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JULY 29, 2022

The most dependable method of accessing resources is through programs preloaded onto the local computer or available as PDFs that are easily shared. This might be to save money on maintenance or to make them accessible from anywhere or any number of other great reasons, but the change results in the problems I’ve mentioned.

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Hapara

OCTOBER 11, 2022

On any given school day, approximately 50 million students around the world are using some type of device to access and complete assignments, collaborate with classmates or search the internet for resources to enhance their learning. Ethical monitoring is the practice of using tools like H?para What is ethical monitoring?

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 19, 2018

Included are courses on Chromebooks, becoming a Trainer, and Fundamentals and Advanced training for using G Suite in the classroom. The Digital Citizenship and Safety Course helps teachers learn how to help their students stay safe online and become responsible digital citizens.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Remind students that most webtools and apps are similar to others they already use–tools, toolbars, screen layout, and keyboard shortcuts to name a few. One of the many benefits of using digital textbooks is users can write in them. Know how to use the digital devices available in your class. Annotate a PDF. Be flexible.

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Hapara

MAY 11, 2022

K-12 monitoring software can be incredibly helpful when students are learning on Chromebooks or other mobile devices. Most tools provide visibility into what learners are doing online and give teachers the ability to close tabs. Teachers are provided with a monitoring tool, and proceed to close off-task browser windows.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

Even the ones who love it put in lots of extra time to do one or more of the following: learn tech tools and then teach their students. learn tech tools only to discover it’s not what they need. learn a tech tool they love only to have it either disappear or switch to a fee-based program. Let me break this down for you.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Take a few weekends this summer to set up a class blog and class website and get comfortable with the digital side of your school. Instead, people use a digital calendar that automatically syncs life events across all of their digital devices. Classroom activities should be handled the same.

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MARCH 30, 2015

AATT contributor, Krista Albrecht, has a balanced evaluation of Chromebooks in the classroom I think you’ll find useful. Chromebooks in the Classrooms… Friend or Foe? Chromebooks in the Classrooms… Friend or Foe? Chromebooks…those little computers that everyone is talking about. At roughly about 2.5

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

That’s why the TPACK model is a great way to ensure that edtech tools are integrated effectively into learning. What kind of tools and resources do you use? If you’re using an edtech platform, tool or resource, you need a working knowledge of its features. What does the TPACK model focus on? In 2006, Punya Mishra and Matthew J.

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AUGUST 25, 2022

Here are the key steps to create a podcast curriculum for your students: Because of my career, I have access to a Chromebook and a USB microphone used for work conference calls. Many schools today have access to similar technology that can be used to create podcasts in the classroom. Planning an episode.

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Securly

JUNE 13, 2016

We will demystify the Google Apps for Education Admin Console , providing you with the tools to successfully optimize your school’s 1:1 program and edtech experience. Taken from Best Practices to Shape & Secure Your 1:1 Program for Chromebooks. Limit Sign-in Access. Disable Developer Tools. Enroll Your Device.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2017

These days, you might be asked to scan a QR code and visit a website, access meeting documents online, interact digitally, or use a backchannel device to share your real-time thoughts with the presenter. Here are five tools that will make you look and act like the Diva of Digital: Google Maps. Digital note-taking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2017

You can access files in Dropbox, Google Photos, YouTube, Vimeo, or upload them from your local computer. The desktop app gives access to all three in one spot while a mobile device requires the download of three different free apps. Just pick the one best suited to your communication style. How to get started.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2016

Now, you might be asked to scan a QR code and visit a website, access meeting documents online, interact digitally, or use a backchannel device to share your real-time thoughts with the presenter. Here are five tools that will make you look and act like the Diva of Digital: Waze. iPad, Chromebook, or Laptop, or Netbook.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

I nstructional Technology Specialist at Cumberland Academy of Georgia Jennifer Liang knows all about digital citizenship. But teaching the fundamentals of digital citizenship to students with High Functioning Autism is all the more important, especially as they prepare to enter college or the workforce.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2020

In the past, I discussed the eight skills required for students to be considered digitally literate. Today, I want to focus on the need to assess digital literacy and what tools are available to do this. Know how to pick the right tech tool for the specific situation. What to look for in assessment tools.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The post 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom – SULS033 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did I actually title this 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom? 100+ Ways to Use a Chromebook in the Classroom. I want to introduce you to the Chromebook App Hub from Google. Yes, I did! Click To Tweet.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2017

Sub-category: PCs, Chromebooks. This is a great tool for students so they can easily access the programs they use most often. Chromebooks : Add to Chromebook ’s Shelf (which is the convenient toolbar at the bottom of the screen) by going to the webpage’s Menu Icon>More Tools>Add to Shelf.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 5, 2019

No one can access the questions or answers except those included in the teacher’s dashboard. App, Chromebooks, or any Windows device; free. Flippity is an amazing free add-on that morphs Google Spreadsheets from a data aggregator to a multifunctional fun learning tool. Chromebook; free. CK-12 Resources.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

That means whatever digital devices students use — be they desktop, laptop, iPad, or Chromebook, they can access Zapzapmath. This is a real plus as more schools have set aside the iPad in favor of Chromebooks and laptops. Web Browser Version: In addition to an app, Zapzapmath is now available to play on the web.

