Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. The program is free, online (it does have a non-flash version for iPads), and is best completed over a series of sessions.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 5, 2014

I often post assignments for either in-class exercises or vacation homework. The sites are "social media" and serve the great function of connecting the community & helping to create transparent learning environments. Blogs - Teachers have blogs for student writing. These posts are both technical in nature as well as writing focused.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

They opened their iPads and within minutes were following arrows around the grid on their tablets, producing different colors with each set of directions. The coding lesson, with students tapping away on individual iPads, was typical in the Mineola Union Free School District in the New York City suburbs.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Start with the Google Cardboard headset (it’s only $15), and whether you’re using iOS, Android, Chromebooks, or iPads, we’ve curated an assortment of apps and lesson plans to try out with your students. If you’ve already tried it out, are you looking for more app and lesson plan ideas?

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Fractus Learning

JULY 14, 2021

The included manual and online videos give step-by-step instructions on how to make each of the four models. Best Engineering Toys For Elementary School: Elenco Snap Circuits Jr. Great 3D Video Game For STEM Learning: Osmo Little Genius Starter Kit For iPad. Best Engineering Toy For Exercise: Stomp Rocket The Original Jr.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” Students play outside Doss Elementary in Austin, Texas. This story also appeared in USA Today. “Do

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 19, 2020

You don’t have to figure out now how to carry this over to the next school year, but having a record of what you’re seeing to prove the benefits of now versus the traditional ways of doing school may be helpful to you later in creating permanent change. . Maybe this is something you finally have time to try.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Besides iPads and Chromebooks and a plethora of free websites that enable students to collaborate, share and publish, education’s tech explosion has resulted in a wide (and increasing) variety of tools that extend the teachers reach, making it easier to differentiate for the varied needs of students even in a busy classroom. Conclusion.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

One way that we can exercise that is through our one-to-one initiative. K-1 students have access to an iPad, 2-12 students have access to MacBook Airs. What can it look like in an elementary classroom? How can we implement socially embedded lessons and activities? All of our learners have a device.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Below is a machine-generated transcript of the interview: 00:00:20 Speaker 1 Because nobody goes to learn how to be a computer science teacher and then goes to to, to, to elementary schools. 00:01:02 Speaker 1 On their phone, on their computer, on their iPad. 00:05:07 Speaker 1 If yes, we know that they’ve learned how.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2021

As districts across the United States consider how to get student learning back on track and fortify parent interest in public schools, they’re asking the same question as Steve Joel: What should we keep after the pandemic? million toward new iPads for every student in K-5 and all staff pre-K-8. This was a real awakening,” he says. “We

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 21, 2016

Field Elementary teacher Jessica Rockhold works with Remy Campbell on a smart board in her classroom. Field Elementary, where nearly one out of every five students is classified as having some sort of a disability, has actually managed to do this. One of the tablets in use in Jessica Howard’s classroom at Field Elementary.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 4, 2017

How to integrate Aurasma into the classroom: Because learners can create augmented reality experiences for any environment, the possibilities are seriously endless. As students look through their iPhone/iPad/Android’s camera in the Aurasma app, all of that vocabulary would pop up as others explored the room.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 25, 2015

The scariest moments in elementary school for most adults of a certain age involved being summoned to the blackboard. Matt Wiseman’s fourth-graders at Frankton Elementary School know nothing of this trauma. That simply means each student (usually beginning in the third grade) is equipped with an iPad or Chromebook computer.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 23, 2018

Students can respond with short video responses using any browser, Chromebook, iPad, tablet, or mobile device. How to integrate Flipgrid into your classroom: Flipgrid is a great way to get your students reflecting on learning, collaborating, and providing peer feedback. All the students can view the videos and engage.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 11, 2015

With some models costing less that an iPad, desktop fabrication is becoming more common in peoples’ homes -- and in classrooms. Since I was among the first elementary teachers to have a 3-D printer, online repositories like MakerBot Thingiverse lacked educational "things" (as printable files are often referred to).

