A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 2, 2020

Both the math and reading sessions focused on how edtech could be used during independent work, formative assessment, and pedagogically-sound blended learning. Below you will see the specific tools I provided during each session. Some aren't new, but others might be. Please feel free to share your suggestions in the comments section below.

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EdTech Tools Khan Academy Educreations 539

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

There are many benefits of technology in the classroom, so we’ve picked five of the most significant for this handy list. Read on for the top 5 advantages to technology in the classroom or visit our education solutions page for more insights on EdTech. But for those who embrace it, the advantages are virtually limitless.

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Technology Classroom EdTech eBook 418

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

In my recent article regarding using Universal Design for Learning in remote classrooms , I mentioned Todd Rose’s term, “design to the edges,” which is what educators attempt to do each day as they accommodate the variety of learners in their classrooms. Pre-tests are quick ways to assess ability levels.

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EdTech Tools Khan Academy Microsoft 485

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 1, 2021

The flipped classroom approach is emerging as a popular option within academic institutions, but many high school teachers remain unaware of the best flipped classroom activities to turn to for the in-person lesson component. In this article, we take a closer look at five of the most valuable options available to teachers.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

Student autonomy in the classroom is essential for efficient learning. Student autonomy in the classroom is important both for learners and teachers. It helps them find a balance between frontal lessons and individual study, interaction and reflection, formal evaluation and self-assessment. . Flipped classes.

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LMS Classroom Competency Based Learning E-rate 403

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 28, 2019

3 Exciting Ways to Use Augmented and Virtual Reality in the K–12 Classroom. Some teachers who have already incorporated augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) technology into their classrooms or lesson plans have seen amazing benefits in student engagement and retention. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 03/28/2019 - 10:11.

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Lenovo Classroom EdTech Mobility 417

Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 23, 2024

In today’s educational landscape, the emphasis on inclusion and creating the least restrictive environments for students with Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) has significantly reshaped classroom dynamics. The instruction is differentiated based on pre-assessment or diagnostic data.

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Classroom Groups Differentiated Instruction Analysis 397

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

Read any article about the future of the workplace. Not even that, any article about the future in general. There are many benefits of creativity in the classroom and beyond the classroom: Promoting a problem-solving mindset. Read more: How new technology can boost student creativity in the classroom.

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Classroom Education Examples Assessment 397

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2020

It improves close reading, assesses understanding, is intuitive to roll out and use, and does much more than replace something you already have. This can be a chapter from a textbook, an article, notes, or anything in between as long as it’s in text format. Ways to use it in your classroom. More about assessments.

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Assessment Moodle Digital Citizenship Guidelines 296

The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2021

In this post, I’ll share some of the new features in Screencastify and how I’ve used it in my classroom. Note that Screencastify has been one of my favorite formative assessment tools since 2018 when I wrote 10 Ways to Use Screencasting for Formative Assessment. Screencastify sponsored this blog post.

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Chromebook Blended Learning BYOD Assessment 485

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 7, 2024

Teachers can use it to help design lessons, build assessments, unpack standards, personalize , scaffold questions, develop hooks, provide relevant connections, and so many more possibilities. Gradescope -Seamlessly administer and grade all of your assessments, whether online or in class.

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Tools Instructional Materials Microsoft Assessment 480

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 20, 2022

Marilyn Price Mitchell shared the following in an article for Edutopia: Research has since established resilience as essential for human thriving and an ability necessary for the development of healthy, adaptable young people.

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Strategy Assessment Study Classroom 525

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Artificial Intelligence has made its way into our classrooms. Here’s an article from Hechinger Report , a national nonprofit newsroom that reports only on education, that’s pretty interesting: Can an AI tutor teach your child to read? Here are a few articles you may find interesting: Digital Assistants in the Classroom.

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Digital Citizenship Education Report Assessment 431

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2022

Check out this article from The Tech Edvocate with a list of six ideas, including: Google Keep. Taking notes from discussions helps greatly in remembering important points raised and in aiding you to study for exams and other assessment activities. What is Google Keep and Why Use it in Your Classroom? Note-taking and Study Apps.

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Study Digital Citizenship Google Assessment 359

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 17, 2021

We don’t seem to know how to fix the dropping math scores (and reading but that’s for another article). If you’d like to understand this trend more, check out Education Week ‘s article: Young Adolescents’ Scores Trended to Historic Lows on National Tests. Math Games in the Classroom. Math Word Problems.

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Digital Citizenship Trends Assessment Resources 370

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

Brochures Trifold brochures are popular for assessing learning on any inquiry topic that expects students to acquire and share knowledge. Greeting cards I use greeting cards as formative assessments of student tech skills. Pick a Canva template and then edit text and image. Click to view slideshow. Publish/share/print.

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Classroom Microsoft Digital Citizenship eBook 342

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2022

million views from visitors, about 10,000 followers who have read some or all of our 2,731 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. 4 Great Alternatives to Google Classroom. 7 Authentic Assessment Tools. Since we at Ask a Tech Teacher started this blog thirteen years ago, we’ve had almost 5.6

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Facebook EdTech 484

A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

A recent eSchool News article highlighted that most teachers don’t feel fully prepared for remote learning. Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology). These could be a digital handout in the form of a Google Doc, articles to read, anchor charts, skeleton outline for notes, etc. It hasn’t been easy for them to say the least.

