eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2023

Part of a Blog Series from the Emerging Technologies Committee Leveraging Technology for Improving School Wellness and Safety Sometimes it feels as though social media has taken over the world. According to Virtual Library , digital citizenship is “engaging in appropriate and responsible behavior when using technology.”

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 25, 2024

Encompassing forums, podcasts, social media, and more, these platforms provide a rich source of professional development opportunities and share a common goal of fostering a supportive atmosphere of shared responsibility among educators. Beyond the classroom, online teacher communities are kept alive by their social heartbeat.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The metaverse itself can be described as a virtual setting that users are able to occupy synchronously, which facilitates meaningful social interactions. ’ The company saw the metaverse as the future of online social interactions and as the evolution of existing social media. Understanding Metaverse Education .

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

My passion for DEI did not change once I transitioned from the classroom to school leadership. With this vision in mind, each teacher was instructed to develop annual classroom goals that were rooted in culturally responsive teaching strategies. In one case, a teacher wished to increase the diversity of her classroom library.

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EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 4, 2023

Prospective students should prepare to adapt to a virtual classroom setting, where interactions happen through screens and learning materials are predominantly digital. A well-rounded curriculum should offer a balance between foundational theories and current technological trends.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

" However, there's still a question of whether smartphones and social media enhance or distract from the museum experience. In the classroom Hook (seven to 10 minutes): Before screening the video, ask students to take notes while they watch. " Show the Vox video " How Instagram Traps Are Changing Art Museums.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Technology, most specifically social media, has flattened the world. As much as this has been a game-changer for so many, we now have better access to research and evidence of improved student outcomes to really hone in on the types of changes that are needed in classrooms, schools, and districts across the world.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 5, 2020

Much like how booktubers reach a wide audience of book lovers, technology can be used to reach goals such as: Teaching digital literacy – as digital literacy supports traditional literacies as well as bringing novel methods to the classroom such as chat or forums. Read more: Green light for using green screen in classroom activities.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”. Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. EDTECH: What are the education trends that have led to the modern learning environment? Simply put, does your classroom space match your desired pedagogy? meghan.bogardu….

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Kitaboo on EdTech

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Today, you would find most of the schools and universities using digital aids in classrooms. In order to empower them to do so, we need more engaging teaching aids than just an instructor-led classroom. Students have gotten used to the idea of doing homework at home, while they read the chapters and make notes in the classroom.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 17, 2018

Mix it up: Try using different formats such as: workshops, individual coaching, just in time, drop in hours, presentations during staff meetings/department meetings, or developing a video library or channel. Stay up to date: Many of the teachers will expect you to be bang up-to-date with all emerging edtech trends.

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2022

One key selling point: It helps schools counteract some problems exacerbated by social media—including a spate of school vandalism incidents inspired by viral TikTok posts—by allowing better tracking of hallway activity. Proponents of the approach say it’s an easy win to help prevent students from abusing more-informal paper systems.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Some point to the clever, social media-friendly ad campaigns and marketing efforts of Juul in the early 2010s. In the classroom Hook (seven minutes): Before screening the video, ask students to take notes while they watch. Demonstrate to students how to browse the Smithsonian's library of ads on the left.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2016

The second of our three free Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: "Library as Classroom," is coming up soon! The library as creative classroom means we approach the learning opportunities we create with thought, user-directed planning, and insights from research. Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 4, 2016

We're excited to announce the second of three Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: "Library as Classroom," June 15th, 2016, from 12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (click for your own time zone). There are notable examples of academic, public, and K-12 library spaces that have become creative classrooms.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

For example, a recent AP story titled Students Turn to TikTok to Fill Education Gaps , suggests that TikTok is a trend that may be driving the future of education. history in a textbook or online classroom, but it’s entirely another to visit the Statue of Liberty or the Lincoln Memorial and walk in the footsteps of those who changed history.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Welcome to episode 296 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast. If you’ve ever taught kids who have their own smartphones, you know how quickly social media problems can escalate at school. Today’s show has the Episode 296 Listening Guide to help you take notes and to implement what you learn in your classroom.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 9, 2018

Last week we discussed the digital divide , and today I thought we could explore some practical strategies that teachers, as individuals, can adopt in an effort to bridge the digital divide in their classrooms. Starting a social media account. 59% of teachers feel the digital tools they use frequently are effective.

