Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 23, 2019
Coding–that geeky subject that confounds students and frightens teachers. Yet, kids who can code are better at logical thinking and problem solving, more independent and self-assured, and more likely to find a job when they graduate. In fact, according to Computer Science Education , by 2020 , there will be 1.4 million coding jobs and only 400,000 applicants.
Educators Technology
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
Speech to text technologies allow you to transcribe your speech into text in a couple of clicks. Most of the established platforms integrate this kind of technology. For instance Google has it.
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User Generated Education
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
At the beginning of November, 2019, I had the opportunity to travel to Singapore to attend and present at Edutech Asia 2019. During that time, I had the opportunity to hear about their initiative to use micro:bits to help students learn technology in authentic ways. An article from 2017, Micro:bit launch: What you need to know about the coding gadget Singapore plans to introduce, explained it as: School-going children in Singapore will soon be using a pocket-sized, codeable computer, called the
Magic EdTech
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Techopedia , a popular digital news portal, defines quality assurance as “a process that ensures that developed software meets and complies with defined or standardized quality specifications. Software Quality Assurance (SQA) is an ongoing process within the software development life cycle (SDLC) that routinely checks the developed software to ensure it meets desired quality measures.”.
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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.
Bright and Smart
NOVEMBER 27, 2019
Our Posterity = Our Children Enhancing our children's S.T.E.A.M education is imperative to their success and will help them become innovators of the future. ,,S. ,,T. ,,E. ,,A. ,,M stands for ,Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and ,Math. Computer programming falls in line with these concepts because learning to code will help children improve their: Creativity.
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CTE Learning
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
Flint Hills – Where my family homesteaded. There is no reason for the brain drain that has happened in the past few decades to continue to happen in our rural parts of the US. I have seen the small town my father grew up in – the one I fondly remember visiting as a child to see my grandparents – dwindle away as the majority of high school graduates move away and don’t come back.
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 25, 2019
Chronicle Cloud is an innovative educational all-in-one iOS app for teachers. Educators can use Chronicle Cloud in a number of different ways such as: assessing (using their "traffic light" system), note-taking, providing feedback, and much much more. Also, being on the "cloud" teachers can collaborate and share best "teaching" practices in an easy way.
Bright and Smart
NOVEMBER 23, 2019
Our Posterity = Our Children Enhancing our children's S.T.E.A.M education is imperative to their success and will help them become innovators of the future. S. ,T. ,E. ,A. ,M stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Math. By integrating these concepts into our children's educational lives (in school and at home), we hope to give them the tools to become better at: Teamwork.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
NOVEMBER 28, 2019
From One Tired Teacher, Happy Thanksgiving! Happy Thanksgiving!
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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.
The Innovative Educator
NOVEMBER 24, 2019
The arrows point to the url & QR code provided to participants before, during, and after the Website Accessibility Summit. Easy peasy accessibility tip: Provide participants with handouts before, not after, workshops, learning opportunities, or any type of event. What do you mean? Have you ever been to an event where they tell you that you'll get slides and handouts after the event or in a follow up email?
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Math Attax is a super-fun free mobile (iOS/Google Play) Math game that helps students w/ their basic Math skills (i.e. addition, subtraction, multiplication, etc.). This is a 2 player game where students move their player up/down a grid while trying to shoot the correct answer to a equation. Also, they can freeze the other player and reset their score.
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
Socrates is an innovate new site where educators can seamlessly differentiate instruction for each student through a unique game based learning system. This is done through fun and engaging learning games w/ educational portal where teachers can track and monitor student progress, assign educational videos, use a digital badge system, testing, benchmarking, and much much more.
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 26, 2019
SlideLab is a new (beta) site for creating beautiful looking slideshows/presentations. SlideLab like similar sites lets users add text, images, and beautiful looking backgrounds to create incredible slideshows in seconds. Educators can use this for digital storytelling and project based learning. Best of all, finished presentations can be embedded into a site or blog.
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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!
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 29, 2019
Venngage is an excellent site for creating stunning infographics, mind maps, and more. Also, Venngage has an easy to use drag-n-drop interface, lots of templates, can be used for brainstorming, and is a great graphic organizer. I highly recommend checking out Venngage by clicking here !!! Click here for 20+ mind map templates.
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