Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

Unaccounted time for social media and gaming usage. Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. It also provides educators the opportunity to capitalize on instructional time and focus on more project-based work in the classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Thus, the use of social media in schools by educators continues to be an uphill battle. Begin to strategically utilize an array of free social media tools such as Twitter and Facebook to communicate important information (student honors, staff accomplishments, meetings, emergency information) to stakeholders in real-time.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. Schools must reckon with this reality and commit to supporting thoughtful and critical social media use among students, teachers, and administrators.

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The Mobile Native

APRIL 27, 2014

There are major concerns regarding social media and the fear of allowing students to use their cell phones for educational purposes. As an educator and parent, I have come to the realization that, like it or not, social media and mobile learning devices are going to be an integral part of our children’s lives.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 20, 2019

The exponential evolution if the Internet and social media tools have allowed for the quick sharing of knowledge, ideas, images, videos, and opinions. As we explored moving towards Bring Your Own Device ( BYOD ) in 2010, I was able to glean powerful insights and evidence of efficacy from the Forsyth County School District in Georgia.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

It has replaced my use of iMovie in the classroom with my students because it is more robust. I’ll also dive into some of the features that have me most excited as a classroom teacher. For these reasons, gridlines are a must-use in my classroom. Video is the modern essay. Here’s how. AUTO OR “PRO” AUTO.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 20, 2018

Typically mobile learning — or m-learning — entails extending teaching beyond the classroom environment, connecting with learners further afield, as well as empowering students to learn wherever they are. 7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2018

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. Schools must reckon with this reality and commit to supporting thoughtful and critical social media use among students, teachers, and administrators.

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Social Media Policies Handbook Guidelines 40

Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2018

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. Schools must reckon with this reality and commit to supporting thoughtful and critical social media use among students, teachers, and administrators.

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Social Media Policies Guidelines Handbook 40

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

This is especially evident over the decade, as schools have increasingly adopted mobile learning as a signature initiative using BYOD and 1:1 programs and investing in tablets to provide their students with access to a wealth of relevant educational content and learning opportunities. Challenges of adopting mobile learning in the classroom.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Not only are there school-mandated devices, but the rise of BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) linked to the school’s network has the potential to cause major strain on a school’s IT system, both from campus and at home. This holds true for IT teams, too.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 14, 2016

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) schemes have got more and more popular over recent years. Below I have listed 10 pros and cons of BYOD: PROS: 1) The devices are excellent learning tools which bring a lot to the classroom. 7) Flipping the classroom is an effective way to learn. 5) BYOD leads to more copying and pasting.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 9, 2019

Leaders must begin to establish a vision and strategic plan to create classrooms and buildings that are more reflective of the real world while empowering learners to use technology in powerful ways through either personalized or blended strategies and increased access in the form of BYOD or 1:1.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Along with my good friend and literacy expert Shaelynn Farnsworth , we examine what authentic learning means and what these classrooms truly look like. Ubiquitous technology in learning environments has sparked a current redesign of the “classroom” and asks us, as educators, to once again create authentic classrooms for the students of today.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2016

A dynamic combination of mindset, behaviors, and skills is required for schools to become places where social media and digital tools are integral and beneficial parts of a rigorous program and where they work symbiotically with active, engaged, and applicable learning. Step 3 Create spaces for making , collaborating, and tinkering.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before. Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Learn more about implementing edtech into your classroom here.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Practices such as BYOD, 1:1, blended learning, personalized learning, classroom and school redesign, branding, makerspaces, professional learning, etc. Additional data is collected and archived in the PLP during classroom observations. This need served as a call to action of sorts and catalyzed my current work.

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Assessment Future Ready Blended Learning Professional Learning 293

A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 12, 2018

A culture that embraces student agency promotes risk-taking while working to remove the fear of failure helps students develop a growth mindset, and has students applying what they have learned in real-world contexts as opposed to just in the classroom. To start the school year, allow students to co-create classroom rules.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

BYOD — Bring Your Own Device — has gained some momentum in today’s education system. From temp teachers to entire school districts, more and more educational staff debate about or seriously consider the adoption of BYOD in their instruction. Adopting BYOD in schools seems like a win-win situation.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 1, 2021

The Features And Benefits Of The XP-Pen Drawing Tablet In The Classroom. Tools for the modern classroom have significantly developed and expanded in recent years. In short, the modern classroom requires students to have access to connectivity through technology. by TeachThought Staff. The Tools Of Mobile Learning.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Here is a short list of some of the changes that have been implemented and sustained: Social media use as a communications, public relations, branding, professional growth, and student learning tool implemented in 2009. Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) implemented in 2011. See what CBS New York had to say.

