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Classroom Travels with Twitter: An Evolution

Ask a Tech Teacher

Most teachers I know have used Twitter in their classes either to communicate with parents, share homework with students, for group study, to research on a topic, crowd source ideas with colleagues, or a myriad of other purposes ( click here for more ideas ). Twitter as a classroom resource, you ask? Where did I turn? Classroom Use.

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Effective Digital Citizenship Education

The CoolCatTeacher

Kristen Mattson on episode 242 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Digital citizenship education doesn’t work in a lecture format. Digital Citizenship that Works. So they were having a face-to-face conversation about the digital space.

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You Know You’re a Techy Teacher When…

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You Know You’re a Techy Teacher When… You can’t remember the last time you printed a classroom document. The Tech Department is sick of your constant requests to unblock Twitter. I have to reblog this wonderful post by my efriend, Lisa. How many of these fit you? Can you add to this list? You’ve Googled your principal.

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Essential Tech Tools for the History Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

I was introduced to it via my history teacher network on Twitter (a plug for using Twitter for professional purposes). What used to be an application that only had student annotation capabilities has now become an all-encompassing tool that allows students to add video annotations to a document. Pear Deck. T4Edtech #edtech.

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Technology is Here to Stay: Now What?

Ask a Tech Teacher

Although not a data scientist, I documented how the students interacted with the platform. Additionally, I made of point of consulting with other teachers around the nation via Twitter on their experience with the platform. He can be found on Twitter @T4edtech and on his YouTube Channel Transformative Edtech. T4Edtech #edtech.

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How LA Unified Cultivates Districtwide Digital Citizenship

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Not long ago, the term "digital citizenship" connoted cyberbullying, privacy, safety, and security. Much like the term has continued to evolve, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LA Unified) efforts, known as #DigCitLA , have expanded with the growth of digital citizenship awareness.

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New, free digital citizenship curriculum helps students become responsible tech users

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A strong understanding of digital citizenship is essential for students of all ages to be able to make smart choices online and in life. The new, free K-12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum from Common Sense Education has lessons for all ages to address the current technology landscape. About the Presenters.