eSchool News

JANUARY 28, 2019

Not the driving rain or 50-degree temperatures could keep edtech enthusiasts from the opening day of FETC 2019 in Orlando. During these sessions, presenters and attendees discussed concerns, best practices, and implementation strategies on data privacy, digital citizenship and understanding the new generation of learners.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 21, 2019

Tue, 05/21/2019 - 09:25. As technology becomes more ubiquitous, schools must balance student access with student privacy laws. . Common Sense Education , for example, offers tips and tools to engage students in smart digital citizenship practices. Most importantly, does the app allow parents to access student data?

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

Focus on citizenship: Focus your technology-based lessons on teaching your students digital citizenship, or skills that will help them thoughtfully and effectively navigate digital media.[12]. Be sure to introduce your students to Internet safety and elements of digital citizenship as a key focus.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Not long ago, the term "digital citizenship" connoted cyberbullying, privacy, safety, and security. Much like the term has continued to evolve, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LA Unified) efforts, known as #DigCitLA , have expanded with the growth of digital citizenship awareness.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 12:55. Content filtering and web monitoring software aim to prevent students from accessing inappropriate materials online, and many options also include features to alert school leaders to cyberbullying and other instances in which students’ digital communications or web activity might indicate troubling behavior.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Since then, access to personal computers and the internet as well as other advancements in technology have supported esports’ growth into a substantial industry with professional teams, high-stakes competitions, team sponsorships and more. sports leagues except the NFL. . Fact: Esports Investments Benefit the Whole School.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Since then, access to personal computers and the internet as well as other advancements in technology have supported esports’ growth into a substantial industry with professional teams, high-stakes competitions, team sponsorships and more. sports leagues except the NFL. . Fact: Esports Investments Benefit the Whole School.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Since then, access to personal computers and the internet as well as other advancements in technology have supported esports’ growth into a substantial industry with professional teams, high-stakes competitions, team sponsorships and more. sports leagues except the NFL. . Fact: Esports Investments Benefit the Whole School.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Since then, access to personal computers and the internet as well as other advancements in technology have supported esports’ growth into a substantial industry with professional teams, high-stakes competitions, team sponsorships and more. sports leagues except the NFL. . Fact: Esports Investments Benefit the Whole School.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 14, 2020

A version of this post was originally published on November 25, 2019, in Education Technology. Every stakeholder must be involved, from the school management to the faculty body and other staff to each student, their parents and anyone who might need to access that data. 5 Things to teach to develop cyber-savvy students.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

In 2019, Education Week reported that one in five learners with significant ADHD don’t get the help they need in school. In Hāpara Teacher Dashboard and Hāpara Highlights , teachers can access learners’ full Google Drives and help them find a file. Sometimes learners forget where a Google file is stored in their Google Drive.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Now, in 2019, that’s dropped to about a third. What do you do about personal devices that circumvent the school security to access the Internet? In many schools, Internet access is spotty, undependable, and a challenge to manage. The most visible example of this was the Parkland School Shooting in February, 2019.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2019

1, 2019, World Read Aloud Day celebrates the pure joy of oral reading with kids of all ages. Here’s a list of online sites with digital books that can be quickly accessed, mostly free, for this activity: Aesop Fables. Teach students to read with their digital devices. Owl Eyes (classics). Unite for Literacy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Customer service includes not only troubleshooting help but access to scientists at Ward’s Science’s onsite science lab via email, phone, or video chat, all happy to help you with decisions and projects, assistance with ordering, and questions. 2019 Ward’s Science Catalog. 2019 Ward’s Science STEM Catalog .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

In my summer digital citizenship classes, the biggest question I get is how to control student cell phone usage. Secondary and middle schools in Ontario, Canada , are banning the use of cell phones during classes effective from September 2019. Shoulders slouched and eyes down—you guessed it right!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 20, 2018

Here’s an interesting article on what tech may go away by 2019. Also, the high-speed internet makes streaming a reality which means video can be accessed from any location allowing students to attend classes remotely while enabling teachers to upload video lectures to complement their students’ learning experience.

