Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2024

Has this happened to you? You spend hours rewriting an old lesson plan, incorporating rich, adventurous tools available on the internet. You test it several times just to be sure. It’s a fun lesson self-paced lesson plan with lots of activities and meandering paths students undoubtedly will adore. Technology enables it to differentiate authentically for the diverse group of learners that walk across your threshold.

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Education Elements

JANUARY 9, 2024

Imagine a new educational paradigm: virtual tutors provide real-time assistance, ensuring no students are left behind. Interactive simulations and virtual reality experiences engage learners in immersive educational adventures, making lessons come alive. Teachers collaborate to analyze student performance data, enabling targeted interventions and fostering a supportive and dynamic learning environment.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 26, 2024

The numbers don’t lie. Compared with K–12 girls, boys are disciplined at higher rates and are more likely to be expelled than girls. Additionally, their test scores are lower, and they are less likely to graduate from high school. These devastating numbers are a cause for action, said Kristy Custer, president of educational innovation for High School Esports League.

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Catlin Tucker

JANUARY 3, 2024

At this point in the school year, you have had time to establish classroom routines, nurture your relationships with students, and design and facilitate entire units of study. It’s the perfect time to ask your students for feedback. Employing a simple feedback strategy like “keep, start, stop” helps you quickly take the temperature of the class and make any necessary adjustments to ensure the rest of the year is as productive and positive as possible.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2024

As we navigate the shifting currents of the educational landscape, it's clear that transformative change is not just necessary—it's inevitable. To foster an environment where every student thrives, we must reimagine our approach to education from the ground up. This calls for a system that is not just a patchwork of quick fixes but a comprehensive blueprint for enduring change.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 11, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Yesterday, the World Economic Forum's “ Global Risks Report 2024 ” ranked AI-derived misinformation as a top global risk ahead of climate change, war, and economic weakness. NPR reported this morning that Taiwan is struggling with misinformation as its presidential election happens this Saturday.

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User Generated Education

JANUARY 15, 2024

I love bringing physical computing into my classrooms: Physical computing refers to the use of tangible, embedded microcontroller-based interactive systems that can sense the world around them and/or control outputs such as lights, displays and motors. Assembling the hardware elements of a physical computer and programming it with the desired behavior provides a creative and educational experience.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 24, 2024

The potential fallout from a cybersecurity breach is keeping K–12 IT teams up at night. The possibility of bad actors getting into and silently moving about school networks for months without detection has IT experts worried about student data loss, third-party risks, lack of leadership support for proper cybersecurity funding and even losing their jobs as a result.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 9, 2024

The post How Students Are Driving Change in Graphic Design Pathways appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Ditch That Textbook

JANUARY 14, 2024

Over the years, YouTube has grown and become a more common part of the classroom. So have student video assignments.Sometimes, students watch the videos all together in the classroom.Sometimes, they watch them individually.Pretty much all the time, we want to know that students paid attention and remember something from the video.How? Guided notes.Recently, a subscriber […] The post Classroom AI 101: Create guided notes for videos with AI appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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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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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter When we start discussing AI, they don't know it. Some teachers are curious about how to teach about AI. Maybe this glimpse into the resources and methods I use with my 9th graders (and later in the semester, 8th grade) will give you some ideas. You won't find this in a textbook (yet), but there are some excellent resources if you're looking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 16, 2024

Choosing Tech That Grows From Your Schooling Into Your Career Starting a career is an exhilarating journey, and in today’s tech-driven world, the technology you choose during your school years can be a foundational step toward your professional tech arsenal. Having the right gadgets and tools plays a pivotal role in academic success and setting a strong foundation for your professional life.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2024

When Satya Nitta worked at IBM, he and a team of colleagues took on a bold assignment: Use the latest in artificial intelligence to build a new kind of personal digital tutor. This was before ChatGPT existed, and fewer people were talking about the wonders of AI. But Nitta was working with what was perhaps the highest-profile AI system at the time, IBM’s Watson.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

Schools strive to give students experiences that engage them in learning and prepare them for their future. In today’s education environment, that often means incorporating technology into teaching and learning, resulting in K–12 IT departments looking for ways to sustain and advance their tech investments. At this year’s TCEA convention and exposition in Austin, Texas, IT-minded education professionals will have the opportunity to explore the latest trends in ed tech.

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 5, 2024

The post Launching Our Portrait of a Graduate Initiative for More Powerful Learning Opportunities appeared first on Digital Promise.

