Happy Anniversary to MzTeachuh!

This month it is 7 years since I began my blog MzTeachuh.What a blessing to help other teachers around the world, sharing input from our online PLN.

Educational Links 3/9/18

12 Tech Tools For Student-To-Student Digital Collaboration

https://wegrowteachers.com/12-tech-tools-for-student-to-student-digital-collaboration/

10 Tips for Teaching Kids to Be Awesome Critical Thinkers

https://www.weareteachers.com/10-tips-for-teaching-kids-to-be-awesome-critical-thinkers/

Teaching Channel video: Can you beat the odds?

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/teaching-probability-odds

The Tough, Often Lonely Job of Teaching Incarcerated Students

https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/03/07/the-tough-often-lonely-job-of-teaching.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

Edublogs Publishes a Guide to Mobile Blogging

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2018/03/edublogs-publishes-guide-to-mobile.html#.WqHP5WinHGJ

10 Great Movies for the STEM Classroom

https://www.commonsense.org/education/blog/10-great-movies-for-the-stem-classroom?utm_source=Edu_Newsletter_2018_03_06&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=weekly

Teens Can Teach Classmates to Recognize Depression

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2018/03/teens-can-teach-classmates-to-recognize.html

High school students can improve their peers’ understanding of depression, and their attitudes about seeking help for themselves or others, according to a new study. Nationwide, about 7.5% of teens have experienced depression in the past year.

Ed Tech and STEM Weekly Update 7/27/15

 

Use blogging for reflection and assessment

https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=494&category=In-the-classroom&article&utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=EdTekHub

Tech Giants Team Up To Boost Accessibility

http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/07/23/tech-team-boost-accessibility/20495/  

How this program hopes to double reading proficiency among low-income students

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/07/24/reading-proficiency-042/  

Technology Timeline

http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.engin.design.techtime/technology-timeline/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mktg2015

Five Excellent Drawing Apps for Kids

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2015/07/5-excellent-drawing-apps-for-kids.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29 

Ed Tech Websites for Teachers

http://melanielinktaylor.mzteachuh.org/2014/11/ed-tech-sites-for-teachers.html 

Chicktionary: The Goofy New App That Makes Learning Vocab Fun

http://www.edudemic.com/chicktionary-makes-vocab-fun/

Thanksgiving Greetings from MzTeachuh

Share the blessings! and help with the kitchen clean-up.

Thanksgiving greetings from MzT.

 

Special greetings to my readers, here in the USA, and around the world. I am so grateful this Thanksgiving to communicate with thousands of educators and parents--what a privilege. Gathering fascinating input from the best educational sources, putting it together, getting it out online, all from my family room in SoCal. An amazing privilege. We form a fun and important PLN. We are a caring community promoting education for all in a dynamic world of learning possibilities, so much to be thankful for.

Ed Tech and STEM Advice

Why Do We Have To Do Math in Science Class?

http://www.literacyinlearningexchange.org/vignette/why-do-we-have-do-math-science-class 

Parent Communication Toolbox

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/parent-communication-toolbox-gwen-pescatore?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A%20EdutopiaNewContent%20%28Edutopia%29 

Three Video Games That Teach Programming Through Play

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/08/three-video-games-that-teach-programming-through-game-play/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Access to Technology for Immigrant Students

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/08/access-to-technology-for-immigrant-students/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Reflective Teaching: A 30-Day Blogging Challenge For Teachers

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/reflective-teaching-30-day-blogging-challenge-teachers/ 

Using flipped learning to boost engagement

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/08/27/flipped-learning-engagement-734/ 

Teaching computer science — without touching a computer

http://hechingerreport.org/content/teaching-computer-science-without-touching-computer_17198/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+HechingerReport+%28Hechinger+Report%29 

 

 

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 7/26/14

Chromebooks taken to school: More than a million sold to schools in last quarter

http://www.zdnet.com/chromebooks-taken-to-school-more-than-a-million-sold-to-schools-in-last-quarter-7000031786/ 

S'Cool Tools of the Week: Pinterest Guided Search, Edtech Guru Blog, Practutor

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-07-26-s-cool-tools-of-the-week-pinterest-guided-search-edtech-guru-blog-practutor 

QuadBlogging Will Help You Find an Audience for Your Students' Blog Posts http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/07/quadblogging-will-help-you-find.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.U9UgyLEfgwA

How apps are surpassing the traditional tutor

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/07/25/apps-traditional-tutor-492/ 

