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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

How to celebrate Here are activities I like that blend learning into the celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography As a class, come up with two locations in each state, to total 100. One will be oriented around geography and one around history (such as “Kansas became a state January 29, 1861” ).

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] 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.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

Tech Learning recently shared an excellent lesson plan by Dr. Stephanie Smith Budhai that incorporates the amazing Google Earth into learning. Here’s the beginning: The 3D interactive online exploration platform Google Earth provides a pathway to endless learning adventures around the globe.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Geography for Kids. Geography Games. Geography Games II. Geography—geonet game. Geography quiz—Seterra. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Earth science animations. Maps—Make them. States games.

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AUGUST 17, 2016

Here are the top geography tips according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: 14 Ways to use Scribble Maps. 149 Websites for K-8 Geography/Geology. Sponge Activities for Geography. 20 Websites to Learn Everything About Landforms. 20 Websites to Learn Everything About Landforms. Lesson Plans: Where Did I Come From?

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Basics Practice Touchpad vs Mouse 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. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

One of the hardest challenges for teachers is how to engage students in core subjects such as geography. If you aren’t a geography buff, you’re probably nodding. But watch how quickly the fourteen resources below morph geography from dusty to dynamic: 2-minute Geology. Geography Games. You know what I mean.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Seuss–Techie style How to add accents and more My mouse doesn’t work Geography awareness week Solving unusual problems –image credit to Deposit Photo Copyright ©2023 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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MARCH 2, 2023

Patrick’s Day: Digipuzzles –great puzzles for geography, nature, and holidays I’m a Puzzle –create your own puzzles Jigsaw Explorer –make your own Jigsaw Planet –create your own picture jigsaw Jigsaw puzzles Jigzone–puzzles Jigsaw Puzzles –JS Kindergarten puzzles Puzzle—St. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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OCTOBER 30, 2021

Geography Awareness Week. 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. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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JULY 13, 2022

CK-12 — and differentiate for student learning styles. CyArk –geography-based lesson plans. Hello Ruby –lesson plans on technology. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Alma –create standards-based lessons and gradebook, with analytics.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Geography Awareness Week: November 15-19, 2021. 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. Are We Teaching Enough Civics in Schools?

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AUGUST 26, 2020

Here’s a great list of age-appropriate, safe websites that will inspire 1st graders whether they’re in your classroom or at home: Geography—find messages around the world. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Brown Bear Typing.

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MARCH 18, 2022

Geography Quiz Game. Learn the states. 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. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2021

So I decided to accommodate the 100th Day fever by wrapping it in learning. Here are thirteen activities I like that blend learning into a celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography. One will be oriented around geography and one around history (such as “Kansas became a state January 29, 1861” ).

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Here’s an interesting piece from Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Jane Sandwood, on the explosion of wearable technology and its place in the education ecosystem: How Wearable Technology is Changing Education and Easing Disabilities. The vast majority of students are inseparable from the technology that they carry with them daily.

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JANUARY 27, 2020

According to Wikipedia: “In the United States education system, social studies is the integrated study of multiple fields of social science and the humanities, including history, geography, and political science.” In MS and HS, it expands to cover science, mathematics, civics, economics, and maybe geography.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

Mindsnacks is a series of education apps on topics like geography, vocabulary, languages, and SAT. Though these are game-based learning, there’s no plot as you might find simulated games. Each app includes personalized learning, an enhanced review mode, and additional challenges to keep students motivated.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

The first thing most teachers think about when discussing gamified learning is the online math games kids play. Let me step back a moment to explain the SAMR Model as it applies to the use of technology in education. Modification: Technology allows for a significant change, e.g. using screencasts to explain a process.

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OCTOBER 3, 2023

The need to strengthen the science, technology, math and engineering (STEM) careers pipeline has received renewed interest lately. Memorizing formulas and equations is about as useful as memorizing poems as way of learning to write in English. That was geography.” Can math be taught [or] is it just a gift.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Today, because of the changes in education, the use of games to reinforce learning, to teach, and to engage students in their own education has become one of the most effective tools to bridge the gap between school-based and remote learning. It’s called Game Based Learning (GBL). Good example of GBL: SplashLearn .

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JUNE 6, 2021

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. How to Use MS Word to Teach Geography.

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JANUARY 24, 2020

So I decided to accommodate the 100th Day fever by wrapping it in learning. Here are thirteen activities I like that blend learning into a celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography. One will be oriented around geography and one around history (such as “Kansas became a state January 29, 1861” ).

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MARCH 28, 2017

Her article today can be summed up by a line in the last paragraph: “ Technology is not your enemy…” Educators aim to equip students with an understanding of the world, its fragility, & opportunities, by teaching them various common subjects like math, language, or science. 1) Student-Centered Teaching.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2023

One will be oriented around geography and one around history (such as “Kansas became a state January 29, 1861” ). jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. Vocabulary Make a list of 100 new words learned this school year and their meanings.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2022

If this is the 100th day of school, here are resources for that: Geography. One will be oriented around geography and one around history (such as “Kansas became a state January 29, 1861” ). jumping jacks, sit-ups, and deep knee bends) to learn the concept that 10 sets of 10 equal 100. Personal interactions. Vocabulary.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

Holding it is not intuitive and if learned wrong, becomes a habit that’s difficult to break. Digipuzzles –great puzzles for geography, nature, and holidays. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Mouse practice—drag, click.

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OCTOBER 19, 2016

As the technology evolves, 3D printers are being used to create everything from simple plastic toys to automobile bodies, prosthetic limbs, replacement parts, and even gourmet dishes. The ability to produce almost any object in 3D is poised to revolutionize learning. Yet 3D printers are a natural choice for instruction in STEM courses.

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MAY 4, 2022

Teachers and parents have long known that if students are engaged, they learn faster and remember more. Kids don’t go to school just to learn classical subjects such as history, math, or geography. So why not start at an early age, when the brain is more eager to learn and creative pathways easier to forge? .

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MAY 6, 2022

Limited time offers like flash sales are just one example of the kinds of marketing gimmicks that have become common in the past few years as the internet has become flooded with online course providers promising to help people learn new skills to get ahead in their careers or personal lives.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Last year, I did a poll on the meaning of the word ‘turkey’ This was to demonstrate how powerful symbols are to your students and do so with an authentic use of technology to support discussion on math, language standards, and the holidays. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. from TeacherVision.

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SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Holding it is not intuitive and if learned wrong, becomes a habit that’s difficult to break. Here are some of my favorites: Digipuzzles –great puzzles for geography, nature, and holidays. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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MARCH 8, 2021

Some call Classcraft a classroom management tool but really, it’s more about injecting excitement in your teaching and touching on the important social-emotional learning that sometimes gets forgotten. Kids have a passion for learning and playing games. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JULY 24, 2015

Natural disasters is a related discussion to any number of topics–geography, ecology, Earth Day, even problem solving. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Here are 16 websites that bring the power of these natural forces to students: Avalanches.

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NOVEMBER 4, 2016

Last year, I did a poll on the meaning of the word ‘turkey’ This was to demonstrate how powerful symbols are to your students and do so with an authentic use of technology to support discussion on math, language standards, and the holidays. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. 16 Holiday Projects.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Last year, I did a poll on the meaning of the word ‘turkey’ This was to demonstrate how powerful symbols are to your students and do so with an authentic use of technology to support discussion on math, language standards, and the holidays. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. 16 Holiday Projects.

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