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MARCH 20, 2024

Teaching creativity and creative thinking in K-12 has always been valued but often challenging to implement. Many standards and curricula don’t call out creativity explicitly, and teachers aren’t often trained on how to teach and assess creative thinking. How would you respond to that?

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MAY 14, 2024

6 Key trends in education to be looking at, from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: Key Digital Innovations for Today’s Education Professionals The digital transformation is underway, and while its impact on society is undeniable, education is among the most disproportionately affected areas.

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SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

For many years, educators have envisioned personalized learning as a way to tailor education to each student's unique needs. With advances in artificial intelligence, this vision is becoming a reality. At the same time, there is a growing emphasis on fostering creativity and authenticity in student work.

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MAY 22, 2024

Here are three from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: 3 Creative Teaching Resources That Save You Time and Money Educators are increasingly expected to do more with less – ensuring that the next generation gets the quality of teaching they deserve while keeping budgets in check and making up for shortfalls in classroom resource availability.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

This article is the first of a two-part series covering key principles to consider when integrating a generative AI creativity tool into your academic setting. Of course, like with all new technology in education, the promise is coupled with uncertainty. Understand the value of creativity.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

If students are required to make clear when and how they’re using AI tools, should educators be too? In open-ended answers, some educators said they see it as a tool akin to a calculator, or like using content from a textbook. But many experts say it depends on what a teacher is doing with AI.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

How High School Students Can Prepare for a Career in Photo Editing Photo editing has become a crucial skill in the digital age for professional photographers and anyone aspiring to a creative career. For high school students venturing into this field, it’s crucial to understand the basics to navigate this creative landscape effectively.

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JUNE 19, 2024

Virtual information sessions are reshaping K-12 education. Read on for more ideas from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: How Virtual Information Sessions Are Changing K-12 Education K-12 education is undergoing a digital revolution. This shift towards a resource-rich environment revolutionizes traditional education methods.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Invention Convention Worldwide is a global K-12 invention education curricular program mapped to national and state educational standards that teaches students problem-identification, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and creativity skills and builds confidence in invention, innovation and entrepreneurship for life.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Online learning offers unmatched flexibility and accessibility, enabling both students and educators to manage their schedules effectively and break down geographical barriers. This article is going to explore the benefits of online learning and offer some strategies for educators to use to optimize their use of technology.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Today, we offer one more: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) What is UDL Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is an educational framework based on research in the learning sciences that can accommodate individual learning differences. By presenting information in various ways, educators can ensure that all students access content.

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AUGUST 23, 2024

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MAY 23, 2024

AI has the potential to revolutionize education for better or worse–jury’s still out on that. No one denies it can make student testing more efficient, faster, possibly leading to better educational outcomes for all learners. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JULY 15, 2024

Enhanced creativity and critical thinking : The slower pace of handwriting allows for more time to think and formulate ideas, fostering creativity and critical thinking. Those are five reasons to get you thinking maybe there is still a place for handwriting in education.

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FEBRUARY 14, 2024

A lot of teacher-authors read both my education blog (this one–Ask a Tech Teacher) and my writer’s blog (WordDreams). In this monthly column, I share a popular post from the past month on my writer’s blog, WordDreams I’ve started a new collaboration over there with an exciting writer’s blog called Story Empire.

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MAY 8, 2024

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APRIL 30, 2024

Unveil the evolving future of writing education with AI through these suggestions from the Ask a Tech Teacher team. In the fast-changing digital world, integrating AI into education is both a breakthrough and a problem. This technology will transform education by personalizing learning and meeting various student demands.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. H ow do I quickly print just a selection?

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JANUARY 5, 2024

“The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.”

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JULY 3, 2024

There are a lot to digital tools people swear are essential to educators. 14 Essential Digital Tools for Educators to Streamline Daily Activities In 2024’s fast-paced educational environment, teachers and all those in the academe face the daily challenge of managing their school or course’s efficiency. I use about half of them.

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OCTOBER 28, 2024

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education.

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MAY 15, 2024

Educators face the challenge of engaging students in STEM amidst limited resources. STEM education is not just about science and math; it develops skills such as creativity, communication, empathy and critical thinking that complement technologies like generative AI and coding.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Any suggestions?

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

National STEM Day is November 8, 2024, the unofficial holiday that celebrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education throughout the United States. Earth Networks has developed creative and compelling STEM curricula on a variety of weather topics. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MAY 17, 2024

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Gamification of Education This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: –summarize with NoteGPT Summary Jacqui Murray discusses the integration of technology in K-8 education, focusing on gamification to enhance learning.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: Summary 18 essential digital tools for classrooms, emphasizing their impact on modern education. Using avatars instead of personal images encourages student privacy and encourages creativity in digital representation, reinforcing digital citizenship principles.

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AUGUST 16, 2022

And she recently shared her latest predictions with educators at the ISTE Live conference in New Orleans in June. Listen to the episode on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen to podcasts, or use the player on this page.

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AUGUST 19, 2024

Our primary focus is to provide technology-in-education-related information for educators–teachers, administrators, homeschoolers, and parents. They include topics on classroom management, digital citizenship, the future of education, how technology blends into the classroom , and more.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

It is efficient if well directed, provides good summaries of articles on a factual level, and is fast if I’m not looking for clever, creative, complex, or any sort of conscience. Accepting those limitations, I find it good for summaries of articles on my education blog and lists for just about anything. AI loves lists.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

Introducing the Makeblock mBot2: A Fun and Educational AI Robot for Coding The Makeblock mBot2 is a delightful and educational AI robot designed to captivate the interest of children aged 8-12 in the fields of STEM. This quick setup allows them to jump right into coding and interactive play.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

With AI and automation reshaping entire industries, the skills employers once valued are being overtaken by the need for creativity, adaptability and technological fluency. He shares insights into how schools can leverage creative tools to equip students with the skills they’ll need to thrive in a world where the only constant is change.

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SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

Key Insights Technology Integration: Effectively using technology in education not only captivates students but also promotes a deeper understanding of the material. Blogging fosters communication and feedback among classmates. Responsive classroom activities can be adapted for technology use.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

A recent survey from EY research shows that 71 percent of employees with knowledge of artificial intelligence are concerned about it. Considering how AI has rapidly entered education conversations, teachers and administrators are certainly represented in this statistic. If you’re reading this, you might have AI anxiety.

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JULY 18, 2024

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FEBRUARY 1, 2024

The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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