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APRIL 4, 2025

How do you teach kindergarteners to beware of the digital neighborhood, the home of Legoland and virtual pets? How do you teach fifth graders to be careful when the cool middle schoolers aren’t? How do you teach eighth graders that they aren’t invincible despite the anonymity of the world wide web. It didnt work.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

169 tech-centric situations—tech topics most important to your teaching as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations Today’s tip: Evaluate websites Category: Parents When students use the internet to research a topic, likely they get hundreds—or thousands—of possible resources.

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DECEMBER 4, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, we’re exploring one of the most exciting and relevant topics in education— teaching kids to code. Visit www.coolcatteacher.com/e202 Aditya Batura : Explore simple steps for teaching coding, including unplugged activities.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

Digital citizenship teaches safe online practices for students. Games like Minecraft and Sim City can teach complex subjects effectively. Teaching proper keyboarding habits at an early age helps ensure students can focus on content rather than mechanics, supporting their overall academic performance.

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JANUARY 7, 2025

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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.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

While STEM topics seem a natural fit in high schools and post-secondary curriculum, education experts are promoting a focus on STEM subjects for younger and younger children. Earth Networks has developed creative and compelling STEM curricula on a variety of weather topics.

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OCTOBER 25, 2024

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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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DECEMBER 20, 2024

Here’s the outline for a seminar I teach in schools before the holiday break, to excite teachers about what they can accomplish “the second half” of the school year: Every year, I make New Year resolutions and ignore them. Resolutions that are, instead, about my teaching mindset. What’s with that?

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MARCH 25, 2025

As a pedagogical strategy, it can be effective in reinforcing critical thinking, cooperation, creativity, and problem solving–traits that are difficult to teach but essential for students who want to become productive, happy adults. Teaching forces you to clarify your thoughts, often revealing gaps in your knowledge.

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JANUARY 13, 2025

Curriculum and Instruction Curriculum Offerings : Virtual high schools typically offer a wide range of courses, including Advanced Placement (AP) and elective courses that might not be available in traditional schools. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JANUARY 15, 2025

Programs for Experience: Programs like the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) in high schools can provide students with early exposure to military life, teaching leadership, citizenship, and discipline. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. military academies (e.g.,

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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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APRIL 18, 2025

Creativity, persistence, and the desire to make the world a better place are also important qualities. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 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.

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JANUARY 3, 2025

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. ” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 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.

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NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Game development teaches kids valuable skills like creativity, problem-solving, and persistence—skills they’ll use for life! This open-ended approach helps kids view each problem as a creative opportunity, expanding both their problem-solving skills and imagination. And the best part? What if the background changes?

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DECEMBER 10, 2024

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FEBRUARY 17, 2025

With AI tools embedded into student devices, many teachers are left wondering: “How do we even teach writing anymore?” Dawne Beck to discuss honest, practical strategies for teaching writing in todays AI-driven classroom. In today's show we'll talk about ELA teaching in the writing classroom.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Over the last 40-plus years, my work has been trying to make fluency a more central element of our reading curriculum. The science of teaching reading is less clear than the science of reading itself. The science of teaching reading is less clear than the science of reading itself.

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NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Create a holiday card for Thanksgiving or Christmas in KidPix or another drawing program and reinforce early writing skills while teaching mouse skills, toolbars and tool use: –Click for more KidPix lesson plans Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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APRIL 11, 2025

Dont teach them! Murray emphasizes that this is an ideal time to be involved in teaching technology, whether or not one considers themselves a tech expert. The discussion begins with an introduction to Murrays extensive experience in education, focusing on technologys role in lesson delivery and integration into the curriculum.

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JANUARY 10, 2025

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JUNE 24, 2024

Creative writing techniques can make essays more engaging and original while maintaining the required objective structure. However, it’s possible to use creative writing ideas to help you come up with a unique essay. Creative writing focuses on originality and encourages you to use your imagination to express ideas uniquely.

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JANUARY 28, 2025

Showcasing art and STEM with DIY projects not only enhances learning and creativity but makes these subjects more accessible to a broader audience. By combining creativity with problem-solving, children can better understand concepts that might otherwise seem too technical or dull. For starters, it teaches kids how to think critically.

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JANUARY 24, 2025

Basics While immersing themselves in a topic they love, Genius Hour also teaches students how to pursue a goal important to them. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. An after school setting follows these basics, but adapted to a full-time exploration of the topic.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

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NOVEMBER 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.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

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JANUARY 21, 2025

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AUGUST 2, 2024

Today: K-12 Technology Curriculum Overview The K-12 Technology Curriculum is Common Core and ISTE aligned, and outlines what should be taught when so students have the necessary scaffolding to use tech for grade level state standards and school curriculum. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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OCTOBER 30, 2024

The first few explain elections in general and the next teach the process through gamification. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 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.

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MARCH 18, 2025

It’s useful for teaching a plethora of subjects, from history to math to geology to tech skills. Just as important, it’s that rare fun lesson that teaches problem solving and critical thinking without the usual pain. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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NOVEMBER 25, 2024

Whether you’re an educator hoping to inspire others, a student exploring creativity, or simply someone with a tale to tell, this guide is here to show you that the hardest part—getting started—isn’t as scary as it seems. They allow you to retain creative control and reach global audiences. Here’s the secret: no one starts as an expert.

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MARCH 21, 2025

Invention Convention Worldwide is a global K-12 curricular program mapped to national and state educational standards that teaches students problem identification, problem solving, entrepreneurship, creativity skills, and confidence. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. RTX Invention Convention U.S.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

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OCTOBER 24, 2024

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