2024-04-03 18:14
My entire dissertation process was during the peak of the pandemic. I completed my dissertation in my dining room at a tiny corner desk or from a race car trailer at a race track. I was clos… Read More
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2023-09-06 22:01
I remember the challenge. It came from a Principal I respected. It was the right call, but I did not have an answer – at that time.
I was delivering training, not even a professional… Read More
2023-08-12 16:45
Many families and educators are asking what to do about the Saturn app. The app is currently #3 in the Apple App Store for social apps, behind Threads and WhatsApp.
What is the Saturn App?… Read More
2023-07-26 02:00
Thank you for participating in the 2023 #8weeksofsummer blog challenge! The newest disruptive technologies are artificial intelligence in the form of large language models (LLMs) such as Cha… Read More
2023-07-18 01:25
Thank you for participating in the 2023 #8weeksofsummer blog challenge! The newest disruptive technologies are artificial intelligence in the form of large language models (LLMs) such as Cha… Read More
2023-07-12 19:51
Thank you for participating in the 2023 #8weeksofsummer blog challenge! The newest disruptive technologies are artificial intelligence in the form of large language models (LLMs) such as Cha… Read More
2023-07-04 15:01
Thank you for participating in the 2023 #8weeksofsummer blog challenge! The newest disruptive technologies are artificial intelligence in the form of large language models (LLMs) such as Cha… Read More
2023-07-01 21:38
Calling all educators! Amazon Prime Days are July 11 and 12, 2023 this year. Let’s game plan in order to maximize your savings this summer.
#PrimeDay2023 10-Day Countdown || Deals an… Read More
2023-06-30 19:18
I chose my last degree program based on three criteria. First, I wanted to find an online school that utilized the learning management system with which I was most comfortable. Second, I nee… Read More
2023-06-27 03:46
Thank you for participating in the 2023 #8weeksofsummer blog challenge! The newest disruptive technologies are artificial intelligence in the form of large language models (LLMs) such as Cha… Read More
2023-06-20 02:52
Thank you for participating in the 2023 #8weeksofsummer blog challenge! The newest disruptive technologies are artificial intelligence in the form of large language models (LLMs) such as Cha… Read More
2023-06-18 11:56
The focus of microlearning is usually the chunking of content. How small should segments of microlearning be? Consider microlearning content versus microlearning audiences. Microlearning is… Read More
2023-06-12 14:50
Thank you for participating in the 2023 #8weeksofsummer blog challenge! The newest disruptive technologies are artificial intelligence in the form of large language models (LLMs) such as Cha… Read More
2023-06-05 13:29
Welcome to the 2023 #8weeksofsummer blog challenge! The newest disruptive technologies are artificial intelligence in the form of large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT. This summer we… Read More
2023-06-04 04:31
Higher education has broader experience in a variety of learning environments. Distance education and more recently online education is more often a higher education offering. This is in co… Read More
2023-05-31 22:19
It is time for the 2023 #8weeksofsummer Blog Challenge! Educators will never be the same as before the COVID Pandemic that forced many educators to teach with technology, many for the first… Read More
2022-12-04 01:21
In my last degree, I completed a course where I created a blog post to accompany each assignment. You can see mine from #TECH6363 on this blog. Now I am teaching at the same institution and… Read More
2022-11-29 01:16
I came across an interesting discussion post in a course I am teaching. The post wanted to know where I learn and how I manage my professional learning network (PLN) I try to respond in a va… Read More
2022-03-17 01:05
Documentation Upgrade
We should acknowledge that an undercurrent of the pandemic in K-12 was stalled support. I find myself updating documentation and am startled by the significance of the… Read More
2022-02-13 20:00
Podcasts, short audio recordings, and vodcasts, short video recordings, are available to learners on demand and meet the needs of modern learners in a timely way. Podcasts and vodcasts ha… Read More
2022-02-06 23:37
Edu Supply Chain Disruptions
The pandemic has disrupted many supply chains. The edu supply chain disruptions will have a wide-reaching impact for years to come. There are really two levels… Read More
2022-01-03 02:50
Remote Skills for Next Semester
As the new semester approaches, K12 teachers should review all their synchronous and asynchronous online remote skills. While educators have learned so much… Read More
2021-12-29 18:30
If 2021 taught me anything, it is that no one is coming to save teachers. We need to save ourselves.
