Educators Technology
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Today's post features some of the best educational websites to help your students develop strong reading skills. They (websites) provide access to a treasure trove of resources, lessons plans,read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 26, 2018
Many people in the United States, particularly students, parents and teachers, join forces on Read Across America Day , annually held on March 2. This nationwide observance coincides with the birthday of Dr. Seuss. Here are some great reading websites for students K-5: Aesop Fables —no ads. Aesop’s Fables. Audio stories. Childhood Stories. Classic Fairy Tales.
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The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 7, 2018
Editor's note: This is part of a series entitled " Innovative Approaches to Support At-Risk Youth." Innovative educators work hard to find the best ways possible for students to learn by tapping into their talents, passions, interests, and abilities. However, before the learning can happen, there is one crucial element that is necessary, but often overlooked for learning to occur.
STEMx
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
This post was. originally published by Battelle. , which manages STEMx, and it’s too good not to share. Have you integrated curling (or any other Olympic sport) into your classroom? Please tell us about it in the comments below. At Battelle, we take science seriously. And, our researchers may take their hobbies just as seriously as their science. Rick Olson, a mechanical engineer who has led structural analysis projects at Battelle for 41 years, is also an active member of the Columbus Curling C
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
CTE Learning
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
I was speechless… well that is a lie. I was going nuts. I still get tears in my eyes when I look at these images. My son thinks I am a bit off the rails. However, he was not in Aerospace Eng school when the Challenger blew up. It was devastating and demoralizing. Later we lost Columbia – another punch to the throat. Though I must give a shout out to the ISS and all of their terrific success.
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Educators Technology
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
Looking for some educational websites to help you with the management of your class instruction? The list below has you covered. These are some some popular web tools we have reviewed in multiple.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 16, 2018
Ask a Tech Teacher routinely shares favorite websites and apps that make a difference in the classroom. Over the last month, readers voted on which tools had the greatest impact on readers. To award this Best in Category badge, we asked them to look for the uncommon resources (meaning: not the ones everyone knows about), the ones that made them say Wow and rush to share with colleagues everywhere.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 11, 2018
George Couros tells us, i f we want innovative students, we need innovative educators. Do you qualify? In his book, The Innovator’s Mindset , Couros challenges educators to consider whether they empower students to wonder, to explore–and to become forward-thinking leaders? He does this in part by providing eight things to look for in your classroom. 8 Elements Found in Classrooms of Innovative Educators Student Voice Student Choice Time for Reflection Opportunities for Innovation Critical Thinki
STEMx
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
After five-plus years leading the I-STEM Resource Network at Purdue University, Paul J. Ainslie stepped down as managing director in February. Since 2012, Ainslie had guided the network, which provides STEM curriculum and teacher professional development in Indiana as well as advocates for improved STEM education and resources for the state. In announcing his departure, Ainslie wrote, “.
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Mathematics, a subject steeped in abstract concepts, often poses challenges to students, especially those in grades 5-10. But imagine a bridge that transformed this intricate maze into an interactive adventure.
CTE Learning
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Branson High School – Coding and Video Game Design Course – STEAM Career Course This fall, April Fiesler started the first coding and game development class at Branson High School, a beautiful school nestled in the Ozark mountain country of southern Missouri. April has fast become one of our favorite teachers to work with. What STEM / STEAM courses to teach?
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 24, 2018
Super Teacher Worksheets the one-stop place for educational resources has jut released a way to "house" all of their PDF's in a easy file-cabinet system. This is an excellent way to keep all of their worksheets, printables, puzzles, and more in a convenient place. Be sure to check STW out and see all of their Spring resources too!!! Below is a brief demo of the Super Teacher Worksheet file cabinet feature.
Educators Technology
FEBRUARY 10, 2018
A few months ago, Google made it possible for third party developers to create and share add-ons to be used on Google Slides after it was exclusive to only Docs and Sheets. Since then Slides.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 23, 2018
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. Today’s tip: #25: My Desktop Keyboard Doesn’t Work.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 25, 2018
Editor's note: This is part of a series entitled " Innovative Approaches to Support At-Risk Youth.".
STEMx
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
At eight schools in Hamilton County, Tennessee, students can tackle a selected real-world problem, design a solution and fabricate that solution, all in their onsite Volkswagen eLab. The eight eLabs, which provide access to rapid prototyping technology, came about through a public-private partnership in the Chattanooga area. And, it was just announced that eight more schools in the county will be getting eLabs.
