Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Some are narrative; others games. Here are some I like.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 22, 2020

In this article, we’ll go over the difference between two types of motivation—intrinsic and extrinsic—and why you should prioritize the former in your classroom. Before we explore how to motivate your students to learn, let’s go over the difference between two types: intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Buckley, P., and Doyle, E.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 15, 2020

There is nothing black-and-white about how to best support our students and families,” said Dr. Barbara Adams, principal at Findley Elementary School in Des Moines, IA. But our Passmore Panthers know how to stay strong! Unfortunately, school closures have meant a step backward for many when it comes to the digital divide.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

At the bottom of this article, all the winners are listed in reverse order of the top-most “EduJedi” Level of award attainment. Most recently they unveiled a new mobile Innovation Lab. Katy ISD/ Bear Creek Elementary, Katy, TX. South Pittsburg Elementary School, South Pittsburg, TN. This year, St.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2018

It can be filtered by type (activity, model, or sequence) and grade (from elementary to higher education). Free, web-based and mobile. It includes how to become an engineer, lesson plans for teachers, and — this article’s favorite: Games. 5 Engineering games. 6 SciToys. Free, web-based.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Tuniversitiy’s first offering is a book on how to reproduce Williams’ own song, “Happy,” and includes step-by-step tutorials on how students can create the song for themselves within Garageband. So the company plans to release three new articles a week aimed specifically at elementary students. The book costs $4.99

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 8, 2022

Rich shares the power of Open Educational Resources (OER)–what they are, where to find them, and how to get started. Rich started his teaching career as an elementary school teacher in the Seattle area. Listen to this article. . Here’s a great article on how to get started with OER in the classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

From upper elementary to 12th grade, students are unable to resist standing up, moving around the room, and even cheering at the results. Students or teachers can trigger videos, articles, or other content to appear when scanning preselected images. Here are a few tools to consider using in the process. Explore the Hallways.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Focusing on how to engage students more fully has the potential to reduce chronic absenteeism significantly. In her previous roles, she served as Executive Director of a group of schools for six years, an elementary principal for four years, and two years as an assistant principal. You can follow Eileen on Twitter @EileenBelastock.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 15, 2022

Elementary News and Media Literacy Lessons Let's Give Credit. How can we help them get better? Teaching your students about the structure of online news articles is an important place to start. Give students a framework they can use to better understand how fair use works in the real world. You Won't Believe This!

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EdNews Daily

MAY 23, 2017

What’s all the hype nowadays in elementary and secondary school classrooms? Having taught 17+ years as an elementary school teacher, my perspective regarding the use/overuse of accommodations shifts back and forth. Middle school aged children are motivated in a different way than elementary aged students. Or is that the point?

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Bren Elliott, Chief School Improvement and Supports Officer for District of Columbia Public Schools, “everyone needs foundational training in the origins of racism, how bias takes root in the classroom, and the negative impact it has on how we treat and what we expect of children. Read the article on Part I of this edWebinar here.

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2020

Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow, and Chris O’Neal, a former teacher and current Blackboard Solutions Engineer, shared front-line stories and tips to provide insight into how to ensure continuity of learning for our students during this unprecedented time. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Dr. Julie A.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 30, 2023

Now, how can we ensure that the new generation is equipped with skills that make bagging coveted jobs a breeze? In this article, we’ll dive into the details and tell you all you need to know with answers to these 10 common FAQs related to K12 STEM learning. It teaches students how to think critically.

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Educational Technology Guy

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Similarly, teachers can record interactive lessons or homework assignments, called pencasts, and post them to their class blog or website, where students can review the material from their computers or mobile devices before or after class. Feel free to share summaries and links to these articles, but do not copy and repost entire article.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Learn how to use the iPad apps “Book Creator” and “Creative Book Builder” to create and share enhanced/multimedia eBooks using DropBox for free cloud storage/distribution. Bryan gives you a head to head comparison of all of the popular interactive response systems that work on your classroom''s mobile devices.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Now, between the number of online information sites and the proliferation of social media apps, plus near constant mobile phone use, determining a story’s credibility seems to call for advanced detective skills. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. There is bias everywhere. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Brainscape

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Well fear not, for in this guide, I present to you the best advice of our experienced panel of early childhood educators on how to teach your young kids from home. Here’s an article on parenting a child with ADHD. And once you’ve shown them how to use Brainscape, this learning can take place anytime and anywhere.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 25, 2016

metro bus crashes right now, how much functionality and which body part am I willing to forego for an undetermined amount of time? For instance, a leg would yield a lengthy hospital stay, but the mobility factor detracts from this proposition. The next generation should come with a strong understanding of how to motivate students.”

