Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 23, 2017
Nothing turns data into information like a spreadsheet. We as teachers understand that, which is why spreadsheets are a fundamental tool to critically analyze any data that includes numbers. There are many options (Numbers, Excel, and Open Office to name just a few), but arguably the most popular is Google Sheets. If you’re using Google Classroom or G Suite, you already have it.
User Generated Education
AUGUST 20, 2017
Torrence, whose focus was on creativity, developed the Torrence Incubation Model of Creative Thinking (TIM) model. As emphasized in this video, embedding creativity into the curriculum can and should be a strong component of content area teaching and learning. In other words, educators don’t need to plan to teach creativity as another part of curriculum.
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The Innovative Educator
AUGUST 25, 2017
Check out #1st5Days on Twitter to see how others start their school year. While some schools have been in session since early August, teachers in my district, New York City, are just gearing up for the start of the year. They are eager to put into place ideas to start the year off right. Ed tech leader Alan November , suggests setting the tone for powerful, engaging, and self-directed learning during the first five days of school.
Informed K12
AUGUST 25, 2017
School districst arcross the country are turning to emergency measures in order to fill hard-to-fill teaching posts, according to an article published this week by Education Week.
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
AUGUST 25, 2017
I’ve written a lot of Back-to-School articles over the last few years. They cover so many topics–see if you find what you’re looking for here: 3 Apps to Help Brainstorm Next Year’s Lessons. 3 Organizational Apps to Start the School Year. 4 Options for a Class Internet Start Page. 5 Tech Ed Tools to Use this Fall. 5 Tools To Shake up the New Year. 5 Top Ways to Integrate Technology into the New School Year. 5 Ways Teache rs Can Stay on Top of Technology. 5 Ways to Involve Parent
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The Innovative Educator
AUGUST 23, 2017
Ed tech leader Jackie Patanio & I building Emoticons. Imagine that when students come back to school, rather than telling them to take out a book, read chapters 1 & 2 and answer the questions at the end of each chapter, instead you invited them to play and make stuff. And, what if this stuff was all standards aligned and paired with the assessments that make some administrators happy?
Technology Tidbits
AUGUST 24, 2017
Jump Numbers is the new educational Math game by Artgig Studio (Mystery Math Town) for adding and counting numbers. The way this work is a player jumps across platforms of numbers going in whatever sequential order the level provides (i.e. one, four, twelve, etc) while rescuing Snortles and squishing numbers to get to the other side. Here is more info.
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 21, 2017
I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakehol
Technology Tidbits
AUGUST 24, 2017
RoomRecess one of my favorite sites around for free online educational games, has a Math page dedicated to K-5 students. This page has a number of different style games such as: RPG, platform, sports, etc. to help students learn and keep them engaged in this fun way. Best of all, Elementary students can find a wide range of Math topics from addition and subtraction, to decimals, fractions, and making change, and much much more.
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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
AUGUST 20, 2017
Sentence Master is a fun iOS app to help students work on their Language Arts and Grammar skills. This is done through a simple game where users select a word (from a list of scrambled ones) to form a correct sentence. Scoring is done by how fast a person completes the sentence. Sentence Master has 4 difficulty settings and is also multiplayer. For a more detailed review check out Edshelf by clicking here.
Technology Tidbits
AUGUST 20, 2017
Sketch Nation the amazing free web tool or mobile app (iOS/Android) has just released their latest update to bring new exciting features to game creation. Students can now create a multiplayer "platform" game in their new "Arena". Also, users now have the ability to upload their own sound effects or music to add into a game, Here are more details regarding Version 4.2. * Side Running, Arena and Platformer now have double jump as an option. * All genres now have a powerup duration slider for chan
Technology Tidbits
AUGUST 20, 2017
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
AUGUST 24, 2017
Study.com is a excellent site for finding educational videos that I just found out about from Class Tech Tips. This is a great place to find thousands of videos on a wide range of subjects s uch as: Math, Science, History, and more. Best of all, a paid subscription allows an educator to create a virtual classroom, create/add lessons, grade assignments, 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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