Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2017

Rather than a two-page printed document that can be lost and serves only one user, a digital portfolio posts your resume online, in an easy-to-understand format. In this section, also include all of your social media contacts. For you as a job hunting educator, this becomes the best time of year to find a job.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 16, 2016

The site works on most digital devices and is Common Core-aligned. When completed, it can be saved to the camera roll or shared via email or a variety of social media options. VoiceThread is an interactive, cloud-based slideshow approach to digital storytelling that can share images, documents, videos, voice, and more.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

I feature tools like Adobe Spark in my books Tasks Before Apps: Designing Rigorous Learning in a Tech-Rich Classroom and Taming the Wild Text: Literacy Strategies for Today’s Reader because they are open-ended creation tools and give students the flexibility to document their learning in a variety of ways.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 30, 2016

Reuters also cites a confidential PowerPoint presentation by the College Board that says the testing group had documented widespread security woes in June of 2013, after nixing an SAT exam slated to be given in South Korea. Common-Core Testing Clashes With Social Medial Monitoring.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

This is also the social media generation, Giffin points out. And after hiring professional curriculum writers and after a few test runs, they now have something to share with all teachers: a free, downloadable Common Core-aligned curriculum that teachers can use teach radio journalism in their own classrooms. “We

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 30, 2013

I was particularly drawn to the blog’s description: “One Student’s Mission to Explain the Benefits of Social Media in the Classroom.” Woodard’s project is to create a DVD for educators, parents, and students about how and why to use social media in schools. How could I not interview her?

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

Additionally, ISTE addresses Common Core math standards in geometry and measurement across K–12. Document progress through photos, videos and testimonials of students, teachers and parents. Publicize the projects the students create in district and school newsletters, on the school website and in social media.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 1, 2015

NoodleTools : This integrated suite for note-taking, outlining, citation, document archiving, annotation, and collaborative research and writing allows students to easily share their work with teachers for comments and guidance. Tags can connect to rubric criteria, Common Core or local standards.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 17, 2018

That's how I got started -- I wanted to use Serial as a primary text for at least a few weeks, but I wasn't sure how it would fit in with Common Core or how it might affect my students' reading habits. But many aren't sure how to justify using podcasts in the classroom. Eliminate distractions.

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Smartphone Analysis Common Core iPhone 40

Graphite Blog

MAY 17, 2018

That's how I got started -- I wanted to use Serial as a primary text for at least a few weeks, but I wasn't sure how it would fit in with Common Core or how it might affect my students' reading habits. But many aren't sure how to justify using podcasts in the classroom. Eliminate distractions.

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Smartphone Analysis Common Core iPhone 40

techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The Flat Panel also features an upgradable built-in Android Module and wireless AVer document camera integration. Judges liked that the product provided immediate feedback on both correct and incorrect answers and its adhered to Common Core and state standards.

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Robotics Chromebook Edmentum Mobility 41

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The Gates Foundation has backed a variety of education reform initiatives : charter schools, the Common Core State Standards, “small schools,” inBloom, teacher evaluations, and yes, “personalized learning.”

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

And national and local standards provide us with documents packed full of suggested benchmarks and commendable expectations. The Common Core ELA writing standards encourage students to “use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and to interact and collaborate with others.”

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

The authors also cite the Common Core Anchor Standard that addresses independent reading: CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.10. This is an iPad application that allows the user to draw, type, and add images to a single document. It uses the same tenets of reading and writing to document student conferences and set literacy goals.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 25, 2015

Teachers will use online gradebooks seamlessly to share information and projects with parents in a way that feels more like social media and less like grading. Many school districts have adopted the practice of writing their own curriculum in order to align with Common Core. It will be more interactive and customizable.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Yildiz, Faculty Come take a tour! Engaging students in a virtual setting.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

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. Social Media Video : Students watch an online video and identify its strengths and weaknesses. and world history events.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The opening lines from Education Week ’s look in January at “the future of big data and analytics” in education : Imagine classrooms outfitted with cameras that run constantly, capturing each child’s every facial expression, fidget, and social interaction, every day, all year long. Under surveillance by police.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Via The Independent : “ Facebook research targeted insecure youth, leaked documents show.” ” Edreports.org has released new reports on math textbooks and how well they align to the Common Core. ” Via Campus Technology : “Study: More Underrepresented Students Rely on Social Media for College Search.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Indeed, DonorsChoose.org expects teachers to leverage their social media presence in order to fundraise for supplies for their classrooms. Green Imperial Pigeon. Viral School Videos.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. ” Via Politico : “ Success Academy documents point to ‘possible cheating’ among challenges.” ” I have lots of questions about this report: “ Who’s winning at social media in higher ed?

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