Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2020

I don’t know many kids who aren’t excited to play games. Savvy educators have built lesson plans based on this interest for years. It’s called Game Based Learning (GBL). It simply means teachers include games in their lesson plans to teach curricular concepts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 7, 2017

Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach K-8 math skills that are tied to many national standards (like Common Core). The over 150 games are fast-paced and interactive and cover over 180 math topics. Students direct their learning with an avatar (called a ‘mathling’) that identifies their work and keeps them engaged.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

For example, their Fire Forensics: Claims and Evidence unit is a safe way to educate middle school students about fire. As I demonstrate in the Unboxing video (above), before clicking the “Getting Started” button in the Fire Forensics Module , download the Teacher Guide and take a look at the science experiments that go along with the module.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

15 Best Google Drive Add-Ons for Education. 8 Great Ways to Level Up Game Based Learning in the Classroom. Alec Couros’ Epic Educational Truths – Alec reflects on his career as a teacher and Sylvia Duckworth draws an amazing sketchnote to go with it. 5 Ways to Teach Gratitude in Your Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Download the transcript by clicking here or scroll down to read the transcript on this page. Listen to Jennifer Gonzalez talk about 5 tech tools every educator should try in 2017. on Corippo is the Chief Innovation Officer for CUE, leading CUE’s professional learning throughout California and Nevada. Listen Now.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 7, 2015

edWeb.net , a professional learning and social network for the education community, today announced the launch of edWeb.TV , a PD-on-demand service that makes it easy for educators to search and view edWeb’s exceptional archive of more than 500 professional learning webinars. The new edWeb.TV The new edWeb.TV

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 9, 2019

This years list seems to have a wide variety of educational tools w/ no set pattern seen in years past. Top 25 Sites/Apps of 2019 Wakelet - Wakelet lets educators easily bookmark any item on the web (i.e. Also, there are lots of templates for educators to use to create their own scavenger hunt to implement into any curriculum.

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