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 29, 2017

No one would argue with this but it doesn’t really help teachers understand how to instill something in our students that we may never have had in us. The big change is teaching them how to take this information by the reins and become masters of it. It is our job to help them understand how to find, evaluate, and apply information.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

Sense-Lang’s Balloon Game – Once you get the basics down, this game is great for teaching you how to type without looking at the keyboard. Typeonline -The typing tutorials on this site also include lessons on how to use a keyboard number pad for those who may need to enter a lot of numerical data. link] [link] [link] [link] [link].

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Adam Welcome

JUNE 13, 2016

The adult that’s facilitating the coding experience for kids at your school doesn’t even need to know how to code! With code.org and other resources, block coding is an excellent place to start, especially with Elementary students - check it out! Check out this article New EdTech Resource. Jonathan 3rd Grader “Because it’s fun!”

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Adam Welcome

MAY 15, 2016

The adult that’s facilitating the coding experience for kids at your school doesn’t even need to know how to code! With code.org and other resources, block coding is an excellent place to start, especially with Elementary students - check it out! Check out this article New EdTech Resource. Kids Think Kids Should Learn to Code!

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MindShift

JULY 22, 2018

The team of librarians at New York City’s Ethical Culture Fieldston School also reported “dramatic increases in circulation” in a School Library Journal article entitled “Are Dewey’s Days Numbered?”. In a popular 2013 article Jocelyn Sams elaborated, “I have a full schedule of classes on most days, and I don’t have an assistant.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2017

In addition, Liz has published numerous articles and book chapters on new technologies and education in prominent publications such as Education Leadership, School Administrator Magazine, Scholastic, Edutopia, ISTE’s Edtekhub, and Learning and Leading with Technology. And parents want to know how to help their children learn.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 28, 2020

In part four, Kasey explains how we can go BEYOND the walls of our classrooms, and how to go BEYOND the due date and encourage students to continue learning about the things that interest them. Learn how you can go BEYOND the walls of your classroom with #GSuiteEdu tools in part 4 of this EPIC series! Also works on mobile.).

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

Listen and subscribe to our podcast from your mobile device: via Apple Podcasts | via Stitcher | via NPROne | via Spotify. I had asked Turner if I could sit in on some lessons after reading an article he wrote describing how he teaches about some surprising topics — like race and class — in an elementary school classroom.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 23, 2020

SHOW LINK BIO: Rebecca’s dedication to exceptional learners started in elementary school when she was a “special friend” to the mainstream class. Show starting date: June 24th NEXT SHOW: Inaugural Show: Let's talk about the future of education and how to thrive! As budgets get cut, special education advocacy must be paramount.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

In any subject, students need to know how to conduct research and distribute this information to others digitally either through digital posters, digital books, blogs, videos, podcasts, comics, digital games, infographics, etc. This is suitable for elementary to teens. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

Solving Mysteries on Mars: TimePod AR Click To Tweet Listen to this article. TimePod Adventures is an augmented reality mobile app available on iOS and Android devices. Students will work through questions to help them think through how to best utilize and secure water on Mars. I wish this app had been around when I was a kid!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 16, 2019

When a child begins to use technology, especially technology connected to the Internet, they must also learn how to protect themselves and learn wellness. Currently, I am the Computer and Technology Teacher for over 450 elementary students at a STEM Charter School. Upper elementary and older enjoy Code.org and Made With Code.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

On one of these towers, the Albemarle County schools have hung base stations that link to broadband internet beamed up from the roof of a nearby elementary school. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) divides up the spectrum into allowable uses, such as for TV, radio, satellites and mobile data. That’s why, for example, 92.9

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Some of the titles I found really intriguing include: Elementary School Newspaper template, Students Online Newspaper template, Modern Classroom Newspaper template, and Classic Newspaper template. Flipsnack provides a special educational plan and is also available as a mobile app for iOS and Android. Create on both web and mobile.

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User Generated Education

MAY 16, 2020

I do so in my college classes as well as in my elementary gifted classes. Some of the benefits of emotional check-ins discussed in the Edutopia article, A Simple but Powerful Class Opening Activity , include: Students know that every voice matters: The emotional check-in gets every student’s voice into the room at the start of each class.

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Brainscape

MAY 5, 2022

Brainscape's web and mobile app has been engineered to help students learn (and remember) common Mandarin vocabulary and grammar TWICE as fast as traditional study techniques. Whereas most other Chinese apps only teach you to recognize characters, this app teaches you how to write over 10,000 characters, one stroke at a time.

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 11, 2012

You can interact with Wiffiti from your mobile phone or the web. How can you use this?-- It takes time to focus a back channel chat - an article By Jeff Utecht Research paper on the Back Channel: download the Research Paper PD Discovery Education Network Join the DEN! Become a DEN Star Educator! Stay tuned for that!

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