No one is Coming to Save Teachers
I tweeted this in response to a wonderful educator I f… Read More
2021-12-28 11:49
Teacher Communication Upgrade
Communication in an in-person classroom and a blended learning classroom is the same according to Gurley (2018). Given the opportunity, teachers default to face… Read More
2021-12-27 12:47
Taking Notes Online
K12 is very invested in synchronous time between teachers and students online when in-person is not possible. A traditional format in 6-12 in-person classrooms has been n… Read More
2021-12-24 15:00
Social Presence in Online Environments
Online environments require instructors to craft their social presence in online environments. Two methods I recommend to K12 educators are an effectiv… Read More
2021-12-18 15:00
Online teachers need to know how to craft engaging online asynchronous content for online courses. While teachers will rapidly adapt their skill set to the new format of online, teachers can… Read More
2021-12-13 15:00
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conferences (n.d.) have been an anchor in my professional learning. Traditionally I attended the ISTE conference at the end… Read More
2021-12-11 13:27
As soon as a teacher feels comfortable with the Technical Tips for Zoom Teaching s/he will want to know how to incorporate traditional teaching techniques into this new format. Identifying t… Read More
2021-12-05 00:48
Any teacher newly teaching online must learn some technical skills. These technical tips for zoom teaching are essential, but may not be explicitly taught to educators. Assure educators are… Read More
2021-11-24 21:33
If you have been in a classroom in the past 19 months (since March 2020) you already know about the power of the publish and unpublish as an instructional tool. And if not, I know don’… Read More
2021-11-23 21:00
The Universal Design for Learning framework is a more recent approach to instructional design. With the rise in Internet-enabled platforms, K-12 classroom educators are now paying attention… Read More
2021-11-23 19:32
The practices exemplified through POUR guidelines exemplify why accessibility address more than only students with Individual Education Plans (IEPs).
POUR guidelines #infographic shows how t… Read More
2021-11-06 14:00
The best interaction in an online course is the interaction you create through suspense. By creating an Announcement Schedule you can stick to, you build anticipation for each forthcoming an… Read More
2021-11-05 14:00
Units of Design
When designing components of a course, elements of a lesson, or just a stand-alone online experience it can be useful to consider the project from the smallest unit of design… Read More
2021-10-30 14:00
Be an online teacher to be proud of!
To be an online teacher to be proud of you need specific skills. Those skills build on the knowledge of face-to-face teaching but must be honed and prac… Read More
2021-10-26 20:00
UDL Principles
The Universal Design for Learning Principles (UDL) can increase retention in classroom interactions, programs of choice, and school in general.
Everyone should care about #UDL… Read More
2021-10-25 01:49
From 2011, 2017, to this week I try to keep track of the set-up I perform on new work laptops. I wrote down the things I did to my new work laptop to compare and share. Welcome to my laptop… Read More
2021-10-24 01:53
The basis for building K-12 online courses is the Community of Inquiry (COI) theoretical framework.
Community of Inquiry
The Community of Inquiry theoretical framework represents a process… Read More
2021-10-13 16:00
If you’re reading this post you likely use a teacher using a learning management system (LMS). And if you are a K-12 teacher right now, you need to know how to organize a module! After… Read More
2021-10-11 19:00
Taking teaching and learning online has a distinct look and feel in K12. Many educators tried to replicate classroom teaching with synchronous teaching as 1:1, Input: Return. The efficiency… Read More
2021-10-10 17:00
There is a basic blog post formula I use. By having a basic blog post formula, I can quickly start a post and then tailor it to any unique needs of the topic.
Here is the basic blog post for… Read More
2021-10-10 11:30
While education reorganizes, just to reorganize again, instructional technology is increasing its importance in classrooms, schools, and learning.
Consider the Impact of Instructional Techn… Read More
2021-10-09 14:00
The top three requirements for designing an effective online course are all related to teacher presence. The teacher has to be present in the communication throughout the course, c… Read More
2021-10-08 13:00
There are more educational technologies than you can use. ever. The users of #edtech apps vary; schools and districts subscribe, but also individuals subscribe. How should you request and re… Read More
2021-10-06 12:00
Instructional design is not developed as a standalone skill set in K-12. The instructional designer skills in K-12 can best be described as somewhere between the ability to build & read… Read More
2021-10-05 11:30
The pandemic has been confusing enough.
The recklessness of educational terminology should not contribute to more confusion. Stop misusing pandemic era teaching terminology. Consider those… Read More
2021-10-04 19:00
All educators are tired at this point. After a full year of COVID-19 school in 2020-2021 after the Spring of 2020, educators did not expect another COVID-19 school year, but here we a… Read More
2021-10-03 14:00
I participated in, and even administered my own #8weeksofsummer, blog challenges. But the variable which seems to challenge me and many other participants is the time constraint. I do not wi… Read More
2021-10-03 00:20
Time for a blog renew for HotLunchTray. In an effort to refocus on serving the target HLT audience it is time to rebuild focused content.
