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.
Hayde – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it all
Mary – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
very informative. I teacher 1st grade and I feel like it had alot of resources for middle school and up
Alicia – CLEBURNE ISD (verified owner) –
Great info without wasting your time.
Michelle – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
The presenter described various tech tools. I would have liked to have more information shared about some of the tools.
Diane – HALLSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very helpful. This school year I will be using more and more technology. I learned about a lot of useful sites in a very short amount of time.
Napoleon – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –
I liked it because it provides a lot of quick ideas for technology that is out there but I wouldn’t know about it unless someone creates a compilation such as this one.
karen – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) –
This had several tools I am interested in researching to see if it will work for my third graders.
Juan – BASTROP ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed the resources shown and looking forward to exploring them
Carmen – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
great
CASSANDRA – GOOSE CREEK CISD (verified owner) –
This course had a lot of useful technology tools to use.