Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 24, 2024

Thanks to the pervasiveness of easy-to-use and free web-based tools, most teachers have one or more computers in the classroom with internet access. Those who embrace it find the opportunity to differentiate instruction. Education has changed. Students have become digital citizens.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

BOSTON – Clark County School District (CCSD) in Nevada, has made Lexia LETRS ® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning programs available to most elementary schools in the district with a plan to continue expanding the program to additional elementary and early childhood teachers and administrators.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 4, 2024

Here are the tools we kept: Waterford.org provides parents and educators with a variety of resources supporting young learners. Through the South Carolina Department of Education’s Instructional Hub, my school system and school systems across the state have no-cost access to Discovery Education Experience.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 3, 2018

I’ll be co-hosting a panel conversation on how I help kids learn how to personalize their own learning, how we can differentiate instruction, and we’ll have an “old fashioned” tool share at 2 pm in the room. Creating Elementary Portfolios with SeeSaw. Get ready to talk about Personalized Learning.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2023

That’s gold for differentiating instruction, especially if you’re dealing with a mixed-ability classroom. Art games Toy Theater offers creative and educational art activities for elementary-aged students. Music Games Toy Theater provides a platform for elementary-aged students to engage in interactive music games.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Eduprotocols for kindergarten and early elementary with the book’s co-author Jon Corippo. Instead of selecting many apps, many are now recommending just a few tools/protocols for how things are taught with edtech. Then, it becomes about the content and not the tools. iPads to Differentiate Instruction in K-2 Classrooms.

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Hapara

APRIL 28, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Whether you teach elementary, core subjects or electives, making digital citizenship part of your instruction is essential for all of your learners. Read on for digital citizenship activities you can use in elementary, middle school or high school. What Is Digital Citizenship?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively? With over 20 years of experience, she advocates starting with pedagogy first and then transforming learning experience by using technology tools.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2020

We were using Core5 in just six of our elementary schools prior to the pandemic,” said Dr. Mary Ann Reilly, assistant superintendent for Teaching and Learning. When COVID-19 hit and our schools transitioned to remote learning, we were able to quickly expand Core5 to all our elementary schools.

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A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Here is where the tool supports or enhances the pedagogical technique to aid in conceptual mastery, construct new knowledge, or demonstrate learning through the creation of a learning artifact. One such method that is rapidly gaining traction is blended learning. In each case, the station rotation model has been the preferred strategy.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2024

LOS ANGELES (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — GoGuardian, the leading company delivering proven solutions to create effective, engaging, and safer learning environments, today unveiled a unified ecosystem for its curriculum and instruction products under a new name: Pear Deck Learning. million educators across the United States.

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2014

MobyMax also includes “Power Tools” acting like a clicker, monitoring behavior, messaging, a social wall for students, a parent portal, manipulatives and time reports. Students can earn prizes and badges as they work through MobyMax and can set their own daily goals. Wonder how we individualize learning every day at Anastasis?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2022

Finally, AI has come to verbal reading support, and my recommended tool is Readlee. Teachers can look at the individual assignment and (in Readlee Pro) get even more advanced analytics for providing feedback and differentiating instructions. I recommend reading teachers sign up for a free Readlee account today.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. In addition, you’ll create practical tools such as rubrics for teacher observation, surveys for self-assessment reports, and data collection checklists and notes for interviews.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Putting all kids in front of a device and having them engaged in an adaptive learning tool all at the same time is not personalized. This is not to say that a teacher using a variety of tools as part of daily instruction isn’t effective, but this is not blended learning. Ownership of learning requires a more personal approach.

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Buncee

JUNE 11, 2021

The Buncee canvas invites students to bring their writing pieces (in all genres) to life in a way unlike any other tech tool. Buncee truly inspires students to bring their writing to life by offering them the perfect tool to visualize whatever piece they are crafting – no matter the genre! Meet the Author.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2021

BOSTON (June 8, 2021) – Lexia Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that Florida’s Commissioner of Education has approved Lexia® Core5® Reading (Core5) as curriculum in elementary intervention courses. Michael Conley Elementary School, Tallahassee. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

Feedback using your formative and summative assessment tools is also essential. Just remember, there are effective ways to not only assess but provide automated and rapid feedback to students so that assessment becomes a teaching tool in itself. The course I recommend for this topic is ePortfolio Tools for the Classroom.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 21, 2021

These (mostly) free tools can help you assess how students are doing -- and feeling -- alongside other resources for building up their skills and confidence. Assess Where Your Students Are These tools will help you get a sense of where students are, and which skills they still need to develop. Read our review of Freckle. Knowledgehook.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 13, 2015

