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AUGUST 21, 2019

If you missed this article over at ReadiLearn , here are my thoughts about teaching technology in kindergarten: Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology. When I started teaching technology almost twenty years ago, I taught K-8, three classes in each grade every week. Kindergartners love technology.

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MAY 22, 2023

To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time. Any age: Pit your math and technology skills against your child’s in an online math-based car race game like Grand Prix Multiplication. When teachers make it optional, many don’t participate.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Here are nine ways to celebrate in your classroom including websites, games, activities, printables, quizzes, audios, songs, interactive maps, crafts, flashcards, videos, webquests, books, posters, trading cards, lesson plans, word searches, puzzles, speeches, articles, animations, biographies, and more (click the titles for the link): 1.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 2, 2016

“Technology is just a tool. In my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers , I describe the many ways in which technology has impacted our traditions, rituals, communication, language, relationships, values, and learning. Below are my top 2015 posts on integrating technology to help you better guide your learners.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 6, 2014

The number one benefit of educational technology is that it empowers people to do what they want to do. A thousand years ago, books were accessible to a select few. I feel incredibly blessed to live at a time when technological developments continue to strive to provide access to the entire world. It lets people be creative.

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JULY 13, 2023

1 – Use technology Pretty much everything is digital these days so we rely on software and technology to even basic tasks. Using technology can help you pack studying into your schedule to make sure you get the most out of your time. Have a specific place for your books, notes, stationery, and other study materials.

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JULY 14, 2017

There is one bright spot in this story: Online books. Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Kids can even watch book trailers before making a selection.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Digital calendars Does anyone carry around a calendar book any more? Instead, people use a digital calendar that automatically syncs life events across all of their digital devices. Enter them to an easily accessible digital calendar like Google Calendar and share with students, parents, and interested stakeholders.

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JULY 31, 2016

Parents increasingly find technology a roadblock to tracking student progress in the classrooms. One of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributors summed it up like this: Most parents have some concerns about keeping up with the part of the digital revolution that has extended to their child’s classroom. They may: .

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MARCH 15, 2017

Click here for a step-by-step guide on how to sign up with any mobile device. . Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. 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.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Teaching digital citizenship as a “one-off event” doesn’t lead to changes in behavior, experts say. What’s more, about two in five children under the age of two have used a mobile device. Ribble has written a book about the topic, called Digital Citizenship in Schools , and a new edition is available this fall.

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APRIL 4, 2019

If you’re looking for meaningful lessons to wrap up your school year, here are my top picks: Digital Passport. Cool book reports. Applied Digital Skills. Digital Passport. Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School).

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MARCH 27, 2020

Access the required site through mobile devices. Provide mobile hotspots distributed by school. GetEpic –Digital library for kid’s books. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. How to I provide equity for those without computers or internet access at home is challenging?

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

90% of teens who report being cyberbullied have also been bullied offline. ( “Seven Fears and the Science of How Mobile Technologies May Be Influencing Adolescents in the Digital Age,” George and Odgers, 2015 ). The best way to teach cyberbullying is as part of a unit on digital citizenship’s rights and responsibilities.

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MARCH 19, 2018

Using an Android or iOS AR app, students aim it at an image (called a “trigger”) and reveal deeper content layered on top of the physical world be it a student’s discussion of a book they read or the inspiration behind their artwork. Then, scan the trigger image with a mobile device app and see what happens!

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2020

Whether a principal, superintendent, head of technology, or head of curriculum, there is likely a gem of a resource among your staff who could push your Future Ready agenda forward–school librarians. Related content: School librarians facilitate meaningful learning despite massive closures. Here’s how many are doing it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

Liz Kolb reflects upon how far cell phones have come since she wrote one of the first books on cell phones in the classroom. Liz is a clinical assistant professor in education technologies at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI. published by ISTE in 2013), Learning First, Technology Second (published by ISTE in 2017).

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 21, 2014

I am sharing activities, resources, tips, web tools and mobile apps that help students learn to be good people and also get them reading, writing, and more. They can pair up with the younger kids and teach them something new, read them books, or play games with them. Digital storytelling , by shellyterrell. Ideas and Activities.

