Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 4, 2024

Here are the most-read posts for the past month: Popular iPad-iPhone Swipes Choosing the Right College: Factors to Consider Beyond Rankings Graphing–9 Lesson Plans + 6 Online Resources How to Teach Dolch Words with Graphic Art Tools 6 Must-have Skills for New Tech Teachers Plus Two Extra Engineers Week Feb. How Will You Celebrate?

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 12, 2023

In our newest book, Shift Writing into the Classroom with UDL and Blended Learning , Dr. Katie Novak and I guide teachers in creating the time and space to support all parts of the writing process in the classroom. Technology access can be another barrier.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 15, 2024

The Ask a Tech Teacher team came up with fresh rules we think are less threatening and more geared to enabling students to enjoy this important writing style. Start small.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 25, 2024

Establishing engaging and educational station activities for primary-age students in the English Language Arts (ELA) curriculum is essential for fostering literacy skills, including reading, writing, listening, and speaking. At the same time, the teacher can pull small groups for targeted instruction or support.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Graphing is an important skill for students whether they go to college after High School or start a career. Critical Thinking : Interpreting graphs requires critical thinking skills. Preparation for Higher Education and Careers : Graphing skills are fundamental in many higher education disciplines and careers.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

As students move through a lesson, some acquire information and skills more quickly than others. Some students will need additional support, scaffolds, feedback, or reteaching to understand key concepts and apply specific strategies, processes, or skills. Check for understanding.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 12, 2024

Multifaceted learning : Word problems often involve multiple steps that integrate a variety of concepts and skills. Language skills : Word problems involve reading and understanding written instructions, requiring students interpret written information, extract relevant details, and communicate solutions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2024

Puzzles are also a great way to practice keyboarding skills like drag-drop, click, and select. 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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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Let’s see what the Ask a Tech Teacher team says: Pros And Cons of AI in Education Artificial intelligence (AI) is making major inroads into education. Proponents argue AI can make education more personalized, engaging, and effective while reducing costs and workload for teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 31, 2023

This month: K-5 New Teacher Survival Kit 9 ebooks, 65 digital posters May 31-June 3 A new teacher survival kit–for professionals new to teaching tech or expanding their pedagogy. The K-5 New Teacher Survival Kit. Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 27, 2022

Some of these are: different approaches to teaching adapted to students’ needs, developed ICT skills, professional development for teachers, attempts to bridge the digital divide, improvement of resource accessibility, funding and curriculum changes. The pandemic made teachers question certain curriculum content and its utility.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 4, 2024

Use this not only to create a gift for parents, but to practice writing skills, grammar, MS Word’s spell check. For beginning writers, use KidPix and its text tools. –from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 2, 2023

How can pulling feedback into the classroom help students develop confidence and improve their self-regulation skills? Feedback is one of the most powerful tools a teacher has to support students in achieving standards-aligned goals. Supports skill development and mastery of concepts.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

These activities impart essential skills like time management, critical thinking, and problem-solving, which are transferable to academic work. Teachers should guide students on how to balance classwork with extracurricular activities for success. Unfortunately, not all schools offer extracurricular activities.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 23, 2024

Teachers can create curiosity in students by posing interesting questions, involving students in real-life problems, and letting them experiment with the subject on their own. Teaching can be very successful when teachers use the student’s intrinsic curiosity to empower them and create a learning passion.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The 3 Best Strategies For Teachers To Keep Students Engaged Engaging students in the classroom is a key factor in successful teaching and learning. With distractions from technology and diverse learning needs, teachers need to constantly adapt and find innovative ways to keep their students focused.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2024

In today's rapidly changing world, where new challenges and technologies emerge at an unprecedented pace, students need to be relevant thinkers to successfully navigate the complex social, economic, and environmental issues they will face. Preparation for the Future : Schools are tasked with preparing students for the future.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 30, 2024

The Ask a Tech Teacher team has ideas on how to prepare for this career if it is your future. Discover essential skills, artistic techniques, and practical steps for building a standout portfolio. It is fulfilling and potentially lucrative and relies heavily on individual passion and preparation. No more words, let’s get it started!

