The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

My experience with the school library and book choice tension I have over 1,000 books in my American international Christian school classroom in southern Taiwan where I teach English Language Arts (8th), Yearbook (10th-12th), US History (11th), and British Literature (12th). Teachers want to advocate for the learning needs of their students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

. ‘Literacy’ is simple: the ability to read and write– so ‘digital literacy’ should be achieving those goals digitally. Here are a few of the definitions I found: “ the ability to find, evaluate, utilize, share, and create content using information technologies and the Internet.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2019

It’s been a couple of years since my tech teacher advice column “Dear Otto” got its first question about classroom digital assistants like Google Home and Amazon Alexa. What is a digital assistant? Amazon’s Alexa has about 80,000 skills and Google Home about 4200 actions. play music.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

For those of us who remember a time before the internet, using Google for research might feel strange -- like being thrust from the cozy confines of a favorite library straight into the Wild West of the web. But in today’s world, it’s impossible to ignore Google Search as a legitimate tool for research. That depends.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

For those of us who remember a time before the internet, using Google for research might feel strange -- like being thrust from the cozy confines of a favorite library straight into the Wild West of the web. But in today’s world, it’s impossible to ignore Google Search as a legitimate tool for research. That depends.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

" Pressing play on the YouTube video will set third-party cookies controlled by Google if you are logged in to Chrome. See Google's cookie information for details. Digital media and technology are increasingly a part of our lives, but it's important that we're conscious of the media choices we're making.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. Open Library.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

What’s more, they have curated the best lessons into a comprehensive library of lessons that are free for teachers to use as well! What’s more, they have a fantastic library of lessons created by teachers who use Nearpod in their own classrooms. Google Apps For Education.

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Buncee

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Check out some of these recent additions to the Buncee Templates Library for having students express themselves by creating an acrostic poem or a virtual locker. Explore the Templates Library to create something like this fast, and make it your own by selecting from the more than 35,000 choices available in the media library!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 24, 2019

Google Advanced Search – Informational Search Engine – It may be best to direct students towards the Google Advanced Search Engine even before using the Google Basic Search. Take a look at the Google Advanced Search Engine and see why it really should be a basic prerequisite! All you need is a Google account.

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Data Classroom Social Media Twitter 132

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. Among the MANY items in my own digital tote is Denise Henry-Orndorff’s Periodic Table of Google Extensions. Soundtrap offers 20 Best of #ISTE19 podcasts.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 23, 2018

Andy Plemmons shared a bounty of ideas for setting the right message in his Expect the Miraculous post, The Power of First Lines: Another New Library Orientation. School is back in session in Georgia, and I’m once again reorganizing what happens in the first visit to the library. What is that right message?

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 2, 2022

Firstly, you need to create a teacher or student account, either via email or through Google or Microsoft. (I I would recommend students use Google, to minimize remembering yet another username/password as well as to expedite Google integration.) Any other digital discourse tools that you’re a fan of? ?There

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2015

If you’re looking for a longer definition, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) defines it this way: Close, analytic reading stresses engaging with a text of sufficient complexity directly and examining meaning thoroughly and methodically, encouraging students to read and reread deliberately.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Digital Citizenship Curriculum (by Common Sense Education): Features free K-12 lessons on news and media literacy. Lesson plans and activities Applied Digital Skills (by Google): If you're a Google school, these useful lessons help students use Google tools to create both practical and creative projects.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Some tools definitely have more potential than others. Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books. Bottom line: This large collection of books and videos on a wide variety of topics is an easy -- and free -- enhancement to any classroom library. Google Classroom. Unlimited Books for Kids.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

To push it further, one definition of disruption might be a bottom-up cause that substantially effects the ecology it is a part of (e.g., The ubiquity of Google search and its impact on curriculum knowledge demands. The general success of Google as a platform model (Classroom, Music, YouTube, Search, Chromebooks, Chrome OS, etc.).

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

While you’re definitely there to hear the interesting presentations and the keynote speakers, a lot of the collaboration takes place in the Chat Room during sessions. Lucy also has received the distinctions of Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Innovator. Twitter: @elemenous.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Digital Citizenship and Social Emotional Learning: Navigating Life's Digital Dilemmas (by Common Sense Education): This guide offers educators discussion activities that show how digital dilemmas like bullying or digital drama can be better navigated with character strengths and social and emotional skills.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Some tools definitely have more potential than others. Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books Bottom line: This large collection of books and videos on a wide variety of topics is an easy -- and free -- enhancement to any classroom library. Google Classroom. Unlimited Books for Kids.

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Khan Academy Classroom Assessment Exercises 40

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Some tools definitely have more potential than others. Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books Bottom line: This large collection of books and videos on a wide variety of topics is an easy -- and free -- enhancement to any classroom library. Google Classroom. Unlimited Books for Kids.

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Khan Academy Classroom Assessment Exercises 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Is your library mobile friendly?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

But first, a definition (or two) might be helpful. If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Is your library mobile friendly?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 8, 2015

It also provides immediate feedback—someone is definitely going to read and respond to the tweet, and teachers feel like they are part of something—a dialog that is much bigger and more powerful than a meeting in the school library. Digital Literacy. Digital Citizenship. Mobile Learning. Reflection.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

The image above from Google Trends helps demonstrate how popular the phrase has become in the intervening months. The New York Times tried to keep track of all the 45th President’s falsehoods this year, but it seems to have abandoned its “ definitive list ” some time in July. It is now a key feature of his presidency.

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