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.
Francisco – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
New information more the most part in ways or applications that can be used in our classrooms.
Melinda – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
A lot of good information.
Blake – HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY & SCHOOL OF SCIENCE – HOUSTON SOUTH 101846 OR 101862 (verified owner) –
All of the apps seemed useful, but could easily be condensed on a webpage with short descriptions. As this is a video, I would have liked to have seen more of a demonstration of the sites or even student work samples.
Lois – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Very Informative
Erica – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful if you are not tech savy
Raquel – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
This was an informative course.
Maria – ALICE ISD (verified owner) –
great resources
Monica – VIDOR ISD (verified owner) –
Very helpful- short explanations
Rebecca – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Great apps
Steven – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –
great resources