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Virginia Society for Technology in Education

Thinking Outside the Blocks

Roanoke County Public Schools has access to Minecraft: Education Edition. While the elementary and middle school levels have had no trouble finding projects for students such as recreating Jamestown or showing fractions with the building blocks, the high school level educators have been a bit skeptical. This year, however, I have had more teachers hop on board, due mainly to … [Read more...]

Empowering Student Voice

In case you haven’t heard, #FlipgridFever is a real thing! This educational tool has made quite a name for itself in the world of teaching. Amplifying student voice is key if we want our students to take responsibility for their learning and understanding, as well as being proud of sharing what they know. As teachers, we are trying to teach our students that we should respect … [Read more...]

A Journey with Fredericksburg and Their AR Sandbox

A year ago we saw a video that showed a sandbox that was able to show a topographic map showing contour lines displayed from a projector, to a computer, to a Kinect camera. I thought I would share a little information on what Fredericksburg did to get that video to become a reality. This all happened before the AR Sandbox became very popular (now you can purchase them … [Read more...]

AIM Virginia

AIM-VA was created through a grant from the Virginia Department of Education.  AIM-VA is a free service that provides accessible instructional materials to eligible Virginia K-12 students who have an Individualized Education Program (IEP) and are unable to access traditional print.  AIM-VA converts textbooks, workbooks, reading books and teacher-made materials into accessible … [Read more...]

Tech Spotlight – Robotics

Christine Richmond is a Robotics teacher at Peter Muhlenberg Middle School. Through a program facilitated by Carnegie Mellon University, Ms. Richmond’s eighth-grade students are constructing and programming Lego Mindstorm robots to navigate various courses and perform specific functions. Students work in teams to complete “challenge tasks” and demonstrate an understanding of … [Read more...]

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