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. Nancy – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    Great presenter ideas and information

  2. Samantha – ECTOR COUNTY ISD (verified owner) –

    Great information

  3. Sonia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Good course

  4. Jonathan – WORTHINGTON CITY (verified owner) –

    Interesting presentation geared more towards elementary and maybe some middle school students. Not as applicable for high school.

  5. Raquel – MCALLEN ISD (verified owner) –

    Very useful but, some of the tools have changed. Please update the training resources.

  6. Marie – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I liked it but I wish the presenter had commented on which sites/resources were free and which ones were not.

  7. Kasey – PEARLAND ISD (verified owner) –

    Shared lots of good websites, however, I’d love to see a full lesson using the 4Cs.

  8. Tracy – MIDLOTHIAN ISD (verified owner) –

    I love how this can all be incorporated without having 1:1 devices.

  9. Joshua – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) –

    good

  10. Melissa – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –

    Lots of fun ideas that would help anyone start using technology more in their classrooms or expand what they are already using.

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