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.
Ferhat – HARMONY SCIENCE ACAD (EL PASO) (verified owner) –
Awesome tools
Jessica – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Awesome! Great tools.
Cassie – DALLAS ISD (verified owner) –
Seems like the apps could be updated. Found some great ones though.
Janet – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
I enjoyed learning about the different apps and websites available.
Enrique – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
A lof of useful apps
Paula – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Lots of very interesting resources
Marta – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –
Great resource Ideas for our twenty one century learner.
dora – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –
This course was very instresting. It provides different links to help support the student.
Blake – DEL VALLE ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of these resources are educational but not aligned with content.
Emily – CORPUS CHRISTI ISD (verified owner) –
great