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Tips for incentivizing your teachers team while working remotely

Ask a Tech Teacher

This is a how-to article from an Ask a Tech Teacher contributor describing clever ways to make remote teaching work. This is all the more relevant to educators, who will need to be leading lessons, seminars and one-on-one study sessions on a daily basis. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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4 Ways to Get Started with Security

EdTech Magazine

IT people at school districts are typically stretched thin and don’t have time to attend workshops and seminars. If time doesn’t allow, check out Google for Education’s online Digital Citizenship and Safety Course. This article is part of the "Connect IT: Bridging the Gap Between Education and Technology" series.

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A Gullible Population Is a National Security Issue

The CoolCatTeacher

It was a discussion about a digital literacy issue at the U.S. Army War College National Security Seminar that caused this response. For the curious, one requirement for attending the Army War College National Security Seminar is “non-attribution.” Suddenly, information literacy became real — and urgent.

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Is technology outpacing you?

Ask a Tech Teacher

If you were in a seminar, it would include the people on both sides of you and in front and back. What that means in real terms is that, despite all the tech ed articles you read, you shouldn’t be embarrassed. You’re not alone. 90% of teachers think students know more about tech devices than they do. Those are big numbers.

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Preparing Young Students for Home Row Keyboarding: An Unplugged Approach

Ask a Tech Teacher

William Morgan on one of the education forums I frequent and was thrilled that he knows a lot about them and was willing to share his expertise to kick-off a mini-seminar in classroom keyboarding. The QWERTY keyboard is at the core of digital communication. Enjoy this! Keyboarding and the Scientific Method.

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Understanding By Design — What’s That Even Mean?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Look at who has adopted UbD: the College Board, to guide the revision of its Advanced Placement (AP) subject matter courses and for the development of its courses AP Seminar and AP Research. This article isn’t meant to provide training in UbD. the framework for the national curriculum in the Philippines and Puerto Rico.

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14 Education Advancements in a Year

Ask a Tech Teacher

A 2014 study conducted for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation found many teachers felt learning in a seminar or workshop — what is commonly referred to as the “sit ‘n’ get” model of professional development — didn’t work for them. For ideas on how that is happening, check out this list of parents-as-partners articles.