Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2017

In 2014, Vargas was looking for resources to provide her grades K-5 students and their families with much-needed media-literacy and digital citizenship support. When Vargas brought the Common Sense Digital Citizenship Curriculum back to her colleagues and administration, they were all on board.

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Gaggle Speaks

OCTOBER 9, 2015

Posted on October 9, 2015 by Mike Ribble. What is Digital Citizenship?” The same is true as we have this discussion about digital citizenship. Are we talking about cyberbullying, digital health or is it cyber safety? He is also co-author of the best-selling Digital Citizenship in Schools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

These can be both print and digital, to fit all children’s reading preference. When you have classroom reading time, kids can pair up and read to each other. Here’s how it works: Post a sign-up (digitally or on the wall of your classroom) where students volunteer to read a (very) short story to classmates.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

APRIL 16, 2015

The topic was " Digital Citizenship - how does your library program promote it at your school? " We use @CommonSenseEdu Digital Passport https://t.co/r3kFSMGkPr r3kFSMGkPr #tlchat — Nikki D Robertson (@NikkiDRobertson) April 14, 2015 I offer Tech Tues PD sessions online w/1to1 or small group sessions on request https://t.co/ymMCq491l7

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2018

From student-led social media to students calling parents with score reports and student-led conferencing, these three ideas can help empower students in your classroom. A big thing that I have in my classroom is, “Everyone’s a teacher. Teach a lot of lessons, and they read a lot of different things in our classroom. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Overview of Vickie Morgado’s Global Collaboration in Her 3rd Grade Classroom. We have connected with different classrooms. How Vickie Morgado Uses Social Media in Her Classroom. Describe how that works in your classroom. Vickie Morgado: Basically I have my own classroom handle, @ mrsmorgado1. Vicki Davis: Wow!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

8 Tools that are going away (from the classroom). Digital citizenship I. Digital citizenship II. Digital note-taking. Inquiry in the Classroom. The Flipped classroom. Twitter in the classroom. Ends February 12, 2015. Topics include: 6 Topics to teach every lesson. Assessment.

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JANUARY 29, 2019

I know — you’re convinced but don’t know how to blend read-alouds into your busy classroom schedule. These can be both print and digital, to fit all children’s reading preference. When you have classroom reading time, kids can pair up and read to each other. Simon & Schuster, 2015.

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JULY 27, 2016

What follows are 4 ways that podcasts can be introduced into the classroom. For example, using a podcast such as Serial would work well in a classroom because the story is compelling and the students would be interested in each piece of evidence. –Emily Southey graduated from McGill University in June 2015.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2015

AATT contributor, Krista Albrecht, has a balanced evaluation of Chromebooks in the classroom I think you’ll find useful. She has over 15 years experience in the field ranging from classroom teacher to tech teacher, to Professional Developer, to 1:1 integration specialist. Chromebooks in the Classrooms… Friend or Foe?

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 19, 2014

Ask any of the thousands of teachers who regularly use Twitter, Pinterest, or Facebook about connected education, and you may get an earful about using digital tools as a means to connect with educators and students worldwide. Several more are currently in production and scheduled for publication in early 2015.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 28, 2016

The Tech-infused Classroom. 17 Take-aways from Summer PD (2015). She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Take from now until start-of-class to preview them. Teach Writing with Technology.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 9, 2016

As you read through them please keep in mind that some were new in 2015. Others were ones that I must have waited until 2015 to discover! Reflecting on 2015… Ten Resources I Found Valuable (This is just a small listing of ten…. A great resource for the digital classroom! Best of learning to all of you in 2016!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

” ( Measuring Kindness in School , John Tyler Binfet, 2015). Building personal empathy requires creating a culture of kindness in your classroom, your school, and within each student. These acts of kindness can be curated in the school newsletter, applauded at a school assembly, and/or discussed in the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

As of 2015, 94% of K-12 students had a computer in their home, with 61% of the same demographic having internet access as well. Education doesn’t stop outside of the classroom. Audio technology is especially portable and non-intrusive to in-classroom lessons as well. More on disruptive technologies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2015

Summer PD 2015 just ended. It was run like a flipped classroom where class members picked 60% of daily topics, then they read, tested and experimented. Many teachers noted that it was as important to them to validate their approach to teaching technology in their classroom as it was to extend their learning. Asked questions.

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JUNE 1, 2016

I’ve written about Turnitin’s great programs for classrooms (see this review on Revision Assistant ). The nomination process gives educators an opportunity to share lessons, classroom examples, instructional screenshots and videos. Educators and administrators can nominate themselves or their peers, and students.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

For the last three years, we have used it faithfully and with validity in all of our classrooms,” she said. In 2015-16, 86 percent of the district’s fifth-grade students scored as proficient in math on the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exam—up from 75 percent the prior year.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2018

In 2015, Idaho adopted an open-enrollment policy allowing families to send students to their school of choice. In 2015, Idaho passed a state-wide open enrollment law that allows parents to send children to their school of choice. From District Plans to Classroom Practices. Here in Coeur d’Alene, we link learning to application.

