Ask a Tech Teacher

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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Libraries Mobility eBook Tablets 365

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher – -what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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Common Core Resources Classroom eBook 187

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

Luckily, Common Core–and many State standards–provide an excellent starter list of seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: have digital ebooks included in your class library. Treat them exactly as though they were print books. Nothing more; nothing less. Even if it’s Minecraft.

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Common Core Libraries Digital Citizenship eBook 377

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

When students finish, publish them to a Hundred Days ebook using Adobe Spark or similar and share it with classmates and parents. A fun option is to create a Flipgrid where students enter their recorded response in the visual grids and then all responses are shared with classmates, parents, or anyone with access to the Flipgrid.

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Adobe Exercises Digital Citizenship eBook 237

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 7, 2017

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher – -what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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Common Core Resources Classroom eBook 155

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

When students finish, publish them to a Hundred Days ebook using Adobe Spark or similar and share it with classmates and parents. A fun option is to create a Flipgrid where students enter their recorded response in the visual grids and then all responses are shared with classmates, parents, or anyone with access to the Flipgrid.

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Adobe Exercises Digital Citizenship eBook 299

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher –what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices to granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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Common Core Resources Classroom eBook 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher –what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices to granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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Resources Common Core Classroom eBook 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 29, 2015

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher –what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices to granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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Common Core Resources Classroom eBook 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 1, 2018

provide access to full text PDF from every digital device in your school, 24 hours a day. provide PDF access that isn’t limited by the availability of the Internet or Wifi. free desk copy and digital file for teacher use (for domestic customers only; MS keyboarding curriculum only available in digital).

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Digital Citizenship eBook Chromebook Laptops 151

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Not so with digital. Ebooks may be published by trusted names in education (like McGraw Hill) or by a teacher or organization with great ideas that work for them (like Ms. Digital ebook files are fragile. Reading print books has fewer distractions than reading on a digital device. Why digital?

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eBook Khan Academy Tablets Chromebook 188

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 27, 2018

Their newest is the twenty-eight-page ISTE-aligned Change Management eBook. Increase accessibility. access to Kiddom Academy for administrators. early access to new products and influence over future ones. Provide change in pedagogic frameworks. Collect and assess data easily and quickly. live customer support.

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Digital Citizenship eBook Outcomes Blended Learning 183

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

Let’s start with seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: Include digital ebooks in your class library. Expect digital class presentations to include video, audio, music, or a mixture of digital tools. Make research tools like dictionaries and thesauri accessible from all digital devices.

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Digital Citizenship eBook Libraries Video 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

When students finish, publish them to a Hundred Days ebook using Adobe Spark or similar and share it with classmates and parents. A fun option is to create a Flipgrid where students enter their recorded response in the visual grids and then all responses are shared with classmates, parents, or anyone with access to the Flipgrid.

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Adobe Learning Exercises Digital Citizenship 292

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 20, 2020

Others are even going as far as working with internet service providers to ensure that each household has sufficient internet access to make remote learning possible. 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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Technology Digital Divide Education Digital Citizenship 247

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 28, 2018

No last-minute “I forgot to print this” Yes, digital files do get lost but that’s a story for another time. increased organization: All those permission slips, AUPs, and exams can be curated into a digital file folder that is backed up automatically and never lost (“never” being a fungible sort of word).

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Classroom eBook LMS Libraries 175

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 14, 2020

Furthermore, make sure each student has access to a digital device. Teachers can easily start virtual book clubs with resources like the Sora student reading app, which enables students to access eBooks and Audiobooks from their school’s digital collection for leisure and class-assigned reading.

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Gamification Digital Citizenship eBook Examples 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 2, 2017

One of the many benefits of using digital textbooks rather than print is that users can write in them. Become comfortable with both the native tool included with the ebook and other options students might use at home or during research like iAnnotate , Notability , and Acrobat. Model good digital citizenship.

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Digital Citizenship Classroom Learning Edmodo 153

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2020

When students finish, publish them to a Hundred Days ebook using Adobe Spark or similar and share it with classmates and parents. A fun option is to create a Flipgrid where students enter their recorded response in the visual grids and then all responses are shared with classmates, parents, or anyone with access to the Flipgrid.

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Adobe Learning Exercises Digital Citizenship 226

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 15, 2018

No matter how many redundancies are in place, if a student can’t access their cloud storage for a project they’re working on, if a teacher can’t get to lesson plan resources, or if a student started a project at school and can’t finish it at home, the excitement of learning melts away like ice cream on a hot day.

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Adobe Chromebook Software Digital Citizenship 153

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2017

Share it in a teacher-provided summer activity folder (this should be quick to use, maybe through Google Drive if students have access to that). Any age: Read ebooks. These aren’t print–these are digital, on an iPad, a desktop, or a mobile device. Ebook readers like Kindle, iBooks, and Kobe are easy-to-use and free.

