Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2017

So what are the absolute basics you should learn this summer that will make a difference in your class in the Fall? So what are the absolute basics you should learn this summer that will make a difference in your class in the Fall? Know how to solve all of them. If you need help, add a comment at the bottom. There are too many.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Last year, almost 300,000 students (age 4-104) participated from over 180 countries and wrote almost 20 billion lines of code. The 200,000+ teachers involved came away believing that, of all their education tools, coding was the best at teaching children to think. Tools, toolbars , icons, images all represent something bigger.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

A free site that lets you collect all the pieces of your experience into one nicely-formatted digital place. A free site that lets you collect all the pieces of your experience into one nicely-formatted digital place. Use a free WordPress blog, but instead convert the pages to topics discussed below. Digital portfolio sites.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I wish to share with you this article I wrote for PBLWorks (BIE/BUCK Institute) of which I am part of the National Faculty. PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year. “How It is back to school time 2020 for many of us in the United States and beyond. Check out my Booking Page .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2015

Part of it’s the history, but a lot is that space is our final frontier, a wild untamed land that man knows so little about. I have a list of over 20 websites I use to support this theme for K-8. Because it is part of Chrome Experiment , it works only in Chrome browsers. Space units are always exciting.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Michelle Zimmerman on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. FutureFit aligns social emotional learning and character education with your traditional subjects of math, language arts, sciences and more for grades K-12. Today’s Sponsor is TeacherVision.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 26, 2020

More generally, what should educators, administrators and families be looking for in any distance learning program or resource? Yet access to devices and connectivity alone isn’t enough, it’s just the beginning. Yet access to devices and connectivity alone isn’t enough, it’s just the beginning. Current Challenges.

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edWeb.net

JULY 23, 2021

Instead of discouraging them from using these devices, though, schools should embrace their growing capabilities. education, no child should be marginalized because of their race, religion, gender, socioeconomic status, disability, etc. But that doesn’t mean even more changes aren’t needed. In order to improve U.S.

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MSEDTechie

AUGUST 20, 2013

Do you ever wonder how a toddler can pick up a cell phone, or another mobile device, and easily navigate the device without ever having to be instructed on how to use it? Or how students can multi-task with technology by texting, social media surfing, and watching television all at the same time? K- is it Kind?)

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techlearning

JULY 6, 2018

Ok, I might be dating myself, but over my 20 years of experience working with school systems across the country, I’ve had the opportunity to not only witness that transition, but also the truly revolutionary introduction of digital content into classroom instruction.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Investment in these areas and a strategy for obtaining E-Rate discounts should be part of every district’s five- or ten-year technology plan, so that schools can continue to have reliable service that accommodates changing needs. Accessing the E-Rate and Matching State Funds. Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D., Sheryl Abshire, Ph.D.,

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

At the Tech & Learning Leadership Summit in October 2017, several districts that have been involved in 1:1 initiatives for many years came together to discuss their experiences. It should not be a technology department initiative,” says Paul Sanfrancesco, director of technology for Pennsylvania’s Owen J. Roberts School District.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2018

If you have spent any time in the ed-tech world you will no doubt have realized that there is a swirling cloud of acronyms that attend the subject, from ISTE, CoSN to NMC and P21. 8 Ed-tech organizations every teacher should know about (and maybe become a member). A veritable “alphabet soup”, as my Mom would say.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 1, 2015

Now all of these are exceptional reads. There are a LOT of great books for teachers out there. Picking just fifty is no easy feat but we’ve done our best to cover the best books for teachers from five different angles. They are in no particular order. Number one is just as great a resource as number fifty. Inspiration. Leadership.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. new additions to the K-12 Cyber Incident Map. The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2015

As a tech educator, it’s difficult to find a substitute teacher who is comfortable delivering my tech-infused lesson plans to students. When I started teaching tech, my generic sub lesson plan looked like this: practice keyboarding for fifteen minutes. Give groups 15-20 minutes to complete the sheet.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. new additions to the K-12 Cyber Incident Map. The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!)

