Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2022

C-Span resources can be accessed directly from the website or via a downloadable radio app, iTunes, iPhone, Android, or Blackberry. Best classroom strategy: Post all of these resources on an Election-themed page. During the elections, C-Span will broadcast both conventions and allow viewers to draw their own conclusions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Users who own Apple products such as iPhones, Apple Watches, iPads, and iPods, usually find it more enjoyable to own a Mac for several reasons. Faceoff: What Digital Device Should My School Buy? Chromebooks in the Classrooms–Friend or Foe? Macs Have a Stronger Ecosystem. 6 Steps to a Successful Tablet Roll-out.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I have picked five of my essential classroom tools. For over 30 years, Advancement Courses has been a leader in professional development, providing expertly-crafted, classroom-applicable courses to thousands of teachers across the country.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 28, 2017

Though fairly new, Sway has taken over classroom production of visual presentations because the result is visually appealing while minimizing the amount of time students spend formatting a project, giving them lots more time to research and write. Sway works in Windows, on iPads, iPhones, and desktops. How to get started.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Parents love encouraging their kids to play with iPads and iPhones but it’s not their job to teach them how to do it right. You’ve seen it yourself when your own kids want to play a digital game, an app on a smartphone, or Xbox. These will arm you the next time you have to defend a strategy you know works.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. In fact, it took me less than five minutes to unbox, setup, find the power button, and sync to the free app/software on my laptop and my iPhone. Plug it in to charge.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2018

TeacherKit , a useful classroom management app for iOS or Android, provides teachers with one location to log student attendance, take note of student behavior, record grades, create student-level reporting, and other tedious tasks that traditionally take time away from teaching. Any TeacherKit users out there? What are your thoughts?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2017

It is similar to iPhone Notes , but with more options, more visual, syncs across all devices, and allows collaboration. Here are nine suggestions for using it in the classroom: Bookmark interesting links. More on digital notetaking: Lesson plan in digital notetaking. How to go Paperless in Your Classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Every Earth Day, someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? To kickstart your paperless digital classroom requires a modicum of preparation. Take a few weekends this summer to set up a class blog and class website and get comfortable with the digital side of your school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2020

. * For ideas on how to select a specific app, read the introduction to 5 Favorite Classroom Apps. Having said all of that, here are a selection of great apps to consider as you select your group of five: Apple Classroom. Apple Classroom turns student iPads into powerful learning tools, allows teachers to gui.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 21, 2019

Parents love encouraging their kids to play with iPads and iPhones but it’s not their job to teach them how to do it right. You’ve seen it yourself when your own kids want to play a digital game, an app on a smartphone, or Xbox. They arrive with bad habits. And I’m fine with that.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 1, 2019

There are a lot of options if you want to bring programmable robots to your classroom. To get started, I needed a mobile device (like an iPhone, Android phone, or an iPad–the latter is recommended), a Bluetooth connection, and a risk-takers mentality. Suggestion : I started on my iPhone but quickly switched to my iPad.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I haven''t really used videos all the much for flipping my classes because of accessibility and inequity with technology in the classroom, but now that those issues are close to being resolved, I am very interested in learning how to to add videos to my bag of tricks.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2019

My work has focused on always putting the child before the technology, identifying what we have learned while acknowledging what we still need to understand, and balancing the benefits while embracing concerns about children’s health and well-being in the digital age.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Saturday, June 7th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show with Toni Plourde: Earning Your Learning , Using the iOS 7 for iPad(iPod,iPhone), we will explore ways to maximize the way students can engage and enhance their own learning. Sunday, June 8th at 4pm Common Sense Media: Digital Citizenship - Seeing the Big Picture , with Dr. Jason Ohler.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 7, 2017

The idea behind it is simple: students are allowed and encouraged to use their own phones, tablets, e-readers, or notebooks in the classroom. By allowing kids to bring and use their mobile devices in the classroom, schools can make learning more fun and engaging. BYOD — Bring Your Own Device — has taken the education system by storm.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

As early as Kindergarten, kids are stuck into classrooms where play is replaced with rote drills, repetition, and growing boredom. GameSalad is one of several on this list that focus on classroom use. Using award-winning TinyTap, students can play, create, and share interactive games and lessons on iPads, iPhones, and Android.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2016

C-Span resources can be accessed directly from the website or via a downloadable radio app, iTunes, iPhone, Android, or Blackberry. Best classroom strategy: Post all eight of these resources on an Election-themed page for students. Electing a US President in Plain English. election process. million viewers watching.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2016

C-Span resources can be accessed directly from the website or via a downloadable radio app, iTunes, iPhone, Android, or Blackberry. Best classroom strategy: Post all eight of these resources on an Election-themed page for students. Electing a US President in Plain English. election process. million viewers watching.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 13, 2015

When looking for an app to curate classroom reading, consider these requirements: works well with your current LMS. price only gives access to either the iPhone or iPad. Today’s classroom requires teachers build how-to videos that are used on class websites, in flipped classrooms, and for professional development.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

Whether you're a beginning teacher walking into your classroom for the first time or a veteran teacher unpacking years worth of supplies, a new school year offers an untouched realm of excitement and possibilities. Your classroom environment is the foundation for all the learning that will take place over the next 10 months.

