Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2019

Every year in preparation for December, I post lots of coding activities that students can complete with their computers, on the Internet, or using iPads, but this year, I want to do something different. This year, I want to reinforce that goal by stepping away from technology. They’re actually fun. A Teacher’s Perspective.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2020

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. Looking for a Class Robot? Root Robotics–Great Way to Extend Hour of Code. Try Robo Wunderkind.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Last year, we received a grant to revamp our computer lab into what we call a STREAM lab, which stands for science, technology, religion, engineering, art, and math. The grant allowed us to invest in 30 new MacBook Airs to supplement our existing iPads and Chromebooks. Robotics and coding.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 6, 2019

year, we received a grant to revamp our computer lab into what we call a STREAM lab, which stands for science, technology, religion, engineering, art, and math. The grant allowed us to invest in 30 new MacBook Airs to supplement our existing iPads and Chromebooks. Robotics and coding. Keyboarding.

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eSchool News

MAY 15, 2020

Last year, we received a grant to revamp our computer lab into what we call a STREAM lab, which stands for science, technology, religion, engineering, art, and math. The grant allowed us to invest in 30 new MacBook Airs to supplement our existing iPads and Chromebooks. Robotics and coding.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

Mary’s all-girls robotics team, knows a thing or two about breaking the mold. Mary's Academy building robots Using blended learning to personalize instruction Five years ago, SMA launched a 1:1 iPad initiative designed to put technology in the hands of every student so she could have greater control over her own learning.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2017

How can we prepare a generation of students to adapt and evolve, learn (and un-learn), in an era where technological advances are transforming the world of work, traditional educational pathways are under fire—and the half-life of skills hovers around five years ? iPads were introduced when today’s first graders were still in the womb.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 17, 2019

Over the past few years, there has been a huge influx of education technology resources available to schools – from tablets and robotics, to online platforms and digital whiteboards. Before you invest in any technology, it’s important to check your IT infrastructure. Keep students engaged. Encourage collaboration.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Ten years ago, the iPhone was already out, but the iPad had not been released yet. They bought other companies to try to blend assessment and curriculum as they also continued publishing. Clearly, a lot has changed over the last decade.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

The lack of computer science technology educators in middle schools continues to be a genuine crisis, especially considering the critical role of STEM education in preparing students for future careers. 00:00:41 Speaker 1 And that doesn’t always work because they’re afraid of technology. 00:00:35 Speaker 1 The math teacher.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Earlier this week more than 18,000 attendees from 87 countries gathered in Chicago for ISTE, one of the largest K-12 education technology conferences and trade shows in the world. Following its March announcement, Apple’s Schoolwork app for iPad is now available for teachers. Look what the wind blew into the Windy City.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

This is the modern resume, tells future bosses you can use technology as a tool, and can give you an edge in a competitive job market. Include your facility with 1:1 programs, carts, and other approaches to using technology in classes. Also mention the add-ons you can use such as robotics, Arduino, or 3D printing. .

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. For example, in one activity, she supercharges a regular lesson by having students record explanations of what they’ve learned on their iPads.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

There are good reasons why worksheets have been the backbone of assessment for decades: Students write or type the information (and get the benefits of note-taking). take a picture of themselves with the iPad camera (or another digital camera). use an avatar that has basically human parts (like a robot). Click to view slideshow.

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techlearning

APRIL 16, 2018

Best of all, new technology and apps makes it easier for students to learn these useful skills. Learn Coding, Robot Maintenance with Cozmo ] *This list is in alphabetical order. This is done by dragging and dropping code to make your robot dance. This is ideal for assessing students and differentiating instruction.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 24, 2017

Today Carrie Willis @carriewillis18 talks about how kindergarteners in her STEAM lab use their iPads. In today’s show, Carrie Willis talks about the workflow in her kindergarten classroom with iPads: How they use Seesaw. The challenges of kicking off an ipad lab. They use SeeSaw portfolios, green screen videos, and more.

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

This is the progression of technology integration at CCS lower school since I came on staff in January of 2004 as a part-time related arts computer teacher. I graduated with a Masters in Instructional Technology in 2007. I wanted them to learn that technology was a tool for their learning. We've come a long way baby!

