Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 18, 2018

This week, I’m sharing three holiday activities that will get your computers, technology, and social media ready for the new year. Cussing them out does no good. Check post tags and categories– See if you can whittle down the options while still authentically grouping your writing. Update Your Online Presence.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

The only good news: Your boss told you already, giving you time to job hunt for the new school year. Interested parties can check it without bothering you and decide if the fit is good. Use a free WordPress blog, but instead convert the pages to topics discussed below. Until the day that changes. Here are examples. PorfolioGen.

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Robotics Social Media Chromebook Common Core 368

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 5, 2021

I think you’ll enjoy it: Good Sitting Posture in Front of the Computer Explored. Watching TV, browsing the Internet, checking social media, playing video games, and now, even remote learning all require using a device. The negative effects of bad posture on children are long-lasting and can be divided into three categories.

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Laptops Digital Citizenship Guidelines Elementary 391

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 18, 2017

This week, I’ll share three holiday activities that will get your computers, technology, and social media ready for the new year. Cussing them out does no good. Check post tags and categories– See if you can whittle down the options while still authentically grouping your writing. Backup and Image your computer.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Chromebook 154

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 15, 2016

This week, I’ll share three holiday activities that will get your computers, technology, and social media ready for the new year. Cussing them out does no good. Check post tags and categories to see if you can whittle down the options while still authentically grouping your writing. Backup and Image your computer.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Chromebook 150

Neo LMS

JANUARY 12, 2021

Each person has five seconds to name three things in a category. Better yet, share the template with your students, and have them generate curriculum-based categories. For example, one category might be “Things that are stolen from hotel rooms,” and correct responses would be objects like shampoo and towels. Shoutrageous.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Toyota Dream Car Art Contest From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter STEM, STEAM, and design thinking are buzzwords in education today. Last year, Sydney Bella Yian Cui, age 6, was awarded the Gold Award in her age category for her artwork, “Toyota Magical Piggies.” GIVEAWAY ALERT!

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STEM Social Media Guidelines Company 168

NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

It occurs to me that so many of my best ideas come from the blogs of others. As often as not, those blogs live outside of the school library world. In no particular order, here’s a very personal selection of blogs/bloggers I couldn’t live without. Cult of Pedagogy is far more than a blog.

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eBook Libraries EdTech Blended Learning 64

Hubbli

AUGUST 29, 2016

Does the thought of constantly updating your school blog fill you with dread and intimidation? You or your administrative team may have begrudgingly taken on the task of updating the school blog with fresh content to increase engagement with potential and current parents. Here’s Why Your Blog Needs Themes and Categories.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 5, 2017

Image credit: [link] The good news doesn’t stop there. To get the good news out you don’t have to continue to wait patiently for the mainstream media to cover your stories. Want to share content like this across multiple social media platforms with one tool to save time? This is the premise behind brandED leadership.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 8, 2015

Cussing them out does no good. If they aren’t taken care of, we are left wondering why our teacher blog or website isn’t accomplishing what it does for everyone else, why our social media Tweeple don’t generate activity, and why our TPT materials languish. Add new pieces that add to the blog’s utility.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Twitter iPad 150

Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

At the same time, social media platforms can have a good or bad impact on mental health depending on how they are used. Other issues that are related to this category are a lack of online safety and low digital literacy skills. Patience is key and so is a good school-family communication. Good online behavior.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Examples LMS 299

SpeechTechie

JUNE 18, 2013

For a few years, I have been a strong advocate of following blogs using an aggregator tool such as Google Reader. I even created a "bundle" of SLP blogs that anyone could subscribe to all at once using Reader. Blogs are a GREAT "receptive" way to engage in social media and professional development.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 16, 2024

Popular kids get their peers’ admiration and seem to have a perfect school life–at least socially. So, the teacher may keep an eye on the “celebrity” students to ensure they pursue their goals instead of striving for social appreciation and focus on building genuine connections with people instead of playing a social butterfly role.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. They fit into the categories of SEL, digital instruction, engagement/management, and leadership. Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. Social-Emotional Learning. All opinions are my own.

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Course Assessment Online Assessments Strategy 486

Neo LMS

MAY 26, 2016

Success just means different things to different people: be a good student, graduate all levels of school, travel the world, find your dream job, your dream house, build a family, have kids that are good students, and so on. The post Measuring success of online education appeared first on NEO BLOG. This means, more numbers.

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ProfHacker

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

When Google Reader was retired in 2013, many people lost their favorite way to keep up with new posts from their favorite news websites and blogs. Like a good many people, I moved away from RSS first by accident and then by habit. Feeds can be organized into categories, and particular posts can be organized and saved onto boards.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Marina Umaschi Bers on episode 202 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. If kids wait until they’re older, they start thinking, “Well, I’m not good in math, science, engineering. And sometimes I look at them, and I say, “Oh my goodness…”.

