Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 17, 2022

And when it comes to exam prep, there’s no reason you can’t use technology to make the process more engaging for your students. Technology can be a valuable tool for accomplishing this goal, and in this post, we’ll take a look at seven ways educators can use technology to help students prepare for exams.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

The social media platform became a resource when I was running on empty. Nowadays, there are so many social media platforms that it can be overwhelming to keep track of for teachers. When my students would ask me how many followers I had on my Facebook account and Twitter, I stated I did not know. Where did I turn?

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Lightspeed Systems

JULY 20, 2023

Lightspeed Parent Portal's YouTube and social media controls pave the way for a more secure and enriching digital journey for students. Therefore, collaboration between parents, guardians, and educators is key in fostering digital citizenship. Want to learn more about Lightspeed’s Parent Portal ?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 29, 2017

Many educators, administrators, and parents would prefer to leave social media out of the curriculum. Social media is scary! Yes, our learners do very scary things on social media which can and have ruined lives. Find the archive of the chat below with tips and insights.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2015

Here’s a long list of websites to address Digital Citizenship topics you teach in your classroom: Avatars. to promote digital privacy. Copyrights and Digital Law. Brainpop Digital Citizenship. Digital presence. Digital Communications. Social media. Avatar 1–a monster.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2022

It’s Here–the High School Technology Curriculum! Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links? Facebook: [link] . Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Tech Tip #105: Create Shortkeys for Windows Tools. Tech Tip #118–Top 10 iPad Shortkeys. Top 10 Reviews .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 20, 2016

You joined all the big social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, blogging–just for starters). You committed hours to it, and then days, eager to make this work because everyone you know talks about how much they learn from social media. When you get questions or comments on social media, answer them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2021

Throughout the year, I post websites and apps the Ask a Tech Teacher crew’s classes found useful, instructive, helpful in integrating technology into classroom lesson plans. Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links? Facebook: [link] . Some, you agreed with us about; others not so much.

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Fractus Learning

AUGUST 5, 2022

By teaching the children good digital citizenship, you are keeping your children safe and helping them build an online presence they’ll be proud of…even at the age of 80. 9 Elements of Digital Citizenship. 1 – Digital Access. Unfortunately, digital access is limited or denied to some.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 30, 2023

Search Social Media Searching directories, waiting by the phone for hours, and swinging by the last known address were all the old ways of tracking someone down. But now, with the advent of social media, tracking down an old teacher is easier than ever. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

And how kids act in games can offer a glimpse into how they may act in other digital worlds—and the real one as well. As Games Evolve, Digital Citizenship Follows Higgins grew up with online games—back in the days of dial-up modems and laggy connections. Yet that’s not stopping efforts to create digital citizenship games.

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Class Tech Integrate

JULY 25, 2017

One of the most powerful things technology allows for our students, is the ability for student voice to be heard. Many educators who embrace the use of technology in the classroom, are still very leery of talking about social media in the classroom. Why promote student learning/voice with social media?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. But what about cyberbullying?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 8, 2020

Throughout the year, I post websites and apps the Ask a Tech Teacher crew’s classes found useful, instructive, helpful in integrating technology into classroom lesson plans. Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links? Facebook: [link]. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 4, 2019

Turning A Viral Hoax Into A Lesson on Internet Safety Over the last week, you have probably seen some reference to the “Momo Challenge,” hidden messages in Youtube videos, and calls for technology companies to police their systems to protect kids. You have probably also seen a number of reports of things being a hoax that should be ignored.

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Waterford

MARCH 11, 2021

What Does it Mean for a Student to be a Digital Native? What is a digital native? The term was coined by author Marc Prensky to describe a person who grew up surrounded by technology and is familiar with the Internet from an early age on. Others caution against taking the “digital native” concept too far.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 28, 2018

The illegitimate, fictional organizations and profiles creating this content were never outed or recognized as such by anyone, neither Facebook who let them spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on the ads nor the people who reshared their content and never stopped to ask whose content they were sharing figured out these were false.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 8, 2021

As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems which I share with you. I include lots of links for readers to sites that will help them integrate technology into education. Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 20, 2021

If we humans aren’t giving away our personal information (as we do on FB, Tiktok, Instagram, Twitter and every other social media account), we’re having it stolen without our permission or knowledge and sold to those who mean us harm. we have a access to our income streams on our digital devices. Use Signal instead.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2021

million views from visitors (about 10,000 follow us) to the 2,444 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links? Facebook: [link] . Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Instagram: @AskaTechTeacher.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2020

million views from visitors (about 10,000 follow us) to the 2,184 articles on integrating technology into the classroom. Digital Citizenship. 21st Century School — How Technology Is Changing Education. Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links? Facebook: [link]. Facebook: [link].

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The PL2C Blog

JULY 24, 2017

Social Media: every students’ obsession and every teacher/principal/district’s nightmare. But what if educators reshaped their perspective on Social Media, and created more intentional uses of these communication platforms that bear calculated weight? Examples: Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter, and LinkedIn.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2021

Many people witnessed the change in technology from dial-up modems to broadband. However, a child born in this technological era permeates every activity they do. It is highly important to understand children’s addictive behavior when it comes to technology. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 12, 2020

As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems which I share with you. 11 Projects to Teach Digital Citizenship. 22 Digital Tools You Must Have in Your Classroom. Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links?

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The New York City Department of Education has come a long way since 2012 when I took a risk and criticized the city's conservative approach to social media. It wasn't long after that I was brought on to help New York City schools embrace social media for teaching and learning. For us that was Facebook.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. But what about cyberbullying?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2021

Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. A study in the UK found that the average person has around 118 accounts. But they do have other suggestions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 1, 2018

Also, we’d love to have you follow us on our social media. Like and Follow us on Facebook. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. There, we offer how-to videos, posters, and more to all friends. Here’s where you can find us: Follow Ask a Tech Teacher (sign up in the sidebar).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. Cyberbullying occurs on not just social media like Twitter, Facebook, and topical forums, but multiplayer games and school discussion boards. But what about cyberbullying?

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

As teachers, we all have assumptions -- and likely some opinions -– about teenagers and social media. This week, Common Sense is releasing its latest research report, Social Media, Social Life: Teens Reveal Their Experiences , a deep dive into the social media habits of American teenagers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2018

Like and Follow us on Facebook. If you do, you’ll probably find one of us over at your social media, checking things out in your corner of the tech ed world. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. Sign up for my newsletter. Follow us on Twitter. We love a good road trip! More on blogs.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 16, 2012

With all this use of technology and the notion that prospective employers and college admissions officers are researching applicants, students should learn how to be responsible digital citizens and consider the effects of their digital footprints. The Process: Students would go to Tagxedo.com and enter in their Twitter handle.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2015

As we consume more social media, our perspectives are getting less diverse. note : Innovation In Action is a new monthly column from the International Society of Technology in Education focused on exem plary practices in education. And I’m not the only one using social media sites in this way.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2020

Passwords are now required to access websites, banking, email, social media, favorite shopping sites, chat venues like iMessenger, and even certain documents. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. A study in the UK found that the average person has around 118 accounts.

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