Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2016

These will be from my upcoming ebook, 169 Real-World Ways to Put Tech Into Your Class Now (expected publication date: August 2016) where I provide 1) an overview of the tech topics most important to your teaching, and 2) practical strategies to address common classroom tech problems.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2017

In a flipped class, use Mix to share required resources, preparation steps, and assessments for an upcoming class. Start a lesson plan with a formative quiz to assess what knowledge students have for the upcoming lesson. It’s reason enough to reconsider MS Office in your classrooms or update to MS Office 2016.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

I hope you are enjoying this series on formative assessment, and I am sure you will find these tools most valuable. as you continue to amplify formative learning with digital technology. I am almost booked through August and fall dates for 2015 are now over 3/4 full and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Collaboration.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 18, 2018

Nine out of 17 schools in the Coeur d’Alene School District (CdA) receive Title I Funding, and according to the 2016 National Education Association survey , Idaho ranks last in per-pupil spending and 47th in the nation for average teacher salary. How NOT to Assess Student Writing. We’re not utopia, we have a lot of challenges,”.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Online Safety & Digital Citizenship: Students learn the importance of modeling safe, ethical and legal behavior online and recognize the rights and responsibilities that come along with living in a digital world. Keyboarding: Teach students foundational keyboarding skills. To learn more, please visit [link].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2016

You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for needs. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be a fully-involved and eager risk-taker. Class starts July 11, 2016 and ends July 31, 2016. Course Objectives. Course Highlights.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

Topics attendees may learn by doing include (this depends upon the class taken): Blogging—to reflect, collaborate with classmates, share perspectives during class, complete assessments in some cases. Digital portfolios—via wikis. More about Summer PD: 35 Takeaways from Summer 2016 Professional Development.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Classroom Management in the Digital Age: Effective Practices for Technology-Rich Learning Spaces (2016) by Heather Dowd and Patrick Green Cross-posted from Learning Light Bulbs by Nate Gildart Get your own copy of Classroom Management in the Digital Age! Schools need to develop a when, where and how to protocol for printing.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

In their district-wide tech plan for 2016 to 2022 , Renton set a goal of reaching a 1:1 device-to-student ratio for all middle and high schoolers in the 2019-2020 school year. Although there were many reasons, in large part the district had moved away from desktops and more teachers were using carts of devices, often for assessment.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

When students write to do well on assessments, they use a soul-crushing paint-by-numbers approach. This formulaic writing might work for assessments, but doesn’t work for readers or writers. Digital Citizenship in Action: Empowering Students to Engage in Online Communities.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

You might have noticed the new look and feel for our Digital Citizenship curriculum interactive Scope & Sequence. We simply refreshed the look to better show how all our offerings work together to support you in incorporating digital citizenship into your teaching. Many also incorporate videos!

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techlearning

MAY 18, 2018

Walters previously served as chair of GL Education, the leading provider of educational tests and assessments to UK schools; Rising Stars UK, the second largest primary school publisher in the UK; and Book Source, a UK-based book distributor.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 25, 2016

The initiative will help prepare students for college and career success by offering access to a comprehensive digital literacy skills curriculum and provide teachers and students with assessments that can identify technology challenges.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

I am now booked through the end of March, and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. In an online discussion students find that their ideas are valuable and enjoy seeing this alternative assessment to affirm this. Imagine the conversations that will happen and how a teacher can assess understanding at the same time.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 9, 2016

I would like to take a moment to wish all of you the very best New Year in 2016! I am now just about booked through the end of February and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Always be certain to facilitate and model proper digital citizenship. Best of learning to all of you in 2016! Check out my Booking Page.

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

One of the major goals I have had regarding technology integration is that we also speak into teaching students about being appropriate digital citizens. In the 2015-2016 school year, in decision with our fifth grade teachers, the fifth grade became a 1:1 required BYOT iPad grade.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 18, 2018

In March of 2015, I wrote the post, “ 3 Important Shifts in Education “, and focused on moving these three conversations: “Digital Citizenship” to “Digital Empathy”. Shifting from a focus on “assessment” to “self-assessment.” Student Voice” to “Student Leadership”.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 3, 2015

I am now booked through the end of December and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Incorporate good digital citizenship at all levels – Practicing and modeling good digital citizenship is essential, but still not enough. I am taking 2016 dates and it’s not too early to begin thing about next summer.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2019