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 5, 2022

While there are many different frameworks to choose from when it comes to the effective integration of technology, SAMR is typically the one that most people and schools leverage. At face value, it is relatively straightforward while conveying how the use of technology can move from enhancement to transformation. They work and think.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2023

The skills required to succeed in your post-High School life, be it college, a vocational training program, the military, or a job, are surprisingly similar. Graduates looking to hit the ground running should be sure to cultivate a good balance of soft and hard skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 16, 2024

Choosing Tech That Grows From Your Schooling Into Your Career Starting a career is an exhilarating journey, and in today’s tech-driven world, the technology you choose during your school years can be a foundational step toward your professional tech arsenal. Thus, choosing tech that scales with your growing needs is essential.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 24, 2024

Below are some ways educators can leverage AI to create a more dynamic and effective learning environment while also getting professional learning support from Five Star Technology Solutions. Professional learning support can help teachers maximize AI in the classroom and beyond.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2024

The host thought it would be a yawner, but any tech teacher knows keyboarding is a controversial subject. On my blog, Ask a Tech Teacher , posts about keyboarding are read about thrice as often as any other topic. Keyboarding for Youngers A while ago, I participated in an online discussion about keyboarding for kids. The list goes on.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 2, 2023

The Role of Assistive Technology in Promoting Inclusive Education Persons with disabilities may struggle with coordination problems, short attention spans, and limited mobility, which may or may not be obvious. Among the services they provide is guidance on assistive technology in schools. What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 2, 2024

Since we started Ask a Tech Teacher fifteen years ago, we’ve had almost 6.3 million views and 2901 comments from about 11,500 followers who read some or all of our 2,454 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. This includes tech tips, website/app reviews, tech-in-ed pedagogy, how-tos, videos, and more.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 13, 2022

In preparing students for the essential skills they need for the future, we have different methods and digital tools that we can bring into our classroom space. But what skills do students really need? . A great resource to explore is the skills outlook provided by the World Economic Forum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Here are popular resources teachers are using to teach about digital citizenship. Applied Digital Skills –all tech skills. K-8, scaffolded, Ask a Tech Teacher (with projects). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Click the titles for more links: Avatars. Copyrights and Digital Laws.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Designing for Deeper Learning The sign of deeper learning is the ability to transfer or apply knowledge and skills to new and novel contexts. However, to design for deeper learning, teachers must consider the intersection of cognitive, interpersonal, and intrapersonal domains. This includes social negotiation.

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AUGUST 16, 2023

Basics Practice Touchpad vs Mouse 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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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2024

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. So I honed my skill. Pretty much what your English teacher told you to do in school. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. That first post– The Edit Block (don’t bother to click through. People will skip them, and then skip your blog.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

Here are great ideas from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew on how to keep tech fresh this summer. Elementary School – Interactive Learning Apps Picture your elementary school classroom filled with excited young learners, their eyes glued to their screens as they explore new ideas and grasp essential skills through educational apps.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2024

Considering how AI has rapidly entered education conversations, teachers and administrators are certainly represented in this statistic. Feelings of AI anxiety are valid for a technology that brings so much change and uncertainty. But how can teachers and schools fulfill this obligation when the future is so uncertain?

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

For years Thinking Nation has set up a system where it paid educators to give feedback on assignments for teachers, based on a rubric, to make it easier for those teachers to assign more nuanced social studies assignments. He has long argued that U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2024

This article is part of a three-article series dedicated to harnessing powerful technology for powerful learning. By increasing the use of real-life relevance in the classroom content, students further develop lifelong skills and improve their internal self-image through successful learning experiences.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2024

Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

I don't have time to use technology with my littles.” In my role as a technology specialist — or tech coach — at an elementary school, I support teachers of students in pre-K through second grade and I often hear comments like these. “My students can't use these digital programs.” “I It makes sense.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2023

There is no question that today’s schools are filled with digitally savvy children who have grown up with technology and the internet of things. But a discrepancy exists when considering students’ digital fluency compared with their digital literacy, and both sets of skills are required in their future. Ask a student.

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