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FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Here’s a list of online sites with digital books that can be quickly accessed, mostly free, for this activity: Aesop Fables. Teach students to read with their digital devices. Owl Eyes (classics). Unite for Literacy. Which of these functions can be performed varies considerably with the reader being used.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Heather Callihan’s @ hcallihan students help with their Facebook and Twitter using some technology tools. Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam is a web-based tool that lets you customize assessments with multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and more. Heather teaches us how. How do you help kids find their voice?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2015

Now, you might be asked to scan a QR code and visit a website, access meeting documents online, interact digitally, or use a backchannel device to share your real-time thoughts with the presenter. Here are five tools that will make you look and act like the Diva of Digital: Google Maps. iPad, Chromebook, or netbook.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook. However, it was the Chromebook (2011) that truly revolutionized 1:1. While the iPad cost anywhere from $300 – $400, Chromebooks were sold from $199. Indeed, $2.3

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 19, 2020

Tools to prepare for school closures –suggested by Common Sense. Newsela COVID-19 resource center (and free access to their paid products this school year). Many students don’t have a home computer or access to the internet. Many Districts are deploying mobile hotspots to help students with internet access.

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JULY 22, 2016

Screencast tools may be web-based, software, or a browser add-on and include some or all of the following: a spotlight for the mouse. Record lessons that students can access anytime, anywhere. Offer a fun, unique approach to digital storytelling. If your screencasting tool allows editing, review your video and edit as needed.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2016

“the ability to use digital technology, communication tools or networks to locate, evaluate, use and create information” –Digital Strategy Glossary of Key Terms. Here are the eight transformative skills required of the digitally-literate student: Basic tools. Digital databases.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Today, because of the changes in education, the use of games to reinforce learning, to teach, and to engage students in their own education has become one of the most effective tools to bridge the gap between school-based and remote learning. Whatever you choose, it must be completed in 3-5 minutes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Sometimes it’s native to the app (like Adobe Acrobat/Reader) and other times it’s through the computers operating system (like Kindle’s iOS VoiceOver accessibility feature). Which of these functions can be performed varies considerably with the reader being used.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

I mean the basics of how to use the tech tools that are driving learning. Here’s some current context for technology in education : Just over 4 out of 5 schools (82%) primarily use digital tools to communication with parents (while 18% use analog methods like letters and phone calls). I don’t mean phone apps and games.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 23, 2018

Of course technology allows us to do things truly transformational and we will deviate from the documented ways tools are to be used.) We might believe that students are “ digital natives ” when in reality they are trying to figure this stuff out just like the adults in the room are. The difference is our approach and mindset.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2018

As technology becomes more ubiquitous in classrooms, many schools are choosing Chromebooks because it’s one of the least expensive devices, a big win for schools balancing spending priorities. A 2017 report of the education market found Chromebooks dominate with 58 percent of the market for school mobile device purchases. BOOK CREATOR.

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Hapara

APRIL 7, 2022

It was pre-pandemic and her district was using a different classroom management tool. The culture that came from using the other monitoring tool was very whack-a-mole, which I didn’t care for, especially coming from a kindergarten background where it’s so vital to be involved with your students actively,“ she says.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 15, 2018

No matter how many redundancies are in place, if a student can’t access their cloud storage for a project they’re working on, if a teacher can’t get to lesson plan resources, or if a student started a project at school and can’t finish it at home, the excitement of learning melts away like ice cream on a hot day.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 11, 2016

Those geeky tech tools that we adults like to avoid are taking over the classroom. Every year, students face new iPads, apps, online grading systems, webtools, digital devices, LMSs, cloud-based homework, digital portfolios, and more. digital devices. digital note-taking. digital portfolios. digital devices.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It started with a push for desktop computers which soon expanded to iPads and the wonderful apps (like art programs) that made tablets essential tools. Quickly after iPads, schools fell in love with Chromebooks and their amazing ability to allow students to collaborate and share, not to mention their ease of maintenance. Why digital?

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AUGUST 26, 2019

eSpark works on all devices–desktops, Chromebooks, iPads (with the free app)–pretty much whatever digital device you use in your classroom. eSpark works on all devices–desktops, Chromebooks, iPads (with the free app)–pretty much whatever digital device you use in your classroom.

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