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How To Boost Student Engagement: Modern Tools for Math Teachers

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Why Incorporate Technology In Math Education With smart technology becoming an integral part of everyday life, the average student interacts with different technologies day-to-day. A math teacher has a better chance of holding students’ attention during class time if they make technology part of the lesson.

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Case Study Resources for Modern Teachers

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National Science Teaching Association The National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) offers an extensive knowledge base for science educators. You can use search engines, like Google, to search for case studies you need for your class. So, no matter the field of study, you will find a relevant case in the Harvard collection.

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5 Favorite Activities to End the School Year

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Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School). This free-to-schools online program mixes videos, games, quizzes, and the challenge of earning badges to teach students the concepts behind digital citizenship : Communication.

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169 Tech Tip #151: 8 Popular Year-long Assessments

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Tech use— evaluate student self-directed use of the technology they have learned in class projects. Self-directed use of vocabulary tools —expect students to use domain-specific tech terms as they use technology. Effort —assess student tech knowledge based on process not product.

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How NOT to Assess Student Writing

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Use technology to produce and publish writing. Conduct research based on focused questions that demonstrate understanding of the subject. Note that nowhere do the Standards mention handwriting, word processing tools, editing typos, or general technology skills. These skills are part of their knowledge base for word processing.

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How to Blend DoK into Lesson Plans without a Comprehensive Rewrite

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Now, exemplary teachers focus on blending learning into the student’s life knowledge base with the goal of building happy, productive adults. More on learning: Use the SAMR Model to Spearhead Technology in Your Classroom. How to Create a Tech-based Curriculum Using the SAMR Model. Let’s Talk About Habits of Mind.

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How to Build Your PLN

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You may never meet them in person, though you likely collaborate through Google Hangouts, Skypes, or pre-arranged TweetUps. It takes more than joining Google +’s 112,000-strong Education Technology Community or showing up for Twitter’s every-other Wednesday #digcit TweetUp. Why build a PLN. How to build a PLN.

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