Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

School digital devices used to be primarily PCs, but now there are Chromebooks, iPads, Macs, Surface Pros, laptops, and more. This includes not just Google Apps and Microsoft Office but webtools for digital storytelling, coding, backchannel devices, digital notetaking, programming, Scratch, and others.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 15, 2019

Science Journal for Kids has a pdf with assessment questions, videos, and an area for further research by asking a scientist. Microsoft features short videos that introduce students to the different steps of conducting a good search. Get students to distinguish from the entries that are paid ads and quality results.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Science Journal for Kids has a pdf with assessment questions, videos, and an area for further research by asking a scientist. Microsoft features short videos that introduce students to the different steps of conducting a good search. NatGeoKids is a website with games, trivia, and articles about animals and the world.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Once teachers create an account, they set up their classrooms either by importing student lists from Google Classroom, Microsoft, Clever, or Edmodo, or by providing the class join code to students. These nicely replace the quick formative assessments that are currently so popular (and time-consuming) in classes. How do you get started.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

There are certification tracks on Google, Microsoft, Apple, SMART, among other topics, like online assessment, STEM, ELA, Math, Social Studies, and PBL. Edmentum’s new solution pairs adaptive diagnostic assessments with individualized learning paths. All of these courses and certifications are now CTLE approved.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Such is the case in Ohio where several school districts are turning to the Performance Matters Platform to help boost student achievement on the new assessments implemented just last year. The full version of Minecraft: Education Edition is now available for purchase in 11 languages and 50 countries around the world.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2017

To set up educator accounts through Office for Education (which requires a school sign-up), all students need is a Google or Microsoft account, or just an email. In a flipped class, use Mix to share required resources, preparation steps, and assessments for an upcoming class. –first published on TeachHUB.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

This is a fun team activity to assess student knowledge on a topic. Tie-ins: This is an excellent gamified review for semester tests, final exams, or other summative assessments. Create a poll in Google Forms, Microsoft Forms, or another favorite. A great option also is to program one of the widgets for an Hour of Code activity.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2023

In a new survey from Microsoft of over 500 Canadian teachers and school leaders, most said schools need to do more to adapt to the evolving needs of students. Teachers are calling for changes that make classrooms more engaging, inclusive and relevant for a new digital era.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

MS Publisher –the same approach as LucidPress, but from Microsoft. Glogster –digital posters that include text, images, video, and more. Here are three popular tools that accomplish this task and more: PowerPoint–software from Microsoft. Here are several traditional options: MS Excel–from Microsoft.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

It’s not well-suited if you use Microsoft Office programs. If you’re looking for a non-Google Classroom alternative, here are four: Microsoft Teams. Microsoft is late to the classroom management party but its Microsoft Teams is a worthy consideration. It doesn’t allow a lot of customization.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2020

EdPuzzle, now used in half of American schools, allows teachers to crop and format existing videos, add text, their voice, and questions, as well as other options that will enhance the usefulness of videos as teaching and assessment tools. When completed, the Flipgrid presentation can be embedded into a blog or Google Sites.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Alice Keeler is a Google Certified Teacher, New Media Consortium K12 Ambassador, Microsoft Innovative Educator and LEC Admin & Online and Blended certified. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

MS Publisher –the same approach as LucidPress, but from Microsoft. Glogster –digital posters that include text, images, video, and more. Here are three popular tools that accomplish this task and more: PowerPoint–software from Microsoft. Here are several traditional options: MS Excel–from Microsoft.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge. And they’re put out by recognized names in education — Khan Academy, BBC, Microsoft, Teacher Tube, as well as textbook providers like Origo. When I started teaching, videos were a rarity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

When Microsoft Publisher came out over twenty-five years ago, it was the first major desktop publishing effort to blend layout, colors, and multimedia that was accessible to everyone. Trifold brochures are popular for assessing learning on any inquiry topic that expects students to acquire and share knowledge. Click to view slideshow.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Augmented Reality (AR) for Art and Design: Use AR applications to overlay digital elements on students’ physical artwork or designs, allowing for interactive presentations and enhancing creativity in art and design classes. Furthermore, technology cultivates digital literacy, equipping students with skills needed in the digital age.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 20, 2018

