Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 10, 2019

Our primary focus is to provide technology-in-education-related information for educators–teachers, administrators, homeschoolers, and parents. Dear Otto –questions from educators on tech questions. Subscriber Specials –monthly discounts (or FREE) on tech ed products. Weekly Websites, Tips, and Teched News.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

The other half of their classmates studied the same algebra topics in a different way. The kids who had been taught via traditional, explicit instruction switched to reviewing the remaining algebra topics through their errors. Even with ideal students, it also seems like it takes a special teacher to pull off this kind of teaching.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

12 – Create Multi-Age Mentor Experiences Help students mentor one another on a topic across grade level 13 – Create a Mentor “Slack” Channel If you use slack, make a “mentor channel” where mentors can help students. This helps students understand who would use those materials.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

I think it’s an idea,” said Matthew Burns, a professor of special education at the University of Missouri who was among researchers who helped create a Science of Math website as a resource for teachers. students began long before the pandemic, but the problem has snowballed into an education crisis.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 22, 2020

Although some academic institutions and educational professionals still doubt the high value of eLearning software, technology-based education is no longer a myth. Lockdown aside, why are more teachers turning to online educational software? What are the benefits and drawbacks of its everyday usage? Let’s find out.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

It wasn’t part of their teacher training program so they rely on school PD to fill the many holes in blending tech with education. What is surprising is that many teacher programs don’t prepare their graduates well for the rigors of using technology to meet current educational requirements. And here lies the problem.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2024

Microschools have become a hot topic over the last few years. They often have students of mixed age groups and one or two educators who facilitate the learning experiences. Their big appeal is that they promise to do a better job catering to students’ and families’ individual needs and interests. So what’s the takeaway?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 9, 2023

A new research review finds inconsistent benefits for students with disabilities who learn alongside general education peers. policy has urged schools to keep students with disabilities in the same classrooms with their general education peers unless severe disabilities prevent it. Credit: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 8, 2023

Sarah Powell, an assistant professor of special education at the University of Texas at Austin, is one of the founders of the science of math movement. Here she is training math teachers on how to teach children to solve word problems at an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York. Sometimes, it’s a simple question.

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Neo LMS

MAY 9, 2019

This week we’ll look at some best practices, including useful education technologies that are addressing the needs of dyslexic, and indeed other students with special learning needs. When school or work is difficult, the best news to tell a parent, child or adult is “it’s because you have dyslexia”.

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Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

Read on to find out how you and your teachers can increase family and parental engagement in your schools, encourage families in ways to support their children’s education, and build a winning education team. The earlier educators start promoting family engagement, the more effective it is.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 13, 2023

This is good news for exam preparation, however. There are many educational platforms that offer courses so you can expand on your knowledge by using some of them in addition to your other study materials. You need to have a special area where you can be free from distractions and actually set your mind to studying and preparing.

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Discovery Education

MAY 14, 2023

Check out what’s trending in EdTech news! From Teacher Appreciation Week to shifting technologies, it’s a busy time in education. Discovery Education loves Teacher Appreciation Week because it’s an extra special time to share our gratitude to our network of 4.5 million educators. million educators.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

For social studies educators, a presidential election year is a big deal. I’ve always relished these times because they’re part of what makes social studies special. But this big deal comes with big problems for educators, who must also help their students navigate the daily deluge of political media—especially in recent elections.

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The Thinking Stick

JANUARY 22, 2024

Our special guest today: Dr. Tony Walker serves on the executive team of The Jed Foundation (“JED”) – a national nonprofit that serves as a thought leader on school mental health and youth suicide prevention.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 4, 2017

do educators like it (fairly subjective, but there you have it). Honorable Mention: News-o- matic — age-appropriate news stories. Special Needs Tools: Winner: Sonocent — note-taking for special needs students ( see my review ). Then we looked for the following qualities: how dependable is it.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 12, 2024

Social justice is a core value of Fannie Lou Hamer Freedom High School, and the school also belongs to a special assessment cons ortium , giving it more freedom in what is taught than a typical New York City public high school. This is a topic that is very depressing. And so it helps to expand the base.”

