Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

Buckle up and join us on this delightful journey through tech-savvy classrooms – from elementary school to high school – we’ll unlock a treasury of innovative ideas guaranteed to amuse the young minds while also preparing them for their future. Let’s dive in!

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Read more: Authentic learning and edtech: A match made in heaven. Elementari. Elementari is a great option for having students create an interactive story by remixing the stories available. Elementari has lessons available for teachers to get started within their classrooms by exploring the curriculum available on their website.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

With all of these technologies populating classrooms this year, it is also more integral than ever that educators instill students with the tenets of digital citizenship. Here are some expert opinions on the four major trends of the year: SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

When I was in elementary school, we often were paired with a classmate for different activities and it was a great way to develop our social skills as well as develop new perspectives in learning. Read more: Can EdTech enable Social Emotional Learning (SEL)? Blogging is useful for any content area or grade level.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2018

In the Alisal Union School District in Salinas, California, we aim to establish a whole-community approach to digital citizenship. And so we created the Digital Citizenship Parent Academies to fill this space for parent and family education. " -- Joshua Harris, Alisal’s director of educational technology.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 11, 2018

In the Alisal Union School District in Salinas, California, we aim to establish a whole-community approach to digital citizenship. And so we created the Digital Citizenship Parent Academies to fill this space for parent and family education. " -- Joshua Harris, Alisal’s director of educational technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is Figjam? Tom’s public education experience includes Special Education, Social Studies, educational technology coaching, and digital design. Figjam is a cool, flexible, fun, collaborative space for student projects, presentations, and collaborations.

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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. We all must improve the accessibility of our digital content. Learn More.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

Other issues that are related to this category are a lack of online safety and low digital literacy skills. While they might be using edtech safely, students might still be struggling with managing their time when interacting with technology at home. Read more: Digital literacy vs. Computer literacy: Students need to develop both.

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ignitionEDU

MAY 31, 2016

I was so inspired by Alice Keeler’s recent post, Class Twitter Account: How Your Students Can Tweet , that I decided to take her idea and generate a Google Form for our soon-to-be-instituted elementary school student tech team to allow them to quickly submit tweets for consideration by our new Twitter feed.

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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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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 7, 2020

Ruben Montoya, director of edtech systems at the Alhambra Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona, agrees. " -- Ruben Montoya, Alhambra Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ And Montoya adds that after the experimentation and triage-like teaching in the spring, we need to refine our methods.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Q Wunder provides a complete elementary school SEL curriculum with 15 social-emotional learning topics rolled out in 48 CASEL-aligned lesson plans, all powered with engaging music, videos, games, and activities. Beyond Digital Literacy: How EdTech Fosters Children’s Social-Emotional Development. SEL Rubrics from Kiddom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Teacher Chelsey Greer shares her technique From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Videos can be faked just like pictures can be faked. I am teaching technology education for the first time this year after five years of teaching in elementary classrooms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Q Wunder provides a complete elementary school SEL curriculum with 15 social-emotional learning topics rolled out in 48 CASEL-aligned lesson plans, all powered with engaging music, videos, games, and activities. Beyond Digital Literacy: How EdTech Fosters Children’s Social-Emotional Development. SEL Rubrics from Kiddom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vickie Morgado on episode 177 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Step 1: Teach Digital Citizenship. At the beginning, I do a lot of work on digital citizenship — that we behave on social media the way we do in real life.

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EdTechTeacher

JULY 15, 2016

Here are a few of the websites and blogs that I recommend to educators looking to get started. They cover topics from professional development to digital citizenship initiatives. Huffington Post Education – The Huffington Post Education section includes a curated list of stories and blog posts on education.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2018

” I always mention my friend, Christine Pinto, and direct them to her blog, ChristinePinto.com –do NOT pass go, do NOT collect $200 dollars, go directly to her blog. GAfE4Littles #edtech #shakeuplearning Click To Tweet. This will take me all day.” Look at what Christine is doing with kindergarteners EVERY DAY!

