Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2019

The first week of school is different from all others. During this week, teachers and students alike spend time getting to know each other, become comfortable in the classroom where they’ll spend countless hours for the next nine months, and take time to reach a comfort level with leaving summer behind. I’ve gathered suggestions below from some of the leading education folks, those who are all about project-based learning rather than the application of pedagogy, to share with you.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 8, 2019

Proper heading structure not only helps to make content accessible, it also helps to make content better for everyone. Here's why content is better with headings Structure Headings allow those visiting your content to see the structure more easily. It allows screen readers to identify the structure and read it aloud. Table of Contents When you create proper heading structure, it automatically generates a table of contents that you can insert into your document.

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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

The First Step in Behavior Management: Building Rapport Part One This week we are jumping into classroom management, building rapport, behavior management, and discipline. We will cover it all! It’s a tough topic for many teachers. We are seeing more and more behavior issues in our schools, and they are even leading to some life and death events. How can we be part of the solution and not part of the problem?

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

Boddle is a new online platform that uses Game Base Learning to help teach core subjects to students. Right now Boddle is in a pilot phase where they only have Math (grades 1st-6th) but will be adding more subjects soon. Best of all, Boddle has an educational portal which tracks students progress, generates detailed reports, and makes it easy to differentiate instruction.

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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

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Answerables the innovative educational tool that combines the best features of game based learning w/ a learning management system has just released their free iPad app. Answerables is being used by educators in a variety of ways from collaborating w/ other classes, to browsing the web, all in a secure 3D virtual environment. Answerables is used as a: • Virtual classroom • Lesson planner • Learning manager • Quest creator • Resource manager • Web browser (managed) • Social Network • Student port

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

Chegg has long be one of my favorite sites for buying, selling, or renting textbooks/eBooks as well as finding homework help. Recently, they just announced the launch of their new site Cheg Prep, which is fantastic for creating and finding flashcards. Chegg has acquired StudyBlue which was one of the world's leading flashcard creators for education.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

I Know It is a fantastic site for interactive Math lessons grades K-5th. This is a super fun easy to use site for practice on a wide range of topics, such as: place value, multiplication, counting coins, time, and more. Best of all, I Know It allows educators to assign lessons and track student progress to make it easy to differentiate instruction. I highly recommend checking out I Know It by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 11, 2019

Math Attax is a super-fun free mobile (iOS/Google Play) Math game that helps students w/ their basic Math skills (i.e. addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc.). This is a 2 player game where students move their player up/down a grid while trying to shoot the correct answer to a equation. Also, they can freeze the other player and reset their score.

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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

SEPTEMBER 7, 2019

Knoword is a super fun Vocabulary game that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's blog. The way this works is definitions are given w/ the starting letter of the word while a timer counts down. The player tries to answer as many correct words by typing/spelling them correctly before the timer runs out. Best of all, there is a teacher portal where educators can create their own "word" packs to integrate w/ their curriculum as well as track student data.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Through the Midwest Teachers Institute , I offer four college-credit classes that teach how to blend technology with traditional lesson plans. They include all the ebooks, videos, and other resources required so you don’t spend any more than what is required to register for the class. Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting.

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