Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

I’m reposting this article for my readers. Today, my teacher colleagues tell me kids arrive at school already comfortable in the use of iPads and smartphones, doing movements like swipe, squeeze, and flick better than most adults. Teachers: I’d love to hear your thoughts on this in the comments. They arrive with bad habits.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Of all topics on Ask a Tech Teacher, keyboarding articles are the most visited. We are taking two weeks–two articles–to answer the questions that should help you as a teacher or administrator decide what type of keyboarding program is best for your school. Week 2 (this article). Keyboarding on iPads.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2022

I posted this a few years ago, skipped the topic with all the craziness of the pandemic, and am updating it this year in articles about how to wrap up your school year.: If you have a Chromebook or an iPad, don’t even worry about this. Here’s a list. Skip those that don’t apply to you and complete the rest.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 10, 2023

This article got lots of reads last year, so am republishing with updates. That reticence to ask for help or request training changed about a decade ago when technology swept across the academic landscape like a firestorm: iPads and then Chromebooks became the device of choice in the classroom. without stopping or slowing my typing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

This is a reprint of an article I posted last Spring. It won’t surprise any adult when I say using an iPad isn’t the same as using a computer. And typing on an IPad virtual keyboard is not the same. Students should understand how to maneuver through a website without distraction. Yes, but not this month.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2022

This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : An Overview of This Week. Click here for more detail and a how-to video. Here’s how to create one on PCs: Click Start. IPads call these hotkeys. Click here for more detail and a how-to video. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 24, 2021

The post How to “Fake” Blogging in the Classroom (FREE Template) – SULS0124 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. How to “Fake” Blogging in the Classroom (FREE Template from @TechChef4U). Listen to this article. . How to “Fake” Blogging in the Classroom (FREE Template).

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

Smashing Magazine’s Article on Sketchnoting. Notetaking Skills for 21st Century Students – one of my most popular blog posts that incorporates visual notetaking/sketchnoting into how I teach students to take notes. How to Create Awesome Visual Notes [BLOG POST]. Kathy Schrock is quoted in the article.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 11, 2017

an update that holds major implications for schools using iPads in the classroom. Apple Classroom provides teachers a seamless way to manage their iPad classrooms from their teacher iPad. A consistent concern for teachers entering an iPad classroom is managing 25 students and 25 different iPad screens.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 25, 2020

Buncee , the digital canvas creation tool (computers, Chromebooks, and iPad app) is not free for teachers to create a class account and start designing engaging lessons or use one of the several templates teachers worldwide have created. Learn how to use the amazing Immersive Reader that makes learning accessible to all.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 29, 2023

In this article, we’ll discuss all you need to know about ePub files including how to open and convert them. Now that we’ve grasped the importance of this format, let’s see how it can practically be used. Apple's iPad, iPhone, and Mac Apple’s integrated Books app offers the simplest solution to opening an ePub file.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The hottest disruptive technology to come to education since iPads is ChatGPT. It sounds too simple when I read the dozens of articles that fill the internet so I asked the AI to tell me what it was: “ChatGPT is a computer program that generates text based on what you type to it. Highlighted Parts.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2016

When schools deliver iPads into their classrooms, teachers often respond with two questions: how do I organize my students’ digital coursework and how will my classroom management change? 3- Managing the iPad Classroom. This post first appeared on Daily Genius. With the latest release of iOS 9.3, Google Classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 21, 2019

If you missed this article over at ReadiLearn , here are my thoughts about teaching technology in kindergarten: Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology. Today, my teacher colleagues tell me kids arrive at school already comfortable in the use of iPads and smartphones, doing movements like swipe, squeeze, and flick better than most adults.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2022

This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : An Overview of This Week. Let’s reinforce that goal by stepping away from digital device, recognize that these skills — critical thinking and problem-solving — apply to any part of life, even without a computer, iPad, or smartphone in hand.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

digital devices for students–Chromebooks, laptops, iPads, or netbooks. Here’s our list for why digital notes are better: I can lose my paper and pencil; I usually don’t lose my iPad or Chromebook. If the school’s WiFi network constantly goes down, teachers will learn not to depend upon it. erasers disappear.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 16, 2019

In class we reviewed and discussed the article, Computers and Your Health. Although the article only mentions computers, I let students know the information also applies to using mobile devices, game consoles, iPads and tablets. We compare these tips with the ones listed in the article.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2022

I posted this article last year, got lots of reads, so am republishing with some updates. I’ve included information about: How tech teachers are different than other teachers. How to talk to a tech teacher (hint: they’re a little different; heed these suggestions). ” without stopping or slowing my typing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 12, 2019