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eBook Learning Mobility Libraries 153

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

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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Libraries Mobility eBook Android 124

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. But denying all kids the access to technology because a part of them can’t afford appropriate devices is worse. It’s really happening.

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BYOD How To Digital Divide Mobility 150

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

These include accessing, analyzing, and interpreting digital resources. They also include communicating, creating, and sharing using digital tools and programs. Mere substitution of digital for paper is an example of poorly practiced edtech. Learning what constitutes effective edtech is essential.

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EdTech Internet Safety Digital Citizenship eBook 97

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 28, 2017

Make use of eBooks, so students don’t have to carry all the resources to school. The increased popularity of using videos and video creating tools is responsive to a broad range of abilities and learners, as visual digital media caters to different types of learners. 3) Integration of Subject Areas.

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Technology Education Digital Citizenship eBook 150

Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 20, 2018

Pear Deck also offers a new, ISTE Aligned, digital citizenship curriculum in partnership with Google’s, “ Be Internet Awesome ,” program. This tool was also part of the 18 Challenges for Teachers in 2018 FREE ebook. Book Creator is the simple way to make ebooks using the Chrome App or iOS App.

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Tools Google Classroom eBook 101

Shake Up Learning

APRIL 4, 2019

Add Audio to eBook Projects. I love using Google Slides to create eBooks. Check out my previous post, How to Create eBooks in Google Slides.) Now, students can create eBooks in Google Slides and add their own audio snippets to enhance the eBook. Create an Audiobook. Bring a Comic Strip to Life. What’s Included?

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Google eBook STEM Guidelines 101

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2016

Luckily, Common Core–and many State standards–provide an excellent starter list of seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: have digital ebooks included in your class library. Treat them exactly as though they were print books. Nothing more; nothing less. Even if it’s Minecraft.

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Common Core Libraries Digital Citizenship eBook 150

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

Learning.com , provider of comprehensive digital literacy curriculum, has announced a partnership with Common Sense Education. OverDrive Education demonstrated how its K-12 student reading app, Sora , along with digital books, increases student reading by providing the flexibility to meet the ever-changing needs of the 21st-century classroom.

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Mobility Digital Citizenship Assessment eBook 57

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Create limitless notes through OneNote and access them from any device supporting them. Edge also manages your reading list, so when using the app on a small tablet, it becomes an eBook reader. . Windows 10 Education Edition comes with a number of groundbreaking apps that will transform classroom learning completely: OneNote.

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Tablets Microsoft Education Digital Citizenship 150

ProfHacker

MAY 26, 2016

She teaches Digital Citizenship and Instructional Design online. In addition, she works as a consultant helping to develop and produce self-published eBooks. Hogue ( @rjhogue ), a multi-affiliated (aka adjunct/contingent) online lecturer (University of Massachusetts-Boston, Brock University) and avid blogger.

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Digital Citizenship eBook Social Media Conference 75

edWeb.net

JULY 18, 2017

Jane recommended keeping the library open during hours that the public library isn’t available, so students always have access to books. In addition to meeting at the public library, school libraries may be able to stay open a few days a week in the summer. She is a Google for Education Certified Innovator and Trainer.

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Social Media Libraries Digital Citizenship eBook 43

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 29, 2016

We provide access. Without this access, students ignore thousands of dollars of content their parents’ tax dollars support. Without physical and intellectual access to these resources, students will not be prepared for the similar high quality academic content they will encounter at the university. April 29, 2016.

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Libraries OER Wiki BYOD 40

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 19, 2015

I was sincerely inspired by their presentation, their energy and their efforts to ensure all Ohio learners have access to the resources to which they are entitled. She also leads the Digital Literacy Task Force whose goal is to increase students’ technological literacy. ISearch widget generator.

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Libraries Social Media eBook Training 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

Monday, April 7th at 4pm Teaching Digital Citizenship in an iPad Classroom , If you have iPads, you know that teaching digital citizenship is more important than ever. Cynthia Cornwell Virginia So glad it is happening and is so accessible! Learn more here. Jen Wyld Oregon, USA Great conference.

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Libraries Common Core Classroom Digital Citizenship 59

Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

While reading the ebooks, students can take notes, highlight, jot down questions, share ideas with each other, and respond to the comments of classmates. Students, too, have their own dashboard where they access teacher-assigned materials and more. These are filtered by topic, grade, length, reading level, keyword, or standards (i.e.,

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Learning Edmodo Libraries Common Core 314

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

Bev Fine, BrainPOP ESL’s Editorial Director, will be on hand to help you make complex material and vocabulary more accessible to all students. Karen Cameron introduces us to Booktrack , a free web application that syncs digital books to audio, resulting in an immersive reading experience. More information here.

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Conference Classroom Libraries Common Core 44