Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2025

Student should plan to use Prezi, HaikuDeck, Voki or another presentation method that fits their communication style. When done, create a presentation that will share research and conclusions with classmates. On Project Presentation Day, present research and take audience questions. Now go forth! Enjoy the research.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 22, 2024

We must collect formative assessment data in each lesson to understand our students’ progress and respond to their needs. Formative assessment is a process of gathering information about students’ understanding and their progress toward firm standards-aligned learning goals. Check for understanding.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 14, 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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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

After visiting high school classrooms most of the day, I then debriefed with the leadership team. In this case, it was determined that even though teachers had time and were expected to be implementing common formative assessments (CFA,s), we didn’t see evidence to support that this was happening.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. Begin class with a review activity, writing prompt, feedback form, quick quiz, or formative assessment.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 1, 2021

Below is a version of a resource that can be found in Chapter 4 of Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms. Each level has numerous question stems that can assist teachers in developing checks for understanding, performance tasks, projects, and assessments.

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Classroom STEM Assessment Study 545

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Why Would a Teacher Use the Flipped Classroom Model? First, let’s establish the value of the flipped classroom in case you have never used this blended learning model. The flipped classroom was designed to invert the traditional approach to instruction and practice/application.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Assessment of student work is a crucial aspect of learning. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice , CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today , and author of the tech thrillers, To Hunt a Sub and Twenty-four Days.

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Neo LMS

JULY 30, 2020

A comprehensive teaching model helps educators identify strategies that motivate learners to discover new things, to explore a new field of knowledge (or continue exploring previous ones, but with more effective approaches), and at the same time, it provides a useful assessment system. Read more: Teacher tricks: Grading & assessment.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

.” This is a sentiment I’ve heard repeatedly from teachers navigating the demands of the concurrent classroom. As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. Then we design a welcome task.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Next, consider conducting assessments to pinpoint areas where technology could make the most impact. Consider how screen readers can open up digital content for visually impaired students or how hearing aids and FM systems enhance auditory access in the classroom for those with hearing impairments.

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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.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 11, 2024

This inquiry always prompts me to reflect: How many educators gather pre-assessment data before crafting their lesson plans? Such preliminary insights, whether through pre-assessments, diagnostics, or activities aimed at accessing prior knowledge, can illuminate the diverse range of skills, abilities, and needs within a classroom.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 24, 2021

I put links in Google Classroom to sites that showed how the tool should be used and created a simple multiple-choice quiz using Google Forms. Assessing with multiple choices instead of multiple-choice. Instead of assigning a test with multiple choices, we can give our students multiple choices of assessment. Video assessments.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 20, 2022

More about tech skills in the classroom. How to Assess Digital Literacy. 5 Strategies to Assess Student Knowledge. Still, less than half of all K-12 schools in the U.S. teach computer science as part of the curriculum. Digital Literacy–Too Important to Skip. Digital Literacy–What is it?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

18 Digital Tool Musts in the Classroom This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free, here on Ask a Tech Teacher: Summary 18 essential digital tools for classrooms, emphasizing their impact on modern education. Backchannel Devices: Enhance classroom communication.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 17, 2020

Alice Keeler and Vicki Davis demo both sides of Google Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As so many of us schools are having to move quickly to Google Classroom, Alice Keeler sat down with me recently to do what we’re calling a “duo demo.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Sixteen types of games, Google Classroom and LMS compatibility and auto-grading From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This week, I began using Educaplay to make fun classroom learning games for my students. Many of us who have been teaching online need some variety. A way of making Europe.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

Does s/he show evidence of learning by using tech class knowledge in classroom or home? Does s/he use core classroom knowledge (i.e., In an inquiry-based classroom, too much is a subjective analysis, a personal evaluation of the student’s uniqueness. Does s/he participate in class discussions?

