Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

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. Tech Survival Kits put everything a teacher needs to tech-ify their classroom into one package. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 29, 2015

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. Tech Survival Kits put everything a teacher needs to tech-ify their classroom into one package. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

This summer, Ask a Tech Teacher is holding five Summer Learning classes : Tech-infused Teacher (Certificate edition for CEUs or grad class for college credit ). 20 Webtools in 20 Days (for groups interested in learning webtools from the Structured Learning curriculum ). Well, at least in the classroom. You like change.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 8, 2012

As a popular diagramming web application, Lucidchart offers a modern solution to the age-old challenge of visual learning. They have hundreds of shapes in their native library, and you can also import Visio stencils and shape libraries, which are available all over the web. Give Lucidchart a try. and link to their website.

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 11, 2010

On the back of my Sephora catalog, windows of shops, and in my library! QR Codes in the Classroom - and the Library! QR Codes are popping up everywhere! They''re already big in Japan - and now in New York & LA. I have shopping issues.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Google Classroom - web based, integrated with Google Apps, easy to use. Edmodo is a free social learning network for teachers, students and schools, providing a way to connect and collaborate, share content, access homework and grades, and much more. There is a resource library with videos, web sites, wiki’s and more.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

If I was still doing that now, I would be incredibly excited because so many wonderful resources would be available to my classroom. We could learn about maps and the geospatial revolution from a professor at Penn State University. We could listen to podcasts on the geography of world cultures from Stanford University. And so on… .

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2020

While she learned to navigate and understand the value of her library’s network of databases, she knows that many kids don’t even know what a database is. She recognizes the library as a safe space for the individual and as an important space that creates community. See video at 28:40.)

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update September 24th, 2014 The important thing is not to stop questioning. link] The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

Minecraft is easy to use and implement in a classroom. The main difference is that the education edition comes with tools for teachers to make classroom implementation easier. Minecraft is easy to use and implement in a classroom. Want to give Minecraft a whirl in your classroom? Engage kids in conversations.

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The Electric Educator

APRIL 27, 2011

I learned by trial and error. Google Docs : You will be creating lots of presentations and handouts in your flipped classroom. Presentations can be embedded directly into a blog or wiki page. Wikispaces is a easy to use wiki interface that allows you to create a website on which you can post videos, handouts, links, and files.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 25, 2015

Built on principles of connected and participatory learning, Edcamp strives to bring teachers together to talk about the things that matter most to them: their interests, passions, and questions. She is a member of the Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources Mentor Advisory group.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Here’s a long list of websites to address Digital Citizenship topics you teach in your classroom: Avatars. Take the mystery out of copyrights –by the Library of Congress. Wiki Images. Admongo –explore, discover and learn about online ads while playing a game. to promote digital privacy. MadMen yourself.

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myViewBoard

JANUARY 12, 2020

You can find short-form clips that are curated, copyright-cleared, and ready for the classroom. myViewBoard Clips is powered by BoClips — the largest (and still growing) library of safe, relevant, and educational videos. For instructions, check out our wiki entry on how to use myViewBoard Clips. More improvements.

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The Electric Educator

SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

The Radcliffe Camera in Oxford Take, for example, the Bodleian Library in Oxford. It is one of the world''s literary repositories and one of the largest libraries in the world. Organization is key for such a large library. Others were simply Google Docs presentations shared on my classroom wiki. It takes a while!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

In fifteen years of teaching K-8, I have learned that one factor provides a reliable barometer for student success: Parent involvement. Remember how intimidating it is to walk into a teacher’s classroom. Encourage parental involvement in the classroom. This can be on a blog, a wiki, or a class website.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It is titled Experiences in Self-Determined Learning and can be found at [link]. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. This edited book is the perfect primer on self-determined learning or heutagogy. The Basics.

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The Daring Librarian

MARCH 29, 2011

You can also use this lesson for special needs classes, Library Media orientation, or even re-mix the questions, QR Codes, & hints for just about ANY subject area! For my kids who are just learning English I thought it would be better to combine the hint with pictures. QR Codes in the Classroom & the Library, too!

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

In fact, each contributor in our community is a copyright owner who chooses to freely license his or her own work,” said Jake Orlowitz (User: Ocaasi (WMF)), head of the Wikipedia Library, the program dedicated to helping editors access reliable sources to improve Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:EranBot.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 16, 2016

This is a great way for writing-challenged students to learn about plot, setting, characters, domain-specific vocabulary, evidence, and the habits of close reading in a non-text way. When done editing, students can add music from an included royalty-free library. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. VoiceThread.