The One Hour Content Plan by Meera Kothand advised b… Read More
2021-09-22 20:15
Are you ready, if we go home tomorrow?
What do you need to do to be ready for the possibility of being sent to teach remotely again?
Free eBook: If We Go Home Tomorrow. Are you ready if we g… Read More
2021-09-11 16:08
The 2021 #8weeksofsummer blog challenge concluded at the end of August. {Apologizes for the delay in posting}
Now it is time to award the $100 USD Amazon Gift Card; those who participated in… Read More
2021-07-26 10:35
You’ve made it. This is becoming a trend with you ! Welcome to Week 8 of the #8weeksofsummer Blog Challenge 2021. Not only have you stood through a tumultuous time in education, but if… Read More
2021-07-19 10:50
Welcome to Week 7 of the #8weeksofsummer Blog Challenge 2021. Educators have likely experience more training in the past 15 months since March 2020 than ever. Teachers especially need to now… Read More
2021-07-12 10:31
Welcome to Week 6 of the #8weeksofsummer Blog Challenge 2021. Educators like to learn from each other. We did not have that opportunity to learn from much more than March 2020 this school ye… Read More
2021-07-05 10:22
Educators are known for repeating directions. Typically, we are glad to help our students back on to the path of learning. This year has been different in how we repeated directions, however… Read More
2021-07-02 14:58
Now that you have an online classroom how should you improve it? Here are 5 revisions for your online classroom. These suggestions will create a better learning experience for your participa… Read More
2021-06-28 10:32
Educators have been on a learning curve for more than one year by the time this last school year ended. We do love to learn, but that was a lot of learning! With new formats to contended wit… Read More
2021-06-21 10:31
The past year was a year of exceptionalities. We all needed to do different things to survive all the constantly changing demands of education. Let’s examine what your learner needed t… Read More
2021-06-21 03:39
This annotated bibliography is a list of ten topics emerging in K12 educational technology. Each of the 10 listed discusses the importance and relevance of the topic, differentiation opportu… Read More
2021-06-14 10:30
As you extricate yourself from school mode you may be talking to friends you have missed in the business of this past school year. Let’s examine how you collaborated with peers this pa… Read More
2021-06-12 17:44
The assignment of creating a geolocation-based lesson culminated in a rubric for the purposeful inclusion of instructional technology when teaching in an inclusive classroom.
Inclusive Tech… Read More
2021-06-11 17:06
Meeting your students in Zoom, Teams, Google Meet? Regardless of the platform educators have learned some ways to engage students in synchronous online meetings this year.
Engage Students in… Read More
2021-06-09 11:49
An existing engagement model is perfect for online learner engagement, revisit Keller’s ARC model for fresh ideas on what to add to your online classroom for increased student engageme… Read More
2021-06-07 11:29
Welcome to the 2021 #8weeksofsummer blog challenge! Wow, that was some school year. What did we just do? Let’s reflect.
#8weeksofsummer || Week 1 Blog Prompt || Blog Challenge #ETCoac… Read More
2021-06-07 02:52
I have used Articulate software since it was an install on a beefy desktop I had for it and Captivate software. I have also viewed content from our state department of education created over… Read More
2021-06-01 20:36
Maybe after the emergency learning last spring into the normalized pandemic teaching of this past year your philosophy of education has changed. It is time to revise your philosophy of educa… Read More
2021-05-31 22:10
Community-based AR & VR Lesson Ideas
Community as a classroom is an unexpected way to incorporate augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). The approach for these lesson ideas rel… Read More
2021-05-25 12:04
It is time for the 2021 #8weeksofsummer Blog Challenge! Educators just experienced an unprecedented school year – a whole year – in incredibly challenging circumstances. We shoul… Read More
2021-05-25 01:10
Amazon has shared in a press release that the 2021 Amazon Prime Day sale in June. The annual two-day online sale was disrupted by supply chain issues due to COVID-19 last year and was delaye… Read More
2021-05-16 10:39
Twitter can be overwhelming. You may benefit from a Twitter Start Kit! Consider this infographic on how to find Twitter resources.
How to Find Twitter Resources || Twitter #StarterKit ||… Read More
2021-05-15 06:01
Online teacher communication is essential to a successful online course. Make a copy of the podcast transcript to follow along.
https://www.hotlunchtray.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Onlin… Read More
2021-05-13 20:26
A peer review may take place in the early stages, or drafts, of a multiple-step project. The peer review may focus on a topic of interest to learners at a point in time in order to reinforce… Read More
2021-05-10 11:09
Our district started crowdsourcing online content almost a decade ago. The content was teacher-facing, imagine an electronic Teacher’s Edition. Three years ago the goal was changed to… Read More
2021-05-10 03:20
Productivity
Productivity is often viewed by output alone, but that ignores the input by which the output should be judged. The Harvard Business Review (2014) f… Read More
2021-05-06 10:13
Lifecycle of a Course
Courses have to start somewhere. Never be afraid to launch version one of your course – otherwise, it will never improve!
