Tech Matters
Technology tips and teaching strategies aligned with PowerUp WHAT WORKS.
Jun
13
2018
Year End Roundup: Top 10 PowerUp Blog Posts for Teachers
As the school year ends, we wanted to take the opportunity to share the past year’s most popular blog posts for teachers. Topics ranged from tips to create digitally accessible documents, to strategies for making challenging STEM concepts more... More...
May
25
2018
PD on the Go: Virtual Reality in Education
Join us every Friday to see one of our favorite short videos to grow and enhance your practice.
Immersive virtual reality (VR) is transforming the way educational content is delivered. Not only does VR present the content in an engaging,... More...
Mar
28
2018
Creating Mental Images: Visualizing to Improve Understanding in all Content Areas
What is visualizing?
Visualizing text means forming mental pictures of the text that is being read. Skilled readers use visualization to imagine or construct a picture of the topic the author is discussing. However, this can be... More...
Feb
8
2016
Accessible Materials for Students with Print Disabilities
Many struggling and special needs students have a print disability. Unable to gain information from printed materials, their challenges only increase as they progress through school.
Teachers can meet these students’ needs by translating... More...
Jan
25
2016
What Can You Do About the Weather?
You can’t do anything about the weather—EXCEPT, that is, if you are a teacher designing weather-related instructional activities. Then you can build reading, writing, math, and science content and skills by integrating varied tech tool... More...
Jul
28
2015
Finding Value in Spark Notes
At the 2014 Conference for the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English), Kelly Gallagher, admitted using SparkNotes No Fear Shakespeare to teach Hamlet. Here Shakespeare’s original language is presented on the left-hand page and... More...
Oct
9
2014
Using Technology to Support Close Reading
“Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it; cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text." (Common Core State Standards: College and Career... More...
Aug
28
2014
Listen to this Story
Lately, when I’ve been the passenger during a long car ride, I’ve been listening to The Moth Radio Hour (www.themoth.org), where “true stories are told live.” I love hearing the excitement in a storyteller’s voice as I follow the arc of a story. I... More...
May
15
2014
EdTech Digest Awards 2014: iTooch from EduPad
The fifth EdTech Digest Awards winner we bring to you is...
iTooch from EduPad
Content Area: All
Cost: Free trial, then $4.99-$9.99 for full download
Earlier posts from this series: Arcademic Skill... More...
Feb
3
2014
Digital Learning Day: Get Started with PowerUp’s Favorite Sites for (Free!) Educational Videos
Looking for ways to incorporate more multimedia into your teaching? Searching for that perfect educational video to use with your students? Multimedia can be a fantastic way of engaging students, building background knowledge, and presenting... More...
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