Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 1, 2016

There are some parents who equate EdTech with “new math” and Common Core, terms that send shudders through some segments of our population. The comparison is completely unfounded, of course. The new curriculum being taught under STEM and Common Core systems are programs designed to improve how lessons are taught.

EdTech 150

EdTech Common Core Digital Citizenship Survey 150

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 20, 2016

Benefits: As easy as social media. Can build class community and build digital citizenship. In case your administrator wants to see how blogging relates to the Common Core State Standards, you can use these for reference: WS 11-12.4: Blogging Tools Comparison Chart. Easy for use on mobile devices.

Common Core 40

Common Core Digital Citizenship Comparison Classroom 40

Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In their excellent resource No More Independent Reading Without Support (Heinemann, 2013), Debbie Miller and Barbara Moss provide a helpful comparison: Silent Reading. The authors also cite the Common Core Anchor Standard that addresses independent reading: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.10. This social media site is for book lovers.

Assessment 52

Assessment Tools Common Core Digital Citizenship 52

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. Claims on Social Media : Students consider the sources of a tweet and the information contained in it in order to describe what makes it both a useful and not useful source of information.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60