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Unconventional Research Sites to Inspire Students

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Isn’t SM where you share personal information, stay in touch with friends and families, post pictures of weddings and birthdays, and gossip? They search based on subject matter, video topic, Common Core or state standard, or simply browse a list of videos. So why do students turn to it for news?

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Kids become teachers: Helping out at a Senior Center

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develop and hone the ability to analyze, interpret, and synthesize information. develop language skills to present information. Discuss with students how this supports Common Core’s “Capacities for the Literate Individual”: Demonstrate independence. digitize photos to use on phones/desktops/slideshow.

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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

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” 2010 was also the year that the Common Core Standards Initiative was enacted in response to numerous indicators of low student academic performance. CIPA requires schools and libraries to install measures to protect children from obscene or harmful content in exchange for discounts offered by the E-rate program.

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10 Most Popular Tech Tips and Click-throughs in 2017

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22 Digital Tools You Must Have in Your Classroom. 19 Topics to Teach in Digital Citizenship–and How. What are Common Core keyboarding standards? Those are the links included in posts that take you out of Ask a Tech Teacher’s site to another location where you’ll find valuable information.

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Tech Ed Resources–Classes

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(email askatechteacher@gmail.com for more information). Learn granular approaches to infusing differentiation into all of your lesson plans, whether you’re a Common Core school or not, with this hands-on, interactive class. email askatechteacher@gmail.com for more information). College credit. Next class: September, 2015.

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Edit and Share Videos Like a Rock Star

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Today, done well, they become real teaching tools that use optics to communicate ideas, unpack granular concepts, and connect students to information. C-Span video library — videos on civics and the US government. Let’s start with five clever video edit/format tools: EdPuzzle.

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How to Run a Parent Class

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demonstrate how to use the school online library/lunch order system . review what is being covered in core classes (adapt this to the age-level of students of the parents who signs up for the class). help them understand how technology supports the school’s mission and overarching curricula (such as Common Core or Everyday Math).

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