Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

It’s become clear that for most of them, adding technology to their lessons means layering more work on top of their already overburdened lesson plans. Despite the claims of tech gurus that technology makes the job of teaching easier, few educators see it that way. First: Only use technology when it expands your teaching.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2022

The most dependable method of accessing resources is through programs preloaded onto the local computer or available as PDFs that are easily shared. This might be to save money on maintenance or to make them accessible from anywhere or any number of other great reasons, but the change results in the problems I’ve mentioned.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Turns out — and not really a surprise — the cost of the digital devices was minor compared to the cost of the websites and webtools required to meet goals. Listen and Read.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher – -what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

When students finish, publish them to a Hundred Days ebook using Adobe Spark or similar and share it with classmates and parents. A fun option is to create a Flipgrid where students enter their recorded response in the visual grids and then all responses are shared with classmates, parents, or anyone with access to the Flipgrid.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 28, 2017

Her article today can be summed up by a line in the last paragraph: “ Technology is not your enemy…” Educators aim to equip students with an understanding of the world, its fragility, & opportunities, by teaching them various common subjects like math, language, or science. You can contact her via LinkedIn.

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Technology Education Digital Citizenship eBook 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

When students finish, publish them to a Hundred Days ebook using Adobe Spark or similar and share it with classmates and parents. A fun option is to create a Flipgrid where students enter their recorded response in the visual grids and then all responses are shared with classmates, parents, or anyone with access to the Flipgrid.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 7, 2017

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher – -what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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Common Core Resources Classroom eBook 154

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher –what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices to granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher –what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices to granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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Resources Common Core Classroom eBook 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 1, 2018

provide access to full text PDF from every digital device in your school, 24 hours a day. provide PDF access that isn’t limited by the availability of the Internet or Wifi. free desk copy and digital file for teacher use (for domestic customers only; MS keyboarding curriculum only available in digital).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 29, 2015

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher –what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices to granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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Common Core Resources Classroom eBook 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2018

Their newest is the twenty-eight-page ISTE-aligned Change Management eBook. Start by considering: What is your vision for how technology will be utilized to improve students’ learning outcomes? It’s aligned with ISTE standards , one of the most respected and accepted measures of technology use in education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

For the past decade, schools have invested millions of dollars in technology. Not so with digital. Ebooks may be published by trusted names in education (like McGraw Hill) or by a teacher or organization with great ideas that work for them (like Ms. Digital ebook files are fragile. Why digital?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

Let’s start with seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: Include digital ebooks in your class library. Expect digital class presentations to include video, audio, music, or a mixture of digital tools. Make research tools like dictionaries and thesauri accessible from all digital devices.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

When students finish, publish them to a Hundred Days ebook using Adobe Spark or similar and share it with classmates and parents. A fun option is to create a Flipgrid where students enter their recorded response in the visual grids and then all responses are shared with classmates, parents, or anyone with access to the Flipgrid.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 14, 2020

While some teachers have experience with integrating technology into their lesson plans, for many other educators this is completely new territory. Furthermore, make sure each student has access to a digital device. Create accessibility. Encourage collaboration and digital citizenship. Dive into pedagogy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 28, 2018

No last-minute “I forgot to print this” Yes, digital files do get lost but that’s a story for another time. increased organization: All those permission slips, AUPs, and exams can be curated into a digital file folder that is backed up automatically and never lost (“never” being a fungible sort of word).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2017

You probably know the most common tech problems faced last year (like hooking digital devices to the school WiFi, this list you might face running a tech-infused lesson, or this one students might face using technology ). One of the many benefits of using digital textbooks rather than print is that users can write in them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2020

When students finish, publish them to a Hundred Days ebook using Adobe Spark or similar and share it with classmates and parents. A fun option is to create a Flipgrid where students enter their recorded response in the visual grids and then all responses are shared with classmates, parents, or anyone with access to the Flipgrid.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 15, 2018

