Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 21, 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: . Category: Keyboarding. Q: When I push ‘PrintScreen’ to take a screenshot, nothing happens.
Vivify Stem
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
Build a Rover STEM Challenge. STEM Space At Home Video Challenge STEM Space At Home is a video series led by an engineer and using materials you can find at home. The videos are intended to support elementary and middle school students through fun engineering design challenges with a real-world connection. Download the activity guide found in our free resource library.
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Top 10 Sciencekits
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Children who develop an early love and appreciation for science, technology, engineering, and math will be poised for success in our ever-evolving society. There is no doubt that future careers and opportunities will be based around these subject areas, referred to as STEM. One way to help children get excited about STEM is by providing them with opportunities to explore, interact, and experiment with different concepts and materials.
Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
95: How to Incorporate Piggie and Gerald Into Elementary STEM Using literature to inspire children to think and create is a powerful way to integrate STEM into the classroom or media center. Links Mentioned in the Show: Using literature to inspire children to think and create is a powerful way to integrate STEM into the classroom or media center.
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
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Here’s a great list of age-appropriate, safe websites that will inspire 2nd graders whether they’re in your classroom or at home: Edutainment with BBC. Games that make you think. Puzzle of student pic–create. Plant games. Plant life cycle. Computer basics. Computer puzzle. Parts of the computer. Videos on Computer Basics K-6. Google World of Wonders.
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The Tech Savvy Science Teacher
SEPTEMBER 19, 2020
Here are some tips to help make using your iPad a little bit easier. 1. Put your apps in folders : Making folders helps to keep your screen decluttered and helps your find apps easier. To create a new folder, long press on an app until it starts to wiggle. Then drag it on top of another app. If you already have a folder you can drag your wiggling app to an existing folder.
CTE Learning
SEPTEMBER 22, 2020
Many of us rely on apps every day. For web designers and developers, the prevalence of mobile apps is more important than ever before. Let’s take a look at the changes the Apple App Store has undergone in recent weeks, and what it means for mobile app designers and developers. Apple’s changes to the App Store, which it detailed on its developer site , include the new policy that fixes will no longer be delayed due to App Store “guideline violations,” aside from those “for those related to legal
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 25, 2020
Here’s a preview of what’s coming up on Ask a Tech Teacher in October: National Bullying Prevention Month resources. NaNoWriMo and Young Writers. Election resources. Dyslexia Awareness Month resources. Digital Citizenship Week resources. Long List of Shortkeys . Shortkey Posters. Great Websites for Special Needs. Apps that Inspire Students.
Magic EdTech
SEPTEMBER 21, 2020
Are you familiar with the term AODA? If you are based in Canada, the chances are high that you are well-versed with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). A legal regulation passed in the year 2005 in Ontario, Canada, AODA is responsible for enforcing accessibility standards for the Government, business organizations, and public sector companies. “If disabled people were truly heard, an explosion of knowledge of the human body and psyche would take place.”?
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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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 24, 2020
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
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