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Crunch the Numbers—New Data on Student Tech Use; Chromebook Predictions; And the Impact of Pandemic Relief Funds

eSchool News

“Born connected: The rise of the AI generation”, reveals the app use and technology habits of children aged 4-18, detailing trends in screen time, social media and communications, mobile gaming, online entertainment, learning tools, and for the first time in the report’s history, use of artificial intelligence tools.

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Balance the Delivery

Ask a Tech Teacher

Unaccounted time for social media and gaming usage. It worked until our site eventually became one of the first sites to roll out a one-to-one policy with Chromebooks. Departments may also use this approach at the secondary level and at grade levels for the elementary level. Sounds like too much screen time?

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Make Parents Comfortable with Tech for a Successful 1:1 Program

EdTech Magazine

Your school has finally gone one-to-one with Chromebooks. Use Social Media and Events to Keep Parents in the Know. You can send newsletters, put it on your website, announce it on Twitter or Facebook — all of those are great channels. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag.

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A Pedagogical Shift Needed for Digital Success

A Principal's Reflections

Now I full understand there is a time and place for basic knowledge acquisition and recall, especially at elementary level. The students worked with Mrs. Fleming on Google Chromebooks in the library to design their e-books. This simple, yet powerful shift can be applied to all digital activities.

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5 Home and Smart Phone Filtering Options for Parents

The CoolCatTeacher

Mike Daugherty on episode 245 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We may install things on their Chromebooks, but when they are on their phones, they are getting unfiltered access to the internet. Twitter: @MoreThanATech. Blog: [link].

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How to Build Your PLN

Ask a Tech Teacher

The engine of a PLN is social media. You reach out through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, G+, forums, and discussion boards. It takes more than joining Google +’s 112,000-strong Education Technology Community or showing up for Twitter’s every-other Wednesday #digcit TweetUp. refer to it in your social media.

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Wanda Terral: 5 Ways to Help Kids Understand Digital Safety Without Scaring Them To Death

The CoolCatTeacher

Wanda Terral on episode 305 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Wanda: We are a G-Suite district and our students ChromeBooks – that certainly adds a level of safety that we are able to monitor. Twitter: @wterral. How does that work?