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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

An overview of research says elementary and middle schoolage students are cognitively, emotionally, and physically capable of learning and excelling at keyboarding skills. Is elementary school too early—or too late? And, the benefit to learning challenged students of proficiency on the keyboard can’t be overstated.

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3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. 5 practical lessons for elementary classroom inclusion. Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field since 2002. Teachers are stressing over so many things. Desiree Alexander.

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1st Grade digital PBL: Does it work?

Neo LMS

Project-based learning , as we have often examined in this blog, is a powerful way to not only impart information, by exploration, but has the added advantage of stimulating and developing a range of other skills and habits such as communication, creativity, curiosity, confidence and collaboration. appeared first on NEO BLOG.

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7 Great Science Posters for Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Science posters for classroom is the topic of our blog post today! As a fellow educator and researcher in the field, I’ve seen firsthand how visual elements can stimulate interest and understanding across various subject areas and grades, from elementary school all the way to higher education. Journal of Education and Practice.

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What is Mastery Learning and How Do You Implement It Effectively?

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. They have created a special link for readers of this blog and listeners of the 10 Minute Teacher podcast: www.dell.com/epp/coolcatteacher. Mastery learning (also called competency-based learning) is being used in some classes and schools.

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Shapegrams: Grab-and-Go Google Drawings Lessons

Shake Up Learning

Learning in Hand started in 2002 as part of my classroom website. I taught fifth-graders at College View Elementary School. In 2001 I had a one-to-one classroom with Palm Pilots, and in 2005 I started one of the first podcasts from an elementary school. I enjoyed helping my colleagues integrate technology.

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

For each of the three primary (equity-focused) federal educational technology programs authorized by Congress since the passage of the 1994 revision to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), below I provide details on the programs’: legislative authorization (i.e., the more detailed program rules, as determined by the U.S.

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