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MAY 7, 2016

It’s a revamp of their flagship product, with some twists: Today, Turnitin announced a new version of its flagship product with a focus on ease-of-use, accessibility for students, and new mobile features to support instruction in the modern classroom. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

Students do need to set up their mobile device to run the app. Here’s a quick video tutorial on the basic app, Talk To Me : Code HS: Mobile Apps. Code HS: Mobile Apps is an online curriculum for teaching app building in High School. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. High School; fee.

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FEBRUARY 7, 2019

It can be plugged into a heavy base for free-standing use or directly into a laptop for greater mobility. A great companion program for the HUE HD Pro is HUE Animation software (purchasable on its own or with an animation book ). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Applications for the Classroom.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Here are fifteen ways to celebrate in your classroom including websites, games, activities, printables, quizzes, audios, songs, interactive maps, crafts, flashcards, videos, webquests, books, posters, trading cards, lesson plans, word searches, puzzles, speeches, articles, animations, biographies, and more: 1. Activities.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. Because mobile devices are faster, it satisfies student curiosity and builds their passion to be lifelong learners. Parents, too, can reach out to tell their child they’ll be late picking them up or that they forgot a book.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions? And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Typing Tournament Online can be used anywhere there is an internet connection including home and school, at any time of day and on any device including iPads and other mobile tablets. Uniquely, Typing Tournament Online uses an on-screen keyboard to overcome the serious issues arising from the inbuilt soft keyboards on mobile devices.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 6, 2017

We want our students leaving our classrooms knowing the power of technology to uplift others. See my slideshow and infographic below with ideas, mobile apps, and resources. Get your students to express their appreciation with the following ideas and resources: Students can create adult coloring books with their images.

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Securly

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? Billion has been invested in US K-12 education technology companies since 2010.

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MAY 22, 2017

To prevent this, teachers try approaches such as summer book reports, but students complain they intrude on their summer time. Any age: Pit your math and technology skills against your child’s in an online math-based car race game like Grand Prix Multiplication. When teachers make it optional, many don’t participate.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. The quiz seems deceptively easy: The past decade has seen literally hundreds of technologies and ideas emerge, many aimed at engaging or involving K-12 students and supporting student learning. Ten K-12 School Technologies Created Since 2010.

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JANUARY 20, 2017

If you’re creating your own podcast, all you need is a digital device, a microphone, an Internet connection, and a topic you’re passionate about. The two most popular sites for creating podcasts are Audacity (for PCs) and Garageband (for Macs and mobile devices). Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2017

You can use Digipuzzle on the web or as a mobile app. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. 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. Insider knowledge.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Whether a principal, superintendent, head of technology, or head of curriculum, there is likely a gem of a resource among your staff who could push your Future Ready agenda forward. Librarians are ninjas in digital citizenship.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

elections, take a look at David Sanger’s new book The Perfect Weapon , released June 18. In another example, who has taken the time to consider that much controversy over immigration may have been stoked by the perhaps hundreds of thousands of dollars poured into mobilizing and angering supporters and opponents of U.S.

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Tom Murray

JUNE 1, 2017

A portion of below is an excerpt from the new ASCD book, Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today , and is co-written by Thomas C. We believe it is our moral obligation as educators to keep students safe, while simultaneously enabling them to create responsible digital footprints. Murray and Eric Sheninger.

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JANUARY 26, 2017

You can add thoughts by typing or speaking (mobile devices only), as a narrative note or a bullet list, and include images from your collection, your camera roll, or by taking one with the native camera (mobile devices only). Data that can be shared include links, images, screenshots, videos, camera shots (mobile only), and more.

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JULY 29, 2016

It can be accessed via a direct link that is posted or emailed, or an embed in any digital platform that accepts these HTML codes (such as a blog, website, or wiki). It can be managed from the website, a mobile device, or with a Chrome app or extension. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Everywhere outside of the education industry (which seems to focus on Google Forms), JotForm is the gold standard for creation of forms whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. A JotForm can even show different questions based on what a user answered in prior questions.

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