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Nov
25

Tech BFFs — Parlay Ideas

Category: Apps, EdTech, Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech BFFs Tags: 10-Rep Learning, Helen Teague, Parlay Ideas, TCEA, Tech AI BFF, Texas Computer Educators' Association Leave a Comment

Tech BFFs — Parlay Ideas

BFF is an acronym for “Best Friend Forever.” These websites and tips are so good that they will become your technology BFFs!

Texas Computer Educators’ Association remains the most trusted legacy resource for teaching and learning. From TCEA’s resource recommendations is an established AI tool called Parlay Ideas that will be helpful for your professional teaching endeavors.

Classroom discussion is the consistent instructional strategy. In STEAM learning, classroom discussion is a critical method for fostering critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills through open-ended questions and collaborative dialogue. Teachers guide these discussions, which can involve strategies like Socratic dialogue, Round Table Circles, and using real-world problems, to encourage students to explore ideas from multiple perspectives and build a deeper understanding of concepts.

Parlay Ideas is a legacy online AI application with free account options, that provides a brainstorming opportunity to facilitate higher-order thinking classroom discussion prompts and other learning opportunities. There are several tutorials embedded on the Parlay Ideas website.

Here is a short navigation video shared in my graduate courses:

Video and embedded Transcript at this link: https://www.loom.com/share/0bcf17d66b2844e5899beb1176552ed5

Thank you, TCEA!

Jan
27

By Dr. Helen Teague

Activities for the 100th day of school from TCEA

Category: #STEAM, Online Learning, Post Feed Tags: 100th Day of School, Diana Benner, Helen Teague, TCEA, Texas Computer Educators' Association Leave a Comment

The 100th day of school in 2025 varies by school, but it’s usually between the end of January and mid-February. The exact date depends on when the school year started.

Image Source: https://blog.tcea.org/fun-activities-for-the-100th-day-of-school/

The Texas Computer Educators’ Association (TCEA) is an advocacy and educational Professional Learning Network (PLN) for educators nation-wide.

Diana Benner, from TCEA provided these fun, educational, and tech-infused learning environment activities for the 100th day.

Here is the link to the TCEA blog post: https://blog.tcea.org/fun-activities-for-the-100th-day-of-school/

Thanks, Diana Benner and TCEA!

References

Benner, (2025, January 27). Fun Activities for the 100th Day of School. TCEA Tech Notes. [Blog post]. https://blog.tcea.org/fun-activities-for-the-100th-day-of-school/

Nov
19

By Dr. Helen Teague