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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

Rogers (2003), including: Improvement in language arts. Efficient usage of computers as writing, editing, and computing tools. An overview of research says elementary and middle schoolage students are cognitively, emotionally, and physically capable of learning and excelling at keyboarding skills. –Type to Learn, 1986.

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Teaching Python: How Children Can Learn Python Programming

The CoolCatTeacher

She got started with integrating technology in the classroom in 2003 and dabbled with app design in File Maker and HTML. Kelly has a Masters in Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology. She has taught all over the world and specializes in curriculum design, coaching and development. This is her third year using Python.

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How a $40M Investment Aims to ‘Mainstream and Modernize’ Montessori Education

Edsurge

That translates into a broad suite of schools and services, starting with Guidepost Montessori , a network of early-childhood centers and elementary schools. Girn started his Montessori career in 2003 as a math and science teacher at LePort Schools, then a chain of three Montessori schools in southern California.

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How School Districts Are Shaping the Edtech They Use

eSpark

Over 1,000 Mineola elementary school students are using eSpark in four buildings throughout the district, while a team of Mineola middle schoolers helped us build new product features to better engage and challenge students. At eSpark Learning, we make tools that empower teachers and delight students. Piedmont, Alabama.

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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., FY 2003 $700,500,000.

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Apple and Microsoft Now Offer $100 Styluses. But Do Schools Need—or Want—Them?

Edsurge

The company currently markets the product as a tool to enhance creativity in the classroom. Shawn Reed Stop Loss Seeing how students are prone to breaking or losing small objects, educators are currently mulling over the costs and benefits of obtaining pricey digital ink tools like styluses. But styluses have fans among educators, too.

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Research-based Strategies for Teaching Sight Words

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Whether you’re an educator, parent, or someone interested in literacy development , this post aims to provide you with the necessary tools and understanding to help your young readers flourish. Many educators use tools like flashcards and repetitive reading exercises to help students memorize sight words. What are sight words?