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.
Esperanza – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Very informative.
Sarah – ANTHONY ISD (verified owner) –
Informative.
Laura – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course provides a variety of apps and websites that are useful in the classroom and for the students.
Cassandra – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
great course
Petra – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It went a bit too fast. Maybe provide slides from actual website.
Elva – DONNA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT (verified owner) –
It was okay
Denise – FORT STOCKTON ISD (verified owner) –
It was fast and furious with lots of information. I suggest taking notes about all the different tools and what they do as there is a lot of them.
Michelle – Pilot (verified owner) –
The materials within this course are very outdated. I.e. Google hangout is Google Meet, GeoGuessr, Livebinders
Traci – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
The presentation was very well done.
Karla – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
Great tools