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Tech Tip #169: What is Digital Literacy?

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Here are the sixteen transformative tools, activities, and/or knowledge bases digitally-literate students should be comfortable using: annotation tool. digital citizenship. digital class calendar. digital databases. digital devices–such as laptops, iPads , Chromebooks , or desktops, for daily use.

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Tech Tip #96: How to Add Zip to a Slow Computer

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Q: I have a netbook (or a PC, a desktop, or a laptop—pretty much any computer except for a Chromebook) that starts incredibly slowly. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Today’s tip: How to Add Zip to a Slow Computer. Category: Maintenance, Security. What can I do to speed it up?

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Subscriber Special: Special Add-on with School License

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A School License is a multi-user PDF of most books (or videos where available) we offer–textbooks, curricula, lesson plans, student workbooks, and more–that can be used on every digital device in your school–iPads, Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, laptops, netbooks, smartphones, iPods. As many as the school wants.

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Logitech Pen–No Setup, No Batteries, No Problems

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In my classes, there are still a lot of technology skills that are difficult for students. Keep in mind, I’m the tech teacher and still, I complain heartily about technology! Keep in mind, I’m the tech teacher and still, I complain heartily about technology! Most newer Chromebooks are USI-enabled.

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15 Skills To Learn this Summer and Use Next Year

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You probably know the most common tech problems faced last year like hooking digital devices to the school WiFi, running a tech-infused lesson, or what students face with technology. Know how to use the digital devices available in your class. Model good digital citizenship. Technology is a tool–not a goal.

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Chromebooks in the Classrooms–Friend or Foe?

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AATT contributor, Krista Albrecht, has a balanced evaluation of Chromebooks in the classroom I think you’ll find useful. Krista is a NY State certified Instructional Technology Specialist working in public education on Long Island, NY. Chromebooks in the Classrooms… Friend or Foe? At roughly about 2.5

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Tech Teacher Appreciation Week

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The teaching profession has our own version of these nerdy individuals, called technology teachers. When my fellow teachers did seek me out — always to ask for help and rarely to request training — they’d come to my room, laptop in hand, and follow the noise of my fingers flying across the keyboard. 1:1 became a reality.