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NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If you teach technology, it’s likely you were thrown into it by your Admin. Can you please-please-please fix my iPad? You will nod your head, smile woodenly, and race to your classroom for the digital manuals (if you’re lucky) or Google for online help. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Lots of kids think technology is technical, another word for complicated/difficult/math-like. from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom. Morphi — for iPads, Mac, Windows. Google Art Project- -visit worldwide museums. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Image Edited?

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APRIL 30, 2021

But one change has revolutionized their use: They can now be projected from your iPad. It’s similar to web-based options like Miro with two dramatic differences: It works through a iPad and can be mirrored to a computer (and from there, the class screen). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MAY 15, 2023

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. I won’t take time in this article for a how-to on each activity so if you don’t know how to complete one, check with your IT folks or Google it: Make sure your firewall and antivirus programs are working. Check to be sure yours is active.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Atlas –Barefoot World Atlas is an interactive 3D globe for iPad. Dig hole through the earth with Google Earth. Google Earth Timelapse –what changes to the planet over time. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. BatchGeo—map locations. Breathing earth–the environment. Digipuzzles. Learn the states.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

This week, I’ll post updated suggestions to get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of projects you’ll accomplish in the New Year. Check the appearance of your blog on a smartphone and iPad. If not, consider switching to a responsive theme that auto-adjusts for a variety of digital devices.

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MARCH 9, 2020

Projects include T alking Pictures, Shape Stroll, Picture the Details, Brainstorming, Life Cycle Reports, Digital Citizenship, Venn Diagrams, Landforms, Cyberbullying, Tessellations, Twitter in Education, and more. Digital Portfolios. Google Earth. Digital Citizenship. Popular webtools used are: Animoto.

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NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Turkey Templates — activities in Google Slides. If you’re an iPad school, try one of these: Berenstein Bears Give Thanks. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Thanksgiving Jigsaw. Thanksgiving Lesson Plans. Thanksgiving video–Brainpop. Thanksgiving Wordsearch. The First Thanksgiving.

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JUNE 13, 2022

You probably know the most common tech problems faced last year like hooking digital devices to the school WiFi, running a tech-infused lesson, or what students face with technology. The top image above is from Google Drive; the second from Windows Explorer. Know how to use the digital devices available in your class.

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AUGUST 15, 2023

It’s easy to confuse ‘using technology’ with digital tools. Your school passed iPads out to all classes. Some of your colleagues think having students read in this tablet format means they’re integrating technology into their curriculum. Technology tools populate like bacteria in a culture.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Atlas –Barefoot World Atlas is an interactive 3D globe for iPad. Dig hole through the earth with Google Earth. Google Earth Timelapse –what changes to the planet over time. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. BatchGeo—map locations. Breathing earth–the environment. Digipuzzles. Learn the states.

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MAY 22, 2023

Share it in a teacher-provided summer activity folder (this should be quick to use, maybe through Google Drive if students have access to that). Any age: Pit your math and technology skills against your child’s in an online math-based car race game like Grand Prix Multiplication. It might be a building, an animal, or a person.

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DECEMBER 14, 2022

This week, I’ll post updated suggestions to get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of projects you’ll swear to accomplish in New Year resolutions. Check the appearance of your blog on a smartphone and iPad. If not, consider switching to a responsive theme that auto-adjusts for a variety of digital devices.

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APRIL 21, 2020

Here’s what I currently use to teach from home or can easily arrange: Have necessary apps on iPads and smartphones. Have a digital notetaking program–Evernote, OneNote, Notability, or Google Keep for example. Instead, I loaded the document onto my iPad (or laptop) and interacted with it there. No printing required.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

VPNs can be used on phones, desktops, laptops, iPads, and more. I no longer ‘Google’ something, I ‘Duck’ it. Here’s a two-minute video showing how simple it is: My iPhone has a native hotspot that my iPad can easily connect to or I can allow others to use via a code. Other weeks, it’s Britain.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Turkey Templates — activities in Google Slides. If you’re an iPad school, try one of these: Berenstein Bears Give Thanks. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Thanksgiving Jigsaw II. Thanksgiving Lesson Plans. Thanksgiving video–Brainpop. Thanksgiving Wordsearch. The First Thanksgiving.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Integrating presentations in teaching is an accessible way to bring technology to the classroom and make the best digital tools available. Digital tools for engaging classroom presentations. Here are eight digital tools to look for when creating the best presentations for your classroom: Google Slides. Haiku Deck.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The hottest disruptive technology to come to education since iPads is ChatGPT. Check out what Ask a Tech Teacher contributor and technology expert, Jodi Williams, has to say about ChatGPT: Is ChatGPT Writing Your Students’ Homework? The good news is that we have a technology that is able to detect it.

