Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 14, 2020
Here’s a great list of age-appropriate, safe websites that will inspire kindergarten-age children whether they’re in your classroom or at home: ‘I love you’ in languages Afrikaans to Zulu. Counting Money –a collection of visual money websites for kindergartners. Edugames —drag-and-drop puzzles; great for mouse skills. Internet4Classrooms– -popular Kindergarten links.
Educators Technology
AUGUST 12, 2020
K5 Learning is a platform that offers printable reading and math worksheets that you can use in your instruction. It also offers an "online reading and math program for kids in.read more.
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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
AUGUST 13, 2020
89: How to Plan a Virtual Open House Meet the Teacher During this time of social distancing, many schools are going online with their open house. In this episode, I talk all about what you need to keep in mind to hold a virtual meet the teacher. I hope you stick around. Whether you are going back to school full-time face-to-face, hybrid, or virtually, you will most likely need to do a virtual open house.
Maydm
AUGUST 11, 2020
Despite the cancellation of the 2020 American Family Insurance Championship due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Steve Stricker American Family Insurance Foundation continues to have a charitable impact by making direct donations to primarily local non-profits, including those providing COVID-19 relief. This is the third in a series on local organizations that are grant recipients.
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 12, 2020
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: 11 Great Typing Timesavers on iPads.
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The Tech Savvy Science Teacher
AUGUST 13, 2020
Teq is hosting this free virtual summit to discuss innovative tools and strategies for reopening schools — whether in a traditional, hybrid, or distance learning format. We would like this to be an open forum where communication is encouraged to get a true understanding of the needs of each school. As always with Teq, there will be opportunities for virtual product showcases throughout the summit and our PD team will be available to answer specific edtech questions.
The Innovative Educator
AUGUST 14, 2020
Is your school or district giving you the needed support to know how to effectively provide distance learning to your students? If the answer is no, fear not. Common Sense Education has you covered with a robust distance learning resource site and a new distance learning video series. Distance Learning Resource Site This site contains distance learning resources just in time for back-to-school.
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 10, 2020
Every month, we’ll share five posters you can post on your website (with attribution), on your (virtual) walls, or simply be inspired by. This month: Safety and Security. –for the entire collection of 65 posters, click here. 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.
Technology Tidbits
AUGUST 11, 2020
Monsters vs Fractions is an excellent site for learning fractions through game based learning. This is a super-fun online or iOS environment where students select through a number of games (i.e. Portal Machine, Catapult, Fractonium Mine). These games focus on a wide variety of skills such as, sorting fractions on a number line, determining which fractions are greater, and 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.
ED Week
AUGUST 8, 2020
All Classroom Q&A posts on Science Instruction (from the past nine years!) are described and linked to in this compilation post.
User Generated Education
AUGUST 13, 2020
Many of us have been discussing educational reform for decades. Given the unprecedented time of COVID19 and its effect on education, it is a perfect time to revisit and reimagine the purpose, operations, and skills related to a powerful education. Some of the issues that have emerged and are still emerging include: the social emotional health of learners, a realization that students aren’t able to be independent and self-directed learning, and an awareness of inequities that exist in the U
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 13, 2020
Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. August. Check out our store on Amazon Ignite. They are having a great sale there. Honestly, I’m not sure when it starts or stops–they aren’t always clear about that–but it’ll be there. And it is Amazon! xx. **. xx. If you aren’t a subscriber to our newsletter, sign up here.
Technology Tidbits
AUGUST 11, 2020
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.
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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!
Magic EdTech
AUGUST 11, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in chaos and disrupted lives across the globe. Digital dependence is the new norm. The Internet has allowed people access to essential goods and services. It has also ensured that children can attend online classes and helped business organizations continue operations smoothly. Health experts and WHO officials have predicted that the COVID-19 situation will take time to die down.
Technology Tidbits
AUGUST 11, 2020
Gez.la is a great site for virtual field trips that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's terrific blog. This is a great option for educators especially now that we are in the middle of a pandemic and remote learning is at the forefront. There are a total of a 140 places to visit that include a wide range of areas such as: rain forests, museums, historical places, and more.
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