Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, former teacher and now education consultant, has suggestions for apps to help the history class: Essential Tech Tools for the History Class. As a history teacher, I used the summertime to experiment and attend online professional development technology sessions and tech camps.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 23, 2024

There are resources available for grades preK-12, so teachers at every level of school can find relevant and informative materials for their students. I see the difference having the freedom to be creative for an assignment has on students when they aren’t thinking about it impacting their GPA. From lessons focused on the U.S.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2023

history teacher Travis Malekpour hesitated assigning his students work in the classroom that required a computer. Three years later, Malekpour, who teaches in Queens, doesn’t think twice about assigning and grading in-class work that requires a device. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. newsletters.

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Edsurge

JULY 27, 2023

That has sparked a burst of activity by teachers at schools and colleges to change their assignments to make them harder to game with this new tech — and hopefully more human in the process. For instance, on a recent assignment, some of the homework that came in didn’t sound like typical student work he was used to.

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Faculty Focus

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

And while it is just the latest in a seven decades-old history of AI and Generative Pre-trained Transformer (GPT) that can generate content like text, images, music, etc., In academic settings, ChatGPT can be used to produce written essays, reports, and responses when supplied with the assignment prompt.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 4, 2024

Typically, information presented to students is either qualitative or too broad, such as during parent-teacher conferences or through course grades. These forms of feedback often focus on assignments and homework prior to college, where feedback becomes scarce. Students seek comprehensive understanding and application of knowledge.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 21, 2024

It was the beginning of sixth grade, braces, and the descent into the digital world. History and was embarrassingly eager to participate in class debates and discussions. As the Chromecarts rolled in around eighth or ninth grade, however, the connection waned. Didn’t you learn this in like, third grade, I thought to myself.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 16, 2024

For example, one of our high schoolers, James, isn’t doing his assignments in World History class. Instead of focusing on World War II, she has him research the history of Air Jordan shoes. The teacher knows he’s into basketball, so she reroutes him with differentiated learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2024

I would recommend listening to podcast episodes before assigning them to make sure they’re age-appropriate.) Another point of entry for students is learning about the experiences of their peers, so when I taught eighth grade, I always assigned The Outsiders. This novel by S.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Students are assigned a tech-integrated project and are faced with limited resources and inadequate workspaces to use the latest tools. It’s no surprise that many teachers are hesitant to assign project-based and technology-integrated lessons knowing that the physical state of the building doesn’t support their efforts. The pedagogy.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

For Scott Looney, there’d be no hesitating: He would have every school switch from traditional grading to competency-based evaluations. Whether they call it competency-, mastery-, or standards-based grading, the movement aims to improve students outcomes sans As, Bs, and Cs. They just make sense.”. The MTC is not alone in its mission.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 30, 2015

Knewton will host open content and free supplemental lessons on a wide variety of subjects and grade levels, starting with K-12 math, English, science, and history. A student who wants to learn algebra can select the corresponding assignments and start using her own free, personalized learning application comprising all algebra.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Already we’re seeing students use AI to plagiarize or cheat on their assignments. You can even design the story around a subject that your students are studying, such as hurricanes, animal habitats, or an era of history. I won’t minimize the risks. Learning how to prevent abuse of AI will be an issue of serious concern moving forward.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In the downtown Los Angeles neighborhood of Echo Park that I grew up in, there were no murals of Filipino American history or dynamic swing sets anchored to poured-in-place rubber child safe surfaces. There was, after all, no evidence from the history books, nor from the teaching, that offered evidence otherwise.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 12, 2024

While my colleague was asked to lead a grade-level team, I was tapped to head up the school’s Black History Month programming. And while these assignments were mostly enjoyable, they didn’t prepare me for the next steps on my leadership journey. After school, she oversaw academic enrichment while I supervised detention.

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Edsurge

MARCH 26, 2024

One reason for that, he argues, is that it’s easier to measure how much students are learning in math and science by using standardized tests that can be quickly graded by machines. But Cote saw that now an AI chatbot can be trained on the same rubric to instantly give the same kind of feedback.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 22, 2025

For example, in my 7th grade geography classroom we complete a Local Issues project at the beginning of the year using Google Earth. This is a standalone design thinking assignment where students are tasked to learn about or discover a need or issue within our local community by talking with family, friends, or other adults.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2025