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APRIL 19, 2023

There are lots of options for digital note-taking, including Evernote, Notability, and the omnipresent Google Docs. Digital textbooks Traditional textbooks are heavy, clunky, expensive, and are always at school when you need them at home. Encourage students to meet in study groups via virtual rooms like Google Hangouts.

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OCTOBER 22, 2018

In considering the question, Is technology outpacing you? , let’s first look at technology’s place in the current education landscape. We gush over new hardware like iPads and Chromebooks. We gush over new hardware like iPads and Chromebooks. But truthfully, technology is less a magic wand than a unicorn.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

I’ve also added some of my favorite new productivity tools for my smartphone, iPad, and a few new ones for my Mac. My students can use their iPhones/iPads or computers to follow along and see the slides. While you could do them in non-Google Tools (I guess) typically they are Google tools. Show Notes 1.

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MAY 12, 2022

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. If you have a Chromebook or an iPad, don’t even worry about this. If you aren’t backing up videos, you can probably save all of your files to a $10 flash drive or your Google cloud. Check to be sure yours is active.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2017

‘Technology in education’ has become the buzz phrase for cutting edge classes that are plugged into the latest education trends. Not surprisingly, it takes a lot more than a room full of computers, iPads, and apps to turn “tech ed” from marketing to mainstream. Who teaches digital citizenship? .

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JULY 8, 2022

It’s become clear that for most of them, adding technology to their lessons means layering more work on top of their already overburdened lesson plans. Despite the claims of tech gurus that technology makes the job of teaching easier, few educators see it that way. First: Only use technology when it expands your teaching.

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OCTOBER 15, 2019

You can take courses on helpful topics like classroom management, teacher wellness, education technology, special education classes and more. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. He is the Director of Technology for the Casady School in Oklahoma City. Plus, you can save 20% of your order the code COOL20.

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JUNE 17, 2022

Rather than a two-page printed document that can be lost and serves only one user, a digital portfolio posts your resume online, in an easy-to-understand format. This is the modern resume, tells future bosses you can use technology as a tool, and can give you an edge in a competitive job market. Here’s an example.

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APRIL 13, 2020

On my blog, Ask a Tech Teacher , I run a column called Dear Otto where I answer teacher questions about how to integrate technology into their classes. Of late, the most common question is, “How to I assess student digital literacy?” How do I assess faculty digital literacy so I can teach them what they don’t know?

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OCTOBER 23, 2020

When students see too many apps, they: decide technology is confusing. A colleague considers technology “as approachable as a porcupine” Don’t let students think of the apps you’re so excited about as porcupines! Apple Classroom turns student iPads into powerful learning tools, allows teachers to gui.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Cargo-Bot —logic iPad game. Move the Turtle –programming via iPad for middle school. C-STEM Studio –download to teach computers, science, technology, engineering and math with robotics. Google Computer Science for High School –free workshops (with application) for K-12 teachers. Cato’s Hike (K+). L ightBot Jr.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

A popular service learning endeavor is teaching technology skills to those who don’t have them. In any number of homes and schools across the nation, students are more comfortable with using digital devices than many adults. Use technology and digital media strategically and capably. Teacher Preparation.

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JULY 29, 2022

PDFs work on all digital devices, all platforms. No worries about whether they run better in Firefox or Chrome, Macs or PCs (or Chromebooks or iPads), Windows or MacOS (or Linux or iOS). They can also save it in a variety of formats including MS Word and Google Docs. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

That might be a Mac, PC, iPad, Chromebook, laptop, or in some cases a dedicated word processor like the Retro Freewrite or Alphasmart. Pick one or more that work for you, doesn’t matter which as long as it’s digital and allows you to type and edit your manuscript. See my reviews here for Chromebooks , iPads.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The first ‘lite’ option that most educators think of is Google Classroom. You will find yourself most comfortable in the Google Classroom environment if the tools you use are aligned with Google Drive, your browser of choice is Chrome, and your digital device is a Chromebook.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. 5 Ideas for Writing with Technology. Enhanced Transcript.

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APRIL 7, 2015

She broadcast the class on her iPad with her Google Hangouts (GHO) app, sent me an invite, and that’s it. With Google Hangouts, you meet face-to-face with people around the world, share screens, collaborate on documents, even watch videos. Use Google Hangouts for parent conferences. I saw everything she did.

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NOVEMBER 16, 2017

Before starting, review the digital citizenship associated with visiting an online site (such as privacy, staying on the assigned website, and not talking to strangers). If you use iPads, here are some great options: Cargo-Bot. If you use iPads, try Stick Nodes , Stickman, or Scribble Movie. Scratch Jr.

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