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MAY 13, 2024

12 Innovative Digital Tools to Engage High School Students Exploring innovative digital tools can transform the high school learning experience, making it more engaging and effective. Interactive Quizzing Platforms Interactive quizzing platforms are revolutionizing the way educators assess understanding and retention in the classroom.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. ” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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APRIL 11, 2023

But how do you choose the best web filter for digital learning? Consider these ways your web filter should support rather than restrict digital learning. The best web filter should promote digital citizenship According to ISTE , digital citizenship helps students understand how to use the internet in positive ways.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Adaptive Learning : Related to personalization, AI platforms can continuously assess student performance and adjust the level or type of instruction for each student. Automated Grading: AI can automate the scoring of assessment tests, homework, essays and other assignments. Strict regulations are needed to protect student privacy.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

IT Pro has an interesting article discussing the importance of digital literacy: Digital literacy is as important as reading and writing, Vodafone claims. A study from the company found that half of 18-24-year olds have limited access to a laptop, tablet or PC. Digital Literacy–What is it?

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Hapara

JULY 3, 2023

For instance, some learners may get immediately distracted by a webpage with math games and lose focus on their formative assessment. Other learners may be able to focus on the formative assessment until it’s completed. Examples of messages could be: Great job staying focused on the formative assessment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

SEL Courses Assessment Strategies for SEL In this course, you’ll get up to speed on current practices in SEL, including the history and legislation that has propelled it to the forefront of our educational focus. Online Assessment. Assessment must respect learners, provide actionable feedback, and motivate. Look at this course.

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DECEMBER 2, 2023

With access to the right tools, they can have a sense of control over their lives and learning environments. Some of the potential contributing factors to this lack of access include: Lack of support and training Adopting assistive technologies requires training and proficiency.

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OCTOBER 31, 2017

Assessing student learning used to be as simple as giving a test that consisted of multiple choice, True/False, short answer, and/or essay. Habits, templates, and routines are much easier than reinventing the assessment wheel but a tool that results in passionate students committed to lifelong learning gets my attention.

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Hapara

MAY 25, 2023

For instance, asking them to help develop classroom rules enables their voices to be heard and gives them buy-in. Providing choices for learners is another way to make activities and assessments meaningful and relevant to them. Hāpara Filter supports this by including the option for learners to make digital citizenship decisions.

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AUGUST 9, 2023

For example, the Curriculum Access Team at Cincinnati Public Schools has been using Book Creator to ensure that every student has access to their learning. ” Book Creator is a versatile digital tool that allows teachers and students to create interactive digital books.

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JUNE 2, 2022

provide access to full text PDF (or videos where relevant) from every digital device in your school, 24 hours a day. provide multiple authentic and organic formative and summative assessments. provide multiple authentic and organic formative and summative assessments. Benefits of a School License.

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Hapara

JULY 19, 2023

Since Google Docs saves progress on its own, and learners can access it online, it certainly works well for word processing. Collaborate One of the benefits of Google Docs for learners is that it increases their productivity because they can access their documents from any device. No more lost notes!

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JANUARY 17, 2022

Using a hashtag with the group’s name would provide access to a wealth of information for teachers seeking some guidance in their teaching practice. I assigned students to develop a running conversation between historical personalities such as Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton for a quick formative assessment for one lesson.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

Digital texts confront students with the potential for continually updated content and dynamically changing combinations of words, graphics, images, hyperlinks, and embedded video and audio. The underlying theme can’t be ignored by teachers any longer: A 21 st Century learner requires technologic proficiency.

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MAY 17, 2022

Supplement traditional textbooks with digital versions that can be accessed online. I think that having digital versions of textbooks can enhance students’ learning in a number of ways. Create digital study guides that can be accessed online. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Hapara

APRIL 21, 2023

A web filter’s main goal is to block online content that internet users shouldn’t access and keep harmful malware from breaking into a network. When IT staff adds a URL to the allowed list, learners and educators can access that website at any point. Read on to explore the different types of web filters available for K-12.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

This year, the conference includes thousands of sessions — spread over a week — on topics such as online and blended learning, digital citizenship, equity and inclusion, social-emotional learning, assessment, data privacy and more. ISTE also has announced that professor and renowned author Ibram X.

