Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Personalized learning is the latest buzzword in an education environment bursting with new ideas but this one is impressive. In a sentence, personalized learning: “tailors instruction, expression of learning, and assessment to each student’s unique needs and preferences.” Why switch to personalized learning?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 18, 2017

Research indicates that one of the most effective ways students learn is by teaching others. In my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom (published in September), students are sent on a mission to instruct others by creating their own video tutorials.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 13, 2015

As each teacher downloads their favorites, students spend as much time learning the app as applying it academically. displays books quickly, allowing you to open multiple books, add annotations, and take notes. Educreations. One of the standouts in this screencasting field is Educreations. displays class textbooks.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 15, 2014

Find some of these icebreakers and other digital activities in my ebook, Learning to Go , which is currently $5.99. Learning to Go also contains editable handouts and rubrics that are mobile-friendly. Find the Knowledge Swap handout that accompanies this activity in Learning to Go. Give them 30 seconds. More Resources.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 7, 2016

Math doesn’t live inside of a book. We can get our students to learn math in engaging ways by making sure each lesson gets to use the math for real-world learning. Students can code a game, learn geometry and trigonometry while building structures in Minecraft , or interview math experts virtually. Does It Add Up?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 1, 2015

In my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers , I encourage teachers to reflect on the way they assess their students for Goal 17: Re-evaluate Value. Instead, assessment should help students celebrate the learning they’ve grasped and reflect on their journey achieving that learning. Enjoyed these resources?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 1, 2015

In my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers , I encourage teachers to reflect on the way they assess their students for Goal 17: Re-evaluate Value. Instead, assessment should help students celebrate the learning they’ve grasped and reflect on their journey achieving that learning. Enjoyed these resources?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 25, 2016

Your students can also learn about various cultures and traditions by exploring music from different countries and decades. Feel free to download the slides of my webinar, Music to My Ears: Learning with Songs. Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers and Learning to Go. Check out Jase’s free song lyric book.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2016

I’ve started for you by noting cost, what digital devices they work best on, and suggested age group: Educreations . Educreations is a virtual whiteboard for direct teaching or explanations, complete with colored ink choices and the ability to import images. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 26, 2015

Google Maps web app Kindle - use website or Kindle Cloud Reader web app Stage - no direct alternative, but there are “whiteboarding apps” PS Express - Pixlr Editor or PicMonkey Dropbox - Dropbox Web App Educreations - (Lensoo) - go to Educreations website and login , Chatterpix - use Pixlr or PicMonkey (see #4) PhotoFun Animal - no direct alternative (..)

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Class Tech Integrate

MAY 12, 2015

One of the best things about going 1:1 with technology is the amount of options students have to present their learning experiences. An added bonus is the ability to allow students to record their voice on each page of the books as well as embed pictures from their camera roll. The app is created by Duck Duck Moose and costs $1.99

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 21, 2016

In my digital book, Learning to Go , you’ll find rubrics, handouts, and lesson plans for the activities listed below. Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers and Learning to Go. In Learning to Go , use the Knowledge Swap handout with this activity. Check out these Educreation monster drawings by elementary students.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 17, 2015

Tis the season when our learners love to learn from stuff of our nightmares as they celebrate Halloween, All Saints Day, All Souls’ Day and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. Frightful Learning! “There is magic, but you have to be the magician.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 17, 2015

Tis the season when our learners love to learn from stuff of our nightmares as they celebrate Halloween, All Saints Day, All Souls’ Day and Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead). Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. Frightful Learning! “There is magic, but you have to be the magician.

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Class Tech Integrate

MAY 12, 2015

One of the best things about going 1:1 with technology is the amount of options students have to present their learning experiences. An added bonus is the ability to allow students to record their voice on each page of the books as well as embed pictures from their camera roll. The app is created by Duck Duck Moose and costs $1.99

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 27, 2015

Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go. Teachers often share resources with these keywords- Content and Language Integrated Learning (CLIL) and Science Technology Engineering Arts Math (STEAM/STEM). Step away from the book! We tend to get too caught up in teaching with books or slides.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 8, 2013

They desperately sought time during the school day to engage in professional growth opportunities, learn how to integrate Web 2.0 tools, and develop their own Personal Learning Networks (PLN’s). The only catch was that each staff member had to create and present a learning portfolio at his/ her end of year evaluation conference.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 26, 2014

One of the reflection activities in my new book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers , is to visually map an idea. EduCreations web/iPad app - Interactive whiteboard and screen recording app. ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics.

