Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Forms are popular in schools for assessments, data collection, and a slew of other reasons. Some teachers look no further than Google Forms but for those who require more simplicity and sophistication, a higher degree of agility and rigor, the gold standard for forms is free JotForm (premium edition also available). It works on all platforms and offers professional-looking templates that use a drag-and-drop interface to quickly and intuitively build forms.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 29, 2020

Are you worried about sending your child back to school this fall? Do you have concerns about how your child will reintegrate into daily routines and peer relationships? Children and Screens’ Ask the Experts webinar “School’s Back, Now What? A Conversation about Teaching and Learning During COVID-19” on August 26, 2020, covered a plethora of thorny questions about sending children back to school this year and/or facilitating virtual learning.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 2, 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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SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

92: The Truth About Elementary STEM Club: A Sneak Peek Behind the Scenes Elementary STEM Club is a group that includes over 800 educators and STEM experts who believe in learning and growing together around STEM topics. If you are not a member, you are missing out. Join me for an in-depth look at Elementary STEM Club. What’s included in Elementary STEM Club: Support and connections to educators and STEM experts Resources and lessons based on three themes- Teambuilding, The Engineering Design Pro

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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 31, 2020

Here’s a great list of age-appropriate, safe websites that will inspire 4th graders whether they’re in your classroom or at home: Coffee shop- -the economics of running a business. Everfi.com –finances for K-12. Learning Games from BrainPop. Virtual weather, machines and surgery –clever, mind-expanding games; some are free, others fee so look for ‘free’ under the ‘games’ tab.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Storillo is an innovative new tool for group writing projects. Storillo makes it easy for educators to create projects and then organize groups for students to work on together. Best of all, Storillo makes it easy for educators to see who has done what and help strengthen cooperation/collaboration skills. I highly recommend checking out Storillo by clicking here !!!

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Wisconsin Science and STEM Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Co-authored by Rochelle Sandrin, Science Curriculum Coordinator, Milwaukee Public Schools As students head back to school this fall, many teachers and administrators have realized that teaching all of the topics from previous years may not be possible. There is a desire to pare down the standards into what is “essential” or “priority.” In science this process can prompt some useful conversation on a K-12 progression of learning, but it should be approached cautiously.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Many of my most popular articles are about mouse skills. Every year, tens of thousands of teachers visit Ask a Tech Teacher to find resources for teaching students how to use a mouse. No surprise because using a mouse correctly is one of the most important pre-keyboarding skills. Holding it is not intuitive and if learned wrong, becomes a habit that’s difficult to break.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. September. Mention the ‘September Subscriber Special’ when you purchase and get a free lesson plan! If you aren’t a subscriber to our newsletter, sign up here. Then get your monthly freebies! Questions? Email askatechteacher@gmail.com.

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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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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Amazing Educational Resources is an excellent free site/social network for finding educational resources on any number of topics. This is a great place for educators to collaborate and find lesson plans, videos, worksheets, tips, and more in a easy to use environment. Bestof all, a user can search via subject, category, or grade level and even sign up to receive emails when a new tool is added.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Knoword the super fun Vocabulary game that is perfect for distance/remote and Game Based Learning has just released a major update!!! Knoword Assignments - lets teachers easily plan, create, assign, and track student responses as they play through a "word pack". These packs can be created from new or customized from an existing pack to meet their needs w/ the ability to control all assignments.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 31, 2020

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 tocustomizing points) and a user can save/print out as many rubrics as they need.

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