Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Context matters, especially when it comes to classroom learning. " Pressing play on the YouTube video will set third-party cookies controlled by Google if you are logged in to Chrome. " Pressing play on the YouTube video will set third-party cookies controlled by Google if you are logged in to Chrome.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

“I worked as an administrator for 10 years, so I think about edtech from both sides — both how an administrator makes decisions about edtech tools, but also how we can support our teachers,” Ballard shared in a focus group that was part of a larger project designed to better understand the gap between teaching practices and technology use.

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GoConqr

OCTOBER 5, 2015

If newer technologies can foster creativity in students then educators must seriously think about how they can incorporate them into their classroom teaching strategies. Creativity and the classroom. The Power of Creativity in the Classroom. Because technology is a doorway to an ever-expanding universe of information.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

When Logan City School District knocked down most of their aging red brick high school, they remodeled and rebuilt their way to a two-story, technology-infused learning center. Wait, TVs to Support Collaboration? The technology was supposed to let teachers share their screens without being tethered to a desk. It was failing us."

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 2, 2017

Not only does Google Slides allow you to work in real time, collaborate with others, but it allows for an endless amount of creativity and originality. I have been using Google Slides for several years now and have yet to be limited by the by the graphic design and presentation features. Under “Tools” in the main panel).

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 3, 2024

Have you noticed that trend in early childhood classrooms — are teachers interested in using AI or teaching about it? So discussion around how to leverage, for example, computer vision or some form of voice inputs in classrooms, or some gamified approaches that are AI-based. Hau: I’m observing some activity in a few areas.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

Technology or pedagogy? I would argue that technology is not the tool that makes children creative, instead it is a support. The learning is the priority when planning lessons; the technology is merely a dynamic aid. So can technology support higher order thinking? Image courtesy of helpx.adobe.com.

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TeacherCast

JULY 24, 2022

No matter if you are an Instructional Coach supporting one or two buildings with a great deal of time to walk hallways, pop into classrooms, and get to know the staff members or if you happen to support more than a dozen buildings the struggle to make meaningful relationships is real and constantly on your mind.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 22, 2018

Google Slides is a powerful publishing and presentation tool when formatting is sharp and ideas are clearly communicated in clear and engaging ways. The following Google Slide tips are designed in a slightly obnoxious way to drive home key components of a well designed and effective slidedeck. Supporting Fonts. Colour Scheme.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

In fact, I have yet to even come close to filling the grocery list of ideas that these tools can do within my four classroom walls. The personalized activities, collaboration, and project-based learning that students are doing these days in Google are like an endless buffet- there is no end in sight! Google Sites: .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2017

Parents often find technology a roadblock to helping their children with classwork. They can be offered while parents are waiting for students to finish after-school activities, as a brown bag lunch program, or online during evenings or weekends via Google Hangout or Skype. show how to log into the school online grade reports.

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TeacherCast

JULY 24, 2022

No matter if you are an Instructional Coach supporting one or two buildings with a great deal of time to walk hallways, pop into classrooms, and get to know the staff members or if you happen to support more than a dozen buildings the struggle to make meaningful relationships is real and constantly on your mind.

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The 21st Century Principal

MAY 19, 2011

According to the 2011 K-12 Horizon Report released this past week “cloud computing” and “mobiles” are the technologies likely to be adopted in the next 12 months by mainstream education. Our district began using both of these technologies during the past year. Last summer our district migrated to Google Apps for our staff.

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EdTechTeam

JULY 19, 2018

Knowing where to start formatting Google Slides can often seem like a daunting and overwhelming task for any educator or professional. My goal today is to prove to you, yes YOU, that EVERYONE is capable of creating a beautiful and effective Google Slides presentation or publication! Before We Start: Choose your size!

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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. Google Classroom-2014.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 29, 2018

Authoritative and Egalitarian models of teaching are considered superior to Authoritarian even though we know that in some cases the Authoritarian approach may be the best due to factors such as cultural expectations or simply the context of a classroom. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Keyboarding 101.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. It’s no wonder that only 58% of teachers are comfortable using technology in class. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2014

Since the days of writing on wooden shingles with charcoal in one-room school houses, an increasing array of objects – pencils, paper, scissors, paste, books, and microscopes, to name a few – have been routinely used in classrooms to help students deepen understanding and record and communicate what they learned.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

