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JANUARY 15, 2024

” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. 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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Hapara

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Which laws that protect school children involve technology? Technology solutions now support the task of enforcing laws that protect children and education communities. It helps prevent students from accessing inappropriate content while learning online and is administered by the Federal Communications Commission.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Have you ever stepped into a classroom decked out with technology, but the learning goals for the technology weren’t clear? But if technology isn’t paired with good teaching and a tie-in to the subject matter, what’s the point? What kind of tools and resources do you use?

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MAY 19, 2023

You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Access this catalog via the website.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

we have a access to our income streams on our digital devices. Any moderately-talented hacker can access your computer’s webcam and microphone remotely. Lots of movies and novel spotlight this invasion of privacy because it has been normalized in the digital world. For me, this week, it’s Australia.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 16, 2021

Also, through Google’s free curriculum, CS First, teachers and students can access over 1,000 instructional videos and lesson plans. Kodable is available to download on iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) and desktops. As a result, they become the creators by visualizing their ideas in a digital format through coding and programming.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

? Listen to an audio version of this post: Because most classrooms integrate technology now, it’s not enough to teach academic standards. Digital learning can be engaging and meaningful and prepare students for life beyond school. But educators need to balance the benefits of digital learning with protecting students’ wellbeing.

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Hapara

OCTOBER 19, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: The internet’s central role in K-12 classrooms gives students access to a wealth of resources for research and discovery. How web filters function in the K-12 setting Internet filters work by blocking or allowing access to websites.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 16, 2020

But even if students are comfortable with technology, learning online requires its own norms and procedures, many of which will be new to students who are used to learning in a face-to-face classroom. The lesson plans listed here are all available for free as part of Common Sense Education's K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

When I was an Instructional Technology Director one of the challenges I faced was working to ensure that students, no matter where they lived in my district, had access to the same tools and opportunities. I could provide technology that could be used in the schools, and provided high speed network access while they were in schools.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2020

And it’s no surprise–the relevance of technology in our day-to-day lives has grown exponentially over the past few decades. As opposed to any other generation, today’s students are entirely growing up in the 21st century and are, therefore, deeply familiar with these technologies (among many others).

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Peer Pressure Self-Esteem These are free to download, organized by grade, and available in versatile PDF format. You don’t even need to create an account to access them. Topics include: Caring for Others Creating a Kind Classroom Following the Rules Stress Busters What Would You Do?

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Whether you teach, support educators or manage technology, we have some best practices to help you start the year smoothly with Hāpara. We also believe in transparency and teaching digital citizenship along the way. Educators can access Camp Hāpara anytime. We hope your 2024 school year is the best yet!

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MAY 20, 2022

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Turns out — and not really a surprise — the cost of the digital devices was minor compared to the cost of the websites and webtools required to meet goals. Listen and Read.

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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. download as CSV, Excel, PDF, or share it with faculty. Here’s how you get started: access your JotForm account or create a new one if you haven’t signed up yet.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Others, you buy as downloadable software. In addition, VPNs also allow you to access geographically restricted content since when you connect to a VPN server, your location will be changed to the location of the server. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. But, everyone needs one these days.

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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. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JULY 29, 2022

The most dependable method of accessing resources is through programs preloaded onto the local computer or available as PDFs that are easily shared. This might be to save money on maintenance or to make them accessible from anywhere or any number of other great reasons, but the change results in the problems I’ve mentioned.

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OCTOBER 9, 2023

The following are some notable platforms where diverse and credible case studies can be accessed: Harvard Business School Publishing The Harvard Business School produces various curated course content that learners and teachers can use. This comprises the NCCSTS collection, which you can access online for free.

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MARCH 8, 2021

There’s no download, no login, no registration. In the decade since it transformed the education ecosystem, digital storytelling has proven itself not only a great way for students to write but is now becoming as favorite tool in any classes that require writing. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MARCH 23, 2017

A decade ago, accessing schoolwork from home was just about impossible. Here are her thoughts on how cloud computing is transforming today’s education: Cloud computing technology is certainly having its moment these days. Instead, they are able to subscribe to or download software at low costs.

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AUGUST 12, 2021

Many people witnessed the change in technology from dial-up modems to broadband. However, a child born in this technological era permeates every activity they do. It is highly important to understand children’s addictive behavior when it comes to technology. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

It also helps students to develop essential skills such as critical thinking and problem-solving and depending on the choices available to students, it also promotes the development of technology skills. Elementari does not require any downloads or the installation of software to use it with students.

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MARCH 31, 2020

Using buses as mobile hotspots- -park the bus by a park for 30-60 minutes so students can download what they need for the day. Here’s What Schools Can Do For the Millions of Students Without Internet Access –from EdSurge. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. coronaviruseducation. coronavirus.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2015

Every digital citizen should have these skills. To hear author Mike Ribble tell it, kids are entering school with some exposure to technology—meaning schools won’t be making a first impression. But as a baseline, Ribble also outlines nine essential elements of digital citizenship that every student should know.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

Request free access today at teach.tract.app with the access code COOLCATTEACHER. I think the goal is to give and gift your students this opportunity to critically think through curating their work because curation is a huge skill for them as well, and that digital citizenship that they're in for sure. It is public.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 11, 2023

For students and teachers navigating this digital landscape, a solid grasp of copyright laws is not just about legal compliance; it’s about cultivating a culture of respect for intellectual property, fostering ethical academic practices, and encouraging responsible digital citizenship.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2022

These are free to download, organized by grade, and available in versatile PDF format. You don’t even need to create an account to access them. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Creating a Kind Classroom. Following the Rules. Stress Busters. What Would You Do? Peer Pressure. Self-Esteem.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 2, 2022

The digital whiteboard, in other words, is a content-rich platform that everyone has access to at any point. Access your files from anywhere. The best digital whiteboards have the possibility to save in cloud storage everything that’s been displayed on screen. Not to mention great flexibility thanks to its digital format.

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MARCH 27, 2020

How to I provide equity for those without computers or internet access at home is challenging? Access the required site through mobile devices. Access community hotspots and open WiFi, often made available by local businesses who are eager to assist. If I am online, students can access me any time. coronaviruseducation.

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MAY 14, 2021

Good intentions to give all students access to the world’s knowledge were derailed by the cost of the websites and webtools that made that happen. Turns out — and not really a surprise — the cost of the digital devices was minor compared to the cost of the websites and webtools required to meet goals. Listen and Read.

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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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OCTOBER 7, 2019

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. You think they’re OK because you disabled the online access — think again. These clever digital natives take figuring out how to circumvent your protections as a challenge. Cyberbully.

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JUNE 1, 2021

Is it easy to access ? You can take speed quizzes, practice keyboarding with a wide variety of lists, quickly access keyboarding games, and tie typing practice into core classroom learning with word lists for geography, Marzano Science, Dolch Words, and more. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

That means whatever digital devices students use — be they desktop, laptop, iPad, or Chromebook, they can access Zapzapmath. Download Zapzapmath for Apple / iOS devices: [link]. Download Zapzapmath for Android devices: [link]. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years.

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DECEMBER 8, 2021

Once you’ve completed the app, it can be downloaded onto any smartphone, tablet, or computer, shared to your social media, or pushed out via a link or QR code. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Best of all, Jotform Apps is free with any JotForm account.

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JULY 1, 2016

All students need to know is how to use a search bar and a download button. Here’s how it works: Go to the Photos for Class website (no registration or log-in required), search your topic: …and then download the selected photo. Each downloaded photo includes an attribution and license detail.

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