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The 21st Century Principal

AUGUST 11, 2012

To paraphrase Marc Prensky from his collection of essays From Digital Natives to Digital Wisdom: Hopeful Essays for 21st Century Learning : “The easiest, executable solution to our education problems today “is to change what goes on in our classrooms.” What does it really mean to make education and learning real in the classroom?

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eSchool News

MAY 3, 2017

Managed Wi-Fi technology is having a profound, transformative impact on K-12 classroom environments. Today’s more advanced managed Wi-Fi technologies now provide the functionality, scalability and bandwidth to support an ambitious set of classroom mobility requirements. Next page: 4 wireless network goals for schools).

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Edtech is being used in classrooms more than ever before. Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! Learn more about implementing edtech into your classroom here.

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Trends MOOC Differentiated Instruction Gamification 52

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 2, 2012

Everything from code makers to ideas for use in the classroom to a way to use them for scavenger hunts (which is pretty cool too.) More Social Networking- This all boiled down to the continued growth of using Social Media and social networks for learning. BYOD can help. Look at my district. 57,000 students.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 20, 2016

It’s about mobilizing the learning experience, from being merely seated in a classroom discussing matters with your teacher or stuck with a laptop at home answering online assessments, to taking an assessment while in a cab. For one, there are still many schools which ban the use of mobile devices in classrooms to minimize distraction.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JUNE 30, 2013

With multiple options for sharing via social media and QR codes and embedding in Edmodo and created webpages, Edcanvas is ideal for sharing with other educators and students in 1:1 and BYOD classrooms. edtech #ELAFlip #flipclass BYOD Edcanvas edmodo paperless QR codes'

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EdTechTeam

MAY 19, 2017

As a teacher, I knew all about project based learning and how rewarding it could be for students, but I struggled to imagine how I would make it work in my 4th grade classroom. One of the assignments we were tasked with during the cohort was getting our students involved in redesigning a portion of our classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Schools with BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) programs find a noticeable percentage of students bring mobile phones as their device. Studies show that students spend 20% of their in-class time texting, emailing, and checking social media. Walk Around the Classroom to verify behavior. And why not?

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The Innovative Educator

APRIL 22, 2015

While interest is growing in the usage of mobile devices in school, a report on learning with mobile devices and social media tells us administrators still struggle with key concerns. Teachers cite student distraction as their top concern of mobile use in the classroom. I want more ». mlearning Cell phones in Education'

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techlearning

JUNE 1, 2018

I started that school year with one goal: to take what students loved and incorporate it into the classroom. From soldiers seeing their first born over Skype to kids talking with grandparents to teachers using Skype to connect classrooms. Student voice has been eye opening for us on the Skype in the Classroom team.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

With the increase in BYOD and 1-to-1 programs, the edtech market is abuzz with student response tools, online collaboration platforms, and other resources that gauge student understanding and foster collaboration. There are many to choose from -- but which is the best for your classroom?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 22, 2015

Classrooms are infused with technology. Each year, add a few more from this list of nineteen digital citizenship topics including cyberbullying, digital footprint, digital law, fair use and public domain, copyrights, plagiarism, social media, and digital commerce. you have a BYOD school, teach these. Internet use.

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eSchool News

APRIL 21, 2015

In a BYOD world, managing access to popular social media sites has become critical. e-learning and a broadening acceptance of social media, online collaboration, and other forms of technological engagement are shaping how we view education, and what it will look like going forward.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 25, 2015

This ends up resulting in the formation of rules and policies that severely restrict or prohibit student use of mobile technology and social media as tools to support and/or enhance learning. His main fear was a concern that students would be constantly off task texting or checking their social media accounts. Here we go!

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Technology Social Media Mobility Mobile Learning 150

Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

With the increase in BYOD and 1-to-1 programs, the edtech market is abuzz with student response tools, online collaboration platforms, and other resources that gauge student understanding and foster collaboration. There are many to choose from -- but which is the best for your classroom?

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Gaggle Speaks

AUGUST 24, 2015

By empowering student learning with more opportunities for them to communicate with classmates, you’ll soon realize how important technology is in the classroom. We live in a connected world, where students are in constant communication with their friends, whether it’s via social media, texting or another digital channel.

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