Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2021

It uses tools already popular in your school — Google Classroom or MS Office 365, a browser, and an app (iOS or Android). Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego. If you loved Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego back in the mid-1980’s, you’ll love this new digital version, Where on Google Earth is Carmen Sandiego.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. This site provides thousands of digitized books, audio recordings, DVDs/CDs from the public domain (or out-of-copyright). You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library. Gutenberg Project. One More Story.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Teaching digital citizenship as a “one-off event” doesn’t lead to changes in behavior, experts say. What’s more, about two in five children under the age of two have used a mobile device. Ribble has written a book about the topic, called Digital Citizenship in Schools , and a new edition is available this fall.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 2, 2016

Digital Activities & Icebreakers for Gen Y. 20 Tools, Apps, & Tips for Engaging Assessment. 20+ Incredible Digital Research Apps. 10+ Ways to Spark Collaboration with Google Hangouts. Teach Digital Citizenship: 20+ Tips & Resources. 21+ Digital Poster Tools & Tips. Let’s Write!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 13, 2019

That means lesson plans aren’t completed, assessments aren’t taken, and kids don’t learn. Google Hangouts. Google Hangouts is a free virtual meeting that anyone with a Google account can access. Students join via a Google login either through the school or their personal account.

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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. For many, JotForm is the essential forms creation tool whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. Its drag-and-drop interface makes building forms intuitive, quick, and easy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

There are lots of platforms available but for many, JotForm is the gold standard whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. New questions can be dependent upon the user’s response to prior questions and completed forms are shared via a link, social media, or integrated into DropBox, Google Docs, and other popular platforms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

From Primary Games , popular home of a wide variety of edutainment for kids, this link includes a President’s Day Wordsearch, games, coloring pages, worksheets, jokes, stationary, and mobile games. Google explores Presidents. President videos. They are quick, concise, and hit the high points for each presidency.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2018

Google Forms. They can also be tools that are easily integrated into warm-ups, exit tickets, and/or formative assessments such as these popular examples: Socrative. Here’s a quick overview of each: Google Forms. Among teachers I know who always look for ways to save money, Google Forms is a runaway favorite.

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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.” “More tech-based monitoring and assessment tools will be incorporated into to the instructional mix.” Indeed, $2.3

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 28, 2020

The post It’s Not About Google (Part 4) – SULS047 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Even when we love technology and Google tools, we have to remember that it’s NOT about Google. In this 4-part podcast series on Dynamic Learning with Google, Kasey shares all her favorite lesson ideas!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

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. Otus is a free all-in-one mobile learning management system available on iPads and desktops.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Sunday, June 8th at 4pm Common Sense Media: Digital Citizenship - Seeing the Big Picture , with Dr. Jason Ohler. 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. Is your library mobile friendly?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 20, 2017

The two most popular sites for creating podcasts are Audacity (for PCs) and Garageband (for Macs and mobile devices). Once the podcast is completed, it is saved (typically) as an MP3 which can be played through any program that accepts that file type such as QuickTime, Windows Media, SoundCloud , and even Google Drive.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Be transparent about student classwork, assessments, and homework. Parent accounts may not work on mobile devices, so access Edmodo using a web browser on PCs, iMacs, Chromebooks or mobile devices. Google Calendar (part of GAFE and Google Classroom). If there’s no new information, the topic is greyed out.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 29, 2015

assesses student learning (both formative and summative). Otus is a free all-in-one mobile learning management system designed by teachers for teachers, available on iPads and desktops. full access to Google Drive. full access to Google Drive. You can access it with a Google log-in. So I agreed to review it.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

MAY 30, 2013

While I''ve written quite a bit about assessing writing (ad nauseum) via digital means, reading instruction and assessment have remained a primarily paper-based enterprise in my class. I could not figure out a way to accomplish close textual analysis in an efficient and digital manner. Gobstopper is MOBILE!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. This site provides thousands of digitized books, audio recordings, DVDs/CDs from the public domain (or out-of-copyright). You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library. Gutenberg Project. One More Story.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 22, 2018

This tool is intuitive, easy to use, and is available on mobile devices only. Use this as a formative assessment to gauge what students remember from last year’s literacy and where to start this year’s lesson. Let students notice the meter and then self-correct. Class Rules. Virtual Collaborative Board.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

ie) Google Classroom copies of docs for all students. I would argue more paper is used with 1:1 environments, but believe it will change as more and more teachers learn to assess in the cloud. Classroom Rules and Expectations This section begin with a school culture discussion related to acceptable use / digital citizenship policies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