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Khan Academy Learning Blended Learning Schoology 545

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2021

All are online, hands-on, with an authentic use of tools you’ll want for your classroom. In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Assessment Course 78

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 13, 2022

As mobile learning becomes more and more popular, so does the potential for distraction in the classroom. While confiscating or removing them from the classroom is one approach, it might not always be the most effective. Continue reading to learn how mobile learning can benefit education in and out of the classroom. .

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Smartphone Mobile Learning Mobility Khan Academy 448

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 27, 2021

Assessment is based on involvement, interaction with classmates, and completion of projects so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki Personal Learning Network 410

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 28, 2023

Have you encountered similar challenges in your own classroom or school? Every year, schools face an ever-widening spectrum of needs in their classrooms, including students with different learning preferences, skills, abilities, cultural backgrounds, and language proficiencies.

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UDL Blended Learning Learning Assessment 505

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 10, 2023

You had lesson plans to get through, standards to assess, meetings to attend, parents to council, and state-wide tests that students must do well on. Until a colleague mentioned the inquiry-based classroom, where teaching’s goal was not the solution to a problem but the path followed. Inquiry-based classrooms share knowledge.

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Digital Citizenship Comparison Assessment Classroom 378

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 27, 2021

Assessment is based on involvement, interaction with classmates, and completion of projects so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki Personal Learning Network 392

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2024

It’s a bit different than a classroom teacher. Which brings me to the gist of this article: Teacher Appreciation Week, the first full week in May, this year, May 6-10, 2024. Books on the latest trends in educational technology, pedagogical strategies for integrating technology into the classroom, or biographies of tech pioneers.

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Digital Citizenship Laptops Trends Software 369

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 14, 2023

AI-powered quiz builders are revolutionizing modern classrooms, transforming traditional teaching methods into captivating, gamified learning adventures. Imagine a classroom where students are glued to their seats, laser-focused on interactive quiz games displayed on the smartboard.

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Tools Classroom Gamification Adaptive Learning 342

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

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. Set up Your Digital Classroom.

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Digital Citizenship Assessment Strategy Resources 355

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Assessment is based on involvement, interaction with classmates, and completion of projects so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker. Resources include a blend of videos, pedagogic articles, lesson plans, projects, and virtual face-to-face meetings to share suggestions with classmates in a collaborative environment.

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Blended Learning Digital Citizenship Common Core Wiki 391

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Here are some of the past articles I think you’ll like: 8 Tech Tools to Get to Know Your Students for Back to School. Great Back to School Classroom Activities. Dear Otto: I need year-long assessments. We write about back to school often on Ask a Tech Teacher. 3 Apps to Help Brainstorm Next Year’s Lessons.

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Digital Citizenship Microsoft Assessment Resources 372

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 10, 2020

In addition, as this article from Science News for Students tells us, studies on the effects of screen time on children that were completed prior to the pandemic show that there is a potential for even more insidious results to reveal themselves when screen time is excessive, such as mental and physical health issues.

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How To Flipped Classroom Video Groups 465

Catlin Tucker

MAY 11, 2021

Listenwise), an online article, or a video on biodiversity. Just like the transfer of information can create barriers, so can our strategies for measuring learning and assessing understanding. The variability among learners demands flexibility in our design and assessment of learning. They can find a podcast (e.g.,

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UDL Blended Learning Learning Assessment 546

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Here are great ways to celebrate in your classroom including websites, games, activities, printables, quizzes, audios, songs, interactive maps, crafts, flashcards, videos, webquests, books, posters, trading cards, lesson plans, word searches, puzzles, speeches, articles, animations, biographies, and more (click the titles for the link): 1.

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Digital Citizenship Video Mobility Google 373

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today we'll dive deep into the transformative power of data analytics for your classroom! Importance of Data in Education 00:00:50:00 – 00:01:00:13 : Vicki Davis emphasizes the importance of data analytics in making classrooms more effective.

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Data How To Classroom Meeting 338

EdTech Magazine

JUNE 10, 2019

Once a novelty in many classrooms and makerspaces, 3D printers are again flourishing as valuable classroom tools thanks to advanced technology , lower costs and more products and services geared toward K–12 education. . How Teachers and Students Use 3D Printing in Today’s Classrooms. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 06/10/2019 - 09:56.

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STEM Learning Company EdTech 419

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

She is an actual classroom teacher and doesn't “do” hype, but I think she wants to help. She has published numerous educational technology articles and has provided webinars on Virtual Environments, Virtual Reality, 3D Design, QR codes and engagement strategies. AIforEducators. So sign up today. So when A.I.

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Classroom Microsoft Course Tools 345

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 29, 2024

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using to BTS resources from Microsoft BTS resources from Teachers Pay Teachers Back to School Survival Kits BTS Toolkit from Education.com Make a class photo in Pixton EDU –image credit Deposit Photos ([link] We write about back to school often on Ask a Tech Teacher.

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Digital Citizenship Microsoft Training Resources 353

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Pick a topic: Tech infused Teacher/Classroom. delivered via Google Classroom. In this three-week course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety Assessment 329