eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2020

A big concern for teachers in shifting to remote instruction has been how to manage students and make sure they complete assignments without watching over them all day. Teaching students how to learn independently — and giving them the practice they need to develop this skill — can alleviate this concern. Focus on student ownership.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

More and more, digital citizenship skills like balancing screen time with other activities, being kind to others online, and knowing what’s OK and not OK to share online are essential at the elementary school level. Students learn a simple routine for how to deal with being interrupted while using media.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

It seems like no matter how many strategies you implement, how much time you allow for brain breaks and meditation, how many fidgets you allow, how many times you email parents, how much you discuss in class meetings how to meet expectations, and how much energy you put into solutions … it’s never enough.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

What does E-rate have to do with digital citizenship? How do I get started with meeting CIPA requirements? What does E-rate have to do with digital citizenship? The connection between E-rate and digital citizenship may not seem obvious at first. Read on to learn more. What is E-rate?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. How to Reach Students Who Have Experienced Trauma. So, we have to learn how to reach and teach students who have experienced trauma. How to Connect to Students and Understand Their Emotions (SEL).

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 7, 2020

I've also been coming to terms with this fact: Leading a successful hybrid learning experience requires a different set of strategies than working strictly remotely or strictly face-to-face. Ruben Montoya, director of edtech systems at the Alhambra Elementary School District in Phoenix, Arizona, agrees.

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

Read on to discover the impact of technology in education and how to get the most from its unique benefits. Many educators aren’t motivated to use digital resources in class, often because they’re unsure how to use them effectively or are unaware of the benefits.[1] How to Get the Most from Technology in Schools.

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Hapara

JULY 19, 2023

Google Docs scavenger hunt : If you want students to learn more about how to use Google Docs itself, make a copy of this template. Google Docs scavenger hunt for third grade : This template also teaches learners about how to use Google Docs, but it’s geared toward elementary.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Perfect Score Project focuses on the tips and strategies most likely to help students excel at the SAT test. Prep Factory guides students through strategies required to excel at the SAT. USATestprep is standards-aligned teacher-directed test preparation for elementary through high school. Perfect Score Project. PrepFactory.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

When I was in elementary school, we often were paired with a classmate for different activities and it was a great way to develop our social skills as well as develop new perspectives in learning. Our students need to learn how to interact in the same digital space and one of the best ways is to use either Google or Microsoft.

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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

MAY 16, 2022

Check out these courses to help you: Becoming a Calm, Happy Teacher Self Care Strategies for Teachers Beyond Survival Mode: Maintaining Your Passion Throughout Your Teaching Career From Burnout to Productivity: Maintaining a Path for Teacher Wellness. As you do, consider how to bring these types of interests into your classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Yet, the district has seen consistent and remarkable success in math achievement across all of its elementary schools since it began using Stepping Stones, a prekindergarten through sixth grade comprehensive math program from ORIGO Education. Sandy Szako is a math instructional coach at Nichols Sawmill Elementary School in Magnolia.

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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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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2023

Young, a learning specialist and instructional technology coach at Plainfield School District in Illinois, describes digital literacy as “having all the skills that are necessary not only to be safe but productive and successful in the digital world we live in.” Elementary students need to learn how to engage with the digital world.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

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-. Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Age group: Upper elementary. How the Stock Market Works. Age group: middle and high school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

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-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. It is a fast-paced, interactive game that engages students in football strategy while teaching money management skills.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 2, 2020

Darren Hudgins talks about how to help kids sort through viral news stories From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As the Coronavirus spreads, so does the news about it. Some stories are accurate. Some stories are not. And some stories are full of half-truths. darren_hudgins.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 25, 2017

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. Today on Episode 84, we’re going to talk about how to help kids in poverty succeed. So for me I think it’s changing the teaching strategies.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 24, 2017

K-6 math curriculum (with a separate program for pre-K) is versatile, easy-to-use, and nicely differentiated for varied learning and teaching strategies. How to use Stepping Stones. Teachers also get a complete list of all student resources (available in both print and digital) and associated teacher notes.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

I was first “officially introduced” to computers shortly after learning how to read. The program itself was set up in a simple way that allowed elementary students to use them easily. In that class, my classmates and I were introduced to the common strategies of typing, such as the “home row.”

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

The book is broken down into four general parts: Classroom Procedures, Classroom Rules and Expectations, Teaching Tips & Strategies, and Partnering with Parents - and it tends to lend itself as a reference. Schools need to develop a when, where and how to protocol for printing. Imagine that!

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 28, 2019

For teachers, this big-picture perspective can help inform classroom management, teaching strategies, content choices, homework policies, and much more. 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.

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techlearning

AUGUST 20, 2018

Class Tech Tips: Teaching Digital Citizenship with Adobe Spark Online Course for Co-Teachers Carving out time for professional development during the school day can be a challenge. Finding Success in Your Co-Teaching Partnership provides actionable strategies for educators at any stage of their career.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

CDW VV2 Strategy. 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. CDW Segment.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 15, 2022

News and Media Literacy begins with the foundational skills and strategies students need to think critically about the news stories, images, and videos they see online. Thinking critically means knowing where news stories come from, what purpose they serve, and how credible they are. Challenging Confirmation Bias.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2015

Every activity in your classroom includes how-to questions. A note of caution: This works best with self-correcting facts, like how to do something, but if it’s a definition or the spelling of a word, students could get the wrong answer and not know it. For lots of teachers, it’s the default strategy for all classwork.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

How does that work? I’ve kind of modeled off of Stephanie Harvey’s Strategies That Work , so there are different sections. I mean, I have digital citizenship hyperdocs, and people just snag them and make a copy and tweak it and make it their own. Hyperdocs How to Tips and Tricks for Teachers. Hopefully they will.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2018

And with the tips and strategies from the fabulous Alice Keeler and Christine Pinto, you will find the task much more feasible. Check out her lesson in my lesson plan database, Model it Up with Google Sheets , where she uses Google Sheets to teach her students how to make five.

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MindShift

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Many of these critical thinking concepts are not difficult but need to become habits adopted early in life, which is why Oxman first tried them out in his children’s elementary school classrooms. One way to teach how science is made is to let the children experience and figure it out for themselves. START EARLY.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

Students improve math skills (applying mathematical theories and formulas to calculate gaming strategy), become more tech literate, and strengthen their scientific reasoning and problem-solving capabilities. Decide how to recruit student leaders or support students who want to start an esports team. Dennis recently completed his Ed.D.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2019

At the same time, it's important to remember that, depending on their ages, kids are still developing skills like empathy, self-control, self-regulation, and how to communicate respectfully online. As educators, it's our responsibility to teach students how to use digital media in respectful and safe ways.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. These creative ways will help you think about how to help children, particularly those who struggle with handwriting and typing. What are some other strategies? Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 24, 2015

Two Week Calendar Wednesday, March 25th at 4pm Common Sense Media Webinar: Chat and Digital Citizenship , Join us live as we review the newest Remind feature, Chat, and strategies to implement it in your classroom and school community. What are my state’s requirements for homeschooling and how do I meet and report them?

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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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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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MIND Research Institute

MAY 18, 2021

We share their obstacles, successes, and strategies in order to build a community better prepared to mathematically equip all students. Christopher Dodge is the Principal and Lead Learner of Orange Elementary Schools in Orange, Massachusetts. All Orange Elementary Schools students receive free breakfast and lunch.

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