Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

Programs are geared to the particular learning of Elementary and Middle School, and Middle and High School with games and lessons aligned to state and national standards like Common Core, TEKS and MAFS. IXL is one of the most widely-recognized and popular educational websites for literacy and math. Interactivate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 3, 2019

The 200,000+ teachers involved came away believing that, of all their education tools, coding was the best at teaching children to think. It’s easy to see why when you look at fundamental programming concepts: abstraction and symbolism – variables are common in math, but also in education. Click for more on IFTTT.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 1, 2019

To get started, I needed a mobile device (like an iPhone, Android phone, or an iPad–the latter is recommended), a Bluetooth connection, and a risk-takers mentality. Sunburst’s Robo Wunderkind Education Robotics Kit is robust with plenty of projects and robot parts to entertain students. That’s it! kids who love Legos.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Driven in part by the educational imperative to minimize student testing, what better solution than a test already heavily vetted as being inclusive and cross-cultural that many students are familiar with. Free, web-based or mobile device. Education account, desktop or mobile device. Turnitin Revision Assistant.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

The Common Sense Education team just returned from a fabulous four days at the ISTE Conference in Philadelphia. It was great to connect with the thousands of educators who came by our booth, attended our sessions, and entertained us with their impressive karaoke skills. MATH Awesome Digital Tools for K-8 Common Core Math.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 3, 2012

Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog this week. Jul 8, 2012, 14 comments 2007 Free digital citizenship materials for innovative. Oct 30, 2012 1758 Common core ignores the power of the interests and. Below you’ll see the top weekly posts along with the number of pageviews.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2015

a series of symbols, used synonymously as text and grouped to imply or prompt the multimedia in the games and programs that happen on computers, websites, and mobile apps. According to Computer Science Education Week : There will be 1 million more computing jobs than students over the next 10 years (adding up to $500 billion in salaries).

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

While the Common Core Curriculum Standards are supposed to provide English teachers with a common core of skills and texts, English classes are not standardized because the scope is too broad. David Blixt - Author 6 hours ago via mobile I''ve been asked, due to how much I''m able to produce, if I sleep.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2015

Then, you get into a rhythm: Jot an idea down as a ‘draft post’ using whatever digital device you like (mobile, iPad, laptop, computer. 13 Ways Blogs Teach Common Core. It does, but only when you first start, as you’re getting settled. Me, I’m always at my PC so that’s what I use).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Global Education Conference Keynotes. The great majority of these events are free to attend.

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Gaggle Speaks

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Students are creating an increasing amount of digital drama on social media, email, mobile apps and online collaboration tools. “It all starts with education,” she said. ” Cyber Civics prepares young people with the skills to be ethical, competent and empowered digital citizens. .”

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 16, 2016

Freemium; mobile app. Free for educators; web and mobile app. The site works on most digital devices and is Common Core-aligned. Zimmertwins at School is the education side of the popular Zimmertwins, an animated, Web-based, movie-making site based on two 12 year-olds who have psychic powers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

We have gotten much more mobile-friendly , as there are Collaborate apps for iOS and Android, and the conference schedule and session links can be easily accessed on mobile devices by going to [link] from your mobile device or clicking on the "mobile schedule" link in the Summit menu.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

and the Discovery Educator Network. Gap: Mathematics Integration through 21st C publishing by Peg Hartwig Connecting students across and beyond schools by Robert Sbaglia Cool Educational Uses for QR Codes by Rita A. The Summit is from 9:00am - 3:00pm US Eastern Time. by Sandra Bassendowski If It''s Not Free, It''s Not For Me!

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 20, 2016

Olga Dysthe, professor of education at the University of Bergen, separates student writing into two categories: thinking-writing and presentation-writing. Can build class community and build digital citizenship. Easy for use on mobile devices. The first kind happens when students are working through an issue. WS 11-12.6:

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

While banning books is commonly recognized by librarians as detrimental to the student educational experience, restricted website access isn’t on everyone’s radar. Establish a digital repository of Internet filtering studies. That’s where Banned Websites Awareness Day comes in.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. We’re taking Google education summits online! September 6th + 7th! More information or register here!

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

Now, it seems, many educators and school leaders realize that they have no choice but to get on board with social media, and they are exploring the tool. In addition, there were more sessions this year focused around topics like integrating technology, digital citizenship, mobile learners, technology and critical thinking and others.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 12, 2014

By Matt Williams, Educational Technologist, KQED. TeachDoNow is a free, collaborative learning experience offered by KQED this summer in partnership with Educator Innovator and the National Writing Project. Schedule: Week 1: July 7 — What are the best strategies for accessing professional learning online?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 2013

O''Neil, Technology Coordinator How Can Mainstream Education Meet The Needs of Post-Modern Society? - Kim Jones, CEO Professional Development Workshop for Citizenship Education & Conflict Analysis in Teaching of Social Studies - Noureen.M. Revathi Viswanathan Gamifying Curriculum: Quest-Based Learning - Sean J.

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Fractus Learning

JULY 23, 2015

Switching to mobile devices? Check the mobile carts – are the devices charging? Google Apps for Education, Learning Management System (LMS), Student Information System (SIS), online education sites… For online education sites, do you have all usernames and passwords ? Find your digital cameras.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update March 18th All of life is a constant education. We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Check them out! Register here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). We will also be crowd sourcing a monthly webinar schedule to offer PD based sessions using Common Core Standards and STEM resources.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Global Education Conference Call For Proposals Opens May 1st! virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Audience: K-12 & higher ed educators, researchers, institutions, and organizations globally. Digital Citizenship.

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

Now, it seems, many educators and school leaders realize that they have no choice but to get on board with social media, and they are exploring the tool. In addition, there were more sessions this year focused around topics like integrating technology, digital citizenship, mobile learners, technology and critical thinking and others.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. National Geographic defines a geo-educator as any individual working to improve young peoples'' understanding of the world.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2016

Does the web tool have educational applications ? So many fun programs are also educational, this isn’t a high hurdle. Spelling City is a word study website or mobile app that uses popular games to teach vocabulary. The free web version includes lots of top-notch activities, but is limited on mobile devices. Flocabulary.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Coming soon: a mobile phone app. There are lots of brief how-to videos (mostly just a few minutes) that deconstruct common tasks. Each standard has its own card showing how many assignments have focused on it and how students are doing as far as achieving the standard (such as Common Core math standard).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 13, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. We’re taking Google education summits online! CUE and The Learning Revolution (that''s us!),

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 9, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update December 9th, 2014 The test and the use of man''s education is that he finds pleasure in the exercise of his mind. Be sure to join the Australian Educators network to be kept informed of conference news and volunteer opportunities as we get closer to the event. We Need Your Vote! Register here.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CENTRALREACH PK-12 ( www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-education ) CentralReach launches CentralReach PK-12, a collaborative and data-driven software for special education. The software helps schools foster communication and coordination of instruction and care for students in special education programs.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

I’ve listed some examples of disruption in education below, and ranked them (though obviously the ranking is entirely subjective and only useful as a crude reference point to start your own thinking). Common Core standards (this one’s not sexy, but few factors impact education more than this index of academic content).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 22nd The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn.and change. We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. These skills and much more can be applied through Graphite, a free service by Common Sense Media. Connected Librarian Day!

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. A series of Read Like a Historian videos prepares educators to effectively launch this type of learning in their classrooms. Historical Thinking Chart.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 9, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Be sure to share this conference flyer with your peers who are interested in home-based learning and alternative education.

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