Pear Deck is an active learning and formative assessment tool that makes your presentations completely interactive! Pear Deck is fully loaded with templates for each stage of the assessment process, vocabulary games, Google tool integration, and helps teachers engage students and create collaborative conversations.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2018

They can also be tools that are easily integrated into warm-ups, exit tickets, and/or formative assessments such as these popular examples: Socrative. This is a challenge for students who will be unable to create a form from their personal or Home Microsoft account. Google Forms. Survey Monkey. Poll Daddy. TodaysMeet. Office Mix.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Evans was brought in as Superintendent of Omaha Public Schools (OPS) to institute change processes that resulted from a needs assessment. In October 2014, the district implemented Microsoft Office 365 as a collaboration platform and in the process created a unique relationship in their fast-track and early-adopter programs.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information? These assessments might be used to engage learners in discussion before an inquiry.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2020

For example, Microsoft offers certification programs to professionals who wish to gain mastery of one or more of their varied software products. Experts at the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) have pointed out that this strategy can help students to perform significantly better on their tests.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2017

Besides thousands of K-12 schools, users include the State University of New York, Microsoft and the Open University, and the London School of Economics. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Quickly create assessments for any grade or subject without special forms or equipment. Automatically transfer grades into any digital grade book. Step 1: Teach Digital Citizenship. At the beginning, I do a lot of work on digital citizenship — that we behave on social media the way we do in real life.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

I could design a camp without worrying about standards alignment, summative assessments, or grades. The controls teachers had, a wide variety of content and worlds, and Minecraft’s “low threshold but infinite ceiling” (as Microsoft says) made it a title that was accessible to nearly every student.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

School digital devices used to be primarily PCs, but now there are Chromebooks, iPads, Macs, Surface Pros, laptops, and more. This includes not just Google Apps and Microsoft Office but webtools for digital storytelling, coding, backchannel devices, digital notetaking, programming, Scratch, and others.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

To establish Microsoft Teams as a Digital and Professional Learning platform. Establish school and district Professional Learning Communities focused on measuring and improving instructional practice using digital resources. Microsoft Showcase School District. Future Ready School District. Conclusion.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. For the prediction to approach a semblance of accuracy we should be seeing dramatic evidence by now that large percentages of U.S. public high schools (42.5

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. For the prediction to approach a semblance of accuracy we should be seeing dramatic evidence by now that large percentages of U.S. public high schools (42.5

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 3, 2019

This is particularly beneficial as an assessment for a learning tool, as it allows both the teacher and students to revisit their previous work as the topic progresses. Emphasize digital citizenship. Ensure content is engaging for pupils. Engage in creative feedback methods. Here is a video to show you the Apple demo.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

To establish Microsoft Teams as a Digital and Professional Learning platform Establish school and district Professional Learning Communities focused on measuring and improving instructional practice using digital resources.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

Although this list is specifically being written for a math classroom, the nice thing about Nearpod is that they have a library of lessons that covers other subjects as well like ELA, Science, Social Studies, and even Digital Citizenship. and make it super easy for teachers to instantly gather student data on any given subject.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction? What's special : There are a lot of new tools that aim to combat bullying or just handle behavioral and digital citizenship issues.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Self evaluation and reflection is also an important piece of the assessment process. I didn''t learn about Google Sites and how to create Google Forms until this summer and, other than using Microsoft programs, my students have also had limited exposure to technology in the classroom. And the point is to live everything.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Using our Digital Citizenship Curriculum? Think about the digital tools you're already using in the classroom. Students take online assessments to measure their strengths and challenges. Microsoft Teams. Both our student interactives and lessons already foster key SEL skills. Check out our suggestions below!

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 2, 2022

Firstly, you need to create a teacher or student account, either via email or through Google or Microsoft. (I Once student responses come in from a Check-In, it's easy to see what category the students have self-assessed themselves so you can plan your next lesson accordingly. How does it work? How could you use it?

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

After being a high school computer teacher, I decided to teach the Microsoft computer applications of Word and Powerpoint to the fourth and fifth grade students. One of the major goals I have had regarding technology integration is that we also speak into teaching students about being appropriate digital citizens.

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