Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

quantity and quality of available prep materials — materials are both in-depth and in a variety of formats (written, online, video, live/chat) with explanations of answers. Test prep can include questions, tests, and videos. Its combination of video and written explanations also serve varied student learning styles.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For decades, teachers have used videos in the classroom to share information. They communicate a message with audio, visual, motion, color, and spatial details, making videos much more effective than traditional approaches like reading from a text, lecturing, or showing a slideshow. Practice speaking and listening skills.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 16, 2020

This leaves teachers and schools scrambling to figure out how to keep kids learning at home during this time. Core Subject Resources ELA Tools Aligned to Common Core Standards : Find tools for a range of learning needs, from phonics, grammar, and vocabulary to advanced skills textual analysis and supporting arguments with evidence.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. It also includes a teacher’s guide, a series of lesson plans, and the Common Core standards addressed.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

Through this interactive video game, students learn to identify advertising and understand its messages with the goal of becoming informed, discerning consumers. ” For educators and parents, Admongo includes tools like videos, lesson plans, printed materials, downloads, and alignment with state standards. Here are fifteen I like.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

Mathew Felton-Koestler, known as “Mathy Matt” on his YouTube channel , makes videos for parents that explain why and how young kids are learning math these days. He has two sets of videos specifically on the Common Core, in which he talks about the kindergarten and the third grade standards.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2018

In my previous blog on the subject , we explored some of the better online resources for the elementary school teacher hoping to blend their elementary school classroom. and wanted to see more of how teachers actually go about introducing new technology into the class. 1st Grade digital PBL: a case study. Why is that, indeed?

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Education with Technology

JUNE 25, 2014

In my ISTE Sunday 8-10 am poster session, I demonstrate many diverse mobile activities to help students achieve the English Language Arts Common Core Anchor Statements through mobile devices. The mobile activities focus on free common tool apps that are available on both the Android and the iPad.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 11, 2021

The games can also be customized to meet several state and Common Core standards. But the tougher, more important aspect is training teachers how to match games to IEP goals, which requires more in-depth coaching. “We Retalis said it normally takes a couple hours of instruction for teachers to get used to the platform.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Post-Pilot Results : Succeeding with Common Core—Levered's 2018-19 survey. Source: Levered.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Post-Pilot Results : Succeeding with Common Core—Levered's 2018-19 survey. Request a demo of Levered's System.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 24, 2017

Started in Australia and now popular in the US, it is available in English and Spanish and aligned with both Common Core State Standards and the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills. Teaching materials include an abundance of resources, professional development, videos, and help. How to use Stepping Stones.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Math Playground Math Playground is an educational website that offers a wide variety of math games, videos and interactive activities for students in kindergarten to grade six. The games are organized by subject and grade level and some of them are aligned to Common Core Standards. ABCya does not offer much help in this regard.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2016

This web-based scalable program is available for elementary through high school students and can last anywhere from four weeks to a year. ” In fact, the C-STEM Studio algebra curriculum is fully aligned with Common Core state standards in mathematics. Here’s how you get started: download the free software.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Some makerspace activities may be focusing on how to use the resources available and may not be connecting the activities to the curriculum or around a real world problem. Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards. What Does ‘Design Thinking’ Look Like in School? ).

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Highlights include how to create a positive school culture around testing, the best ways to partner with parents and suggestions for utilizing available funding. This video explains how to bring excitement to classroom test prep, and engage your students in a live quiz game with Study Island’s new group sessions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Most elementary age kids I know love math, but that changes when they matriculate to middle school. This goes well beyond Khan Academy’s online video training, into fantasy worlds of trolls and wizards, the type of activities most parents have tried to keep their kids away from. Click the link for more detail. ProdigyGame.com.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Being raised in a bilingual Finnish/English home and having attended elementary school in Finland for several months at a time, I chose to apply to teaching positions in my mother’s native country of Finland. In 2003-2004, I taught a first grade English immersion classroom for the City of Espoo’s Jalavapuisto elementary school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

aligned with Blooms Taxonomy, Common Core, ISTE, or other state/national/international standards. Prodigy is a free, adaptive math game for grades 1-7 that integrates Common Core or Ontario math into a role-playing game using a Pokemon-style wizardry theme. positive parent reports. encourage independence.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Erica Wheeler EdSurge: Why did you decide to adopt MidSchoolMath's core curriculum? We thought about elementary, middle and high school. Hansen Bergamini, El Dorado Community School How has MidSchoolMath helped you navigate instructional shifts during the pandemic? How does MidSchoolMath foster a growth mindset in students?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. Don’t expect to intuit how to use it. There’s a detailed video explaining how to do this. – See more at: [link]. This is a robust tool with a rich learning curve.

