The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. 5 Ideas for Writing with Technology. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Jacqui Murray @askatechteacher about writing with technology. But, Jacqui, how do we teach writing with technology? Mistakes Made in Teaching Writing with Technology.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

This year, many districts are replacing state standardized tests with PARCC or Smarter Balanced, two Common Core-aligned assessments designed to measure college readiness. The results of these formative tests can help inform lesson plans and PD sessions. Testing Depth of Knowledge.

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Assessment Common Core Blended Learning Analysis 94

Saving Socrates

AUGUST 28, 2013

What Parents Need to Know About the Common Core and How They Can Help Their Children The Common Core is an attempt to nationalize the curriculum creating common core standards in grades K-12. They can do this with a variety of iPad apps and online tools, or old school with paper and crayons.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2018

Project-based learning , as we have often examined in this blog, is a powerful way to not only impart information, by exploration, but has the added advantage of stimulating and developing a range of other skills and habits such as communication, creativity, curiosity, confidence and collaboration. 1st Grade digital PBL: a case study.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

Pay attention to these and your students will be much more prepared for this Spring’s Common Core assessments: Keyboarding. It won’t surprise any adult when I say using an iPad isn’t the same as using a computer. And typing on an IPad virtual keyboard is not the same. Common Core requires this.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2016

Disclaimer: These are presented in a random order because what works for your students will depend in large extent upon the writing method used in your school, whether its the 6+1 Traits, Common Core Writing Standards, or the tried-and-true who-what-when-where-why. For iPads, try iBrainstorm , Ideament , or another from this list.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2019

I’ve been teaching technology for over fifteen years. Let’s look at that term, “digital native” Techopedia defines it as: a person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and therefore familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age. That’s not the goal of technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for technology. They take evidence-based questions and look for information that will convince them which side is right. How can students behave correctly as they seek information? how to read ebooks from an iPad.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 3, 2019

If you use iPads, here are some great options: Cargo-Bot. If you use iPads, try Stick Nodes or Stickman. By fourth grade, students appreciate technology for how it can speed up their classwork and will seek out ways to use it for that purpose. Besides Math Standards, Alice supports these Common Core writing skills: 8.3a

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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. The program is free, online (it does have a non-flash version for iPads), and is best completed over a series of sessions. See if one suits you: Admongo. SIFMAFoundation.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

This year, many districts are replacing state standardized tests with PARCC or Smarter Balanced, two Common Core-aligned assessments designed to measure college readiness. The results of these formative tests can help inform lesson plans and PD sessions. Testing Depth of Knowledge.

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Assessment Common Core Blended Learning Analysis 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Besides iPads and Chromebooks and a plethora of free websites that enable students to collaborate, share and publish, education’s tech explosion has resulted in a wide (and increasing) variety of tools that extend the teachers reach, making it easier to differentiate for the varied needs of students even in a busy classroom. Conclusion.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

In this post I would like to introduce you to way that you can ensure the standards are amplified, and not ignored, by the integration of educational technology. I promise you will find some wonderful information coming your way in the posts that follow…So sign up now and please pass this on with a retweet. Mike Gorman ( [link] / ).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

A decade ago, in an effort to buttress technology prowess in my classes and with colleagues, I started tracking how often I got the same tech questions from students, teachers, and even parents. Here’s what’s happened to technology in education in the past decade. In many cases, more information is provided via weblink.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for learning technology. Listeners must ask evidence-based questions, look for information that will convince them which side is right. How can students behave correctly as they seek information? They take questions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Grammaropolis is aligned with both national Common Core standards and Texas Expected Knowledge and Skills Objectives for grades K-6. I wasn’t able to create a recipe on the iPad–though it worked fine on my iPhone and the web. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. Insider tips.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 13, 2020

One important question school administrators and educators ask when choosing new classroom technology is: How does this tool protect student privacy? Platforms: iPad, Web Grades: 3–12 See full privacy evaluation. With so many great edtech tools available, deciding which to use with your students can be a big task. Book Creator.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

For decades, teachers have used videos in the classroom to share information. As a result, students retain more information, understand concepts more rapidly, are more enthusiastic about what they are learning, and make new connections between curriculum topics and the world outside the classroom. Practice research skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2017

Parents often find technology a roadblock to helping their children with classwork. help them understand how technology supports the school’s mission and overarching curricula (such as Common Core or Everyday Math). how to read ebooks from an iPad. how to search for information. how to use email.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2015

