Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 26, 2019
Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Linda Cartwright, has a great list of basic writing apps to get your students started with the new year. A few–like Hemingway and Kaizena–I’ve used successfully in my classes. A few others are new to me. Let me know what you think: In the digital age, teachers are concerned with the literacy of their students.
Magic EdTech
JULY 22, 2019
The Accessible Canada Act is legislation intended to help to create a barrier-free Canada by identifying and removing or preventing barriers to access “wherever Canadians interact with areas under federal jurisdiction.” The Act received unanimous support in the House of Commons in May of 2019, and it will: Create disability standards. Support the Government of Canada as it works with stakeholders to create new accessibility regulations.
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Maydm
JULY 26, 2019
How 2eof $10,000 Donation Enables Maydm Youth to Code. . “…This camp is special, b ecause if you teach a girl coding, you can change the world…”. – Ruth. Thanks to 2nd Market Capital Economic Opportunity Foundation (2eof) $10,000 Matching Grant, Maydm will provide girls and youth of color in grades 6-12 in Madison with skill-based training for the technology sector. 2nd Market Capital Economic Opportunity Foundation (2eof) supports local organizations working to positively impact th
Technology Tidbits
JULY 23, 2019
Treasure Hunt is the new online Math game from RoomRecess. This is a super-fun game for young learners that helps w/ their addition/subtraction skills and number recognition. All a user has to do is click on the correct answer and avoid the crabs. The more loot the pirate wins the more pirates they can "unlock". I highly recommend checking out Treasure Hunt by collecting here !!!
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 24, 2019
If you’re searching for alternatives to teaching in a classroom and you’re a stellar teacher, you have a lot of options.
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Technology Tidbits
JULY 22, 2019
NowComment is an interesting online tool for annotating that I just found out about from Richard Byrne's excellent blog. NowComment looks to be a handy feature for teachers as it lets educators comment on any part of a document including: text, images, videos, and more. It can be used to assess a student's learning, to create a backchannel for group projects, and more.
Technology Tidbits
JULY 22, 2019
Stonly is an innovative new site that educators can use to create interactive step-by-step guides for their students. This is great way for teachers to introduce topics, create digital handouts, and reinforce for student's learning. Best of all, these "interactive" guides can be embedded into a site or blog and can track usage stats. Below is a brief demo.
Technology Tidbits
JULY 25, 2019
Quick Rubric is the wonderful site for creating rubrics from the creators of Storyboard That. This is far and away the easiest site I've seen for creating a beautiful rubric where a user can add a row or a column w/ a tap of an arrow button. Everything inside of the rubric is customizable (i.e. from the heading to customizing points) and a user can save/print out as many rubrics as they need.
Technology Tidbits
JULY 22, 2019
BitDegree is a nice site for online tutoring where students can go to find a tutor on a wide range of subjects (i.e. programming/coding, etc). Also, this is a great place for educators looking to earn some extra income by becoming an online tutor. I highly recommend checking out BitDegree by clicking here !!!
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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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 22, 2019
I remember report card days as a child, me sitting outside on a brick wall, scared to death as my mother met with the teacher and received the (always bad) news about how I wasn’t doing. It never motivated me to try harder, didn’t make me like school better, and angered me at everyone involved. Fast forward to me as a K-5 teacher. I love report card days now because this is when I get to meet parents.
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