Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Constructivism is a student-centered philosophy that emphasizes hands-on learning and active participation in lessons. Constructivists believe that learning is an active process so the most effective way to learn is through discovery. With hands-on activities, learners actively create their own subjective representation of objective reality. Because new information is blended into prior knowledge, the result is – of course – subjective, heavily dependent upon the personal lens of each learner.

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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Today we will talk all about the most practical and engaging application of having technology in the classroom being the ability to empower your students to take charge of their learning by using podcasting in the classroom. I hope you stick around. Links Mentioned in the Show: Podcasting School for Teachers Virtual PD 61: 3 Powerful Reasons Why Teachers Should Be Podcasting 62: 3 Ways to Increase Engagement in the Classroom With Podcasting 63: Podcasting for Teachers: Where Do I Start?

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Start-Engineering

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

Eric Iversen. Here it comes Among candidates to become the next big thing in STEM, artificial intelligence gets a lot of attention. AI represents in-demand workplace skills, is cresting in popularity among students, and has a rising profile in the media. It gets this attention for all the change it promises to bring to schools, workplaces, and our civic lives.

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CTE Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Artificial Intelligence and Robotics is a high-demand career pathway Careers in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Robotics are exploding, and the industry is fast becoming one of the most popular career tracks. With competitive salaries, a range of specializations, and the opportunities the industry presents to work on cutting-edge projects that we utilize in our daily lives, a career in AI and robotics is worth exploring.

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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

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

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: My Internet Won’t Work. Category: Internet.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Buncee is one of my all-time favorite easy-to-use Web 2.0 sites/apps for education. This site w/ educational portal allows a user to create anything they can think of on a digital canvas (i.e. presentation, eCard, greeting, story, and more). These beautiful looking projects can contain any type of media, from video, audio, text, clip art, etc, and can be embedded into a site or blog.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

Make Beliefs Comix is a excellent site that educators around the world are using for digital storytelling, project based learning, reinforcing vocabulary, and more. Recently, they launched their "Give Me Words" feature which lets students supply words to their talking heads. This is great for adding dialogue to a character and giving them a "voice" letting students experiment w/ language making it ideal for Vocabulary and ELL.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Super Teacher Worksheets educators everywhere are using for printables, worksheets, puzzles, activities, and much much more. 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. Best of all, teachers can use STW for any subject and browse through 1000's of educational resources that can work for them.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

VocaTales is an innovative new way for students to learn Vocabulary and the definition of words. This is done using a unique "gamified" experience called "split and spin". A user takes any word they are trying to learn splits it up and then spins a new story. In a way, VocaTales is like a combination of game based learning meets digital storytelling inside of a social network.

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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

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Storyboard That the wonderful resource that educators everywhere are using for a variety of educational purposes (i.e. timelines, digital storytelling, project based learning, etc), has just release their latest bundle for Valentine's Day. These activities cover a wide range of topics from story starters, history of Valentine's Day, cards, and more.

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