EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

With all of these technologies populating classrooms this year, it is also more integral than ever that educators instill students with the tenets of digital citizenship. Once an expensive pursuit, virtual reality has become more affordable thanks to tools such as Google Cardboard. Digital Citizenship Remains a Priority.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

Whether you are a library media specialist, a teacher of social studies, art history, ELA or any other discipline that incorporates art and photography as a teaching tool or element of content, building living tableaux — people posing to replicate a 2D image — is a classroom exercise that has so many learning benefits for students!

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 19, 2018

We often hear from educators who feel like they don't have the time to address digital citizenship in their classrooms. Or by the media specialist during library time? However, digital citizenship skills don't have to be presented as targeted lessons. Model digital citizenship on social media.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

My experience with the school library and book choice tension I have over 1,000 books in my American international Christian school classroom in southern Taiwan where I teach English Language Arts (8th), Yearbook (10th-12th), US History (11th), and British Literature (12th). Teachers want to advocate for the learning needs of their students.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Welcome to the third article in a series devoted to facilitating proper student internet interaction in the classroom. In this post I would like to explore resources that are available for facilitating proper digital citizenship in the classroom. It is important that educators teach and model proper digital citizenship.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School). This free-to-schools online program mixes videos, games, quizzes, and the challenge of earning badges to teach students the concepts behind digital citizenship : Communication.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 6, 2021

The post Must-Have Google Skills for Teachers (Part 2 – Google Classroom) – SULS0104 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I’m sharing the must-have Google skills for teachers who use Google Classroom. This is Part 2 of a 4-part series on Must-Have Google Skills for Teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 25, 2022

In this article, we’ll look at the reasons why Turnitin is so popular, and then we’ll examine several replacement options to choose the one that can truly increase your efficiency. This is the only service that can access the libraries like Elsevier/Scopus and Springer & Nature. Turnitin dominates the market: Pros and cons.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

Online libraries and collections of free didactic documents were a reality as early as 1997 , through the Cisco Networking Academy. Although many professors still favor hard copies, online libraries have also made their way into the course plan in some places across the globe. Opportunities, Benefits, and Progress.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Bill Morgan through a shared interest in keyboarding for youngers (see this article on A Conversation About Keyboarding and this article on Preparing Young Students for Home Row Keyboarding: An Unplugged Approach ). When Bill offered an article on a new class he started that helps English Language Learners, I was excited.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Scholarly Research: To find credible information, it’s best to use academic research libraries for published journal articles, peer reviewed articles, and the like. Luckily, Google Scholar is free and provides credible, academic research, abstracts, and case laws. Prezi is almost like an animated slideshow.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Sunday, June 8th at 4pm Common Sense Media: Digital Citizenship - Seeing the Big Picture , with Dr. Jason Ohler.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

And Google Hangouts. Summer PD: The Tech-infused Teacher is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-12 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Google Apps—students will use various Google apps to take notes, answer polls, complete forms, collect data.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Instead of focusing only on screen time, this article will cover how teachers and students can use devices and consume media in more deliberate and mindful ways -- what Common Sense calls "media balance." " Pressing play on the YouTube video will set third-party cookies controlled by Google if you are logged in to Chrome.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 16, 2017

GeoGuessr is a free web-based geographic discovery game that requires users to guess where they are in the world based on clues and the Google Street View image. Google Earth. Google Earth is the iconic approach to introducing students to the world they live in. Google Lit Trips. Landform Detectives. SmartyPins.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. Now, many schools now provide digital training professional workshops to help teachers integrate online safety best practices in their everyday classrooms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

The transition from print to digitization and the World Wide Web has unlocked another unique opportunity: The ability to provide and quantify online learning whether it is formal or informal. Google has selected the Denver-based Stackup team as a high-growth potential startup. This article was first published on TeachThought.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2019

