Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Department of Education reports show that technology can potentially transform education. Computers & Mobile Devices Computers and mobile devices like smartphones and tablets are the primary way learners access the internet. The majority of learners are comfortable using their personal devices to access schoolwork.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2022

This makes it perfect for classroom use, as students can access it from any computer or mobile device. Additionally, is it necessary to have practice questions and detailed reports? With numerous fantastic alternatives accessible, there is no reason not to begin tutoring maths online right now! Final thoughts.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 17, 2019

Q&A: Tarah Luster Explains How to Teach K–12 Students Digital Responsibility. With easier access to social media platforms through mobile devices, students are spending significantly more time online. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out how digital citizenship programs prepare students for a tech–enabled world.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2023

To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time. 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). When teachers make it optional, many don’t participate.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Tampa, FL – September 24, 2021 – The Washington Post reported 14 school shootings between March and June 2021 despite pandemic-related school closures. The law requires schools to implement mobile panic alarms that go directly to law enforcement in case of immediate emergencies such as an active shooter situation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

Instead, people use a digital calendar that automatically syncs life events across all of their digital devices. Enter them to an easily accessible digital calendar like Google Calendar and share with students, parents, and interested stakeholders. Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone?

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 20, 2015

Introducing two-way messaging on mobile for can be tricky, because teachers need messaging to be safe when communicating with minors and parents, and many don’t want to have to manage incoming text messages from their entire class! Flagging features: Users can flag and report any inappropriate language.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2020

Why require a summative written report rather than one delivered via video or audio? By now, you can see how goals have a significant impact on the approach you select to becoming digitally literate. Many assessment tools provide this option but the simplest and most basic reports probably won’t. NorthstarDigLit.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Check these statistics (from Pacer.org ): One out of every four students (22%) report being bullied during the school year. 64 percent of children who were bullied did not report it. The reasons for being bullied reported most often by students were looks (55%), body shape (37%), and race (16%). Right to digital access.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Instructions are both written and audio, making them accessible to lots of learners. Once registered, teachers have access to lesson plans and other resources to help unpack the Stock Market Game experience for their students. The Game is free, suggested for grades 4-12, and delivered via website or mobile app.

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APRIL 6, 2020

Instructions are both written and audio, making them accessible to lots of learners. Once registered, teachers have access to lesson plans and other resources to help unpack the Stock Market Game experience for their students. The Game is free, suggested for grades 4-12, and delivered via website or mobile app.

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APRIL 4, 2019

If you’re looking for meaningful lessons to wrap up your school year, here are my top picks: Digital Passport. Cool book reports. Applied Digital Skills. Digital Passport. Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2018

Open your class timeline and select “New Assignment” Click the red Kiddom “ K ” icon to access the Library. Kiddom’s content library is easy to access and intuitive to use, making it a good choice even for those who aren’t yet comfortable with technology.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? “There will be more momentum for mobile devices in classrooms with an eye toward affordable alternatives to traditional 1:1 rollouts.” Parents are engaged via student activity reports on school-owned devices. Will the cloud continue to reign?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Eight beautifully tangible cubes displaying each letter, number, and a handful of special symbols come to life before your eyes through the accompanying mobile app for smartphones and tablets. Teachers and parents both have access to progress monitoring data that shows exactly where your children are growing.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions? And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2018

The engaging video summaries of textbook material provide access to more than a thousand full-length college courses. Students join with a free Study.com account that can be accessed with mobile apps (with the exception of proctored exams). Lessons can be pushed out to the entire class or specific students. Things to know.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Students engage in content creation , with the mantra "Earning your learning", by a variety of iPad apps and accessibility features. In our community’s next webinar, Dr. Jason Ohler helps us consider how to use digital citizenship to help our students and ourselves navigate our rapidly evolving world.

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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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Neo LMS

MARCH 7, 2017

By allowing kids to bring and use their mobile devices in the classroom, schools can make learning more fun and engaging. A BYOD Acceptable Use Policy is meant to ensure safety for users and keep the use of mobile devices “in the name of learning”. (I’m I’m strictly referring to those parents that can afford to do that).

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AUGUST 31, 2016

An LMS — Learning Management System — is a digital tool that tracks a wide variety of student-teacher interactions such as homework, grading, sharing of resources, parent communication, assessments, and more. That means it’s accessible from school or home, with any platform (including Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, and tablets).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 22, 2017

To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time. 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). When teachers make it optional, many don’t participate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

If your school uses Edmodo as a Learning Management System, roll out Edmodo for Parents so parents can keep updated on how their children are doing anytime, not just during report cards and parent conferences. Parent accounts may not work on mobile devices, so access Edmodo using a web browser on PCs, iMacs, Chromebooks or mobile devices.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

Information that is accessed through students’ use of their modality preferences shows an increase in their levels of comprehension, motivation, and metacognition. Interestingly enough, Dr. Fleming reports that Kinesthetics (the K in VARK) is the most common learning style though not the most common teaching style.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2016

The best method to reach them is with a short, pithy message that’s informative and easy to access. When you’re done, generate a report that tells you exactly what happened with each call. To be able to use it as evidence for report cards, I’ll need another program to track the reasons for the badges.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In addition to sessions and presentations, edtech companies made major announcements and launched new products aimed at everything from network security and communication to digital portfolios and mobile devices. edSpring is a one-stop platform enabling educators to easily aggregate and access data in one spot. zSpace Inc.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 17, 2014

Educators in schools and out have taken up the challenge of supporting youth to develop the digital citizenship skills they need to navigate online spaces safely so that young people can then make best use of the collaborative nature of the web and its myriad, always-available resources. In response to the report, the John D.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2015

What ensued instead was a costly debacle, and, in its wake, a fledgling, problematic recovery, described in a new report released September 2. Unified School District, including limited classroom use of iPads and other computers, inadequate support for teachers and partial or inconsistent access to the internet.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 5, 2017

Reporting features should be more flexible and customizable. If “Stories” were implemented for K-12, students should have the ability to report content to administrators. Moreover, it students could report issues to on-site personnel, then action could be taken immediately if necessary.

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techlearning

JUNE 24, 2018

It also provides classroom management and anonymous reporting features, as well as tools to help schools and IT departments manage multiple devices. Impero also offers Impero EdLink , a mobile device management tool to help schools manage one-to-one initiatives and BYOD programs. million devices in over 90 countries.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Mobile Access Is Nearly Universal Perhaps it’s no surprise to learn that mobile device use has become nearly universal, with 98 percent of kids age 8 and under living in a home with some type of mobile device. Consider the following tips: Educate yourself on high-quality mobile tools that are great for learning.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 3, 2019

Her writing is accessible and her recommendations offer parents actionable ideas for managing family media use. In this thought-provoking read, Jordan Shapiro draws from research across a range of disciplines to help parents embrace raising kids in the digital world. Not too much. Mostly with others.” The New Childhood.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2016

This may include: Google Apps for Education and/or Google Classroom–this serves as a basic digital portfolio for students, a collaborative tool with classmates, the teacher’s inbox and her tool for returning graded and analyzed student work. Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone? And then charge.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

This may include: Google Apps for Education and/or Google Classroom–this serves as a basic digital portfolio for students, a collaborative tool with classmates, the teacher’s inbox, and her tool for returning graded and analyzed student work. Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone? And then charge.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 4, 2018

As you think about how to continue helping students navigate their digital lives, these resources can enrich that work. Digital Citizenship: A Community-Based Approach. In order for schools to successfully integrate technology, they need to create a culture of digital citizenship. Social Media Wellness.

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