Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2022

You probably know the most common tech problems faced last year like hooking digital devices to the school WiFi, running a tech-infused lesson, or what students face with technology. The top image above is from Google Drive; the second from Windows Explorer. Know how to use the digital devices available in your class.

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Hapara

MAY 8, 2023

Have you ever had a learner find games on Google Sites, though? Amy Traynor, the Educational Technology Specialist at the Briarwood School, explained that teachers may come across other websites that are distracting. Hāpara Filter gives educators and learners the chance to have real-time conversations about digital citizenship.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Google has updated and improved its Learning Center for Teacher Training with new use cases and best practices, making it even more useful and easier to learn about Google apps. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. It is an excellent resource for all educators.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 19, 2018

Google has some great resources for educators at the Google for Education Training Center. Included are courses on Chromebooks, becoming a Trainer, and Fundamentals and Advanced training for using G Suite in the classroom. Related: Google for Education Resources. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Integrating presentations in teaching is an accessible way to bring technology to the classroom and make the best digital tools available. Digital tools for engaging classroom presentations. Here are eight digital tools to look for when creating the best presentations for your classroom: Google Slides. Haiku Deck.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2015

AATT contributor, Krista Albrecht, has a balanced evaluation of Chromebooks in the classroom I think you’ll find useful. Krista is a NY State certified Instructional Technology Specialist working in public education on Long Island, NY. Chromebooks in the Classrooms… Friend or Foe? At roughly about 2.5

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

There are lots of options for digital note-taking, including Evernote, Notability, and the omnipresent Google Docs. Digital textbooks Traditional textbooks are heavy, clunky, expensive, and are always at school when you need them at home. Encourage students to meet in study groups via virtual rooms like Google Hangouts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

Rather than a two-page printed document that can be lost and serves only one user, a digital portfolio posts your resume online, in an easy-to-understand format. This is the modern resume, tells future bosses you can use technology as a tool, and can give you an edge in a competitive job market. Here’s an example.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2018

In considering the question, Is technology outpacing you? , let’s first look at technology’s place in the current education landscape. We gush over new hardware like iPads and Chromebooks. We gush over new hardware like iPads and Chromebooks. But truthfully, technology is less a magic wand than a unicorn.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2022

PDFs work on all digital devices, all platforms. No worries about whether they run better in Firefox or Chrome, Macs or PCs (or Chromebooks or iPads), Windows or MacOS (or Linux or iOS). They can also save it in a variety of formats including MS Word and Google Docs. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2022

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. If you have a Chromebook or an iPad, don’t even worry about this. If you aren’t backing up videos, you can probably save all of your files to a $10 flash drive or your Google cloud. Check to be sure yours is active.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

It’s become clear that for most of them, adding technology to their lessons means layering more work on top of their already overburdened lesson plans. Despite the claims of tech gurus that technology makes the job of teaching easier, few educators see it that way. First: Only use technology when it expands your teaching.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

Tom’s public education experience includes Special Education, Social Studies, educational technology coaching, and digital design. He is a Google for Education Certified Innovator, Trainer, and Product Expert who has spoken at national conferences including SXSW EDU, the National Council for the Social Studies, and ISTE.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 20, 2019

This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of teaching that starts after the New Year. BTW, if you use a Chromebook, there’s no need for this. If you use Gmail, you can email up to 20 MB (or more through your Google Drive).

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2018

The post Yes, Kinder CAN Use Chromebooks! Yes, Kinder CAN Use Chromebooks! The new book, Google Apps for Littles by the dynamic duo, Christine Pinto , and Alice Keeler , is all about empowering our littlest learners – YES, kinder CAN use Chromebooks and lots of other technology! Empower our littlest learners!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2020

On my blog, Ask a Tech Teacher , I run a column called Dear Otto where I answer teacher questions about how to integrate technology into their classes. Of late, the most common question is, “How to I assess student digital literacy?” How do I assess faculty digital literacy so I can teach them what they don’t know?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Thousands of teachers every year take education classes to renew their license, move up to the next salary range at their school (I did that–often), or learn teaching skills they didn’t get in their degree program (like remote teaching or in-depth technology). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. 5 Ideas for Writing with Technology. You write it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2020

See what you think: Bold School: Old School Wisdom + New School Technologies = Blended Learning That Works. In Bold School, Kieschnick lays out an effective, workable education framework that blends common sense with technology while reminding teachers that tech is a useful tool for achieving pedagogic goals, not the opposite.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