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N2Y

FEBRUARY 20, 2022

With learning recovery at the top of everyone’s minds after months of non‑traditional education and learning, teachers are being forced to come up with novel solutions for lesson planning and meeting the needs of all students. The good news is that there are a lot of different student‑centered activities and interventions to try.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2024

These are people who felt that being educators was their calling, but the sacrifices they have been asked to make — especially in light of the strain of the pandemic — made remaining in their teaching jobs seem impossible. My Students Deserve a Classroom. Instead, I Teach Them in a Hallway. and Taylor Swift references to spare.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

#ICE18: Illinois Conference Will Prepare Educators for Modern Learning Environments. The organization — now 10,500 members strong — is continuing efforts to support the development, growth and use of technology in all facets of the educational process as educators seek to prepare students for the 21st-century workplace.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 13, 2022

A May 2022 study of children with disabilities found that Black and white children who posted the same low test scores were equally likely to be removed from a general education classroom and placed in a separate special ed classroom. Department of Education. Photo by Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images).

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode of the 10 Minute Teacher podcast, host Vicki Davis sits down with Lauren Lavelle to discuss the transformative educational approach known as Genius Hour 2.0. Take a step into the future of education with EVERFI, right after today's show.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

State education leaders should: Transition to a stronger reading licensure test : States select and approve the tests that their teachers must pass for licensure. Roughly one-third of children in elementary classrooms across the country cannot read at even a basic level by the middle of the fourth grade.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 21, 2017

In this computerized era, Google is the most commonly used tool in everyday life; from starting a day with Google News to saying good night to a friend using Hangouts. Along with social uses, Google has a significant role in education. Author bio: Ben is an educator, author and scholar living in SF, California.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2019

I remember report card days as a child, me sitting outside on a brick wall, scared to death as my mother met with the teacher and received the (always bad) news about how I wasn’t doing. Sometimes, it’s challenging to involve parents in student education in a meaningful way. Fast forward to me as a K-5 teacher.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2024

Interest in artificial intelligence has surged among K-12 and college educators, who are looking at ways it can be used to support both students and teachers. It is very expensive for humans to look at those videos and analyze the special moments in those interactions. Language is a complicated topic because we have, in the U.S.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

Figjam is part of the Adobe Figma suite of tools and is free for educators and their students. How do you set up a Figma/ Figjam education account? Tom’s public education experience includes Special Education, Social Studies, educational technology coaching, and digital design. So wow, that's great news.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2022

The US Department of Education Roadmap for Reopening Safely says that “accelerated learning provides opportunities for students to learn at grade level rather than through tracking or remediation….” Simply put, acceleration “builds on what students know as a way to access new learning.” Department of Education.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 2, 2023

Reading Assistance: Summarize: Ask it to summarize a chapter or news story. original writing, news story, webpage information) and ask it to change the reading level so that it is appropriate for the reader. Poems : Co-create customized poems for friends or family on special occasions.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 17, 2024

It includes unique terms, like exponent and atom , and everyday words with specialized meanings, like mean or table. For MLs, grappling with STEM terms while also navigating a new language can make it extra challenging. STEM can help with English language development by allowing students to engage with language in a variety of ways.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2018

If you already use JotForm, here’s some great news: JotForm has kicked it up a notch by offering a free PDF editor. It allows educators to build a PDF form from scratch or turn an existing form into an editable PDF. The process is quick and easy and requires no special skills. Why a PDF Editor?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2023

And it’s arriving on the scene at a time when math scores are at a national historic low and educators are questioning if math should be taught differently. students began long before the pandemic, but the problem has snowballed into an education crisis. Computers are really good at doing tedious things. We can let the computer do it.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 30, 2021

As controversies about the pandemic, climate change, and social justice continue to make headlines, these same topics also provide opportunities for students to learn and apply media literacy skills that will help them with their course work, personal lives, and civic engagement. Defining and Developing Media Literacy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2018

Teachers who specialize in preparing students for college and career instinctively want tools that extend learning, support lesson plans, and simplify concepts taught in the curriculum. The videos are well-produced with professional sound effects and animations that contribute to learning the topics. Of course they do! Free, web-based.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2019

adults own about 100 million of these AI-powered speakers with close to fifteen percent of sales going to education. It is a physical device connected to the Internet via WiFi that you can talk to, ask questions of, and get help from on particular topics. How do you use it in education? That has changed dramatically.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 17, 2023

Use the Educational Preschool Posters as a base, but encourage students to add to it. You can create sections for different subjects or topics. This makes learning interactive and helps students retain new words and concepts. This will provide a special space that students will look forward to spending time in.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2020

After sketching out what the course could look like — online, short, pre-recorded modules of faculty in conversation around various topics, accompanied by live, weekly discussion sessions and some kind of short assignment — we put out a call to our colleagues: Did anyone else want to participate? Sign up here for Hechinger’s newsletter.

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