Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2020

Before I get into how edtech enhances social studies lessons, let’s ask a foundational question: What the heck is Social Studies ? According to Brookings , roughly nine percent of educators consider themselves social studies teachers. Here are five ways edtech can kick up your social studies program: Simulations and games.

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Hapara

JULY 19, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Raise your hand if your learners have turned in a Google Docs assignment. Since Google Docs saves progress on its own, and learners can access it online, it certainly works well for word processing. But there are all kinds of engaging ways you can implement Google Docs for learners.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 16, 2021

Here are some you’ll like: Apollo 11: Countdown to Launch via Google Earth. Google Moon –see the Moon in 3D with your Google Earth app. 10 Space Websites That Will Launch Your Class Study. Commemorate that this year with an exciting collection of websites and apps that take your students to the Moon.

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SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Google World of Wonders. Word Study Games—Merriam Webster. How to Teach Digital Citizenship in 2nd Grade. 16 Word Study Websites for 2nd Grade. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

Gives Kids a Break from Their Academic Studies As mentioned, kids don’t learn only by listening to lectures and reading books. That said, young and growing children need a break from academic studies. Recent studies found that students who actively participate in other activities outside class improve academically.

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Hapara

APRIL 11, 2023

But how do you choose the best web filter for digital learning? Consider these ways your web filter should support rather than restrict digital learning. The best web filter should promote digital citizenship According to ISTE , digital citizenship helps students understand how to use the internet in positive ways.

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Hapara

MAY 8, 2023

Have you ever had a learner find games on Google Sites, though? A coding class at the middle school was using it, but social studies teacher ​​Alyson Caloras-Nawrocki noticed that kids were using it in her class when they should have been focused on other activities. Hāpara Filter, though, understands context and restricts those games.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

TikTok is coming for Google’s gig, as the kids might say. Last fall, TikTok surpassed Google as the most-visited site on the web. About two-thirds of teens say they have used TikTok with 16 percent of those saying they use it almost constantly, according to a recent Pew study of 13- to 17-year-olds.

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Hapara

JANUARY 24, 2024

Positive feedback According to two studies, as noted in New York University’s Opus , “Teachers’ feedback has been found to influence their relationships with students and students’ outcomes, including their academic engagement and aspects of their self-perceptions.” For example, educator Jim Tobin taught sixth grade science.

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Hapara

MAY 25, 2023

One educator shared with Google for Education that student-led learning makes it “more possible for learners to ‘learn how to learn.’” This could be through a Google Slides presentation, a Google Drawing, a video, a live performance, a 3D model, a narrative or math reflection questions.

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Hapara

JULY 3, 2023

We will use respectful language online, in email, on class message boards and in Google Documents. In a Google Doc, I don’t add private information like my password because. When I’m posting on our school’s social media account, I’m aware of how it will affect my digital footprint. It’s the same for online learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2020

Here are some you’ll like: Apollo 11: Countdown to Launch via Google Earth. Google Moon –see the Moon in 3D with your Google Earth app. 10 Space Websites That Will Launch Your Class Study. Commemorate that this year with an exciting collection of websites and apps that take your students to the Moon.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Update this exercise by distributing the template as a PDF through your school LMS, Google Classroom, or MS Classroom (or OneNote’s Classroom add-on). She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 19, 2014

Google has updated and improved its Learning Center for Teacher Training with new use cases and best practices, making it even more useful and easier to learn about Google apps. There are lessons, case studies, examples and best practices, and ways to connect with other educators. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Most teachers I know have used Twitter in their classes either to communicate with parents, share homework with students, for group study, to research on a topic, crowd source ideas with colleagues, or a myriad of other purposes ( click here for more ideas ). What a great resource. Keeping Up.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Whether you are a library media specialist, a teacher of social studies, art history, ELA or any other discipline that incorporates art and photography as a teaching tool or element of content, building living tableaux — people posing to replicate a 2D image — is a classroom exercise that has so many learning benefits for students!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

There are lots of options for digital note-taking, including Evernote, Notability, and the omnipresent Google Docs. Digital textbooks Traditional textbooks are heavy, clunky, expensive, and are always at school when you need them at home. Encourage students to meet in study groups via virtual rooms like Google Hangouts.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Our learners have assignments, assessments, permission slips, school communications and Google files to keep track of. Even though they knew the English and social studies content, their grades were suffering because they needed help with executive function. Sometimes learners forget where a Google file is stored in their Google Drive.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

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. Older learners can get into plane geometry and the study of predetermined shapes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2023

Studies vary on how much knowledge students lose during the summer months–some say up to two months of reading and math skills –and results are heavily-dependent upon demographics, but the loss is real. Teachers have known for decades that ‘summer learning loss’ is a reality. This doesn’t require a library.

