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How Educators Can Empower Students Through Technology

Ask a Tech Teacher

With education turning on the technology skills of students and teachers, its important to gain a rudimentary understanding of foundational technology. I don’t mean phone apps and games. I mean the basics of how to use the tech tools that are driving learning. Dr. Paul Perry, former teacher, administrator, and nonprofit exec, has put together a brief guide for educators looking to expand learning opportunities for students using technology.

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Technology Chat: Make Sure Your Students Are Ready for Digital Learning

Amy Brown Science

Returning to school after summer break is stressful in the best of times. I think we can all agree that this is pretty much the WORST of times and that this year's return to teaching will be unlike any other. We teachers have faced many challenges before, but the challenges before us now are unprecedented. Whether you will be teaching virtually, in-person, or somewhere in between, you will find yourself in need of digital resources to support your curriculum.

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A Beautiful Boy

User Generated Education

During Fall 2020, I taught gifted education at the high school on our south-side. The south-side is known for its low income housing and its primarily Hispanic population. As an itinerant gifted education teacher, I work at several schools. Our district has extremes of schools – high income communities at one extreme, that have the characteristics of private schools, to the other extreme of Title 1 schools with 100% free and reduced lunch programs.

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Cybersecurity Education on the Rise

Start-Engineering

Eric Iversen. An example from history About 20 years ago, the idea of K-12 engineering education struck many people as bizarre. It registered as little more than a gleam in the eyes of a small number of educators seen as fringe by most of their colleagues, a few policy-makers worried about the technology innovation ecosystem, and scattered engineering professionals involved in outreach events to kids in their local communities.

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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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5 (free) Mouse Skills Posters to Mainstream Tech Ed

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every month, we’ll share five themed posters that you can share on your website (with attribution), post on your walls, or simply be inspired. This month: Mouse Skills. –for the entire collection of 65 posters, click here. 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.

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Digital Science Resources 2020

The Science Penguin

As an uncertain school year approaches, I want to take an opportunity to update you on everything from The Science Penguin that is now available as a digital resource. If you previously purchased something in printable format, any digital updates are included. Just re-download for your free update. Not all printable resources include a digital update.

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Join Me to Discuss Digital Citizenship Today at 1 pm!

The Innovative Educator

As learning has moved to the digital space it has become more important than ever that every teacher knows how to teach digital citizenship. Join me and my colleagues for a fun and lively session and conversation about creating a culture of digital citizenship. We will look at the current challenges educators are facing with digital citizenship instruction and will also go over best practices around digital citizenship in times of remote teaching.

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TypeTastic for Game Based Learning

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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CSULA and GEAR UP Program Bootcamps Inspire Los Angeles Students

CTE Learning

As organizations scramble to find ways to connect with middle school and high school students through summer bootcamps and afterschool programs , the partnership between the California State University Los Angeles (CSULA) Pathways program and Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) GEAR UP program has been immensely successful, even in the age of COVID-19.

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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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Tech ed Resources–Online Classes

Ask a Tech Teacher

Ask a Tech Teacher offers a variety of classes throughout the year. These can be taught individually (through coaching or mentoring), in small groups (of at least five), as school PD, or through select colleges for grad school credit. All are online, hands-on, with an authentic use of tools you’ll want for your classroom. For questions, email askatechteacher@gmail.com.

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Teaching Amid a Pandemic: Part 1

STEM Supplies

It’s 2020, but we might as well be living in an Orwell-inspired novel set in the year 3000-and-something. I’ve never had 20/20 vision, but I don’t need it to recognize how acutely unrecognizable the world has become. In fact, as I reflect over the course of the past few months, my heart beats with an uncanny arrhythmia. The muscle may be functioning (e.g., expanding and contracting), but the electrical impulses seem capricious—on account of pandemic-inflicted trauma—a pain I can’t simply deny, s

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Spiral

Technology Tidbits

Spiral is a innovative suite of educational tools for the classroom. Below is a summary of their press release. "Spiral is a suite of free collaborative classroom tools for 1:1 devices and can be accessed anywhere, anytime with just a browser and internet connection. There are 3 apps - each designed for different types of activities. Quickfire is great for quizzes, class warm-ups and getting rapid responses from students.

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Socrates for Back to School

Technology Tidbits

Many schools are now realizing they do not have the tools in place so kids can continue to learn while schools are closed. Socrates personalized learning for the students so they are progressing automatically, and provides teachers with tools to monitor progress and assign topics. Teachers can control the learning remotely or just allow Socrates to adjust automatically - making it a perfect tool for teachers with closed classrooms.

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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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Wooclap

Technology Tidbits

Wooclap is an excellent learning tool that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog that is ideal for Distance Learning. Wooclap is a tool that reminds me a lot of Kahoot, where a teacher can create a poll/quiz and students can respond in real-time from their mobile device. Best of all, Wooclap has lots of robust features that set it apart from their competition such as: 20+ ways to interact w/ their audience, integrates w/ most LMS, Keynote, PPT, Google Slides, etc, free for education,