How To Use Social Media As A Learning Tool For Homeschoolers

http://www.edudemic.com/socially-awkward-social-media-educational-tool-homeschoolers/ 

Create Story Maps

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2014/07/two-excellent-web-tools-to-create-story.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+educatorstechnology%2FpDkK+%28Educational+Technology+and+Mobile+Learning%29 

Can States Make Student Data Useful for Schools?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2014/07/can_states_turn_slag_data_into.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+InsideSchoolResearch+%28Education+Week%3A+Inside+School+Research%29 

 

Embrace the Mess Tweets of the Day 2/19/14

1. Embracing Messy Learning

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/embracing-messy-learning-joshua-block?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=post&utm_campaign=blog-embrace-messy-learning-block-image-repost 

2. Whole Brain Writing--In First Grade 

http://mrsshipleywholebrainteaching.blogspot.com/2014/01/whole-brain-writing-in-first-grade.html 

3. States Want Kids To Learn A Lot — Maybe Too Much

 http://www.npr.org/2014/02/16/277057175/states-want-kids-to-learn-a-lot-maybe-too-much?utm_content=socialflow&utm_campaign=nprfacebook&utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook

4. What Learning Cursive Does for Your Brain

http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/memory-medic/201303/what-learning-cursive-does-your-brain 

5. Creating a First-Response System for Struggling Students

 http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2014/02/12/fp-krakow.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB

6. Rubrics for Blogging and Multimedia Projects 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/12/rubrics-for-blogging-and-multimedia.html#.UwLE6oVDytc 

7. Common Core Curriculum Now Has Critics on the Left

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/02/17/nyregion/new-york-early-champion-of-common-core-standards-joins-critics.html?action=click&contentCollection=N.Y.+%2F+Region&region=Footer&module=MoreInSection&pgtype=article&_r=1 

 

 

 

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 2/12/14

Utah Looking To Equip All Students With iPads

1. Utah Looking to equip students with ipads

http://www.educationnews.org/technology/utah-looking-to-equip-all-students-with-ipads/

Utah Looking To Equip All Students With iPads

2. Historia: Game-Based Learning for Middle School History

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/short-happy-history-of-historia-rick-brennan 

3. The One Activity I Recommend for Every Teacher

 http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/02/the-one-activity-i-recommend-for-every.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.UvroQbRDytc

4. More than Chemistry: Valentine's Day Science Activities

http://www.teachhub.com/more-chemistry-valentines-day-science-activities

5. 10 Ways Teacher Planning Should Adjust To The Google Generation

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/10-ways-teacher-planning-adjust-google-generation/ 

6. There's an App for that

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2014/02/theres-app/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

7. Lesson Resources for Presidents' Day 

 http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/02/lesson-resources-for-presidents-day.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.UvrrprRDytc

 

Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 1/5/14

1. Problem Based Learning and Examples of Science Lesson Ideas

http://stem.browardschools.com/science/science_general/pbl/ 

2. Options Increase as Google Enters the Educational Market

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/options-increase-google-ed-market-andrew-marcinek 

3. 100+ Influential Learning Professionals Worth Following

http://www.edudemic.com/100-influential-learning-professionals-worth-following/ 

4. Chart - A Comparison of Educational Blogging Platforms 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/01/chart-comparison-of-educational.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.UsidmbSnfao 

5.  Not all private universities jumping into online courses

Not All Private Universities Jumping Into Online Courses - See more at: http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/not-all-private-universities-jumping-into-online-courses/#sthash.GnUrwbD3.dpuf

Not All Private Universities Jumping Into Online Courses - See more at: http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/not-all-private-universities-jumping-into-online-courses/#sthash.GnUrwbD3.dpuf

 http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/not-all-private-universities-jumping-into-online-courses/

Not All Private Universities Jumping Into Online Courses - See more at: http://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/not-all-private-universities-jumping-into-online-courses/#sthash.GnUrwbD3.dpufhttp://www.educationnews.org/online-schools/not-all-private-universities-jumping-into-online-courses/

6. 13 Examples Of The Evolution Of Classroom Technology

http://www.teachthought.com/technology/13-examples-of-the-evolution-of-classroom-technology/ 

7. Best of 2013: More Reasons to Value the Online Teacher

http://blog.k12.com/news-events/best-2013-more-reasons-value-online-teacher?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+thinktank12+%28thinktanK12%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.Usiot7Snfao