Digital Promise

AUGUST 5, 2019

As co-directors of the Elk Grove Unified School District’s digital citizenship program , Kathleen Watt and I are excited to spread the word about the PBS Media Literacy Educator Certification by KQED. Are the micro-credential tasks doable for educators who are not actually in the classroom, as we’re both at our district office?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 22, 2018

let’s first look at technology’s place in the current education landscape. True, it is touted as a magic wand that will fix all education woes. It will never: take over education. Using webtools and burying noses in digital devices won’t provide the interpersonal skills required to succeed in the working world.

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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

MARCH 27, 2018

The past decade saw significant improvements in the application of technology to learning and 2017 became a tipping point where embedding technology into education finally moved from fringe to mainstream, remaking classrooms in the image of the future. 2) Cloud storage became common and affordable (or free). Dedicated teacher training.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2018

Vivek Singh, education professional and contributor to Ask a Tech Teacher, has some interesting ideas on using your native LMS as a social learning platform. Education, thus, has its roots in the earliest social interactions. Seminars held online, are called webinars. Little has changed in today’s space-age. About the author.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 14, 2016

Then I ran into Dr. William Morgan on one of the education forums I frequent and was thrilled that he knows a lot about them and was willing to share his expertise to kick-off a mini-seminar in classroom keyboarding. National Association for the Education of Young Children , International Society for Technology in Education ).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2017

Tens of thousands of educators use it for unit and course planning; hundreds of districts and schools use it as the basis for their curricula. Look at who has adopted UbD: the College Board, to guide the revision of its Advanced Placement (AP) subject matter courses and for the development of its courses AP Seminar and AP Research.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

FEBRUARY 24, 2013

Caveat : Expect some shenanigans the first time using the backchannel as students move through Maslow''s Heirarchy of Needs and engage in social learning and digital citizenship. In structured Socratic Seminars , students in the outer circle communicate via TodaysMeet, while those in the inner circle speak aloud. References.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

If a tool states that students not have to sign up… still be sure that students do not leave a digital footprint that leaves an identity. Educate and encourage students to practice proper digital citizenship at all times. Please enjoy and use with you students in both an educational and responsible manner.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 1, 2023

In the current economic climate, a solid education can serve as the launching pad for a rewarding career. The good news is that there are plenty of effective tactics for diligent students and young professionals who want to make the most out of their education and training. Don’t expect to find one award that covers everything.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

For educators that may mean working with students in a face to face, elearning, or a blended environment. Also remember to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and follow me on twitter at mjgormans. How do educators engage students and facilitate needed rigor, while providing children ownership of their learning?

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

And Jim blogged about it. Jim described it as a way to think through technology in order to empower the educational community beyond tech skills and training. In education self-hosting maybe an alternative to the LMS, or a very basic, fundamental element of literacy. In a sense it’s a return to the ideals of blogging.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

And Jim blogged about it. Jim described it as a way to think through technology in order to empower the educational community beyond tech skills and training. In education self-hosting maybe an alternative to the LMS, or a very basic, fundamental element of literacy. In a sense it’s a return to the ideals of blogging.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

Mindful schools: Many educators love using Mindful Schools and those resources. I got this idea from a trauma-informed teaching seminar I went to as part of my professional development. A special education teacher at your school may be able to help you create a plan or another classroom teacher who has used one successfully.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

Education is changing. Digital devices, be they iPads, laptops, Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs, give students access to endless amounts of web-based resources for research, inquiry, collaboration, sharing, and more. Teachers pick specific skills that fill the holes in their education toolkit. Who is Digital Promise?

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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! Share with us your educator story. ?Thank in Secondary Education Language Arts. and the tool was Verso.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

What follows next are the six remaining learning attributes of the digital generations. Learning Attribute #4 – Digital learners prefer to network and collaborate simultaneously with many others. – Using Socratic Seminars to create and answer thought-provoking questions. – Providing positive calls home.

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