Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

What does E-rate have to do with digital citizenship? Through E-rate, your school or library can receive support to purchase communication services and other technological products. What services are eligible to receive discounts under E-rate? What are the educational requirements for compliance? What if I get audited?

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Another idea is to have students create their own newsletter to talk about what they are learning, even include a video and choose from all of the options in the media library to add to their story. Elementari. Elementari is a great option for having students create an interactive story by remixing the stories available.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

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. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

With all of these technologies populating classrooms this year, it is also more integral than ever that educators instill students with the tenets of digital citizenship. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

In this post I would like to explore resources that are available for facilitating proper digital citizenship in the classroom. 10 Digital Citizenship Resources: The Web in the Classroom…Part 3 ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ). It is important that educators teach and model proper digital citizenship.

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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

NOVEMBER 6, 2020

Elementary School Students. Create a show about kindness and present it to elementary schools (e.g. Go to the library and thank the librarian if s/he helps you with something. Set up a Little Free Library at your school or neighborhood. Do a chore without being reminded. Do your homework without being reminded.

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techlearning

AUGUST 21, 2018

NEW YORK, NY – August 21, 2018 – School Library Journal(SLJ) has announced Ali Schilpp, a library media specialist from Northern Middle School in Accident, MD, as the 2018 School Librarian of the Year. Schu, the Ambassador of School Libraries for Scholastic Book Fairs; a “Mr.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Over the decades I have added both Educational Technology and TESOL (Teaching English as a Second Language) endorsements to my elementary teaching certificate. We began taking our mobile lab to schools, churches, libraries, and other non-profit sites. “Typing by the Numbers”. Dr. Bill Morgan, Ph.D.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The company also offers a set of Student Safety and Wellness courses for students on topics such as bullying, suicide and digital citizenship and resources such as whitepapers and webinars to help teachers and administrators deal with issues of student mental health and trauma stemming from the pandemic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

If I want to push my re ading, I sign up with my local library’s reading club, but other times I set a goal of a book or two a month in the summertime and make time to sit and read. Helping students manage social media and attain media literacy skills is part of developing their wellness habits. Reestablish. Connections.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2019

The Elementary Wonder Pack: Comes with Wonder’s award-winning Dash and Dot robots, accessories, and curriculum guides. Plus, it includes a one-year subscription to Wonder’s Digital Activities Library for more project ideas. Winners get to choose between two amazing prize options. Prize Option One. Prize Option Two.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Part of this is a large library of online interactive tools including videos and game-like activities. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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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. The Call for Proposals will open May 1st , immediately following the Library 2.015 Spring Summit.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

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. Books are made available from a variety of sources including the Library of Congress. Open Library.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

You can also visit PASCO website’s Digital Library for hundreds of free labs and experiments that can be sorted by age group (elementary, MS, HS, AP, or University) or subject. Scroll below the top screen and find dozens of videos on subjects like Ohm’s Law, acid-base titration, and the physics of bridges.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

Digital Citizenship ? Elementary Years ? Libraries and Librarians ? Balancing Home and School ? Blended Learning ? Brain-based Learning ? Classroom 2.0 ? College Admissions ? Connections ? Creativity ? Defining Success ? Educational Technology ? Engagement ? Family & Parenting ? Future of Eduction ? High School ?

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techlearning

JUNE 19, 2018

PebbleGo’s database is used by students in nearly 20% of the country’s elementary schools. With more than 1,000 articles connected to K–2 curriculum topics, PebbleGo exposes students to the concept of research and credible sources to begin developing good digital citizenship skills at an early age.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 23, 2018

Andy Plemmons shared a bounty of ideas for setting the right message in his Expect the Miraculous post, The Power of First Lines: Another New Library Orientation. School is back in session in Georgia, and I’m once again reorganizing what happens in the first visit to the library. What is that right message?

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Gaggle Speaks

DECEMBER 7, 2016

Our story as a mother-son digital citizenship team began long before we created our combined @CurranCentral account almost a year ago. We put these words into action and, as a mother/son team, we co-moderate Twitter chats on digital citizenship and student voice. Curran is the founder of the Digital Citizenship Institute.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

The Summit will be free to watch “live,” with each talk or presentation available for five days, then being placed, along with bonus materials, in a library that can be purchased with inexpensive “all-access” pass. I have run online conferences in the education and library worlds for ten years, and have hosted over 100 specific events.

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2018

After a full year of study, some initial action items emerged: Extended Library Hours : One outcome to support students was to extend library hours. The project included help and guidance from the school’s student leadership, administration, and library and tech teacher, as well as district librarians.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 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. This virtual conference will be hosted in Adobe Connect and registration is free for librarians and leaders of libraries.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books. Bottom line: This large collection of books and videos on a wide variety of topics is an easy -- and free -- enhancement to any classroom library. Bottom line: These powerful science units capitalize on elementary school students' natural curiosity.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

At the end we wrapped up a day of learning with a digital citizenship review. Review before you take the exam with the Ed Tech Team Bootcamp Signature Resource Library. Mitchell Elementary School Visalia, CA @amydownsamy Want to begin or continue your own Google Certification journey? Copy & paste to save time.”

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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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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 19, 2015

INFOhio , Ohio’s PreK-12 Digital Library, knows how important it is to spread light–in knowledge and in leadership–by reaching out to the education community. Currently, school librarians are disappearing from staff lists, but recent national legislative actions have lit a new flame of hope in the school library windows.

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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. 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. Watch this quick video to learn how!

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books Bottom line: This large collection of books and videos on a wide variety of topics is an easy -- and free -- enhancement to any classroom library. Unlimited Books for Kids. Kodable - Coding for Kids. Mystery Science. TIME for Kids.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books Bottom line: This large collection of books and videos on a wide variety of topics is an easy -- and free -- enhancement to any classroom library. Unlimited Books for Kids. Kodable - Coding for Kids. Mystery Science. TIME for Kids.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Mortenson Creating a 24/7 Professional Development Model by Josh Allen Creating a Library Website to Support Information Literacy Needs by Luann Edwards Creating ePortfolios using Weebly by Valerie R. Venable Social Networking for Social Good with TakingITGlobal for Educators by Kate Gatto Social Networking for Teacher Education by Leigh A.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

Students middle school and up (or precocious elementary) can find easy-to-understand facts for a state report or a perspective project evaluating what happened around the world while they were winning a soccer game. Students 9-13 may prefer the younger-oriented, Fact Monster.

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EdTechSandyK

NOVEMBER 26, 2011

Her dedication to promoting the noble calling of the teaching profession and teaching digital citizenship to students through real-world, world-wide collaborative projects is inspiring. I rarely come away from reading one of her blog posts on these topics and others without having much food for thought to chew on.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 20, 2015

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. The Call for Proposals will open May 1st , immediately following the Library 2.015 Spring Summit.

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