Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 11, 2018

All around the country, schools are turning around education through the use of technology. Here are two, one in Hawaii and one in California that show you steps that might work for you: Kalakaua Middle School leadership team gets into the spirit to boost positive behavior. King David Kalakaua MS, Hawaii. When innovative school leaders decided to try a new technology program at King David Kalakaua Middle School this year, they hoped recognizing students’ good behavior would lessen their bad beha

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Magic EdTech

JULY 10, 2018

The education publishing industry is struggling for lack of a digital strategy. While education publishers want to ensure that they have a robust digital strategy, their digital strategy typically includes either building a new platform or making the printing content available as digital. On the other hand teachers and students run into a plethora of problems attempting to access their material and give up in exasperation.

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Technology Tidbits

JULY 10, 2018

Geography Drive Arcade is a fun iOS game for students wanting to learn about Geography. This is done through 4 engaging mini-games such as: state shape challenge, capitals, flags, and more. Also, GDA helps kids learn how to spell geographical location as well as find out historical facts. I highly recommend checking out Geography Drive Arcade by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

JULY 8, 2018

EDpuzzle the world's leading tool for "flipping" a classroom or lesson has been hard at work w/ new features and updates to make it easier and even better for teacher to integrate in their classroom. Main improvements: Main My Classes section: Cleaner and simpler design. Notifications which alerts teachers teachers to which assignments/videos requires a teachers attention.

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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.

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Technology Tidbits

JULY 8, 2018

Math Shooter ft. Professor Cat is a fun little iOS game for basic Math skills. This educational game will remind players of Galaga and Space Invaders in it's play mechanics as students try to solve equations (i.e. addition, multiplication, order of operations) and protect Professor Cat. Math Shooter has lots of replay value and is a great way to reinforce learning or introduce Game Based Learning into the classroom.

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Technology Tidbits

JULY 12, 2018

Projector Screen Store is a great site for educators or parents looking to find screens, projectors, cables, and more for home or their classroom. Also, this is an ideal place to find good deals and other resources such as: how to build a home theater or how a green screen works. I highly recommend checking out Projector Screen Store by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

JULY 9, 2018

SAM Labs Alpha kit is an educational kit designed for the classroom that teaches students how to code, ignite creativity, and much more. This beautiful looking kit comes w/ blocks (i.e. light sensor, dc motors, LEGO holders, etc.) that work wirelessly via bluetooth and interact seamlessly w/ their free app. Once the SAM's Space app is downloaded and the blocks are synced up the app allows students to then start creating using a variety of functions/commands such as: create music, send out a twee

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Technology Tidbits

JULY 8, 2018

iPracticeMath is a wonderful FREE (Common Core aligned) site for Math grades K-12. I like to think of this as the "ultimate" Math resource, as students/educators can find whatever they are looking for, such as: worksheets/printables, interactive problems, detailed problem-walkthroughs, and more. Also, iPracticeMath covers a wide variety of Math problems.

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