Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 16, 2019

TinyTap is a wonderful iOS app for even preschool children to create their own games and quizzes. You can click the website to play vocabulary games designed by others. Brain Pop has awesome videos, learning games, and other resources. For the past 20 years, I have used technology to teach children all over the world!

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Math posters for classroom are the topic of our blog post today f you’re like me, you know how game-changing a well-placed poster can be for engaging students and reinforcing key concepts. But with a deluge of educational posters flooding the market, how do you pick the ones that truly enrich your teaching space? A big plus?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

Some are narrative; others games. Through this interactive video game, students learn to identify advertising and understand its messages with the goal of becoming informed, discerning consumers. To win the game, they will have to answer questions like, “Who is responsible for the ad? Here are fifteen I like.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2018

Check out this Sway presentation of 5th graders providing advice to the students taking the class next year. Play games or get students to create their own games. Check out my game based resources. Get learners to play and move. Students provide advice to future students. Learn outdoors.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Each school can represent its chosen country by performing a traditional dance or song, preparing food, or playing traditional games such as El Domino or Loteria. Each school can represent its chosen country by performing a traditional dance or song, preparing food, or playing traditional games such as El Domino or Loteria.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

As part of my gifted education classes, I am asking my 5th and 6th graders to choose, explore, research, and report via their own Google Sites on one or two of the 17 Global Goals found at The World’s Largest Lesson. What aspects of this game represented how the world’s wealth and power are distributed? Index Cards.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

The needs of teachers are much different than students, and the needs of a 12th-grader are different than those of a 5th-grader. However, your role as a school district IT professional has grown more important and more difficult than simple CIPA compliance.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

With my college students last year they made DIY videos , but I decided to do something different with my 5th graders who love gaming. In my book, Hacking Digital Strategies with Ed Tech Mission s, I have a mission for students to create a game walkthrough. I decided to try this mission out with my 5th graders.

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Edsurge

MAY 5, 2020

Even those who are excited about distance learning have understandable concerns about the amount of screen time kids are experiencing these days. What new awareness, strengths and skills can we pick up that will stay with us? Not all “screen time” is equivalent. Work together to audit these experiences and understand why they are compelling.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 5, 2017

Some are narrative; others games. Games are leveled for age groups from Kindergarten to high school. The program is free, online, and can be completed in four sessions–one for each game. There are also add-on low-tech options like board games. Here are eight I like. See if one suits you: Banzai. Financial Football.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 19, 2021

While I’m hopeful that the concurrent or hybrid model that is so common right now will not be a mainstay, I believe we will begin to see distinct roles for online teachers emerge. In this episode, I’m chatting with eLearning teacher, Morgan Longtine. The Future of Online Teaching in a Post-COVID World. You can join them too.

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Lightspeed Systems

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

The needs of teachers are much different than students, and the needs of a 12th-grader are different than those of a 5th-grader. However, your role as a school district IT professional has grown more important and more difficult than simple CIPA compliance.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

Brittany Thomas , 5th grade teacher at Glen Burnie Park Elementary in Glen Burnie, Maryland, says: . Alexa Brown , 5th Grade Teacher at Central Elementary School in Van Buren, Arkansas, says: “Summer is the perfect time for students to learn financial literacy! Summer is a good time for students to extend their classroom learning.

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

There are many groups and state organizations that have taken this approach but that’s a long game. Having taught math to 5th graders as a volunteer, I know the importance of understanding who is paying attention. When those numbers looked unrealistic to us, we held off releasing them. Online or Virtual Classes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2015

Some are narrative; others games. Games are leveled for age groups from Kindergarten to high school. The program is free, online, and can be completed in four sessions–one for each game. There are also add-on low-tech options like board games. Here are eight I like. See if one suits you: Banzai. Financial Football.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 12, 2019

My oldest daughter, Reaghan, is getting ready to be a 5th grader while my youngest, Chesney, will be a 1st grader this year. Heading back to school with them is one of the busiest times of year. There are lots of meetings, papers to read and fill out, and new things to learn about her school. We still have 2 weeks to go!

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Silva taught us how to code, and Snoopy doesn’t have fingers, so we taught him how to code,” says first-grader Chloe Mcphatter about a Peanuts-themed program character in a coding game her class uses called Snoopy’s Snow Brawl. Her teachers also invited Snoopy, a giant costumed character from their game, into the classroom.

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Encourage your students to enter this year’s K-12 Game-a-thon challenge. In this national challenge, students will design, build, and share a game that features creative and unusual solutions to mathematical problems. K-12 Game-a-thon FAQs. I want to participate in Game-a-thon! Film and upload a video of your math game.

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 22, 2019

Liz Blose, a 5th Grade Teacher at Fogelsville Elementary in the Parkland School District was among the teachers that took to Twitter to voice her support. Excited to try out @STMath Math Chats with my new 5th graders! Teachers across the country have been sharing their excitement. June 24, 2019. Why Incorporate ST Math Chats?