As I dug into the background of “app building” to prepare this article, I found that it doesn’t just refer to the little buttons you click to see about today’s weather or add numbers or find your friends (well, find their phones). App developers are the first ones who try out the latest trendy devices.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

Collect these into a digital library that kids can access online, see what friends are reading over the summer, and find books that appeal to them. Take the stress out of technology by letting students use typical tech tools (like Excel or Google Sheets) to play a game. Here are several examples: Battleship on Google Sheets.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 31, 2016

In this article, we’ll treat all as LMSs. full access to Google Drive. You can log in through your Google account. Users (students and teachers) can access materials and submit work using the camera, Google Drive, or Dropbox. More on class management: How do I create a classroom library checkout system?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

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. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2016

To kickstart your paperless digital classroom requires a modicum of preparation. Take a few weekends this summer to set up a class blog and class website and get comfortable with the digital side of your school. Once in place, here are the digital tools that will replace tasks that precipitate daily learning: Digital Note-taking.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

That means before school and after quitting time, via email or Google Hangout, even a phone call. That includes sign-up sheets, using programs like SignUpGenius or Google Forms. These can also be online via Google Hangout or Skype. demonstrate how to use the school online library/lunch order system (or similar).

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

Recommended for: Grades: 6-12 Subjects: arts, digital citizenship, social studies, ELA. This could also work well with a simple spreadsheet projected in front of the class, especially a shared Google spreadsheet. Possible follow-ups Teach or adapt the Social Media and How You Feel lesson from our Digital Citizenship Curriculum.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 1st A library outranks any other one thing a community can do to benefit its people. We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

To kickstart your paperless digital classroom requires a modicum of preparation. Take a few weekends this summer to set up a class blog and class website and get comfortable with the digital side of your school. Here’s traditional note-taking vs. digital note-taking: One feels like a blender on whip. Digital textbooks.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. We’re taking Google education summits online! How does your library manage digital collections? See you there!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

I have also included links to over 45 valuable resources (Towards the bottom of the article). Check out this wonderful magazine for some great K12 educational articles, I will be presenting at Alan November’s BLC in Boston in July. Teachers can start from scratch or build from anything in the FlexBooks library.

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edWeb.net

JULY 18, 2017

In “ Summer Reading 501: Helping Generation App Read This Summer ,” Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT; and Jane Lofton, Teacher Librarian, presented creative ideas to get students excited about summer reading. During a read aloud, teachers can sign up to read a book of their choice at the public library.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

Visit the article her e. Notice how nicely Google Photos allows you to display photos, video, and text.) They also know that if we want our teachers to be prepared we must move from digital citizenship to digital leadership. I tried a lot of different things: Ning, Yammer, Edmodo, Google+.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 29, 2015

And though some of the articles about the Charleston shooting certainly came from questionable sources created for Facebook and Twitter sensationalism, social media also offered us opportunities to engage in deep discussions, learn about historical context, and develop informed opinions about the causes of this horrific tragedy.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books. Bottom line: This large collection of books and videos on a wide variety of topics is an easy -- and free -- enhancement to any classroom library. Google Classroom. Bottom line: Up-to-date, high-interest articles meet students right at their level.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. More on that in a subsequent article in this series.) 70+ million users’ account details. Education’s Proto-Platforms. If so, what are they?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

These are some of my favorites: TeacherVision and Education Corner —these are my go to spots for helpful articles and printable handouts to distribute to both parents and students. Use a Google Form to create a survey you can send to parents. Digital Citizenship. Assign some pre-work. Navigating the media center.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Too often students will just Google or YouTube topics when they are curious. The following are websites are safe and secure websites for students to discover articles with information they are curious about learning. This is a top website for science.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It provides reading resources either uploaded by the teacher or selected from the platform’s library of thousands of fiction and nonfiction books (some free; some through Prime plans), Common Core-aligned lesson plans, videos, or simulations. I like that student research done through Actively Learn can be merged into Google Docs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Is your library mobile friendly?

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