Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Growing up, my generation did not use verbs like ‘Google’ or proper nouns such as ‘Siri’. Children as young as two are utilizing tablets, exploring the apps on smartphones, and accessing knowledge via the internet. Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ?

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Digital Promise

APRIL 23, 2019

Like many folks in today’s workforce, I spend a significant amount of time in front of a computer screen with my smartphone close by, responding to a flurry of emails, calls, texts, and calendar invitations. How ideas from the Nonprofit Technology Conference can positively impact adult learning and workforce development initiatives.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Flipped classroom models empower students to do classroom work at home using multimedia presentations and online learning platform resources. The free version allows teachers to create up to 15-minute video lessons for classrooms, blended learning, or flipped classrooms. Google Drive. ShowMe iPad App.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2020

State and federal agencies have advised schools to create online learning plans to minimize the disruption to student learning. Their students have internet connections at home, laptops they can work from, teachers who know how to design online lessons and a strong foundation of in-school blended learning experience.

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The Thinking Stick

MARCH 8, 2020

For example, the iPhone was only 3 years old and smartphones were just taking off in 2010. So here are some lessons I’ve learned as well as recommendations I am currently giving schools when they ask me for advice on preparing for Virtual School in an emergency. This was our #1 take away from Virtual School in 2010 in Bangkok.

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EmergingEdTech

MARCH 7, 2022

When schools transitioned to online learning during the pandemic, it sped up an existing trend of education adapting to the digital world. . On the one hand, the enforced changes highlighted the challenges of online learning, such as fostering the camaraderie and connection that are crucial to learning.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

.” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom. BYOD is often seen as a way of solving budget concerns while increasing the authenticity of learning experiences , while critics point to the problems BYOD can cause for district IT, privacy concerns, and more. ” (3).

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