Description
Traveling at a rate of a tool per minute, this fast-paced and informative session will help bring your technology toolbox up to speed by categorizing and reviewing resources designed to promote creativity, critical thinking, collaboration, and productivity in you and your gifted students.
In this course you will learn:
- Numerous ways to find online resources that promote creativity and creative thinking
- How to promote collaboration among students through the use of technology
- Ways in which critical thinking can be embedded in all content areas
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
Presenter Bio
Brian Housand, Ph.D., is an Assistant Professor at East Carolina University in the department of Curriculum and Instruction. He completed his doctoral work at the University of Connecticut with an emphasis in both gifted education and instructional technology. Dr. Housand is the current chair of the National Association for Gifted Children (NAGC) Computers and Technology network, and he writes the “Untangling Technology” column for Teaching for High Potential. Currently, he is exploring ways in which technology can enhance the learning environment and striving to define what it means to be creatively productive in a digital age.
Lori – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
A great deal of excellent resources for everyday use in the classroom were presented with a brief overview.
Nora – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great technology resources to aid with the learning process.
Lisa – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent information and tools
Olga – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
This was an awesome course! It is very informative and has many tools to help educators, it also has games that kids are using and that educators can learn more about to understand why kids enjoy them.
Jennifer – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
This had a lot of Great ideas.
Deborah – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
We need to continue to learn new techniques. This training accomplished this.
Lisa – HUGHES SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –
This was an interesting list of digital sources for teachers/students. I would have loved to be able to see the original video of this presentation instead of hearing it and seeing bullet points.
Kamryn – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –
The information shared will come in very useful especially teaching remotely.
Brittany – BURLESON ISD (verified owner) –
Pretty good information. Seemed like a lot was geared toward iOS systems. Would have been nice to have a little more than would work with Google and Microsoft systems.
Ashton – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –
Very great as we are delving more into digital/distance learning.