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MARCH 21, 2020

As schools across the United States close or prepare to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Encyclopaedia Britannica is offering all schools’ and students free access to its popular LaunchPacks ® Science and Social Studies learning content. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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OCTOBER 28, 2022

C-Span provides Americans with access to live gavel-to-gavel proceedings of the U.S. Also included are direct access to elected and appointed individuals, audience call-ins to officials, audience-created videos, lesson plans for educators, and more. House of Representatives and the U.S. Electing a US President in Plain English.

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OCTOBER 16, 2012

Brainpop offers a site where users can take online quizzes on various digital topics and teachers can access additional lesson plans on digital citizenship. assessment BYOD digital citizenship discussions edtech education peer evaluation reflection speaking teaching twitter wordle writing'

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JULY 12, 2021

One, all assignments were created so that students could have access 24/7. I made sure that there were only two assignments a week with the final assignment being a type of assessment. Equally as important is the instructional design of each lesson, its accessibility and real-life application for students.

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MARCH 21, 2020

As schools across the United States close or prepare to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Encyclopaedia Britannica is offering all schools’ and students free access to its popular LaunchPacks ® Science and Social Studies learning content. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Assess your academic and future job roles and responsibilities to determine the tools that are essential for your daily tasks. It’s not only used extensively in fields like data science, web development, and automation, but its open-source nature means it’s accessible and has a vast array of free resources and libraries.

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JULY 25, 2023

Computers & Mobile Devices Computers and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the primary way learners access the internet. Through these devices, students access web-based study tools, simulation tools, and apps where they can interact with their teachers and fellow students.

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OCTOBER 27, 2020

Access revision history. Here’s how you get started: access your JotForm account or create a new one if you haven’t signed up yet. Here’s how you get started: access your JotForm account or create a new one if you haven’t signed up yet. Explain where needed with clear formulas and calculations .

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2019

Today when we talk about education, we only talk about three things: the curriculum, the teacher and the assessments,” Zhao told attendees at the Consortium for School Networking’s 2019 annual conference keynote session, Envisioning the Skills Students Need: 2030. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read about the top three elements of digital citizenship.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Critical thinking within digital literacy enables individuals to approach online content discerningly, question assumptions, and make informed decisions. Being digitally literate also implies understanding and practicing ethical behavior in the digital space—digital citizenship.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

When I first started teaching 18 years ago, I could introduce digital citizenship to my students on my own time line, since primary graders weren't as immersed in the digital world as they are now. Today, our digital citizenship work starts on the first day of school.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2024

House of Representatives recently passed a bill that would ban the popular social media platform TikTok — albeit for concern over China’s access to data — states like Oklahoma and Florida are considering laws that would tighten age restrictions for social media users. While the U.S. It's just your life.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Teaching digital citizenship as a “one-off event” doesn’t lead to changes in behavior, experts say. When we teach digital citizenship as a one-off event like a presentation or an assembly, everybody gets all hyped up—and then it disappears over time,” he said. “But Managing an online identity.

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JULY 8, 2022

make digital research tools like dictionaries and thesauri easily accessible from all digital devices as a reasonable alternative to walking across the classroom to a dictionary that may not be where it used to be. Use a digital timer for quizzes or other events. Even if it’s Minecraft.

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AUGUST 14, 2023

Accessibility and Convenience Accessible online, AI quiz builders offer students the flexibility to study anytime and anywhere with an internet connection. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

Educators can log into their grade book from any computer with Internet access. Students can use their class website to post learning activities, grades, and handouts for students and parents to access through individual, secure logins. Jupiter iO Gradebook – A grade book for educators from K-12 to college.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

Problems include administering and grading assessments, taking attendance, finding backchannel tools that enable them to stay in touch with students, and keeping viewers engaged during video presentations. Quick assessments: Send out a question during a virtual meeting. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JUNE 15, 2020

Course: Designing Blended Learning for Student Engagement and Achievement “By the end of the course, you will be able to design and implement meaningful blended learning experiences with objective-aligned assessments and activities that foster core 21st-century skills.” Check out the course 17.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2018

Picture teachers fully integrating technology into their classrooms through authentic learning experiences that include collaboration, creativity, and innovation, and preparing students to be productive digital-age citizens. Focus on the digital Citizenship of the students and teachers at your school.

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