Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

You used to be a first grade teacher or the science expert or maybe even the librarian and suddenly found yourself the tech person, like the one down the hall you were always in awe of, the one responsible for classroom computers, programs, curriculum, and everything in between. You’ll learn by doing, just as we teach students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 31, 2023

You may be the Technology Specialist, the Coordinator for Instructional Technology, IT Coordinator, Technology Facilitator, Curriculum Specialist, Technology Director or the technology teacher for your school—tasked with finding the right computer project for each classroom unit. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Wondering how to get your students upbeat about learning math? Learners achieve higher achievement scores in math One 2016 randomized study by Roschelle et al found that students attained higher achievement scores when teachers combined one-on-one attention and web-based homework tools. public schools provide students with computers.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Game-based learning is different,” says Nadine Ebri, a specialist with the technology innovation department for Duval County (Fla.) It really stretches the brain and helps students develop skills like problem-solving and computational thinking.” Public Schools who runs the Minecraft lab for the district. “It

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Computational thinking is an innovative approach to teaching that redesigns the STEM and ELA curriculums on a new framework. This framework focuses on turning students from consumers to content creators through game-based learning and computational thinking (CT) skills while developing their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 20, 2019

Alfred Thompson on episode 547 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Alfred Thompson has secrets that transform Computer Science classrooms. Project-based learning. Passion-based learning. Problem-based learning. Yet, he shares them openly.

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Edsurge

JUNE 10, 2024

This is part of a three-article series covering key principles to consider when building out computer science programs in your academic setting. Innovative STEM programming requires a willingness to adopt emerging tools and technologies, as well as methodologies like project-based learning. Read the other articles here and here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

One of the most popular and in-demand skills is anything related to computers–programming, repair, networking, and cybersecurity to name a few. If you love the challenge of coding computers to do just about anything you can visualize, the hardest part of deciding on a post-High School career may be selecting the right specialty.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 31, 2023

This is one that isn’t connected to your local computer so can’t be compromised if you get a virus. It’s good to always backup data to cloud drives or a different drive on your computer but once a year, do the entire collection of data files to what is called an ‘air gap’ drive–one that is separated from any internet connection.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Micro-credentials present a unique opportunity to link professional learning to practice. Through each competency-based credential, educators demonstrate application of their learning. For districts to formally integrate micro-credentials into professional learning, they must: Build awareness and encourage educator buy-in.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

How can schools address the lack of diversity in computing education and related careers? One path is to make computational thinking (CT) learning opportunities more readily available to students, especially in the early grades. Developing a Simulation and Applying Computational Thinking Skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Users will start being able to chat to their computer about their problems. Perhaps the most significant difference will be helping people learn to ask their computer for help instead of asking another person. For example, I asked for it to “create a smiling cat on a computer.”

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 29, 2023

They may be computer-based or use paper-and-pencil activities or a variety of other approaches. While people participate in cognitive training for various reasons, the most common reason for children to be in a cog­nitive training program is to improve their capacity to learn.

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Neo LMS

JULY 6, 2021

The 2020-2021 school year has definitely been one full of changes and a time when we’ve had to become more flexible in our instruction to adapt to changing learning environments and conditions. Getting started with learning about Artificial Intelligence. AIWS offers three flagship AI courses based on age group.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

Using ChatGPT to “interview” me proved effective, but I learned to keep responses brief and focused. Now, let's dig into what I've learned from my two days with Voice ChatGPT. If I want to use a GPT I’ve created with my voice, I make those on my computer. AP Computer Science. It felt like a thinking companion.

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Neo LMS

JULY 30, 2020

It’s an ambitious endeavor, with the long-term objective of achieving better learning outcomes and identifying more efficient teaching methods. Read more: Adopting the asynchronous mindset for better online learning. Read more: Exploring 4 types of Flipped Learning. It’s an excellent way of boosting collaboration and teamwork.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 31, 2022

This is one that isn’t connected to your local computer so can’t be compromised if you get a virus. You can back up your data to an external device or a cloud-based backup service, or to both. You can work on your computer while it’s backing up; it’ll just be slower. More on computer security. How to do this

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2023

July 4th, 2023 K-5 tech curriculum textbooks (Common Core aligned)–a year’s worth of skills-based, project-based learning that ties into class units. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. K-5 New Teacher Survival Kit 9 ebooks, 65 digital posters $222.95 Marked down to $178.95