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Waterford

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Media literacy’s simplest definition is “the ability to access, analyze, evaluate, and create media in a variety of forms.”[3] The good news is that information is easier to come by than ever before—many students, even at an elementary age, have access to smartphones, the Internet, and a pervasive, never-ending flow of social media. “The

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2019

A Denial of Service — a DoS – is defined as: “…an interruption in an authorized user’s access to a computer network…” If I’m the “authorized user” and my brain is the “computer network”, this happens to me often. I’ll give you an example. Chatting via a phone or video call is real time. SMS or text chats aren’t.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

A new report from Common Sense, The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and Teens, 2019 , helps us connect what we're observing in classrooms with larger trends. It's never too early to start teaching digital citizenship skills. Resources to try: K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum ?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2019

Developers have been quick to create apps and content for the youngest users, adapt technology tools including video chat, tangible tech and voice-activated assistants, and develop pedagogical approaches for digital storytelling, STEM learning and coding.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 12, 2019

A Denial of Service — a DoS – is defined as: “…an interruption in an authorized user’s access to a computer network…”. A decade ago, no one would have thought we needed to differentiate between “real time” — the actual time during which an event occurs — and whatever the alternative is but now, in 2019, we do.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

2019/20: The Year Of. Digital Citizenship: Student Style Dr. Marialice B. Curran and her twelve year old child, Curran Dee explained the importance of including students in the digital citizenship conversations, lessons, and use even before they are 13 years old. You have until July 2 to apply. Is Culatta right?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2018

What technology does, and does quite well, is make learning materials more accessible, more equitable, more up to date, and better suited to individuals. Here’s why 2018 and 2019 are not the years you should feel like technology will roll over you like a steamroller. ” — RAND Education. You’re not alone.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

While Hapara Highlights does monitor online activity, the company stresses the importance of a model of gradual release to all of its customers: close monitoring at the beginning of an adoption—while teaching good digital citizenship skills—and over time, allowing the student to exercise more autonomy online in a safe and responsible way.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Using Digital Media in Your Teaching. It's a double-edged sword: Students and teachers have more access to digital media than ever before. Because so much instruction shifted online during the pandemic, many of us have become overly reliant on screens and digital media. Are distractions just a click away?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Vance encourages district leaders to start by training every person in your district who has access to information about the importance of privacy and protecting that information. In 2019, a lot of general privacy laws may pass that will unintentionally apply to schools.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

This group is gonna change the info access/experience for kids! infoequity @joycevalenza @elissamalespina @MrGtheLibrarian @spaul6414 @TrusteeMcVey pic.twitter.com/wOLIBDu1SZ — Renee Isom (@isomsideas) June 23, 2019. Among the MANY items in my own digital tote is Denise Henry-Orndorff’s Periodic Table of Google Extensions.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2019

We can now insert audio in Google Slides–this can be voice, music, narration, sound effects, any type of audio you have access to or want to create. Please note: If you do not have access to this feature yet, you should see it by mid-May 2019. Prerequisite: basic knowledge of slides, how to access and create new slides.).

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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. Everyone is saying ‘we are in a digital world,’ so how do we support every student, especially those that might not have WiFi access at home?”

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Find out why Chris thinks that cell phones don’t belong in schools, why we should delay access, and how to better protect our students (and children) in a technology-driven world. Author of resources for families and churches on digital safety and pornography. Leave a comment below with your thoughts.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 15, 2019

The Google Docs Explore tool brings you quick access to your Drive files, web search, images, recommendations and more. There are two ways to access the Explore tool, (1) Go to Tools>Explore, or (2) Click on the Explore icon on the bottom right of your page. Quick Access Recommendations. © Shake Up Learning 2019.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 12, 2019

Fill out the form at the bottom of this post to access all of Lisa’s templates.). And you could even have students evaluate the values of a social media feed as part of a digital citizenship lesson. How to Access the Templates. Receive Access to the Creatively Productive Digital Downloads Doc Locker.

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TeacherCast

MAY 31, 2019

What if there was a way that you could combine traditional writing assignments with the popularity of audio/video podcasts in a format that was accessible to any mobile device, Chromebook or desktop available to your students? Students can learn about Digital Citizenship by creating conversations, or reply to other Synths.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 30, 2021

A strategic coalition builder and community engagement expert, she has spent her career successfully scaling up campaigns and programs in the pursuit of equal access for all. Dr. Collins served on the MassCUE Board as PD Chair from 2015-2019. James Stancil works in academic support at Prairie View A&M University.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 4, 2019

Rolling out in April 2019 is the ability to insert audio into your Google Slides presentations and projects! It will gradually roll out to all domains in April 2019. Don’t forget to reinforce digital citizenship skills and teach students to obey copyright and fairuse guidelines. © Shake Up Learning 2019.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

Deb : Using the NCES (National Center for Education Statistics) data from 2015/2016 school year to the 2018/2019. Data Speaks: Addressing Equity of Access to School Librarians for Students. ” Teacher Librarian 48 (3): 49-52. Joyce : How will you select those participants? Now somebody else is doing it. Lance, Keith Curry and Debra E.

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Many of the latter often hide the up-and-coming tools for 2019 and beyond. There's also a webpage where teachers can access their students' texts and leave comments; students will see the feedback directly in the game. This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables.

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