Category: Educational Technology
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AI for Students and Teachers, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science Education, Educational TechnologyAI for Teachers and Education
Artificial Intelligence has made its way into education and is here to stay. Are you and your school prepared to manage it? How will you know if a student has used it? Are there productive uses for AI? Should teachers use it? Is it safe for all ages? Does your District or Institution have an…
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Integrating Khan Academy into the Classroom and Curriculum
Khan Academy is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with the mission of providing a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere (Khan 2023). Khan Academy offers teachers and students a free mastery learning system in extensive subject areas. Implemented in conjunction with traditional learning, Khan Academy is an excellent digital learning tool to identify and close gaps…
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Integrating Excel into Geography Curriculum
Spreadsheets are not just for accounting, statistics, or business anymore. Microsoft Excel has amazing Geography and Charting Functions that can be integrated into a Geography Curriculum. The Excel lessons here require the full versions of Excel for Microsoft 365 or Excel for Microsoft 365 for Mac. The screenshots are from a Mac, Windows will look very…
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Science Apps for iPad
There are many excellent Science Apps for iPads. Following is a list of Apps that I have used and recommend. Some of these are free, some are paid but are an excellent value. If you are using Apple Configurator or any device enrollment software at your school, you may be able to push these out…
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Sources of High Quality Images for Education
All too often students will download, copy, or screenshot an image from the internet for an assignment or personal use, without thought or understanding of copyright, usage, or image quality. Teachers may also be unfamiliar about copyright and usage in an educational setting. It is important for students and teachers to understand, recognize, and honor…
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Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK)
Schmidt et al. (2009) present a very detailed study which resulted in the creation of a statistical model to quantify Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge in future teachers. According to tpack.org “Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) is a framework that identifies the knowledge teachers need to teach effectively with technology”. This is an extremely relevant construct…