Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 2, 2021

Here’s a good mixture of games, lesson plans, stories, and songs that can be blended into many academic subjects (for updates on this Easter-themed list of websites, click here ): 18+ Interactive Easter websites. Games are Easter Math, Easter Egg Hunt, Easter Egg Dress-up, Easter Word hunt, complete-the-sentence, and more.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

Mary Howard, author of Artificial Intelligence to Streamline Your Teacher Life: The ChatGPT Guide for Educators shares some quick tips to streamline teacher productivity with ChatGPT. Episode 810 - Table of Contents Table of Contents Resources Mentioned in Episode 809 Microsoft’s Free Artificial Intelligence Course for Educators – aka.ms/AIforEducators

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2019

18 Valentine Sites For Students. How Wearable Technology is Changing Education and Easing Disabilities. Purpose Driven Learning: Myths, Problems, and Education Applications. Purpose Driven Learning: Myths, Problems, and Education Applications. Best-in-Category Winners for 2018. Kid-created Games That Teach.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 18, 2020

Many educators have settled into a grove of creating the best learning experiences they can for their students while still providing some meaning during distance learning. Futureme.org is a great and easy to use site that allows you to do just this and it doesn’t require a log in. This school year has been anything but normal.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

When kids read that America’s $23 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. If your school doesn’t teach a course about personal economics, there are many online sites that address the topic as mini-lessons.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 30, 2019

20 Valentine Sites For Students. How Wearable Technology is Changing Education and Easing Disabilities. Best-in-Category Winners. Purpose Driven Learning: Myths, Problems, and Education Applications. How to Make Kindness Part of Your Classes. What is Constructivism and How Does it Fit Your Class?

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

This path seemed like the best way to blend his love of linguistics with his interest in teaching — that is, until he took a job as a paraprofessional at an elementary school in his hometown of Corona, California. I remember doing a lot of reading in that class. In this installment, we are featuring Zachary Farley.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 15, 2023

Looking for some fun typing games for kids (as well as adults)? In it I feature what I think are some of the best online typing games to use with your kids to help them improve their typing skills and become fast typists. The more you play the game the harder it gets. The collection below has you covered.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 5, 2022

We all know that games and fun learning activities are more conducive to meaningful learning experiences and a higher level of students engagement and participation. In this post, I share with you a wide variety of resources where you can search for and find fun math games to use with your students in and out of class.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 27, 2017

While she was in speech therapy she would have to do what other kids in her classroom would have to do. As educators we understand that students have a wide range of abilities and disabilities that we must take into account when we teach. After talking to her pediatrician it was decided to have her evaluated for her speech.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Innovative and creative technologies and strategies make it easier for teachers to keep their students interested in the topic, distribute pre-class, in-class, and post-class study material, and gauge how much each student really understood the concept discussed in class. . By Monica Gill.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

There are an ocean of possibilities with blended learning, so it’s best to dip your toes in the water rather than jumping in and drowning, according to an expert who spoke Feb. Times are going to change, so we are teaching today’s kids to live in tomorrow’s world.”. TCEA 2018: Small Steps Lead to Big Wins in Blended Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools? Should it be blocked?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2015

ECM 155: EdGaming expert Kae Novak tells us how to find good learning games for kids. Stop telling kids that every game is fun. The word “game” doesn’t make learning great. Games shouldn’t be worksheets with points. There’s research behind good games. They’re not.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

With summer fast approaching all over the Northern Hemisphere, kids are eager for time away from teachers, textbooks, and To-do lists. While kids celebrate, teachers and parents worry students will lose their academic edge. In Ireland, Italy, Greece, Russia, and other Eurasian nations, summer vacation lasts about three months.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2019

Here’s a good mixture of games, lesson plans, stories, and songs that can be blended into many academic subjects: 18+ Interactive Easter websites. This website includes a colorful collection of Easter (and Spring) games and information that is visual and enticing to youngers. This year, it’s April 1, 2018. Easter color-me.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

You are torn between greeting students at the door (like you’re supposed to because greeting kids can reduce behaviors throughout the day) or helping Brody right now so that he doesn’t have an outburst later (which you’ve experienced and know is likely). You walk over to Jordan to ask, “How’s your day going?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

FETC 2019 – How does Orlando in January sound for an educational conference? While STEM incorporates Science and so much more I thought you might enjoy looking at some the best sites I could find in the area of Science. Please take a moment to share this post with fellow educators with a tweet. My calendar is filling.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 25, 2020

I work for a nonprofit charter school in Chicago, teaching special education to third-graders who attend general-education classes. Experts like former Education Secretary Arne Duncan have suggested mandatory summer school for all. I serve students who are poor, black and live in a violent area. It is boring.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

