Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2018

In October 2006, thirteen-year-old Megan Meier hung herself in her bedroom closet after suffering months of cyberbullying. She believed her tormentors’ horrid insults, never thought she could find a way to stop them, and killed herself. She’s not the only one. In fact, according to the anti-bullying website NoBullying.com, 52 percent of young people report being cyberbullied and over half of them don’t report it to their parents.

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OCTOBER 4, 2018

LEGO House ”Home of the Brick” in Billund, Denmark. LEGO Education is dedicated to building a future where learning through play empowers children to become creative engaged lifelong learners. During my visit to LEGO in Billund, Denmark with Rockwell Automation and FIRST I learned that when young people are engaged in playful STEM activities they ignite their natural curiosity, grow their knowledge, and develop habits of learning.

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OCTOBER 5, 2018

If there is something the world needs more of, it’s computer scientists. It’s a broad term, as this could mean anyone from PHP programmers to computer technicians. In order to excel in the world of computers, people need to study computer science in general. Students who study computer science learn to design, analyze and develop computer hardware and software.

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Writer Igniter is a nice little tool for writing prompts that I just found out about from Ozge Karaoglu's wonderful blog. All a teacher has to do is click on the "shuffle" button and a random character, situation, prop, and setting, will appear and allow students to start writing. I highly recommend checking out Writer Igniter by clicking here !!!

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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

OCTOBER 5, 2018

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m taking a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, w

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 5, 2018

30hands Learning is the excellent company for creating an innovative LMS (Learning Management System) as well as the popular mobile iOS app that is ideal for digital storytelling 30hands Pro. The 30hands community is a perfect cloud based solution that allows educators to: manage/track students, hand in/out assignments, schedule events, and more. While the mobile is being used in education for project based learning, digital storytelling, and more. 30hands has lots of exciting news on the horizo

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 2, 2018

WeVideo is an excellent site/app video editing platform for students. Educators are using this for collaborative learning, project based learning, digital storytelling and much much more. All of this is done in a safe/secure environment where educators can monitor student activity. Recently, WeVideo developed a free digital storytelling kit that helps teachers integrate WeVideo into their classroom as well as supply: lesson plans, rubrics, graphic organizers, and more.

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 2, 2018

ThinkFluency is an oral reading fluency assessment app developed by a teacher for teachers. ThinkFluency replaces the tedious paper, pencil and timer assessment with an app that enables teachers to quickly assess students’ Oral Reading Fluency Rate. ThinkFluency is easy to use, provides instant results with data that is easy to download and share, and is perfect for RTI and showing student growth.

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Wixie is a wonderful site/app for educators that I just found out about from EdTech Digest. Wixie gives students a digital platform to create digital art, presentations, and more. It reminds of Kid Pix a bit but w/ the ability to record your voice. Best of all is the educational portal that allows educators to track/manage student accounts, as well as assess student work/assignments.

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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

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Safe YouTube is an excellent way to share YouTube videos safely in a classroom. Safe YouTube removes anything inappropriate for students and lets educators generate a "safe" link w/out distracting side videos or bad comments. I highly recommend checking out Safe YouTube by clicking here !!! For a more detailed review check out Ozge Karaoglu's excellent blog.

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 2, 2018

PracTutor is an excellent all-in-one mobile (iOS/Google Play) app for Math grades K-8th. PracTutor is aligned to Common Core Standards and each state curriculum. However, an educator can customize their own curriculum and even create their own worksheets. Also, students can take practice tests to find out their problem areas. Finally, PracTutor generates detail reports making it easy for teachers to differentiate instruction.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

We all have a memory of our favorite teacher, almost always, the one who made us think we could do the impossible. In my case, it was Ms. Sampson. I left third grade and my third-grade teacher Ms. Gordon feeling like I didn’t measure up — and I didn’t. I wasn’t as fast, as clever, or as driven as my classmates. Ms. Gordon actually reprimanded me so roughly in front of the class once that a classmate I barely knew came to my defense, explaining to Ms.

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