Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Josemaría Carazo Abolafia, is an educational researcher and teacher who lives in Spain–and doesn’t own a car! He has a Masters in Ed from Penn State University (any Nittany Lion fans out there?) and is working on his EdD. Josemaria and I share the belief that “…[technology] must be transparent, like a lens; otherwise, it hinders learning.” Here’s his take on the use of videos in education: Multimedia content as a way to learni

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FEBRUARY 6, 2020

63: Podcasting for Teachers: Where Do I Start? Integrating meaningful technology that enhances your instruction can sometimes be difficult to find. Podcasts and podcasting can be the very tool you need to cover standards, integrate technology, motivate learners, and get kids thinking and learning! Today I talk all about the first steps teachers take to get their students creating podcast episodes that share what they know and utilize standards and meaningful technology to cover content, offer ac

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The Tech Savvy Science Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Edpuzzle offers student certifications on a number of topics. If you haven't familiar with Edpuzzle take a look at my previous post about it. Basically it's a way to embed questions into videos and allow you to track students' progress. You can assign students topics such as: digital citizenship, equal rights, personal finance, emotional intelligence, learning and study habits, health and building character.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

"Differentiated instruction and assessment (also known as differentiated learning or, in education , simply, differentiation ) is a framework or philosophy for effective teaching that involves providing students with different avenues to acquiring content; to processing, constructing, or making sense of ideas ; and to developing teaching materials and assessment measures so that all students within a classroom can learn effectively, regardless of differences in ability.

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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

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Here are the most-read posts for the month of January: #WorldReadAloudDay February 5. Ways to Use AI-Powered Quillionz to Assess Student Understanding. 5 Ways Edtech Enhances Social Studies Lessons. 100th Day of School — Make it about Learning. How to Talk to a Tech Teacher (humorous). Lessons Learned My First 5 Years Of Teaching. Plagiarism Checkers: The Benefits Students Fail to See. 10 Hits and 10 Misses for 2019.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

I’ll never forget the day years ago when I stood in a donut shop, half asleep, bed head, with a monster sugar deficit. As I got to the front of the line, the man before me said, “I’ll pay for hers, too.” I didn’t know him. We hadn’t commiserated over how Krispy Kreme was always crowded. I’d just slogged onward, waiting my turn, eager to taste my apple fritter.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

The Writing Bee is Back! Teachers can now conduct their own classroom Qualifying Sessions The folks at BoomWriter are at it again. It’s their fourth year conducting The Writing Bee , and this year they’ve structured the event so any teacher with students in Grades 4-6 can easily conduct their own classroom Qualifying session. Top performers from each class automatically qualify for The Writing Bee Finals and a chance to become The 2020 Writing Bee Champion!

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

TeachVid is an amazing online tool for learning foreign languages that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog. TeachVid reminds me a tad like EDpuzzle where educators use interactive videos to assess student's learning. Also, educators can create a "virtual" classroom and create assignments that contain: videos, worksheets, etc. Finally, TeachVid makes it easy to flip a classroom or lesson and let student's learn at their own pace.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom. This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

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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

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Chart It is a wonderful site for creating charts and graphs. Chart It allows users to create up to 12 different types of charts such as: bar, graph, line, and more. Also, a user can set privacy settings and share their charts via a URL. Best of all, all charts can be embedded into a site or blog making it ideal for education. I highly recommend checking out Chart It by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Mural is an excellent site w/ educational portal for educators and students looking for a graphic organizer. Mural can be used to brainstorm, create mind maps, diagram, and more. Also, the educational portal allows educators to use Mural for free, online training, and collaborate in real-time. I highly recommend checking out Mural by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Mobile Permissions is a fantastic new free tool for educators to virtual send parents permissions slips. Mobile Permissions makes it easy for teachers to send any type of permission slip form to a parents/guardians phone or mobile device. They can then electronically sign and submit payment while educators can track/monitor to it all from their teacher portal.

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