Educational Technology Guy

JULY 1, 2019

Other programs include AFA CyberCamps, an elementary school cyber education initiative, a children’s literature series, and CyberGenerations –a cyber safety initiative geared toward keeping senior citizens safe online. The book is a pre-K reader for younger children that pioneers the topic of cybersecurity to a early elementary youth.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 6, 2019

It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe. Begin by teaching them about privacy concerns and how to manage their digital identities. McAfee found that that only 36 percent of students said that they learned about personal data safety through school resources.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Michael Seibel (@mwseibel) August 21, 2017. And neither is elementary-grade science. with teachers using its materials on a monthly basis in 20 percent of elementary schools. Elementary school is often a forgotten place but it’s the most critical.” Lots of people would ask us: ‘How do we learn to code?’”

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 12, 2018

It helps explain the step-by-step nature of coding,” says Todd Burleson, resource center director for this Winnetka Public Schools District 36 elementary school. I started with coding about three years ago, with the Hour of Code tutorial by code.org,” says Kirsten Innes, information specialist at the school.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 3, 2018

And while this isn’t new information, focusing on how to make the learning environment a safe, nurturing place where those students can succeed has become a robust topic of conversation in many districts. At the end of the day, they evaluate together if they’ve met those goals and talk about how to improve tomorrow.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

At the postsecondary level, more than 15% of students were enrolled exclusively online in 2017. It’s important to note that those impressive numbers don’t include remote students at the elementary or high school level. The recipient is encouraged to send money to or share personal information with the sender.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2023

In 2017, public interest lawyers sued California because they claimed that too many low- income Black and Hispanic children weren’t learning to read at school. The state initially agreed to give an extra $50 million to 75 elementary schools with the worst reading scores in the state to improve how they were teaching reading.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

I started this program in the summer of 2017. So whether it’s elementary or district leadership or high school leadership, and they have these organic one-on-one conversations outside of their brick-and-mortar buildings, and outside their own (mentorship). Vicki: OK, so how long has this been going? Jody: Thank you, Vicki!

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2018

Project-based learning , as we have often examined in this blog, is a powerful way to not only impart information, by exploration, but has the added advantage of stimulating and developing a range of other skills and habits such as communication, creativity, curiosity, confidence and collaboration. 1st Grade digital PBL: a case study.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Teams integrates with School Data Sync, which imports roster information from a school’s SIS, as well as Office 365 and OneNote Class Notebooks. Tuniversitiy’s first offering is a book on how to reproduce Williams’ own song, “Happy,” and includes step-by-step tutorials on how students can create the song for themselves within Garageband.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

September 25, 2018) – California’s Fallbrook Union Elementary School District (FUESD) today announced it is expanding its partnership with Discovery Education , the leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 12, 2017

A student offers Principal Macquline King-Morris a hug on his way to the gym with his class at Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center in Chicago. CHICAGO — Principal Macquline King-Morris stepped out of the way of two lines of students heading to the Courtenay Elementary Language Arts Center gym. Photo: Lillian Mongeau.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2018

The whole reason behind having these accounts is of course to share our story with the world, but more importantly to teach my students about how to appropriately behave on social media and how to use digital citizenship early on, before they actually have those accounts at home with their families. You’re an elementary teacher right?

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 15, 2024

billion program will be fully implemented by the 2025-26 school year across the nearly 900 districts in the state that include elementary grades. In the meantime, districts are figuring out how to serve this new, and quite different, age group without a unifying roadmap. But do principals know how to support them? The bill Gov.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

The QR code videos include information about getting to know their classmates, school and Seesaw. In a non-gamey, but quietly interactive approach, Kate Zaleski, Library Media Specialist at the Woodland School in Warren, NJ, reports that she plans welcome students with a read aloud of Kate Messner’s How to Read a Story.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2021

According to updated research in 2017 , the creativity crisis has grown worse and is impacting the youngest age groups the most. Some early childhood centers, like Kidango in California , are exemplifying trauma-informed education. Creativity has been on the decline for the past three decades. But we need more, and the time is now.

