Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2020

Here are the most-read posts for the month of March: Tips to avoid plagiarism. College classes in blended learning. New book from Ask a Tech Teacher: Iquiry and PBL. How to Eteach in a COVID-19 Pandemic. 2020 Edtech trends. Why teach poetry? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 8, 2020

Innovative educators wanting to provide tech-infused, quality activities and lessons for their students can find a treasure trove of resources for each day. Visit [link] There you'll find resources from companies such as PBS/WNET, Common Sense, EverFi, Thrively, Angela Maier's: Genius Matters. They have compiled lessons, activities and resources for every grade, aligned to all the Spring Fun themes outlined by New York City's Chancellor this week.

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National Institute for STEM Education

APRIL 10, 2020

The outbreak of COVID-19 in the United States has been hard on all of us. That’s for sure. Schools have closed for extended periods of time, some indefinitely, and parents are at their wits’ end trying to balance the regular demands of managing households while providing school-like structure and normalcy for their children.

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Magic EdTech

APRIL 9, 2020

Not since World War II have so many countries around the world seen schools and educational institutions go into lockdown at the same time and for the same reason. While we know that the effect of this virus will be far-reaching, what will it mean in the longer term for education? For a while now, educators around the world have been talking about the need to rethink how we educate future generations.

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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

APRIL 10, 2020

Many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. To non-Christians (or non-traditional Christians), that event signifies a rebirth of spring that is filled with joy and gifts — and chocolate! Overall, it is America’s most-popular holiday with Christmas a close second. The date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox.

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National Institute for STEM Education

APRIL 6, 2020

One thing is for sure—there are a lot of great tools that support learning online! In fact, there are so many online resources, it can be hard to know where to start or what to look for as you plan for online instruction.

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The Tech Savvy Science Teacher

APRIL 4, 2020

During the current outbreak of COVID-19, Quizlet’s goal is to support teachers and students in all impacted areas. To help with remote teaching and student engagement while schools are closed, they are providing free access to Quizlet Teacher through June 30, 2020. Quizlet Teacher includes Class Progress, a formative assessment tool that can help track students' progress.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

When kids read that America’s $23 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. Do they understand the consequences of unbalanced budgets? The quandary of infinite wants vs. finite dollars? Or do they think money grows on some fiscal tree that always blooms?

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 6, 2020

For schools that are doing remote learning this Spring Break there are lots of options for teachers to find materials, resources, and activities that will delight your students and that families will love. Each will be available at no cost during school closures. Thrively Thrively gives every child a strength-based assessment that uncovers the student’s talents, interests, and abilities.

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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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APRIL 10, 2020

72: All Things STEM The world of STEM is exciting and engaging for students and teachers alike. Today Kerry Tracy sits down with me and talks all things STEM. We also discuss the super exciting STEM Con 2020. I hope you will join us. Links Mentioned in the Show: Kerry Tracy on TpT Kerry Tracy on You Tube- Feel Good Teaching Stemchallenges.com Makerspace Moments in Literature STEM Units of Study for Second Grade STEM Con 2020 The world of STEM is exciting and engaging for students and teachers al

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STEM for Kids

APRIL 10, 2020

Morrisville, NC USA 4/10/20. STEM For Kids is pleased to launch Instructor-Led Live Online Classes (ILOC) for children. ILOC programs have been operational since mid-March. Due to the unprecedented circumstances posed by the global pandemic, new classes are starting on a regular basis. Find available classes and enroll here. Below are some frequently asked questions about our Instructor-Led Live Online Classes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2020

Most of us are only a few weeks into teaching remotely. It’s still chaotic, messy, but we’re trying to make it work. We have the will, just need the way. Lots of education companies are stepping up to make that possible. Here’s a sampling of the many and varied emails I got this past week offering help: More Resources to teach remotely .

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 7, 2020

*Newlearn.io will send out two gift cards to the teachers that make the most new friends from April 6-9th. To help promote safe "remote learning". Newlearn.io is a excellent new social network for finding educational resources. Newlearn.io curates their resources by common core standards and allows users to share (download/upload) files such as: videos, documents, PDFs, 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!

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The Tech Savvy Science Teacher

APRIL 10, 2020

Screencastify is a Chrome extension (meaning that it only works on in the Chrome browser) that allows you to record what is happening on your computer screen. While there are a number of other screen recording tools that you can use, this one is my favorite. Let's take a look at its features: you can record a browser tab, your whole screen or just your webcam you can add your webcam into a browser tab or whole screen recording it can record offline!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2020

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. April. Free Lesson Plan. Click this link; apply code FREELESSONPLAN. Do something fun with students in this challenging educational environment! Questions? Email askatechteacher@gmail.com. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 6, 2020

Buncee, one of the most versatile learning tools around for: project base learning, digital storytelling, scrapbooking, and much much more, has just released a site for remote learning. This is a great area for educators looking for ideas on how to help teach students remotely during school closures. Remember, Buncee provides a digital canvas where the uses are limitless to create projects and lessons for your students.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 6, 2020

TutorEye is an excellent/affordable site for those looking to become an online tutor or those students looking for one. TutorEye has tutors for any subject, are available everyday of the week (year round), and has state of the art homework help that breaks down how each problem is solved. I highly recommend checking out TutorEye by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 4, 2020

Otus is an ideal tool for Remote Learning w/ schools being closed. Their learning platform makes it easy for educators to build dynamic engaging lessons, deliver instruction, and then assess student learning. Otus is a all-in-one mobile learning solution for schools that combines the best features of a: learning management system, data management system, and more.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 6, 2020

Need something fun to do w/ schools being closed? I suggest checking out Book Creator's new activity book which can be shared and downloaded w/ an existing account. Best of all, there's lots of different activities to choose from, such as: puzzles, math, storytelling, and much much more. I highly recommend checking out Book Creator's Activity book by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 4, 2020

Lucid for Education is an excellent site for educators to create dynamic lessons/assignments that is ideal for collaborative and online learning. Also, w/ Google Classroom and Lucid Chart integration users can easily make beautiful looking diagrams, outlines, and graphic organizers. Lucid for Education is an excellent tool for educators looking to blend learning and even for remote learning as schools are closes throughout the world.

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