The Ramblings of Bob Harrison, Father of Four
Please allow me to get a little personal with this one: My point of view from another role.
Hybrid Assessment: The Best of Both Worlds
Just because one part of an assessment requires paper doesn’t mean the whole thing needs to. If you can automate part of what you do, you should.
If You Don’t Print It, Did It Really Happen?
One indicator that we may not yet have fully embraced technology in the classroom is the fact that physical products are preferred, if not strongly demanded, over digital.
Tech Tip Tuesday: Annotate Video
Take your Reading Apprenticeship strategies to the next level while incorporating a little digital media by empowering your students to “talk-to” video…
Tech Tip Tuesday: Stop Right-Clicking on Google Images
…Modeling courteous and legal behavior for students is an imperative for teachers as students develop digital citizenship. Students are watching what we do.
ISTE Standard*S: Standard 3: Research and Information Fluency
The third standard in our series on the ISTE Standards for Students is Research and Information Fluency. The standard says, “Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information.” While it used to be the “librarian’s job” to teach students researching skills, in many districts it has now landed upon the classroom teacher’s plate. To be…
ISTE Standard*S: Standard 2: Communication and Collaboration
The second standard in our series on the ISTE Standards for Students is Communication and Collaboration. The standard says, “Students use digital media and environments to communicate and work collaboratively, including at a distance, to support individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.” In other words, students use technology tools to communicate and…
ISTE Standards*S: Standard 1: Creativity and Innovation
As promised, we will be discussing the ISTE Standards for Students, and ideas for implementing them into your classroom. The first standard is Creativity and Innovation. The standard says, “Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology.” While teachers work diligently to establish creativity and build knowledge, we should be…
ISTE Standards for Students: Meeting the Needs of EVERY Student
We are starting a new blog series on the Tech Coach blog about the 6 ISTE standards for students. These standards describe the skills and knowledge students need to learn effectively and live productively in an increasingly global and digital society. In order for students to successfully achieve these goals, teachers must integrate strategies that involve…
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