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

Parent empowerment involves both informing and organizing parents so they can participate fully in your school’s community. Additionally, some families—especially those from marginalized backgrounds—may feel unsure about how to best engage in the school community. How to Create Opportunities for Parent Empowerment. Bachman, H.J.,

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2019

Katrise Perera as the superintendent in July of 2017, she set out to listen and learn from students, parents, staff, and community members how to best serve our students. How to drive innovation. — Powell Valley Elementary School (@Panthers_PVES) March 21, 2019. Engage multiple stakeholders. Develop pathways.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw attitudes toward math bottom out in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Lalaine Perez Just a short drive away, Mónica Ruiz, principal at Chula Vista’s Montgomery Elementary, was facing her own math struggles.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 28, 2017

On August 15, 2017, 51Talk brought students from China to New York to compete in an English competition titled: The 51Talk Star Final. I used to be a tenured general education elementary classroom teacher. How this Teacher is Finding True Joy in Her Profession: A Chat with Ariel from 51Talk.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2017

In the spirit of benevolent friction, I’d like to share a few thoughts with our colleagues working at the intersection of education and technology as I reflect on 2017 and look ahead to the new year. Yet it was sobering to find only two elementary math software programs with randomized, controlled trial studies from the past six years.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

As principal at Chula Vista School District’s Salt Creek Elementary, Lalaine Perez saw the need to better support a growth mindset around math in the years following the transition to California’s new Common Core standards. Fourth grade ELLs at both schools grew their CAASPP scores by 252% of the state average in the 2017/2018 school year.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 19, 2019

It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe. Begin by teaching them about privacy concerns and how to manage their digital identities. McAfee found that that only 36 percent of students said that they learned about personal data safety through school resources.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe. Begin by teaching them about privacy concerns and how to manage their digital identities. McAfee found that that only 36 percent of students said that they learned about personal data safety through school resources.

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Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe. Begin by teaching them about privacy concerns and how to manage their digital identities. McAfee found that that only 36 percent of students said that they learned about personal data safety through school resources.

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Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe. Begin by teaching them about privacy concerns and how to manage their digital identities. McAfee found that that only 36 percent of students said that they learned about personal data safety through school resources.

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Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 18, 2019

It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe. Begin by teaching them about privacy concerns and how to manage their digital identities. McAfee found that that only 36 percent of students said that they learned about personal data safety through school resources.

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Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 17, 2019

It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe. Begin by teaching them about privacy concerns and how to manage their digital identities. McAfee found that that only 36 percent of students said that they learned about personal data safety through school resources.

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Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe. Begin by teaching them about privacy concerns and how to manage their digital identities. McAfee found that that only 36 percent of students said that they learned about personal data safety through school resources.

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Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

It seems schools haven’t taught students how — or why — to keep personal information safe. Begin by teaching them about privacy concerns and how to manage their digital identities. McAfee found that that only 36 percent of students said that they learned about personal data safety through school resources.

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Data Social Media Survey Student Data Privacy 150

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2018

If you use this special tracking link , you’ll get an instant download from WE Volunteer, with information and resources on how to get started and access to the lessons. How to Apply for the Grant. Plan to use the provided funds between October 2017 and October 2018. What Is In the Kit? Volunteering ideas.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. McGhee, assistant clinical professor of elementary education at Auburn University. Most teachers simply don’t know how to teach online.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 7, 2023

Melissa Knapp is Harpeth Valley Elementary School’s only literacy coach. It’s her job to guide teachers on how to help struggling readers at the 600-student school. Melissa Knapp, the literacy coach for Harpeth Valley Elementary School, answers a first grade student’s question. NASHVILLE, Tenn. Because it is just one assessment.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. Personalized learning is core to the model at Rogers Elementary, and Kristen Watkins, director of the personalized learning program at Dallas Independent School District, says that exposing students to multiple devices is an intentional part of the school’s approach.

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Personalized Learning Elementary Learning Case Study 147

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

It quickly became obvious that the standardized test wasn’t an accurate reflection of what these kids knew—so I tasked myself with finding out how best to how to best measure their success. Shifting Perspective: Passing Vs. Progress In 2017, I did a close analysis of how Lexile and Georgia Milestone scores aligned.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

Head to Lumio for more information and to sign up for FREE. She served on the leadership team for the EdTech Coaches Network of ISTE from 2015-2020, was a Future Ready Schools Instructional Coaches Thought Leader from 2017-2020, is a cohost of the Restart Recharge Podcast for coaches, and is a Google Certified Innovator, Coach, and Trainer.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 23, 2023

Example: Before initiating a conversation about race, discuss and agree on classroom rules such as not interrupting others, using respectful language, and keeping shared information confidential. Example: Teach students how to critically evaluate media representations of race. Encourage students to analyze and question what they see.

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