Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Practice tests can be taken online or downloaded. USATestprep is standards-aligned teacher-directed test preparation for elementary through high school. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Parents worry about what their children will find and do online, but schools can help students stay safe by teaching them the basics of digital citizenship. High school students got to create digital citizenship posters using Pic Collage , Piktochart , or Canva. This led into such topics as copyright and fair use.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 6, 2018

Choose from addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, or download all four. Debi DePaul is ORIGO’s elementary mathematics consultant. DePaul recommends downloading. How to Blend Learning with Play for a Kid-friendly Summer. Summer is an ideal time to mix fun with learning. Additional Resources. 15 Math Games.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

” For educators and parents, Admongo includes tools like videos, lesson plans, printed materials, downloads, and alignment with state standards. Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

They teach students how to think critically and solve evidence-based problems. hundreds of free labs for download from their website. How to get started. While you’re waiting, download the free software to your phone or laptop (or iPad). How to use PASCO devices in your classroom. bridge building kits.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 25, 2017

Click here to download the transcript or scroll down to read it on this page. In today’s show, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach discusses helping kids in poverty succeed and: How we start helping kids in poverty. Subtle bias of educators and how to address it. Download a printable PDF of this transcript. Listen Now.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

They also don’t automatically know how to cope with emotions and stress, view different perspectives with empathy and solve problems socially. How can you help them manage day-to-day life in healthy ways? How can their time in school help them become adults who are ready for jobs in a 21st-century world?

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Read on to learn how to use technology in the classroom to truly engage students. Her role was to support educators in innovative practices.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 10, 2017

Download the PDF. 10-Minute Teacher Podcast Episode 124: Digital Leadership with Students and Social Media featuring Jennifer Casa-Todd. VICKI: Today we are thinking about digital leadership. What is digital leadershp? VICKI: So Jennifer, how are we supposed to move from digital citizenship to digital leadership?

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

I think we’ve learned how to use social media in just a really positive way, and learned to communicate and build a global audience, and shared our learning, and learned with others. Step 1: Teach Digital Citizenship. We’ll talk about how we want to respond to our friends around the world, and what questions we have.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2019

Wonder Workshop is a STEM-based interactive early learning experience that introduces coding to K-5 learners and provides everything teachers require to teach coding and robotics (see below under How to Use Dash in Your Classroom ). Plus, it includes a one-year subscription to Wonder’s Digital Activities Library for more project ideas.

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iLearn Technology

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Be Internet Awesome helps teach students the basics of digital citizenship and safety online. How to integrate Be Internet Awesome into the classroom: With Be Internet Awesome , Google gives you a complete set of tools to empower you to encourage digital citizenship and safety online.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

The Code itself is an image file that can be copied, pasted, embedded, downloaded, and uploaded — anything you’d normally do to an image file. If your primary digital device is a desktop, use a downloaded software tool like the free Code Two. How do you use a QR Coder? Why use QR Codes? The Fun of IFTTT.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

It's never too early to start teaching digital citizenship skills. If you thought digital citizenship instruction was just for middle and high school teachers, think again. Resources to try: K–12 Digital Citizenship Curriculum ? Digital Passport™?.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2016

This web-based scalable program is available for elementary through high school students and can last anywhere from four weeks to a year. For students, there are CSTEM camps and competitions to showcase the robot wizardry of programmers from elementary through high school. Here’s how you get started: download the free software.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 15, 2018

To help students reflect more on how their words and actions impact others our objective this month is, “How to be kind online and offline!” Ideas and Resources Kind Acts Take One Flyers – I’ve posted these flyers in my classroom to provide some suggestions on how students can be kind to their peers within the school.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

From a media literacy perspective, it's important for students of all ages to learn how to think critically about different types of media -- including movies and videos. News and Media Literacy Digital Citizenship Lessons -- News and media literacy is one of the six core digital citizenship topics covered in our curriculum.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Schools need to develop a when, where and how to protocol for printing. Classroom Rules and Expectations This section begin with a school culture discussion related to acceptable use / digital citizenship policies. And I’ll add, a protocol that strengthens environmental stewardship. 55 for “Guidelines for Online Sharing”.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Most elementary age kids I know love math, but that changes when they matriculate to middle school. Not only does Dimension U offer online games (iOS and Web), but several can be downloaded and played on computers (Mac or PC). How to Gamify Your Classroom (a lesson plan). And that opinion doesn’t improve in high school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 16, 2018

Today, infographic pro, Eileen Lennon, shares how she uses infographics, creates them, and why they’re such a powerful tool. We’ll have free resources available for downloading. On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. Eileen: Actually, it was Lisa.

