Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 9, 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor Serhii Tkachecnko, CEO at Unicheck, shares his thoughts on how educators can teach students about the benefits of plagiarism checking. Students experience an array of emotions toward education: from excitement to boredom. But when it comes to plagiarism checking, most students feel hostile. Many misconceptions circle around plagiarism checkers, but in reality, plagiarism checkers improve the cooperation, communication, and collaboration between educators and studen

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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

JANUARY 9, 2020

Implementing New Habits in the Classroom for the New Year Today we will be talking about the power of habit building and the impact habits can have on your results. We will talk about an excellent book titled Atomic Habits by James Clear. You will find that just a 1% change can have a compounded interest on your desired result. I hope you'll join me.

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The Tech Savvy Science Teacher

JANUARY 4, 2020

PDF Candy is a collection of absolutely free online and offline tools for working with PDF files (converting, splitting, merging, rotating, etc ). You can use this tool on the web or download the app for your Windows computer. All tools are very easy to use. You can always upload files from Dropbox, Google Drive or simply by drag and dropping them. Each tool can be added to 'Favorites' for faster access from the index page of the PDF Candy website.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 5, 2020

If you work in a school where English is not the first language of all students then families may have a hard time understanding what is happening in schools. This is because families are unable to access content due to language barriers. However you can address this issue by creating inclusive content. Inclusive content is more easily accessed by those with disabilities and more easily translatable by a machine.

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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

JANUARY 8, 2020

Throughout the year, I post websites and apps the Ask a Tech Teacher crew’s classes found useful, instructive, helpful in integrating technology into classroom lesson plans. Some, you agreed with us about; others not so much. Here are the reviews you-all thought were the most helpful in efforts to weave tech into the classroom experience: Quick Review of 7 Popular Math Programs.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 6, 2020

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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Start-Engineering

JANUARY 7, 2020

Eric Iversen. Who has it? A certain theory holds that people who succeed in cybersecurity, like the rich, are different from you and me. They see things from a different slant, finding patterns and connections in seemingly mundane or familiar environments that other people cannot see. Security guru Bruce Schneier describes it this way : "Security requires a particular mindset.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2020

Since we at Ask a Tech Teacher started this blog eight years ago, we’ve had almost 5.1 million views from visitors (about 10,000 follow us) to the 2,184 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. This includes tech tips, website/app reviews, tech-in-ed pedagogy, how-tos, videos, and more. We have regular features like: Weekly Websites and Tech Tips ( sign up for the newsletter ).

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 6, 2020

Modern Chalkboard is a wonderful site for finding SMART board resources. This is a great place to find interactive lessons on a wide variety of subjects such as: Math, Grammar, Science, Social Studies, and more Also, this is a nice place to find other resources such as links and help files. I highly recommend checking out Modern Chalkboard by clicking here !!!

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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

JANUARY 7, 2020

Projector Screen is a great site for educators or parents looking to find screens, projectors, cables, and more for home or their classroom. Also, this is an ideal place to find good deals and other resources such as: how to build a home theater or how a green screen works. I highly recommend checking out Projector Screen by clicking here !!! *Projector Screen is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 6, 2020

NameCoach is a wonderful web service that educators are using to learn student's names and pronounce them correctly. This is especially useful w/ school starting up and teachers want to learn the correct way to pronounce their student's names. The way this works is simple as a teacher creates a name/web page and then has the student's speak their names.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 6, 2020

Writing Pal is an excellent site for students looking to strengthen their essay/writing skills. This is done through video lessons, game based learning, and individualized formative feedback. Best of all, Writing Pal will automatically score essays and provide writing tips and strategies to help students improve their writing. Below is a brief demo.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 6, 2020

Eduflow is a new learning management system designed for K-12 schools. Like most LMS, a educator can create courses, track/manage students, generate detailed reports, differentiate instruction, and more. Also, Eduflow makes it easy for educators to incorporate blended learning as well as integrate group discussions. I highly recommend checking out Eduflow 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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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 7, 2020

Game Based Learning is a great way to integrate technology into the classroom as well generate excitement for students. This list not only covers a wide range of subjects, some of these sites have educational portals that allows educators to track and monitor students. *This list is in alphabetical order. 50 Sites/Apps for Educational Games ABCya - A great site for games and mobile apps for elementary students.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 7, 2020

Arcademics is a wonderful site for educators looking to integrate game based learning into their K-8 classrooms. Arcademics games cover subjects such as Math, Reading, Geography, and more. Best of all, the teacher portal allows for educators to track/monitor students, generate detailed reports, access video lessons, and assess student's learning making it easy to differentiate instruction.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 6, 2020

LightUp is a great company and learning solution for those looking to integrated augmented reality and STEM resources into their classroom. For example, they have educational apps and learning labs that help students learn different topics such as: solar systems, weather/geology, sciences, and more. I highly recommend checking out LightUp by clicking here !!!

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