Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Keyboarding is a topic that most parents want their children to learn and many schools don’t have time to teach. Why learn keyboarding? Here–briefly–is a summation of the research: 1 Why Learn Keyboarding. Rogers (2003), including: Improvement in language arts. –Type to Learn, 1986.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 10, 2015

A Post written for Edutopia From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Modern professional learning links the Professional Learning Community (PLC) with the Professional Learning Network (PLN). An Excerpt from Modern Professional Learning: Connecting PLC’s with PLN’s.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 7, 2022

[ I decided to make some new investments in my own learning this semester. When we created the nation’s first graduate program designed to prepare a technology-savvy school administrator at the University of Minnesota (way back in 2003!) , ISTE was one of our most important partners in that work.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Summit Public Schools, which over the past four years has led the creation of the “Summit Learning Program” currently used by more than 380 schools around the U.S., Diane Tavenner, who opened the first Summit school in 2003 in Redwood City, Calif., Diane Tavenner, who opened the first Summit school in 2003 in Redwood City, Calif.,

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Americans spend an average of 17 minutes per day reading for personal interest; in 2003, the average reading time was 22 minutes. Read more: How to motivate students for lifelong learning. The post 4 Awesome edtech solutions for making students fall in love with reading appeared first on NEO BLOG. Don’t give up!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 1, 2020

7% of high school students commit suicide, some because of cyberbullying: On October 7, 2003, Ryan Halligan committed suicide by hanging himself [after being cyberbullied by high school classmates]. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. His body was found later by his older sister.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2018

The Dynamic Learning Project (DLP) is part of Google’s broader commitment to helping underserved communities benefit from the power of technology. With generous support from Google, Digital Promise launched the Dynamic Learning Project to increase educational equity and powerful use of technology through instructional coaching.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Blog post by Stacey Pusey based on this edLeader Panel. Focusing on student engagement, student empowerment, and equity in education, they shared key lessons educators learned during the lockdown. Since 2003, Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up has collected data on the important issues facing schools. Student Empowerment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2021

7% of high school students commit suicide, some because of cyberbullying: On October 7, 2003, Ryan Halligan committed suicide by hanging himself [after being cyberbullied by high school classmates]. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. His body was found later by his older sister.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

At the time computer literacy was in fact added to the “3 Rs”, as a required basic subject, more or less defined as : “To communicate, to locate and manage information, and to use these tools effectively to support learning the content of “the other basics.”. appeared first on NEO BLOG.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 18, 2018

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Category: Google Apps.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 27, 2015

Tech Tip #81: I Have Office 2010; Everyone Else Has 2003–They Can’t Read My Stuff. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Right click on the file name for the lost Word file and select ‘Restore previous version’ Select the latest version that’s not today. Click to get the complete list of 98 Tech Tips.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 31, 2016

André Thomas, CEO of Triseum and former Head of Graphics for EA Sports Madden Football, brings gaming to new heights on university campuses combining rigorous learning and resources with state-of-the-art graphic design. Triseum has quickly changed the landscape of the emerging Game-Based Learning (GBL) industry.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2014

The following post was written by Bill Brennan and originally appeared on Peter DeWitt''s Finding Common Ground blog found at Education Week. The post was titled Schools.the New Digital Age Learning Organization? I''m inspired by how they are pushing the edges of learning and embracing new approaches in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2016

How to Become a Master at Student Motivation From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Larry gives examples with cognitive choice as it relates to homework and classroom learning. Larry Ferlazzo began teaching in 2003 after working as a community organizer for nearly twenty years.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

The firm’s education holdings include Excelligence Learning, which builds and supplies physical products for early childhood education, and ClassWallet, a budgeting and payment processing platform for K-12 districts. Pittinsky also co-founded learning management services company Blackboard before co-founding Parchment in 2003.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 8, 2014

More than 340,000 students, educators and parents have “spoken” so far as part of this year’s Speak Up surveys about how they use – and how they would like to use – technology for learning. . See a short video of the findings and the Speak Up 2014 Snapshots for Educators blog post. Learn more via [link] speakup/.

