Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Most teachers I know have used Twitter in their classes either to communicate with parents, share homework with students, for group study, to research on a topic, crowd source ideas with colleagues, or a myriad of other purposes ( click here for more ideas ). You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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ED Surge

JANUARY 4, 2024

A Student and a Teacher Try to Untangle Why Group Work Is, Well, Terrible By Nadia Tamez-Robledo This one hits close to home, and it’s thrilling to see that the topic of group work resonated with so many readers. Here are the most popular K-12 stories from 2023. and Taylor Swift references to spare.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 16, 2022

SEL games can help you teach social-emotional learning skills and life skills. He has practical ideas for understanding and using game-based learning in the classroom. So, let me encourage you to take some time to learn about SEL games today in this podcast. Learn how games can be a powerful way to teach life skills.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 14, 2022

How do we accelerate learning? The US Department of Education Roadmap for Reopening Safely says that “accelerated learning provides opportunities for students to learn at grade level rather than through tracking or remediation….” Simply put, acceleration “builds on what students know as a way to access new learning.”

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Teach Hub

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Science in the News Discussing current scientific events , such as scientific breakthroughs or medical advances, can help demonstrate science’s relevance to the world. Project-Based Learning Project-based learning involves actively involving students in real-world scenarios and challenges. Here are a few ideas.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

When kids read that America’s $23 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. Do they understand the consequences of unbalanced budgets?

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 17, 2022

They’ve followed news stories and seen video clips of an insurrection at the nation’s capital. These behaviors and beliefs are learned, and they can be unlearned, too. The Role of Educators in Combating Hate and Bias The good news is our educators are not helpless to address hate and bias incidents.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MAY 4, 2023

Outline of: Fantastic Figjam Makes Brainstorming and Collaboration in the Classroom Better Sponsor: Research Quest Introducing Tom Mullaney What is Figma? Now is the time to sign up for Research Quest from the Natural History Museum of Utah. So wow, that's great news. What is Figjam? How do these apps work? Check them out now!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

I mean the basics of how to use the tech tools that are driving learning. Dr. Paul Perry, former teacher, administrator, and nonprofit exec, has put together a brief guide for educators looking to expand learning opportunities for students using technology. Strategies for educators to leverage technology for better learning.

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Science and Steamteam

JULY 12, 2022

Science is an essential part of learning in school. Frank Gregorio’s videos are perfect when you want to introduce a new topic. After that, Steve became a television host for News or Kids. SciShow is an educational YouTube channel that focuses on explaining complex topics in simple ways. Crash Course Kids.

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ED Surge

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

The resulting closures serve to highlight the strain the pandemic has placed on schools, and how districts are dealing with calls to put more emphasis on mental health supports and social-emotional learning. Researchers track over 5,000 school districts every week, and review communications from district superintendents. “We

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Futurum

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Understanding Society is the largest longitudinal study of its kind and provides crucial information for researchers and policymakers on changes and stability in people’s lives in the UK,” says Professor Birgitta Rabe. The importance of schools. Understanding Society continued to collect data, albeit via online interviews.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2016

This lesson plan from Dr. Pastore highlights several topics that students could create a podcast on with links to examples of podcasts that cover courses ranging from French as a second language to math. Furthermore, this topic could open up discussions about the prosecution of criminals as well as the practice of investigative journalism.

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Futurum

OCTOBER 10, 2023

His work could help make huge breakthroughs in healthcare, climate change, environment and water scarcity research. New adsorbent materials can also be used to remove pollutants from contaminated water streams,” explains Yamil. How does the team do this research? What is Yamil working on?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Teaching technology is a difficult profession because people learn in different ways and at different rates. However, one thing that can make it easier for students to learn is for teachers to include instructions on basic academic skills like vocabulary, keyboarding, digital citizenship, and research. How to Teach Research.

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Cool Cat Teacher

AUGUST 21, 2023

Recorded live at ISTE, the conversation delves into how Genius Hour has been revamped and integrated into the sixth-grade curriculum, offering students a full-year exploratory course that goes beyond traditional learning. Focused on designing project-based learning units with an interdisciplinary approach.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 3, 2015

In his quest to better learn history, he blended it with his love of of programming and built a website. If your students struggle finding research websites that use words at their grade level, suggest they build their own site like Stephen did: History For Kids. It also includes worksheets and quizzes to assess learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2019

I remember report card days as a child, me sitting outside on a brick wall, scared to death as my mother met with the teacher and received the (always bad) news about how I wasn’t doing. They are less about grading than measuring learning. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2015

When kids read that America’s $18 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 22, 2023

I still am an early adopter of technologies in that I believe many can benefit students in their learning. As many in education know, commentary about ChatGPT is appearing on the news, social media, and the internet. A teacher can help to provide guidance, feedback, and structure to the learning process.

