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.
Ana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –
Awesome digital sites and links will definitely implement!
Jennifer – HALLETTSVILLE ISD (verified owner) –
Great, self paced!
martha – CONROE ISD (verified owner) –
Excellent -amazing amount of material covered in an hour!
natalia – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
This course provided me with many ideas of how to incorporate technology within the classroom and that some social media apps can also be used as an extension to learning outside of the classroom environment.
Victoria – SAN FELIPE-DEL RIO CISD (verified owner) –
This was a great intro to different apps and programs for the classroom
Deanna – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
I liked this course. I am always looking for new technology ideas to use in the classroom.
Kerry – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
It was great lots of resources
Alison – ELYRIA CITY SCHOOLS (verified owner) –
I loved the resources discussed in this course. There were several that I was unaware of that I will definitely be using.
Bennie – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –
This course gave a huge array of tech tools that we can benefit from as educators. It was very well presented and delivered tons of awesome resources.
Maricela – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
5 stars