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OCTOBER 14, 2024

Key Insights Foundation of Digital Citizenship : Teaching digital citizenship establishes a framework for students to navigate the online world safely and responsibly. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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OCTOBER 7, 2024

With AI and automation reshaping entire industries, the skills employers once valued are being overtaken by the need for creativity, adaptability and technological fluency. The third most important skill is technological literacy, which includes AI and other technologies. How is AI changing teaching and learning strategies?

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FEBRUARY 22, 2024

from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom –image credit Deposit Photos Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Copyright ©2024 worddreams.wordpress.com – All rights reserved. “The Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Click on image to enlarge if it’s blurry.

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OCTOBER 29, 2024

It turns out that even the inventors of these new large language models are debating that very question — and the answer will have huge implications for education and for all aspects of society if this technology can get to a point where it achieves what is known as Artificial General Intelligence, or AGI.

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MAY 13, 2024

With interest in the teaching profession waning and enrollment in teacher preparation programs reaching historic lows, all eyes are on the next crop of students — tomorrow’s prospective educators — to make up the deficit. Teaching, many would argue, is one of the most meaningful jobs available. Gen Z is looking for flexibility.

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AUGUST 1, 2024

As more instructors experiment with using generative AI to make teaching materials, an important question bubbles up. When Marc Watkins heads back into the classroom this fall to teach a digital media studies course, he plans to make clear to students how he’s now using AI behind the scenes in preparing for classes.

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MAY 22, 2024

Here are three from the Ask a Tech Teacher team: 3 Creative Teaching Resources That Save You Time and Money Educators are increasingly expected to do more with less – ensuring that the next generation gets the quality of teaching they deserve while keeping budgets in check and making up for shortfalls in classroom resource availability.

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MAY 23, 2024

But two English professors at Carnegie Mellon University had a different first reaction: They saw in this new technology a way to show students how to improve their writing skills. They have been building tools together to help teach writing for decades. And it’s still a concern. Kaufer and Ishizaki were uniquely positioned.

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OCTOBER 16, 2024

Although I knew I had a passion for teaching before entering college, I always had this idea in my head that teaching K-12 education wasn’t a real or appropriate profession for an Ivy League, engineering graduate like myself. On the spectrum of professional experience for K-12 teachers, I am decidedly on the greener side.

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AUGUST 22, 2024

Nationally, there aren’t enough bilingual educators , or educators certified to teach English as a second language (ESL). The national teacher shortage is worse in nonmetropolitan places, and it’s most problematic in racially diverse and high-poverty rural schools. Hansen-Thomas also points to the U.S.

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JUNE 5, 2024

Moving the Needle Toward Conceptual Understanding Teaching for conceptual understanding is easier said than done, as it requires deep content knowledge and the ability to make connections between student responses and concepts in real time.

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OCTOBER 8, 2024

He took that proclivity to the next level a few years ago, when he accepted a position as a K-12 technology coach in a small school district in western Michigan. And he hasn’t had to abandon teaching. I just get to do the fun part now: teach,” he shares. “I What brought you to your role as a technology coach?

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MAY 21, 2024

Ellen Galinsky has been on a seven-year quest to understand what brain science says about how to better teach and parent adolescent children. The past few years have seen advancements in our understanding of this time — where the brain is going through almost as much change as during the earliest years of a child’s life.

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OCTOBER 2, 2024

My colleagues, friends and family often praise my relentless pursuit of excellence, especially in my teaching career. My journey into teaching was born from a deep-seated curiosity about the transformative power of education and a drive for social justice. Teaching them is an immense privilege, one that I do not take lightly.

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FEBRUARY 29, 2024

This generation’s children are going to need to be lifelong learners and adapt to changes as technologies move us forward. UDL at its core is simply good teaching. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. In order to do that, students need to be motivated, resourceful, and self-directed.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2024

Recently, I spoke with several teachers regarding their primary questions and reflections on using AI in teaching and learning. Walberto Flores: How might we redefine teaching and learning? The innovation AI offers isn’t found in the technology itself but in how much better it can help us become as educators.

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

For this week’s EdSurge Podcast, I talk with Komiku about her philosophy or music, the unusual music workshop she teaches, and her advice for educators. And the song we’ve been using has a surprising origin story.

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OCTOBER 15, 2024

Ask a Tech Teacher has a passel of online resources to help you introduce, teach, and reinforce digital citizenship to your students. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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DECEMBER 2, 2024

The need to teach responsible and ethical digital habits has never been more pressing. But with technology advancing so quickly, how can we help young people make healthy choices? His approach calls for a broader focus that encourages students to use technology in creative, meaningful ways — for the good of society.

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APRIL 30, 2024

AI algorithms use massive datasets and natural language processing to produce content that replicates student writing styles as teaching tools. This technology will transform education by personalizing learning and meeting various student demands. It is crucial in isolated or impoverished places with little educational resources.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2023

link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Copyright ©2023 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. What these books show is how to use technology to teach. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MAY 6, 2024

The teaching profession has our own version of these nerdy individuals, called technology teachers. This year, for that special day, give your technology specialist a gift they will truly appreciate. They talk animatedly about plate tectonics, debate the structure of atoms, even smile at the mention of calculus.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2024

It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: –summarize with NoteGPT Summary Jacqui Murray discusses the integration of technology in K-8 education, focusing on gamification to enhance learning. Keyboarding skills are essential for students in a technology-driven world.

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MAY 1, 2024

Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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APRIL 16, 2024

Cybersecurity threats in K-12 schools are a growing concern as educational institutions increasingly rely on technology for teaching, learning, and administrative purposes. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MARCH 29, 2024

Invention Convention Worldwide is a global K-12 invention education curricular program mapped to national and state educational standards that teaches students problem-identification, problem-solving, entrepreneurship and creativity skills and builds confidence in invention, innovation and entrepreneurship for life.

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OCTOBER 3, 2024

It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: –summarized by NoteGPT Highlights Engaging with technology enhances student learning and excitement. Responsive classroom activities can be adapted for technology use. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2024

169 tech-centric situations—tech topics most important to your teaching as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations Today’s tip: Evaluate websites Category: Parents When students use the internet to research a topic, likely they get hundreds—or thousands—of possible resources.

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MARCH 4, 2024

Here are the most-read posts for the past month: Popular iPad-iPhone Swipes Choosing the Right College: Factors to Consider Beyond Rankings Graphing–9 Lesson Plans + 6 Online Resources How to Teach Dolch Words with Graphic Art Tools 6 Must-have Skills for New Tech Teachers Plus Two Extra Engineers Week Feb.

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MARCH 5, 2024

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Here’s the sign-up link if the image above doesn’t work: [link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

If you teach technology, it’s likely you were thrown into it by your Admin. You’ll learn by doing, just as we teach students. Scaffold your lessons with what they teach. Ask them to stay during tech class and offer on-the-spot tie-ins between what you teach and they say in class. Listen to your group.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Technology is constantly advancing, and educators are regularly presented with new opportunities to not only enhance their teaching strategies but also provide a more engaging and effective learning experience. You can design and deliver courses that fit your schedule and teaching style.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2024

National STEM Day is November 8, 2024, the unofficial holiday that celebrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education throughout the United States. 49 STEM Activities for Students On November 8 th , we will celebrate National STEM Day to get kids excited about Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

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AUGUST 23, 2024

Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. The most common reason why you-all drop by is for resources.

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JANUARY 31, 2024

Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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