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Many of these have been in place before, but with the latest updates in technology, and access to the world like never before, they are high priority to continue and to build upon. These lessons can be done on any platform, with my favorite being Google Slides, as it works best on our school’s iPads. I was hooked.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Tagged on: July 20, 2017 Are iPads and laptops improving students’ test scores?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2015

This collection of six stand-alone lesson plans are designed to complete important techie learning tasks, assess existing knowledge, or integrate technology rigor into class inquiry. Knowing key placement is an important part of any keyboarding curriculum and should be assessed once a grading period. Break class into groups.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

Yet some of the voice recognition systems today were neither designed nor trained to pick up different dialects, and that can be a problem when they are used to assess oral fluency, says Patricia Scanlon. “I She noticed another problem: Many of the apps used speech recognition technologies that were trained with adult data samples.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. Many school districts -- including mine in Middletown, NY-- are leveraging the power of technology with adaptive assessments and instructional software. But follow-up studies showed a bigger problem.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Some of them had never seen an iPad or a laptop and probably wouldn't have without the program here." But when district leaders launched mPower Piedmont —broadly integrating technology to empower their teachers—they were committed to seeing improved outcomes for each of the district’s 1,200 students. I could have cried.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Digital equity was a big buzzword at ISTE, and sessions focused on the basics of why digital equity is important, how to prioritize it through district-vendor partnerships, how to have the conversation about digital equity with school community members, and how the definition of digital equity itself is changing as technology and learning evolves.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

BrainPOP is a collection of three-five minute animated movies, learning games, quizzes, and interactive activities for grades 3-8 addressing a wide variety of topics such as math, science, social studies, health, art, and technology. Many topics include thorough teacher resources such as lesson plans and assessments. How Stuff Works.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

There has been a lot of discussion about screen time, iPad usage, traditional versus new teaching strategies. The debate really centers around the how and why implementing technology can help our students. How do we use, integrate, and engage learning with the newest technology? How can we close this digital divide?

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This stellar district continues to up its game responding to its highest pressure points: social and cultural expectations for consumer-level personalized digital experiences, ever-changing academic and technical standards and increasing technology complexity. We provide, support, and sustain technology deeply aligned with our vision.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 10, 2018

Best of all, new technology and apps makes it easier and easier for students to learn these useful skills. This is done by dragging and dropping code to make your robot dance. This is ideal for assessing students and differentiating instruction. In today's classroom STEM is a vital topic covered universally.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Are any education technologies, for that matter? Andreessen’s definition does begin to get at some of the reasons why platforms have been so appealing to investors – ideologically as much as technologically. The company has raised some $77.5 One might ask, I suppose, if LMSes are platforms. What is a “Platform”?

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 11, 2016

After being handed a folder of case studies and escorted to the first classroom, I pulled out my iPad and prepared to take notes. Next, I formed a dozen arguments for why I should be allowed to use my iPad. Finally, I took a deep breath, politely asked if I could please borrow a pen, and put my phone and iPad away.

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There is no box

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Being able to transition from Google Apps to coding an obstacle course as part of their math instruction, to taking an iPad around campus on a picture walk looking for different angles or types of trees to include on a presentation are all really important skills that produce well rounded kids.” “What do your classrooms look like?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 17, 2018

Laurence’s College in Brisbane had just 50 minutes to write up a formative assessment on the representation of robots and artificial intelligence in the movies. To the rescue: the video-streaming and screen-mirroring technology St. Her high school literature students at St. I really needed a quick process.” Natalie Harris at St.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year. announced the U.S.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 24, 2014

Swivl is an innovative robotic device (accompanied w/ mobile app) that holds a mobile device (i.e tablet, iPad, iPhone etc.) This is great for educators who want to Flip their classroom, assess themselves or students, and even for giving professional development. images, slides, etc.) accessories flipped classroom'

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

” The idea, though, that the kids had separated from technology was ridiculous as Justin shows a YouTube video on how to make a rainbow loom starbust bracelet that has been viewed over 30 million times! To begin, Justin recommends reading Frank Levy and Richard Murnane’s work, Dancing with Robots. Consider the 3.5

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There is no box

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Being able to transition from Google Apps to coding an obstacle course as part of their math instruction, to taking an iPad around campus on a picture walk looking for different angles or types of trees to include on a presentation are all really important skills that produce well rounded kids.” “What do your classrooms look like?

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The judges rated their impressions on a sliding scale, evaluating areas such as quality and effectiveness, ease of use and creative use of technology. They then met in person to decide which technologies will have the most impact in the classroom and deserved to be named Best of Show. ACHIEVE3000 PRO ( WWW.ACHIEVE3000.COM

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