SyncSpace is a sharable, zoomable, collaborative whiteboard for iPads, mobile devices, laptops, and computers. This is perfect for brainstorming student projects, creating storyboards, deconstructing a math problem, mindmapping, fill-in-the-blank assessments, KWL activities, and project planning. Free to try. Educational Applications.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2016

Students can now meet with private tutors, who are maybe from another country, through Skype, Google Hangouts, and other mobile communication applications. By doing an interview and assessment, you can gauge if that particular tutor is appropriate for your child. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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TeacherCast

MAY 31, 2019

What if there was a way that you could combine traditional writing assignments with the popularity of audio/video podcasts in a format that was accessible to any mobile device, Chromebook or desktop available to your students? Audio and video files can be embedded with dynamic transcriptions on every website platform … including Google Sites!

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

Morris , Mr. Lindgren-Streicher , and Mr. Thomasson back in August and similar in concept to Google''s 20% time projects , the Blank White Page Project was conceived as a way to connect students and teachers through questioning and self-directed learning. Self evaluation and reflection is also an important piece of the assessment process.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 25, 2019

Google spent years studying their working teams and recently announced the results. Our natural tendency is to rotate students to discover the right chemistry; however, Google's research shows this isn't the right approach. Using our Digital Citizenship Curriculum? Why teamwork? Promote teamwork in all subjects.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 25, 2019

Google spent years studying their working teams and recently announced the results. Our natural tendency is to rotate students to discover the right chemistry; however, Google's research shows this isn't the right approach. Using our Digital Citizenship Curriculum? Why teamwork? Promote teamwork in all subjects.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2014

Updates Partner Spotlight Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Final Notes Updates Did you miss the annoucement of our Online Summit Featuring Google for Education? We’re taking Google education summits online! How does your library manage digital collections? See you there!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Digital Citizenship. Karen Mossberger, Associate Professor at University of Illinois at Chicago, defines digital citizenship simply as “the ability to participate in society online.” Google Apps for Education. Services include Google Drive, Google Docs, Gmail, and more. Google Classroom.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

We have gotten much more mobile-friendly , as there are Collaborate apps for iOS and Android, and the conference schedule and session links can be easily accessed on mobile devices by going to [link] from your mobile device or clicking on the "mobile schedule" link in the Summit menu. Johnson, M.A.E.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

I immediately was attracted to the interactive model of Pear Deck, which integrated with Google Slides or PowerPoint with a simple add-on. For those teachers who use Google Classroom Pear Deck just announced an integration with the platform that will mirror the functions of slide presentations.

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Fractus Learning

JULY 23, 2015

Switching to mobile devices? Check the mobile carts – are the devices charging? Tune up/check your Google Apps for Ed (GAFE) policies and settings. For instance, Google Apps admins can now be notified by email of suspicious login attempts. Keep abreast of what’s new by signing up for update info from Google here.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 16, 2015

Of more pressing concern is the signage on the walls that focuses on learning strategies and digital citizenship. But deep integration of technology in learning should–ideally anyway–make learning mobile–always-on, asynchronous and self-directed access to both content and collaborators. Also to fret?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

Wednesday, April 30th at 7pm Reinventing the Classroom Preconference Keynotes , Join us at Wednesday evening for three amazing keynotes: 7pm Vicki Davis on "Reinventing Writing," 8pm Anne Mirtschin on "The Amazing e-Classroom," and 9pm Travis Allen on "Becoming a Mobile Learner." How does your library manage digital collections?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Wednesday, April 9th at 4pm Thinking Scientifically: Video and Formative Assessment with POPstar Robert Miller , POPstar Robert Miller - an award-winning 5th-grade teacher - hosts this interactive workshop covering inquiry-based science curriculum; the creative use of video; and one of his favorite resources, NSTA’s Formative Assessment Probes.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 22, 2021

ScreenFlow , by Telestream, is a dynamic screen recording application that allows users to record either their computer screens, or their mobile devices and export a professional video tutorial, social media graphic, or image. Record Tutorials Directly from your Mobile Device ScreenFlow makes it very easy to record your mobile devices.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 22, 2021

ScreenFlow , by Telestream, is a dynamic screen recording application that allows users to record either their computer screens, or their mobile devices and export a professional video tutorial, social media graphic, or image. Record Tutorials Directly from your Mobile Device. Easy Export to YouTube and Google Drive.

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