Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 31, 2017

Visit my store over at Teachers Pay Teachers and get huge savings on almost all of the Structured Learning education resources! Date: August 1st-2nd. Go on over quick–it isn’t a long sale!

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JULY 31, 2017

“Societies get the best of what they celebrate.” The first time I heard Dr. Woodie Flowers, professor at MIT and one of the founders of For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) , say those words, I sat for a moment and let it sink in. We celebrate fame and fortune. We celebrate sport. And we celebrate winning. But what about a fun competition where you gain a valuable skill?

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JULY 31, 2017

Total solar eclipses aren’t too rare, in principle. As Vox notes in. this video. , they happen around once every 18 months. But they don’t land in the U.S. very often. The last time you could see one in the continental states was 1979! This year, you can be anywhere in the continental U.S. and see at least 60% of the eclipse. Early this month, the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network shared a full packet of materials about the eclipse, and it’s too good not to pass along.

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The Innovative Educator

JULY 30, 2017

Check out this #IamMe interview with Laura Henderson where I discuss topics such as: Why school is a waste of time for most students, how we can change that, and school resources and models that work. The importance of loudly, publicly, and fearlessly sharing our dissatisfaction with the school system and go beyond opinion. Have the facts and research to back such views.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 2, 2017

Here are the most-read posts for the month of July: What is Microsoft Sway? 10 Great Posts on How to Involve Parents. 12 Projects for your STEAM program. Is Orton-Gillingham Right For Your Students? 13 Websites That Provide Lots of Digital Books for Summer Reading. Zap Zap Kindergarten Math–Clever, Engaging Early Math Lessons. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 1, 2017

Super Teacher Worksheets is one of the best sites around for educators looking for printables, worksheets, puzzles, activities, and much much more. W/ back to school right around the corner this is a fantastic place for teachers to go looking for ideas/printables such as: desk tags, games/puzzles, calendars, etc etc. Also, all items are labeled if they are aligned to Common Core Standards and there are even generators/wizards for users to create their very own worksheets/puzzles/etc.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 3, 2017

Join us tonight to discuss and reflect on what you’ve learned this summer and how you will bring it into your classroom this year. #NYCSchoolTech teacher Eileen Lennon (@eileen_lennon) moderates with me throwing in my two cents. You can prepare for the conversation by thinking about answers to these questions: Q1 Share an activity (w/link) you did this summer that renewed your passion for teaching.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 30, 2017

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m taking a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, w

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JULY 31, 2017

We have more open jobs in fields related to STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) than we have people to fill those jobs. And every day, the gap widens. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, there will be 9.2 million jobs in STEM fields by 2020, and the rate of STEM field job growth will outpace overall job growth by nearly double.

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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.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 1, 2017

Kids'n'Code is a fun free iPad app for kids 6-8 years old learning the basics concepts of programming and coding. This is done by controlling robots and trying to solve simple puzzles. Users of Scratch will feel right at home as Kids'n'Code focuses on such skills as: algebra, geometry, logic and more. Below is a brief demo. I highly recommend checking out Kids'n'Code by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 1, 2017

Buncee the amazing learning tool that educators around the world are using to integrate technology into the classroom has updated their list of ways to use Buncee w/ the school year approaching. Teachers are using Buncee for project based learning, to "flip" a lesson, digital storytelling, create beautiful presentations, and much much more. Best of all, Buncee Classroom their educational portal, allows educators to manage/monitor student projects, differentiate instructions, etc to engage studen

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 1, 2017

AnswerGarden the widely popular web tool that classrooms and educators are using to ask a question and generate responses into a word cloud is now available for the iPad. This wonderful app is great for brainstorming, creating word clouds, and to differentiate instruction to gauge student learning. Also, it's great for group work and to assess students.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 1, 2017

Owl Eyes is an innovative site that lets teachers create "classrooms" where their students can read and interact w/ texts. Student's are able to select through a wide variety of literature and then annotate the text. This is helpful as they can take notes and pickup right where they left off when reading. Best of all, the teacher tools allows educators to create quizzes to assess how students are doing and they can even track/manage their student accounts.

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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!

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 1, 2017

KudosWall is a new site/app for building digital portfolios and resumes; that I just found out about from Monica Burns excellent blog. This is a great easy-to-use tool that lets students create digital portfolios on the web or on their favorite mobile device (iOS/Android). These portfolios can include any type of multimedia (i.e. video, images, files, etc), update automatically, and can be managed anywhere.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 1, 2017

ClassDojo the free positive reinforcement/digital portfolio tool that educators everywhere are using, just released their digital "Toolkit". This toolkit includes 8 tools that will allow educators to communicate w/ parents, create portfolios, and much much more. ClassDojo's Toolkit will include: Music - create a classroom soundtrack Group Maker - randomly generate student groups Random - a easy way to select a student at random Think Pair Share - create a question and have students answer them i

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 1, 2017

Storyboard That is a excellent learning tool that educators are using in a wide variety of ways in their classrooms. STB is being used as a graphic organizer, for creating storyboards, digital storytelling, project based learning, and much much more. Also, STB has lots of educational resources for teachers and templates to make it easy to integrate STB into the classroom.

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