That might be a Mac, PC, iPad, Chromebook, laptop, or in some cases a dedicated word processor like the Retro Freewrite or Alphasmart. Pick one or more that work for you, doesn’t matter which as long as it’s digital and allows you to type and edit your manuscript. See my reviews here for Chromebooks , iPads.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

I nstructional Technology Specialist at Cumberland Academy of Georgia Jennifer Liang knows all about digital citizenship. But teaching the fundamentals of digital citizenship to students with High Functioning Autism is all the more important, especially as they prepare to enter college or the workforce.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Some teachers look no further than Google Forms but for those who require more simplicity and sophistication, a higher degree of agility and rigor, the gold standard for forms is free JotForm (premium edition also available). Unlike a school’s standard equipment, home-based students work from a diverse variety of digital devices (i.e.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

Below is a short curation of the most useful articles, links, resources, and webinars to help you through this challenging environment: Online articles: Resources, tips and more for remote and e-learning (teaching online) — from Educational Technology Guy. Distance Learning with Google Slides –from Alice Keeler. Google Hangouts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

The first ‘lite’ option that most educators think of is Google Classroom. You will find yourself most comfortable in the Google Classroom environment if the tools you use are aligned with Google Drive, your browser of choice is Chrome, and your digital device is a Chromebook.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Category: Google Apps. Q: How do I create the copyright symbol (or another symbol) in Google Apps or Word? It works in Office and Google Apps , as well as lots of other places, like my WordPress blog. Chromebooks. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. A: It’s easier than you think.

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Hapara

MARCH 13, 2023

Schools that receive E-rate program discounts for broadband access are required to have internet safety policies with “technology protection measures.” Hāpara’s content filtering solution for schools only takes a few minutes for technology administrators to set up. What do schools use to filter websites?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2020

This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of teaching that starts after the New Year. If you get Google alerts, set them for weekly (unless you really must know when someone posts on the term ‘Labrador puppies’). Backup Data Files.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2021

Wrapping up your school technology for the summer is as complicated as setting it up in September. If you have a Chromebook or an iPad, don’t even worry about this. If you aren’t backing up videos, you can probably save all of your files to a $10 flash drive or your Google cloud. Check to be sure yours is active.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

HowStuffWorks defines it this way: using computer technology to create a simulated, three-dimensional world that a user can manipulate and explore while feeling as if he were in that world. . Marxent explains it simply as: the use of computer technology to create a simulated environment. Expeditions . Tour Creator.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Take attendance –use a game like Flippity’s Randomizer, Google A Day, or Wakelet’s Scavenger Hunt where student answers serve as their attendance notification. Or, put students in breakout rooms (available in virtual meeting webtools like Google Meet and Zoom) and have them discuss the day’s learning with each other.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2017

There are many options (Numbers, Excel, and Open Office to name just a few), but arguably the most popular is Google Sheets. If you’re using Google Classroom or G Suite, you already have it. Most spreadsheet programs have similar options, so what characteristics make Google Sheets stand out? Education applications.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2018

Safe experiences with monitoring and support can help children understand digital safety. In today’s show, Wanda Terral talks about how to help kids understand digital safety. Wanda: We are a G-Suite district and our students ChromeBooks – that certainly adds a level of safety that we are able to monitor. I am intrigued.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2016

Personalizing a digital device with unique wallpaper is a great way to encourage students to take responsibility for their iPad, Chromebook, laptop, PC, or another digital device. Choose the one best-suited to your digital devices. Method One : Use your digital device’s organic method of changing wallpaper.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 23, 2018

When I was a Director of Instructional Technology it was always a fun day when we could deliver brand new devices to a school. The focus on our instructional technology team was on the “stuff” kids could create when we should have started our conversations on the obvious. Norms are important when it comes to using technology. (Of

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 14, 2020

If you know your way around a computer, iPad, or Chromebook, offer to help your favorite teacher with either training, debugging, or problem-solving. How nice to gift her/him with a personal guru available either in person, through a remote connection, or virtually with a program like Google Meet or Zoom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 28, 2019

Mike Daugherty, a Director of Technology in Ohio, has been studying this topic and experimenting for the last several years to find optimal ways to communicate with today’s parents. He has eighteen years of experience in K-12 technology support serving in a wide variety of roles. Today, he shares what he has learned.

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