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Dear Otto: Help With Classroom Management Problems
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. BTW–lots of people ask why the name ‘Otto’. It’s a palindrome so beloved by geeks and nerds and techie-sort […]
Dear Otto: How do I create a classroom library checkout system?
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. I got this question from a colleague: I am looking for an app that classroom teachers can use to […]
Dear Otto: My Students Think Hunt-and-Peck is Good Enough. What do I do?
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. I got this question from a teacher. It’s becoming more common as students start life on iPads: Do you […]
Dear Otto: How do I teach vocabulary?
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. I discuss teaching vocabulary a lot on this blog. If you’re looking for specifics, try these posts: 50 Sites […]
Dear Otto: How do I set the default font on MS Word
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. For your privacy, I use only first names. Here’s a great question I got from a reader: MS Word […]
Dear Otto: Can We Eliminate Blogs–Teachers Hate Them!
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. For your privacy, I use only first names. Here’s a great question I got from Christy: HI! I love […]
Dear Otto: How do I Make Keyboarding Collaborative?
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. For your privacy, I use only first names. Here’s a great question I got from a reader: I am […]
Dear Otto: How Do Students Access Twitter in the Classroom
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. For your privacy, I use only first names. Here’s a great question I got from Paul: We are considering the […]
Dear Otto: I need to convert from PDF to Doc–Does that work?
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. For your privacy, I use only first names. Here’s a great question I got from a reader: I have […]
Dear Otto: How do I Teach Keyboarding in My Limited Class Time?
Here’s Melanie’s question about teaching keyboarding effectively: My problem is that I only see each group of students (PK – 4th grade) once a week for 30min. I see 1st and 2nd grade two times a week. How do I successfully teach keyboarding AND my regular tech curriculum with next to no time to do […]
Dear Otto: Evaluating Faculty Websites
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. For your privacy, I use only first names. Here’s a great question I got from Melissa: I have heard […]
Dear Otto: What’s a good End-of-year Tech Show?
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. For your privacy, I use only first names. Here’s a great question I got from Sandy: I am a […]
Dear Otto: I need year-long assessments
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please contact me at askatechteacher at gmail dot com and I’ll answer it here. For your privacy, I use only first names. Here’s a great question I got from Mary: We are required […]
Dear Otto: What’s a good Technology Acceptable Use Policy?
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. If you have a question, please complete the form below and I’ll answer it here. For your privacy, I use only first names. Here’s a great question I got from D: I have been a follower of Ask […]
Dear Otto: Best Practices for New Teachers About Tech
Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. For your privacy, I use only first names. Here’s a great question I got from Lucia: I currently teach an instructional technology class to undergraduate students preparing to be educators. Every semester I need to revise my course […]
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