Certainly this is valuable information, but today’s lesson plans–like today’s lessons –demand less rote fill-in-the-blanks and more conceptualization, critical thinking, and collaboration. By the time everyone has added their information, you have a study aid. They can be exported in RTF, PDF and PNG formats.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Department of Education’s Office of Educational Technology as a #GoOpen ambassador for his use of open educational resources. These experiences—or rather, the “collision of human learning and computers,” as he describes it—inspired him to pursue a career in education technology. Technology can be a great equalizer.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

I had the pleasure to attend and present at the Midwest Technology Conference in February. Now that things have settled a bit, I have finally had the time to debrief and organize all of the valuable information I received. Puzzle Kidz is a nice iPad app for creating jigsaw puzzles for kids.

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The Web20Classroom

JULY 22, 2016

Here are 3 Back-to-School Ideas that will have your students (and parents) Recapping through video response: Reading Interest Inventory - At the beginning of the year, giving students a “ Reading Interest Inventory ” provides valuable information about each students’ reading preferences and how they view themselves as readers.

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Kathy Schrock

JANUARY 1, 2014

Some information has been updated below. How can the use of infographics be used to address the Common Core State Standards? An infographic is a visual representation of information. It differs from a poster in that it usually includes graphs and charts of information. Overview Infographics are everywhere!

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

That’s the question educators and exhibitors asked this week at the EdTechTeacher iPad Summit in San Diego, California. TIME FOR KIDS exhibited at the summit—and connected with innovative educators to learn how they are using technology to bring the world to students. Students continue to be hungry for information.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Zearn offers its core content to teachers for free, with the option of a school-based paid account. The content is based on the common core math standard and is a blend of live action lessons and individual math-game play for most grades. The program also offers useful professional development resources. Motion Math: Zoom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

With the growing interest in coding comes a call for after school tech camps that supersize student enthusiasm for learning technology. how to read ebooks from an iPad. how to search for information on areas of interest. how to understand domain-specific language associated with technology, i.e., ‘cloud’.

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wwwatanabe

APRIL 1, 2013

Click to download Read with a Pen -- Primary Click to download Read with a Pen -- Secondary Annotating with iPads For annotating with iPads, the students could take a photo of the text, then annotate using various apps. Educreations is an iPad app that can also be accessed from your browser. collaboration Common Core iPad'

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 3, 2015

This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy. link] Google Apps - who else is using it? Lots of schools! over 2400 school districts in the US use Google Apps. over 2400 school districts in the US use Google Apps. This is why I am educator who has #GoneGoogle with conviction. --. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

This is the modern resume, tells future bosses you can use technology as a tool, and can give you an edge in a competitive job market. Include your facility with 1:1 programs, carts, and other approaches to using technology in classes. If so, invest in online classes or webinars to inform your knowledge of those areas.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 19, 2021

Here are some insights I've compiled, from both Common Sense's Editorial team as well as a group of teachers who realized how some digital tools and teaching practices have shaped learning in new and positive ways. His students would be on their iPads, ostensibly taking notes on their own.

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SpeechTechie

MARCH 5, 2013

Note: Aurasma is available for free for iPhone, iPod and iPad 2 and above. My apologies to readers with an iPad 1. See my other posts detailing other features of Aurasma: -Part 2: Augmenting visuals with your own images/video -Part 3: Making text "auras" Oh, and by the way, there''s a Common Core Connection : CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.2.2

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Felix Jacomino , the school’s Director of Technology, managed to lead a team that pulled off an incredible learning event. 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.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Splash Math is an excellent iPad app that can be downloaded by individual grade or in a complete package of 1st-5th. These apps are aligned to Common Core Standards, track student progress in real-time, is self paced for each individual learning, and has lots of resources such as worksheets and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2015

Classrooms are infused with technology. Students are expected to collaborate and share online as young as kindergarten when they read digital books or draw pictures using iPad apps. While there is a wealth of information available, it comes at a price. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 6, 2014

Chronicle is an innovative new iPad app that allows educators to assess students in real time on any subject as well as their behavior w/ a unique "traffic light" system. Best of all, Chronicle integrates w/ a gradebook and is aligned to Common Core Standards. For more information on Chronicle click here.

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Education with Technology

JUNE 28, 2014

Tell one piece of information from each different Internet visual from a place in that country. My newest book, English Common Core Mobile Activities , 150+ mobile activities organized by ELA CCSS Anchor Statements Grades 6-12 (can adapt up or down). For Android and iPad, mostly free easy to use apps. ”-Tuttle. ).

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