Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. Listen and Read.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. They fit into the categories of SEL, digital instruction, engagement/management, and leadership. Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. Digital Citizenship and Self-Control for Students Using Technology.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

What is digital wellness? ISTE also has great standards for students , and Common Sense Education is helping teachers by creating a comprehensive K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum. Teaching digital wellbeing in theory is just the first step, not the whole lesson. It is an essential aspect of digital citizenship.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 14, 2018

Kayla Delzer on episode 311 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Kayla: Really, if there’s something that they want to share, it has to fit all of our digital citizenship rules — which is actually a curriculum that I developed about four years ago.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2018

Wanda Terral on episode 305 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Safe experiences with monitoring and support can help children understand digital safety. In today’s show, Wanda Terral talks about how to help kids understand digital safety. Vicki: Yeah.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 10, 2017

Episode 124 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. No, not as educators necessarily, but really helping our kids move from digital citizenship to digital leadership, with the author of the book Social LEADia. What is digital leadershp?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

All of this amounts to what is essentially a new frontier in society, and it’s often called “digital citizenship.” Over the summer, EdSurge sat down with one of the foremost experts on this topic: Marialice Curran, founder and executive director of the Digital Citizenship Institute. What is digital citizenship?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2016

If you look it up in the Free Dictionary, you find this definition: The act or process of producing and recording words in a form that can be read and understood. What they have defined as ‘writing’ is actually writing conventions, tools, and activities rather than its purpose, goals, and definition. Elementary-High School.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

He contacted me for help promoting his blog and I persuaded him to tell his story about the part technology has played in his education. I encourage all of you to read this, add your thoughts under comments, and then drop in on Tyler’s brand new blog to get him started. Hello, everyone. Now for 7 th grade.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2018

Kyle Pearce on episode 304 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Again, we’re not teaching that procedures are not important, because they definitely are. So I’ve learned a ton, getting to spend all kinds of time in elementary as well as secondary.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2019

” You notice in neither of these definitions is there anything about academics, playing sports, or studying hard. Stanislaus Elementary School with “Four at the Door.” These capabilities are critical foundations for academic learning and for a person’s long-term personal and professional success.” Why teach SEL in schools?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

Laura Dennis on episode 317 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I mean, I think that we as teachers are teaching a lot more intentionally as we did before when I first started teaching, definitely. Listen Now. It’s really wonderful. Really, it’s been great.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 9, 2019

These are great questions for our students to be thinking about -- especially when they're learning about cyberbullying or digital citizenship. On the day of my visit, the class was using the Common Sense Education digital citizenship lesson Is It Cyberbulling? , But it definitely happens.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

A note of caution: This works best with self-correcting facts, like how to do something, but if it’s a definition or the spelling of a word, students could get the wrong answer and not know it. This should follow the well-accepted five-paragraph essay used in many elementary classrooms. This also works well for non-fiction.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. As digital equity discussions matured and hyperbole became reality, educators found that those loudly-touted digital devices often became paperweights. Listen and Read.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Lucy Gray and Steve Hargadon on episode 190 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. While you’re definitely there to hear the interesting presentations and the keynote speakers, a lot of the collaboration takes place in the Chat Room during sessions.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Britt Watwood on episode 327 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This definitely is going to shape the future of education, just because so many of us educators connect on Facebook as well as other social media as well. Blog: [link].

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2023

Part of the reason that we teach technology and digital citizenship is to model prosocial behaviors and explain the risks that occur when we don’t. The result was nearly 30 percent less instructional time in elementary, middle, and high school. Has technology and social media been an impediment or impetus for civic activism?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2015

Let’s go to Webster’s definition instead: The act or job of creating computer programs. This complicated definition is why–historically–programming, IT, and Computer Science have been of interest only to the geekiest of kids. Kodable now offers a curriculum for elementary school. Not much better.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 2, 2022

As if fate wanted to re-affirm for me the value of KySTE, I learned of a new tool in the very first hour of the very first session of the conference that got me so excited, I knew I'd be doing a blog entry about it! Editor's Note: for more on the value of digital discourse, read this previous blog entry.] and the tool was Verso.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Create digital flashcards with Audio Notetaker by exporting the data to a file that then plays on an iPod or smartphone. Sonocent offers a school pack that includes lesson plans and sample files for elementary and high school. Audio Notetaker is a robust digital note-taking and study tool. Conclusion.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 23, 2012

By reading Vicki''s blog after that, she saw Vicki''s students were reading The World is Flat. Julie''s students were also reading the book, so she left a comment on Vicki''s blog and the first Flat Classroom project was born through connecting their students. I definitely need to get this book! It''s not one size fits all.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 23, 2018

I believe she saw inspiration for this on an EBSCO blog post. It definitely falls within the “Collaborative Leadership” and “Builds Instructional Partnerships” sections of the f ramework. Previously, Shannon had a fixed schedule, meeting her elementary classes as part of the related arts rotations.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Some tools definitely have more potential than others. Bottom line: With impressive supports for teachers, Kodable is a fun way for elementary school students to understand coding. Bottom line: These powerful science units capitalize on elementary school students' natural curiosity. Kodable - Coding for Kids. TIME for Kids.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 28, 2020

My favorite method for sharing student work is on a Google Site or a Blogger blog. Blogger is a traditional blogging platform that allows for comment. With a blog post, we can share student work and collect feedback from other students, parents, or experts in the field of study. They will need those digital citizenship skills!

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Digital Citizenship and Social Emotional Learning: Navigating Life's Digital Dilemmas (by Common Sense Education): This guide offers educators discussion activities that show how digital dilemmas like bullying or digital drama can be better navigated with character strengths and social and emotional skills.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Some tools definitely have more potential than others. Fun procedural reasoning for kids; great curriculum for teachers Bottom line: With impressive supports for teachers, Kodable is a fun way for elementary school students to understand coding. But just how effective are these tools at helping students learn? Mystery Science.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Some tools definitely have more potential than others. Fun procedural reasoning for kids; great curriculum for teachers Bottom line: With impressive supports for teachers, Kodable is a fun way for elementary school students to understand coding. But just how effective are these tools at helping students learn? Mystery Science.

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Khan Academy Classroom Assessment Exercises 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

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