Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library. Gutenberg Project. Listen and Read.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

Education expert Matthew Lynch notes on his blog “The Tech Edvocate,” that data analytics tools in the classroom will also be increasingly used as a way for students to track their own achievement. Using the mobile and online technology already in place, students can better track and tailor their academic experiences ,” writes Lynch.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2019

With this add-on, students can create their own works of art by programming Dash from their mobile device to draw on the floor mat?—?with The Elementary Wonder Pack: Comes with Wonder’s award-winning Dash and Dot robots, accessories, and curriculum guides. with accuracy and control. Prize Option One. Prize Option Two.

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MindShift

JULY 22, 2018

For 12 years Jennifer Taylor watched kids come into the library at McCaffrey Middle School in Galt, California and struggle: “We’d have rows and rows of books, and they don’t know what to pick.” Little did Taylor know, she’d stumbled upon a hotbed of controversy in the world of library science. Leigh Collazo, otherwise known as “Mrs.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 12, 2023

Mobile apps have made it super easy for kids to learn in fun and engaging ways, anywhere anytime. These are all apps that, through my own blogging experience, have found to be reliable and popular among teachers and parents. BrainPOP JR BrainPOP Jr is another great learning app for kids and elementary students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Our vision is to build sustainable libraries and support their custodians and advocates — librarians.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

Since mobile devices are more common than PCs in people's homes, letting families sign up via text gives them easy, immediate access; plus, you can invite them to download the app at any time. Overall, the platform is super easy to use, whether you're on mobile or the web. Family members and caregivers can join via SMS or code.

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Technology Tidbits

JUNE 2, 2020

Educators can use digital storytelling w/ almost any subject and can even "flip" their classroom by using mobile apps. Book Creator - A great mobile (iOS/Chrome) app that educators everywhere are using to create stunning eBooks and digital stories. Also, there is a excellent iOS app available for mobile learning.

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The Daring Librarian

MARCH 23, 2019

watches Ancient Aliens) This post was inspired by an anonymous blog comment. Hello Unknown~ You know, it shows how much I'm so excited for a REAL comment (rather than the usual SPAM for classes in Mumbai, Mozambigue, or Mobile that I get from spammers and bots) that I'll answer an anonymous comment! Don't blog for comments.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Classrooms and libraries are taking on a new look and purpose now that mobile technology allows a freedom of instruction and learning that was not possible a few years ago. Over the last five years, our district's library staff has worked hard to redesign the elementary, middle, and high school libraries.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 28, 2015

Multi-platform, mobile devices. Library of Content (free and inexpensive). Follow on Twitter and read blog for more ideas. Simple interactive tutorials for elementary Math/Science concepts. Resources: Projects, Lessons, Strategies, Library. Create or download interactive presentations. Share My Lesson. Hypothes.is

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

Now, between the number of online information sites and the proliferation of social media apps, plus near constant mobile phone use, determining a story’s credibility seems to call for advanced detective skills. She is the director of library at Episcopal School of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Join the Community.

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techlearning

JUNE 18, 2018

I modified the most recent lesson I used with a group of Pre-K students from their library of pre-made content. If you haven’t downloaded a lesson from Nearpod before, you can add either a free or paid lesson to your library. FormativeTech and Nearpod If you’ve visited my blog before, you know I’m a big fan of Nearpod.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 2, 2016

Wonder Workshop Raises $20 Million: Wonder Workshop , maker of Dash and Dot robots that teach kids computer science and coding fundamentals, has taken in $20 million in a Series B funding round, the company said in a blog posting on its website.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

They also encourage schools and districts to leverage community partnerships by working with libraries, community centers, mobile community hotspots, or local chambers of commerce. Arthur Elementary has also established goals for out-of-school access. She suggested beginning with a clear mission statement. “It She earned a B.S.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 21, 2021

Grades 2-12: This site, developed by the University of Texas at Austin, has CCSS-aligned downloadable performance tasks for elementary through high school including rubrics and student work samples. Grades K-12: Similar to CommonLit, ReadWorks is a library of texts for students' reading development. Read our review of Freckle.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 3, 2011

These bubble to the top: We''re doing the right thing: Those self-reflections that we ask of our students in papers, presentations, and blogs? Nicholas Carr, author of The Shallows, introductory keynote speaker Top Must-Have for Our Students: Teen Health and Wellness: Real Life, Real Answers , the mobile app for 24/7 access by our students.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

Creating Learning Legacies Using Blogs: Robert Schuetz. Other than libraries and news outlets, students were dependent on the educator to provide them with information. Heutagogy and Social Communities of Practice: Will Self-determined Learning Re-write the Script for Educators?: David Price. The Curriculum. Education 1.0 Education 2.0:

