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SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Great reminder about the importance of play from one of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributors. Outdoor education might sound like a modern fad to many. However, there are so many advantages to this that it is critical for young children. Continue reading to find out why. Dispel the myth that learning only occurs in school. Many people, not just children, believe that learning only happens within the school building.

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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

93: Which LMS works the best for my Elementary Classroom? Choosing an LMS, a learning management system during e-learning can be difficult. There are so many things to consider such as the end-user experience, assignment submission, the ease of the platform, and organization, and so much more. Today, we take a look at three popular platforms and break down the pros and cons of each.

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Start-Engineering

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Eric Iversen. Impacts across the board COVID-19 cast a shadow this summer across everything to do with education, STEM education certainly included. In one arena, everyone “on the ground” in K-12 education – administrators, teachers and staff, parents, communities – scrambled to plan for a school year unlike any other. Policy-makers and researchers, at a slightly further remove, have worked to get a grip on what impact the pandemic might have on students and schools.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

here *Updates New character movements New search options making it easier to find scenes, characters, etc New items, characters, and scenes to choose from Storyboard That the wonderful resource that educators everywhere are using for a variety of educational purposes (i.e. timelines, digital storytelling, project based learning, etc), has just released a bunch of ideas/activities on how to use Storyboard That over the summer.

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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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SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Here are the most-read posts for the month of August: 13 Tips for using an iPad. The Most Important Skill Students Need. Energize Remote Learning with JotForm Reports. Free Tech Safety Posters. Typing Timesavers for iPads. Great Kindergarten Websites. Top 10 iPad Shortkeys. Teacher-Authors. CBA–What it is, pros and cons, using it. Great 1st Grade Websites.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

America, we love you.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

TeacherMade is wonderful resource for easily converting old resources (i.e. worksheets, PDFs, Google Docs i.e.) into online activities. TeacherMade is very user-friendly, and once a user uploads their document, they can then add a question to make it an interactive assignment. Best of all, TeacherMade has a built-in-grader that saves teachers time and makes it easy to assess student learning and differentiate instruction.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 5, 2020

Dystopia 2153 is an innovative new site for coding/programming that I just found out about from Monica Burns. Dystopia is a fresh take on teaching STEM skills by helping kids learn how to code through a digital graphic novel w/ over 40 different coding games. Also, for those that like "traditional" graphic novel a print version can be ordered. I highly recommend checking out Dystopia 2153 by clicking here !!!

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