EdSurge: How is math instruction evolving, and how does technology support this? I’ve never experienced support like this before. For example, they added the feature that Free Math is accessible through Google accounts. Try Leah Alcala’s classroom warm-up routine with Free Math in your next class.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. In this fifth post you will discover how careful examination of the verbs in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 13, 2017

This meant that instead of sending our English learners out of the classroom for 30 to 45 minutes each day, an ELL assistant started coming into a few dedicated immersion classrooms to support them. Technology supports can provide pictures, videos, and graphic organizers.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But just as continual development of the iPhone eventually renders older prototypes obsolete; so too are new educational technologies pushing us past differentiation towards personalized learning. By fall of 2015, I had come leaps and bounds with making my classroom student centered, and personalizing instruction during class time.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 30, 2017

The post Google Teacher Tribe Podcast | Episode 2 Karly Moura appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Karly shares her Google “spark,” her favorite tricks, and not one but TWO LESSON PLANS!!! We also have some Google news and updates to share, and some great resources from our blogs. Google News and Updates.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 21, 2018

I feel like their generation was brought up around technology. Kids are growing up with technology when they’re born, they are all up-to-date on new technology and they even teach me new things. What kinds of technology do your students use in the classrooms? Technology is useful for me every day.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2020

Turnout was so high that the team created “ We’re Better Together Wednesdays ,” a virtual weekly seminar for families to understand more about topics they’ve expressed most interest in, including using Google Classroom and Zoom, and overcoming anxiety during COVID-19. Multi-channel communication.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2016

A frequent question from readers revolves around technology goals for students. or: 80% of 5th graders can complete ten skills in MS Word (or Google Docs). But that’s not what technology is about. Technology supports a curriculum. Everyone who uses technology knows it breaks down.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 16, 2023

technology that makes it easier to grade quickly and efficiently without adding to your workload. With goals in place and the right technology supporting you, fast grading gets a bit easier. Goal #2 : Return on-time work within 1 day of the due date. Easier said than done, right? Download a PDF version of the guide below.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

All educators have now become managers and reporters of data, whether they are classroom teachers compiling information on individual students and sharing it with parents, or top district administrators evaluating teachers, principals, and all their students. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Edthena

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

They’re about setting the crucial, strong foundation of instruction and classroom dynamics that will propel student outcomes all year long. Read more at K-12 Dive: 4 ways schools are enhancing parent relationships in the return to classrooms. A New Era of Supporting Students . Promoting accomplishments and connections.

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Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

I can't help but wonder how does technology support that well-oiled process because well.that's what I do.wonder about technology. Why not allow students to plan using the Wave Rocketbook notebook that would back up to their Google drive? I love that. Drafting: We are a school that uses GSuites.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 4, 2018

Before I start confessing my love for EdTechTeam Summits I have to be transparent with you and declare that my only affiliation with EdTechTeam is simply this blog, which I write for exclusively to share my passion for Google at no charge nor any sort of employment or financial contract. And here are 10 reasons why….

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RafranzDavis.com

APRIL 30, 2018

It’s weird to me that we live in a world where technological advancements have literally changed everything that we do from how we order food to how we travel, receive medical care, learn random “non-textbook” things and of course communicate with each other.

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

I spend a lot of my time thinking through issues and challenges around technology supported learning. I try to come up with new ways to use technology that take learning into another place, or into new directions. A quick Google search of 'Lingua Tweeta' confirms this. Often I share those ideas and outcomes on this blog.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 3, 2018

Much of the current rhetoric about technology and education relates to devices and software programs—what types schools should purchase, how much money districts should spend on them, how they should be integrated into classroom learning, and what return on investment they should produce.

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The Web20Classroom

DECEMBER 31, 2009

On Nov 18 we discussed how to motivate teachers to use more technology in the classroom. You Want Me To Use This In My Classroom? They shut the doors to their classroom, leaving technology (and perhaps ultimately quality learning) out in the cold. What''s The Point? There is one in every school.

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Tech Helpful

AUGUST 21, 2016

As a 5 th grade teacher I would describe myself as someone who embraces technology and sees the benefits of its use in the classroom and who can also see how it can be used to help enhance the educational and learning experience for our students. Our world is changing. Yes, and this is the start of my second year.

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MindShift

APRIL 17, 2018

We’ve found several benefits to incorporating opportunities for students to present to their peers in a positive and safe classroom environment. These standards call for students to make effective and well-organized presentations and to use technology to enhance understanding of them. GUIDELINES AND APPLICATION.

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