With the globalized pandemic forcing schools to go into a remote class environment, it can be quite difficult for all of us to catch up with the technology. There is a great amount of pressure and stress that gets put on teachers and professors to catch up to this new teaching style.
Many educators believe that technology might just be out of their area of expertise, but there are tools out there that can make school a lot easier for not only them, but their students.
Our goal here at Tech Tips for Teachers is to present some of these technologies in a casual, user friendly way that hopefully helps educators adapt into their remote-learning experiences. Every week, we will try to address a different part of the online classroom and talk about tools that can be used to work around different issues or complications provoked by online schooling.
Some resources we will explore and cover throughout this blog are:
- Benefits to embracing technology in the classroom
- Tech Resources for Special Education Classrooms
- Chromebook troubleshooting & other awesome tips for educators and parents
- Creating a Bitmoji Classroom
- EdPuzzle
- Ideas for parents helping their kids with online school work from home
- Google Slides Tips & Tricks
- And more!
Educators will get the opportunity to learn about new apps, websites, and strategies that they can use to expand past their limited capabilities on school websites. Additionally, we can help inform educators and parents about what students are looking for in an online learning environment so they can learn how to meet those needs accordingly.
On top of user guides and tutorials, we will have polls and questionnaires answered by real educators to give us an opportunity to address the real issues in the online learning space.
Get to know us!
We are Laura, Daniel, & Brenna!
- Laura is the district technology assistant for Pine City Public Schools in Minnesota. She also directs theater for North Branch High School and is going to school to get her teaching license with a specialty in Library Media and Technology Integration.
- Brenna is the social media specialist for the Rogers Senior High School DECA chapter, as well as the social media specialist for her local Sammy’s Pizza.
- Daniel is a remote writing coach for the SCSU ‘Write Place’ writing center. He is also a senior in his English Studies Degree and an avid user of computers. He enjoys helping students use online technologies.
While we may not be educators yet, asking people that are can help us understand their perspective. Once we know this perspective, we can offer additional aid in something we know: tech.