Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 19, 2022

Digital literacy is becoming as important as reading and writing for young people’s future life prospects, a new report from Vodafone has found. Read on… Ask a Tech Teacher has several articles on this topic that you’ll find interesting: How to Assess Digital Literacy. Digital Literacy–What is it?

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MARCH 9, 2017

If you’re a fan of Kiddom , the easy way to plan, assess, and analyze learning, you’ll be excited to hear that they added more than 50 features to the new Kiddom 2.0 (see Reports — visualize progress with beautiful analytics that track student performance. see my review of Kiddom ).

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OCTOBER 24, 2017

In my school, every teacher assesses writing. That’s not just for essays or reports but slideshows, blog posts, comments in forums, and more. Gather relevant information, assess the credibility and accuracy of each source, and integrate the information while avoiding plagiarism. Editing is Easier with Digital Writing.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

I assigned students to develop a running conversation between historical personalities such as Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton for a quick formative assessment for one lesson. The Stanford History Education Group has various resources for assessing the reliability of sources, including Twitter.

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Hapara

MAY 25, 2023

A report from 2017 showed that in several states, up to half of high school graduates had to be placed in remedial math and English courses. We are able to use this to protect our students and to teach them good digital citizenship, while not feeling like police.” What are the benefits of student-led learning?

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2024

The committee’s roughly 250-page report also made recommendations for governmental policies and future research on the topic. But the committee report says that keeping kids off social media isn’t going to solve any problems. It's part of the context of childhood and adolescence now.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

SEL Courses Assessment Strategies for SEL In this course, you’ll get up to speed on current practices in SEL, including the history and legislation that has propelled it to the forefront of our educational focus. Online Assessment. Assessment must respect learners, provide actionable feedback, and motivate. Look at this course.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Forms are popular in schools for assessments, data collection, and a slew of other reasons. quizzes –have students complete their assessment–formative or summative–in a JotForm Smart PDF form. Social-emotional issues –have students report on their SEL throughout the day, or once a day. More About JotForm.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2023

Department of Education reports show that technology can potentially transform education. The teacher can then assess how well the students know the concepts by analyzing the visuals they come up with. A math teacher has a better chance of holding students’ attention during class time if they make technology part of the lesson.

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SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

It’s online assessment, practice, and instruction for K-6 students with a tagline: Curiously fun, amazingly effective, refreshingly affordable. Education Galaxy provides online assessment, practice, and instruction in a highly engaging environment for students. Kiddom now offers personalized curricula, visual reports and more.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2015

In this post I would like to introduce 10 more resources that are available for facilitating proper digital citizenship in the classroom. 10 More Digital Citizenship Resources: The Web in the Classroom…Part 4 ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ). Understanding You Tube and Digital Citizenship.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 27, 2020

These include Smart PDF Forms , a PDF Editor, JotForm Cards, and JotForm Reports (click for my reviews). View data as a spreadsheet, report, calendar, or card. Gradebook — quickly collect student assessment grades (weighted or not) that automatically calculate a final grade. Customize columns, tags, and more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 15, 2023

For example, book reports were typed on the computer instead of handwritten, or math facts were practiced with a math game instead of flash cards. Teachers didn’t know how to use the digital tools and there was never enough training to untip that balance. But that quickly became cumbersome.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 11, 2016

The most difficult part was convincing colleagues that 2nd graders couldn’t write a book report in MS Word until they understood toolbars, keyboarding basics, enough digital citizenship to research effectively online, and how to solve the never-ending-but-repetitive tech problems they surely would face during their work.

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AUGUST 6, 2021

1st Class GradeBook – 1st Class GradeBook app provides educators with contemporary grading features, including class and student activity, grade reports, and more. Educators can also send reports to parents to keep them informed of their children’s progress. Gradebook and Grading Apps (for teachers).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 21, 2021

There is an increased movement towards personalizing the educational experience, practiced with student agency and choice on assessments. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2019

Today when we talk about education, we only talk about three things: the curriculum, the teacher and the assessments,” Zhao told attendees at the Consortium for School Networking’s 2019 annual conference keynote session, Envisioning the Skills Students Need: 2030. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read about the top three elements of digital citizenship.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 21, 2018

Digital Promise’s 2017 report, Exploring Coaching for Powerful Technology Use in Education , talks about what this can look like in classrooms. Support your teachers in using the right technology-enhanced assessments for their students and in analyzing the assessment data.

