Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Monitoring software can track what students say and do online, sometimes even on students' privately owned devices or social media accounts. Many students might not realize just how invasive some digital safety measures have become. Subjects: Digital citizenship, journalism, social studies, ELA.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Fourth, and probably the first reason parents come up with, is that cell phones provide contact in case of emergency. Fifth, students want to use digital tools. Studies show that 88% of teenagers between 13-17 have cell phones (or access to one) and 66% of middle schoolers. It’s like a cookie with a warning.

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Tech Helpful

OCTOBER 23, 2017

(ISTE Standards for Educators 2017) Part of using technology in the classroom is both modeling and creating opportunities for ourselves and our students to be a productive part of the digital landscape. Many years ago I would create fake websites that made no sense to what my students were studying about and send them to the web address.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Begin when eye contact with everyone has been made Students have their hands off devices, not visible to the student (or as I do, they are closed or faced down) No earbuds Adopt a signal, practice it, use it consistently. And I’ll add, a protocol that strengthens environmental stewardship. These can be the basis for your school and classroom.

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GoConqr

JUNE 29, 2016

Earlier this year we contacted a number of educators and technologists from around the world for their thoughts on the trends and challenges facing education and technology in 2016. Students should understand the importance of acting responsibly and respectfully when using forums, social media, or mobile devices.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2015

With 55 percent of all teens on social media witnessing outright bullying via that medium, and with 95 percent of those youngsters who witnessed bullying on social media choosing to simply ignore the behavior, K-12 districts are growing increasingly concerned about the impact that such activities can have on their students.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 23, 2012

Tapscott was writing Grown Up Digital and also contacted them and helped spread the word with what they were doing. Hawthorne Effect tried to study what caused productivity to go up in a factory and found that everything did. It was an effect of being studied. Friedman emailed Julie two weeks into this first project.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2019

When preteen kids see parents and older siblings thumbing away at social media accounts, they want to do it. There have been a few efforts to extend social communication tools to younger kids but mostly, kids don’t like them so end up on apps designed for teens or adults, like Snapchat or Instagram. It is a messaging app.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Click the link for an example of Abraham Lincoln to align with study of the American Civil War. Comics are a timely visual medium for digital storytelling done in a way that resonates with students. You can also share it to most social media. Comments are closed but feel free to contact me via Twitter (@askatechteacher).

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Tech Helpful

JUNE 22, 2019

I know we have already discussed digital citizenship in a prior blog post in this series but I believe communication is one of the most critical parts of being a good steward in the world of technology. Their captions were full of written nuances that they gleaned from their studying. How brilliant was this lesson?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. This is not necessarily something you might teach in a classroom, but it’s certainly something that’s relevant to every student and every teacher in our schools, and that’s social media.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

URL/LINK TO JOIN: [link] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: HOST SCHOOL: Ste Genevieve High School and Middle School - Central Standard Time ORGANIZED BY: Rhett Oldham, An educator or educators at a non-profit school - more contact information in calendar event Alert! URL/LINK TO JOIN: [link] ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: This event is asynchronous.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Not too long ago, a senior English teacher contacted me about blogging in the classroom but needed a platform recommendation that could only be accessed by students and teachers inside the district. Social Media. Private Google+ Community and Study Group. What’s the point of that? The options are limitless! Lesson Checks.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

The goal of the Help @ Home project is to help parents become better connected with their student’s digital lives. Sample topics to be covered include digital citizenship, security and privacy, social media, and more! Call to Action: See what it is and contact me for a beta testing. Jason Trinh.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

When it comes to reading for pleasure, students have so many other competing interests available to them – movies, games, social media, and TV shows – that we need to aim to make it an attractive, conscious choice. The goal of the study was to observe and offer solutions to areas that these students found challenging or inaccessible.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2023

Has technology and social media been an impediment or impetus for civic activism? Part of the reason that we teach technology and digital citizenship is to model prosocial behaviors and explain the risks that occur when we don’t. Today’s students have social media and stay aware. Unequivocally yes.

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