Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2022

Plus, nowadays they have easy access to resources and educational materials (no more time spent in the library). Help them find the resources they need by using mediums that are familiar to them (Google, social media, YouTube, and so on). So encourage them to explore the topics in which they show interest.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 5, 2019

" However, there's still a question of whether smartphones and social media enhance or distract from the museum experience. Recommended for: Grades: 6-12 Subjects: arts, digital citizenship, social studies, ELA. " Show the Vox video " How Instagram Traps Are Changing Art Museums."

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 19, 2018

We often hear from educators who feel like they don't have the time to address digital citizenship in their classrooms. Or by the media specialist during library time? However, digital citizenship skills don't have to be presented as targeted lessons. Model digital citizenship on social media.

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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.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

Our own Kristina Holzweiss shared the Wakelet on Wakelet she co-presented, as well as her blog post on library uses of the platform. Among the MANY items in my own digital tote is Denise Henry-Orndorff’s Periodic Table of Google Extensions. This year, I created an elective, Social Justice through Social Media.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Instead of focusing only on screen time, this article will cover how teachers and students can use devices and consume media in more deliberate and mindful ways -- what Common Sense calls "media balance." See Google's cookie information for details. See Google's cookie information for details.

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Buncee

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

Check out some of these recent additions to the Buncee Templates Library for having students express themselves by creating an acrostic poem or a virtual locker. Explore the Templates Library to create something like this fast, and make it your own by selecting from the more than 35,000 choices available in the media library!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

Collect these into a digital library that kids can access online, see what friends are reading over the summer, and find books that appeal to them. Take the stress out of technology by letting students use typical tech tools (like Excel or Google Sheets) to play a game. Here are several examples: Battleship on Google Sheets.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 10, 2017

The resources that are featured in our EdTech Playgrounds come directly from our classrooms and libraries. The resources range from coding, drawing, dancing, virtual trips, and digital citizenship. The stations are setup in the library, and teachers rotate through the stations to learn from the Tech Squad students.

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edWeb.net

JULY 18, 2017

In “ Summer Reading 501: Helping Generation App Read This Summer ,” Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT; and Jane Lofton, Teacher Librarian, presented creative ideas to get students excited about summer reading. During a read aloud, teachers can sign up to read a book of their choice at the public library.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 16, 2016

Google Storybuilder. Google Storybuilder tells a story with text and music through the eyes of specific individuals. No log-in is required, but students can register with their Google accounts. When done editing, students can add music from an included royalty-free library. Freemium; mobile app. VoiceThread.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

Even when schools provide for these students — like making them beneficiaries of a BYOD funding program, or letting them check out a device from the school’s library — the digital divide doesn’t disappear completely. These students just don’t need another social status symbol tied to their persona.

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Gaggle Speaks

OCTOBER 14, 2015

Students are creating an increasing amount of digital drama on social media, email, mobile apps and online collaboration tools. ” Cyber Civics prepares young people with the skills to be ethical, competent and empowered digital citizens. .” “We want to guide them to be better digital citizens.”

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 29, 2015

When nine worshipers at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, West Virginia, were murdered on June 17, 2015, social media news feeds quickly filled with opinionated posts about the impacts, meaning, and historical precedents surrounding the event. Used under a CC BY-SA 2.0

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

Social media has over a thousand posts on how awesome it is. I immediately was attracted to the interactive model of Pear Deck, which integrated with Google Slides or PowerPoint with a simple add-on. The platform also has a library of over 45,000 topics teachers can access when looking for a content lesson or idea.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 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. Learn about addressing student privacy and up-to-date acceptable use policies that include social media.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Books: Get Started with Google Classroom, Ditch That Homework, and more. Social Media: @alicekeeler, YouTube. Alice Keeler is a Google Certified Teacher, New Media Consortium K12 Ambassador, Microsoft Innovative Educator and LEC Admin & Online and Blended certified. Social Media: @ericcurts, YouTube.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