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 7, 2016

For example, all students follow the same curricula, but when you test all 4th graders with the same set of questions they will reveal very different results. For example, all students follow the same curricula, but when you test all 4th graders with the same set of questions they will reveal very different results.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 31, 2017

My first thought, when I heard about Breakout EDU was, “Hum.another game.” In my mind, games tend to have a limit to the depth of knowledge it could render. I want learning to be engaging and thought provoking. Nevertheless, I placed it on my list of things to present to Teachers.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

I asked the fifth grader beside me. His class was playing an online puzzle game and attempting to fit the U.S. These observations at a school in southeastern Washington reminded me of my own experience teaching fourth and fifth graders in Arizona. If that's acceptable, why should 5th graders care? states together.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2016

I never thought the best part of my school year would be teaching computer coding to 5th graders. My idea was to spend just one hour each week coding in our 5th grade classroom. To begin we turned to code.org , a website that introduces coding to students through puzzles and popular games. I’m a literacy teacher.

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Adam Welcome

APRIL 21, 2016

So I ask out loud if anyone is on Snapchat - the game stops immediately and no less than ten hands go up. I grab one of my 5th graders and Nick spends about three minutes showing me how to navigate Snapchat and now I'm up to speed. Our 4th and 5th grade classes have been using Tinker Cad for a few months in class.

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Fractus Learning

AUGUST 16, 2022

We’ve created a list of fun Thanksgiving activities, board games, and crafts for kids. Thanksgiving Kids’ Table Game. It’s a fun art activity for kids of all ages; everyone can join the fun game. The object of the Thanksgiving game is to collect the most acorns. Turkey Pinnata Table Centerpieces.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Students Are Falling ” have become so common, we are almost immune to the message. The knee-jerk reaction “That’s not my school; that’s someone else’s” has become the excuse for fighting efforts to fix kids’ math aptitude when those fixes are outside the box or difficult. Everyday Mathematics.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 11, 2018

Would my 4th and 5th-grade students be up to the challenge of a middle and high school-level technology curriculum? 5th grade began the exploration with Applied Digital Skills first; these were my students who had me the longest and wouldn’t judge me if this experiment failed! There was only one way to find out! Buckle Up and Dive In.

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techieMusings

JUNE 21, 2023

Some recurring themes have been 5th grade’s Colonial Day celebration in May and Lower School Staff work days at the farm. Throughout my 15 years of working with Bullis faculty, I have had the privilege of witnessing firsthand their innovation, collaboration, forward-thinking mindset, and enthusiasm for teaching.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 8, 2018

Students can test their knowledge with interactive quiz games. I created one where 6th grader s had to solve math problems to get into the large breakout box. And the beauty is you can use this little robot in any lesson, in any subject, and with any age. Our thought was to use the robot to create recycling videos for our school.

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RafranzDavis.com

MAY 26, 2016

Today, Braeden and his friend were selected to not only perform but emcee the entire event for both the 5th and 6th grade shows…a pretty big deal for 5th graders to do. Call me I need to start scripting.” He chose not to make brand new puppets but instead made “costumes” for his current puppets.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Each year since then, the number of third graders passing the test has crept upwards. Regarding device ownership, they found that the best solution for them was to allow 5th grade students and older to own their devices and take them home. Creating Guidelines Around Classroom Technology Use.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Legends of Learning has awesome free science games and activities to celebrate earth day on April 22. coolcatteacher.com/earth Check out their NGSS aligned Science games for grades 3-8. Some are interactive games. I got in the mail TODAY (Tuesday) as I’m prepping this post to go live. Listen Now. You’re looking at this cube.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2017

This past April, while administering the 5th grade ELA standardized test in Louisiana, I did as I was supposed to—I circulated and stuck to the script. Now, Mike is a 6th grader at my school and he came to spend recess in my classroom recently. I walked up behind Mike (name has been changed), a bright and diligent student.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 2, 2017

Encourage your students to enter this year’s K-12 Game-a-thon challenge. In this national challenge, students will design, build, and share a game that features creative and unusual solutions to mathematical problems. K-12 Game-a-thon FAQs. I want to participate in Game-a-thon! Film and upload a video of your math game.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

Thanks to Scholastic Book Fairs our fourth and fifth graders were introduced to debut author India Hill Brown. India Hill Brown spoke for about 30 minutes to our 4th and 5th graders. I loved seeing students making connections with her and even doing chants and hand clapping games with her.

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Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2019

Source: University of Pennsylvania Thomas, now a professor in the Literacy, Culture and International Education division of the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, was a 5th grade teacher in Detroit when she first opened a Harry Potter book. Most people can recall a book that changed their life. Ebony Elizabeth Thomas.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

I remember him teaching me how to use DOS to find and play games. I remember being in middle school and playing games with my friends. What I am saying is when I think about video games, I remember all the good times I had with people I care about. Specifically, the transmedia, networked narrative that video games do so well.

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