The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2018

Sponsored by NetRef From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. On Thursday, May 10 at 5pm ET, join me for a free webinar on the 9 Key P’s of Digital Citizenship. Digital citizenship is a range of behaviors our students must learn. The 9 "Key P's" of Digital Citizenship.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 17, 2018

Ann Oro on episode 314 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Ann Oro helped her diocese develop curriculum standards for digital citizenship by grade level. Ann Oro: A Digital Citizenship Curriculum. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Technology Proficiency : With the prevalence of graphing software and tools, teaching graphing also involves teaching students how to effectively use technology to create and analyze graphs. This proficiency in using graphing software is beneficial in both academic and professional settings.

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JANUARY 26, 2022

For an overview of Google Earth and a breakdown of its unique features, check out How to Use Google Earth for Teaching. . Below, is a sample Google Earth lesson plan geared toward elementary and middle school that is focused on teaching geography.

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Hapara

MAY 23, 2022

An internet search can bring up videos, message boards, blogs or social media posts with toxic messaging. . How can students safely search the internet for class activities? Digital citizenship, online safety and 21st-century skills instruction. Digital citizenship feature. Digital citizenship development.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. In the digital age, using your voice has taken on a whole new meaning. With powerful publication and distribution tools within reach, blogs remain one of the most potent ways to spread your ideas and thoughts. alicekeeler | Read the blog. timstahmer | Read the blog.

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NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Elementary School Students. Create a show about kindness and present it to elementary schools (e.g. That can be sports, tutoring, or in this case, how to use technology. Do a chore without being reminded. Do your homework without being reminded. Go to bed without being reminded. Help mom or dad carry in the groceries.

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JULY 10, 2023

Here are great ideas from the Ask a Tech Teacher crew on how to keep tech fresh this summer. Elementary School – Interactive Learning Apps Picture your elementary school classroom filled with excited young learners, their eyes glued to their screens as they explore new ideas and grasp essential skills through educational apps.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. How to celebrate Here are activities I like that blend learning into the celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography As a class, come up with two locations in each state, to total 100.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Years ago, I would assign the exact same projects to my students and leave little room for their own choices for how to show what they had learned. Elementari. Elementari is a great option for having students create an interactive story by remixing the stories available. All in all.

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JUNE 5, 2022

She has great suggestions on how to celebrate with children and students in a way that shows how to be responsible stewards for the only planet we have. We don’t know how to make any of these things the way nature makes them, but we sure know how to contaminate them.

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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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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

More and more, digital citizenship skills like balancing screen time with other activities, being kind to others online, and knowing what’s OK and not OK to share online are essential at the elementary school level. Students learn a simple routine for how to deal with being interrupted while using media.

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SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

An overview of research says elementary and middle schoolage students are cognitively, emotionally, and physically capable of learning and excelling at keyboarding skills. Is elementary school too early—or too late? 3 How important is teacher knowledge of teaching keyboarding? 2 What is the best age to introduce keyboarding?

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

What does E-rate have to do with digital citizenship? How do I get started with meeting CIPA requirements? What does E-rate have to do with digital citizenship? The connection between E-rate and digital citizenship may not seem obvious at first. Read on to learn more. What is E-rate?

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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. Blogging is something that I wanted to start for years, but did not think I had anything to contribute. Here are some good ways to start.

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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? Today's guest, Tom Mullaney, shares how he uses Figjam with students and teachers; he explains why it is useful and gives tips and tricks that will engage students in the collaborative skills they need to be creative collaborators in today's world.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

How should an entire district begin teaching digital citizenship? Life Schools Charter School’s digital citizenship initiative began when they started to notice that many students were posting on social media about their location and other personal details. Creativity, flexibility, and strong goals are a must.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Not long ago, the term "digital citizenship" connoted cyberbullying, privacy, safety, and security. Much like the term has continued to evolve, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LA Unified) efforts, known as #DigCitLA , have expanded with the growth of digital citizenship awareness.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post will give some recommendations about what you need to do to feel rejuvenated and point to some courses that will help you do that. Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. Learn how to bring those in for students.

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MARCH 10, 2017

STEM-trained students understand how to look at the forest and find the particular tree. Elementary-age students think this is true, but something happens between 4th and 8th grade. This web-based scalable program is available for elementary through high school students and can last anywhere from four weeks to a year. .

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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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OCTOBER 31, 2016

These are not intuitive, starting with how to hold the mouse. The moment before students grab ahold of that round little device, teach them how to use it. Good video from Macmillan showing how to perform mouse basics. Students select either to learn how to use the mouse or to practice their skills. Mouse skills.

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APRIL 27, 2020

Digital Citizenship review. How to Use Tech to Help Graduating Students Find Jobs. As a teacher, you’re fully aware of how much the world is advancing through technology. Here’s a great question I got from Sandy: I am a computer teacher for Elementary as well as for preschoolers…ages 3 and 4. Class Debate.

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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. In addition, as we worked toward earning Common Sense Recognition , we needed to have a plan in place for how to engage the parent community on these topics.

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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. In addition, as we worked toward earning Common Sense Recognition , we needed to have a plan in place for how to engage the parent community on these topics.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

In this post I would like to explore resources that are available for facilitating proper digital citizenship in the classroom. 10 Digital Citizenship Resources: The Web in the Classroom…Part 3 ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ). It is important that educators teach and model proper digital citizenship.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2015

In this post I would like to introduce 10 more resources that are available for facilitating proper digital citizenship in the classroom. 10 More Digital Citizenship Resources: The Web in the Classroom…Part 4 ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ). Understanding You Tube and Digital Citizenship.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2022

How to get started. All accounts include a dashboard to track courses taken/being taken, certificates earned, modules completed in each class, which classes in your overall plan are completed, how long you’ve spent working on the class, and more. Elementary Math. assess success at completion. Writing Prompts.

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DECEMBER 4, 2022

Whether you work at the elementary level, with older kids or college students, managing the responsibilities you have to kids both at work and at home can be daunting. Whether you work with six-year-olds or college kids yourself, you are probably thinking about how to prepare your child for their own college education.

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MARCH 7, 2018

USATestprep is standards-aligned teacher-directed test preparation for elementary through high school. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. USATest prep.

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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. How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma. All opinions are my own.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Yet, the district has seen consistent and remarkable success in math achievement across all of its elementary schools since it began using Stepping Stones, a prekindergarten through sixth grade comprehensive math program from ORIGO Education. Sandy Szako is a math instructional coach at Nichols Sawmill Elementary School in Magnolia.

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JUNE 30, 2015

How to build a PLN. Now that you’re convinced you need a PLN, how do you build one? Here are twelve ideas: have a professional blog. reach out to others in your field who have professional blogs. You’ll see me do that often in my blogs, though I haven’t always done so. Post to it regularly.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

take a picture of themselves with the iPad camera (or another digital camera). This has the advantage of tying into class discussions on digital citizenship (why use avatars rather than the real picture?). An easier version — and well-suited to elementary age students — is Find My Body Parts.

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OCTOBER 12, 2016

How to Interest the Next Generation of Great Minds to Work in STEM Fields. How to Teach Students to Solve Problems. Math Books for Elementary Grades. Lesson plans about math and tech: How to Achieve Common Core with Tech: the Math Strand. How to Use Khan Academy (free lesson plan). Celebrate Pi With Your Students.

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JANUARY 6, 2016

She lives in Illinois with her two-year-old Bridgette (who already knows how to count from one to ten) and a pet dog. Nevertheless, once you have made the decision to hire an online tutor, comes now another hurdle: How can you have the assurance that you are engaging the services of a legitimate and qualified tutor?

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