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Liz Kolb in episode 387 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Liz runs a blog at [link]. appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Are Smartphones a good idea? Listen to the Show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dyane Smokorowski talks about Virtual Valentines, the Awesome Squiggles Project, and a fun trip with teachers to the San Diego Zoo this summer. You’ll exchange Valentines and learn geography!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Most elementary age kids I know love math, but that changes when they matriculate to middle school. Not surprisingly, Dimension U’s awards have spanned a decade, including several Codies, MacWorld Editor’s Choice, a Stanford Summit commendation, accolades from EdNet and Edtech, Computers for Youth, and about six more.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

Common Sense team members and certified educators presented on a range of practical and engaging ways to use specific technology tools for learning as well as our latest and greatest digital citizenship offerings. . DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Digital Passport: Digital Safety for Elementary School Kids .

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techlearning

OCTOBER 15, 2018

The video lead to powerful sharing and discussions with my elementary students about trash talking and bullying online. Common Sense Curriculum – The Digital Citizenship lesson plans and resources by Common Sense are full of engaging ways to get students to reflect on the choices they make online.

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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 have digital citizenship hyperdocs, and people just snag them and make a copy and tweak it and make it their own. Listen Now. Laura: That’s very true. Hopefully they will.

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In the last few days of the first semester of the 2003-2004 school year I was given the opportunity to speak with the teacher that was leaving the school briefly before he left for Christmas break to understand what the curriculum expectations were for the stand alone computer classes in the elementary school.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

When it comes to the most popular edtech tools among teachers, some apps, websites, and games have stood the test of time, while others tend to come and go with each new year. So, what are the most popular edtech tools this year? Here's a collection of some of the most-searched-for edtech tools among today's teachers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 25, 2017

A conversation with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach on episode 84 of the 10-minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Blog: [link]. You can find out more on her blog and on Twitter @ snbeach. There’s courses about digital citizenship, connected learning.

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techlearning

AUGUST 20, 2018

Class Tech Tips: Teaching Digital Citizenship with Adobe Spark Online Course for Co-Teachers Carving out time for professional development during the school day can be a challenge. Teaching partners may be full-time, as they can be in elementary. Why is this topic essential for educators to explore?

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EdTechSandyK

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

I think giving a shout-out to these people/resources benefits the entire online educational community by highlighting great resources others may not know about and giving those of us less experienced in blogging and PLN building examples to learn from. Vicki''s blog helped inspire me to start blogging myself.

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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. His tagline on Twitter is that he is one of the world’s oldest digital natives! Blog: [link]. Professor Britt Watwood has moved his college classes off Facebook. Twitter: @bwatwood.

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Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 7, 2018

In 2013 I wrote my first blog post on managing technology usage in the classroom. I believe wholeheartedly that classroom management of students on devices is a digital citizenship issue. The fear of off task behavior still seems to be one of the main reasons teachers are hesitant to use technology five years later.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

When it comes to the most popular edtech tools among teachers, some apps, websites, and games have stood the test of time, while others tend to come and go with each new year. So, what are the most popular edtech tools this year? Here's a collection of some of the most-searched-for edtech tools among today's teachers.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

When it comes to the most popular edtech tools among teachers, some apps, websites, and games have stood the test of time, while others tend to come and go with each new year. So, what are the most popular edtech tools this year? Here's a collection of some of the most-searched-for edtech tools among today's teachers.

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techlearning

AUGUST 24, 2018

I love this idea, because I teach 440 elementary students and in charge of the technology curriculum for 640. cross posted at teacherrebootcamp.com Shelly Terrell is a Technology and Computer teacher, education consultant, and author of books including Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 6, 2021

Google Classroom has evolved a lot over the years, and I have a lot of extra tips and resources for you in this blog post. Organize by subject areas (best for elementary). TIP : When discussing the use of student posts and comments, use this as a teachable moment to discuss online etiquette and digital citizenship skills.

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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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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This platform is designed to develop elementary writing skills through a world-building game environment. Wondering if there are any games out there that get kids writing?

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