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 11, 2019

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. How do you start?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Episode 262 with Aditya Batura 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. Listen Now. Aditya: Hi Vicki.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Blog post by Michele Israel based on this edLeader Panel. There are some need-to-know facts about ARP funds that districts and schools should understand before they apply: Enacted in March 2021, the ARP fund provided $123 billion to state education agencies (SEA) and local education agencies (LEA). An ARP Logistics Primer.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Everyone has been to school and has their own image of what a classroom should look like. And depending on their background and experience, not everyone is supportive of tech-infused learning. Yet, 1:1 classrooms, BYOD, and tech-supported education are today’s reality.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 23, 2020

However, the goal is always the same: making sure that every student, at every level (classroom, building, district), has access to the resources they need to meet their learning goals. All software—and hardware—should be vetted by a team of faculty and IT staff. Highlights.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Upgrading infrastructure, device maintenance, and ongoing professional development, in addition to program and device costs, mean tech initiatives need permanent budget lines that take into account the total cost. When there’s no focus or clear plan for why the district is implementing the tech, the budget will go astray.

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edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2021

Virtual learning ended up being the boy’s path “into the classroom.”. Technology, said Böttger, who is responsible for Workplace Experience Strategy for the Device Technology Group at Cisco, was the bridge to his son’s inclusion in the school environment. Technology should not be a disruption,” emphasized Smith.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 5, 2021

Edtech is no longer a one-time purchase or a luxury item—it’s integrated across every system in school districts from the central office to classrooms to school buses. But for district leaders, the active support of the board and community stakeholders is just as important as the strategic tech plan and budget.

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

While many are looking for ways to provide all students with a device, just having the device does not mean equitable learning. All students need to have the same access to WiFi, and thus the ability to use the device, whether they are at school or not. Create a Common Vision : As Dr. Carol L.

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Libraries Elementary Accessibility BYOD 41

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

New audiovisual tools are supporting next-level collaboration, soft skills development, and design thinking in K-12 schools. Here is a sample of case studies that illustrate how AV can turn K-12 spaces into student-driven hubs. Here is a sample of case studies that illustrate how AV can turn K-12 spaces into student-driven hubs.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 21, 2021

Monica is also the author of a new book for K-12 teachers called Listen Wise: Teach Students to be Better Listeners (available in April 2021 through Jossey-Bass.) Audio is a powerful tool for equity and differentiation, because most kids have a much higher listening comprehension level than reading comprehension. . Recap and Big Ideas.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

At the beginning of the edtech wave, superintendents saw many benefits from using digital resources in the classroom. First, all programs are accessible to all students and teachers. Before, for instance, it was possible that each third grade classroom would have a science app of varying quality.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

This week on the Truth for Teachers podcast : We’re talking to Doug Fisher about the best practices in distance learning from their book with John Hattie — The Distance Learning Playbook: K-12 Teaching For Engagement and Impact in Any Setting. Lessons should have a clear design, intention, and target areas of student success.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

When writing policies, rather than restating the laws and all the legal jargon, administrators need to ask themselves what each group needs to know, and what do they need to do. But rather than the policy restating it, the policy should have the procedure teachers need to follow to get approval. Then, start with the basics.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

All agree, however, that media literacy is an important component of learning -- whether as its own focus or a cross-curricular literacy woven deeply into every classroom. Digital Citizenship Curriculum (by Common Sense Education): Features free K-12 lessons on news and media literacy. one of our favorite resources. Try This! (by

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techlearning

AUGUST 9, 2018

In 2014 I wrote what would be my most popular blog post ever. Part of the popularity of the post was due to the Sean Junkins created infographic that accompanied the post. All that to say – Congratulations! Little did I know what impact (both positive and negative) this post would have in the educational world.

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Robotics Education Social Media Mobile Learning 62

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

While it may seem quaint or old fashioned to some (when accessing WiFi and on-demand videos seem de rigueur), it has been part of my travel routine for too many years to casually cast it aside. I think a lot about the future of technology and its potential impacts on students and the K-12 education system (intended and unintended).

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

” “Should DeVos Block an Embattled Student Loan Giant’s Expansion?” ” “ Tech Is Dominating Efforts To Educate Syrian Refugees ,” reports NPR. ESPN on the downfall of Forest Trail Sports University , an all-sports for-profit university. ” Bloomberg asks. Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Here are some reports from her travels: Via Chalkbeat : “What is Betsy DeVos ’s ‘rethink school’ initiative all about? This is part of her push for vouchers.) Via The New York Times : “After More Than 20 Years, Newark to Regain Control of Its Schools.” (National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. Presidential Campaign Politics. On Sunday, Clinton and Trump held their second debate. Here’s What He Said.”

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