Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Now, children are digital natives. Children as young as two are utilizing tablets, exploring the apps on smartphones, and accessing knowledge via the internet. Felicia Zorn has taught both middle school in Georgia and elementary school in Tennessee. Or better yet, why should we integrate online learning into our classrooms ?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 31, 2016

Many students enter kindergarten with a basic knowledge of digital devices like iPads and smartphones, but this rarely includes the use of a mouse. Good for elementary through high school; no log-in required; works well on Chromebooks. This little piece of hardware is strictly for desktop devices and maybe add-ons for laptops.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

can of soda, and smart enough to automatically sync with your desktop, smartphone, or iPad. 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. It can detect movement within a range of 15 cm to 4 m.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2017

Technology includes the iPads toddlers play on, the smartphones we use to guide our days, the apps that turn our lights on and off–or start our car. Elementary-age students think this is true, but something happens between 4th and 8th grade. They begin to shy away from the academics they used to love. Classroom Architect.

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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

DECEMBER 15, 2016

The easy access to information due to their smartphone in their back pocket does not make them truly knowledgable.just able to regurgitate facts.or Educators, all of us that use technology in the classroom, have a responsibility to teach digital citizenship.

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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. If there’s one thing the spread of the smartphone has accomplished, it has been the complete destruction of any semblance of balance in our lives.

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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? Mike Daugherty on episode 245 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

The organization’s blog offers useful insights and advice on classroom technologies, digital citizenship, personalized learning and more. Keller ISD Digital Learning Blog. Elementary teacher Amy Pietrowski adds a dash of STEM into all of her classes. iste | Read the blog. Texas Computer Education Association. Karly Moura.

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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. Of course, teaching Digital Citizenship beforehand also goes a long way. . For students that lack computing devices, many chat applications can be accessed with a smartphone. . Virtual Platforms.

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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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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. In " Going Places Safely ," younger elementary schoolers can learn how to think of using the internet as going on a field trip. Going Places Safely (K-Grade 2).

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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.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2015

Kodable now offers a curriculum for elementary school. The game approach feels much like typical games youngers are already playing on their iPads and Smartphones. She is the editor/author of dozens of tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Smartphones have been around for 10 years now, but in education, the shifts are vastly different within our classrooms. This year at Schuylerville, our middle school students started the year with a digital citizenship lesson about being a consumer of technology versus being a creator.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

Here are some great math apps for iPads and smartphones that add rigor and automaticity to your classroom: AIRR Math –student centered math activities in AIRR Math promote a strong, solid foundation for students’ success throughout their educational experiences. Help Cliff reach the top and get the eggs by completing equations. and it’s free!

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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. Google Cardboard costs like, what — $12 – and every kid has a smartphone. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. Vicki: And you know what? So how hard is it? Kecia: Yeah!

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 27, 2020

You can use almost any device, including a smartphone (so long as it has a camera) to download the Zoom app from the company's Download Center , iTunes, or Google Play. For pre-K and elementary school students, teachers are using Zoom to provide continuity and community. How does Zoom work?

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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. News and politics have been reshaped by social media and 24-hours news entertainment.

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