$20.00

Presenter: Brian Housand, Ph.D., East Carolina University
Core Area: Creativity & Instruction
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

Technology is everywhere and for many teachers, understanding technology can be like trying to understand a new language. It can be difficult to learn, let alone know which tech tools are worth using in the classroom and how to use them. In “60 Tech Tools in 60 Minutes,” Dr. Housand gives us a crash course on tools that you can use in your classroom. It only takes an hour to figure out which tools you can use for your classroom. Just imagine being able to leverage one of these tech tools and what it can do for your classroom. Your students will get more out of their experience and your teaching career can be even more fulfilling!

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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. 

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3310 reviews for 60 Tech Tools in 60 Minutes

  1. Lori – HUDSON ISD (verified owner)

    Lots of GREAT info!

  2. Cecilia – Angleton ISD (verified owner)

    Great way to get a short summer and overview of all the websites that are available.

  3. Valerie – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner)

    Great ideas for apps and sights

  4. Ashley – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner)

    Great course if you have access to iDevices.

  5. Annette – HILLSBORO ISD (verified owner)

    Loved this course–lots of great tools I haven’t heard about yet!

  6. Crystal – SPRING ISD (verified owner)

    Lots of really interesting sites. It would be helpful if it was updated to current instructional technology tools.

  7. Cheryl – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner)

    Some of these tools are dated.

  8. Mary – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner)

    Too old. Needs to be a more up to date training, because as we all know, technology changes so fast.

  9. Rachel – EAST CHAMBERS ISD (verified owner)

    I wish there had been more of a video component. It seemed like they were showing it to the audience but we couldn’t see it.

  10. PATRICIA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner)

    This has got to be one of the best and most helpful piece of information!!!!

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