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User Generated Education

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

I have the privilege of working with gifted kids at two elementary schools with over 80% Hispanic students. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. Common Core State Standards – ELA. What is Day of the Dead?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

From upper elementary to 12th grade, students are unable to resist standing up, moving around the room, and even cheering at the results. A common tool seen in the world language and social studies classrooms at my school is Quizlet Live. Here are a few tools to consider using in the process. Not a fan of i-nigma?

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User Generated Education

JULY 5, 2018

What may look like an arts and crafts activity, or just a bunch of kids playing with Legos, is actually a way to teach about ancient Rome or how to write a persuasive essay. ( [link] ). Maker education can be a tool for teaching the curriculum that you already have, At a glance, maker projects may appear disconnected from the curriculum.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Make books, send the link to parents and even include audio and video. This is a perfect idea for special ed teachers and parents who want to use today’s show and make books Book Creator will let you record audio and video AND share the link with parents. We need a Monday pep talk about how to make our classrooms more epic.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Read on to find answers to teachers' most commonly asked questions about the platform, in addition to information on how you can use Seesaw with your students. Also, be sure to check out our tips video for parents , as well as our detailed review of Seesaw's potential for learning. How do teachers use Seesaw?

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2017

On March 22, Google and the Lemann Foundation, an education nonprofit in Brazil, announced plans for an initiative that will deliver digital lessons directly to the cellphones of elementary school teachers. Few students learn fractions, probably because we do not know how to teach them.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

As a teacher, I knew all about project based learning and how rewarding it could be for students, but I struggled to imagine how I would make it work in my 4th grade classroom. As they began to get a handle of book research, we moved into using videos to research with the aid of Video Notes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

These creative ways will help you think about how to help children, particularly those who struggle with handwriting and typing. Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Digital Passport: Digital Safety for Elementary School Kids . Available online or as an app, learn how to use this new student-guided interactive with students. ELA AND ELL A+ Tools for K-5 Common Core Reading Comprehension. MATH Awesome Digital Tools for K-8 Common Core Math.

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wwwatanabe

MARCH 15, 2012

This was our first year with iPads in the elementary classrooms, purchased with Title funding. How I see them used in the classrooms After Tony Vincent helped us get started, we''ve become more comfortable with using them, and we''re at the point where we were figuring out new ways to use them. Shelly then tried this with the students.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 30, 2018

As an elementary school teacher, I definitely introduced word lists and spelling tests with vocabulary unrelated to the topics we explored in different parts of the school day. Spark Post, Page, and Video all include options to search for images and icons right from within the tool.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 2, 2018

Each article lists the Common Core Standards it meets, and the grade levels it is appropriate for. How to integrate DOGO News in your classroom: DOGO News is a fantastic resource for you (and students) to find, read, and interact with non-fiction news articles in your classroom.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2015

They then create videos intended to showcase their understanding of their colonies. The video below provides an example of how the students created these worlds in Minecraft and then demonstrated their understanding of the history through their video presentations. The Delaware Hour from Matthew Farber on Vimeo.

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Saving Socrates

APRIL 22, 2013

In his post on his blog [link] , Aaron Ross suggests that their are two polar opposite approaches to the neccessity of a common core, those who want to protect and perhaps even popularize it and those who want to totally abandon it. Is a common core necessary for elementary school? I adore E.D.

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

50 Math Sites and Apps 4 Dice: Fraction Games - A great iOS app for learning how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide fractions. This game meets Common Core Standards and has blue tooth capabilities to allow for two players across multiple devices. This list is in alphabetical order.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Help Students Show What They Know With Media by Wesley Fryer View different examples of student multimedia projects created by students, including narrated art/photo projects, narrated slideshow/screencasts, Quick-edit videos, visual notes, and GeoMap projects. However, what does that look like for early elementary grades (K-3)?

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