are using it for assessing student learning, brainstorming, introduce new topics, and more. Best of all, Backchannel chat has an easy to use interface w/ an abundance of tools to help teachers integrate into their classroom, such as: moderation, profanity filters, private messa
Technology Tidbits
APRIL 25, 2019
Newlearn.io is a new social network for finding educational resources that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's award winning blog. Newlearn.io curates their resources by common core standards and allows users to share (download/upload) files such as: videos, documents, PDFs, etc. I highly recommend checking out Newlearn.io by clicking here !!!
Technology Tidbits
APRIL 25, 2019
Education Galaxy is an innovative online platform for helping students grades K-6 achieve mastery/success in their subjects. This is done in a through a wide variety of ways such as: game based learning, interactive problems, and more. Also, Education Galaxy makes it easy to assess student's performance and differentiate instruction through their online portal.
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