Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Ask a Tech Teacher guest blogger, Steven Wesley, has some great suggestions for using augmented reality: Day by day, technology is becoming more and more present in our lives. As the time goes by, we tend to rely on technology more and more. A good example would be the kids nowadays. They are becoming tech-savvy from a very young age. Twenty years ago, kids were outside playing games from football to hide-and-seek, today’s kids are becoming too attached to their gadgets.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 3, 2017

Our president has shared that education is a civil rights issue of our time. He and his newly appointed Secretary of Education believe the solution is school choice in the form of charter schools and vouchers. While the concept makes sense at face value, when we scratch beneath the surface, it becomes clear that the solution is based on a premise riddled with misconceptions.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

As a preface to this post, my belief is that deep learning does not occur through sit and get. Deep learning occurs through experiential, authentic, interactive, collaborative instructional processes. If deep learning is desired for teacher professional development, then it should reflect best practices for teaching and learning. Professional learning must focus on creating safe and productive spaces for teachers to begin planning and experimenting with the concepts that have been shared.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 1, 2017

ClassroomScreen is a nifty little site that I just found out about for creating a desktop background for your class. What makes ClassroomScreen so great as it can be used in a number of ways in the classroom for those teachers who like to display a computer screen up on a monitor/projector. It can be used to welcome students to their class to begin a day, while they are taking a test, working in group projects, and many more.

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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

MARCH 3, 2017

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: #119–What to do when Computers are Down?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 1, 2017

Every month, subscribers to Ask a Tech Teacher get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. March 6th- 15th (ten days only): Get 10% off for early sign-up for Summer Online Professional Development: 20 K8 Tech Curriculum Webtools in 20 Days. Use Coupon Code: SUBSCRIBERSPECIAL. This is priced for a group of five from a school that wants to learn the tools included in their new tech curriculum.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 2, 2017

Have you gone live yet? Whether you have or have not "yet" we invite you to share and learn ways educators are using the go live feature on Facebook and Twitter to celebrate success, student work, and learning. You can j oin us for our 11th monthly Twitter chat at 6:00 pm ET on Thursday, March 2nd. #NYCSchoolTech teacher Eileen Lennon moderates with me throwing in my two cents.

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Haven’t been keeping up with The Innovative Educator? Don’t worry. That’s what this wrap up is for. Here are the three hottest posts that you don’t want to miss! Making its way to the top for the first time is a post that simply clarifies why vouchers and charters won't make public school better. Next up is a post that takes another look on how to determine if the news you are sharing is real or fake.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 1, 2017

What could be wrong with giving families the right to choose a school for their child? Why shouldn't every family, not just those with means, have the right to choose. That will be among the issues discussed tonight at IQ2S Debate: Are Charter Schools Overrated. Intelligence Squared aims to restore civility, reasoned analysis, and constructive discourse to the often biased media landscape.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 1, 2017

Grammar Gladiator is a super fun mobile/web game that focuses on different Language Art skills such as: conjunctions, verb tenses, articles, and more. The goal of Grammar Gladiator is to control the gladiator and jump on platforms to launch fire into the correct answer, while destroying enemies w/ your spear. Also, a player can collect gems to purchase upgrades such as: health, life, etc.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 1, 2017

BoomWriter is a excellent site that educators everywhere are using to help teach Writing grades 3rd-8th. The way this works is through an innovative collaborative writing/voting process that motivates students in a fun way. Recently, BoomWriter released a new video to show their writing process in action. Below is their NEW demo video. I highly recommend checking out BoomWriter by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 1, 2017

HOOPs is a new basketball game by Zzish for assessing students learning and differentiating instruction. This is done using Zzish which creates quizzes and gamifies formative assessments. Teachers can use this for any subject and for individual students or in teams/groups. Students can then play HOOPs and try to unlock the "All-Star" level. Best of all are the detail reports that are generated which help educators assess students.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 1, 2017

ScreenPlay is a new iOS app for learning how to program/code. This is a fun interactive game that has students traveling through worlds/scenes to work through puzzles using basic coding concepts by jumping on different command buttons. ScreenPlay is ideal for teaching STEM and designed for kids 9-11 years old. I highly recommend checking out ScreenPlay by clicking here !!!

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

No one disagrees with the importance of the visual in communicating. The problem usually is creating it. Most teachers aren’t adept at matching colors, picking fonts and font sizes, and then laying everything out artistically. It’s much easier to use text with a few pictures tossed in and leave the artistry for the art teacher. When Microsoft Publisher came out over twenty-five years ago, it was the first major desktop publishing effort to blend layout, colors, and multimedia that wa

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2017

Here are the most-read posts for the month of February: 169 Tech Tip #116–How to Take Screenshots. 169 Tech Tip #115–Three-click Rule. Bring an expert to your classroom for Black History Month. Edit and Share Videos Like a Rock Star. How Tech is Part of my Education, Through the Eyes of a Student. How to Prepare for the SAT Essay. How to Use Google Apps.

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