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2023

Effective inclusion in a special education classroom involves creating a supportive environment where students with disabilities are fully integrated into the general education setting. It entails individualized education plans (IEPs), differentiated instruction, and universal design for learning (UDL) to meet diverse needs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

You can create professional presentations, posters, multi-page documents, marketing materials, social media graphics, and more using Canva’s more than 1 million photos, icons, and layouts, each with colors and fonts coordinated into attractive schema easily accessed by both beginners and reluctant designers. Click to view slideshow.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

Due to my anxiety, I need to know exactly what I am doing well in advance to be present for my students needs. In order to be present, I prepare extensively because I accept that this is what I need to succeed. I write down the anticipated student responses to know when I hear what will allow me to assess student understanding.

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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. This often presents a challenge for them and their teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Twitter as a classroom resource, you ask? I began using Twitter in my classroom soon after its introduction in 2006. I cannot count the number of times I was stuck with a lesson, and another teacher teaching the same content would post a Google presentation or file for any teacher to utilize. Classroom Use.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 18, 2023

Among these is the flipped classroom model , a strategy that leverages video instruction to mitigate potential obstacles that make it challenging for students to access information presented live. However, I often hear the question, “Can I use the flipped classroom if I don’t assign homework?”

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Teachers all over the country are being asked to teach “concurrent classrooms” in which some students attend class in person and others attend virtually. The teacher in a concurrent classroom attempts to meet the needs of the students in class and online simultaneously. Differentiate learning (e.g.,

Blended Learning 545

Blended Learning Classroom Learning Software 545

Catlin Tucker

JULY 24, 2020

This activity can happen in the classroom or online. Teachers can present students with an unfamiliar problem or prompt to pique their interest, ask them to generate questions about a topic, or assess their prior knowledge. Google Forms Kahoot!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

February 5th: Group Professional Development Pick a topic: Tech infused Teacher/Classroom Writing With Tech Building Digital Citizens 20 Webtools in 20 Days Differentiation There is limited availability so sign up fast! Student joins a Google Classroom-based class and meets weekly with instructor to discuss class activities and assignments.

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EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Understanding how to get the most out of this technology will enable you to refresh your teaching methods and optimize performance in the digital classroom. It could be something as simple as using it to design a more eye-catching presentation, utilizing AI-generated content and graphics to make the topic more engaging to students.

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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. 5 Suitable Flipped Classroom Activities for High Schools. Case Studies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2023

which specifically mentions ‘use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills)’ keyboarding is required to take Common Core Standards assessments in the Spring. Some schools require assessments of student learning in technology. for example. The myth is that students will teach themselves when they need it.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 16, 2021

Teachers are freed from orchestrating a lesson and able to conference with learners about their progress, provide feedback on work in progress, or conduct side-by-side assessments. Strategy-specific boards present learners with a variety of strategies to select from and can be used repeatedly. Designing Choice Boards.

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Neo LMS

JULY 13, 2021

Education used to be associated with classrooms and chairs, desks, and blackboards. Read more: Applying Universal Design for Learning in remote classrooms. 5 Digital tools for an inclusive virtual classroom. Nowadays, education also takes place online, as an integral part of academic education or lifelong learning programs.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The advent of interactive large-format displays further expands the options for achieving the documented benefits delivered by this transformative classroom technology. Classroom display board technology is a powerful thing. Introduced in 1801, the chalkboard transformed the classroom. Interactive Whiteboards: A History.

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Technology Classroom EdTech Training 370

Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

As teachers transitioned back into classrooms, many abandoned video in favor of live instruction. Students have more control over the way information is presented in a video. Screencastify allows you to insert multiple-choice questions to check for understanding and collective formative assessment.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

It can be leveraged to create interactive and immersive learning experiences that can help students stay engaged and motivated in the classroom. Finally, technology can be harnessed to transform teaching and learning by enhancing assessment and feedback. A great deal of money has been spent globally on technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2020

Video and Infographic From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teachers are moving from face to face classrooms to online classrooms quickly. She left the classroom to support K-12 teachers nationally by creating professional development. I had so many people ask for the video.

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