Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2017

The Frayer Model normatively differentiates for student needs by encouraging them to draw on their own knowledge when completing categories for “characteristics” and “examples” (or “non examples”). Feel free to reframe any of the cells to suit student needs or class inquiry.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2016

It’s one of the 2014 category award winners by School and Band Orchestra magazine and the industry standard for teaching band, string, and vocal of all ages and all skill levels. The app is easily navigated by categories like Artworks, Exhibitions, Collection, Building, Video, Publications, and Information.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This blog post was originally published by EdSurge. When Digital Promise and EdSurge considered which educator award categories to include in the 2014 Digital Innovation in Learning Awards , we wanted to highlight five areas where exemplary teachers around the world are using innovative strategies to engage and empower students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 19, 2015

Here a graphic of it’s start page: How does this blend into the classroom: Newsela develops student interest in non-fiction, deep reading, and inquiry with focused articles written to their reading level. Perform Internet searches of best websites, or of best websites in specific categories. Online-utility.org. I love this one.

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Tools Flipped Classroom Wiki Digital Citizenship 150

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. They fit into the categories of SEL, digital instruction, engagement/management, and leadership. Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored blog post.”

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

For the purposes of this post, I’ve covered a gamut of philosophical categories designed to ignite young minds and spur meaningful classroom discussions. We’d talk about how to critically evaluate articles, blogs, and even what they hear from adults. There’s a wealth of directions you could go in.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

One of the biggest fears among students in an inquiry based setting is that they don''t feel ready for the discovery task. Millan’s Sociology students learned how to use and create their own blog using Blogger from their Gmail accounts. Students who understood the lesson got started right away.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, Makerspace, Inquiry, Computational Thinking, and the 4 C’s. I will be providing workshops and featured sessions on STEM, PBL, Inquiry, Maker Space, and Computational Thinking! Check out my Booking Page. My calendar is filling.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 16, 2017

My blog does a decent job of helping me share my learning with others, but it is still just a small representation of all that I have learned over the years. At Anastasis, we are using these challenges in inquiry to encourage students to spend time on a variety of website types. You know…connective inquiry!

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Buncee

APRIL 7, 2020

Kristina is a keynote presenter who blogs at [link] and tweets from @lieberrian. She holds two Teacher of the Year distinctions and, in 2015, she was a top 4 finalist in HEB’s Excellence in Education in the “Leadership Elementary” category. Follow her on Twitter @techamys , and her blog: [link] converseintheclassroom.

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Libraries Elementary Social Media Twitter 72

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2017

Simply add a column of names on the left side and categories of information to the right. Three options are available: 1) students fill in the cells with different colors to create a picture that can be tied into class inquiry. There is no better tool for sharing group information than a spreadsheet.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

But we needn’t go much further than a scan of the work and thinking of the practitioners and LIS educators who regularly contribute to AASL’s Knowledge Quest blog. Also, browse the many other student-as-creator themed posts in the Makerspace/Learning Commons category. Learners are creators.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

In some schools, the numbers of these two categories allowed a teacher to teach only virtual students while another teacher taught only the students in person. Will it enable opportunities for self-directed inquiry or for robust peer-to-peer discussions? We then gave students the option of "@Home" or "@School."

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Cycles of Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2016

​ Upon conclusion of the RC project, students then blogged about their process, and reflected on ways other tools could be combined to create, new, unusual and useful outcomes. Click here to read student blogs. Are you a teacher interested in learning more about integrating technology into inquiry-based learning cycles?

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 31, 2016

As students struggle to make sense of their learning, the NGSS provides the framework and practices to get students acting like scientists and promotes the need for melding engineering with scientific inquiry. Mosa Mack Science lies in the former category. Instruments for Inquiry: NGSS-Ready Tools and Resources.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 31, 2016

As students struggle to make sense of their learning, the NGSS provides the framework and practices to get students acting like scientists and promotes the need for melding engineering with scientific inquiry. Mosa Mack Science lies in the former category. Instruments for Inquiry: NGSS-Ready Tools and Resources.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

Using Explore.org for virtual field trips: Of course, the site is great when teaching scientific concepts, like observation and inquiry, but students can also use their observations to write stories, create art, do research, or practice map skills based on the live footage.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 22, 2016

Cards can have titles, descriptions, checklists, comments, categories, tags, attachments, and links to Google Drive or Dropbox. Join us this summer for over 18 different workshops in 7 cities including Inquiry & Project Based Learning: Integrating Technology to Support Meaningful Student Learning. Want to learn more?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 17, 2015

Last, I have come up with some wonderful formative learning tools, in nine different categories, for use in the classroom I wish to share with you in this series. Below you will find my first category. In the coming posts you will discover the other eight categories as we uncover over 35 amazing formative learning tools.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 20, 2016

