Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2015

In the not so distant past, two types of computers battled for supremacy in the classroom: Macs or PCs. Then came iPads with their focus on the visual, ease of use, and engagement of users. That means educators now have four options (desktops, laptops, iPads, Chromebooks) as they select tools to unpack education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2015

Well-used, television has traditionally been important in the classroom. Educational shows can be a great asset to a classroom, no matter what age the children are. Television in the classroom is a great help for younger students. There is probably an educational show for every classroom subject in high school.

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eSpark

APRIL 13, 2022

While reflecting on my time spent in the classroom, I’m sometimes embarrassed to admit that I rarely used technology in the classroom to differentiate learning for my students. When I was teaching, my use of technology in the classroom was limited to Smartboard and WiFi access. Teachers don’t have a strong support system.

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techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

If a teacher wants their kids to create, IPad is still the device to go with. Overall, I think IPad can be a great Education device, but there are pain points that come with it. If it were me, I would have sets of iPads in my school to let kids create, but I don't know that I would go one to one with them.

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Learning in Hand

APRIL 29, 2015

Projecting your iPad on a large screen is great for demonstrations, simulations, explanations, and showing examples. There are several ways this can be done in the classroom. Scroll to the end of this post for a comparison chart. iPad can mirror wirelessly to Apple TV using AirPlay. Read more about Apple TV in classrooms.

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Class Tech Integrate

MARCH 5, 2015

The iPad offers many creative avenues for students to present material to teache rs, classmates, and the web. Apple's iMovie App (which is free for any iPad Air owners) is one of the best tools for students to utilize. Students also have several different publishing options for sharing outside of the classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

This story also appeared in AL.com and The Associated Press Piedmont City schools landed in the top spot among all school districts nationwide in a comparison of math scores in 2019 and 2022. Related: The science of reading swept reforms into classrooms. What about math?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 12, 2016

In November, I spent the month training teachers around Venezuela to integrate technology in the classroom. ABCya – Web tool and free iPad app. Photo WordArt – Free iOS and iPad app to create word clouds on photos. 170 Ways To Use Word Clouds In Every Classroom. A comparison chart of many word cloud creators ​.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. More Chromebooks than iPads. Textbooks used to be de rigueur in a classroom.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Hour of Code can be done in any classroom. You can sign your class up and add your pin to the growing map of other classrooms that are joining as well. A Beginners Guide To Bringing Coding Into The Classroom -The article has several suggestions and resources to start coding in any classroom. Do you have iPads?

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Securly

APRIL 19, 2016

On average, students spend about 5-10 hours per day on their device(s) (smartphone, iPad, laptop, etc). This of course varies by age group: we found that younger teens (aged 13-15) spend the most time in front of their screens in comparison to other age groups. SCHOOLWORK.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 2, 2015

Rand McNally’s Classroom Atlas is now available in digital format to help students interact with the world with the touch of an iPad. “As technology advances in education, Rand McNally’s digital tools enable students to learn more effectively–not just in the classroom but at home or anywhere.”

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Class Tech Integrate

MARCH 5, 2015

The iPad offers many creative avenues for students to present material to teache rs, classmates, and the web. Apple's iMovie App (which is free for any iPad Air owners) is one of the best tools for students to utilize. Students also have several different publishing options for sharing outside of the classroom.

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The Jose Vilson

APRIL 30, 2019

I pulled out my iPad mini and turned to the released questions from the New York State math test for both 7th and 8th grades year 2017. After a few minutes, I felt like I was merely floating about the classroom, not angry or elated. I flipped quickly to the extended responses as shown on my lesson plan. The students came in.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2017

I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you. It’s really for student engagement and other ideas that you can use in the classroom where students are able to answer questions and engage in class conversations via video. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. classrooms. Technology has become a vital component of teaching and learning, and it is considered a classroom requirement to adequately prepare students for life after graduation.

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eSpark

JANUARY 29, 2016

While reflecting on my time spent in the classroom, I’m sometimes embarrassed to admit that I rarely used technology to differentiate learning for my students. When I was teaching, my use of technology in the classroom was limited to Smartboard and WiFi access. Reason #1: Administrators aren’t doing enough to encourage teacher buy-in.

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The Electric Educator

MAY 18, 2014

Here are five formative assessment tools that can help you identify the needs in your classroom and help you plan future instruction. Check out this handy head-2-head comparison ! NearPod boasts a tight iOS integration which makes it a great fit for iPad schools. Geddit is 4Square for the classroom! Need a quick overview?

