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10 Ways Any Teacher Can (and Should) Use Technology

Ask a Tech Teacher

Common Core tells us: New technologies have broadened and expanded the role that speaking and listening play in acquiring and sharing knowledge and have tightened their link to other forms of communication. The underlying theme can’t be ignored by teachers any longer: A 21 st Century learner requires technologic proficiency.

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May this Gobstopper (Now Called Curriculet) be Ever Lasting!

Baker's B.Y.O.D.

While I''ve written quite a bit about assessing writing (ad nauseum) via digital means, reading instruction and assessment have remained a primarily paper-based enterprise in my class. Independent and whole-class reading of complex texts while aligning with Common Core Standards is no longer a Sisyphean endeavor when using Gobstopper.

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Why Podcasting Is #Trending Since 'Serial' and Why Your Class Should Be Doing It

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Podcasting can also address Common Core State Standards, including key speaking and listening skills. Source: Listenwise ) Currently, 22 states test listening on their annual English Language Arts assessments. Teaching and Assessing ELLs' Listening Skills with Listenwise. Teach with listening. Engage with listening.

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English + Common Core + Mobile = Success in Learning Poster Session at ISTE 2014

Education with Technology

In my ISTE Sunday 8-10 am poster session, I demonstrate many diverse mobile activities to help students achieve the English Language Arts Common Core Anchor Statements through mobile devices. The mobile activities focus on free common tool apps that are available on both the Android and the iPad.

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Here’s Why Teachers Adopt New Tech — and Why They Don’t

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The Return When teachers conduct an initial assessment of any technology, they assume there will be some investment involved—usually related to the amount of time it will take to learn the technology and incorporate it into practice. When assessing return, teachers look for the following: Will It Help Meet Learning Objectives?

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Online AP Testing Glitches Force Some Students to Retake Exam

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All questions are free-response (no multiple choice), and can be taken online via a computer, tablet or smartphone. A few years ago, many states reported problems with administering Common Core tests. There is also an option to submit photos of handwritten responses. million students will take the exams from home this year.

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Inside Tips for Successfully Implementing Online Assessments

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Whether schools are 1:1 or still relying on computer carts, the move to online assessments creates new needs from devices to professional development to data privacy policies. Have an instructional framework centered around curriculum design before talking about assessment. Feedback is more than just one assessment.