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Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2020

Looking back just 5 years ago, there were a limited number of immersive technology tools for the classroom. Most of them were intended for entertainment and only the most eager educators ready to embrace augmented and virtual reality were able to make connections to classroom curriculum. Things have certainly changed.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Educational technology trends. Libraries Many trends collide here, and really deserve a full post.

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

The first title debuting in the ISTE Young Innovators collection, Sonia’s Digital World (pub 8/1/23), is written by award-winning librarian Shannon McClintock Miller, an ISTE Making IT Happen Award recipient, Future Ready Librarians spokesperson, Follett thought leader, and AASL Leadership Luminary social media superstar.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 13, 2016

The second of our three free Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: " Library as Classroom ," is this Wednesday, June 15th! Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 27, 2021

Libraries for centuries have acted as points of media aggregation that were intellectual and cultural and functioned as lodestones of information. Daily newspapers were the closest the mainstream came to passive media collection–each day pages of news and data would show up on your step. And Google Glass changed even less.)

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. And there was Google Tools You Aren’t Using, But Should be in Your Library with librarian friends James Allen, Sherry Gick, Nancy Jo Lambert, Nikki Robertson, and Tiffany Whitehead. Student voice.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The metaverse, as a concept, focuses on the idea that virtual or digital worlds can replicate existing forms of social interaction or create new ones. Because of this idea, companies all over the world are investing in the metaverse either as a form of social media, eCommerce, and even an educational platform.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 27, 2019

In the classroom Hook (five to 10 minutes): Before screening the video, ask students to take notes while they watch. Provide them with an essential question to focus their viewing -- e.g., "What role does news media play in preventing and/or perpetuating school shootings? Share with students.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

The year-over-year increase started to taper off [eventually], which actually was an interesting trend that I think a lot of folks have seen, primarily because I think the overall learning time in the system has gone down year-over-year. It's not that a classroom is “good” or a classroom is “bad.” It’s all about implementation.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Library 2.014 - October 8th + 9th. We are gearing up for another amazing year of the Library 2.014 Conference.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 5, 2020

Faced with large, noisy classrooms, Ava froze with fear. But eventually she agreed to transition back to school while spending one period a day in the program’s dedicated classroom, where she received emotional and psychological support and assistance catching up on the schoolwork she’d missed. That’s part of a national trend.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

For instructors who want to adopt it, he provides a password to a library of materials, and even plans to add the slides he uses for the in-person version of the course. All the social-media activity around the free content is essentially the marketing plan. I think I’m a better teacher for it,” he says.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

That’s how I came up with these five strategies and routines that help me cultivate a safe and welcoming classroom for secondary students. Some of these strategies can also streamline planning as well, as they have some classroom routines built in. It plants the seed that my classroom is a collaborative learning environment.

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2017

The latest, MEDSKL , aims to provide comprehensive medical content for use inside and outside the classroom. I could see that my students were distracted by social media during the lecture. In a lot of classrooms, our modules are becoming required learning,” Sharma says. “As

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ProfHacker

JANUARY 5, 2018

." " Histories of Violence: Neurodiversity and the Policing of the Norm ," Brad Evans interviews Erin Manning ( Los Angeles Review of Books ): "In any classroom I’ve ever taught, I would say at least 50 percent of students don’t work well with the norm. Does this coincide with what is happening in classrooms?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

The school year begins in a couple of weeks, and you are excited about using the trending application that your colleagues have suggested will work with your students. Social media has over a thousand posts on how awesome it is. This post will focus on three programs that worked well in my 8th-grade history classroom. .

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But, there is NOT just one right way to do library. But should a formal makerspace need to be a part of every school library? . At conferences, librarians share with me that their administrators insist they devote significant library real estate to 3D printing and a variety of other maker equipment.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Along with a 1:1 goal, comes the deluge of edtech tools, software, and applications into classrooms. No matter how much time teachers are given to work in data teams, tables and graphs can be so complicated that they can lose sight of how the data relates to a particular child, specific classroom or grade level. Data Privacy.

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 9, 2016

The site offers a basic icon library as well as the ability to import your own icons. New York Public Library Map Warper. Create your own timeline or use the Explore tab to examine the HSTRY created library of CCSS-aligned timelines created by experts and educators or shared community timelines. Classroom Rules & Procedures.

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