As I explored the idea of technology, PBL, and the differentiated classroom I needed find some common connections and categories. I came up with several categories I thought tools might come fit under. For this series, and the emphasis on technology integration, I thought I might focus on the first four categories mentioned.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

The Container task asked participants to select the best category to identify a source’s container from eight possible choices. We have always recognized the value of reference resources in the inquiry process. Wikipedia’s openness leads a number of students to categorize it as a blog. Time to stop the shaming?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 29, 2016

I plan on providing sessions that integrate PBL with STEM, Makers, Differentiated Instruction, Inquiry, Deeper Learning, and Technology Integration. I had the opportunity to share these important Maker resources under the categories of play, games, media, and Makers. This conference will be filled with amazing speakers and workshops.

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Resources Maker Movement Conference Learning 112

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Also remember to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at mjgormans. I have listed questions that align between groups for three different stakeholder categories including educators, students, and parents. I also encourage you to sign up for this blog by email or RSS. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 17, 2016

I plan on providing sessions that integrate PBL with STEM, Makers, Differentiated Instruction, Inquiry, Deeper Learning, and Technology Integration. Try to create it so that a question of inquiry can be used. Have students make word clouds or different categories of items such as body organs, simple machines, planets, systems, etc.

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Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 30, 2017

It is widely understood that faculty receive little or no training on these subjects (implying a belief on the part of our institutions that a terminal degree in your discipline will somehow make you an effective teacher – but that’s a subject for a different blog post).

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The report highlights the areas of inquiry already underway in four categories of factors that influence learner variability: Current research shows that while each of these categories individually affects learning, no single factor acts independently.

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Personalized Learning Learning Report System 143

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Category: Differentiation. Sub-category: Teaching, Pedagogy. Have links on the class internet start page for organic learning like keyboarding practice and sponge websites that tie into subject area inquiry. Today’s tip: #126–7 Tips to Differentiate with Tech. Show students how to add pictures, borders, and fonts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2017

Category: Differentiation. Sub-category: Teaching, Pedagogy. Have links on the class internet start page for organic learning like keyboarding practice and sponge websites that tie into subject area inquiry. Today’s tip: #126: 7 Tips to Differentiate with Tech. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Differentiated Instruction Digital Citizenship Classroom Strategy 154

Educator Innovator

JANUARY 6, 2014

There is no grading system and no grade levels, only three categories: New Learner, Intermediate, and Advanced. Every term youth at DSIL do a course called Project where they create an object or a report through self-directed inquiry.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2017

Use it for anything from a seating chart to a summative review on inquiry using Google Drawings’ tools such as shapes, images, text, charts, graphs, tables, and colors. Share out a drawing that relates to a class inquiry topic and have students label it using text boxes and arrows. Label parts of an object. Your own Thinglink.

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Google How To Digital Citizenship Examples 150

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2018

Justin Reich on episode 264 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This week I’ll be sharing the 7 Pedagogical Shifts That Make Interactive Displays a Key to a Student-Centered Classroom on the Cool Cat Teacher blog sponsored by SMART Technologies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Select one of the over fifty-six categories such as presentations, posters, greeting cards, infographics, and cover pages. Select a category templat e that fits the project. Trifold brochures are popular for assessing learning on any inquiry topic that expects students to acquire and share knowledge. Save/publish/share.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

I’ve probably shared it on this blog before.). It is the start of year four at Inquiry Hub , and I feel that we have really hit a groove. Kids Do Well if They Can Ross Greene #1 – YouTube. I want to add just a few thoughts on this idea, on 3 different levels: Students.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 15, 2019

I’ve touched on this idea over the years and included it in a blog post and infographic, 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom. The link is below but look for a guest blog post on this soon from Carly. Post links to templates, blogs, podcasts, websites, apps, and more on Google Classroom for your teachers. Thank you, Carly!

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 15, 2018

It is designed to champion a new generation of innovators by encouraging young people to change the world through scientific inquiry and problem-solving. Quadblogging : Launched in 2011, this exceptional project = has engaged students in more than 65 countries in blogging together. The closer your guess, the higher your score.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2016

The questions begin with easy, low-dollar questions; the more questions answered correctly in each category, the more difficult and higher the dollar amount for each question. I also discovered the power of using these types of tools as a vehicle for peer-editing and peer-publishing through student blogging.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 3, 2018

Inquiry-based learning, too. Perhaps we’ll cease referring to these as separate categories in a few years. Here’s a good blog post with plenty of photos and videos. Think about how the middle school kids bring this experience to high school, and high schoolers take the project mentality to college. Team-based.

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