Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Books are read online.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

This article originally appeared on The Advocate from the Computer Science Teachers Association. Read a book, blog, or magazine. Hello World magazine from the Raspberry Pi Foundation (a magazine on computing and digital making for educators by educators). Dabble in the classroom. Read the original version here.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2024

In the 1940s, toilet training generally started before children were 18 months old , according to an article in the magazine American Family Physician. Around 60 years later, in the mid-2000s, the same article said parents were generally starting toilet training when a child was 21 to 36 months old.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. He is a regular contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Technology is an ideal vehicle for teachers to better blend classroom instruction with learning opportunities occuring outside of the traditional school day — and outside of the brick-and-mortar school building. . There is no doubt that the marriage of online and physical classroom experiences is a boon for K–12 educators and students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 17, 2022

10 Ways to Rejuvenate and Learn This Summer Advancement Courses – Sponsor I was featured in my local San Antonio Magazine for “inspiring shared stories!” Just Keke Powell spreading joy in her classroom. The anchor chart Keke mentions in the show. ” [link] I presented for Kahoot! Keke Powell - Bio As Submitted.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 11, 2019

As K–12 teachers seek to create classrooms where all students have an equal opportunity to learn, they must be mindful of physical and digital elements that could potentially be a barrier for students with special learning needs. . Schools everywhere are transforming their classrooms into modern learning environments.

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Digital Promise

JULY 27, 2018

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. As community makerspaces begin to take root in Ontario’s elementary schools , students are behaving better. As the founder of MAKE magazine Dale Dougherty states in his 2011 TED Talk: “ We are all makers. ”. Read the original article.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

Fleming says whether the district sets up a makerspace in an elementary school library, in a middle school classroom or in a high school cafeteria, each makerspace has a unique quality. Some schools send out formal paper surveys, while others hold informal discussions in the classroom. Start by seeking student input. Google+.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2019

I’ve always loved PBL because of the real-world aspects you can bring into the classroom and the fact that children are proactive in their own learning,” she says. Hayes has been covering technology, business and education topics for more than 20 years and has written more than 2,000 published articles. by Heather B.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Whether teachers or students are out of school, modern video devices can help classrooms meet in the virtual space. . At New Jersey’s Woodland Elementary School , one student’s determination to continue her education while she was sick transformed the way the school used videoconferencing tools in the classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

For K–12 students, lessons on how to use the internet safely and be effective online citizens are likely part of receiving any new classroom device. Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Unified School District fifth-grade teacher Tammy Dunbar and Concord Road Elementary (N.Y.) Manteca (Calif.)

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

For K–12 students, lessons on how to use the internet safely and be effective online citizens are likely part of receiving any new classroom device. Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Unified School District fifth-grade teacher Tammy Dunbar and Concord Road Elementary (N.Y.) Manteca (Calif.)

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 25, 2018

A few years ago, a group at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte received a grant from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction that paid for notebooks and software for creating a professional development program for elementary school teachers. Connect Teacher Learning to Classroom Activities.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

New, 21st-century pedagogies that focus on interactive curricula and collaborative assignments require new classrooms and media spaces to match. As we know, technology is an essential part of any modern classroom. Consult Teachers on Classroom Needs. You want to ensure that it’s a place your community can take pride in.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2018

Principals play a vital role in the successful integration of new technologies into the classroom. When Principal John Martinez first arrived at Rowland Elementary School in Rowland Heights, Calif., At Arroyo Elementary School in Tustin, Calif., For example, Principal Liz Leon of Acacia Elementary School in Fullerton, Calif.,

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Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2020

One of the many facets that makes the decision challenging is that many students don’t find as much success in an online environment as they do in a traditional classroom. (Of What we should expect to see as we resume school in September should be a comparable, equitable version of the same instruction offered in classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

Expand Your Classroom Communications Toolbox. These tools help extend learning beyond the classroom and give parents enrichment tips and ideas for learning activities they can do at home. Parents like to know what’s going on in the classroom. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

As a teacher, I knew all about project based learning and how rewarding it could be for students, but I struggled to imagine how I would make it work in my 4th grade classroom. One of the assignments we were tasked with during the cohort was getting our students involved in redesigning a portion of our classroom.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

