Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

During the last month, Ask a Tech Teacher readers voted on which tech tools had the greatest impact on their teaching. For this Best in Category award, we asked them to look for the ones that made them say Wow and rush to share with colleagues everywhere. Then we looked for the following qualities: how dependable is it. how versatile is it for time-strapped teachers. does it differentiate for the varied needs of students and teacher. do educators like it (fairly subjective, but there you have it

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Readers of my blog know my thoughts and feelings about effective student learning. I have written blogs on: All Lesson Should Be Interdisciplinary Learning – [link]. The Imperative of Experiential and Hands-On Learning – [link]. Authentic Learning Experiences – [link]. Intentional Creativity – [link]. The Magic of Making: The Human Need to Create – [link].

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 17, 2019

Closed captioning is helpful for many students when listening to presentations, but it wasn't always easy to provide. Until now. Closed captioning in Google Slides is easy peasy? Just select "Present" and select "captions." Have questions? Read this "how to" from Google or watch the demo below.

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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Inspiring children to fall in love with reading can be one of the most rewarding gifts you can receive as a teacher. Sometimes it can be quite tricky. Reluctant readers often struggle to find books they love due to fears they have about themselves as readers. This is why it is so crucial to introduce kids to fantastic books. Because there is a book for everyone!

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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 22, 2019

One tool that stands out with educators when discussing the creation and use of Augmented Reality (AR) for education is Metaverse. Metaverse is one of the most popular AR apps in schools. It blends a website for the creation of AR experiences with an app for their display, nimbly allowing users to create, share, and interact with their AR ‘experiences’ (or projects).

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The Innovative Educator

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The Innovative Educator was selected from thousands of blogs as a top educational leadership blog by Feedspot using search and social metrics. This is the most comprehensive list of educational leadership blogs. Feedspot selected these blogs because they are actively working to educate, inspire, and empower their readers with frequent updates and high-quality information.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

As a follow up to my recent list on Math Sites/Apps found here, I've decided to compile a list of my favorite learning tools for Reading. Again, Mobile Learning and BYOD make it easier for any student to learn any core subject, especially that of Reading. Finally, this list does includes tools that help w/ comprehension and Language Arts as a whole.

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Amy Brown Science

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

It's not often that I do a product review. And since you are now reading a product review, that should tell you that I am super-excited about this product! Erica Colon ( NittyGrittyScience.com ) has written a fabulous set of experiments for young budding scientists, ages 10 to 13. But this is more than just another science experiment book. This is a book for parents and for families, and also a fantastic resource for science teachers.

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Magic EdTech

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Lisa Jo Rudy. Accessible educational content isn’t just a good idea—in many cases, it’s a legal requirement. In the UK, new accessibility laws were passed that require a wide range of customizable features for learners with both physical and cognitive challenges. The laws include a 2020 deadline for existing public websites, and a 2021 deadline for public sector apps—requiring quick action for any organization that is not already in compliance with the laws. ” If your service isn’t accessi

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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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Magic EdTech

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Lisa Jo Rudy. Accessible educational content isn’t just a good idea—in many cases, it’s a legal requirement. In the UK, new accessibility laws were passed that require a wide range of customizable features for learners with both physical and cognitive challenges. The laws include a 2020 deadline for existing public websites, and a 2021 deadline for public sector apps—requiring quick action for any organization that is not already in compliance with the laws. ” If your service isn’t accessi

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Socrates is an innovate new site where educators can seamlessly differentiate instruction for each student through a unique game based learning system. This is done through fun and engaging learning games w/ educational portal where teachers can track and monitor student progress, assign educational videos, use a digital badge system, testing, benchmarking, and much much more.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Night Zoopkeeper is a new free site for students to help their Writing skills through fun interactive lessons. Best of all, the educational portal allows educators to: assign lessons, track student progress, and assess their work in real-time. This makes it easy for teachers to differentiate instruction and implement project based learning in their classroom.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Storyboard That is one of the most universal learning tools around. This innovative site is being used in a wide variety of ways by educators such as: storyboards, digital storyboards, timelines, graphic organizers, project based learning, and much much more. Recently, Storyboard That released templates for creating posters that can be integrated into any subject or curriculum.

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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

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

King of Math is a free iOS game designed for Middle School Math students. King of Math lets users create their character and then level up by answering questions in any number of topics such as: addition, division, fractions, etc. I highly recommend checking out King of Math by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Sketch Nation the simple to use mobile (iOS/Android) app/site for creating games recently updated their lesson plan ideas page. This is a great place for educators to go to find ways on how to integrate Sketch Nation into their classroom. These lesson ideas focus on a wide variety of subjects such as: Coding, History, Math, and more. Sketch Nation makes it a seamless way to introduce STEM into their classroom in a fun and engaging way.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Play4A is a relatively new site that I just found out about for Game Based Learning and creating quizzes. This is a great educational tool that teachers can use to easily create games/quizzes that they can then use w/ their students. This is a fun way to assess student's learning of a subject and differentiate instruction. I highly recommend checking out Play4A by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 21, 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

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

AdaptedMind is an excellent online curriculum for Math and Reading Grades K-6. AdaptedMind uses Game Based Learning to help students in a wide range of topics such as: fractions, comprehension, multiplication, and more. Best of all, the educational portal allows teachers to track and monitor students, while generating detailed reports to help differentiate instruction.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Help Teaching is an excellent site for educators, parents, and others looking for educational resources such as quiz/test creators, online assessments, or worksheets/printables. These printables are for K-12 and cover a wide range of subjects. Also, there is a test/virtual room where students can take online assessment and get results in real time. I highly recommend checking out Help Teaching by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

boclips is a new (beta) site for educational videos that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's excellent blog. This is a great place where educators can find safe school appropriate videos for their classroom. Best of all, boclips can be used in districts that block YouTube since it does not use their video player. I highly recommend checking out boclips by clicking here !!!

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