Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2019

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened, homework as worksheets, and tests regurgitating facts. Students are digital natives, in the habit of learning via technology. Failure is a learning tool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

Student Achievement Through Gamification and Game-Based Learning Sports and Games: Using Instructional Models in PE. Teaching Media Literacy in a Post-Truth World Respect, Educate, and Protect: Cultivating Digital Citizenship in 21st Century Learners Developing 21st Century Skills in a Digital World ( K-5 or 6-12 ).

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Hapara

MAY 10, 2022

View Session Details >> Digital citizenship. Why the Abstinence-Only Approach Isn’t Working With Digital Citizenship. View Session Details >> Assistive & adaptive technologies. View Session Details >> Online tools, apps & resources. Date: Tuesday, June 28, 11:30 a.m. —

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eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announces the 50 winners of the 2023 CODiE Awards in Education Technology. The winners were presented during a virtual awards celebration hosted on the NewSky XR secure online platform on June 22.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

8 Tools that are going away (from the classroom). Digital citizenship I. Digital citizenship II. Digital note-taking. Gamification of education. Grading Technology. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. Topics include: 6 Topics to teach every lesson. Assessment.

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eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced Education Technology finalists. 2023 CODiE AWARD EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY FINALISTS Best Administrative Solution Lightspeed Digital Insight, Lightspeed Systems Qwickly Attendance, Qwickly, Inc.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

In addition, you’ll create practical tools such as rubrics for teacher observation, surveys for self-assessment reports, and data collection checklists and notes for interviews. How can teachers in classrooms engage students in the digital platforms used to supplement and personalize learning?

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2019

Throughout each school year, educators attend tech conferences to evaluate the tools that they hope to implement in the coming fall, but many still struggle to achieve student readiness when it comes to fundamental initiatives like one-to-one devices. Engagement in the classroom matters. Why gamifying your rollout may be the key.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 14, 2020

While some teachers have experience with integrating technology into their lesson plans, for many other educators this is completely new territory. Thus, it’s important to educate them on the digital tools needed for success. Furthermore, make sure each student has access to a digital device. Use gamification/contests.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Wikipedia defines “gamification” as: “an educational approach to motivate students to learn by using video game design and game elements in learning environments. Here are some of my favorite game creation tools for students: Adventure Games Studio. GameSalad is a leading game creation tool for the K-12 ecosystem.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2018

Gamification and Virtual Reality. Gamification is a pedagogical approach embedding the elements of gaming within eLearning modules to impart learning through competitive game-like activities. Moreover, complex solutions are achievable through an array of dedicated tools and features in a social learning platform.

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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. They wanted to get it right, see how it worked.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

Some had been teaching for thirty years and still enthusiastically embraced everything from twitter to the gamification of education. Often, students reached outside their comfort zone to try tools they either had never used or thought they couldn’t use. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Building Parent Engagement “By the end of this course, you will be equipped with a comprehensive set of tools for engaging and empowering all students’ parents to become active partners in their children’s school success.” Learn more 13.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 27, 2018

The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. Greater acceptance of technology as a tool. Gamification of classes.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

With powerful publication and distribution tools within reach, blogs remain one of the most potent ways to spread your ideas and thoughts. Our list of Must-Read K—12 IT Blogs includes a mixture of teachers, instructional technology specialists, IT leaders, administrators and consultants. FCPS Office of Instructional Technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 24, 2015

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened to the chapter being reviewed, homework as worksheets based on the text, tests regurgitating important facts. Failure is a learning tool.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. With AI, we have just begun to see the possibilities this technology can provide for education. This begs the question: What’s next for education?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2015

Here are guidelines, culled from top education sites like Edutopia, Google Education, Educational Technology, and EdWeek that are valuable when evaluating any website: free or small fee. I’m a big believer in the gamification of education; Prodigy makes that work brilliantly for math. positive parent reports.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2016

More on gamification of education: 3 Websites to Gamify Your Math Class. Mind-n-Mettle–Great Assessment Tool. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. You won’t be sorry. Website Review: ProdigyGame.com. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

It’s an exciting time to be a teacher, and a student, with all of the newest gadgets, apps, and tools available for our use in the classroom. Many of these have been in place before, but with the latest updates in technology, and access to the world like never before, they are high priority to continue and to build upon.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 9, 2015

Sticking with the theme of gamification for one of the teachers, we named the group Scribe City. We don't have a set schedule for posting writing or giving feedback, and even when PARCC acquired all technology in my building, we could keep participating in Scribe City because students could access Edmodo on the phones or at home.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 26, 2018

No technology for the class. I also used digital citizenship lessons to support students in developing emotional awareness and being considerate. Tools like Newsela , Curriculet , and Minecraft are great for independent work. Subscribe to our weekly Digital Classroom newsletter.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

To turn those numbers around, parents and teachers alike are looking to technology. These include a speaker to say the question, a hint button to provide help, detail on the required skill, and a drawing tool to work through the answer. More on gamification of education: 29 Online Educational Activities Kids Will Love This Summer.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 26, 2018

No technology for the class. I also used digital citizenship lessons to support students in developing emotional awareness and being considerate. Tools like Newsela , Curriculet , and Minecraft are great for independent work. Subscribe to our weekly Digital Classroom newsletter.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 26, 2018

No technology for the class. I also used digital citizenship lessons to support students in developing emotional awareness and being considerate. Tools like Newsela , Curriculet , and Minecraft are great for independent work. Subscribe to our weekly Digital Classroom newsletter.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Learning Models, Theories, and Technology: A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers. Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Digital Citizenship. ” (1).

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 27, 2015

to offer technology training for teachers by allowing them to book appointments with the district technologists for training on the topic of their choice. Create, Collaborate, and Connect, Advocate, model, and teach digital citizenship, Facilitate blended learning experiences, Engage in professional learning opportunities.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 16, 2022

There are a variety of tools we can use, but why not choose just one! At the start of the year, students may be hesitant to speak in front of classmates and are better able to build skills gradually using some different methods or tools available. Read more: How to set up a classroom gamification level system. Build Community.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

In this case, efriend and fellow educator, Jessica Sanders from WhooosReading.org , shares her favorite tools for kick-starting readers. Luckily, technology not only comes as second nature to the digital citizens in your classroom, but engages readers of every level, motivating them to read. Bookopolis. Whooo’s Reading.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 10, 2019

Not only is this technology designed to sift through massive amounts of information but it is also ingrained with powerful curation capabilities. As an authoring tool, AI goes beyond textbooks and traditional studying guides. After all, this is the age of digital content and interactive mediums. 3. Gamification.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 23, 2019

Luckily there are technology & resources that are helping educations with the task of teaching cybersecurity to K-12 students…meaning that educators don’t have to just rely on the old school techniques like books & whiteboard drawings to teach the complicated subject of cybersecurity. Education Through Gamification.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online ACHIEVE3000 & ICIVIC ( www.achieve3000.com The software takes advantage of Casio’s Natural Display technology for input and output of mathematical expressions. CASIO CLASSPAD.NET ( classpad.net ) Casio’s ClassPad.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Big Universe is now available in the U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

Instead of relying on textbooks and teacher direction, these students had to think critically about unfolding events, collaborate with peers and adults, and make creative use of digital tools to communicate their ideas. See the resource list below for more suggested readings and teaching tools.)

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Hapara

MAY 13, 2022

We can begin by scrutinizing our learners’ technology tools and platforms from the lens of inclusion. It’s important to vet edtech tools to verify that they promote access for a wide range of learners. Why I vet edtech tools. Previously I was an assistant director of instructional technology.

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