Have your students sent and received online greeting cards? Here are some tips to make finding, sending, and receiving e-Cards in the classroom a fun, easy, and worthwhile activity. Try Different Web Browsers: Some e-Cards need the Flash program to show the message. If your web browser will not play Flash animation, try another web […]
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Integrate Google Forms Quizzes into Learning Did you know you can create quizzes using Google Forms that automatically calculate a score and report results? You can! Aside from making your own quizzes to test student knowledge, you can have students build their own trivia quizzes. Google Forms Quizzes is a feature that transforms any form
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Learn How to Make a Quiz in Google Forms Use TechnoTrivia activities to make a quiz in Google Forms. Elementary and middle school students create a trivia game. They formulate questions to test friends’ knowledge about a topic. By setting the answer key an automated system calculates points and sends quiz results. Make Learning Fun
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Why Cite the Source? In any research assignment, students need to learn the essential skill of how to cite the source. They must list where they found the information. Cite sources to: A citation should include as much information as possible including author’s name, date published, web page title or publisher, and the web address.
Google Apps for Education recently announced that it will now be known as G Suite for Education. Along with the rebranding, some other updates were made. Most notable for teachers, the Research Tool has been eliminated and replaced by the Explore Tool, which has some benefits and but also a significant shortcoming. First, the bad
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TechnoKids Inc. has just released TechnoStart, a technology project with computer activities for beginners. In this project, primary students have fun learning computer fundamentals. This introduction provides beginners with basic knowledge such as the function of computer hardware, mouse or touch terminology, and computer rules. Activities encourage students to discover how to create with technology.
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1/12/2021: XODO is no longer recommended as a PDF Reader and Annotator for TechnoKids worksheets and resources. XODO often displays errors when opening TechnoKids PDF files. Instead, TechnoKids recommends the Kami chrome extension or Kami Google Drive Add-On. There are lots of free and paid PDF readers and annotators out there. Finding the one that
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Do you provide instruction or share resources with your students using the Internet? This is okay if you created the materials. However, if the content is from another source you may be violating copyright. Do not put your career or the school district at risk! What are the Risks When Sharing Files? Today it is
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In my last post, I recommended using e-Cards in the classroom for a variety of reasons – curricular as well as motivational. To get started, here are some suggested sites to find free e-Card sites, as well as comments on their advantages and drawbacks. 123 Greetings Pros Cons American Greeting Cards Pros Cons Greetings Island
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Is there educational merit in having your students send e-Cards to each other? Yes! For both skill building purposes and for engaging digital savvy young people, e-Cards can be used in an educational setting with a variety of benefits. Meaningful language arts activity Inspire creative writing by assigning an e-Card activity. Students can browse through
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