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 29, 2017

Anytime I wanted to know something, I had to ask my teacher or go to the library to look it up in a book or on microfiche. Teachers are also finding ways to help students create blogs and design new tools. The day I began blogging about my lessons (the good and bad) was the day my lessons started really blossoming.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 6, 2015

Since creating our school’s makerspace in November 2013, I’ve seen a small revolution start to grow within our elementary school and also across our district. Our makerspace is a small room off of our library that was once an office and storage space. Technology in Elementary Classrooms. Getting Started. MakerFaire.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

A year and a half later, I've been inspired, encountered struggles, and collected some tips and suggestions to help you develop a makerspace at your elementary school. Our makerspace is housed in the library, but when attendance spiked beyond our expectations, we had to send overflow to a neighboring classroom. How We Make.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

A year and a half later, I've been inspired, encountered struggles, and collected some tips and suggestions to help you develop a makerspace at your elementary school. Our makerspace is housed in the library, but when attendance spiked beyond our expectations, we had to send overflow to a neighboring classroom. How We Make.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I remember being that shy little girl in my elementary class who would sometimes know the answer, or had a question, but didn’t feel comfortable speaking out. Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn't present. I used to experience so much test anxiety.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The proposed bond projects include $500,000 in improvements to elementary STEM facilities and $17 million for improvements to school technology. Or are there mobile laptop/tablet stations?) ? More than $28 million of the total improvement costs will likely be covered by state funding. What devices do students already bring to school?

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Rather than using their school buses to bring students to schools, the district turned its buses into mobile service providers that could deliver meals and other types of support to students, while also serving as internet connection hotspots. Staying Organized and Healthy.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

The Use of Mobile Devices For The Development of Personalized Learning Environments (PLE) In The Dominican Republic (Case Study) - English Version - Alfonso Sintjago, IT Fellow, PhD Student 12:00am (Thursday) Teaching global challenges with Solution Focus to increase engagement and inspire action - Kristina Stoney, Director'

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 12, 2016

San Diego: Katie Martin of the University of San Diego’s Mobile Technology Learning Center highlighted the growth of their multi-sector partnerships, supported by Qualcomm and others in the region, to foster learning and innovation regional K-12 districts. Let’s innovative to improve public education together. edclusters16.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Mortenson Creating a 24/7 Professional Development Model by Josh Allen Creating a Library Website to Support Information Literacy Needs by Luann Edwards Creating ePortfolios using Weebly by Valerie R.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

A teacher at an elementary school in a Boston suburb leads students through a story creation session using Pixie. Today Northborough and Southborough public schools have a much faster connection via fiber optic lines—35 Mbps up/down speeds at the elementary and middle schools and 150 Mbps at the high schools.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

This new weekly blog post / email is replacing the regular email I have sent out for the last couple of years for the now-defunct Host-Your-Own-Webinar program (I still have hopes of resurrecting that near-to-my-heart program, and when that happens we''ll wrap it into this weekly missive). November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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Brainscape

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

We also have a vast library of certified flashcard collections for kids of ALL ages , so if your babies aren’t, well, babies anymore and are running the gauntlet of highschool, we’ve got collections on every subject they’re taking, from biology, chemistry, and history to geography, economics, and language.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Frequently, elementary-school students keep their devices at school while middle- and high-school students are able to take them home. A student from Bartholomew Consolidated School Corporation enjoys the mobility of his device. DO STUDENTS KEEP THE DEVICES OVER THE SUMMER? Markley shared some examples, including: ?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 16, 2019

Currently, I am the Computer and Technology Teacher for over 450 elementary students at a STEM Charter School. Edublogs is a safe way for students to create blogs. Upper elementary and older enjoy Code.org and Made With Code. 3D printing with elementary students? Discover more ideas in the Teach Outside the Box blog.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Creating a classroom website or blog is one way towards this goal but is not the only one. Some of the titles I found really intriguing include: Elementary School Newspaper template, Students Online Newspaper template, Modern Classroom Newspaper template, and Classic Newspaper template. Create on both web and mobile.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

MS Office), simultaneously collaborate on and edit various document formats, access your documents from anywhere in the word, and embed links to your docs in emails, websites, blogs, etc. Google Calendar : Create multiple calendars in order to easily share events with staff and sync to your mobile phones built-in calendar.

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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. She also has worked at the University of Chicago’s Urban Education Institute and the Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education. Blog: [link].

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

Dr. Carol Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary District 97 (IL), stated, “We were not as prepared as we could have been to have made that shift in terms of our practices and pedagogy.” His district also ensured that apartment complexes and mobile home parks could access WiFi with overnight placements of minibuses with hotspots.

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