Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2019

After I played around a bit–watching him roll in circles, turn his head, and chatter–I went to the App store (also available for Android) and downloaded the free apps that go with the robot. The Elementary Wonder Pack: Comes with Wonder’s award-winning Dash and Dot robots, accessories, and curriculum guides.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library. The ICDL offers over 4,600 digital children’s books in over 59 languages that exhibit tolerance and respect for diverse cultures, languages, and ideas. Open Library. Listen and Read.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

News and Media Literacy Digital Citizenship Lessons -- News and media literacy is one of the six core digital citizenship topics covered in our curriculum. Library Streaming and Video Services. There are film curations available for elementary, middle, and high schools. Price: Free with a library card.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Schools also have the option of adding their Workspaces to a private library where teams can collaborate on curating Workspaces or creating lessons, units or projects. Start early Heather points out that it’s never too soon to start using technology and talking about digital citizenship with learners.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

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. Audio Notetaker is a robust digital note-taking and study tool. Conclusion. Design: 5/5. Overall: 5/5.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 6, 2021

Quick Tip Video Library. Fill out the form below to download. Organize by subject areas (best for elementary). TIP : When discussing the use of student posts and comments, use this as a teachable moment to discuss online etiquette and digital citizenship skills. I’ve got a quick tutorial in the video below.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

A free download called ‘Take What You Need’ helps to infuse more calm, joy and gratitude into even the busiest routine. Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. Diane Myers, Ph. Is your school growing?

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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. Epic app (free) works on multiple platforms - https://www.getepic.com/ students have individualized e-book libraries based on their interests. She rocked it!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

A free download called ‘Take What You Need’ helps to infuse more calm, joy and gratitude into even the busiest routine. Unfortunately, many students leaving elementary school are still not proficient in reading, and that creates a significant barrier to their ability to learn across subjects. Diane Myers, Ph. Is your school growing?

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University, and former ALA President, describes the history and goals of the project that builds on an earlier version developed by school librarians in 2009 under the auspices of the Office of Library Services and its former Director, Dr. Stripling.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 16, 2019

Currently, I am the Computer and Technology Teacher for over 450 elementary students at a STEM Charter School. For a quick view of my top tips download my slide presentation free, Teaching the “T” in STEM! Common Sense has a digital citizenship curriculum for K-2 and 3rd-5th with videos, printables, and engaging activities.

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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. The Kentucky Virtual Library has an incredible interactive infographic that walks students through the research process! Engineering Design Process (EDP).

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

The Kentucky Virtual Library has an incredible interactive infographic that walks students through the research process! Upper elementary to 12th grade will enjoy Code.org and Made With Code. Common Sense Education has a free K to 12 curriculum that covers information literacy and digital citizenship.

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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. who are interested in establishing a makerspace in their libraries.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Then you'll find lessons, videos, downloadables, and games organized by a few key topic areas like facilitating tough conversations, understanding bias and prejudice, and getting students civically engaged. At the top, there are featured resources as well as more comprehensive curricula. For more, check out our review.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Download the Transcript: Episode 135 with Kecia Ray. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. The Kids Discover online platform lets students enter discovery mode.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 11, 2020

Pivot Animator is a simple free downloaded program (though some find it less than intuitive) that enables students to build animated stick figures and export them as a GIF or an AVI file without any knowledge of Flash animation. If you have another platform, try Draw a Stickman (well-suited for elementary school ages). SmartMusic.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

When it comes time for a bit of library refreshing, in the form of posters and bulletin boards, there are so many wonderful shared options. Also on Pinterest, Renée Stewart has collected more than 200 vintage library posters. Of course, September is Library Card Sign-Up Month and spokesdog Snoopy is this year’s honorary chair.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. How can we help kids make a better digital world? , Going LIVE on the 3rd Monday of each Month! Connected Librarian Day!

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

As a result, there's a lot of crossover between what we think of as news literacy, media literacy, and digital citizenship. Then you'll find lessons, videos, downloadables, and games organized by a few key topic areas, like fact-checking, breaking news, and the ethics of journalism. What's the evidence?

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