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JUNE 8, 2017

Here are 4 Ways Teachers Can Better Prepare for the Next School Year , thanks to Kiddom , the online platform with a mission to make your lessons easier to plan, assess, and analyze: Put Time Back in Your School Day. Kiddom now offers personalized curricula, visual reports and more. Time is precious.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Assessment is about my impact. They assess their learning, determine if it’s succeeding, and decide what to do about it. They become what Hattie calls “assessment-capable” That means students see themselves as their own teachers. The success or failure of my students’ learning is about what I do or don’t do.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

School districts have already seen some of these tools enter the educational space, with innovations such as AI-enabled teaching assistant programs and advanced data collection and analysis to improve student assessments. Combined with other emerging tech such AI and the empowered edge, the future of the connected classroom is guaranteed.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

As you might know there are some amazing formative assessment tools on the web. First, to ensure you do not miss a valuable post or other resources covering PBL, Digital Curriculum, Web 2.0, Not only can the formative assessment process be engaging, it can also be owned by students. Start a discussion. Create A Survey.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

Also take note if the abuse is race, disability or gender related as this can be additionally reported to the civil rights office. As with all things “teen”, the behaviors also all have a complex nomenclature. If your local police are unresponsive, try county or state police who may have more resources relating to online harassment.

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Assess learning –today’s favorite is gameshow webtools such as Kahoot and Quizizz. You can also try critical thinking games like a Digital Breakout Room that require a deeper understanding of the fullness of what was learned. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Many of us find students benefit greatly when the school employs curriculum-based assessments to measure progress. Because by teaching, assessing knowledge, tracking progress, and personalizing to student needs, we can determine if students are accomplishing what they must to complete the work of learning. What is Measuring Up?

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 26, 2016

There are certification tracks on Google, Microsoft, Apple, SMART, among other topics, like online assessment, STEM, ELA, Math, Social Studies, and PBL. Edmentum’s new solution pairs adaptive diagnostic assessments with individualized learning paths. The report showed striking differences in media use among varying demographics.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 10, 2019

Below you can find a full list of important skills extracted from the Future of Skills report , created by Pearson. Digital literacy. Read more: DOs and DON’Ts of teaching digital citizenship. An easy way to encourage digital literacy is using a learning management system for all classroom activities.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Our learners have assignments, assessments, permission slips, school communications and Google files to keep track of. Learners need to plan how they’ll finish homework assignments, complete steps for a project or prepare for an assessment. It’s a lot to keep on top of as an adult.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 9, 2018

Digital Citizenship. Discuss Digital Citizenship topics appropriate to the age group. These include cyberbullying, digital commerce, digital footprints, digital rights and responsibilities, netiquette, and more. Here’s a long list of digital citizenship resources to scaffold your discussions.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

The State of Digital Learning report is based on responses from more than 9,200 education professionals and covers challenges, priorities, and student achievement as they relate to digital learning and edtech tools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2019

The teacher dashboard makes it easy to manage students and classes and dynamic reporting tools allow for the analysis of student progress and the provision of comprehensive data for specific school requirements. Students can track correct responses allowing it to be used as an assessment if desired. BarGraph Sorter. Caesar Cipher.

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MARCH 7, 2018

Here, you can register for an SAT test, send score reports to colleges, go behind the curtain to see what concepts are tested on each section, and practice for the test with authentic questions and full-length practice tests. Parents, teachers, and counselors can monitor a student’s progress by viewing real-time reports.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2019

Students who don’t understand a topic and don’t do well on the summative assessment for that subject, aren’t automatically moved on because time allotted for that topic ran out. Assessments are competency-based and referenced to school learning criteria. Learning is personalized, based on school standards.

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MAY 14, 2021

Students can practice persuasive writing, comprehension, and typing skills by completing reviews, reports, and reading logs online. In school subscriptions, quizzes are available to assess student basic comprehension skills. Educators sign up with a Teacher account and then set up classes and accounts for students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2017

How many times have you experienced teachers who based report card grades on how well students complete classwork, homework, and quizzes? For example, a book report may require a certain number of written (or typed) pages or paragraphs rather than evidence that the student drew conclusions and summarized knowledge. Standards Planner.

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Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2019

Without one, schools and districts run the risk of missing out on many of the potential benefits that having devices in the classroom can unlock, such as introducing personalized learning, teaching digital citizenship and giving students access to the myriad of apps and tools available online. Engagement in the classroom matters.

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JULY 22, 2015

Digital Citizenship. Each year, add a few more from this list of nineteen digital citizenship topics including cyberbullying, digital footprint, digital law, fair use and public domain, copyrights, plagiarism, social media, and digital commerce. The lesson is an even, stead pacing. Internet use.

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