Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 28, 2022

A nod from a top science magazine to the game many parents wish their kids had never heard of should catch the attention of teachers. This follows Common Sense Media’s seal of approval. Let’s evaluate the Common Core Reading Standards and their good fit with games: What Common Core Expects.

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Common Core Digital Citizenship Guidelines Twitter 387

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information? These assessments might be used to engage learners in discussion before an inquiry.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. Check out this wonderful magazine for some great K12 educational articles, I will be presenting at Alan November’s BLC in Boston in July. Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

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. 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

AUGUST 20, 2014

We''re about to announce three additional conferences for 2015: Maker Education, Reinventing Higher Ed, and Digital Citizenship. Karen Cameron suggests broadening your selection of reading materials by including magazines, newspapers, comics, and more to create some more options for your young readers. See you there!

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Google Game-Based Learning Libraries Conference 52

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 6, 2015

Knowing that, there are six Best Practices teachers in the trenches suggest for integrating technology into classroom instruction: Digital Citizenship. Many schools now provide digital devices for students, often a Chromebook or an iPad. If you’re looking for a curriculum on digital citizenship for K-8 , click the link.

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