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Edutyping –fee-based. Typetastic –also for computers. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Alpha Quick –how quickly can a student type the alphabet? Barracuda game. Big Brown Bear. Bubbles game. Digipuzzles –6 keyboarding practice games for youngers. Free typing tutor. GoodTyping.com. Keyboarding—more lessons.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2024

Adaptive & Individualized Curriculums Artificial intelligence and its power to analyze data and make decisions based on the findings is starting to permeate classrooms. Virtualized and Augmented Learning Rote memorization is an outdated and poor method of preparing students for real-life challenges.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2022

Let me know if this fits your experiences: The biggest reason teachers report for NOT liking internet-based cloud accounts has nothing to do with money, security, or privacy. The most dependable method of accessing resources is through programs preloaded onto the local computer or available as PDFs that are easily shared.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

As part of our robust micro-credential ecosystem, we proudly partner with organizations to provide opportunities for on-demand, personalized professional learning. 21st Century Learning Through Global Education. The Modern Classrooms Project empowers educators to create blended, mastery-based classrooms for all learners.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

How Project-Based Learning Is Helping Students Build 21st Century Skills. To help bridge the gap between current skill sets and the next generation of employees, K–12 schools are adopting a new approach that is ideal for technology integration: project-based learning (PBL). marquita.brown_tC0Z. Tue, 11/05/2019 - 10:51.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 26, 2023

Additionally, science teachers often miss out on extra support for reaching their students who learn differently. Sign up for a Free Account For this demonstration, I will select Physical Science because it includes topics I teach in computer science. An NGSS science standard aligned learning path relating to communications and waves.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 3, 2020

There is no consensus about paper-based and paperless education. to teaching, learning, and assessment processes – comes in with a lot of paperwork. Obviously, many schools have implemented computer-based tests, but paper is still the norm in many contexts. Read more: A call for more visual learning elements in schools.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 18, 2023

But what does this mean for children who want to start coding with JavaScript, and where can you find resources on how to learn JavaScript in an interactive and user-controlled way? Learning JavaScript can help your kids gain a significant advantage when they enter the workforce. It can help beginners learn to code.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 13, 2020

Jorge Valenzuela on Episode 602 of the 10 Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Sixty-seven percent of STEM jobs will be in computing. Hear an overview of computational thinking, algorithms, and robotics with Jorge Valenzuela. Today’s Sponsor is Advancement Courses.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. cloud computing. cloud computing.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

Four to six hours in front of a computer for instruction. School administrators and teachers are feeling the fatigue, as well as their jobs become increasingly dependent on computer and phone usage. The plan was to have students go an entire day without using their computers. Unaccounted time for social media and gaming usage.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2022

QwertyTown –fee-based, well done. Type to Learn –fee, aligned between home and school. Typing Ace –fee-based program, online or software. Typetastic –also for computers. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Type Kids –graduated program of touch typing. Typetastic. Typing.com. Typing Club.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

While computer science (CS) and computational thinking (CT) have received increasing attention over the past decade, CT integration in early learning settings is an emerging area of focus. Through this work together, we aimed to identify learning experiences that resonate with families and children.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

For learning content to be most effective, the student must be able to interact with it. For these students, AI-powered computer vision offers a solution — it can scan documents, scenes and apps and then describe visual elements aloud through speech synthesis. Computer vision can smooth over text-based methods of interaction.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

In North Salem Central School District, every student is encouraged to engage with computational thinking (CT) and computer science (CS). CT pathways are system-wide K-12 programs supporting equitable participation in computational thinking. focused on elements such as “data practices” and “understanding and using algorithms”).

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 13, 2022

Our research-backed micro-credentials are digital certifications that verify an individual’s competence in a specific skill or set of skills, regardless of where and how they learned them. Digital Promise & Verizon Innovative Learning Schools. Carey Institute for Global Good. Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC).

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Key points: Today’s students deserve modern tech tools that suit their learning styles and tendencies 5 of the biggest education trends in 2024 65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024 For more news on edtech trends, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page It’s 2024! What new technology is out there and being tested in the classroom?

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eSchool News

APRIL 19, 2024

Let’s take a look at how Universal Design for Learning can benefit students: What best describes Universal Design for Learning? The UDL framework can help teachers shape inclusive learning environments and can support K-12 leaders in implementing new programs. Learn more about UDL in action.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Talladega County Schools is participating in Digital Promise’s Computational Thinking Pathways Challenge Collaborative. Talladega County Schools prepares students to use computing skills and knowledge in future career and college opportunities by offering pathways for computational thinking from kindergarten to 12th grade.

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