For a history project, I ask students to create a Wakelet collection on the causes of the American Revolution. For a literature assignment, I have students design a Canva infographic analyzing a novels themes. Unlike traditional tests, Wakelet empowers students to demonstrate understanding in a personalized and reflective way.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Students are assigned a tech-integrated project and are faced with limited resources and inadequate workspaces to use the latest tools. It’s no surprise that many teachers are hesitant to assign project-based and technology-integrated lessons knowing that the physical state of the building doesn’t support their efforts. The pedagogy.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Learning management systems send alerts to parents about missed assignments and grades. You point out that some well-intentioned tools can have unintended consequences for kids, even online gradebooks that notify parents of grades and missed assignments. So it's more than an online grading portal. How do you mean?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2015

In fact, it could start with just a couple of teachers — either art and math specialists or a grade level teacher at the elementary level along with their grade’s planning team. Douglas-Faraci recently shared her decades of experience in making every STEAM program successful. Take time to build momentum. Escher, for instance.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2015

What’s more, it lets teachers assign texts to students, and groups of students, so that whole classes can read, annotate, and interact around a text. The site contains thousands of free ELA, science, and history texts, from “The Picture of Dorian Gray” to George Washington’s Farewell Address. Grades : 4-12.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Its learners receive all of their core academic content–English, history, social studies, and math–through mastery-based online courses. The grading model in electives is also different–closer to a workplace evaluation than to conventional points earned on assignments and tests.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2017

How many times have you experienced teachers who based report card grades on how well students complete classwork, homework, and quizzes? What is Standards-based Grading. To accomplish this, many schools and Districts have turned to Standards-based Grading. Teachers can add comments to completed assignments.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2020

This functionality helps students ask questions about assignments that Lewis creates in PowerPoint, and also helps students strengthen relationships by allowing them to work together in real-time. I try to get them to create a History folder, have a system and name docs.” Students often drop files haphazardly.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Groundhog Day Digital Activities –grades 3-5. History of Groundhog Day –from History.com. One will be oriented around geography and one around history (such as “Kansas became a state January 29, 1861” ). Use a website such as “ This Day in History ” to help. Fun Facts About Groundhogs –video.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

But this week, Google acquired Workbench , a Baltimore-based company that provides an online library of lessons and projects, organized by subject and grade level, that educators can use in their classrooms. This marks just the second “edtech” acquisition by Google in its history. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2023

Through grade-appropriate, at-level content, strategic design and an accessible experience, high school students and educators are better set up to succeed with their literature courses. Gale In Context databases have a long history of supporting academic achievement and future-ready skill development.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

Those who don’t learn from history are doomed to repeat it. The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress found that scores for eight-grade students on civics, history and geography exams all dipped from 2014 to 2018. And perform worse on tests. This health crisis is really a civics crisis in many ways.”

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2024

We dont do it with written homework or assignments; we do it through hands on learning, pre production to post, he noted. Transforming West Potomac Academy Giampapa has had a history of championing arts programs in the area, beginning with West Potomac Academy in Alexandria, VA.

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Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

So Boyle, who is a secondary school principal at Dalian American International School, located on China’s northeastern coast, let teachers email assignments during the first few weeks out and skip most instruction. Back then, many were speculating that schools would reopen in a few weeks.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

Analytical Essay + Book Promo/Trailer Video There are many blog posts out there encouraging teachers to choose assignments other than essays. As a teacher coach, I’m not encouraging teachers to throw out the practice of assigning, reading, giving feedback on and correcting essays.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2019

Carlin was explaining how to make history relevant to all students, whether it's the history of hip-hop music, the evolution of the coffee industry or a person you pass on the street. What stayed with me that day: everything and everyone has a history—but history doesn't matter to students if it's not relevant to their own lives.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Hicks teaches grades three through eight at The Kindezi School at Old Fourth Ward in Atlanta and also directs the nonprofit Coding With Culture. As part of our celebration of Black History Month, EdSurge spoke to Hicks about his culturally relevant approach to closing the digital divide. HBCU Google Docs 101 Assignment.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2024

Ethan, a high school junior studying to become a secondary history teacher in our Academy for Teaching and Learning, was presenting findings from his extensive research to the staff at our school. When students can understand how one topic might be covered in English, History and Science, they’re able to grasp it more deeply.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

A well-structured digital study plan can help alleviate this stress by providing a clear path to manage assignments, study sessions, and personal time. With multiple subjects and various types of assignments to manage, keeping your digital materials well-organized can significantly reduce stress and save time.

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

They don’t want to fail publicly; they are very concerned about their grades, and some are concerned with privacy.” I got people telling me; ‘This is history. One student wrote me this email saying he went to business school, was a professional, and had never spent so much time one assignment. One student wrote me this email.

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