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The Jose Vilson

JANUARY 17, 2024

Yesterday, I had the pleasure of attending a special professional development session on a snowy and icy day at PS 20 in the Lower East Side neighborhood of New York. (Yes, my home neighborhood.) Even though I’ve technically been out of the classroom for three and a half years now, I still have the opportunity to visit schools on a regular basis.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter My students are writing a collaborative writing document following the principles I share in my book Reinventing Writing. But now I want to integrate AI feedback. Yesterday I demonstrated how to get AI feedback. But something odd happened. The kids kept coming to me for feedback.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Classroom management tools are useful for teachers to create an organized, productive, and conducive learning environment. Some reasons why you may find these tools beneficial are: Organization: organize lesson plans, assignments, and resources efficiently Communication: between teachers, students, and parents to foster a collaborative relationship, keep everyone informed Student Engagement: to make learning more interesting and interactive Time Management: schedule reminders, notifications, and

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2024

Navigating school spaces is a journey and students’ needs are ever changing. While educators are leaving the field at unprecedented rates , many districts are scrambling to meet the needs of all their students. As a parent, I felt the impact of the departures when I had to guide my then seventh-grader through math without a consistent teacher after a mid-year exit.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 29, 2024

Despite the pandemic forcing more K–12 schools into some form of technology innovation, the American educational model has not seen massive shifts in recent years. That needs to change if today’s students are to become future ready, said Michael Meechin, Florida state director at the National Center on Education and the Economy. A former principal who won awards for his work, Meechin encouraged attendees at the National Future of Education Technology Conference at the Orange County Convention Ce

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 23, 2024

The post How Do You Find Edtech Tools that Take Educator Expertise Seriously? appeared first on Digital Promise.

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The Jose Vilson

JANUARY 15, 2024

It felt like a typical night for a Black student activist at Syracuse University back in 2002. In addition to the keynote speaker that the university hosts at the Carrier Dome, the African American Studies department would host their own event to deepen the conversations in community. On this brisk night, students of similar mindset would gather in a medium-sized room to listen to a panel of Black scholars discussing the legacy of Dr.

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 26, 2024

The FETC Conference is an annual gathering of educators and educational technology companies, showcasing dynamic learning and classroom innovation. It offers a wide range of sessions and workshops, covering topics such as creativity, coaching, presentations, and EDUProductivity. Attendees can bring back new teaching methodologies, tools, and resources to enhance student engagement and achievement.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 9, 2024

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: Print a selection off a Webpage Category: Printing Q: I only want to print part of the webpage, not the entire thing.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2024

At the beginning of her now nearly 30-year career, Leslie M. Gauna was given a warning: Bilingual education wouldn’t be a viable career option in the long term. Yet nowadays the need for Spanish-speaking teachers in the United States is as strong as ever, with districts around the country struggling to hire them fast enough. The dearth of bilingual teachers is especially counterintuitive in Texas, where Gauna is a professor and where she conducted a qualitative research study on what she calls t

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 30, 2024

Developed in 2009 by former Forrester Research analyst John Kindervag, the zero-trust security model revolves around the motto “never trust, always verify.” It is an evolving methodology in cybersecurity that governs user access to data and networks. “Zero trust really comes down to: Are you who you say you are, and are you where you are supposed to be?

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Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions

The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 26, 2024

The post How We’re Designing Culturally Responsive Discussions in World History Classrooms appeared first on Digital Promise.

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The Jose Vilson

JANUARY 3, 2024

About a decade ago, my former school’s parent coordinator introduced me to a new student. This wouldn’t be a remarkable event because my school opened its doors to newcomers often. Our student population was 90% Latinx/Hispanic, many of whom emigrated from the Dominican Republic, Mexico, and other Latin American countries. This time, however, the student was fluent in neither English nor Spanish.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 31, 2024

So you are a podcaster … What microphone do you use? It's the worlds oldest joke but it is one that certainly has a place in this world. Back when I first started podcasting, there were a few standard microphones but today, there a number of great options in just about every price range to The post Best Studio and Classroom Microphones For Your Next Podcasting Project appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Network.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2024

Here are the most-read posts for the past month: Top Ten Articles, Tips, and Reviews for 2023 Tech Tip #8–Print a selection off a webpage Free MLK Lesson Plans Tons of Online Resources About Classroom Management Implementing Mindfulness Practices in Schools 13 Websites to Learn Everything About Landforms National Handwriting Day 5 Internet Safety Tips for Teachers What Happens When Technology Fails?

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