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The Electric Educator

APRIL 27, 2011

I learned by trial and error. Google Docs : You will be creating lots of presentations and handouts in your flipped classroom. Presentations can be embedded directly into a blog or wiki page. Wikispaces is a easy to use wiki interface that allows you to create a website on which you can post videos, handouts, links, and files.

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 30, 2012

to experience the Amazing Personal Learning Network (PLN) that we are.Free, Virtually, and Global! The Library 2.012 Worldwide Virtual Conference - October 3 - 5 "The virtual Library 2.012 conference is a unique chance to participate in a global conversation on the current and future state of libraries. I want YOU!

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Shake Up Learning. Best class blog Mrs. Yollis'' Classroom Blog. Best educational wiki Best open PD / unconference / webinar series Best educational use of a social network Best mobile app Lifetime achievement The deadline for voting is December 15, but you''ll have lots of time to follow, learn, and be inspired. :) (???

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 29, 2016

It’s hard to make sense of the current climate for school libraries. In other areas, library programs are being cut because some tight budgets favor more pressing priorities. As this year’s School Library Month draws to an end, I thought it might help similar efforts if I shared this recent letter. April 29, 2016.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 14, 2015

My resources to work with consisted of a textbook and the address to our district’s professional library. The professional library contained reel-to-reel movies, slide carousels, workbooks with reproducible worksheets – and a few other resources that weren’t much help. Materials had to be checked out and returned within 14 days.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 23, 2010

But I want to highlight are the best blogs, wikis and people from the past year. Best Individual Blog: Free Technology For Teachers - Richard''s blog is always my first stop in the morning when I want to learn about something new. I had the honor of meeting and learning with him at an event in Boston earlier this year.

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wwwatanabe

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

can have on our learning and our learners. Here are my nominations for 2012: Best individual blog: Dare to Care by Denise Krebs Dare to Care Denise is a passionate educator who I learn so much from. Her genuine love for learning is apparent in all she does. I look forward to learning with her through her new blog.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 2, 2012

Join me today, Thursday, February 2nd, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com panel discussion on "Personal Learning Profiles," also referred to in variously as "personal success plans," "learner profiles," or "personalized learning paths." How can and should personal learning profiles interact with student portfolios?

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Fractus Learning

OCTOBER 21, 2015

More and more classroom teachers are using video games and simulations as part of their instruction. Educators are incorporating video game cut scenes into instruction, using game specific wikis to build content knowledge, and finding ways to embed students into World War II through first person shooter console games.

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

A friend & fellow teacher librarian in my district Barb Randolph mentioned that the teachers who posted QR codes in their classrooms had parents lining up to scan them on BTSN! Feel free to go to my Slideshare or wiki to download and adapt it for your school! Want to learn more about QR Codes? LOVE this idea!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2013

As a pre-conference event for the Library 2.013 annual conference starting October 18th, we''re hosting a short series of free online sessions this coming Monday. If you need to see them in your own time zone, go to the schedule page at Library 2.013 and find your link by that time zone. The times show are US-Eastern Daylight Time.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Tomorrow, Saturday, April 21st, is worldwide 2012 Social Learning Summit , a one-day virtual conference being held as a partnership of Classroom 2.0 in teaching and learning, and the URL for attending is [link]. and the Discovery Educator Network. The Summit is from 9:00am - 3:00pm US Eastern Time.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 30, 2012

Dear Friends: This March marks the 5th anniversary of Classroom 2.0. It''s pretty amazing to think of all that has happened in the world of social media and education during this time, and I''m especially grateful for the role that Classroom 2.0 A HUGE thanks to each of you in Classroom 2.0 (or So here it is!

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EdTechTeam

MAY 22, 2017

Even today, many teachers’ vision for how learning should look is based on their own school experiences. The solution comes from making every teacher accountable for designing and reporting a personal inquiry into their own classroom practice. This is done through an action research model we call Teaching as Inquiry (TAI).

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The Daring Librarian

DECEMBER 2, 2010

I''ve been talking about the Livescribe pen on my Gadget-A-Go-Go wiki & in presos for years now! Created bookmarks or shelf-talkers (you can make your own or download mine from my wiki ) Think up a quick book review or read the blurb as you click the Record button on the Livescribe paper and write the word " HERE !"

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 1, 2015

If we’re truly reflective practitioners, we think a lot about what happens in our libraries. But there are richer measures and more clearer lenses through which we can share and through which we can learn answers to such questions as” What does learning look like in the library? Your collection? Your space?

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

interactive Wikis, and school blogs, can supercharge the library program & classroom throughout the school year. For Teacher Librarians, classroom teachers, tech teachers, admins, & well.everyone! Read more & download the lesson and all the worksheets on our Book Pass MHMS Learning wikipage !

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