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. Debra – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –

    Great ideas and the resources to back them up.

  2. Araceli – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    Thank you for this great training! I will use many of your ideas and websites.

  3. Ashton – MANSFIELD ISD (verified owner) –

    Great resources that are applicable in many situations.

  4. Sean – SPRING ISD (verified owner) –

    I think the teachers in my school can benefit from this training

  5. Diana – UNITED ISD (verified owner) –

    I loved this course. There are so many useful technology ideas to use in the classroom.

  6. Dalia – PHARR-SAN JUAN-ALAMO ISD (verified owner) –

    5 STARS
    Course was fast paced, yet extremely informative.

  7. Carlos – TULOSO-MIDWAY ISD (verified owner) –

    Lots of useful websites to incorporate into and out of the classroom.

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

    Good talk

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

    It was a good course because of the websites that were listed. I found the websites for creativity, critical thinking, and reflections will be useful.

  10. Sandra – LAREDO ISD (verified owner) –

    A lot of good ideas I can use in my class integrating technology!

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