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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

Most researchers agree effective keyboarding isn’t instinctual and training should begin before bad habits are created. This conclusion was reinforced by Feutz (2001). In the absence of training, they will learn, but likely wrong. by fourth grade: A trained fourth grader can write and type at the same speed.

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Online Teaching Is Improving In-Person Instruction on Campus

Edsurge

Even back in 2001, an in-depth study of an online-education effort at the State University of New York reported that most faculty who taught remotely found the techniques they discovered online positively impacted their campus instruction when they returned to the classroom. It’s a message I’ve been arguing for a while.

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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

These LMS apps are designed to assist the teacher in everything from lesson planning to content creation, while offering students interactive learning features like discussion boards, moderated chatrooms, and online training and tutorial site links.

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Top 5: Rebooting the Oral Exam Tops Most-Read List for October 2023

Edsurge

How Teaching Should Change, According to a Nobel-Prize-Winning Physicist : Since winning the Nobel Prize for physics in 2001, Carl Wieman has devoted the bulk of his energies to trying to improve teaching. Fuller knows this all too well because at age 26, she was promoted from teacher to administrator without guidance or training.

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10 Reasons Why Phonemic Awareness Is Important for Early Literacy Development

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Digging deeper, Griffith and Olson note that training in phonemic awareness directly contributes to children’s word recognition and spelling abilities. Effective When Taught Early : Many studies, such as those by Kozminsky, suggest that early training in phonemic awareness significantly contributes to initial decoding skills.

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Spreading First Aid for Teens’ Mental Health by Training Adults to Help

MindShift

A 2001 survey conducted by the Department of Education found almost 50 percent of students age 14 and older with mental illness withdraw from school, and a recent study, published in the journal BMC Public Health discovered males with psychological disorders are five times more likely to quit attending school. and “Are you in danger?”.

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Interview with Noah Geisel, @SenorG: Motivate with Digital Badges!

Teacher Reboot Camp

Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! Noah began his teaching career in 2001 and has worked as a Spanish Teacher, English Teacher, Technology Teacher, EdTech Coach, and Blended Learning Coach. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go.