Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

T here are lots of companies stepping up to help the need to move learning online. As schools across the United States close or prepare to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Encyclopaedia Britannica is offering all schools’ and students free access to its popular LaunchPacks ® Science and Social Studies learning content.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2020

T here are lots of companies stepping up to help the need to move learning online. As schools across the United States close or prepare to close to prevent the spread of COVID-19, Encyclopaedia Britannica is offering all schools’ and students free access to its popular LaunchPacks ® Science and Social Studies learning content.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

In addition, you’ll look at design principles and technical tools that will help you make online learning a reality for learners with a variety of different needs. Learn More. Students who struggle to learn and have special accommodations require adjustments for teachers, particularly in online classrooms. Learn More.

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Hapara

JANUARY 28, 2022

para has become an international edtech company that supports learner equity and learning excellence. Alberta learners gain autonomy, self-management and digital citizenship. para Instructional Suite makes it easy for educators to streamline their digital learning plans. para to meet their needs.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 12, 2019

She is responsible for helping school districts build a culture of digital citizenship among educators, students, and their families. Digital Learning & Leadership is a free professional learning community on edWeb.net where you can share, learn, and discuss ideas and best practices to enhance teaching with technology.

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edWeb.net

JULY 15, 2018

SETDA’s latest research, Navigating the Digital Shift 2018: Broadening Student Learning Opportunities , highlights how state policies are supporting the transformation to digital learning. Of course, schools can’t make the switch to digital overnight. The district is also a Digital Citizenship Certified District.

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SETDA Says

SEPTEMBER 10, 2022

Carrie Rogers-Whitehead is the founder of Digital Respons-Ability, a mission-based company dedicated to educating and empowering students, parents, and teachers to be digital citizens. You can join Carrie and others in the digital citizenship conversation through their free monthly webinars.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

“The latest addition to EasyTech is designed to help both teachers and students navigate online learning this year, ensuring they are able to reap all of the benefits that online tools can provide,” said Keith Oelrich, CEO at Learning.com. “A Keyboarding: Teach students foundational keyboarding skills.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and teachers to support observances of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Discovery Education is also proud to announce a new partnership with NortonLifeLock focused on Cyber Safety and Digital Citizenship.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2019

Enhance student learning: Social media is ubiquitous. Using it in the school is an opportunity to teach kids about digital citizenship and to prepare them for their life outside the classroom. For example, schools can post virtual open houses, introduce new staff with a Twitter chat, or multimedia summaries of events.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

Sown to Grow : Focusing on goal setting and assessment, this program scaffolds the setting of goals, the reflection, and the revision of a personal learning plan in an easy, accessible way that makes students more thoughtful about their learning and their learning journeys. Ultra-Absorbing Games. Join the Community.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

Second, robotics encourages a sense of digital citizenship. The generation of today’s young children is one of digital natives. If we teach both girls and boys the same things (coding and robotics) with the same amount of passion, we can expect both genders to develop an affinity towards the activities. About the Author.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

.” Instead, librarians can help families learn how to maintain a healthy balance and become good digital citizens. Step 1 – Student Outreach: Develop and implement a digital citizenship plan that spans grades K-12; as students move up, the plan should reflect the changing needs at each level.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

A Vision Statement is a separate document that describes the long-term goals for a company. Establish school and district Professional Learning Communities focused on measuring and improving instructional practice using digital resources. To create and deploy a model for professional coaching and collaboration.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In addition to sessions and presentations, edtech companies made major announcements and launched new products aimed at everything from network security and communication to digital portfolios and mobile devices. The interactive display automatically recognizes a physical object and produces a digital interaction.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Speakers from Newsela, New Market Venture Partners and Academic Business Advisors open up about how the lightning-fast pace of edtech development requires companies to produce evidence for schools in a shortened time frame. Here’s his look at the five major trends impacting these companies—and why countries are launching their own platforms.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 16, 2021

A Vision Statement is a separate document that describes the long-term goals for a company. To establish Microsoft Teams as a Digital and Professional Learning platform Establish school and district Professional Learning Communities focused on measuring and improving instructional practice using digital resources.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

In addition to the parents working with their children, they are also encouraged to work together to tackle digital access uses. COPPA, for example, doesn’t extend to sites like Instagram or Pinterest, and companies’ data privacy policies typically are just stating what they can do with the data and aren’t offering any protections.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 26, 2019

Whether it’s summer or not, digital citizenship skills are something that adults and children alike should be practicing every day as citizens of the world. To provide support and reduce parent anxiety, Barnard developed a set of positive and fun digital citizenship summer tips using the acronym, SUMMER.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Digital Learning & Leadership is a free professional learning community where you can share, learn, and discuss ideas and best practices to enhance teaching with technology. Our K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum and interactive games teach students how to make safe, smart, and ethical decisions in the digital world.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Want to learn more about Seattle’s burgeoning edtech scene? EdSurge will be hosting hundreds of local teachers and administrators, along with dozens of edtech companies from around the country, at our Summit on Dec. The event is free for all educators—sign up here!

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Often I’ll hear companies or organizations throw the word “personalization” around as a modern-day catchy buzzword without really understanding what it entails. The deeper dives throughout the day tackled the many challenges schools face today, from digital citizenship to STEAM to redesigning learning spaces.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Okay, okay.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. The shift towards digital learning has been palpable, and this trajectory is poised to persist, shaping the way individuals access and engage with educational content.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 31, 2022

Teaching students how to fix iPad screens, onboard new students, and providing some simple digital learning supports are some examples of how a STT can be deployed at the beginning of the program. A second and equally important goal for any STT is to learn about the technologies that are being used in and around the classrooms.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 31, 2022

Teaching students how to fix iPad screens, onboard new students, and providing some simple digital learning supports are some examples of how a STT can be deployed at the beginning of the program. A second and equally important goal for any STT is to learn about the technologies that are being used in and around the classrooms.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Learners with opportunities to think critically about what they see online; recognize the benefits and risks of sharing information; and balance screen time with other activities will become digitally aware and responsible. Signing the Common Sense Digital Citizenship Pledge (adaptable to upper grades). Building Out.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Even as adults, we often quickly read through the ToS (terms of service) agreements with companies that access our data. As Director of Innovation & Digital Learning at Eanes ISD, he has helped spearhead the LEAP program, which put one-to-one iPads in the hands of all K-12 students in his 8000-student district.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. The shift towards digital learning has been palpable, and this trajectory is poised to persist, shaping the way individuals access and engage with educational content.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Perhaps a digital learning journal could be employed to promote reflection. Edutopia Online learning – Explore this amazing site to discover virtual classrooms and schools, or ways to expand learning beyond the walls of any classroom. Take advantage of opportunities to promote regular and digital citizenship.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2015

This is the second in a series of posts that examine how schools and districts are planning for and implementing digital learning efforts. Learn to define your own success in a meaningful way through data, digital citizenship, and the national PTA standards. We are also hosting monthly webinars to dig deeper.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Five bundles will be available for purchase: one each at the preschool, elementary school, middle and high school levels with grade-appropriate curricula and resources, and two with building blocks and related non-digital materials. Big Universe is now available in the U.S. exclusively through FuelEd.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 15, 2019

With respect to school change, he describes himself as a “catalyst for creative engagement and collaborative learning.” The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. He is the Director of Technology for the Casady School in Oklahoma City.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Department of Education’s Superintendents Technical Working Group, which contributed ideas in the creation of the Future Ready Pledge as well as shaped the agenda for the White House ConnectED to the Future Convening for educational leaders in digital learning, in which he also participated.

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