Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 12, 2018

I was thrilled when Amanda Ronan over at Teach.com suggested that she write a how-to for teachers on getting virtual reality started in their classrooms. If your school has a BYOD (bring your own device) policy, you can ask for student volunteers willing to download the apps or videos onto their phones. Get Started with VR.

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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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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Using OMM & BYOD for Recording Student Voices As an introductory activity for John Steinbeck''s novella, Of Mice and Men , students worked in groups to record a quick conversation using idioms (not idiots) from the 1930''s. I''m figuring out the BYOD as I go, so if you, dear reader, have more efficient techniques, please share!

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Individual schools can decide whether they want to incorporate students’ personal technology into classroom learning and can implement a "bring your own device" (BYOD) program. This includes providing professional learning opportunities that address how to harness the power of the devices for learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

So it’s a legitimate question: Who teaches students how to use the school’s digital devices and what training do they get to support that responsibility? How does the school handle an unexpected tech need — say, programming for December’s Hour of Code? Who teaches digital citizenship? .

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EdTechTeam

JULY 26, 2017

I have embraced a BYOD classroom environment for the last two years, working with Grade 7 and 8 students. Enter Classroom Management in the Digital Age by Heather Dowd and Patrick Green. Enter Classroom Management in the Digital Age by Heather Dowd and Patrick Green. The first year was incredible.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 18, 2012

As I''ve stated before , while I''m technically adept at using computer tools, I really have no formal training or understanding of how/why various computer "stuff" works. Reusing my car analogy, I am an experienced driver, but don''t ask me to explain the mechanics of why/how my car moves or how to fix it when it breaks.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

I teach online grad school classes in how to integrate tech into education. One topic I always ask students is how they manage cell phone usage in their classes. Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. And why not?

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 20, 2012

While we have computer labs, media centers, and now a solid wi-fi infrastructure for BYOD in my district, we are not as far along with integrating technology on a daily basis in the classroom as compared to a 1:1 district. We can''t get in the computer lab today." I am bound by scheduling constraints and access to the computers themselves.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 24, 2012

I haven''t really used videos all the much for flipping my classes because of accessibility and inequity with technology in the classroom, but now that those issues are close to being resolved, I am very interested in learning how to to add videos to my bag of tricks. As I always tell my writers, showing is much more effective than telling.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

AUGUST 15, 2013

There were several sessions throughout the day by presenters on a range of topics, including digital citizenship, project based learning, "flipping" the classroom, building leadership capacity and more! Flipping the classroom/BYOD by Kate Baker and Liz Calderwood was another gem.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

Address digital citizenship even if devices aren’t a constant presence in your classroom or school. Their worlds are digital 24/7. Kids quickly learn where you keep the Kleenex and extra paper, and how to check out a classroom library book and turn in assignments. Be proactive. 5 Favorite "A-Ha" Tricks from Teachers.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2016

But rather than fight this uphill battle ( Generation Alpha is forecasted to be more technological than any previous), let's figure out how to leverage these little machines. While pushing students to learn outside our classrooms is a step in the right direction, how do we ensure that these experiences lead to deeper learning ?

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2014

How to Integrate MobyMax into your classroom: One of my favorite MobyMax features: it reads each question/problem/challenge for students so that your remedial or ESL students have an additional layer of support. The battery life is 5 hours and should last most of your school day without a re-charge.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom. BYOD is often seen as a way of solving budget concerns while increasing the authenticity of learning experiences , while critics point to the problems BYOD can cause for district IT, privacy concerns, and more.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Learn How to Create a Professional email signature that links to social media accounts. Great way to incorporate digital citizenship. For a comprehensive video tutorial and more details on how to set up keyboard shortcuts to save time grading Google Docs, check out Jennifer’s post at [link]. Tweet This. Wise Stamp.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

APRIL 13, 2019

I actually found a fantastic blog post that not only gives you a big list of strategies , it also explains them well and how to use them. Another bonus to using online platforms to facilitate discussion is that using these tools provide students the opportunity to practice lifelong digital citizenship skills.

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 29, 2016

We curate new forms of digital texts. When schools introduce their 1:1, BYOD, Chromebook or iPad roll-outs, it is the librarian who is best positioned to ensure that quality resources and apps are curated on those screens. We move learners from digital citizenship to digital leadership–to participation, ethics, agency.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 2013

Below you will find information about the event, how to attend, the current schedule of presentations, and a call for volunteers to help moderate sessions (we need you!). We teach based on our belief of how students learn. - Thursday, March 28th, is our inaugural, online, and free School Leadership Summit. The Bearded Dog (a.k.a.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

To see the conference schedule in your own time zone, and for instructions on how to click through and enter a session, please go to our schedule page. Reed 11:00am Making a Better World: Digital Citizenship Resources for K-12 - Kelly Mendoza, Sr. And special thanks to Blackboard Collaborate for the terrific conference platform.

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Fractus Learning

JULY 23, 2015

Find your digital cameras. Include something about digital citizenship and home screen behavior. Subscribe to Common Sense Media , which has a WEALTH of tools to help your students grow as digital citizens. Hopefully, this was already done last school year. Update your Acceptable Use Policy. Switching to mobile devices?

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Personalized learning and how technology can make the learning more personalized, is the focus for Future Ready initiatives that include collaborative leadership and also extend outside the classroom to community partnerships.

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techlearning

APRIL 13, 2018

Through my flipped classroom failure, though, I did learn how to create a student-centered classroom. I got a ton of mileage out of “how would you like to show me what you learned?”. This question helped me learn how to be the COO of the classroom full time by introducing making to my kids (and myself honestly) slowly.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

A Look At Physical And Digital Spaces Conversations Classroom 2.0 Digital Citizenship Infographics. Hot Topic: BYOD. There''s a lot of talk around BYOD this week in Classroom 2.0. Morgan Thie discusses the class-bound implications of BYOD, as well as concerns about student behavior in digital spaces.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

General insecurity or misunderstanding about how to meaningfully integrate technology in the classroom. New demands for digital citizenship. District-level BYOD programs. Change in credibility of a high school diploma or college degree. Increasingly formal use of social media by education institutions. Maker Movement.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 4, 2023

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) is often used interchangeably with other acronyms such as BYOT (Bring Your own Technology), BYOPC ( Bring your Own PC), BYOP ( Bring Your Own Phone). The essence of BYOD revolves around encouraging and permitting students to bring their own personally-owned electronic gadgets to class.

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