CTE Learning
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
Libby the intern would like to note that this is the year of the dog. She is already pushing for a raise in office treats and rides. Negotiations are heated at the moment as her Australian Cattle Dog Rescue stubbornness is kicking in. Anyway – Happy Year of the Dog. Libby’s first day at work. Actually, Libby’s first “Out here and not on the office carpet” break.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Fabmath is an excellent resource for teachers/students for Math grades 1st-8th. Fabmath is a great learning tool w/ educational portal that allows educators to assign tests, worksheets, and more, while tracking their students progress and needs. This allows teachers to different instruction and assess students in real-time while generating detailed reports.
Educators Technology
FEBRUARY 15, 2018
Coding is the sine qua non of success in a knowledge economy society. It has become a primordial skill in K-12 education and beyond. The pedagogical importance of coding, besides the technical part.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
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. Today’s tip: #26: My Mouse Doesn’t Work.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 18, 2018
STEMx
FEBRUARY 2, 2018
Staging Super Bowl LII can mean solving super problems, such as: How do you increase network capacity at the NFL championship game site — U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis — to handle the cellphone calls of thousands of fans, media representatives and vendors as well as myriad other visitors? Solution: You plan months in advance. So says Marachel Knight, senior vice president, Technology and Planning, with AT&T Operations.
CTE Learning
FEBRUARY 18, 2018
We caught up with Lance at Charter Oak High School, in Covina, California and asked him about his experiences with teaching coding. Charter Oak High School is a National Academy Foundation NAF school and Lance teaches in their BETA program. The two CTeLearning.com courses, that Lance teaches, are also industry certification courses. This has paid off big time for COHS.
Technology Tidbits
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Otus the excellent and easy to use Learning Management System for schools has a sleek new design, that allows for easier functionality, a brighter customizable color interface, and real-time analytics and third party integration (i.e. Khan Academy), and of course Otus Worksheets. Here is a list of their updated features. Cleaner Interface: A polished, streamlined functionality lets users more easily navigate existing features including polling for instant feedback, a real-time assessment center,
Educators Technology
FEBRUARY 28, 2018
Over the last few months we have reviewed a number of interesting web tools and mobile apps teachers can use to collect students feedback. And as we have argued elsewhere, access to students feedback.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
If you use the VARK model of Student Learning , you know why I’m excited about it. VARK started as a questionnaire to help students and teachers understand their best approach to learning but has since become more of a guideline for teaching and learning. The questionnaire is deliberately short (thirteen-sixteen questions, depending upon which version you take) in order to prevent student survey fatigue.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 5, 2018
Like it or not, at this point in time Facebook is the winner when it comes to social learning communities. It is where companies have found they can best connect with customers and build relationships. It is also where organizations have learned staff can effectively connect to keep communication going and learn and support from one another. If you’ve tried to be one of the last to hop aboard, but realize it is no longer possible if you want to do your job most effectively, here are some tips fo
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 9, 2018
Here are some fun Valentine sites to fill those few minutes betwixt and between lessons, projects, bathroom breaks, lunch, and everything else: Apps. Drag-and-drop. Dress up the heart. Google Drawings Magnetic Poetry from Ctrl Alt Achieve. Games and puzzles. Games and stories. ‘I love you’ in languages Afrikaans to Zulu. Line up the hearts. Match. Mouse skills.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
Knowledge is meant to be shared. That’s what writing is about–taking what you know and putting it out there for all to see. When students hear the word “writing”, most think paper-and-pencil, maybe word processing, but that’s the vehicle, not the goal. According to state and national standards (even international), writing is expected to “provide evidence in support of opinions”, “examine complex ideas and information clearly and accurately”,
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 12, 2018
Education is changing. Again. This time, it’s not about iPads and Chromebooks; it’s 1:1 computing. More than 50% of teachers report they have one computer for every student (on average) and that changes for the better every year. Digital devices, be they iPads, laptops, Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs, give students access to endless amounts of web-based resources for research, inquiry, collaboration, sharing, and more.
Educators Technology
FEBRUARY 19, 2018
News reading is an important literacy practice that, among other things, helps students become responsible citizens, raises their critical media awareness, and connects them to the global world. News.read more.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 14, 2018
America’s student math scores continue to drop. Headlines such as “ Less than half of Maryland students pass English, math assessments ” and “ Internationally, U.S. 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 difficu
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 6, 2018
One of the fastest growing technologies in education is forms–to gather information, curate data, test students, and much more. There are lots of platforms available but for many, JotForm is the gold standard whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. JotForm offers what seems to be an endless supply of professional-looking templates that can be used to sign up volunteers, get feedback on events, enroll students into classes, ask for donations, collect payments, and much more.
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