Educators Technology

AUGUST 17, 2018

Teachers may sometimes feel overwhelmed by the multitude of resources available online.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2018

Back to School night is a time-honored ritual where teachers and parents meet, with or without children, and preview the upcoming school year. Teachers share information about their teaching style and methodology, how they grade, what students can do to thrive, and how parents can connect to classroom activities. It’s a way of easing everyone back into the education journey after a long summer break and is arguably one of the most impactful days in the school year.

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Amy Brown Science

AUGUST 12, 2018

Welcome Back to School Science Teachers! 18 Secondary Science Authors have teamed up for one ENORMOUS giveaway!! Aug 12, 2018 through Aug 17, 2018 Awww, don't be sad. I know the summer is almost over (or already over if you live in the South!) but we can make "back to school" just a bit easier for you. I know you had a terrific summer, full of rest and relaxation, and quality time spent with family and friends.

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 12, 2018

I have written before about the beginning of the school year, Beginning the School Year: It’s About Connections Not Content. I begin all classes focusing on having the students make connections between each other and with me. I want students to learn about one another in a personal way. I want to learn about my students so my instructional strategies can be more personalized and tailored to their needs and interests.

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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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Educators Technology

AUGUST 16, 2018

With the pervasive spread of the Internet and web technologies, digital media consumption and production practises have acquired new critical dimensions. There is a massive exposure to all types of.read more.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 12, 2018

ClassroomScreen which I will be using at all future learning events. ClassroomScreen basically allows me to ditch my former toolbox of presentation tools as it combines them into one nice, simple place. Just visit classroomscreen.com and you have access to a timer, random number generator, work symbols (i.e. silence, work together, ask a neighbor), QR code, class sound level, and more.

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STEMx

AUGUST 17, 2018

September 12, 2018: 4-5 p.m. (EST) . Register. To honor astronaut Pete Conrad, Nancy Conrad created a special yearly event open to students across the world. In September, Wes Hall will chat with Nancy about the program’s scope, impact, and how your students can get involved. The Conrad Challenge brings science and technology studies to life in a student-driven, project-based approach.

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CTE Learning

AUGUST 14, 2018

You’re never too old or too young to learn a new skill and start a new career. Few career fields are growing as quickly as web-based jobs. Getting an industry certification in web design and development will get you noticed in this competitive industry. These two fields look particularly attractive. This is because of the job security, freedom and opportunity for creative thinking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 16, 2018

Lots of teachers want to integrate tech into their class but picking what to use among the thousands of offerings is daunting. Where to purchase: Teachers Pay Teachers. Price: $9.99. Details : for grades K-12. five resources, from posters to pedagogy to lesson plans. 175 pages, delivered digitally via PDF. available only through Teachers Pay Teachers.

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Magic EdTech

AUGUST 13, 2018

Digital transformation and automation are the topmost initiatives in the corporate world, affecting every business function across industries. Management and publishing of content within the corporate world is no exception – given the explosive growth of content and its significance in sales, marketing, technical, research, HR, compliance, and knowledge functions.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 16, 2018

*ClassDojo Portfolios is live and FREE for all teachers!!! ClassDojo the widely used (free) tool for behavior management and communication for education now offers digital portfolios. ClassDojo Portfolios is a great and safe way for students to share digital stories, projects, classwork, etc. Best of all, this is done through the innovative ClassDojo app/web interface where the teacher moderates/approves all of the their student's work and the parent sees only their own child's work.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 13, 2018

As of June 16, 2018, Today’s Meet closed (read the full details here ). That iconic backchannel chat platform for classroom teachers and learners, the one that for ten years was the first name thought of when discussing feedback and collaboration, one that quickly became a staple in classrooms and conferences. I went to my PLN for thoughts on what they’ll use in its stead.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2018

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 17, 2018

Book Creator is a fantastic (iOS/Chrome) app that educators are everywhere to create and share eBooks. This is done using a very user-friendly interface that makes it easy to creating stunning presentations, digital stories w/ the ability to record audio, projects, and more. Teachers are using Book Creator for project based learning, digital storytelling, and much much more.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 17, 2018

Super Teacher Worksheets is one of the best sites around for educators looking for printables, worksheets, puzzles, activities, and much much more. Also, all items are labeled if they are aligned to Common Core Standards and there are even generators/wizards for users to create their very own worksheets/puzzles/etc. Best of all, teachers can use STW for any subject and browse through 1000's of educational resources that can work for them.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 16, 2018

Studytracks is a innovative new (to the US) mobile (iOS/Google) app that is ideal for studying MS/HS students. The way this works is through "catchy" music/soundtracks where students can learn from 45 subjects (i.e. Math, Chemistry, etc.) through over 1300 tracks. Also, through the web platform educators can assign homework to create tests and playlists and even track/assess student progress making it ideal for differentiating instruction.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 16, 2018

Buncee the world's leading digital canvas for education has been hard at work w/ their latest and biggest update, 3.0. Buncee has been used in schools for a number of years in a wide variety of ways such as: digital storytelling, as an assessment tool, differentiating instruction, flipping a lesson, project based learning, and much much more. "Now w/ their latest version, Buncee 3.0 is a fantastic all-in-one-stop-shop for creativity in the entire school community.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 14, 2018

Oodlu is a excellent new (beta) site/app for creating games that I just found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog. The way this works is that an educator signs up for a free account on Oodlu and then add questions to already created games. Then students play the games online or in a free mobile (Google/iOS) app. These games come in a wide variety of styles such as: shooters, breakout, archery, etc. and have high replay value.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 17, 2018

Flowries is an interesting new free site for creating presentations/slideshows that I found out about from Larry Ferlazzo's blog. Flowries has a nice easy-to-use interface which lets users create beautiful multimedia presentations that include: images, animations, drawings, and more. Below is a brief demo. I recommend checking out Flowries by clicking here !!!

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 14, 2018

30hands Learning is the excellent company for creating an innovative LMS (Learning Management System) as well as the popular mobile iOS app that is ideal for digital storytelling 30hands Pro. The 30hands community is a perfect cloud based solution that allows educators to: manage/track students, hand in/out assignments, schedule events, and more. While the mobile is being used in education for project based learning, digital storytelling, and more. 30hands has lots of exciting news on the horizo

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 11, 2018

Study3 is a new free site for creating online flashcards to help a student study. Study3 has a very user-friendly interface and uses time spaced repetition to help users learn. Also, a user can import cards from Quizlet or even export them into notes. Hopefully, more features are still to come as Study3 is still relatively new, such as the ability to add images, etc.

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