Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 7, 2020

The teachers taking my online classes this summer tell me they’re having difficulty with remote teaching. Problems include administering and grading assessments, taking attendance, finding backchannel tools that enable them to stay in touch with students, and keeping viewers engaged during video presentations. Sure, they have tools that can do each of these but they either aren’t robust enough or only do part of the job or don’t excite students enough to participate.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 4, 2020

Break out rooms provide a great way fo r studen ts to work in small groups. Here are some best practices to ensure the success of breakout rooms. Determine norms Discuss with students what the norms of breakout rooms will be. What is responsible behavior and what is inappropriate? What should students do when they encounter inappropriate behavior i.e. end the meeting, report to the teacher.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 5, 2020

DOGOnews is an excellent site for creating Reading assignments for grades K-8 that can then be integrated into Google Classroom. This is done through 1000s of curated educated articles in a wide variety of subjects (i.e. Science, History, Current Events, etc.) where educators can then select lesson plans, create assignments, and help students increase their Reading and Vocabulary skills.

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CTE Learning

AUGUST 6, 2020

CTeLearning.com is proud to offer an Introduction to Web Technologies course that is in full alignment with Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) course standards. To help the course appeal to all Texas students, we take a project-based learning (PBL) approach and use exciting projects where students create web games, apps and sites to apply their learning.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 5, 2020

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: 13 Tips for Using an iPad. Category: iPads.

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Trina Deboree Teaching and Learning

AUGUST 6, 2020

88: Problem Solving in the Math Classroom Today Meg Anderson from The Teacher Studio talks all about the power of problem-solving in the math classroom. Students often struggle in the area of problem-solving. Their go-to response is- I don’t get it. So how can we get them to stop and create a mental image and push through with critical problem-solving skills?

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Magic EdTech

AUGUST 5, 2020

Acky Kamdar, CEO, Magic Software Inc serving Education markets (Magic EdTech) and Financial Services Markets (Magic Finserv), has been active as a technology entrepreneur and an investor in the fields of digital technologies, blockchain, machine learning, AI and NLP. A seasoned business executive with over 25 years of experience launching and running businesses within the services industries, Acky specializes in business management, mergers and acquisitions, technology services, process optimiza

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 3, 2020

Hello! Ask a Tech Teacher is a group of tech ed professionals who work together to offer you tech tips, advice, pedagogic discussion, lesson plans, and anything else we can think of to help you integrate tech into your classroom. Our primary focus is to provide technology-in-education-related information for educators–teachers, administrators, homeschoolers, and parents.

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The Science Penguin

AUGUST 2, 2020

Hands-on at Home is designed for simple home investigations during virtual learning. You can also use these activities in a socially distanced classroom. Students can still get the experience of hands-on science without having to share materials. When designing lessons for digital learning, I adapted the 5E Model for home use. Want to access the year-long digital plans for 4th or 5th grade?

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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.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 2, 2020

Some school districts have the short-sighted idea to put cameras in the classroom this fall so that students learning remotely have access to the classroom. Not only is this a bad idea, it is a colossal waste of money. To find out why, check out my " Cameras in the Classroom " article in Tech & Learning magazine.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 5, 2020

Parlay is a very innovative online tool that educators are using to take classroom discussions to the next level. Teachers can use Parlay in a number of different ways such as: browsing through a robust library of discussion prompts (w/ resources), creating a online roundtable, or by creating a "live" verbal roundtable. Also, Parlay is great for assessing students making it easy to differentiate instruction and for "blended" learning.

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The Tech Savvy Science Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2020

What was everyone reading in July? Take a look below to see the top five posts from last month. Catch up on what you missed or reread a post. Digital Exit Tickets Turn any video into an assignment Creating an easy Works Cited Page Did you know you could do these 3 things in PowerPoint?

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CTE Learning

AUGUST 3, 2020

$500 – $5000 Certification Grants Made Available to CTE Programs WebProfessionals.org, a not for profit organization for the global web design and development community, has announced certification grants for web students and teachers in the U.S at no cost to the students or schools. Career Opportunities and COVID CTeLearning.com is a proud online curriculum development partner of WebProfessionals.org.

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MII-STEM

AUGUST 2, 2020

In an online webinar, Professor Samia Khan, introduced "model-based teaching in science education", its history from science and its connection to science education. The post Major Symposium on Models and the Future of STEM Teacher Education first appeared on MII-STEM.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 4, 2020

Seneca Learning is a wonderful site that student's can use for Remote Learning, especially w/ most schools starting off the school year online. All a user has to do is type in a subject/course they are looking for (i.e. Chemistry, Biology, etc.) and then start. These courses are interactive and provides, images, videos, and more. Best of all, the educational portal allows educators to track and monitor student progress.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2020

Every teacher I know understands it’s not the 3R’s or science or even history that provides fundamental skills for thriving in life. If you doubt that, read the quote below from a Harvard professor about the half-life of learned skills. No, it’s something more basic, more intuitive, and happens to be the holy grail of teacher goals for students. .

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 2, 2020

As a result of the CoronaVirus Pandemic, we were faced with the choice of canceling our large yearly conference, or figuring out how to do a virtual conference. We opted for a virtual conference and decided to use Microsoft Teams and YouTube Live for our platform. The Format Traditionally, at our conferences we have opening remarks, a keynote speaker, vendor floor, workshops all day, and at the end we have closing remarks and awards.

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MII-STEM

AUGUST 2, 2020

In an online webinar, Professor Samia Khan, introduced "model-based teaching in science education", its history from science and its connection to science education. The post Major Symposium on Models and the Future of STEM Teacher Education first appeared on MII-STEM.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 3, 2020

Gimkit is an excellent game based learning solution that makes it easy for educators to assess learning and differentiate instruction. This is done through fun educational games that even students can help create and use for self paced learning. Best of all, Gimkit generates detailed reports for teachers/students and can even grade assignments in real-time.

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Magic EdTech

AUGUST 3, 2020

Accessibility – it’s not an option, but a universal human right. Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the World Wide Web and one of Time Magazine’s ‘100 Most Important People of the 20th Century’ rightly said, “The power of the Web is in its universality. Access by everyone, regardless of disability, is an essential aspect.” Digital accessibility is an important topic in the current global scenario.

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