In late September, my sophomores were packing up for the day when I noticed a group of boys, heads down, all focusing on what looked to be magazines open on their desks. A the end of the match, our classroom exploded in ecstatic celebrations when South Korea beat Germany, allowing Mexico to progress to the knockout rounds.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 6, 2019

Department of Education, supporting instruction for elementary and secondary students as well as adults. This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act, the federal government provides almost $1.3 billion a year for CTE through the U.S.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 6, 2019

A majority of administrators from elementary schools (64 percent), middle schools ( 83 percent ) and high schools ( 85 percent ) report they have already implemented one-to-one devices or see it as a primary goal, according to a 2018 K–12 leadership survey from the Consortium for School Networking. . by Jennifer Brown. by Jennifer Brown.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2018

When technology fails in the classroom, it takes away from valuable instructional time and hinders student learning. Before SBAC, we had three computers per classroom, one computer lab in each school and all teachers had one computer,” said Greene. CUE 2018: How IT Departments Can Minimize Downtime and Maximize Education. CDW Segment.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2018

The school received federal funding that included money for classroom technology. Starting in the fall of 2011, Burns spent two years working in a one-to-one environment with tablets in an elementary school setting. Her book, Tasks Before Apps: Designing Rigorous Learning in a Tech-Rich Classroom , was published last fall.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 28, 2015

A national focus on standardized testing and accountability has only made the experience worse for kids who only crave relevance, meaning, and value out of the hours of time spent in classrooms each school year. In many cases elementary schools have even taken fun out of school for kids by cutting recess.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Frontiers Science For Kid s – Not only are these articles for kids… they are written by kids. National Science Foundation – Check out this diverse collection of lessons and web resources for classroom teachers. This is an area that may just help you flip your STEM classroom.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2018

Every Kid Can Blossom Around this time last year I wrote an article for EdSurge where I talked about my son’s 4th grade teacher, Justin Jasper. I talk about Mr. Jasper a lot when I write or speak to teachers about nurturing kids in their classrooms. Perhaps they too are using the summer to think about the same thing.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 30, 2021

Conner also identified three levels of innovation that need to occur, starting with the application of efficiency logic to smaller systems like classroom design. Dr. Conner obtained his Bachelor of Arts in elementary education/humanities from Lasell University.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Articles, Inormation, Ideas. Man is incredibily slow, inaccurate, and brilliant. The marriage of the two is a force beyond calculations” – Leo Cherne. Thank you for joining me and I hope you found this information something you can use in your school and useful to share with other educators.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2018

Three years ago, an innovative educator in Jersey City Public Schools ’ Division B introduced drones to a class of elementary students with autism. Today, more than 100 teachers are using them in their classrooms, and about 3,000 students have participated in what’s become the Division B Drone Project. meghan.bogardu…. Content Subtype.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

Fleming says whether the district sets up a makerspace in an elementary school library, in a middle school classroom or in a high school cafeteria, each makerspace has a unique quality. Some schools send out formal paper surveys, while others hold informal discussions in the classroom. Start by seeking student input. Google+.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 30, 2018

Each student has a brand-new laptop and has easily mastered Google Classroom and the other educational apps you carefully chose for them. While it’s important to make sure teachers and students are ready to use technology in the classroom, it’s equally urgent to keep parents engaged , too. . eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 07/30/2018 - 11:28.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

The classroom of the future isn’t far from becoming a reality in 2018. From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

Ricky publishes and manages the content on BizTech magazine's website. Keeler has more than 50 tips for Google Classroom under her belt, with an e-book on that series in progress. Curriculum and ed tech consultant Monica Burns offers up her expert advice on the best ways to implement tech tools in the classroom. Content Subtype.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

Beanz: The Magazine For Kids, Codes, and Computer Science. Articles, Information, Ideas. Integrating CT in the Elementary Classroom (Getting Smart). Man is incredibly slow, inaccurate, and brilliant. The marriage of the two is a force beyond calculations” – Leo Cherne. Google CT Resources. Excel Charter School.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Doug, as we finish up, could you give us a 30-second pep talk about personalizing learning for the students in our classroom today? You want to make sure that your formative assessments are based on where the student is at, not some kind of standard that every student in your classroom has to jump through.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Sitting in an in-person classroom environment did not have the challenges presented in our remote learning environments where students sit at home in front of a computer screen. Can we define attendance if students simply log onto their Google Classroom or submit an assignment? Am I hitting home with students?

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