The EduAide software – “Acces” has been upgraded to a much friendlier format. You no longer have to have the manual and enter codes, you can browse the questions through the program itself. This updated program was recently added on all the math teacher computers on campus. Look for this icon on your desktop to [...]
Graphic Organizers are a long time tool of teachers. They are a great tool to be used in any subject area, fit a variety of learning styles and are well researched as to their effectiveness. Robert Marzano talks about the effectiveness of using Advance Organizers in his book, Classroom Instruction that Works and A Handbook for Classroom Instruction that Works. When the [...]
Excel has many useful shortcuts to help the user enter data quickly. one of the fastest to learn is the “fill” tool. Basically it helps you fill in sequential data without having to type in every cell. If you are trying to number each cell you do not have to type in each number as [...]
In my recent blog readings, I have come across the prevailing thought that the importance of blogging is not just to make your voice heard, but it is the ongoing conversation that happens after a blog/piece of writing has put out there and others comment back to extend the conversation. It is not just the [...]
Once you have read a few blogs you may decide you want to start one of your own. This technology tip is for teachers who want to begin a blogs. Check out these blogs from math teacher Karen McLinden. Students are asked to respond to a post during a specified amount of time. Some are math topics [...]
This tech tip is not earth shattering and for many people it will be an “Of course, doesn’t everyone know that.” type of post, but believe me, not everyone does! And anything that makes life easier is worth sharing! Did you know that you can copy a graphic from a pdf files and paste it into [...]