Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

They teach students how to think critically and solve evidence-based problems. can of soda, and smart enough to automatically sync with your desktop, smartphone, or iPad. How to get started. Play around with it to see how the sensor works and how changing the position affects the appearance of the graph.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

It's never too early to start teaching digital citizenship skills. By age 11, a majority (53%) of kids have their own smartphone, and by age 12 more than two-thirds (69%) do. If you thought digital citizenship instruction was just for middle and high school teachers, think again. Digital Passport™?.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Children with smartphones have unfiltered access to the Internet unless their parents make a decision to filter. Why Do Students Need Protection on their SmartPhones? You just have got to figure out how to use it. You know, we may filter at school, but our students are taking everything home. It has a lot of features.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2016

As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions? And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people.

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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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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

Tech integrationist Eric Curtis blogs about how to add technology into almost every K-12 subject from math to art. The target audience is obviously their own educators, but IT teams at other school districts can take notes from FCPS’s IT team on how to digitally engage their own educators. Keller ISD Digital Learning Blog.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 4, 2020

Whether using these tools in an elementary or university setting, here are some helpful virtual etiquette tips. Google Meet – currently free to have up to 250 members on a group call; for how to structure breakout rooms, see this post. Of course, teaching Digital Citizenship beforehand also goes a long way. .

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 9, 2017

With kids getting smartphones and other devices at younger and younger ages, it's more important than ever to teach them how to use the internet safely. Whether kids are using social media, searching for information, gaming, or emailing, they should have some basic understanding of how to protect themselves online.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 27, 2017

She didn't own a smartphone or iPad because they were not yet invented. It was a moment to teach good digital citizenship at my house but it also led me to start thinking deeper about what we ask of students. Access to information is at the fingertips of our students (even in elementary school). elementary?

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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. Audio Notetaker is a robust digital note-taking and study tool. Insider tips. Conclusion.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

The debate really centers around the how and why implementing technology can help our students. Smartphones have been around for 10 years now, but in education, the shifts are vastly different within our classrooms. How do we use, integrate, and engage learning with the newest technology?

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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. You can only do that if you know how to use technology, especially really fabulous software, which teachers who use technology know how to find. So how hard is it? Kecia: Yeah!

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 27, 2020

If you're considering using Zoom with your students, read on to learn more about its key features and how to use the tool as safely as possible. How does Zoom work? How does Zoom work? For pre-K and elementary school students, teachers are using Zoom to provide continuity and community. What is Zoom?

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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. Digital Citizenship Curriculum (by Common Sense Education): Free K-12 lessons on news and media literacy. How Does "Fake" News Become News? (by What's the evidence?

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