Technology Tidbits

JUNE 30, 2014

Water Cycle HD is a fantastic iPad app (that is free today) that is STEM related and ideal for learning about the Water Cycle. Also, WC HD follows Common Core Standards and has a quiz that students can take to reinforce learning. educational app iPad science STEM'

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TeacherCast

AUGUST 8, 2015

This is great and super duper common core thinking as a way to demonstrate understanding. Using Scratch or the Ipad programming app, Hopscotch students can create presentations, animations, and interactive games. This is the text I put in front of my fifth graders in STEM class. __ _. Our Guiding Question.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 19, 2014

GlassLab is looking for ELA and STEM educators and summer program leaders to pilot and provide feedback on a brand new iPad game to teach argumentation and reasoned thinking. While youth play, educators can access dashboards to get real-time feedback on progress and achievement mapped to Common Core Standards for Reading & Writing.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2016

By capitalizing on the excitement students had for this toy, and by using design thinking, my students learned traditional math concepts and STEM skills. Either on paper or in an iPad app, each group drew what they wanted their packaging to look like. Create student excitement by linking tasks and skills to real-world scenarios.

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Technology Tidbits

MAY 6, 2014

EverFi - Called Vernao, EverFi will be launching this summer digital learning camps to help students in all areas of Math, Literacy, STEM, and more. TenMarks - A excellent online program for all areas of Common Core Math through engaging videos/instructions w/ real-time interventions. edtech summer school top 10'

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

My friend Norbert, who used to teach English in a small town called Minowa, said that his school made news three years ago when they found funding for installing projectors and purchasing 140 iPads for the school’s 775 students. In the U.S.,

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. Concord Consortium – What an amazing place for those individuals working in STEM Education. tools, iPad apps, and droid apps. The Padagogy Wheel – Great interactive tool with special emphasis on the iPad. resources and explanations.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

You’ve brought iPads into your system, but the bigger change seems to be around getting rid of grade levels. They are not following Common Core textbooks—they're working together in PLC teams. Hear the full interview below, or scroll down for the Q&A. EdSurge: So, McComb has gone through some changes in your district.

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My Paperless Classroom

FEBRUARY 25, 2018

This is great and super duper common core thinking as a way to demonstrate understanding. Using Scratch or the iPad programming app, Hopscotch students can create presentations, animations, and interactive games. This is the text I put in front of my fifth graders in STEM class. __ _. Our Guiding Question.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

A list of the session titles is below, and a schedule based on time zones (with full descriptions and session links) is HERE. See you online! by Sandra Bassendowski If It''s Not Free, It''s Not For Me!

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

The following year, I wanted to ensure that when students did come to class, they could participate and engage—or at the very minimum—access the content via a class set of iPads. It felt like every tool I used in the classroom was inherently designed to work in isolation.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

. $245 registration fee Wednesday, March 12th at 9am at Montclair State University, NJ Common Sense Media - Teaching Digital Citizenship in an iPad Classroom , If you have iPads, you know that teaching digital citizenship is more important than ever. Learn more here. Learn more here.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

We use resources from Project Lead The Way [a nonprofit that provides STEM curriculum and lesson plans to schools] and Naviance [an online tool to help students plan and prepare for college and career skills]. They had no correlation to the standards that we had just switched to, which was Common Core.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

However, that does not mean there are not a lot of new items to look through, as sites/apps for programming/coding, Math/STEM, and Game Based Learning played a predominant role in this year's list. Students can also work on their STEM skills and learn the basics of programming. Xtranormal) by typing a script.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 18, 2015

Teachers can use Crazy Gears to introduce kids to machinery, physics, and other STEM topics without the need for a machine shop and stock of gears, rods, and pulleys. Price: Free; Platform: iPad; Grades: 1-6. Price: $4.99; Platform: Android, iPad, PC, Mac, Kindle Fire; Grades: 3-8. DragonBox Numbers. Words for Osmo.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

Monday, October 27th at 4pm Webinar: Biggest 1:1 iPad Rollout Ever: Challenges and Opportunities , In our community’s next webinar, hear about LAUSD’s Common Core Technology Project: the largest one-to-one mobile device rollout in the country. Rasheed also will discuss how the district celebrates Digital Citizenship Week.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Judges liked that the product provided immediate feedback on both correct and incorrect answers and its adhered to Common Core and state standards. CODERZ BY INTELITEK ( GOCODERZ.COM ) CoderZ is an online platform that teaches students in grades 6-12 valuable STEM skills.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Participants will first learn about teaching students digital citizenship using a free K-12 curriculum aligned to Common Core Standards, available online or on iPads. Glean: STEM Video Streaming for Your Classroom or Library. Three main resources will be covered. Learn more about it here.

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MindShift

MARCH 10, 2016

One of the standards for mathematical practice in the Common Core is to “ construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. The iPad app presents an observer with a seating chart of the classroom, with the option to add names of students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2017

If you’re in a 1-to-1 classroom with iPads, Chromebooks, or any other device, this free tool is a MUST-USE. This is the ultimate goal. Your students can read on their device, you can be on the same page, and they don’t have to lug their books to class. No doubt about it! Collaborate.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2015

Sphero emphasizes the power of play in education and has a variety of lessons that are aligned to the Common Core and Next Generation Science Standards on their website. Sphero is a robotic ball that can pair with an iPad, tablet, iPhone, or smartphone through Bluetooth, and getting started is relatively easy.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 23, 2015

The iPad displays a picture of a word, and students play a guessing game, Wheel of Fortune Style, where they place Scrabble tiles that can be read in front of the iPad. Harry Moore School of NJCU recently received a grant from Sphero, a company that makes ball-size glowing robots that teachers can use to o teach literacy, coding, STEM.

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Fractus Learning

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Rummikub reinforces STEM skills, improves math abilities, develops strategic thinking skills, and teaches players to play within time constraints. Best STEM Math Game: Pressman Make 7. The kids’ math activities and books cover the Common Core Standards and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

so many ways to combine options and confuse researchers. Yildiz, Faculty Come take a tour! Engaging students in a virtual setting.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

The Common Core State Standards. STEM Education’s “Sputnik Moment” The Higher Education Bubble. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014. The Business of Ed-tech. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. Competencies and Certificates. Data and Privacy. The Indie Web. Social Justice.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

The Common Core State Standards. STEM Education’s "Sputnik Moment " The Higher Education Bubble. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014. The Business of Ed-tech. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. Competencies and Certificates. Data and Privacy. The Indie Web. Social Justice.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Apple and Maine education officials are allowing school districts to trade in iPads for laptops after teachers and students say the computers are better for schoolwork,” according to The Sun Journal. ” Speaking of openwashing : “ Pearson CEO Fallon Talks Common Core , Rise of ‘Open’ Resources.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads. The email, he said, detailed a “Priority 1 Alert” that had been issued by Pearson and the New Jersey Department of Education, regarding a student who had tweeted about a test question on the PARCC — a standardized test based on the Common Core State Standards.

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