Meaningful Technology in the Classroom

$20.00

Presenter: Andi McNair, TAGT
Core Area: Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Grade Level: Elementary & Secondary
Hours: 1

If teaching is 10-percent asking students questions, and 90-percent inspiring them to ask questions, then you’re going to need to make your technology use 100-percent meaningful. Who has time for busy-work anyway, -even if it’s done on an Ipad? Learn how to maximize technology and apps to engage your students and prepare them for life after graduation.

Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

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Description

In days past, employers were impressed by graduates who had impressive stores of knowledge. But as the Internet and search engines have leveled the playing field, students need to focus on another set of skills. Do you know the top skills employers will be seeking from your students? Andi McNair has made it easy to make meaningful use of technology to teach your gifted students marketable lifelong skills.

In this course, you will learn to:

  • Focus on the skills employers want from grads
  • Use technology in innovative ways
  • Avoid common time-wasting uses of technology
  • Use apps and websites that engage gifted minds

Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.

This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.2.

Presenter Bio

Andi McNair currently teaches Gifted and Talented students at a small rural school at Bosqueville ISD in Texas. She has been a teacher for over a decade, teaching 4th/5th grade math before moving into gifted education. As a parent of gifted children, she is a strong advocate for gifted education. She regularly speaks at TAGT (Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented) and other conferences, particularly sharing her passion for innovative education. Andi is married to her high school sweetheart. They have three children and live in Waco, TX. 

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693 reviews for Meaningful Technology in the Classroom

  1. Stephanie – NEWARK CITY (verified owner) –

    I thought this was great a course. While some of the topics were more elementary there were things that I could. use in my middle school classroom.

  2. Shay – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    Excellent resources!

  3. Janet – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    Geared more toward elementary, but I did pick up some tools I would like to try with my high school students.

  4. Kacy – DRIPPING SPRINGS ISD (verified owner) –

    Great list of technology. It is a little outdated for 2020. Many links don’t work now.

  5. Pedro – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Technology is in the classrooms and all students will one day be able to use them, but not necessary to use them

  6. Cheryl – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –

    Quite a bit of information. Quite a lot to explore.

  7. Nancy – MARION CITY (verified owner) –

    This provided a good overview of many tech tools. One problem was that the video didn’t show the examples of most of the sites being discussed.

  8. Bonnie – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –

    Good ideas worth looking into!

  9. Jamie – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –

    I thought this was a thorough PD on different technology tools to use in the classroom in such a short amount of time.

  10. Nicholas – Springfield City School District (verified owner) –

    An excellent repository of digital tools for improving the value of learning in a classroom space.

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