Graphite Blog

MARCH 12, 2021

This article was co-authored by Daniel Vargas-Campos. As we make the transition from distance learning back into the classroom, teachers are facing a whole new set of challenges related to students' social and emotional well-being and mental health. Consider how students' digital lives are changing.

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APRIL 2, 2020

Here’s a thoughtful article from Peter MacCallister, an Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, on why college is a good idea even when considering a career in tech: Why College Matters for a Successful Career in Tech. Having many bright minds in one spot increases your chances of meeting future visionaries in your field.

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Hapara

MAY 20, 2022

It also sparks their creativity and helps build character and good citizenship. Deeper learning engages learners in diverse ways and can consist of many modalities, including inquiry-based lessons, blended learning techniques, student choice, personalized learning and collaborative activities.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2019

Done right, you don’t have to give up the collaboration, camaraderie, and new friends to get the passion of learning, the huzzah of amazing knowledge, and the high of improving yourself. If virtual meetings are required (which more and more online classes do), these may be new technology to you and intimidating to try.

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JULY 5, 2017

40+ Hall of Fame tech ed articles. That’s three weeks, five hours a week, plus a one-hour weekend virtual meeting each week. During the week, review lesson plans, ebooks, articles, and videos that address the weekly topics. Complete one weekly project using what you learned and add it to your digital portfolio.

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MARCH 22, 2019

An option several school districts I converse with are trying is called “mastery-based learning” — MBL. When I read this article about it, I got pretty excited. In MBL, students are given multiple opportunities to improve work that doesn’t meet expected standards. What is MBL.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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JUNE 30, 2017

40+ Hall of Fame tech ed articles. Each week, review materials on themed activities including webinars, short articles, sample lessons plans, and ebooks. Complete one weekly project using what you learned and add it to your digital portfolio. Your Personal Learning Network. What You Get With Enrollment.

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JULY 8, 2016

40+ Hall of Fame tech ed articles. That’s three weeks, five hours a week, plus a one-hour weekend virtual meeting each week. During the week, review lesson plans, ebooks, articles, and videos that address the weekly topics. Complete one weekly project using what you learned and add it to your digital portfolio.

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DECEMBER 10, 2019

I received this thoughtful article from Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Rohan, chockablock filled of information on how to evaluate a typing program for your students and which of the many meet the grade: Touch Typing software in the American market provides you with a huge amount of choice.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2021

Disruptions like school openings and closures, shifts between remote, hybrid, and in-person learning, new policies and procedures, and the loss of shared traditions have made things difficult for everyone. Tips to help students get engaged with learning: 1. Here are a few to check out: Address the impacts of digital life.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2016

It’s tempting to assign a goal–say, third graders should type 15 wpm–and then assess based on student ability to meet that goal, but that’s not practical. It doesn’t take into account where students are in the learning curve and what their personal learning style is.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

This article was modified and published by EdScoop and eSchool News. In this position, he works with the school districts in Riverside County as they implement programs such as online and blended learning, personalized learning, and California State Standards and assessments. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

MARCH 4, 2019

Before we even got started, a team of us designed two Board Authority Authorized (BAA) courses for the school: Foundations of Inquiry and Digital Learning (digital literacy). Here are the original courses and the updates to meet the new BC curriculum requirements: Original Courses. focus on higher-order learning.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

The truth is that technology will never replace good teachers, who can create relationships with students and learn students’ strengths and challenges. The Bad As mentioned at the beginning of this article, “blended learning” may be one of the most misused terms in education.

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AUGUST 27, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. Here are the the ones I’m currently offering: Building Digital Citizens. digital commerce. digital communications. digital search/research.

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MARCH 22, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. Here are the the ones I’m currently offering: Building Digital Citizens. digital commerce. digital communications. digital search/research.

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AUGUST 5, 2022

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

We’ll help you integrate tech into your curriculum, teach digital citizenship, differentiate for your learners, and more. The 21 st Century lesson blends technology with teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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JANUARY 27, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. Here are the the ones I’m currently offering: Building Digital Citizens. digital commerce. digital communications. digital search/research.

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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). I especially appreciated the following quote, “On his blog, Gorman shares what he has learned with a focus on how tech enables project-based learning.” Learn more at the conference master classes page. You may need to scroll.

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Graphite Blog

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

As schools begin to reopen amid the changing pandemic, many classrooms will experience some form of hybrid instruction during the transition back to fully in-person learning. Along the way, schools and districts are embracing a variety of hybrid teaching and learning models.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 27, 2015

What about our Digital Age educators? Differentiation and personalized learning opportunities are just as important for teachers--creating empowering learning communities is key. Here are few of the unique ways educators are given opportunities to expand their learning environment through creative measures.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Give parents resources that will help them support the process of learning and motivation. 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. Personalized Learning Through Gaming.

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JULY 24, 2020

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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JUNE 23, 2020

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. Here are the the ones I’m currently offering: The Tech-infused Teacher: The 21st Century Digitally-infused Teacher. digital commerce. INTASC 1, 8.

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JANUARY 11, 2021

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. Here are the the ones I’m currently offering: Building Digital Citizens. digital commerce. digital communications. digital search/research.

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JULY 1, 2019

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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Digital Citizenship Common Core Internet Safety Assessment 210

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JUNE 11, 2019

All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropriate metrics to know learning is organic and granular. Building Digital Citizens. The Tech-infused Class.

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MAY 8, 2020

digital commerce. digital communications. digital footprint, digital privacy. digital rights and responsibilities. digital search/research. At the completion of this course, you will be able to: Know how to blend digital citizenship into lesson plans that require the Internet. cyberbullying.

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SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. Here are the four I’m currently offering: Building Digital Citizens. digital commerce. digital communications. digital footprint, digital privacy.

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JUNE 7, 2019

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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AUGUST 23, 2018

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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DECEMBER 21, 2018

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and for some, participate in a weekly video meeting. Here are the four I’m currently offering: Building Digital Citizens. digital commerce. digital communications. digital search/research.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Once you’re signed up, you prepare weekly material, chat with classmates, respond to class Discussion Boards and quizzes, and participate in a weekly video meeting. Understand the secrets to picking good digital writing tools while working with classmates in a hands-on and non-threatening writer’s workshop format. INTASC 1, 8.

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AUGUST 28, 2019

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Classmates will become the core of your ongoing Personal Learning Network.

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