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As educators struggle with the best way to teach critical thinking and problem solving, coding has proven to be an effective and flexible tool. Is it time to add ‘coding’ to the essential subjects taught at every school? Here’s a thoughtful addition to that conversation: Should Coding be a Part of the Modern School’s Curriculum? There’s no denying that coding is now regarded as an essential ability for learners. While most parents agree that it should be part of the modern school’s program, only a small percentage ( about 40% of schools) teach coding . The number one reason cited by superintendents and principals for not offering this integral computer skill is time scarcity. They argue that the teaching focus needs to be on core subjects, which are often measured by standardized tests. But, should coding be taught in schools from an early age. Here’s what you need to know. Before we dive in too deep, let’s first understand what coding is like for kids. How Does Coding for Kids Wor...

Need a few websites and apps to fill in sponge time? Here are Thanksgiving websites that will keep students busy and still teach them: Berenstein Bears Give Thanks  (app) Canadian Thanksgiving Online/Offline Thanksgiving activities Plimoth Plantation –a field trip of a Pilgrim’s life. Included on this real-life site is a video of the Pilgrim’s crossing to the New World. Thanksgiving edu-websites–CybraryMan Thanksgiving Games Thanksgiving games and puzzles Thanksgiving games–Quia Thanksgiving information –history, more Thanksgiving Jigsaw Thanksgiving Jigsaw II Thanksgiving Lesson Plans Thanksgiving video–Brainpop Thanksgiving Wordsearch The First Thanksgiving Turkey Templates  — activities in Google Slides If you’re an iPad school, try one of these: Berenstein Bears Give Thanks Primary Games –games, coloring books, more Thanksgiving coloring book If you’re looking for projects, you’ll find two on Ask a Tech Teacher: A Holiday Card A Holiday Flier ...

In these   169  tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: 4 Stages of Keyboarding Growth Category: Keyboarding Here’s a poster with the four stages you will follow as you teach students keyboarding. It starts with pre-keyboarding in K-1 st and ends with touch typing in 4 th /5 th grade: Sign up for a new tip each week   or buy the entire 169 Real-world Ways to Put Tech into Your Classroom. –Comments are closed but feel free to contact me via Twitter (@askatechteacher). #keyboarding Jacqui Murray  has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a  K-12 technology curriculum ,  K-8 keyboard curriculum,   K-8 Digital Citizen...

National STEM Day is  November 8  and the unofficial holiday celebrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education throughout the United States. Here are some great ideas for celebrating: Ten Ways to Celebrate National STEM Day with NASA | NASA National STEM Day is November 8 and the unofficial holiday celebrates science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education throughout the United States. The day focuses on helping students advance in STEM fields, a priority of NASA as we continue to push the boundaries of exploration and soar into the future. In celebration of National STEM Day, we challenge you to engage and inspire the Artemis generation as we go forward to the Moon by 2024 and continue to innovate in the areas of Earth science and aeronautics. To help you join in on the festivities, here are 10 ways you can celebrate National STEM Day with us. 49 STEM Activities for Students   On November 8 t...

I don’t know many kids who aren’t excited to play games. Savvy educators have built lesson plans based on this interest for years. Today, because of the changes in education, the use of games to reinforce learning, to teach, and to engage students in their own education has become one of the most effective tools to bridge the gap between school-based and remote learning. Here’s what a joint study from Legends of Learning and Vanderbilt University found: “…students who played the games outperformed their peers on standardized tests. Additionally, teachers saw dramatic increases in engagement and performance. “ In fact, 92% of teachers indicated they would like to use curriculum-based games in the future. What is GBL What is this magic wand? It’s called Game Based Learning (GBL). It simply means teachers include games in their lesson plans to teach curricular concepts. By using the games kids already love–want to play–GBL has an opportunity to turn students into lifelong learners ...

If you’re an online teacher who offers professional development classes to educators, this article from an Ask a Tech Teacher contributor will help you understand the basics of using SEO to reach those who need your expertise. It explains SEO, discusses the importance of keywords and backlinks, and more.  SEO Tips for Online Education | Reach Students With SEO Online education is getting popular day by day but reaching the applicants and students is crucial in the online education industry. There are so many online courses available on the internet these days and being among the top searches of any search engine has become a challenge. But it is also the only way to reach out to your potential students. It is very simple, if your online course shows up on the first page, it will have a chance to reach students but if your page is ranked on the second or third page, students might never see it and they won’t signup for it. The keyword “online education” has 14800 search hits per...

In these   169  tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Why Learn Keyboarding? Category: Keyboarding Here’s a poster with the top nine reasons why students want to learn keyboarding: Sign up for a new tip each week   or buy the entire 169 Real-world Ways to Put Tech into Your Classroom. –Comments are closed but feel free to contact me via Twitter (@askatechteacher). Jacqui Murray  has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a  K-12 technology curriculum ,  K-8 keyboard curriculum,   K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum . She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an  Amazon Vin...

Education has changed. No one knows yet if it’s for better or worse but we all understand that nothing’s as it once was. That means many traditional teaching tools are no longer the best choice for the new norms. Over the past few months (well, since March), I’ve spent a lot of time reinventing my teaching protocols, doing a rigorous evaluation of whether my standard practices are best suited for the new best practices for teaching at home and school (click here for lots of info on COVID-19 and education ). Because often, I’m not physically with students to help with tech problems or down the hall from the school’s tech guru if I have problems, I now heavily select for digital tools that are quick to setup, intuitive to use, and straightforward to understand as well as engaging, flexible, and scalable with dynamic traits that can be re-engineered for a diversity of situations. I’ve found one you’ll want to know about. It’s called JotForm Tables . You may be familiar with JotForms . ...

Three holidays are fast-approaching–Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. If you’re a teacher, that means lots of tie-ins to make school festive and relevant to students. Here are ideas for Halloween projects, lesson plans, websites, and apps: Websites and Apps 30-day Halloween fitness challeng e Build a Jack-o-lantern  (in Google Slides) Carving Pumpkins Carve-a-Pumpkin from Parents magazine – Resolute Digital, LLC  (app) Enchanted Learning Halloween games, puzzles –clean, easy to understand website and few ads! Halloween ghost stories Halloween counting & words games – IKIDSPAD LLC  (app) Halloween Kahoot Games  (video for teachers) Halloween Science Halloween WordSearch – FinBlade  (app) Halloween Voice Transformer  (app) Landon’s Pumpkins – LAZ Reader [Level P–second grade] – Language Technologies, Inc.  (app) Make A Zombie – Skunk Brothers GmbH  (app) Math vs. Zombies  (app) Meddybemps Spooky Readwords reading c...