The Lifecycle of a Course #Infographic #… Read More
2021-05-03 01:10
The work of assuring content is accessible is often viewed from the viewpoint of already created content. Content that has already been created once may give the impression of extra work; th… Read More
2021-04-23 15:07
Not everyone knows an EdD well enough to ask them particular questions. I had to acquire much of my academic, writing, and how to work with my dissertation committee on my own.
Not everyone… Read More
2021-04-20 20:00
This blog post is an assignment for the American College of Education, Doctoral Instructional Technology program.Background: The blog was established in 2010. This blog is currently ori… Read More
2021-03-31 09:55
Since March 2020 educators have worried about students falling behind. It has pushed teachers to work past reason, parents to stress about doing the teacher’s job, and left students ou… Read More
2021-03-30 20:16
I compiled a nice guide for school leaders facilitating community partnerships. The guide may be useful to generate ideas and spark interesting ideas as much as a literal implementation.
Che… Read More
2021-03-29 10:54
Right now if you are checking your email, you are seeing all the offers from vendors who want you to purchase their Social-emotional learning content (SEL). Many are of high quality and coul… Read More
2021-03-27 12:28
How to best structure learning environments is within the control of the adults crafting the classroom experience. Recently classroom environments have been online and face-to-face; both mod… Read More
2021-03-26 01:17
The post Establish Literacy Partnerships Infographic #ECE appeared first on Hot Lunch Tray Read More
2021-01-18 13:31
The video conferencing solution does not matter – Zoom, Skype, Google Hangout, Big Blue Button – but the effect is the same. The overuse of live lesson platforms, frustrated teac… Read More
2020-12-24 15:58
I am two years into a three-year advanced degree. Often I am tired and wish that I could be more carefree with my time, but with less than a year to go in grad school, I do my best to stay m… Read More
2020-12-23 13:33
At the end of the fall semester of 2020, teachers with x-ray vision did the best in this new format. You may have only just discovered this superpower in some of your teachers, so it is wort… Read More
2020-12-20 18:40
I stopped using the phrase “unprecedented times” as soon as I could this semester. Because no one wants to hear what they feel in their bones, how novel this situation is, how ex… Read More
2020-12-20 18:27
Before a parent or an educator becomes too emotional in response to pandemic grading, let us consider the situation…
Craft an Intentional Perspective
“Unconditional positive re… Read More
2020-12-20 01:36
Armies of traditional face to face teachers just taught their first full semester of courses online. And for those who thought they were imposters, they just proved themselves wrong.
Teache… Read More
2020-12-09 18:23
Many communities have been out of the school building since mid-March of 2020. As we approach winter 2020 people are reminiscing about “school.” Is school a place, relationships… Read More
2020-12-06 02:41
As a summary of the course Theories and Foundations of Child Development from the American College of Education, I share an infographic on the Serious Business of Play for early childhood le… Read More
2020-11-24 13:31
I have been blogging since 2010. I am grateful for the deep thinking this practice has provided me. I can provide the Blog Post 101 overview because I have learned so much organically.
I ha… Read More
2020-11-19 01:30
A teacher friend of mine said, “I feel like a bill collector” recently and I felt it.
Teacher as Debt Collector
We can extend all the grace we like in our virtual classrooms, b… Read More
2020-09-28 15:42
Maybe you are justified in your disappointment in 2020; after all, it was so rough that even Amazon had to delay their annual Prime Day due to the worldwide crunch on logistics and supplies… Read More
2020-09-20 01:58
Teachers Need our Help
K-12 teachers are either teaching online, teaching face-to-face, or doing both. Despite what you think you learned last spring, the easiest job is teaching online.
L… Read More
2020-09-12 20:11
Is this the year of online education – along with the year of everything else? Online Learning has a different meaning depending on the audience. This post will review the trinity of… Read More
2020-09-05 21:31
Today the #8weeksofsummer blog challenge concludes and the $100 USD Amazon Gift Card is awarded; those who participated in each post are eligible. While it is overdue, no educator should be… Read More
2020-08-17 09:52
The old adage that school starts earlier every year may be truer than you realize. Kindergarten is only required in eight states (Education Commission of the States, 2008), yet many families… Read More
2020-07-31 12:14
How is your school/district operating differently this year? We know how surprised we all were the abrupt nature of #RemoteLearning {Read: Remote Learning posts}. But that might not mean you… Read More
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