No matter how many redundancies are in place, if a student can’t access their cloud storage for a project they’re working on, if a teacher can’t get to lesson plan resources, or if a student started a project at school and can’t finish it at home, the excitement of learning melts away like ice cream on a hot day.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2017

Share it in a teacher-provided summer activity folder (this should be quick to use, maybe through Google Drive if students have access to that). Any age: Pit your math and technology skills against your child’s in an online math-based car race game like Grand Prix Multiplication. Any age: Read ebooks.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. But denying all kids the access to technology because a part of them can’t afford appropriate devices is worse.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Turns out — and not really a surprise — the cost of the digital devices was minor compared to the cost of the websites and webtools required to meet goals. Listen and Read.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

As an educator who has built my career during the 21st Century, I've found that my fellow education professionals often classify themselves in one of two categories: Specialize in curriculum (often in one specific subject area) Specialize in technology (either as part of IT or integration) This is a mistake. Education is not made up of tools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2016

It’s become clear to me that for most of them, adding technology to their lessons means layering more work on top of their already overburdened lesson plans. Despite the claims of tech gurus that technology makes the job of teaching easier, few educators see it that way. Use a digital timer for quizzes or other events.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

This gaming powerhouse features NVIDIA G-SYNC technology, a 15.6-inch BenQ , a provider of visual display and collaboration solutions, highlighted its tools and technology for the classroom, including classroom solutions that help boost engagement and prepare students for the new digital era without getting mired in technical complexity.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 20, 2018

Pear Deck also offers a new, ISTE Aligned, digital citizenship curriculum in partnership with Google’s, “ Be Internet Awesome ,” program. This tool was also part of the 18 Challenges for Teachers in 2018 FREE ebook. Book Creator is the simple way to make ebooks using the Chrome App or iOS App.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Create limitless notes through OneNote and access them from any device supporting them. Edge also manages your reading list, so when using the app on a small tablet, it becomes an eBook reader. . Faceoff: What Digital Device Should My School Buy? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 4, 2019

Add Audio to eBook Projects. I love using Google Slides to create eBooks. Check out my previous post, How to Create eBooks in Google Slides.) Now, students can create eBooks in Google Slides and add their own audio snippets to enhance the eBook. Create an Audiobook. Bring a Comic Strip to Life. What’s Included?

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ProfHacker

MAY 26, 2016

She teaches Digital Citizenship and Instructional Design online. In addition, she works as a consultant helping to develop and produce self-published eBooks. Hogue ( @rjhogue ), a multi-affiliated (aka adjunct/contingent) online lecturer (University of Massachusetts-Boston, Brock University) and avid blogger.

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edWeb.net

JULY 18, 2017

Jane recommended keeping the library open during hours that the public library isn’t available, so students always have access to books. Emerging Tech is a free professional learning community where school librarians can explore all the ways to integrate technology and 21st century learning into school library programs.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 19, 2015

I was sincerely inspired by their presentation, their energy and their efforts to ensure all Ohio learners have access to the resources to which they are entitled. She also leads the Digital Literacy Task Force whose goal is to increase students’ technological literacy. ISearch widget generator. Instructional bags.

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 29, 2016

We provide access. School librarians scout and evaluate emerging technologies and introduce them to the entire learning culture, often leading a school’s professional development efforts. Without this access, students ignore thousands of dollars of content their parents’ tax dollars support. April 29, 2016. We provide equity.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

Andrew Carnegie The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. Next up will be one hour of Inspire Presentations, and the fun and fast-paced Technology Smackdown before the closing ceremony at 1pm EDT. It is a never failing spring in the desert.

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Libraries Common Core Classroom Digital Citizenship 59

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

While reading the ebooks, students can take notes, highlight, jot down questions, share ideas with each other, and respond to the comments of classmates. Students, too, have their own dashboard where they access teacher-assigned materials and more. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

Newsletter Sponsor Click for more information Partner Spotlight CoSN CoSN (the Consortium for School Networking) is the premier professional association for district technology leaders. Bev Fine, BrainPOP ESL’s Editorial Director, will be on hand to help you make complex material and vocabulary more accessible to all students.

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