As described by the Riverside Principal: Our main goal was to create a clear and coherent framework that would enable our students to develop the digital literacy skills necessary in today’s world. We felt that students were learning about the outcomes in DL10, but we needed a better model for assessment.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I am almost booked through January and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. About: Engaging program that helps students of all ages become learners and digital citizens. Student Centered: Kids learn importance of digital citizenship and digital print through amazing resources. Check out my Booking Page.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

Establish a digital repository of Internet filtering studies. Conduct research to explore the educational uses of social media platforms and assess the impact of filtering in schools. Digital Citizenship Curriculum by Common Sense Education. Digital Citizenship by OSAPAC. Teacher Resources by MediaSmarts.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2022

As we assess students or gather data in an experiment, for example, we use it to make decisions in our teaching practice or other work. Our instruction is often informed based on the data we receive from assessing students in a variety of ways. Read more: The 9 elements of Digital Citizenship your students need to know [INFOGRAPHIC].

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

I am now booked through the end of December and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. An educator should also understand and model proper digital citizenship while providing needed instruction for students. I am taking 2016 dates and it’s not too early to begin thing about next summer. Check out my Booking Page.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

In June 2016, the Alliance, in partnership with the U.S. Future Ready has developed a common set of information, tools, and assessment, that are all available for free. Sara Trettin mentioned the 2016 National Education Technology plan that is updated every five years and relates very closely to these initiatives.

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 29, 2016

April 29, 2016. With our classroom teacher partners, we build instruction; we build projects and assessments that focus on creativity and knowledge building using the information tools and strategies of our time. We move learners from digital citizenship to digital leadership–to participation, ethics, agency.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

You can join us for a conversation with Lisa and Michael in our next edWeb webinar on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 1-2 p.m. Recent research is fueling debate about the role that digital media may play in strengthening educational opportunities for all students. Learn more. Learn more and register today!

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

You can join us for a conversation with Lisa and Michael in our next edWeb webinar on Tuesday, March 29, 2016, 1-2 p.m. Recent research is fueling debate about the role that digital media may play in strengthening educational opportunities for all students. Learn more. Learn more and register today!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

I am now booked through the end of March, and the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Make sure your students are practicing proper digital citizenship and responsibility when interacting and publishing on the web. Check out my Booking Page … Dates are going fast, with time up to and including March 2016 now filled.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 18, 2015

Ideas include visual, audio, video, mindmaps, infographics, graphic organizers, charts and tables, screenshots, screencasts, images, games and simulations, webtools, and hybrid assessments. Assessment is based on effort, interaction with classmates, and completion of projects, so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

She is an Adobe Education Leader Emeritus, a Google Certified Innovator, an Amazon Teacher Innovator, an Apple Teacher 2016, an Alpha Squirrel, a ThingLink Certified Educator, a MakerBot Curriculum Creator, and a Discovery Education Guru. Monica Burns. Blog: Class Tech Tips. Look them over carefully and select what works best for you.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

A couple of years ago, I was part of a year-end webinar with MindWires’ Consulting’s Phil Hill and Michael Feldstein and one or other of them – I don’t remember now – predicted that 2016 would be a big year for the LMS. billion for 2016, the largest loss in its history. The company has raised some $77.5

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 17, 2016

I am now almost booked through the end of July, and the second half of the 2016 calendar is beginning to fill. Make sure your students practice proper digital citizenship and privacy. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The NEO mobile app for Windows allows users to access the full feature set within the platform including creating and delivering online classes, assessing students, sharing resources, tracking student achievement, and collaborating on projects. Big Universe is now available in the U.S. exclusively through FuelEd.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 6, 2016

20, 2016, NCTE, the National Writing Project, the New York Times Learning Network, and Teaching Channel invite you to celebrate the 8th annual National Day on Writing. Giving kids a chance to exchange written ideas through online communities helps broaden their world view and develop critical digital-citizenship and literacy skills.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 8, 2015

Developing digital portfolios with your students can be a game-changing action in your classroom. Here are just a few of the benefits: Teach students digital citizenship. Provide for a more comprehensive assessment system. Guide students to become more reflective learners. Not sure where to start?

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations. The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download. That was certainly the case in our experience. What’s the evidence?

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