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Robotics Classroom Pearson Company 315

Neo LMS

JUNE 25, 2019

Both app categories are mostly used by young adults. Some are through emails, SMS text messages, social media, and even fake tech support phone calls/voicemails. Social Security numbers, bank account information or other passwords should not be shared with strangers just because they asked; Text riddled with errors.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

A post sponsored by TeacherVision From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Social emotional learning is a hot topic these days. Truly, when many of us read about emotional intelligence many years ago, we started discussing social emotional learning. It could be a good starting point.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 23, 2010

Fast forward a good amount of years and enter the internet. The following list provides some good PLN starting points and resources to assist any educator looking to take their professional growth to new levels: Twitter : Microblogging platform that allows educators from all corners of the globe to communicate in 140 characters or less.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 25, 2019

Now, there are dozens of channels, hundreds of newspapers, thousands of bloggers, and tens of thousands of social media journalists — all trying to get your attention with the latest apocalyptic news flash. That’s not good or bad. A good way to help students differentiate these is to make them familiar with real news.

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Social Media Report Facebook Digital Citizenship 211

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 16, 2018

Eileen Lennon on episode 291 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Vicki: So I was talking to my friend, Lisa Nielsen , about her blog , and she has this amazing woman, Eileen Lennon who creates these infographics that get shared like crazy! Thanks @gcouros !

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Education Social Media Guidelines Twitter 193

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Tips are organized alphabetically by category, with the number of tips in parentheses after the category: Assessment (7). Social media (4). Category: ASSESSMENTS. Sub-category: Classroom Management. Some are so sure they’re no good at technology, it becomes the reality. Chromebooks (14). Differentiation (6).

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Common Core Digital Citizenship eBook Social Media 150

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 31, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Education technology has good uses, but as we’ve moved through the pandemic, sometimes it may have been mis-implemented or implemented without teacher PD. And I think now is a good time to look at that history. What do you think? [00:00:35]

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2023

For the purposes of this post, I’ve covered a gamut of philosophical categories designed to ignite young minds and spur meaningful classroom discussions. From there, we shifted gears to more societal concerns in “Political and Social Philosophy,” examining concepts like leadership and civic participation.

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Hapara

JUNE 21, 2023

It’s not surprising that the majority of that screen time is dedicated to watching online videos and hanging out on social media platforms. Kids and teens communicate through texting, social media and school email. So they need to understand that even when they delete a message or a post, it’s never truly gone for good.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Accessibility Video 130

N2Y

AUGUST 5, 2021

This is part two of our two‑part series on teaching social skills to young adults with autism. In this article, we will dive into phases of learning a social skill and interventions that can help students learn them. Three phases in learning a social skill. Learning how to perform the social skill.

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Strategy Analysis Examples Video 97

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Product Review: Features, Lesson Plan Ideas, and Tips From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple to use video creation tool that includes powerful camera features, video editing, and publishing features. This blog post is sponsored by Adobe.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 2, 2016

I think I fell in the latter category. The resources, ideas, strategies, different points of view, support, and feedback that I received from people across the globe, many of which have now become good friends, pushed me to pursue transformative change. Needless to say he motivated and coached me on the process of blogging.

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Personal Learning Network Social Media Twitter Personalized Learning 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2016

For anyone who missed the April announcement, Twitter switched its app category from ‘social media’ (where it consistently ranked in the top ten with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Pinterest) to ‘news’ (now ranked #1, ahead of apps like CNN, Fox News, and Reddit). As an educator, I am thrilled.

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Twitter Social Media Digital Citizenship Flipped Classroom 150

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

DECEMBER 14, 2014

Here are some of my favorites: Best group blog Yollis'' 365 Blog. A beautiful photo-filled, inspiring, crowd-sourced blog using Blogger''s Flipcard design. Best ed tech / resource sharing blog Free Technology for Teachers. Yes, it''s in my Must Read category of my Feedly reader. So many good tips!

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Neo LMS

MAY 10, 2022

There are different types of learning gaps, but usually, they all fall into one of these five categories: Knowledge gaps stem from a lack of correct and sufficient knowledge; they can be caused by poorly planned teaching activities. For the past two years, many students and teachers have had to make do with a less than ideal environment.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 27, 2019

This blog post originally appeared on EdTechTeam.com. When you do, you will notice that the challenges are structured by category to help the educator not only find the challenge they’re facing, but help them find related challenges. Tools come and go, but that’s why good teaching practices are paramount. Step 3: Try a Tool.

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SpeechTechie

DECEMBER 6, 2014

I have had the honor of being nominated for Best Individual Blog in this year''s Edublogs awards. Each year this event serves as a reminder of the importance of social media in education, as well as a great place to find new blogs and other resources for ideas in your work. 2014 was a good year.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

By the time I actually got around to posting this piece on my blog the Houston area is still drying out. In just 57 hours Harvey went from basically nothing to a Category 4 hurricane, the strongest to hit Texas in close to 50 years. There is so much good in people. You can also view some storm picture on my Instagram account.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

General preparation hints include: practice good writing with every school essay students write. For many, it’s better to prepare year-round by practicing good writing and then use Khan Academy as a final step. High scores can be shared in the optional Game Center social network. take practice tests. Some free, some fee.

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