Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor Christian Miraglia, Educational Consultant for T4Edtech, reminds us that how we used it at first is probably not how we use it now: I Need an Idea, and I Need it Now! The social media platform became a resource when I was running on empty. I need a lesson idea, and I need it now!” Where did I turn?

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Hapara

JULY 3, 2023

Students can also learn concepts through multimedia, online collaboration, virtual simulations, open educational resources and more. Set clear expectations Schools and classroom educators both need to set clear expectations about what appropriate online behavior means. You’ll see in this email that I’m using respectful language.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2024

Ask just about anyone what’s behind the downward spiral of youth mental health today, and chances are that social media will be on their list of causes. The relationship between social media and mental health is nuanced and different for each person, says Stephanie M.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 25, 2020

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

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

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

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Social Media Course 226

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators need to rest and recover this summer. Even if we go back to face-to-face learning, we will all have to be prepared to teach online, and the best way to do this is to first educate ourselves with research and pedagogy.

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Blended Learning Social Media Differentiated Instruction Learning 405

EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

What Gartner’s Top Tech Trends for 2019 Mean for Education. Augmented data analysis, blended digital tools and connected networks will reign among technology innovations in the coming year, according to IT analyst group Gartner’s top 10 tech trends of 2019. . Digital Twins: This concept is not new. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 31, 2019

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

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 6, 2022

But Christian Miraglia, Education Consultant and part of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew, suggests asking students to evaluate the teacher. Students are evaluating teachers; they do that on social media and Rate your Teacher. It’s always a challenge to evaluate teachers. After all, the students are with you daily.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

As an educator, I’m always looking for new and innovative ways to help my students prepare for exams. Technology can be a valuable tool for accomplishing this goal, and in this post, we’ll take a look at seven ways educators can use technology to help students prepare for exams.

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Hapara

APRIL 21, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Every school district needs to protect learners and educators as they navigate online, as well as protect the network and school devices. When IT staff adds a URL to the allowed list, learners and educators can access that website at any point.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2022

For you as a job hunting educator, this becomes the best time of year to find a job. Digital portfolio sites. Rather than a two-page printed document that can be lost and serves only one user, a digital portfolio posts your resume online, in an easy-to-understand format. Take a few evenings to read about the state of education.

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Robotics Social Media Chromebook Common Core 371

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

Each content pack includes a variety of multimedia resources to match the PreK-12 science and social studies curriculums, to promote critical inquiry, and build connections between disciplines. The wealth of learning content makes it ideal for virtual teaching and learning, to minimize disruption and impact on students, families, and staff.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 12, 2021

Over the past year teachers have been bombarded by colleagues, administrators, and social media pundits on which platforms can best serve them and their students. As an experienced educator who has been in the forefront of technology integration, this past year seemed like a tidal wave. Feeling Overwhelmed.

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Adobe Digital Citizenship LMS Google 401

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Online learning has become not only a common alternative to physical classes, but a well-regarded change maker in the education ecosystem. Neither of these is a good solution and they certainly aren’t where the education ecosystem is headed. Communicate With Social Media. That’s easy to solve.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 2, 2021

What does it mean to support students socially and emotionally in the online academic and social spaces where they exist? Our Digital Citizenship Curriculum has always been focused on the social and emotional lives of students within their digital spaces, but the connections to SEL competencies haven't always been clear.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

Each content pack includes a variety of multimedia resources to match the PreK-12 science and social studies curriculums, to promote critical inquiry, and build connections between disciplines. The wealth of learning content makes it ideal for virtual teaching and learning, to minimize disruption and impact on students, families, and staff.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 16, 2012

Students tracking their digital footprint could make for a horrifying or surprising project and very relevant in this world where social media puts one''s actions on full display. The class could discuss ways to "clean up" profiles and how to market one''s self appropriately on social media.

