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Universal Design for Learning: What is it? Why use?

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This generation’s children are going to need to be lifelong learners and adapt to changes as technologies move us forward. Education applications Instead of me writing a bunch of words about UDL in action, check out this nine-minute video on UDL in the classroom. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Subscriber Special: K-5 New Teacher Survival Kit

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It includes K-5 tech curriculum (including problem solving, productivity software, critical thinking, share/publish, mouse skills, image editing, Google Earth, Photoshop, web tools, and more), keyboarding and digital citizenship curricula, classroom posters, pedagogic articles on tech ed topics, tips and tricks, and more.

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What do Parents Ask About Technology in Education?

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I have written in the past about parent questions concerning technology in education , but always from the perspective of a teacher at the classroom. So I asked my grad school students: What questions do parents ask you about technology and education ? Here are the top issues: How much screen time is appropriate for my child?

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9 Mistakes Teachers Make Using Tech in the Classroom

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It’s easy to confuse ‘using technology’ with digital tools. Some of your colleagues think having students read in this tablet format means they’re integrating technology into their curriculum. Technology tools populate like bacteria in a culture. You’re using technology on a class project.

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Technology and Digital Media in the Classroom: A Guide for Educators

Waterford

Technology has done more to change school curriculum and practices than nearly anything else—and in such a short amount of time! While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use.

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Understanding the legal implications of using web filters in K-12 schools

Hapara

Which laws that protect school children involve technology? Technology solutions now support the task of enforcing laws that protect children and education communities. This is increasingly important as school 1:1 device use becomes more common in classrooms with younger learners. What are CIPA guidelines for filtering?

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6 Digital tools that encourage computational thinking

Neo LMS

Teachers all over the world have embraced the use of coding and programming in their classrooms, adapting the online materials for various subjects that stretch beyond the borders of STEM. 6 Digital tools that help educators teach computational thinking. Read more: Are classroom robots the NextGen of learning?

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