Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2019

It’s been a couple of years since my tech teacher advice column “Dear Otto” got its first question about classroom digital assistants like Google Home and Amazon Alexa. At that time, no one had much experience with these devices so discussion was limited to anecdotal evidence and speculation. That has changed dramatically. Now, an estimated 20% of U.S. adults own about 100 million of these AI-powered speakers with close to fifteen percent of sales going to education.

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OCTOBER 17, 2019

Being a teacher can be so difficult, especially when it comes to behavior problems. Kids throwing tables and chairs and acting aggressively has increased significantly in the past five years. Sadly, we are seeing a dramatic increase in younger children who exhibit these behaviors, as well. So what is a teacher to do? That is the question. How can teachers teach when they are continually being interrupted by one behavior issue after another?

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OCTOBER 13, 2019

Critics of contemporary education complain that school systems no longer meet the needs of the 21st century. One of their biggest criticisms is that the paradigm needs to change from teacher-directed instruction to student-centered instruction. Think deeper and it reveals that the demands of this century require not just the rise of progressive reform but a refitting of the roles of teachers and students.

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Noisy Book is a wonderful new innovative iOS app for kids. Noisy Book works by supplying sound effects to a book by processing what is read (i.e. adding a horn honking to a car). Also, a user can create their own story and add sound effects for a fun way to incorporate digital storytelling. Best of all, Noisy Book understands what is being read and creates an educational quiz for the main parts of a story to gauge understanding/comprehension.

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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 14, 2019

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Alex Briggs, has an interesting take on summer school, why you should start thinking about it now–in the Fall–and how to do that. I think you’ll find this interesting: Helping students to select the right summer school. School has just gotten back into session so it seems like an odd time of year to talk about summer school, right?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2019

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Zoom In/Out of Websites. Category: Internet.

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Buncee is a fantastic and simple tool to use for education. Educators are using it for project based learning, digital storytelling, announcements, digital cards, and much much more. A great way to use it is for holiday projects such as Halloween. Buncee, has lots of free resources for educators (lesson plans, i.e. ideas lab ), as well as state of the art clip-art, animations, backgrounds, etc.

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Evergreen Photos is a new site for finding free stock photos that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's excellent blog. Also, a registered can bookmark photos too. I highly recommend checking out Evergreen Photos by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Be sure to check out STW for all their Halloween ideas such as: educational games, poems, activities, and more!!! Super Teacher Worksheets is one of the best sites around for finding educational resources on a wide range of subjects. Educators can find, worksheets, printables, puzzle generators and more. Also, they are constantly updating their site w/ more resources all the time and recently released new crossword puzzle worksheet generator.

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