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Tech Savvy Educator- Fantastic blog for ... | Integrating Technology … Are You a Thought-Provider or a Thought-Provoker? By Matt Renwick I have the upmost respect for catechism teachers. They volunteer their time to teach students after the kids have experienced a whole day of school already. I had the opportunity to be a fly on the wall of one class recently. I was working on work in the church lobby while my son was with his class, when a group of 8th graders herded into the same area as me. My presence was not noticed. The posturing, the flirting, determining the pecking order…such an awkward and social age. The catechism teacher joined them a moment later. What happened next really caught my attention. “Turn to page 70″ Unfortunately, once the prayer was done, the chatter recommenced. Do we notice this in our daily classroom instruction? What if, instead of going to page 70, the students were given a question that had more than one answer, that delved into the grey area of a moral issue that learners, especially teenagers, are developmentally equipped and highly motivated to handle?

About the author. Teachers on Instagram – Top 10 Educators Using Instagram | Math Game Time. Move over Twitter and Pinterest! More and more teachers are using Instagram to share information and connect with students, parents and other educators. From creatively announcing homework assignments to sharing classroom experiences and concepts through photographs, educators are finding unique ways to leverage Instagram.

Below is a list of ten of the top teachers and educational institutions on Instagram. We hope these Instagram accounts give you new ideas and inspiration to use in your own classroom or with your kids at home. 1. The National Education Association is on Instagram and uses images to inspire educators and cover some of the hottest topics in education. 2. Connected to a blog of the same name, Teaching Special Thinkers is run by a special education teacher, Mrs. 3. A tech-savvy, fourth-grade teacher, the Pinspired Teacher is an active Instagram user. 4.

The kindergarten teacher behind Apples and ABC’s loves finding and creating materials for teachers. 5. 6. Follow Mrs. 10 Awesome Instagram Accounts That Science Geeks Should Follow. Instagram is many things to many people—but if cat pics and selfie-fests are clogging up your feed, it might be time to refresh your following list.

Instagram is an amazing way to stay connected to friends and family, but it's also a great way to learn something entirely unexpected while you're killing time at the bus stop. Happily, plenty of awesome scientific research teams, agencies and organizations have mastered the art of Instagram to do just that. Sprinkle a few of these awesome Instagram accounts into your feed and you'll probably even learn something while you're at it. 1. @nasagoddard A major NASA research center, Goddard peppers its Instagram account with a combination of Lego astronauts, historical shuttle launches, and Hubble space telescope shots—all with fact-packed descriptions, of course. 2.

@usinterior Another government agency, the U.S. 3. @natgeo A grab bag of amazing shots from around the world, NatGeo has an extremely active, well-followed Instagram account. 4. 5. 6. TeacherCast.net: Educational Blogs, App Reviews, Podcasts, Screencasts, LiveBinders and Career Center. EduVue Talks Women in #EdTech with @techgirlsavvy. Free Technology for Teachers. The 10 Most Useful Learnist Boards Of The Week. We think Learnist is so helpful both in and out of the classroom that each week we will be spotlighting ten boards.

This week’s Top Ten features a variety of boards, from boards featuring high-tech apps and their use in the classroom, to good old-fashion children’s lit boards. In addition, Learnist is celebrating World Teachers Day with a celebratory board that will help you remember the teachers that got you where you are today–and smile. 1. World Teacher’s Day This board is a collaboration to celebrate World Teacher Day. Ranging from teaching strategy, to poetry to famous people paying tribute to the teachers who inspired them, this board pays tribute to those who paved the way for us to achieve our dreams. 2. This board is a powerhouse collaboration among twenty teachers and tech lovers guaranteed to give every educator ideas to tech-up the classroom. 3. 4. 2012 Summer Camp: The Best of the Common Core Resources 5. 6. This board features Dr. 7. 8. 9. 10. MindShift. MindShift explores the future of learning in all its dimensions.

We examine how learning is being impacted by technology, discoveries about how the brain works, poverty and inequities, social and emotional practices, assessments, digital games, design thinking and music, among many other topics. We look at how learning is evolving in the classroom and beyond.We also revisit old ideas that have come full circle in the era of the over scheduled child, such as unschooling, tinkering, playing in the woods, mindfulness, inquiry-based learning and student motivation.

We report on shifts in how educators practice their craft as they apply innovative ideas to help students learn, while meeting the rigorous demands of their standards and curriculum. MindShift has a unique audience of educators, tinkerers, policy makers and life-long learners who engage in meaningful dialogue with one another on our sites. Contact the us by email. iLearn Technology.

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