Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 25, 2016

We experimented with some of the hottest tech tools available for the classroom such as Google Apps, differentiation tools, digital storytelling, visual learning, Twitter, blogs, Common Core and tech, digital citizenship, and formative assessment options. Twitter Chats worked best with larger groups.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. Failed and tried again. They were curious. They are life long learners.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2015

Sessions were run like a flipped classroom where attendees accessed daily topics, read/watched materials, tested their knowledge, and experimented with projects. They chatted with colleagues on discussion boards, blogs, and Twitter. Some of the problems students faced down: How to use twitter. How to use GHO.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

Digital portfolios—via wikis. Flipped Classroom—attendees learn in a ‘flipped classroom’ environment. Twitter—used to share notes, thoughts, mini-assessments, to collect information via #hashtags, and in TwitterChats. Also, teachers will embed web tools (i.e.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators need to rest and recover this summer. Flipped Classroom The flipped classroom allows students to learn from pre-recorded videos and then to complete homework and other activities during class. So many of us are exhausted.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Students are great at digital collaboration! Make sure you include a lesson on Digital Citizenship which can be put online using free resources at Common Sense Media. Sometimes it is great to give them a choice.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods. Communication tools include all those digital ways teachers encourage students to communicate their thoughts and provide evidence of learning to both teachers and classmates.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

First, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. I also see a need to provide students appropriate lessons on proper digital citizenship. Also remember to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at mjgormans.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2016

This includes how-to videos, lesson reviews, homework help, whiteboard explanations of math or science, and anything required for a flipped classroom. Give students a method to work together using forums, LMS Discussion Boards, blogs, and even Twitter. Tools to communicate student knowledge. quick methods like texting are fine.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 20, 2015

First, to ensure you do not miss a valuable post or other resources covering PBL, Digital Curriculum, Web 2.0, As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Project Based Learning and Flipped Classrooms: There Really is a Connection – Mike Gorman ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

This includes how-to videos, lesson reviews, homework help, whiteboard explanations of math or science, and anything required for a flipped classroom. Give students a method to work together using forums, LMS Discussion Boards, blogs, and even Twitter. Tools to communicate student knowledge. quick methods like texting are fine.

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Edsurge

JULY 18, 2016

For those of you that like synchronous conversation, Twitter chats can help you connect to others with similar interests as well as provide a great forum to ask questions and get feedback on ideas. Designing for the 21st Century Classroom. Digital Citizenship. Classroom Device Management. Flippin g the Classroom.

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techlearning

APRIL 13, 2018

We need to become the COO of our classrooms, the Chief Opportunity Orchestrator. I first heard ‘sage on the stage’ and ‘guide on the side’ early in my teaching career when I decided to try The Flipped Classroom™. Through my flipped classroom failure, though, I did learn how to create a student-centered classroom.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

Welcome to the fifth post in a series designed to support the use of technology for differentiated learning… in and beyond the PBL classroom. Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Opportunities For You. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 19, 2013

Follow summit discussions on Twitter as well at #sls14. This free world-wide conference will be held online and will be a unique chance to participate in a collaborative global conversation on school leadership with presentations by your peers. To be kept informed of the latest conference news and updates, please join the Admin 2.0

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 9, 2016

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Always be certain to facilitate and model proper digital citizenship. Enjoy all the possibilities that web technology can bring to the classroom. Happy New Year! Best of learning to all of you in 2016!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Every year in March the edtech world descends on Austin for SXSW EDU, a conference that’s become as much about classroom practice and implementation as entrepreneurship and tech innovation. Computation & Kids: High School Digital Humanities : Computational thinking seems like the new must-have 21st century skill.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

Geo-educators can join the community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and the secure educator site, Edmodo ( www.geo-educatorcommunity.org ). Thursday, April 3rd at 8pm #Globaledchat , Topic: Building a Global Citizenship Program at Your School. Join us for this live Twitter discussion.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Also remember to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at mjgormans. Please feel free to contact me via email ( mjgormans@gmail.com ) or Twitter at ( @mjgormans ). I enjoy learning from all of you.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 2013

Robert Furman Principal The Collaborative Essay - Colette Marie Bennett Using Pinterest and Twitter to Build Your PLN - Elissa Malespina School Library Media Specialist Vision of Learning in Changing World : The emergence of Authentic Pedagogues - ROZINA JUMANI , Associate Prof What’s Working in Online Teacher Education Courses?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

