Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2017

Teachers have known for decades that ‘summer learning loss’ is a reality. To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time. When teachers make it optional, many don’t participate. You might even have siblings compete.

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eBook Learning Mobility Libraries 153

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2023

Amazon Prime Day discounts for teachers are the topic of our blog post today! So, if you’ve ever wondered why you should be a Prime member, Prime Day is a pretty compelling answer. The dates change slightly every year, but you can expect it in the summer months. When Does it Happen? What is Amazon Prime?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2023

Sure, it does when students are just starting, but by third grade students should be comfortable enough with key placement to be working on speed. 20 wpm means they know most key placements by touch. Most teachers roll out typing with a graduated program like Type to Learn. That works for about ten percent of students.

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Common Core Classroom Digital Citizenship Examples 352

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. This can get lost in the online exchange between teacher explanation and student response.

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Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

If you have spent any time in the ed-tech world you will no doubt have realized that there is a swirling cloud of acronyms that attend the subject, from ISTE, CoSN to NMC and P21. 8 Ed-tech organizations every teacher should know about (and maybe become a member).

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Future Ready Khan Academy Advocacy STEM 201

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

Sure, it does when students are just starting, but by third grade students should be comfortable enough with key placement to be working on speed. 20 wpm means they know most key placements by touch. comment on Discussion Boards and blogs. journal in blogs and online tools like Penzu. 45 wpm is good.

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Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship Examples 150

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. I’ll have more to say about this in my newsletter tomorrow. National) Education Politics.

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