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 26, 2015

While some of the resources aren’t incredible (simply using Google Translate), and some of the languages fairly obscure (Welsh), the list is impressive if for no other reason than to demonstrate how much is actually out there if you do a little digging. The Big Welsh Challenge Can you learn Welsh? Video Channels.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2019

Meghan Groves, a teacher at Washington-Lee Elementary School, in Bristol, Virginia, leads her first graders in “closing circle,” where they talk about how their day went. But we don’t know how to go about it right now and as an industry we are picking and choosing what feels right as opposed to using evidence-based practices.”.

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Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 29, 2016

One of the things shared was the list of "tried and true" technology usage by grade level at our elementary school. You will immediately see that our teachers have access to iPads and many of their choices are iOS apps but often there are web versions and android apps for these as well. New semesters are a great time to try new things.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

Amanda Amtmanis, an elementary physical education instructor in Middletown, Connecticut, handed out cards with QR codes to a class of third graders, and told them to start running. Amanda Amtmanis, the PE instructor at Macdonough Elementary, hands a fifth grader a card with a QR code for tracking her mileage. Whoa, look at Dominic!”

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iLearn Technology

JULY 10, 2015

” How to use SumBlox in the classroom: These blocks allow students to visually represent and discover math relationships. The educational set comes with 4 guides that lead you (the teacher) through exercises and lessons to do with your students. At Anastasis , we have a 1:1 iPad program.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2016

My name is Andy Plemmons, school library media specialist at David C Barrow Elementary in Athens GA @barrowmediacenter I will take over the DOE account this week. Handing over an account to someone who is for the most part a complete stranger is a big exercise in trust. Now they are using Puppet Pals on iPad to record videos and share.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Grace Schaffstall collaborated with elementary school students and their teachers to create and publish a book about the growth of a bird. Teachers do need to help young people learn how to self-regulate their attention and exercise judgement about who and what they pay attention to.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 22, 2016

Maybe you want to be in the habit of exercising three times a week so you feel better and have more energy. Exercise and fresh air are best–I’ll go for a 15-minute walk and listen to an inspiring podcast, and by the time I get home, I can’t wait to get started on the task.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

Recognizing how important it is for students to maintain a sense of structure amid the upheaval of school closings, the Council Bluffs Community School District in Iowa has distributed a suggested daily schedule to its roughly 9,000 students, with time blocked out for physical exercise and quiet time, as well as household chores.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 15, 2017

Young students are wearing Google Glass to document their work, teachers are rushing to their computers to check email, and classrooms are bustling with activity as small groups gather around iPads to create projects. GoNoodle is a free website that provides a selection of brain breaks you can use with elementary and middle school students.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2018

We’ve seen the market fluctuate dramatically, as early iPad-dominated classrooms gave way to the rise of Google. They’ve incrementally developed a portfolio product that’s clearly informed by how teachers work and students learn. Example : Screencastify’s site is a good model of how to do this well. and guided demo approach.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

Start with the Google Cardboard headset (it's only $15), and whether you're using iOS, Android, Chromebooks, or iPads, we've curated an assortment of apps and lesson plans to try out with your students. If you've already tried it out, are you looking for more app and lesson plan ideas? Either way, we've got you covered.

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EdTechTeam

JUNE 25, 2018

At American School of Bombay elementary campus in Mumbai, you won’t hear a bell to signal lunch time. Rather than being composed of a bunch of small classrooms, the elementary space is large and open. Comfortable learning spaces might have exercise balls or standing desks or bean bags or pillows or couches.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 11, 2020

It records the action and then shows the athlete how to, for example, refine a fastball, analyze a golf swing, break down a volleyball serve, improve soccer skills, or demonstrate proper weightlifting form. Canva not only works on iPads but desktops and laptops. It is available on PCs and Macs as well as iPads. Pivot Animator.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

The Civil Rights Movement is a case history of what it means to be American, and what it means to exercise constitutional rights.”. She was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, in Yazoo County, and now teaches there, at Bentonia Gibbs Elementary. Maureen Costello, director of Teaching Tolerance.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Students selling notes online a legal gray area, schools say | ArkansasOnline → University of Arkansas faculty members are debating how to best deal with the selling of lecture notes by students, spurred on by the practices of online study resource companies known for aggressive recruiting tactics.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

“It’s an exercise of power aimed at the public, and in a democratic society, power deserves attention and scrutiny, not gratitude.” According to Edsurge , changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act will soon be another “ win for ed-tech vendors.” ” So congrats, ed-tech vendors.)

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