I’m off to visit good efriend Norah Colvin over at ReadiLearn to discuss how important technology is even for kindergartners. If you’ve ever wondered about that, come check out my short article on this subject. How to Teach Mouse Skills to Pre-Keyboarders. And leave comments so we can chat!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

In a recent news article, Andrea noted that her struggling readers in grades 7-8 used to read at a grade 5 or 6 (Barshay). NCTE Position Statement on Independent Reading ) 3:51 How does Lisa talk to her students about reading stamina and how to refocus when distracted? There are also lots of links in this article.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2022

Good idea: Next year, collect a list of the problems students, parents, and other teachers struggle with and teach students how to solve them. There are about 25 (click for a list or click here for a more detailed explanation), Know how to solve them. Know how to use the digital devices available in your class.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 5, 2012

With the permission of the parent, I share here the note she left for me, slightly edited to keep her identity confidential: My son was issued an iPad. I wasn''t able to make the iPad meeting at school. I want to embrace the new technology but I also want to know how I can set limits. I am in panic mode.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 18, 2021

Good for: Reading, writing, creativity Grades: 1-5 Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android. TV show and book, Dotopedia is a collaboration app kids can use to read about everything from butterflies to grandparents, or to create articles of their own. Good for: Reading Grades: K-12 Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android.

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The 21st Century Principal

MARCH 6, 2013

In response to my "Top iPad Apps for Administrators," a few readers have emailed me asking for “observation” or “walk-through” apps for their iPad. Many iPad walk-through apps do not give you this freedom. You can create a Google Form in your Google Drive account, and set it up as an iPad observation app right on your iPad.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 13, 2020

Buncee , the digital canvas creation tool (computers, Chromebooks, and iPad app) is not free for teachers to create a class account and start designing engaging lessons or use one of the several templates teachers worldwide have created. Learn how to use the amazing Immersive Reader that makes learning accessible to all.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2017

When Apple released its first iPad seven years ago, the company thought one area it would revolutionize was education. So when Hiram College announced last month that it would provide every student and professor an iPad starting this fall, it made us wonder what the state of Apple’s sector-creating tablet on campuses is these days.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : Hour of Code? Click here for more detail and a how-to video. Here’s how to create one on PCs: Click Start. IPads call these hotkeys. Click here for more detail and a how-to video. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2016

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Sara Stringer, has a great article that will help demystify this topic: . Apply for grants or funds to bring science stations and labs, iPads and computer systems into your classroom to keep students involved. Today’s students are highly literate when it comes to consumer electronics.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 3, 2021

That reticence to ask for help or request training changed about a decade ago when technology swept across the academic landscape like a firestorm: iPads and then Chromebooks became the device of choice in the classroom. They’re allowed to eat at their keyboard because they know how to fix it.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 4, 2015

This article was first published in the May Edition of Educational Leadership from ASCD. Led by Apple’s iPad, and followed at a distance by Android and Microsoft tablets, schools across the United States and around the world have made major investments in tablets. The pockets of excellence are ever-present and inspiring.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

Laura: Hyperdocs are basically links that we provide for children to access different websites and articles that we want them to read. See Hyperdocs: How To’s and Tips for Teachers. How are you using Flipgrid with this? You know, there are so many different things on the computer and iPads. Laura: Yes. It’s fantastic!

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In a fairly short time, amazing innovations like iPads, laptops, and smartphones have opened up a new world of information for students of all ages. who is doing what and how much), which is related to the next point. It’s no exaggeration to say that technology has transformed the classroom and brought enormous benefits.

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Kathy Schrock

JANUARY 13, 2015

I received a note today from a teacher who wound up with a classroom set of iPad 1''s for her classroom, and she was looking for lesson ideas that would work with that "older" device. There were some limitations on the first gen iPad-- it had no camera and only projected certain things through the VGA connection.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 7, 2020

This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : Hour of Code? Click here for more detail and a how-to video. Here’s how to create one on PCs: Click Start. IPads call these hotkeys. Click here for more detail and a how-to video. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. limited colors.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 16, 2021

12 Smart iPad Apps For Collaborative Learning. Using the iPad for collaborative learning isn’t the most seamless thing in the world. 12 Smart iPad Apps For Collaborative Learning. Learn how to get started! Includes apps for iPhone, iPad and Android. by TeachThought Staff.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 2, 2019

I’m excited to share with you a new low-cost app I found called Word Zoo Learn to Read: The Word Zoo Learn to Read app for iPhone, iPod, and iPad helps children between the ages of 2-8 not only read but understand how that is happening. Here’s how to get started. More articles on reading. Is the app private ?

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 21, 2020

All too frequently, those working in our field respond to questions about their research agenda with answers like “I study iPads,” “I study augmented reality,” or “I study open educational resources.” For example, “I study how to help young women maintain their interest in science and math into their high school years.

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