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Ditch That Textbook

SEPTEMBER 21, 2015

For generations, content has been king in the classroom. We don’t even have to type it anymore if we ask Siri on our iPhones or do an [.]. The more information we impart, the more students will know. Information was a commodity, and teachers were the broker. Not so anymore. Information is an Internet search away.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. The teacher will not disappear from the classroom when students bring their devices to school. It’s really happening.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2016

Someone in your school, maybe the parent group, will raise the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? To kickstart your paperless digital classroom requires a modicum of preparation. Take a few weekends this summer to set up a class blog and class website and get comfortable with the digital side of your school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2015

I wasn’t able to create a recipe on the iPad–though it worked fine on my iPhone and the web. If you run a stock market game in your classroom, IFTTT can notify students when their stocks change. Some automations take longer than others to take effect. Insider tips. compile news articles for a research project.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

When it comes to sharing student work, there are lots of ways to establish a workflow in your classroom. Are you using Google Classroom and/or Google tools with your students? This strategy combines two favorite classroom tools. The second classroom tool is Google Slides. The possibilities are truly endless.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

When it comes to sharing student work, there are lots of ways to establish a workflow in your classroom. Are you using Google Classroom and/or Google tools with your students? This strategy combines two favorite classroom tools. You can share the link to the slide deck in Google Classroom or another LMS.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 28, 2017

There's also a huge upside: Many teachers have used social media to share best practices, provide an authentic audience for student work, cultivate digital citizenship among their students, and build more connected school communities. DON'T: Start using social media in your classroom if there are no guidelines or consent forms.

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EdTechTeam

DECEMBER 4, 2019

And if you have been in the classroom for any length of time, I have a good feeling you understand many of the needs of those you are working with. Think about the number of times teachers are frustrated with administration, district personnel, or policymakers because they are “too far removed from the struggles of the classroom.”

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TeacherCast

MAY 28, 2019

The Padcaster is an all in one solution for anyone looking to turn their iOS (iPad/iPhone) devices into mobile professional video studios. With The Padcaster, you have a complete hand's free solution to create training videos, live broadcasts and is perfect for those looking to flip their classroom. Quality of the product (Durability).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Besides iPads and Chromebooks and a plethora of free websites that enable students to collaborate, share and publish, education’s tech explosion has resulted in a wide (and increasing) variety of tools that extend the teachers reach, making it easier to differentiate for the varied needs of students even in a busy classroom.

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Over 500 educators from around the world have joined together to explore the potential and possibilities for iPads in the classroom. ” – Seymour Papert He then compares iPhone to a lightbulb. He then showed the number of people who either extolled the spoof or fell for it and then fried their iPhones.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Then, she drove it around the school visiting classrooms. In the early days of Open Sim, my students had helped build a virtual world to explain digital citizenship. If they want to cast their iPhone or Computer screen to the board, they look for “John Cena” to send it. Naming Things. I left it on the board.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Here are some great math apps for iPads and smartphones that add rigor and automaticity to your classroom: AIRR Math –student centered math activities in AIRR Math promote a strong, solid foundation for students’ success throughout their educational experiences. Khan Academy in Your Classroom: A Lesson Plan. Math Lesson Plan Bundle.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 22, 2021

When TeacherCast began, it was originally conceived as a video platform that showcased tutorials to help teachers learn how to use EdTech in the classroom. Let’s take a look at how you can use ScreenFlow in your digital classroom this year! Everything on the screen is in “layers.”

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TeacherCast

JUNE 22, 2021

When TeacherCast began, it was originally conceived as a video platform that showcased tutorials to help teachers learn how to use EdTech in the classroom. Let’s take a look at how you can use ScreenFlow in your digital classroom this year! Standard 2: Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 5, 2015

iPad/iPHone/Android app would take care of the problem. How to use it in your classroom: Even without the requirement for digital portfolios, this is a useful app for teachers. Overall : TurboScan is a huge plus in every classroom. More classroom management apps: 3 Classroom Management Apps You’ll Love.

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