60 Tech Tools in 60 Minutes

$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. Marta – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Great

  2. Laura – SCHERTZ-CIBOLO-U CITY ISD (verified owner) –

    Wow! That was a lot of great resources for me to check out! Great explanations of the sites, too.

  3. Jennifer – GEORGETOWN ISD (verified owner) –

    This was a great course with easy to use impactful resources for learning.

  4. Marlene – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) –

    It gives you descriptions of many apps available that can be used in the classroom.

  5. SYLVIA – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great way to view different apps students and teachers can use when using social media, instructional ideas to use in the classroom.

  6. Ana – SOCORRO ISD (verified owner) –

    This course was a great way to quickly view so many useful apps. It gives enough to allow educators to pick and choose which ones to explore at a later time.

  7. Cheryl – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    Electing to engage in the 60 Tech Tools in 60 Minutes was time well spent for me as an educator as I am always looking for new and creative ways to engage my students in learning. I feel like this course was pointed and provided a great tidbit of so many resources that are available to teachers. I just needed to know what was out there.

  8. Keith – MIDWAY ISD – WOODWAY (verified owner) –

    It was a kind of information overload but at least it gave you a lot of different apps and ideas that you can now spend time playing with on your own time to see what would work best for you and your classroom.

  9. Brianna – Angleton ISD (verified owner) –

    I loved this course. He explained everything and gave examples of how to use it in your clasroom.

  10. Jon – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    excellent resource

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