Digital Promise

DECEMBER 9, 2019

If you’ve ever found yourself in Baltimore and walked into Katie Dell’s classroom, you would see students personalizing their learning experience by choosing from an array of activities that are designed to help them work toward their learning goals. In 2019, 26 educators were chosen for the inaugural class. Personal and Accessible.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Stories written by students can be used as prompts for open discussion in class, or if you have a class blog or website, you can share them online for others to read and interact with. How to spot fake news classroom posters Here are two handy posters to use with students in class.

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Resources Social Media Libraries Guidelines 120

Vizor

APRIL 27, 2020

As of mid-2019, there were 30 million students using Chromebooks in classrooms in the country. However, school districts across the nation are still figuring out how to best acquire, distribute, and track the devices, without any overarching guidelines. The use of a library system? Will it be by homeroom teacher?

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Chromebook Guidelines Software Libraries 75

The Electric Educator

DECEMBER 24, 2016

Note: this lesson idea is an excerpt from my book, The Chromebook Classroom. For this activity, students will develop a book report based on the guidelines provided by the teacher and use the free Chrome app Screencastify to record their voice and screen as they deliver their presentation. Pick up a copy on Amazon or at chrmbook.com !

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Chromebook Classroom Flipped Classroom Guidelines 40

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 4, 2019

It includes certificates of achievement, badges at the completion of units, and a classroom tracking poster to show how students are progressing. Classroom Suggestions. Classroom Suggestions. Here’s how to use it in your classroom: Cover one unit per week as a class, which will take about forty-five minutes.

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Digital Citizenship Libraries Google Report 173

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

Remember how intimidating it is to walk into a teacher’s classroom. Encourage parental involvement in the classroom. Show them you value their time by explaining the best way they can help as a classroom volunteer. Show them you value their time by explaining the best way they can help as a classroom volunteer.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Susan Adelmann is vice president of strategic partnerships at Follett School & Library Group, a corporate supporter of Digital Promise. This blog post is part of a series that highlight different stakeholders' perspectives on purchasing practices for K-12 personalized learning tools. Absolutely. No miracles required.

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Learning Industry Guidelines Instructional Materials 211

The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 2, 2020

Classroom routines and classroom organization will surely change. You might be wondering what activities for students should you prepare when the kids have to maintain a physical distance of six feet apart from each other and cannot share classroom materials. Wait until you get official answers in writing.

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Vizor

APRIL 27, 2020

As of mid-2019, there were 30 million students using Chromebooks in classrooms in the country. However, school districts across the nation are still figuring out how to best acquire, distribute, and track the devices, without any overarching guidelines. The use of a library system? Will it be by homeroom teacher?

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Chromebook Software Guidelines Libraries 52

Digital Promise

AUGUST 18, 2016

Bring universal learning ideas to life in your classroom by creating and sharing your own educational materials. And they can access a library of more than 20,000 user-created books available free for anyone to use. They aren’t tied to specific math topics, so they can be taught during any classroom unit. UDL Guidelines.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 25, 2018

Three years ago I shared with you what I was buying to boost our Makerspace area using four empty Library study carrels that no longer held desktop Macs. Our MHMS Makerspace How it works: Kids can come in before school, during lunch, or when they've finished their work to explore, craft, and create in the Library Media Center.

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Reading By Example

OCTOBER 30, 2018

Today I might search for online articles, blog posts, and reviews that analyze this novel. So what might this look like in the classroom? Maybe it comes back to the tasks, rituals, and expectations of the reading classroom. Revisit your classroom’s or school’s current homework policy.

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Libraries Guidelines Classroom Examples 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 18, 2015

May 18th - June 1st, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Learning Revolution Blog | Partner Spotlight | Daily Education Quotes and Commentary To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues! Did we mention it was LIVE?

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Future Ready Libraries Conference Common Core 28

Graphite Blog

APRIL 25, 2016

With some academic guidelines, some expectations, and a few boundaries, it's safe to turn students loose to explore different ways of telling a story. A great way to get started tapping into students' creativity is to implement "tech choice boards" and "app smashing" in your classroom.

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Adobe eBook Classroom Libraries 40

Graphite Blog

APRIL 25, 2016

With some academic guidelines, some expectations, and a few boundaries, it's safe to turn students loose to explore different ways of telling a story. A great way to get started tapping into students' creativity is to implement "tech choice boards" and "app smashing" in your classroom.

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Adobe eBook Classroom Libraries 40

Educator Innovator

AUGUST 30, 2018

Whether you teach in a school, a library, or a community center, we welcome the young learners/writers you work with to join the conversation! These can support you in thinking about how to use this film and the related stories in your classroom and/or learning space. Visit our Classrooms. Start by being inspired.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 26, 2020

With districts around the country having closed schools, educators have been dealing with the immediate challenges of salvaging the remainder of this academic year while planning for a dramatically different, unpredictable landscape when students eventually return to classrooms. 8 Factors to Look For.

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Digital Learning Learning Guidelines Training 96

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

The Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, more commonly known as E-rate, is a federal program through which schools and libraries can apply for funds to purchase hardware, internet access, and telecommunications to connect their students to learning opportunities. What if I get audited? What is E-rate?

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The Daring Librarian

JULY 20, 2018

Recently, I spent so much time answering, linking to past posts, and giving paragraphs and paragraphs of advice I thought - This would be a good blog post! Some of these topics, I've blogged about before. This blog post is broken up into 9 topics -- feel free to skip around with abandon! Don't Count: Classroom Management 4.