While I have always wanted to be a parent, I've never wanted to homeschool my kids. This educational context, so different from my own growing up, has always intrigued me. I wanted to ensure that each of the boxes got checked on the kids’ schoolwork, including the optional ones for music, the library and social/emotional content.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2018

Finding webtools for high school classes requires a different set of metrics than those that apply to lower and middle school searches. This is the final chance to provide students with the knowledge they require to succeed in the game called life. Of course they do! Let me put that in pedagogic terms. currently), iOS only.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Here, find recommendations for articles, books and podcasts that have resonated with us — some related to education and others that extend beyond. Here, find recommendations for articles, books and podcasts that have resonated with us — some related to education and others that extend beyond. Bodies are changing. Hormones are changing.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Welcome to number two in a series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources for STEM education. FETC 2019 – How does Orlando in January sound for an educational conference? While STEM incorporates so many disciplines, I thought you might enjoy looking at some the best sites I could find in the area of Technology.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 26, 2023

. — Daniel Bennett’s office at Sodus Intermediate School is a haven for kids in crisis. Sometimes, the kids arrive angry, outraged at how they’ve been treated by a classmate or teacher; other times they show up sad, or overwhelmed. He told Bennett he didn’t understand the game’s rules and was punished for breaking them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Kids aren’t born knowing the part community and friendship play in their lives. Kids learn by example. Four I’ve talked about in the past are: Class Dojo. Kindness isn’t a natural instinct. In the continuum of nature vs. nurture, it’s well on the side of nurture. What is kindness? Why is it important?

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

. — On a frigid December morning in a snow-speckled forest clearing in New Mexico’s Sandia Mountains, a chorus of children bundled in snowsuits, hats and gloves attempted their best impressions of a bear snoring. “I prompted their teacher, Brie-Anne Stout, known as “Miss Brie” to the kids. I can snort like a pig!”

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 8, 2021

A former special education teacher, Tammy is passionate and has presented at various national conferences about finding web-based technologies to make the curriculum accessible to all learners. Then the rabbit trail of looking at your best friend’s house and the Taj Mahal and the trail could go on for hours. Click To Tweet.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 11, 2024

This blog post is dedicated to all my fellow educators who are considering a second job. From online tutoring and freelance writing to educational consulting and beyond, I’ll highlight opportunities that not only align with our teaching skills but also offer flexibility and fulfillment. Featured Second Jobs: 1.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

What are the best video streaming services for schools? Plus, we've also curated a list of some of the best streaming platforms you can use to find movies, TV episodes, documentaries, and other videos that might be great for your classroom. Watching videos and interacting with visual media are engaging ways to help students learn.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

Welcome to number four in a series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources for STEM education. FETC 2019 – How does Orlando in January sound for an educational conference? While STEM incorporates so many disciplines, I thought you might enjoy looking at some the best sites I could find in the area of Math.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

While keyboarding may not be the most exciting class for students, online programs have evolved over the years, making a skill that can feel rote more entertaining and meaningful. To help you choose the best one for your classroom, we explored in-depth some of the best typing tools on the market and selected the best of the best below.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 2, 2017

I have been using them for my summer maker camp, with my gifted education classes, and for my upcoming Saturday morning program. The site, itself, offers a number of different tutorials, within their Hour of Code page – https://code.org/learn. One of my gifted girls noted, “Where do all of these robots come from?”

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

it was like she met a new best friend,” her Boys and Girls Club teacher James Carter said. Ayanna is one of roughly 50 kids at the Boys and Girls Club of Western Pennsylvania who are using a new artificial intelligence kit created by ReadyAI. It’s very important for education groups to face [AI] head-on,” she said. But few U.S.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 13, 2020

One important question school administrators and educators ask when choosing new classroom technology is: How does this tool protect student privacy? As you build out your distance learning toolkit during the coronavirus-related school closures, consider the following 18 tools as best-in-class options. Adobe Spark EDU.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

It’s almost time for gym class, and my fifth grader can’t find her tennis ball. But it’s hard to gauge if they’re getting the same benefits from online PE as they did from in-person classes. Meanwhile, public health experts say kids need exercise more than ever. “PE This story also appeared in The Washington Post.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

She also shares awesome success stories and tips for helping your preschool be the best in today’s era. Sponsor: The US Matific Games have warm-up week running from February 14-20. Then, the games run from February 21-28. Try Matific free and sign up to join their Math games. Now is the time. And it’s free! Listen Now.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 19, 2020

We’ve heard from educators how overwhelming it can be to wade through the dozens of emails and articles with hundreds of “great apps for distance learning” from people and companies that possibly have their interests -- and not yours -- in mind. Elementary Math and Science Khan Academy Kids. Tami's Tower.

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