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Learning With Lucie

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Yesterday I had the absolute privilege to join thousands of amazing educators learning and sharing their learning as part of the Google for Education on Air Event - If Takes A Teacher. I learned so much from watching fellow educators share their insights into teaching and learning throughout the day.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2019

7% of high school students commit suicide, some because of cyberbullying: On October 7, 2003, Ryan Halligan committed suicide by hanging himself [after being cyberbullied by high school classmates]. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. His body was found later by his older sister. Click for his story.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 14, 2016

Teachers don’t have time to teach each child how to do this, so, much of keyboard learning is done by self-directed games. Lessons incorporate discovery learning based on National Standards (e.g., PreKeys is based on Piaget’s Developmental Stages , Gardner’s Multiple Intelligences Theory , and social learning research.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Whether you’re a new teacher or have years of classroom experience, there’s always more to learn. There are tons of resources and blog posts to help you out. Similarly, many experienced teachers find that gaining additional certifications is a valuable career boost and an excellent way to continue learning and challenging themselves.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 30, 2017

These days, using multimedia tools is a foregone conclusion for the well-resourced teacher; technology is enabling greater interactivity and engagement between students as well as with the information they are required to learn. Launched in 2003, by San Francisco-based Linden Labs, Second Life is a comparative dinosaur in Internet Years.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2018

7% of high school students commit suicide, some because of cyberbullying: On October 7, 2003, Ryan Halligan committed suicide by hanging himself [after being cyberbullied by high school classmates]. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. His body was found later by his older sister. Click for his story.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 11, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today Angela Watson teaches us how to maximize our summer. She has published four books for teachers and has maintained The Cornerstone For Teachers blog since 2003. link] This is five ways to maximize your summer. And I am so excited.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

.” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. FY 2003 $700,500,000. FY 2004 $695,900,000 (President Bush’s request: $700,500,000).

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 23, 2023

Teaching sight words is the topic of this blog post. Through research-backed insights, this post will unpack the multifaceted world of sight words, demystifying their role in early literacy development and providing practical, effective strategies to enhance learning outcomes. How Do Children Learn to Read Words by Sight?

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 29, 2016

The “Teach Boldly” teacher support initiative will include a series of virtual and community training events and the launch of the new PBS Teachers’ Lounge, a creative digital space where teachers can share ideas, learn from peers, find daily inspiration and access the tools and resources they need to enhance their work in the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

7% of high school students commit suicide, some because of cyberbullying: On October 7, 2003, Ryan Halligan committed suicide by hanging himself [after being cyberbullied by high school classmates]. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. His body was found later by his older sister. Click for his story.

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IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

For the past several years the Horizon Report has listed mobile learning, in one form or another, as an emerging educational technology (e.g. mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). Despite near universal device ownership, students have yet to fully embrace the smartphone as a tool for learning.

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PlagiarismCheck

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Phil Turner, an educator and blogger who taught science and chemistry in two schools in Wigan and St Helens from 1975 to 2003. We tend to be somewhat lenient with students who plagiarize mistakenly because they are learning about the concept for the first time.

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The Thinking Stick

MARCH 8, 2020

NCCE (Northwest Council For Computer Education) being our regional ISTE sponsored conference with somewhere around 1500 participants coming together each year to share and learn. 2003 – In Saudi Arabia due to terrorism in the country, I helped my school set up and run Moodle to do Virtual School. Lessons Learned: 1.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 2, 2013

This is the third in a series of blog posts on the future of learning and technology. In my previous blog post I examined the debate about whether we are becoming more intelligent or less intelligent as a result of our prolonged and habituated uses of technology. 1999) Learning with Technology: A Constructivist Perspective.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 5, 2017

A conversation with Angela Watson on episode 100 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Learn about the 40-Hour Workweek Club. She has published four books for teachers and has maintained The Cornerstone For Teachers blog since 2003. Listen Now.

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ExcelinEd

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

In fact, Mississippi fourth graders ranked 29th in Reading and 23rd in Math on the 2019 NAEP—up from 48th and 49th, respectively, in 2003! Learn more below! Find out why millions of kids can’t read and how states can fix America’s reading problem on Excel in Ed’s blog! Learn How to End the Reading Wars at #EIE19.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 19, 2011

In the past I have blogged about TechEase. Department of Education, with the ultimate goal of providing easy to use computer tutorials to students and adults with learning disabilities. Head on over to In Pictures and learn something new today! Black-and-white doesn''t. In Pictures-Computer Tutorials In Pictures, Not Words.

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

This is number 28 in my series on learning theories. My most recent post explored Jack Merizow''s Transformative Learning theory. As usual, this is a simplified and concise interpretation of the theory, so if you wish to learn more, please read the associated literature. But that is the subject matter for another blog post.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

Finally, I will suggest that there are five key objectives to achieve if universities are to achieve success in the use of learning technologies in the future. Personally, I find myself in agreement with Brian Winston (2003), preferring to view social applications as a facet of gradual evolution rather than symptoms of sudden revolution.

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