Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Growing up, my generation did not use verbs like ‘Google’ or proper nouns such as ‘Siri’. We played Oregon Trail, asked Jeeves questions for our research, and waited for hours while Napster downloaded our favorite songs. Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ? About the Author.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 19, 2021

Download WriQ to measure your students’ writing and watch them soar to the top of the global leaderboard! Thank you to Keith McCray for sharing his thoughts on the new Blended Learning with Google book on Twitter. Quick Tip (Convert Images & PDF to Google Docs). Watch this quick video to learn how!

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 19, 2020

The post The Top 20 Podcast Episodes appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I started the Shake Up Learning Show Podcast in 2018. With more than 65 episodes under my belt and more than 315,000 downloads, I thought I should share the top 20 episodes. You can stream episodes right here on the Shake Up Learning website.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 31, 2021

Although virtual field trips don't physically bring kids to new locations, they make use of the web and video to amplify online learning in an experiential way. Suggested grades: Elementary to middle school. Suggested grades: Elementary school. Suggested grades: Early elementary school. So where do you start?

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 14, 2021

Students can hear a narration about these individuals, read their biographies, look at artifacts from their lives, and learn about the time period in which they lived and what they accomplished. That kids can download the material on their phones makes it “really accessible,” he added.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

As the struggle continues, a few overarching lessons learned — about equity, expectations and communication — are now helping schools navigate this crisis on the fly. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., Related: Teachers need lots of training to do online learning well. on March 18, 2020. The Richmond (Va.)

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

Teachers in each department have been developing their own custom Google-based websites over the span of a year with help from high school teacher John Hineman, who is overseeing the project. Openly licensed educational resources are free online learning materials that can be used for teaching, learning and assessing students’ knowledge.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

On one of these towers, the Albemarle County schools have hung base stations that link to broadband internet beamed up from the roof of a nearby elementary school. Would 20 hours of one student logged into Google Classroom, or 20 students logged in for one hour, suffice? Photo: Andrew Franco.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

As we think about our work in the past 2019-20 school year, we should reflect on the online learning that had occurred for those of us fortunate enough to have the necessary technology—both at our schools and in our students’ homes. Perhaps a digital learning journal could be employed to promote reflection.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Find STEM resources and projects with Google templates free to edit and use from the school I teach at here. Some recommended tools are 3D Paint (software), Google Draw, Draw and Tell iOS app , Sketch.io Students can create games and learn coding! Upper elementary to 12th grade will enjoy Code.org and Made With Code.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

If you need to hear a positive outlook and some inspiration about distance/hybrid learning right now, I think you’ll really enjoy this conversation. On teacher clarity in online learning: We have to make sure we’re communicating with students and their families about when they need to be on and what they need to be doing.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

But while many districts around the country have moved to remote learning platforms like Google Classroom, Coe was using the school’s copy machine to put together printed packets for his students to take home. In this rural Tennessee county of just 12,000 residents, online learning simply isn’t an option for most families.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 13, 2020

Subscribe in your podcast app, or download the MP3 here and listen on the go. And these things don’t perfectly translate to a classroom with social distance, or masks, or an online learning space. I taught elementary, so I had one group of kids all day long. Subscribe to the podcast in Google Play.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 27, 2020

Launched in 2013 to connect remote office workers, Zoom is now one of the go-to platforms for online learning. Zoom's simple setup, ability to accommodate 100 participants at once, and low cost make it a popular option for distance learning programs. Zoom is a video-chatting tool similar to Skype and Google Hangouts.

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