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Top Ten Articles, Tips, and Reviews for 2023

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million views and 2901 comments from about 11,500 followers who read some or all of our 2,454 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. This includes tech tips, website/app reviews, tech-in-ed pedagogy, how-tos, videos, and more. Since we started Ask a Tech Teacher fifteen years ago, we’ve had almost 6.3

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom. It starts with a game of Robot Turtles, a board game by Thinkfun that’s being used at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka, Ill., Within HWS and District 36’s other four schools, this is the first step of a journey that will touch on coding and robotics at each grade level.

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Teaching Using News Articles: Helpful Tips and Resources for Teachers

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With the widespread use of social media platforms and the ubiquity of news stories, teaching students how to critically evaluate sources and sift the good from the bad becomes a pressing pedagogical necessity. Teaching using news articles: Ideas and tips for teachers There are various ways to teach with news.

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How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs

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How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs. Here are five ideas to follow from Fleming on how to set up a library makerspace that will foster creativity and expand on your STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) curriculum : SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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6 Unplugged Hour of Code Activities

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This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : An Overview of This Week. How to Use it. If you’re wondering how squishy dough can conduct electricity, watch this 4-minute TED Talk. Though the video shows how to make the dough, you don’t have to do that. Long list of websites by grade.

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10 Unusual Hour of Code Projects

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This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : An Overview of This Week. Human robot. By fifth grade, students appreciate technology for how it can speed up their class projects and seek out ways to use it to make their educational journey easier. Click here for more detail and a how-to video.

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Hour of Code? Here’s why to participate

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Anytime I can show students how to complete math skills without doing math, it’s a plus (because they don’t expect a discussion on problem-solving or Minecraft to help with math). This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : Hour of Code? Looking for a Class Robot? Build Your Own Apps.

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