Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 6, 2019
I am constantly amazed at how many students plagiarize schoolwork. They feel no guilt, don’t understand the legal risk they face, and think the argument that “everyone does it” makes it OK. If you want to stop it–and every teacher I know does–you have to get at the reasons why kids think they can steal another’s work and call it their own.
The Innovative Educator
JUNE 2, 2019
Student art featured at the NYC DOE Inclusion Expo Victor Calise , Commissioner at the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities and Haben Girma , the first deaf-blind person to graduate from Harvard Law, shared several lessons about the world's largest minority group with attendees at the NYC Department of Education's Accessibility Expo. The Expo was held at Brooklyn Law School on May 31st.
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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
JUNE 6, 2019
There are five astonishing reasons every classroom needs a makerspace. Join me today to hear how classrooms can utilize engagement, critical thinking, discovery, and more with a makerspace. So this is when you might be thinking “What is a Makerspace?” A Makerspace is a place where students can gather to create, invent, tinker, explore and discover using a variety of tools and materials.
STEMx
JUNE 3, 2019
What happens when a student doesn’t have a safe place to call home? And what can we do to support those students when they’re at school? High-schooler Ryan Bass tackles this problem with his family. Together, they’ve fostered almost a dozen youths in Northeast Ohio. We’ll learn more about how foster care works from Lucy – a policy expert – and Jamole – a former foster youth.
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 3, 2019
I am finally back from my international trip where I visited three areas, four hotels, and took a gazillion trains. The background: My daughter and I went to Okinawa Japan where my son is stationed with the Army to celebrate his birthday and decided to also visit the main island of Japan and South Korea. This post won’t be a travelogue but I am happy to say we had tremendous fun.
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Technology Tidbits
JUNE 3, 2019
"Game-based learning (GBL) is a type of game play that has defined learning outcomes. Generally, game-based learning is designed to balance subject matter with gameplay and the ability of the player to retain, and apply said subject matter to the real world. ( wikipedia )" Game Based Learning has stood the test of time and been going on since schools have been around.
Magic EdTech
JUNE 4, 2019
Huge amounts of data fill today’s world, and that data is driving big breakthroughs in artificial intelligence (AI) research and the field of machine learning. As the volume of data surpasses humans’ ability to make sense of it manually, we’ll rely more on automated systems to process and learn from lots of data, and the changes in that data, to continue to make data useful in improving systems, services, products, and so on.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 1, 2019
Here’s a preview of what’s coming up on Ask a Tech Teacher in July: the June Subscriber Special. World Environment Day. Online College Class Starting. 10 Books You’ll Want to Read This Summer. 5 Favorite Apps for Summer Learning. 8 Practical Ways to Use AI in Learning. Looking for Trusted ADvisers? Look No Further. 11 Bits of Wisdom I Learning From a Computer (humor). 8 Tech Tools for PE Teachers.
Technology Tidbits
JUNE 3, 2019
Hippo Video is an excellent web tool for educators or students to use to create stunning digital videos. This is all done via the web w/ a easy-to-use interface. Educators are using Hippo to create explainer videos (screencasts), flip a lesson or classroom, assess student's understanding, and even differentiate instruction. Finally, a finished video can be shared via Google Classroom, YouTube, and more and Hippo Videos can be used to teach any subject for any curriculum.
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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.
Technology Tidbits
JUNE 3, 2019
Projector Screen Store 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 Store by clicking here !!!
Technology Tidbits
JUNE 3, 2019
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 !!!
Technology Tidbits
JUNE 3, 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 !!!
Technology Tidbits
JUNE 3, 2019
Unhangout is an interesting new site from MIT for creating events/backchannel chats, that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog. This is a great way for educators to host a backchannel that can be used in any number of ways in education, from assessing learning to professional development. There are lots of options to like such as: nice user interface, hosting videos, private invites, breakout sessions, and more.
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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!
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 5, 2019
Summer has a reputation for being nonstop relaxation, never-ending play, and a time when students stay as far from “learning” as they can get. For educators, those long empty weeks result in a phenomenon known as “Summer Slide” — where students start the next academic year behind where they ended the last. “…on average, students’ achievement scores declined over summer vacation by one month’s worth of school-year learning…” ( Brookings ).
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 7, 2019
Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. June 8th-10th: Discounted Group Professional Development. Each $750 for up to 20 attendees. Pick a topic: Tech infused Teacher/Classroom. Writing With Tech. Building Digital Citizens. 20 Webtools in 20 Days. Differentiation. The Tech-infused Teacher.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 4, 2019
MTI 563: The Differentiated Teacher. MTI 563 starts in one week–Monday, June 10, 2019! Click this link ; scroll down to MTI 563 and click for more information and to sign up. What is it. Differentiation in the classroom means meeting students where they are most capable of learning. It is not an extra layer of work, rather a habit of mind for both teacher and student.
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