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EdTechSandyK

OCTOBER 14, 2013

I was able to learn the app very quickly this weekend in preparation for introducing it to secondary fine arts teachers from my school district this morning. then scroll down to learn more about what I like about the app and some ways I think it could potentially be used in teaching and learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Educreations – -also a whiteboard. When done, share with email, an Educreations link, or via social media. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Basic version free; education edition has a fee. Markup a whiteboard or image on your iPad screen. Add voice-over or other images to explain what is happening.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 26, 2014

One of the reflection activities in my new book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers , is to visually map an idea. EduCreations web/iPad app - Interactive whiteboard and screen recording app. ebook, Learning to Go , which has digital/mobile activities for any device and editable/printable handouts and rubrics.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 23, 2015

It lets people be creative … productive … learn things they didn’t think they could learn before, and so in a sense it is all about potential.” Our students’ digital behavior influences our learning, language, rituals, values, routines, customs, and communication. Find out more in this post about learning missions.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 19, 2015

In my digital book, Learning to Go , find editable handouts and rubrics for creating video projects. Find a storyboard your students can edit in Learning to Go. In Learning to Go , find rubrics for assessing these projects, which you can edit to your projects’ needs. Keep reading to find many more ideas!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 24, 2016

Draw and Dash – Each student will need to use a piece of paper or a drawing app like Tackk, Educreations, Magic Paintbrush, or Sketchbook Express. Find the Knowledge Swap handout that accompanies this activity in Learning to Go. Then give each pair a stuffed animal, doll, character, or sock puppet. Give them 30 seconds.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

While educational technology does make learning visible, it is the teacher that makes learning meaningful. This taxonomy provides verbs that describe the cognitive processes students use during learning. What struck me most was the narrative in the article, which seemingly compared the role of technology to the role of pedagogy.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Whether your role is as an administrator, teacher, parent, or student leader, if you’re reading this, you are probably interested in helping other school community stakeholders understand the power of technology in a teaching and learning environment. Or, go farther by using technology tools live during these professional learning times.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2015

For many, it means attending conferences like ISTE and NEA to learn how the heck to integrate technology into their lesson plans. That’s a fair questions considering learning is no longer done sitting in auditoriums nodding off to the wisdom of a guest speaker behind a podium. a book Reader (Kindle, iBooks, other).

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wwwatanabe

MAY 4, 2013

App Tutorial Links Learnability Cost PaperPort Notes PaperPort Notes Tutorial Tips listed below Easy Free Educreations Educreations Tutorial Tips listed below Easy Free Notability Notability YouTube Tutorial Medium $1.99 If the purpose is to capture their thought process real time, then Educreations is perfect as a screen cast.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Basically, it turns a classroom upside down (or on it's head) where the learning of a topic is done at home and then they applied practice or "work" is done at school. Top 15 Sites and Apps for a Flipped Learning Answer Pad - The ultimate assessment tool for teachers to use w/ their mobile devices or browser to gauge student's learning.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 8, 2015

Whether a teacher uses Daily 5 in the classroom or not, word work is an important piece of student daily learning. Educreations – At the end of a unit have students create a short presentation with their words. Tic Tac Toe Phonics – Learn words, vowel sounds, syllables and more. ( Great for grades 1-5. Grades 1-5 ).

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2015

Suzy Brooks ( @SimplySuzy ) first introduced me to the concept of using technology to create learning centers through her creative use of her SMARTBoard. Meghan has her students use the free apps from the Math Learning Center , take screenshots, and then share their thinking by using the recording features in Explain Everything.

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Leading with Technology

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

Having experienced the iPad in all aspect of their day and learning process for two years, what new learning would they possibly get from the device? ” I was trying not to show disappointment, I was hoping to hear, “we finally get to use our learning tool” and “cool learning apps.”

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Class Tech Integrate

APRIL 15, 2016

Our ELL students comprehend information at high levels, many of them just have difficulty putting their learning and understanding into writing. Having students record their thoughts through screen-casting, audio notes, or video will allow them to reflect upon their learning and presentation skills.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

From the book " Blended Learning in Action " (Corwin) How to Use These 4 Social Media Tools Here are four picting apps that will give your students ownership of their learning, share your classroom culture, and make your classroom more engaging. Snapchat is also perfect for students to record 10 second book reviews.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2016

If the school’s wifi network constantly goes down, teachers will learn not to depend upon it. If the school’s wifi network constantly goes down, teachers will learn not to depend upon it. Once in place, here are the digital tools that will replace tasks that precipitate daily learning: Digital Note-taking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

If the school’s WiFi network constantly goes down, teachers will learn not to depend upon it. If the school’s WiFi network constantly goes down, teachers will learn not to depend upon it. Once this framework is in place, here are the digital tools that will replace the tasks required for daily learning: Digital Note-taking.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 10, 2013

This past Wednesday (February 6) was the second annual Digital Learning Day. New Milford High School joined thousands of other schools and educators across the country to showcase how digital learning is changing education. For years we have embraced the effective integration of technology to enhance the teaching and learning process.

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