One of the major benefits of using technology in the classroom is the ability to differentiate instruction to meet the needs of every student in every lesson. link] A free online word processor, and presentation tool. link] Spreadsheet and data collection tools. tools that allow them to interact with others on projects.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 2, 2018

I’ll be co-hosting a panel conversation on how I help kids learn how to personalize their own learning, how we can differentiate instruction, and we’ll have an “old fashioned” tool share at 2 pm in the room. Even if you cannot attend live, you can sign up to review the links and transcripts later.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Through a large-scale, multi-year, federal project focusing on early literacy, we were able to gather feedback from educators on how instruction has been going this school year. We are grateful for the educators’ generosity in sharing their experiences and offering a firsthand glimpse into their strategies to meet these demanding times.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

One of my favorites is from Kate Wagner, principal of Red Mill Elementary, who says, “ We are no longer teaching to the middle.” 4) Blog—Five Steps to Differentiated Instruction In this blog, we take a deep dive into differentiated instruction by laying out five steps to get you started. partner with us.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 5, 2014

Using a blog hits many important curriculum areas, such as differentiating instruction as well as meeting many Common Core Standards (see here & here for examples). These posts are both technical in nature as well as writing focused. Many teachers use the blogs for such things as an outlet for student free-writes.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

We had to balance providing teachers time to prepare for 100 percent online instruction with the need to provide PD pertaining to specific areas like SEL, differentiated instruction and technology integration. OTIS really helped our teachers meet our district’s goals in using technology to deliver high quality instruction.

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Buncee

MARCH 15, 2021

In a day where there is an app for everything, wondering about the true impact a tech tool has made on students’ learning, engagement, and retention can be daunting. In her text, Differentiated Instruction Made Practical , Harvard’s Dr. Rhonda Bondie teaches about ABC + Motivation which is certainly connected to the power of Buncee.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2023

Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers. In all, ChatGPT can provide explanations and feedback in multiple ways, adapting to different learning styles, and enabling differentiated instruction. Sign up for our AI Cohort.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 16, 2021

16, 2021) – Lexia® Learning, a Cambium Learning® Group company, announced today that all schools throughout Alabama can now boost literacy instruction via LETRS® (Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling) professional learning. BOSTON (Aug. showed growth in knowledge. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com.

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Kathy Schrock

MAY 1, 2020

Cathy Weselby, in a March 2020 post on the Resilient Educator Web site , provides a well-stated overview of the important research, history, and methodologies for differentiating instruction in the classroom. The Georgia DOE offers a learning styles survey that might work for the upper elementary students here.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

The LDOE website now lists the evidence-based, educational technology program among the most intensive intervention tools for grades three through five. Now, being rated as a Tier 1 curriculum, Core5 will be a key component of the Reading Revival in Louisiana,” said Tonya Hilburn, principal at Plantation Park Elementary.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. Monica loves getting students connected on a global scale and loves to use digital tools like Lumio to create interactive lessons to engage her students. Currently, Monica serves four elementary schools in her district.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

You can also share specific texts with individual students or small groups to differentiate instruction and personalize learning. Third grade language arts – “Native American Stories” This elementary digital textbook has ten 80-minute lessons, which can be broken up to fit shorter class sessions.

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techlearning

APRIL 5, 2018

- Discovery Education´s Digital Resources and Comprehensive Professional Development System to Create Authentic STEM Teaching and Learning Environments for Elementary Students- Silver Spring, Md. Additional student features include bilingual text-to-speech and leveled reading tools, and note-taking and highlighting capabilities.

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eSchool News

MARCH 8, 2018

million English language learners (ELLs) in elementary and middle school classrooms, learning and understanding the language of mathematics can be a challenge. Michele Dawson, senior director of instructional technology in Compton Unified School District in Calif., For many of the 4.5

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

As the visual arts teacher at an elementary school in Brooklyn, N.Y., I teach art via a program called Teaching for Artistic Behavior, which values student choice and agency and aligns perfectly with trauma-informed instruction. Finding ways to differentiate instruction is just as important.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 9, 2019

The visual below shows how these advanced tools can help educators collect various forms of information and performance data that is embedded within the learning process. These tools help educators provide students with targeted and, in some cases, real-time feedback in ways that were never before possible at scale.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Built-in Teacher Training and Support provides integrated professional learning, robust planning tools, and differentiated instruction for multilingual learners to give educators what they need to help all students achieve.

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