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Mistakengoal.com

AUGUST 10, 2016

Last spring, the faculty senate of my university passed a series of resolutions aimed at updating the university’s general education program. In this post I’ll discuss how we’re approaching the new outcome of “responsible use of the internet and other social media” that the faculty have added to the course.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 7, 2020

Problems include administering and grading assessments, taking attendance, finding backchannel tools that enable them to stay in touch with students, and keeping viewers engaged during video presentations. Completed forms are shared via a link, social media, or integrated into DropBox, Google Docs, and other popular platforms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Quickly create assessments for any grade or subject without special forms or equipment. Automatically transfer grades into any digital grade book. I think we’ve learned how to use social media in just a really positive way, and learned to communicate and build a global audience, and shared our learning, and learned with others.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Teaching digital citizenship as a “one-off event” doesn’t lead to changes in behavior, experts say. When we teach digital citizenship as a one-off event like a presentation or an assembly, everybody gets all hyped up—and then it disappears over time,” he said. “But Managing an online identity.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Blended learning combines traditional, in-person learning with digital learning, so that students can experience both forms. Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2018

From student-led social media to students calling parents with score reports and student-led conferencing, these three ideas can help empower students in your classroom. Just for one example, we have student-led social media accounts in our classroom. Student-led social media accounts. Listen Now.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 28, 2017

Social media is an increasingly important part of students' lives; in fact, the average teen spends over an hour a day using social media. To be true digital citizens, our students need teachers who model pro-social, creative, and responsible social media use.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

As we examine the significance of digital literacy skills, we’ll focus on highlighting their role in empowering students to navigate the complexities of the information age, fostering critical thinking, and preparing them for the challenges of an increasingly interconnected and technologically-driven world. Why is digital literacy important?

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

The goal of assessment has traditionally been to measure student mastery. While traditional tests and quizzes are intended by educators as an opportunity for students to improve, that is usually not how it feels from their perspective. This is actually not a creative assessment at all.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

With these extended school closings, educational leaders are making the choice to transition back to virtual learning. Now, with a return to students learning at home, educators need to ensure that students don’t fall behind. . Maybe they’re on Discord chatting about gaming when they should be working on a digital assessment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Vivek Singh and his colleague, Ilya Mishra, are new contributors to Ask a Tech Teacher who specialize in online learning and educational technology (more on Ilya’s bio below). The educators get more time for discussing queries and doubts and the students can be better engaged in activities related to the topic being taught online.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2016

For anyone who missed the April announcement, Twitter switched its app category from ‘social media’ (where it consistently ranked in the top ten with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Pinterest) to ‘news’ (now ranked #1, ahead of apps like CNN, Fox News, and Reddit). As an educator, I am thrilled.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2015

Students are expected to collaborate and share online as young as kindergarten when they read digital books or draw pictures using iPad apps. Accomplishing this so it serves educational goals isn’t as much about knowing how to use the tools as constructing knowledge in an organic, scalable way. Digital Citizenship.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

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. Minimum enrollment of 5; delivered digitally to your school or District.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This is particularly alarming because we live in an era when, according to Pew Research Center, 68 percent of American adults get their news from social media —platforms where opinion is often presented as fact. While Facebook and other social media outlets have pledged to tackle fake news , the results are lackluster.

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Classroom Social Media Digital Citizenship Case Study 148

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2015

The technological advances of the past two decades have changed the world, and education is no exception. Students who use technology in the classroom perform better, and emerge from their educations better prepared for the challenges of adult life. Higher Education Has Changed, Too. What is the 21st Century Lesson Plan?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

This vibrant educator community hosts teacher-authors who wish to sell their original lessons and ideas to other teachers, district administrators, homeschoolers, and unschoolers. Seminars I attended included: using social media to spread the word. Use the logo and colors from my TpT store across all my social media.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 13, 2018

Polls, forms, and surveys are great options when teachers need to create sign-up sheets, push out formative assessments, auto-grade quizzes, and more. Completed forms are shared via a link, social media, or integrated into DropBox, Google Docs, and other popular platforms. It works on most platforms and all digital devices.

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