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Future Ready Libraries Twitter Elementary 50

Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Grade-levels below are guidelines. Next, pick an activity from the sequence — say, walking into the classroom and sitting down. Here are unusual projects (each, about one hour in length) you can use in your classroom to participate in this wildly popular event: Alt Codes. Feel free to use whichever project fits your students.

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iPad Common Core Digital Citizenship Examples 197

The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 19, 2011

It provides answers to the administrator who feels just a bit lost when someone starts talking about blogs, wikis, or Twitter, or who isn’t quite sure about all this talk about 1:1 initiatives, open source software, or using mobile phones in the classroom.

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Social Media Wiki Technology Guidelines 72

MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

When her middle school opened for a few minutes the next day, the seventh grade English teacher and creator of the Global Read-Aloud grabbed all the books she could from her classroom library, before the school closed for the foreseeable future. . Ripp has also compiled her own list of read-alouds on her blog.

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Handbook Libraries Facebook Video 66

edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

District administrators can help with intervention by creating clear guidelines on testing within their districts, rather than waiting for their state to act on legislation. Principals should ensure these guidelines are executed within their schools. Early intervention is ideal for students with dyslexia. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Guidelines Assistive Technology Training Libraries 40

The Daring Librarian

APRIL 5, 2015

Commenting with Care Here''s a great set of guidelines to share with kiddos for commenting on blogs inspired and adapted from Bridget Compton-Moen of New Zealand that I use on our Daring School Library blog. But I also know and kids need to know that sometimes with life and the Internet you can''t take things back.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Guidelines Libraries 28

Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

As I reflect on the upcoming 2016-2017 school year, I wonder how this negativity has affected my own 5th grade reading classroom. My learners needed choices that my physical book collection could not provide, and I need a way to bolster my library and give students more choices.

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Technology eBook Dropout Libraries 60

NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 9, 2016

The site offers a basic icon library as well as the ability to import your own icons. New York Public Library Map Warper. Create your own timeline or use the Explore tab to examine the HSTRY created library of CCSS-aligned timelines created by experts and educators or shared community timelines. Classroom Rules & Procedures.

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Tools Social Media Libraries Handbook 40

Graphite Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2016

Interested in using the engineering design process in your classroom? Students may complete additional research using library resources and present information on a class VoiceThread. The design criteria and constraints also act as a rubric, providing students a guideline for successful completion of the project.

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Microsoft Learning STEM Guidelines 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 14, 2014

Mark your calendars for Library 2.014. October 8th and 9th are confirmed for Library 2.014. Classroom 2.0. We''ve been asked to start a Classroom 2.0 We''ve been asked to start a Classroom 2.0 Saturday, January 18th at 12pm EST CR20 LIVE Weekly Show - EduClipper and EduTecher Updates with Adam Bellow , Classroom 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Dr. Lesley Farmer, Professor of Library Media 6:00pm Creative Use of QR Codes to Support Global Educational Partnerships - Dr. Susan Jacques Pierson Associate Professor of Education Globalizing the English Common Core Reading Materials - Ashley Gwinn Master Teacher and Curriculum Specialist Increasing Global Competence in K-12 Education - Ann C.

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Educator Innovator

AUGUST 6, 2013

What about classrooms designed for anything but innovation? What about the library or museum learning spaces designed for quiet consumption but not so much for production? Built around three videos, the resources carry viewers through the entire design process in a classroom at Roosevelt Middle School in San Francisco.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Similarly, 28 states have policies and guidelines for external connections; 23 have them for internal wireless connections. ENA delivers comprehensive technology solutions supported by exceptional customer care to education and library institutions across the nation. From the classroom to home, Kajeet has students covered.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 16, 2012

Here''s my blog post on " collaborative story writing in Google docs. " What are some classroom uses of google calendar? This means that you can actually attach the worksheet or project guidelines for the homework item in the calendar. This is a way that you can extend the learning outside of the classroom.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Edtech is no complete substitute for that, but there are tools that can supplement the development of character in the classroom and at home. Below we have included some tips, tools, and actionable ideas for seamlessly integrating gratitude and life skills-building into your content classroom. Why Gratitude? DIY gets kids "making."

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Tools Digital Citizenship Guidelines Online Assessments 40

Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2016

Edtech is no complete substitute for that, but there are tools that can supplement the development of character in the classroom and at home. Below we have included some tips, tools, and actionable ideas for seamlessly integrating gratitude and life skills-building into your content classroom. Why Gratitude? ELA Make Beliefs Comix.

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Digital Citizenship Guidelines Online Assessments Tools 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Sara Whitaker, Consultant Blog Building: The Basics of Shaping & Sharing Your Voice as a Global Educator - Heather Singmaster, Host, Global Learning Blog, Education Week Bringing the world into your K-5 classroom with new technology can help tackle prejudice before it begins. Sears, M.A.,

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 16, 2013

For his students, he made a difference by taking over a library that had become moribund, out of date, anachronistic, completely disorganized and with no technology. In two years he turned it into a much more modern, way more up-to-date, fully automated functioning library that circulates 200 books a week.

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Education Social Media Facebook Libraries 66

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

Some of these activities are very prescriptive, and others are deliberately open-ended, so shape them around your kids or subject matter to make them work for your home or classroom. Not only will the results brighten your home or classroom, but it's also a way to explore seasons. Grades Pre-K-2 Make some thank-you cards!

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