I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom. I take time every summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I've found, are well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, offering inclusive solutions to the issue of tech tools--taking into account the perspectives of stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to ensure learning is organic and granular. KeyboardingIn recent years, there has been a noticeable resurgence in teaching K-8 keyboarding skills. This revival stems from the widespread adoption of 1:1 devices—accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic—and the shift toward writing tasks that demand efficient
typing. Many districts, such as Orange County Public Schools in Florida, have renewed focus on touch-typing instruction because students raised on smartphones often default to inefficient thumb typing. This slows them down on full keyboards during tests and assignments. Leaders at that District note that students and
teachers enjoy the practice and view strong keyboarding as essential for classwork, tests, and future jobs. We at Ask a Tech Teacher have a solution... Perception is greater than reality. Give the impression to anyone paying attention that you are intellectual, even before you're old enough to be one, and it becomes their reality about you. How do you do this if all you've got is a brief conversation? Read the classics. I don't mean
Euripides or Voltaire, well, not only them. I mean the books that people quote, talk about, bring up in educated conversations and assume you have read. Here's a starter list, compiled by teacher's across the country: Click for more This one is over, but sign up to our newsletter for more savings like this:July 2-5thPerfect if you're doing Hour of Code to teach coding, programming, and
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