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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SKU TAGT-285 Categories Andi McNair, Creativity & Instructional Strategies, Gifted, Instructional Strategies, TAGT, Technology Tags Creativity and Instructional Strategies, Gifted, giftedness, GT, OAGC Lesson Design, ODE competency c, Technology

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.

Additional information

Core Area	Creativity & Instructional Strategies
Hours	1 Hour
Organization	TAGT
Grade Level	Elementary, Secondary
Presenter	Andi McNair
Course Content	Gifted, Instructional Strategies, Technology

693 reviews for Meaningful Technology in the Classroom

Rated 5 out of 5

Jennifer – NEWARK CITY (verified owner) – June 8, 2020

Great course to learn about different resources and websites to take back to your classroom.
Rated 5 out of 5

Liset – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – June 8, 2020

Informative
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Elinor – WESLACO ISD (verified owner) – June 8, 2020

Helpful
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Ernesto – LA FERIA ISD (verified owner) – June 8, 2020

Interesting tools to use in the classroom
Rated 5 out of 5

Ernestina – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – June 9, 2020

This course was helpful to incorporate technology in the classroom without having to purchase anything.
Rated 5 out of 5

Danielle – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) – June 9, 2020

5 stars
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Claudia – UNITED ISD (verified owner) – June 11, 2020

Very good tools!
Rated 5 out of 5

Cynthia – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) – June 12, 2020

I gained some truly valuable resources that I will choose from to use next year!
Rated 5 out of 5

Maricela – EDINBURG CISD (verified owner) – June 12, 2020

Great information
Rated 5 out of 5

Haley – LUBBOCK ISD (verified owner) – June 12, 2020

Andi is always amazing and helpful.