TechnoKids Inc. is excited to introduce a great new feature included in our technology projects – individual digital workbooks for students. Instead of printing workbooks for students to read and follow TechnoKids’ step-by-step instructions to complete projects, these new files allow students to open and read the instructions on their computers as they work. And […]
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Why will BYOD transform teaching practice? Can teachers not just keep doing what they are already doing? Yes, teachers will be able to continue to do much of what they have already done in the past. However, in some cases there will be a need for change. Now that a student can bring his or
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Students having their own device throughout the school day enhances the learning environment. This is because it allows teachers to incorporate new teaching practices, instructional materials, activities, assessment tools, and communication methods. With BYOD, teachers can: develop inquiry-based learning opportunities design innovative learning opportunities increase access to information provide timely feedback adjust instruction using flexible
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Do you need materials to create a bulletin board in your computer lab or classroom about digital citizenship? To help your students take responsibility for their actions and encourage them to think before they act, TechnoKids created a set of digital footprints. Each print has the name of a use of technology, such as blog,
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Students having their own computing device throughout the school day transforms learning. With BYOD in place a teacher can incorporate new teaching practices, instructional materials, activities, assessment tools, and communication methods that were previously not possible. This change has the capacity to alter dramatically student experiences. Discover the educational value of BYOD and the ways
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Should you teach programming skills to middle and high school students? Yes! Top 6 Reasons to Teach Programming to Your Students Learn Computational Thinking Skills: Programming makes a student think logically by using algorithms – step-by-step instructions to perform a function. If any of the steps are incorrect or inaccurate, the result has an error.
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TechnoKids has just released TechnoHTML5. In TechnoHTML5, students became web designers. Using HTML and CSS they develop a web page with text, graphics, and hyperlinks. Upon completion, the files are uploaded to the Internet. Your students begin by editing web page templates provided with TechnoHTML5 to learn HTML elements and CSS attributes. Afterwards, they complete
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Do you need to resize a batch of photos? Do you want to quickly convert multiple pictures to a new file type? You can! You can resize a batch of photos using Photo Gallery if you have Windows 7 or Windows 8. However, at this time you can only convert the file type to JPG.
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What is BYOD? BYOD or Bring Your Own Device is a policy that allows students to bring their own computing devices, such as smartphones, laptops, e-readers, tablets, or other mobile gadgets, to school for use on the school’s network. Sometimes, BYOD is referred to as BYOT or Bring Your Own Technology. This term is used
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Are you ready to have your students blog? Here are a few tips to help get you started! 1. Introduce Skills Gradually Blogging requires students to become familiar with technology they may not have used in the past. Don’t expect them to be experts right away! Gradually introduce students to the environment and tools so
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