21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 16, 2019

I will be at Alan November’s BLC19 in Boston (July) presenting workshops and sessions to support educators and students. Checkout my conference half day workshops : Making Makers Mainstream and Project Based Learning Quick Start. Also, please explore my Booking Info. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page. I have done 100’s of workshops and presentations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 1, 2017

Book: Who Owns the Learning? He has delivered keynotes and workshops in all fifty states, across Canada, and throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and Central America. His writing includes numerous articles and best-selling books. Alan’s most recent book “ Who Owns the Learning? Want to hear another episode on assessment?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 17, 2018

Booking Info – Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? s of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page … Please contact me soon if you have an interest. Robot Basketball – This lesson comes from Try Engineering.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 25, 2018

See booking info and please contact me anytime at (mjgormans@gmail.com). It is from the book The power of Computational Thinking by Paul Curzon and Peter W McOwan we find the following quote: “The beauty of Algorithms is that steps can be followed without those involved having any idea of what they are doing and why”.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 8, 2018

These little ball robots have opened up so many possibilities. And the beauty is you can use this little robot in any lesson, in any subject, and with any age. Our thought was to use the robot to create recycling videos for our school. To foster understanding she used books and articles about recycling with her students.

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My Paperless Classroom

JUNE 15, 2014

I want them to write blogs and play with robots. Conferences and Topics June 11 SF Google Summit San Francisco Blogger for Elementary Ed – Setting up a private class blog with blogger can make it safe and easy to share work from your class or school with subscribed readers. Participants will design a robot supported lesson.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

founders Suren Markosian and Kevin Donahue set out to build the Netflix of children’s books. the company offers an app that lets kids access unlimited books, educational videos, quizzes and audiobooks — and it’s free for educators. elementary schools are using Epic!, Three years ago, Epic! Based in Palo Alto, Calif., classrooms?

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Learning With Lucie

JUNE 1, 2017

Add that to all who presented in regular workshop sessions and you will soon realize why the 2017 Dynamic Landscape conference was an amazing event focused on authentic student voice. We had over 100 teachers and students exhibiting innovative practices for teaching and learning over the two days in the Innovation Lounge alone.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

These teachers were challenged to a Breakout based on the book “The Dot” by Peter Reynolds. We agreed to do a book together, explore poetry, and have our students connect through the app Edmodo. Our students from kindergarten on up are creating new book covers, creative presentations, augmented reality images, and so much more.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

A robot built by students to research endangered frogs in Lake Titicaca, in Peru, being tested in June, 2016, by Lindsey Hamblin (left), then a Skyline High School senior, and Callie Meyers, then a Skyline junior. The project that has caused the biggest splash came from the Innovation Center’s aquatic robotics team. LONGMONT, Colo. —

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techlearning

AUGUST 21, 2018

All 2018 honorees will also receive an in-person visit from John Schumacher aka Mr. Schu, the Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs; a “Mr. Schu’s Scholastic Book Fair Picks” collection of books; and an invitation to participate in a 2019 Scholastic Book Fairs Summer Reading Summit.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 11, 2016

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations. Check out my Booking Page. I am now booked through November.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

In a recent edWebinar, Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, and Donna Burns, Technology Integrator, both from New Canaan High School in Connecticut, showcased the transformation of the NCHS library from a collection of used reference and biography books into a living, breathing makerspace. Redesigning the Space.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

From Spiderman and R2-D2 Sphero robots to adult coloring books to those dream items like drones! This list is long but broken into three categories: Books , Gifts Under $100 , and Gifts Over $100. Gadgets, books,… Click To Tweet. Check out these amazing books for teacher gifts! An Adult Coloring Book.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

Books: 50 Things You Can Do With Google Classroom by Alice Keeler and Libbi Miller. To celebrate the end of the first season of the Ten-minute Teacher podcast on June 16 th , we’re running a giveaway – the Dash and Dot Robot Wonder Pack from Wonder Workshop. Well, first, obviously, I have books. Blog: [link].

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2018

I spent time researching the Hanson brothers and gathering facts in my A-Z Hanson book, complete with quizzes and fun facts, then transferred that knowledge to my very own GeoCities website. Other students wanted to tackle creating worlds in Minecraft and figure out how to build their own robots and computers.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

Whether your students design robots with PenPals in Asia, write poetry with PenPals in Europe, or create environmental solutions with PenPals in Africa. Worldvuze – Take some time to explore this map-based question and answer education platform where elementary and secondary students around the world can learn directly from each other!

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 28, 2021

We create a list of creative writing prompts for kids to improve different writing styles and multiple topics that will resonate with a child in elementary school to a teen in high school. What is better reading books online, printed books, or audiobooks? What would you do if the character in a book jumps out into your world?

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Graphite Blog

MAY 9, 2018

How is this relevant to my elementary school-level classroom? Schools often assume that design thinking is a "techie thing" and send their edtech coordinators and directors to design-thinking workshops. Then, they used Post-it Notes to document answers to their questions that they found in books and through interviews.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 26, 2012

Students engage in writing workshops, do some peer review, have mini-conferences with the teacher, write a draft, revise the draft, and hand it in. Don''t just be a robot following commands. Students used their summer reading books and created a postcard as if they were one of the characters. Google docs? Google form?

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MindShift

JULY 24, 2015

” Teenagers need creative outlets, just like elementary school children. During free-choice time in preschool, kids are encouraged to choose their own activity: dressing-up corner, painting at an easel or even just reading a book. Arduino For Total Newbies workshop at STGO Maker Space Santiago, Chile (Mitch Altman/Flickr).

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 16, 2017

I have two guests on the show today–they are the co-authors of the new book Hacking Project Based Learning: 10 Easy Steps to PBL and Inquiry in the Classroom. I’m assuming it’s very different for elementary than secondary. 2) I want to talk more specifically about elementary grades, particularly K-3. So that’s one.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Five-year-old To’Niyi Hilliard, her braids festooned in purple, green, and yellow ribbons, eagerly chattered about how she was going to learn to read books to her mama. Audrey Watters, author of a forthcoming book on the history of education technology. The kids said that their goal was to get to level 100. And what happens after that?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

According to David Callahan, editor of the website Inside Philanthropy and author of the 2017 book The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy , philanthropists have more power than ever before, and “that influence is likely to grow far greater in coming decades.” Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Nominee: Link Text Becky Alexander, Morris Elementary Nominated by: Istation. Becky Alexander is the principal at Morris Elementary School in Morris, Oklahoma. Inspired by Alexander’s success, educators at Morris Elementary also use Istation’s reports and printable resources to promote academic growth in reading and math.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

BIO : Religious thinker Karen Armstrong has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths shaped world history and drive current events. And it is a rewarding journey, don’t feel burdened by it: compassion can be a lot of fun.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In tiny Foster, Rhode Island, teachers at Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School use high-tech methods to teach a largely rural, off-the-grid population. Down Route 6, not far from the Shady Acres Restaurant and Dairy, is Captain Isaac Paine Elementary School. Tammy Kim, for The Hechinger Report. PROVIDENCE, R.I.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” This a **e is trying to get the parents whose children died at Sandy Hook Elementary to pay for his court costs. Or just have them read a book. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via The Atlantic : “What Rereading Childhood Books Teaches Adults About Themselves.” ” JFC.

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