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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

Rogers (2003), including: Improvement in language arts. An overview of research says elementary and middle schoolage students are cognitively, emotionally, and physically capable of learning and excelling at keyboarding skills. Is elementary school too early—or too late? when students are expected to use classroom computers.

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A Stress Free Plan for Closing Out Your Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

A conversation with Angela Watson on episode 78 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Angela Watson @angela_watson teaches us a stress-free plan for closing out your classroom. Blog: [link]. Check out the 40-hour Teacher Workweek Club.

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Teaching Python: How Children Can Learn Python Programming

The CoolCatTeacher

Episode 720 with Kelly Schuster-Paredes and Sean Tibor From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. She got started with integrating technology in the classroom in 2003 and dabbled with app design in File Maker and HTML. Kelly has a Masters in Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology.

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Math Problems that Unlock Student Thinking

The CoolCatTeacher

Robert Kaplinsky, Open Middle Math pioneer, talks about effective math teaching From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Filled with dread, some math teachers have a problem. As they give problems to students to work their students become problems. Behavior problems. Boredom problems.

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Preparing Young Students for Home Row Keyboarding: An Unplugged Approach

Ask a Tech Teacher

William Morgan on one of the education forums I frequent and was thrilled that he knows a lot about them and was willing to share his expertise to kick-off a mini-seminar in classroom keyboarding. Besides, we want our children to communicate with digital effectiveness in elementary school! Enjoy this! Dr. William L. Morgan (Ph.D.,

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5 Tips To Improve Your Teaching And Boost Your Career

EdNews Daily

Whether you’re a new teacher or have years of classroom experience, there’s always more to learn. You can swap ideas, exchange lesson plans, and discuss strategies for resolving the inevitable challenges that arise in the classroom. There are tons of resources and blog posts to help you out. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 2003.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., FY 2003 $700,500,000.

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