Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2025

The video outlines practical strategies for implementing quick writes in the classroom, provides examples of tools and techniques, and highlights how these exercises can meet Common Core standards. Integration of Technology : Incorporating various digital tools enhances the writing experience and fosters creativity among students.

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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

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

By engaging students in selecting personalized tools, you empower them to take charge of their learning journey. Whether it’s a learning disability, physical impairment, or sensory issue, recognizing these elements will guide you in selecting the right technological tools.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 1, 2021

The more physical distance between the teacher and the learner, the more challenging it is to collect formative assessment data consistently. The more formative assessment data a teacher collects, the more effective they’ll be in differentiating learning experiences to meet a diverse group of students’ needs.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

When we build student agency into a task or an assessment, students may produce various artifacts to demonstrate their learning. The variety of products they create causes many teachers to question how they should assess this work since it takes many forms. The learning objectives are what we want to assess progress toward.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2025

28:01] Apple Intelligence: Discover how Apples newest AI tools, like Math Notes, and built in writing tools are of concern in the classroom and what you can do about it. [39:26] 39:26] The AI Revolution in Education: Explore ethical AI usage, tools for equity, and actionable strategies for teaching AI literacy. [42:11]

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

Over the years, I have noticed that student engagement tends to decrease in my classes around this time and I reach out to my personal learning network (PLN) for ideas or tools to boost engagement. By offering more choices in terms of digital tools for student engagement, we can better meet specific student interests and needs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2024

–summarized by NoteGPT This video is from a series I taught for school districts. It is now available for free to Ask a Tech Teacher subscribers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 9, 2024

I didn’t think PDF annotation grading tools would work, not even a little but, so when my colleague, George, introduced them in his online history class, I watched amazed at how seamlessly George could highlight key points, strike through errors, and add personalized feedback on student assignments. x Interested?

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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. Click on the “magic tools” tab at the top of the page to see all of the options available to teachers. Ideogram – A free image creation tool.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

With these tools, AI helps create a classroom where students feel supported, engaged, and—dare we say—actually excited to learn. Explore AI-Powered Learning Tools Start by exploring AI platforms that align with your teaching goals. For example, try using a tool like ChatGPT to generate lesson ideas based on your students’ interests.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 10, 2024

The Rise of AI in Education What began as simple automation, like basic grading tools, has now evolved into advanced systems that analyze student data, provide instant feedback, and adapt lessons to individual needs. That’s where AI tools can help. Pinpointing your main challenge will help you choose the right tool.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 14, 2024

Tools and Resources : Each grade level includes specific resources and projects to enhance learning. Creative Engagement : Utilizing projects and creative tools not only makes learning fun but also aids retention. Highlights Digital Citizenship Defined : Understanding rights and responsibilities as internet users is crucial.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Cognitive Development and Critical Thinking Research has consistently shown that student discourse is a powerful tool for cognitive development. As Mercer (2000) argues, "Talk is not simply a vehicle for transmitting information; it is a tool for thinking."

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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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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 24, 2024

For instance, in healthcare, AI-powered tools can analyze patient data to predict disease outbreaks, optimize treatment plans, and streamline administrative tasks. Prompt 1: Create a 3-problem scaffolded formative assessment (easy, moderate, challenging) for this standard: A-SSE.1.a:

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2022

The free differentiation tool to help students level up and learn. This tool helps you reach students at their ability level in both Reading and Math in exciting ways that are student-approved. eSpark would be an excellent tool for reinforcing, engaging and fun learning, that reaches every student where they require assistance.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 24, 2024

From AI tools like Perplexity Pro to modern note-taking strategies, this episode lays the groundwork for helping students navigate writing in the digital age. BOOK CREATOR – My favorite tool for teaching writing Special thanks to Book Creator for sponsoring this episode and supporting classroom innovation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2024

There are a lot to digital tools people swear are essential to educators. 14 Essential Digital Tools for Educators to Streamline Daily Activities In 2024’s fast-paced educational environment, teachers and all those in the academe face the daily challenge of managing their school or course’s efficiency. I use about half of them.

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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. Highlights Annotation Tools: Essential for digital note-taking.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

7 Digital tools for project-based learning that any teacher can use. Here are seven of my favorite PBL tools that I believe any teacher can use in their classrooms as well: Glogster. The app allows students to use their creative potential and maximize it through additional tools. Also, “Monster Attack!” Voicethread.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 5, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Last March I made my first custom GPT to assess project-based learning activities. So, on today's show, I talk about how I introduce this tool (as an “app” in a way that doesn't anthropomorphize the tool in any way). It's a tool.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2024

Reading levels for 13-year-old students have been declining since 2012, with the sharpest drop between 2020 and 2023, according to the National Assessment of Educational Progress’s long-term trend assessment. Interestingly, mathematics scores closely follow the same drops, the assessment report shows. “If

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 13, 2024

High School students will soon move into college and career where digital tools are de rigeur. Here are twelve recommended by the Ask a Tech Teacher team: 12 Innovative Digital Tools to Engage High School Students In the ever-evolving landscape of education, keeping students engaged can be a challenge. And in 2020, 83.7

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

Tune in to get inspired and equipped with tools to make reading instruction more engaging, manageable, and impactful. Art Meets Science: How structured lessons allow teachers to bring creativity and adaptability into their reading instruction. Perfect for teachers, administrators, and anyone passionate about literacy education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Here are a few tips from the Ask a Tech Teacher team for High School students who want to get the most out of these important years: Creating A Digital Study Plan: Tips And Tools for High School Students Developing a digital study plan can be a game-changer for high school students aiming to improve their academic performance.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2025

Use tools similar to those used on Project Pitch Day. When done, create a presentation that will share research and conclusions with classmates. On Project Presentation Day, present research and take audience questions. While this is student-paced and self-directed, the teacher overseas each benchmark.

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eSchool News

APRIL 3, 2025

Students, especially in the middle and high school years, have more opportunities than ever to cheat using AI tools, such as writing assistants or even text generators. As educators, it is important to understand the underlying causes of this behavior and develop assessments that encourage academic integrity.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

In The Calculus Project’s pilot project, teachers who had the most success using AI to advance student thinking integrated AI tools into carefully planned lessons that built on their existing competencies in the classroom. District policies were sometimes unclear about or openly resistant to the use of AI tools.

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EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 7, 2024

Or, teachers also have the opportunity to gamify their lessons, using tools like ClassPoint AI or Quizziz to break up the lessons and check students progress. AI-powered tools can automate routine correspondence, send reminders about deadlines or important dates, and even manage simple inquiries through a chatbot.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2024

BOSTON – Adaptive learning company HMH today announced HMH Performance Suite –a first-of-its-kind teaching and learning solution that integrates assessment, Tier 1 curriculum and instruction to harmonize K-12 classroom teaching practices on a single platform.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

When choosing methods and tools to use, it is also important to create opportunities for students to develop social emotional learning (SEL) skills, as they are essential for personal and professional growth. Which tools assist us by providing access to real-time feedback? What are some ways to promote more student choice in learning?

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2021

Screencastify is more than a screencasting tool. 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. When that tool went away, I’ve bounced between many of the different tools and apps out there.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Aside from asking students to assess their own levels of engagement — a perfectly valid process, albeit one which is influenced by bias — measurement has often relied upon the perception of teachers or outside observers. The post Measuring Student Engagement with Digital Tools appeared first on ViewSonic Library.

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