Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2018

consent forms for school activities. Its look can be adapted to school colors and images and completed forms can be shared as a link or embed. Learning games are created with a simple drag and drop methodology and pushed out to devices with a code students enter to join (no Kahoot account required by students).

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

But, metaverse technologies are growing quickly and have enormous implications for the future of teaching and learning. Minecraft is being incorporated in K-12 education. Furthermore, Avantis Education recently introduced Eduverse , a web-based “safe and secure” K-12 metaverse experience for classrooms. Yes and no.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Assessing student learning used to be as simple as giving a test that consisted of multiple choice, True/False, short answer, and/or essay. Habits, templates, and routines are much easier than reinventing the assessment wheel but a tool that results in passionate students committed to lifelong learning gets my attention.

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The CoolCatTeacher

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. April is Financial Literacy Month and they have fantastic free digital lessons for K-through-12 students. I was able to take that, adapt it and share it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

It’s no secret many parents are frustrated with public schools. Are kids learning to think or just to pass tests? Consider a pedagogy that transcends rote memorization and the stock drills often found in today’s classrooms, expects critical thinking that teaches how to learn anything — not just school subjects.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 25, 2022

While there is so much good going on— the ST Math Winter Waddle , several big edtech conferences, and the chance to reinvigorate students with math learning—there are also more hurdles than ever before. One of the simplest reasons I turn to it is to laugh, learn and feel motivated. December 20, 2021. It's not just us.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

You consider yourself darn lucky to be working with colleagues that are friends and a boss who always puts your needs first. Most of the teachers at your school have been there years — even decades — and you have no doubt that, too, will be you. I often accommodate specific student needs by adapting lessons.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. Should it be welcomed in schools? Brad is the co-author of The AI Classroom and the Washington Post bestseller Hacking School Discipline. Is it helpful? Should it be blocked?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 1, 2016

Find life balance and get your weekends back From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Learn about the 40 Hour Workweek Club for Teachers. We’ll first start talking about target number of hours to work for the 2016-2017 school year in October. Many teachers are getting their lives back.

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ExcelinEd

APRIL 29, 2020

Students and parents, many of whom lack access to broadband internet access and digital devices, are trying to adapt to online learning. And some students are facing the possibility of being unable to return to the schools they know. Either way, private schools are at risk of closure unless leaders act.

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Insight Education Group

APRIL 8, 2021

The global pandemic shook schools and districts to their core in the last year. Educational institutions had to adapt to a virtual environment in a matter of days with students and families being hit the hardest. While learning loss is a common term used across educational spaces, it often has a negative connotation.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

As school districts have become more diverse and focused on the importance of providing an equitable education for students from different cultures, the need has grown for a consistent and effective approach to improving the achievement of all learners and engaging their families in the process. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 12, 2023

Mobile apps have made it super easy for kids to learn in fun and engaging ways, anywhere anytime. There are tons of learning apps for kids out there and the choices can sometimes be confusing. However, one of the effective ways to select a learning app for your kids is by considering their learning interests and needs.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

17, more than 100 people gathered to hear speakers present how their organizations are embracing the future of digital learning. Thille emphasized starting with the learner when we consider edtech research and products. Minerva prefers the more intimate approach of small seminars with 15 to 20 students, Katzman says.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

Jeff Meyer, Director of Education at Learning.com, during a recent edWebinar , underscored that while this generation of students is growing up using technology, they generally lack the digital literacy skills they need for success by the time they enter high school. Keyboarding and Digital Essentials. Technology Applications.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Hunting for a new spin on middle school science education? In just 20 minutes (and with a classroom of computers and headsets/microphones), MAP can adaptively assess an entire class and provide teachers with whole-class and individual reporting, including audio recordings of every student. Check them out below.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Hunting for a new spin on middle school science education? In just 20 minutes (and with a classroom of computers and headsets/microphones), MAP can adaptively assess an entire class and provide teachers with whole-class and individual reporting, including audio recordings of every student. Check them out below.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

Hunting for a new spin on middle school science education? In just 20 minutes (and with a classroom of computers and headsets/microphones), MAP can adaptively assess an entire class and provide teachers with whole-class and individual reporting, including audio recordings of every student. Check them out below.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Elbert Hubbard As a second year teacher, I remember being very excited about leading my students to participate in a project-based learning activity. How do we ask colleagues to adopt technology and help them to adapt the technology without putting our hands on their keyboard or their mouse and doing it for them.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 4, 2015

At the event, Carolyn Sykora , Senior Director of the ISTE Standards Program, shared that the 1998 standards described a landscape in which we were learning to use technology. The 2007 standards described a landscape in which we were using technology to learn. We led schools in evolving understandings digital citizenship.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2017

A Learning Management System (what is often called an LMS) has become foundational to blending technology into education experiences. Moodle got its start years ago as a method to organize blended learning and online classes. It’s adaptable to more than 120 languages and scalable to small groups or large schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Schools are no longer reliant on years-old (or decades-old) textbooks written for the average student, whoever that is. To do that requires competencies most teacher training programs never considered. Because they’re authentic and practical, micro-credentials result in powerful, personalized, skills-driven learning for students.

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edWeb.net

JULY 5, 2020

The extent of the challenges and unknowns involved in safely reopening our schools may seem daunting, but educational organizations and schools now involved in the process are developing helpful frameworks and innovative solutions that show what can be accomplished and how. Combining Public Health with High-Quality Instruction.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 11, 2021

Learning to manage your time is a highly personalized lifelong process, and it can actually be a fun adventure if you approach it through a self-development lens. Learning to manage your time is a highly personalized lifelong process, and it can actually be a fun adventure if you approach it through a self-development lens.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 10, 2019

Consider where your time and energy is best spent, and be intentional about what you prioritize. Even if your students are generally learning and engaged, parents are complimenting you, colleagues admire you, and your principal thinks you’re doing a good job, you still might not see yourself as an effective teacher. Imposter syndrome.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 18, 2021

I’m talking with Gerardo Munoz, a teacher of middle and high school social studies in Denver. The sudden and rapid changes of the past year have illuminated the unsustainable practices of how we do school. Identity development is central to authentic teaching and learning. I ask them how they best learn.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Philosophy of education examples are the topic of our blog post today! Whether you’re stepping into a lecture hall at a university or a classroom in a K-12 school, you’ll be asked about your educational philosophy, often as early as the job interview. Let’s just say, it’s one question you can’t sidestep.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit is in its final week. For the next eight days we'll be publishing three special 30-minute video interviews each day with an amazing set of learning experts (see below), for a total of 24 interviews (and maybe a surprise bonus interview or two). See you "online!" Yong Zhao, Ph.D

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I thought for a good long while about how best to summarize this decade, and inspired by the folks at The Verge , who published a list of “ The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech ,” I decided to do something similar: chronicle for you a decade of ed-tech failures and f**k-ups and flawed ideas.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via Chalkbeat : New York City “Mayor Bill de Blasio announces plan to expand universal pre-K to 3-year-olds.” ” Via EdSource : “1 in 8 children in California schools have an undocumented parent.” ” “Prosecutors say Elizabeth Joy Hokoana, 29, and her husband, Marc K. a month.). .”

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