article thumbnail

How to Create a Paperless Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every Earth Day (April 22, 2023 this year–see our previous article on Earth Day Class Activities ) someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? Instead, people use a digital calendar that automatically syncs life events across all of their digital devices.

How To 318
article thumbnail

Coping with COVID in the Classroom

Ask a Tech Teacher

I think you’ll enjoy this: Coping with COVID in the Classroom. Over Spring Break we set up Google Classroom pages, learned how to do Zoom, and created packets of papers for students’ families to pick up and drop off outside the school weekly. I’ve missed that classroom community—it’s so good to get some of it back!

Classroom 320
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

10 Unusual Hour of Code Projects

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are ten unusual projects (each, about one hour in length) you can use in your classroom to participate in this wildly popular event: Alt Codes. IPads call these hotkeys. Pick an activity—say, taking your seat in the classroom or making a PB&J sandwich. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. Human robot.

Robotics 383
article thumbnail

9 Unusual Hour of Code Projects

Ask a Tech Teacher

In my case, I used Ctrl+Alt+S to invoke the Windows Snipping Tool Save IPads call these hotkeys. These can be simple or involved and might tie into inquiry taking place in the classroom. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. Calendar Event: Scanning this QR code will give you a prompt to add the specified event to your calendar.

iPad 195
article thumbnail

Google Classroom + Apple Classroom = The Complete iPad Classroom – From Ben Sondgeroth

EdTechTeacher

When schools deliver iPads into their classrooms, teachers often respond with two questions: how do I organize my students’ digital coursework and how will my classroom management change? Next, with the release of Apple Classroom, teachers have the power of classroom management assistance in the palm of their hand.

iPad 85
article thumbnail

A district gets creative as it distributes iPads to students during lockdown

eSchool News

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and that means educators across the globe are still finding inventive and innovative ways to support and teach students in classrooms, during hybrid instruction, and in virtual settings. The Kanawha district provides iPads for each student in grades 4-12.

iPad 94
article thumbnail

Geography Awareness Week: November 14-18, 2022

Ask a Tech Teacher

Each third week of November, students, families and community members focus on the importance of geography by hosting events; using lessons, games, and challenges in the classroom; and often meeting with policymakers and business leaders. Atlas –Barefoot World Atlas is an interactive 3D globe for iPad. BatchGeo—map locations.