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Futurum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

While these are the areas of economics commonly in the news, the field is so much broader than this. Regardless of whether differential treatment is considered fair, the efficiency rationale gives researchers and policymakers another way to look at how and why public policies should consider socio-economic factors.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2017

A podcast is a topic-specific digital stream of audio files (in some cases, video or PDF also) that can be downloaded to a computer or a wide variety of media devices. They can cover news, current events, history, or pretty much anything the creator would like. In fact, the most popular use of podcasts is for research and education.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

If you want to know how to start helping little ones learn about technology, this podcast resource is for you to get started. Busy teachers use EVERFI’s standards-aligned, research-based digital lessons, recently awarded with the ISTE Seal for high-quality curriculum, to teach students to thrive in an ever-changing world.

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Get Caught Engineering

APRIL 18, 2023

Earth Day this year is on a Saturday in April, although the earth’s environment is a topic that can be studied year-round in the classroom. Spring is a great time to assess students’ knowledge on the topic as well as research and explore resources that are available for teachers. Do they worry about the world’s waste?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Most new jobholders never had to think about costs vs. revenue, instead relied on parents to keep a roof over their head, heat and AC turned on, and gas in the car (and a car in the driveway). The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad news is it’s not mandatory.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2015

Students go there to research, access homework, check grades, and a whole lot more. Offers a good collection of useful webtools for students including links, news, calendar, notes, even weather. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. The internet is unavoidable in education. Mine includes: oft-used websites.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2017

Teachers have known for decades that ‘summer learning loss’ is a reality. This summer, show students how learning is fun, worthy, and part of their world whether they’re at a friend’s house or the water park. Kids learn to measure ingredients, make change, listen to potential customers, and problem-solve.

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Stem Activities for Kids

APRIL 5, 2023

Discuss a STEM Topic or Issue I like to use discussion topics that have strong arguments for both sides: Is it more important to spend money on space exploration or improving conditions on Earth? Which topics in STEM affect your students? Grab inspiration from current news or trends in tech, gaming, science, and education!

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Vivify Stem

JUNE 1, 2022

Design a Sustainable Eco-House STEM Project Post by Kristina Ohl June 1, 2022 In the Eco-House Extravaganza STEM project, students work in teams to complete the ultimate project-based learning STEM experience: planning and designing an energy-efficient, eco-friendly house! city of their choice.

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Vivify Stem

MARCH 22, 2022

Instead of passing out worksheets or putting on a movie, my hope is that the substitute teacher can continue to engage students in hands-on activities that promote my STEM classroom learning goals. I leave a welcome letter for the substitute describing the unique STEM culture along with strategies to maximize learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2018

Teachers who specialize in preparing students for college and career instinctively want tools that extend learning, support lesson plans, and simplify concepts taught in the curriculum. A ( Augmentation) — technology functionally improves the traditional learning approach. Of course they do! 2 Crash course. 3 Periodic Videos.

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Futurum

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Researchers from the FLARE Wildfire Research Group at The University of Melbourne in Australia are developing models that can help predict where wildfires are most likely to occur and how fires behave under different weather conditions. How can the next generation of bushfire researchers be successful?

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JULY 22, 2022

The growing effects of climate change, loss of biodiversity and resource scarcity will require societal change and new technical solutions based on new scientific research. Game-based learning. It combines real-life news stories (including technology news) from normative sources with business economics and GHG emissions.

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Teachers are Terrific

OCTOBER 20, 2023

We decided to take them to see the movie as a way to learn some history of the space program. At that time they both had knowledge that astronauts had been to the moon, but all they had seen in the news was coverage of the space shuttle program. Exploring Space Print and Read This reading comprehension packet is all about space topics.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

Pew Research recently reported that about half of Americans regularly get their news from social media. So why do students turn to it for news? This stat may explain it: 60% of people don’t trust traditional news sources. This stat may explain it: 60% of people don’t trust traditional news sources.

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Cool Cat Teacher

MARCH 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic in schools around the country. From budgets to banking to credit and savings, choose a topic and use it in your classroom with EVERFI’s free financial literacy lesson plans. Describe the data set.”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 19, 2015

One thing we can all agree on is that there are tons of free tech tools available that enrich learning. This was difficult, but I sorted, shook, noodled, experimented, sifted, and whittled my list down based on tools that differentiate for student needs, simplify the teacher’s job, and entice students to use technology in learning.

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