Tech Tips for Teachers

 

Kasey Bell (ShakeUpLearning) recently shared her 20 top tech tips.  It’s a lot to absorb all at once- so I would take in bite-size steps.  I think #1,8, and 13 are my favorites.

Teaching and Technology

Fran Maye (a former Sayreville colleague) shared site -his weekly blog post are interesting and cover a wide diversity of educational topics (I really enjoyed the Project Based Learning ones).  While he has a weekly newsletter, it is blocked here at school.

Looking for Technology ideas?

Are you interested in technology infused projects for grades K-6?  Here are links from The Creative Educator that might get you started!

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6th grade

Taking a screenshot

Photo from 180 Technology Tips

Here’s a good tip from 180 Technology Tips on how to create a screenshot on a windows machine.  If you would like to get a new tip each day, just sign up on their site.

Fact Cards

Using these templates, students create fact cards about their heroes: https://t.co/hbCLRJ8FPZ #BlackHistoryMonth pic.twitter.com/mwgtA2T6ac

— Scholastic Teachers (@ScholasticTeach) February 13, 2016

Big Huge Labs

This was one of the first sites I every used when I began this position over five years ago.  Big Huge Labs has a variety of templates to make poster, trading cards  (sample here), and more!

For the complete post from Free Technology for Teachers, please click here.

Make your own news clipping!

Click here to create your own clipping!

Up your tech game! (No, not that Matrix!)

Want your students to be more collaborative?  How can you help your students construct new learning? But what if you see yourself as a tech novice or maybe an adopter?  The Technology Integration Matrix will help guide your choices!  Select your student learning goal and then your level of technology skills.  There are sample lessons based on the four major content areas (math, science, social studies, and language arts.).  There are also video segments so you can see the lesson in action.  (For the complete post from TeachersFirst, please click here.)