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Securly

MAY 26, 2016

The following are real student responses from an international survey we conducted during Summer 2015. Securly allows teachers to immediately whitelist a blocked site , making the site available to the entire classroom (temporarily, or not, depending on the school district’s chosen master settings). Digital Citizenship Education. “I

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 26, 2015

January 26th - February 9th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Learn about Common Sense Media’s free K-12 digital citizenship curriculum and resources. Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues!

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

Common Sense team members and certified educators presented on a range of practical and engaging ways to use specific technology tools for learning as well as our latest and greatest digital citizenship offerings. . DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Digital Passport: Digital Safety for Elementary School Kids .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2019

According to Statista, only 20 percent of people say they buy their books in a physical store, and bookstore sales dropped 4 billion dollars from 2010 to 2015. Online stores have learned what it takes to be successful – catering to the modern digital world. Why Digital Textbooks? So, what’s going on?

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

As a classroom teacher, you know the way devices and media dominate kids' attention. You're out there every day managing student cellphones in the classroom, patiently listening to them share about their latest Fortnite accomplishments, and catching glimpses of TikTok memes between classes. Digital Passport™?.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

I remember, as a classroom teacher, always loving the end of January. With the holiday craze over, kids came back familiar and comfortable with my classroom procedures, protocols, and expectations, and we all would be ready to kick off the second half, Part 2, of the school year.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

It’s no wonder proponents of digital books are pushing for change. But there’s another side to the story of print vs. digital , one that is at the core of why 2015 e-book sales dropped in the United States and the UK. No rush trips to school where they hope to find a janitor who can open the classroom.

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EdTechnocation.com

MAY 4, 2015

Here are your #EdTechTidBits for the week of April 27, 2015! A new programming app for the iPad, an educational game to teach Digital Citizenship, a Google Glass update, a lesson in reading the fine print, and a new Chrome extension. They have four free courses that you can access through the app to get started.

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EdTechnocation.com

MAY 4, 2015

Here are your #EdTechTidBits for the week of April 27, 2015! A new programming app for the iPad, an educational game to teach Digital Citizenship, a Google Glass update, a lesson in reading the fine print, and a new Chrome extension. They have four free courses that you can access through the app to get started.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Many schools that tried to ban them are now lifting that ban (like New York City did in 2015) opting instead to allow schools to establish policies that work for their unique student group. Walk Around the Classroom to verify behavior. Knowing all of this, how do teachers address cell phone usage in their classrooms?

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Waterford

OCTOBER 1, 2019

While older generations needed to learn how to use digital media, our children face a different task: managing and using screen time in healthy ways. October 14-18 is Digital Citizenship Week , so now is the perfect time to talk with children about healthy screen time habits. Sleep Medicine Reviews, June 2015, 21, pp.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 17, 2015

August 17, 2015 Teaching students how to conduct smart search queries online is an important part of cultivating a digital citizenship culture within your classroom. Smart searching goes beyond.read more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

This is effectively accomplished by having teachers use technology in their classroom on a regular basis for class activities, as a useful tool in their educational goals. 5 Ways to Cure Technophobia in the Classroom. This is a reprint of an article I posted last Spring. More tips on assessments: I need year-long assessments.

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Gaggle Speaks

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Our story as a mother-son digital citizenship team began long before we created our combined @CurranCentral account almost a year ago. We put these words into action and, as a mother/son team, we co-moderate Twitter chats on digital citizenship and student voice. Curran is the founder of the Digital Citizenship Institute.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Google, which officially debuted Classroom in 2014, is arguably as widespread in schools as Google’s usage is in the workplace. Google Classroom-2014. Quizizz-2015. Conversations about the role of privacy and digital citizenship wash into social studies and current events. Class Dojo-2011. Clever-2012. Desmos-2011.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2019

The 2015 CEA Ken Spencer Award goes to Inquiry Hub. Transforming Our Classrooms – Ignite Presentation. Teachers combine the three elements in ways they see fit to personalize learning in their classrooms. This year over 2,000 grade 9 students took Digital Learning 10 in Coquitlam. Learning and Failure.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2016

“New Vision for Education: Fostering Social and Emotional Learning through Technology,” is a 2015 survey of approximately 200 parents and 200 educators (including 190 teachers and 20 principles). More on the benefits of edtech : Use the SAMR Model to Spearhead Technology in Your Classroom. Digital Literacy–What is it?

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NOVEMBER 3, 2015

TypingWeb is a renowned free typing tutor on the web that consists of a teacher’s portal which acts as a classroom aid for teaching the appropriate touch typing skills. Account for each student is created by the teacher in a localized classroom situation whereby only the students can have access.

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