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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 6, 2023

Keeping Our Schools Safe: Reporting, Assessing, and Managing Threats A Library 2.0 + LearningRevolution.com Webinar with Dr. Steve Albrecht Please consider forwarding this material to colleagues or associates in school settings. OVERVIEW : School violence is not a “new epidemic,” as some news media still like to call it. in Psychology.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Here are a few guidelines to help you create successful online PD for teachers: Establish what teachers need. A good program starts with a needs assessment, which is a way to figure out what teachers really need from their training. Educators need a set of skills to successfully teach and manage their classrooms. Give timely feedback.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 23, 2024

Look for the types of queries your customers often have and review the performance of your brand on social media based on user engagement and comments. Carefully assess the overall layout to ensure it aligns with your brand’s visual palette. Step 9: Congratulations!

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Unfortunately, a sizable portion of online news stories, especially those circulating on social media sites are fake news, false information, disinformation, misinformation, or downright propaganda. The visual is based on guidelines sourced from Facebook help center. Our students live in a world saturated with all kinds of news.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2023

I predict that in the new year, more administrators and other educators will focus not just on building knowledge and ensuring their materials are aligned to the science of reading, but they will go beyond to examine hiring practices, multi-tiered systems of support, assessments, the science of learning and implementation, and more.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

In an effort to provide more definitive answers, districts, schools and a handful of states have begun issuing guidelines on shaping the school day into something both manageable and productive for students. Variable Guidelines Still, some things are a given, Rice says. I made that up and any other number you get, someone made it up.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2021

Not only would such an approach be more relevant and increase student engagement, it has the potential to reduce the widespread vulnerability to misleading information shared via social media. One important quality of the standards is that, at every grade, they are enfolded within a data investigation cycle.

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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). Formative assessment.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 28, 2022

18, Richmond received an email from the Jefferson County School District: AJ was suspended while the district evaluated his risk of violence, a formal process known as a behavioral threat assessment. Still, policymakers increasingly see the use of threat assessment teams as a viable way to prevent mass shootings.

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Digital Promise

JULY 2, 2018

People of all ages struggle to evaluate the integrity of the digital information that rains down with every web search and social media scroll. But their close reading of the very sources they were tasked to interrogate did little to advance their credibility assessment. Read the original version here. Instead, it misled them.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Similarly, they’re learning about urban renewal and the environmental impacts of human behaviors through the lens of bicycling, applying their English / Language Arts skills as they evaluate resources, write grant proposals, utilize social media, and engage in marketing techniques to advocate for more bicycle-friendly areas in their community.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

During the first month of school, send an introduction letter to parents with class guidelines and information about the upcoming year.[12] 5] You can then continue to send messages through text or social media groups, too. To Involve Parents in the Assessment of the Child in Parent–Teacher Conferences: A Case Study.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 28, 2022

Therefore, assessing privacy and compliance policies and practices related to the systemwide use of technology is a continual priority. The panelists recommended that districts provide high-quality assessment, establish distinct levels of data access, and have robust data privacy agreements with solution providers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

End-of-year assessments of the Common Core grade-level standards are delivered online. How can parents track assessment such as grades, submitted classwork, and class behavior issues? Here’s a post which covers fourteen AUP guidelines and places to go to view standard AUPs. Should the parent join a blog or website?

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

In this same letter he introduced two new social media platforms to further dialogue: a district Facebook page and a district twitter account, @WT_Schools. “Using social media is all about meeting our community members where they are. .”

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Student privacy and school security are growing concerns in schools that can have consequences from negative media attention to losing parent and student trust. Defining and assessing levels of risk in the school is a crucial part of online security and privacy.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

This can be a big relief to teachers who struggle to create student-friendly guidelines around grading expectations. For district leaders used to relying on the state assessment for data on writing performance, implementing a consistent way to digitally track student writing can be transformative. “It

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

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. 55 for “Guidelines for Online Sharing”. Although I have by accident, not design, developed paperless classrooms, printing needs have to be addressed, though I feel this depends on the school.

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The Innovative Educator

DECEMBER 31, 2016

While I am deeply saddened that our live conversations and interactions have come to an end, social media has provided an outlet for their ideas to live on. I was one of Bob's many friends who tried turning to social media to address the issue. Each of whom has influenced my practice in meaningful ways.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 29, 2020

Book leveling , which is often generated by a computer system that may incorrectly assess complexity of theme and language. “We Connect students to authors on social media. Get rid of fines, check-out limits, security gates, and punitive policies. Host inclusive programming. Additional tips for creating virtual space.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 1, 2015

And what region doesn’t have unique assessment and reporting standards? Sometimes there’s no data sharing of assessment results into your online gradebook. Users of social media like Facebook have been learning the old saw , if you’re not paying for a product or service, you’re the product.

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Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2019

Posting work on social media is a disaster for real problem-solving strategy development, as the echo chamber of “good job!” This experience doesn’t have to come from a formal educational program. But a good pattern is established with guidance and critique, and that’s hard to get on your own.

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 3, 2016

That’s because we use outdated assessments that don’t measure authentic learning but rather skills important in centuries gone by such as memorization, regurgitation, and writing and computation with audience or purpose. For examples of authentic assessment you can read this. He’s right. Well, yeah. Not sure how?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 13, 2024

The growth of social media, blogs, and online communities has given writers new possibilities to interact with readers directly, get their input, and create long-lasting relationships. Use interactive assessments, infographics, and multimedia components to increase reader engagement and accommodate different styles of learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Here are general guidelines: up to 10 people per class (same low price–$750). In this three-week 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.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

What type of performance-based formative and summative assessment took place? A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning.

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 26, 2014

As the new school year begins, articles and resources dedicated to helping teachers develop curriculum and assessments aligned to the Common Core literacy standards are popping up everywhere. This was originally posted at Common Sense Graphite. Tap into digital literacy and civic education skills at the same time! This is NOT the case.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 22, 2022

The interdisciplinary projects do not provide strict guidelines to follow. In another project, students who major in social studies create fictional broadcasting companies that provide information in three major areas: news, education, and entertainment.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

We measured our reading achievement using the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) assessment , which uses Common Core standards to measure what students know and how they grow in math and reading.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

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Ask a Tech Teacher

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. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

I have been working with ASCD for the past few years to publish my book, Learning in the Making: How to Plan, Execute, and Assess Powerful Makerspace Lessons. Assessing One’s Progress How am I doing with my maker project? There are some general guidelines for creating a physically safe makerspace. textbook or testing company).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

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. Assessment is project-based so be prepared to be fully-involved and an eager risk-taker.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 9, 2015

Self-Assessment. I have collected and developed resources on both “how” to create a digital portfolio, and the power of learning through this type of self-assessment. Although there may be “guidelines” that must be done for teacher evaluation (three visits into the classroom, etc.), Self-Assessment. Connected Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

It has become increasingly possible to personalize learning–adapt resources and assessments to student skills and needs and differentiate lessons that are pushed out to individual students or small groups ( read: Shifting my Teacher Mindset with Micro-credentials ). Constructive Conversations – Assessing Student Conversations.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

Striking that balance can be tricky, especially when schoolwork requires a screen and games and social media are so compelling. Teachers can even use this activity as a formative assessment. Follow the guidelines and write some snail mail to elders who might need some contact and encouragement! to be of service.

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