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Tech Helpful

AUGUST 23, 2018

A few years ago a new family moved into our school community with a young elementary son named Daniel. This is a digital citizenship issue. Hear Daniel's words and heart on the subject: I have an app that tells me how long I’ve spent on my phone each day, and when I first downloaded it, I was shocked by the results.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 6, 2021

Let’s learn how to make the most of Google Classroom–gain must-have skills, and a few tips and tricks to help you and your students thrive. Fill out the form below to download. I have an entire post on How to Organize Google Classroom. Organize by subject areas (best for elementary). They are completely FREE.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Don’t expect to intuit how to use it. There’s a detailed video explaining how to do this. Create digital flashcards with Audio Notetaker by exporting the data to a file that then plays on an iPod or smartphone. Sonocent offers a school pack that includes lesson plans and sample files for elementary and high school.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential. Diane Myers, Ph.

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Hapara

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Math mystery puzzles An elementary educator in Texas created interactive math activities for learners. On the educator’s website , you can download the free Google Sheets activities for students. How do you learn how to use Google Sheets? As they play, they’ll learn how to use Google Sheets formulas and functions.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 28, 2020

In part four, Kasey explains how we can go BEYOND the walls of our classrooms, and how to go BEYOND the due date and encourage students to continue learning about the things that interest them. It’s more important that we think purposely about how to share and who to share it with. Here’s how: Click To Tweet.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

From how to delve into the nuances of student learning and removing the heavy lift of teachers trying to figure out how to individualize instruction, to enabling someone like me to speak in seven languages so that I may express ideas or collaborate with others from around the world, AI holds endless potential. Diane Myers, Ph.

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Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 29, 2016

One of the things shared was the list of "tried and true" technology usage by grade level at our elementary school. iPods - Tons of audio books downloaded on them. Students exercise digital citizenship within a secure classroom blogging space. She rocked it! New semesters are a great time to try new things.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 16, 2019

When a child begins to use technology, especially technology connected to the Internet, they must also learn how to protect themselves and learn wellness. Currently, I am the Computer and Technology Teacher for over 450 elementary students at a STEM Charter School. Upper elementary and older enjoy Code.org and Made With Code.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2023

Math Assignments: Showcase different types of graphs and their uses, explain how to solve a particular math problem step-by-step, or highlight important mathematical formulas. Canva’s website feature is also a great way for your children to develop their digital skills, as they learn how to create and manage their own websites.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

The re-imagined ESIFC includes increased or new attention to pre-kindergarten, multiple literacies, digital citizenship and civic responsibility, multiple perspectives, personalization of learning, design thinking, student voice and agency, and social and emotional growth. Offered as Word documents, these tools are easily adaptable.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Where to find activities, projects and lessons: The Science Demo Guy’s website has free STEM and Engineering Design Process posters and experiments to download and print. Upper elementary to 12th grade will enjoy Code.org and Made With Code. Engineering Design Process (EDP). Students can create games and learn coding!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Upper elementary to 12th grade will enjoy Code.org and Made With Code. The Be Internet Awesome curriculum by Google has different activities and lessons on how to spot fake news. Common Sense Education has a free K to 12 curriculum that covers information literacy and digital citizenship.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 21, 2017

KidPix (software download or app). Photoshop (software download or online subscription). TuxPaint (free software download). Like the digital music sites above, with these sites, students can communicate their knowledge as suits their learning style. Graffiti Creator (free). Sketchpad (free). SumoPaint (free).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

If an LMS is in use, perhaps many educators had just started learning how to create class content area for students and parents online. Common Sense Education – Great free PD resources for digital citizenship and online learning for all educators. Take advantage of opportunities to promote regular and digital citizenship.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

In Loudoun County, Virginia, fourth-graders from Goshen Post Elementary School took up the challenge personally. ISTE Standards for Students highlight digital citizenship and computational thinking as key skills that will enable students to thrive as empowered learners. The more concrete, the better. Building School 2.0:

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES AQUIRES MOTION MATH ( www.curriculumassociates.com ) & ( motionmathgames.com ) Curriculum Associates has acquired Motion Math to further help elementary students improve their math fluency and number sense in key conceptual areas. These solutions will be offered to school librarians in the U.S.

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