If you want to follow those tweets, you can either track the conference hashtag #ticalsls14 or you can follow the Learning Revolution Twitter account at @learnrevproject. Reed 11:00am Making a Better World: Digital Citizenship Resources for K-12 - Kelly Mendoza, Sr. Johnson, M.A.E.,

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 29, 2015

In lieu of these data, inter and intra-media interaction from texts, images, voice, video, and other existing and emerging digital and non-digital forms represents a significant opportunity for innovation and creativity. Tweet, comment on, blog, or otherwise socialize initial impressions in a way that reflects digital citizenship.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

Welcome to the fourth post in a series designed to support the use of technology for differentiated learning… in and beyond the PBL classroom. Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Opportunities. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 6, 2016

As I reread Eric Sheninger’s book for the third time, I decided to take the leap and create a Twitter account. I designed a Digital Citizenship course ( #digcit ) that requires me to stay technologically relevant and to lean on my Professional Learning Network for assistance. I haven’t looked back since.

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Fractus Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2016

We hadn’t heard of Twitter as an effective Professional Learning Network ( PLN ). Rather we integrated our digital citizenship programme into our lessons. Digital Technologies in Schools. Digital Citizenship in Schools. The Year Was 2011. Anxiety ran high. Teachers do, parents do, siblings and peers do.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2016

Here are the top 22 digital tools your colleagues are using in their classrooms: annotation tool. class Twitter account. digital devices. digital note-taking. digital portfolios. flipped classroom. Popular backchannel options are Padlet , Socrative , Today’s Meet , and Twitter. .

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

Friday, May 2nd in Boston, MA The Path to Digital Citizenship - Tech Forum Boston , In this session, panelists will describe the concepts and skill sets necessary to prepare students for a digital and information-driven education, and the strategies they use for teaching these concepts. Saturday, May 3rd at 12pm Classroom 2.0

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2016

Digital portfolios—via wikis. Flipped Classroom—attendees learn in a ‘flipped classroom’ environment. Twitter—used to share notes, thoughts, mini-assessments, to collect information via #hashtags, and in TwitterChats. Also, teachers will embed web tools (i.e.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2015

Digital portfolios—via wikis. Flipped Classroom—attendees learn in a ‘flipped classroom’. Twitter—used to share notes, thoughts, mini-assessments, to collect information via #hashtags, and in TweetUps. Also, teachers will embed web tools (i.e.,

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TeacherCast

JUNE 22, 2021

Screencasting simple How-to videos and creating standards-based flipped classroom videos is one of those skills that every teacher should have in their back pocket. ScreenFlow Homepage ScreenFlow Video Tutorial Series @Telestream – Twitter @TelestreamInc – Facebook Download Your Copy of ScreenFlow Today!

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TeacherCast

JUNE 22, 2021

Screencasting simple How-to videos and creating standards-based flipped classroom videos is one of those skills that every teacher should have in their back pocket. Standard 2: Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments. Standard 3: Model digital age work and learning. Telestream – Twitter.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Claims on Twitter : Students read a tweet and explain why it might or might not be a useful source of information. News on Twitter : Students consider tweets and determine which is the most trustworthy. Claims on YouTube: Students watch a short video and explain why they might not trust a video that makes a contentious claim. .

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TeacherCast

MAY 27, 2019

This feature can be used by teachers to create flipped classrooms, explainer videos, or even by administrators looking to speak directly to their community without needing to export out to another video editing platform. Standard 2: Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments. Telestream – Twitter.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Follow the conference through Twitter using the hashtag #globaled14. Stella Maris Berdaxagar Connecting Students to Language and Culture through a Culture Cafe - Dr. Thomas Moncrief Flipped Classroom para la asignatura Informática - Mrs Silvana Salica ¿Informática sin computadoras?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Sugata Mitra 2:00pm Creativity with Kids - Using Online Tools - Michelle Worgan Ensuring that an educational technology project succeeds- Terry Freedman Leveraging Mobile Devices to Develop Autonomy in Reluctant Learners - Rafranz Davis Rethinking the Importance of Digital Citizenship at Your School - Holly Clark The Power of Educational Infographics (..)

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