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MAY 5, 2022

Borrowing from a Google Slide template shared by a fellow history teacher, I set up a slide deck that reviewed the content we covered with resources. Digital posters use essential vocabulary and images from the learning experience visually appealingly. Over my last three years in the classroom, I became a user of choice boards.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2018

A few weeks ago, I got an email from Nancy with a great suggestion for an article topic: Google Classroom. In Google Classroom many educators like me found a great additional functionality and apps, which allowed managing the workflow efficiently, leaving more time for the teaching. Questioning the students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2024

Google the problem. A Linkody study says about 8.03% of all links break within the first 3 months, 44% after 7 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. The tech version of Groundhog Day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

Tom’s public education experience includes Special Education, Social Studies, educational technology coaching, and digital design. He is a Google for Education Certified Innovator, Trainer, and Product Expert who has spoken at national conferences including SXSW EDU, the National Council for the Social Studies, and ISTE.

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Hapara

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

In a study conducted on behalf of the Alliance for Excellent Education, 79 percent of the parents surveyed, who were from underserved communities, expressed concern that one-size-fits-all education was short-changing their children. Through Hāpara Highlights , teachers can personalize digital citizenship support.

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Hapara

APRIL 21, 2023

CIPA also requires schools to monitor learners’ online activities and educate them about digital citizenship. With clarity into how students are using the internet, Highlights provides opportunities for educators to have digital citizenship conversations in the moment with learners.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 6, 2021

The post Must-Have Google Skills for Teachers (Part 2 – Google Classroom) – SULS0104 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m sharing the must-have Google skills for teachers who use Google Classroom. This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on Must-Have Google Skills for Teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 5, 2016

Among the teachers I know who are always looking for ways to save their limited pennies, Google Forms is a run-away favorite. Responses are collected to a Google Spreadsheet that can be private or shared with participants and can be sorted and analyzed like any other spreadsheet. Google Forms is simple to use. How to use it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Their courses are difficult, and it can be hard to find the time to attend class, study for exams and write research papers. Companies may use systems like Slack or Google Cloud. Dissertation writing help Students doing degrees like computer science at university face a number of challenges.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Teaching digital citizenship as a “one-off event” doesn’t lead to changes in behavior, experts say. When we teach digital citizenship as a one-off event like a presentation or an assembly, everybody gets all hyped up—and then it disappears over time,” he said. “But Managing an online identity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

encourage students to tape class presentations to replay later and/or study from. allow students to join the class virtually–through Skype or Google Hangouts–if they can’t come to the physical classroom. Even if it’s Minecraft. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2018

It can be difficult for teachers to react in ways that will guide students back to proper classroom behavior without alienating them — which is a major concern according to a recent study from the Center for Promise. In a study at Cleburne High School in Texas, administrators found this to be especially true. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2015

You may post study guides and homework on a class website, but they don’t make a lot of sense to the student who missed class because s/he was sick or out of town. She broadcast the class on her iPad with her Google Hangouts (GHO) app, sent me an invite, and that’s it. Use Google Hangouts for parent conferences.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2022

More often than not, the topics studied in school tend to be dry and factual (even for the younger students). Help them find the resources they need by using mediums that are familiar to them (Google, social media, YouTube, and so on). All you need is a reliable supplier of educational resources, such as Springboard Supplies. .

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MARCH 27, 2020

When you have internet access, download work from Google Classroom to work offline. Have a frequent virtual meeting via Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, or an option through your LMS. Online or via Google Voice. This isn’t meant to be comprehensive, just what I ran into this week: Take attendance with Google Forms.

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APRIL 24, 2015

100,000 Stars is programmed by space enthusiasts at Google. They choose what science their satellite will study, select the wavelengths, instruments, and optics that will be required, and then build! Use this game when studying space, problem solving and critical thinking. The introductory music is mesmerizing. Age group: 2-8.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

For example, think about the advances the microscope made for scientific study. This instructional and learning method developed student agency and digital citizenship awareness. For example, if your learners have Chromebooks but only use them to type answers to questions in Google Docs, that’s not inherently wrong.

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