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Create Multimedia eBooks in a 1 iPad Classroom by Wesley Fryer Enhanced eBooks on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches can include audio, video, and interactive animations in addition to digital text, images and links. Get introduced to practical pedagogical strategies for using iPads and Blogger with your students.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Digital Citizenship is more than just a curriculum to be taught in a classroom; it is an ongoing process to prepare youth for a society immersed in technology, personally and professionally. By comparison, teens who don’t access the Internet via mobile devices tend to go online less frequently. Some 68% go online at least daily. [1].

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 6, 2018

The biggest question I get after a workshop or training session is how did our iPad roll-out have so much success both in my classroom and for our school. For me, when asked, I tell my story of how going 1:1 in my classroom transformed learning. Five years ago our 6th-grade team was asked to pilot a 1:1 iPad initiative.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Immersive Reader functionality, which allows students to change the appearance of their text or hear it read out loud, “with support for many new languages,” will also expand to other platforms, including OneNote iPad and Outlook Desktop. There are also new partnerships to bring new augmented and virtual reality experiences.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 7, 2016

We’re trying to even the playing field,” said Friedlander, whose organization launched in March at the SXSWedu conference with a report about iPad purchases, which my colleague Sean Cavanagh looked at in-depth. New Tech Consortium Research Probes iPad Pricing for School Districts. Next Studies: Digital Content Providers.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 9, 2014

Many teachers welcome the idea of bringing new technology into the classroom. Students don''t like them because they are impersonal, not easy to navigate, and are a pale comparison of their weapons of choice - social networking services such as Facebook. I know it''s has been said many times before, but it''s worth saying again.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

One of our goals at EdTechTeacher is to explore new concepts and ideas with teachers in an effort to discover authentic ways of integrating technology into the classroom. As the teachers and I explored, one of the comparisons we made was the photo process between the two apps. They expected to be able to do so in Shadow Puppet.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

JULY 13, 2013

Google Drive Dropbox Microsoft SkyDrive Office 365 Amazon Cloud Drive Apple iCloud If you want to compare all types of cloud drives to see what is right for your click here to view a comparison chart. Classroom Integration: a lot of schools are moving towards using cloud based computing.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

We take them seriously,” says Channing Edson, the head teacher in Marin’s classroom. By almost any point of comparison, Bank Street pays its teachers well. The head teachers who anchor each classroom make more than $60,000, although school officials declined to provide additional specifics. Hiring Qualified and Trained Teachers.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

There’s actually an entire website dedicated to the hundreds of media comparison studies that have found no significant difference in student learning. Which brings us back to the question – if we already know the likely outcomes of these studies before we do them, why are media comparison studies of OER vs TCM so important to do?

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Half of those, the firm said, would be iPads. Apple sold just 50 million iPads. Like, how would you argue against “collaborative learning” as occurring – now or some day – in classrooms? In 2011, the analyst firm Gartner predicted that annual tablet shipments would exceed 300 million units by 2015.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2010

A new series focussed on technology in the languages classroom. This presentation will consider the impact of these technologies by the presenter classroom that spans a decade of teaching. Kanawinka is the world’s largest GeoPark – humongous in comparison to all others. Kanwinka is Australia''s first GeoPark.

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eSpark

APRIL 18, 2022

On the day the teacher in School A introduces the unit, she invites students to take out their iPads and explore the app “ My Haiti: Valdo, A Child's Story.” The static curricula at School B pales in comparison to the digital resources used by School A. Students in today’s classrooms can have the world at their fingertips.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

During a past professional development workshop, the consultant informed us at one point to end independent reading in our classrooms. Some students will utilize this time effectively, but in my experience as a classroom teacher and principal, it is the students that need our guidance the least that do well with silent reading.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2015

This tweet teaches: Teachers are eager to do what they can to earn free things for their classrooms. iPad Creativity (515 clicks). 10 Creative Ways to Use Your iPad in the Classroom @Edudemic [link] #ipadchat Powered By the Tweet This Plugin Tweet This. This tweet teaches: iPads are popular. Link: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2017

I’ve included a comparison matrix with features to help you figure out what system is best for you. We take the worksheets of yesteryear that used to be in the desk, in the folder; we put them on a Chromebook or we put them on an iPad, and all of a sudden we’re celebrating that we’re paperless, we’re celebrating that everything is online.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2018

In the last five years, there have been some remarkable shifts in the tools educators use in the classroom and to perform their many responsibilities. We’ve seen the market fluctuate dramatically, as early iPad-dominated classrooms gave way to the rise of Google. At the beginning, these conversations can pinpoint needs.

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eSpark

JULY 15, 2016

On the day the teacher in School A introduces the unit, she invites students to take out their iPads and explore the app “ My Haiti: Valdo, A Child's Story.” The static curricula at School B pales in comparison to the digital resources used by School A. Students in today’s classrooms can have the world at their fingertips.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. That was certainly the case in our experience. You can now find out.

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