Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 7, 2017

Kiddom is a free standards-based platform designed to help teachers curate individual learning experiences. Its pages are visual and easy-to-understand, enabling teachers to quickly determine how students are doing and where remediation is needed–all without spending a lot of time analyzing data. Many of the details are linked, allowing you to dig deeper on any subject from a variety of pages rather than one specific spot.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2017

Over the last fifteen years, I have been directly involved in supporting a diverse mix of charters, virtual schools, and public school districts. All of it with a lens around expanding opportunities around choice, voice, path and place to create the best possible outcome for those our decisions impact most: the students. My work has exposed me to philanthropy, non-profit policy organizations, public schools, charter networks, and state departments of education where I have seen both success and

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 7, 2017

January 7, 2017 For those of you using or planning to use Chromebooks in their instruction, the infographic below is a good resource to keep handy. It is also one of our popular graphics we shared.read more.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

Two Forest Grove Elementary School students show off their block structures for Nesra Yannier to photograph during an experiment. Photo: Jill Barshay. PITTSBURGH — At Forest Grove Elementary School, along the Ohio River just northwest of Pittsburgh, the Rust Belt is giving way to educational innovation. In a windowless room in the library, first- and second-graders experiment with a strange teaching device that’s half computer and half wooden play table.

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My Paperless Classroom

JANUARY 7, 2017

Are you looking to create a new website for your blog or school, or business? Feel free to reach out today and lets put your brand in front of the world. The post The First 3.5 Things I Do Before Starting A New Website Project appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. Are you looking to create a new website for your blog or school, or business?

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Teacher Tech

JANUARY 7, 2017

Google Drive: P for Preview I highly suggest you learn one keyboard shortcut a week. You’ll be a computer ninja in no time! When you are using Google Drive click on file and press the letter P. This will open a preview of the file. Esc Press the escape key to exit the preview. Next […]. The post Google Drive: P for Preview appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Reading By Example

JANUARY 7, 2017

When used casually, AR helps students’ reading abilities grow. When used thoughtfully and with proven techniques, it leads to tremendous gains and a lifelong love of reading. – Getting Results with Accelerated Reader , Renaissance Learning. I am currently reading aloud Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce to my 10 year old son. It is an interesting “what if” story: the main character and his older brother find a bag of money thrown off of a train in England.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 7, 2017

If you haven’t been keeping up with The Innovative Educator, don’t worry. That’s what this wrap up is for. Here are the three hottest posts that you don’t want to miss! Taking the top spot for the first time is a post looking at the differences between terms like ed tech, tech ed, digital literacy, media literacy, & digital citizenship. Do you think you know the difference?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2017

Children in Eastern Finland in what is considered one of the most important activities of the day: recess. Photo: William Doyle. It is lunch time at the University of Eastern Finland’s teacher training lab school in North Karelia, a lush forest and lake district on the Russian border. Fourth-grade children race to the cafeteria in their stockinged feet, laughing, hugging, practicing dance steps and cavorting as they head for the cafeteria.

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