Wednesday, April 29th at 4pm Common Sense Media Webinar: Helping Students Make Good Digital Decisions with Digital Compass , Join Common Sense Education for a webinar to celebrate the launch of their newest free education resource, Digital Compass. Library 2.015 Spring Summit: This Week!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 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. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Is your library mobile friendly?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. To believe that would require, of course, that we overlook the role that the major technology platforms – Google, Facebook, and Amazon – play in education. Education’s Proto-Platforms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

As a teacher, you’ll want to provide the following: digital devices–such as laptops, iPads, Chromebooks, or desktops, for daily use. a digital class calendar–with due dates, activities, and other events. a class internet start page–to curate websites, widgets, and other digital tools used for learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 16, 2017

Project templates include social memes, mini websites, narrated tutorials, presentations, reports, posters, how-to videos, and more. You can access files in Dropbox, Google Photos, YouTube, Vimeo, or upload them from your local computer. Older students can log in via Facebook, Google, or with Gmail credentials. I miss them.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 24, 2019

The Social Media Search Engine. Google Advanced Search – Informational Search Engine – It may be best to direct students towards the Google Advanced Search Engine even before using the Google Basic Search. Take a look at the Google Advanced Search Engine and see why it really should be a basic prerequisite!

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Someday, I’d like all of my students to grow up to be the kinds of people I would want to friend on Facebook, or Instagram, or Snapchat, or whatever the social media du jour is at the time. Even if they don't seek me out, I'd like to think I'd be proud to include them in my social media circle.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Barbara Stripling, Professor Emerita, Syracuse University, and former ALA President, describes the history and goals of the project that builds on an earlier version developed by school librarians in 2009 under the auspices of the Office of Library Services and its former Director, Dr. Stripling.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

They support single sign-on with Google and Clever. Google Cardboard costs like, what — $12 – and every kid has a smartphone. This is not necessarily something you might teach in a classroom, but it’s certainly something that’s relevant to every student and every teacher in our schools, and that’s social media.

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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 10, 2020

Then you can share directly to Google Classroom. Screencastify Submit easily integrates with Google Classroom to send assignments to students without needing the Chrome extension. There is a wide array of templates available, including various sizes specifically formatted for social media platforms.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

For those of us who remember a time before the internet, using Google for research might feel strange -- like being thrust from the cozy confines of a favorite library straight into the Wild West of the web. But in today’s world, it’s impossible to ignore Google Search as a legitimate tool for research. That depends.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 6, 2018

For those of us who remember a time before the internet, using Google for research might feel strange -- like being thrust from the cozy confines of a favorite library straight into the Wild West of the web. But in today’s world, it’s impossible to ignore Google Search as a legitimate tool for research. That depends.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 5, 2015

You can even sign in through Google Apps for Education. Pictures can be imported from your photo library, Instagram, Facebook or the web. Using the frame layout option, students can create a collage of photos for sequencing activities or digital portfolios. Add images from your photo library or snap new ones with your camera.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

What’s more, they have curated the best lessons into a comprehensive library of lessons that are free for teachers to use as well! What’s more, they have a fantastic library of lessons created by teachers who use Nearpod in their own classrooms. Google Apps For Education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Steve: Lucy’s our social media guru… Lucy: Yes there is. Lucy also has received the distinctions of Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Innovator. But you click into your own time zone. You’ll see the sessions that are running. You’ll see the session rooms, and it’s really a lot of fun. Twitter: @elemenous.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events that we hold and from our over 200 partners, and provides valuable links to learning conversations taking place in the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Nominate your favorite keynote speakers for Library 2.014.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Media Literacy Courses and Curricula The providers below offer more comprehensive resources on media literacy, from courses (from just a few hours to weeks) to a curriculum linked to a scope and sequence and standards. Digital Citizenship Curriculum (by Common Sense Education): Features free K-12 lessons on news and media literacy.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

But as successive refinements improve them to the point that they start to steal customers, they may end up reshaping entire industries: classified ads (Craigslist), long distance calls (Skype), record stores (iTunes), research libraries (Google), local stores (eBay), taxis (Uber) and newspapers (Twitter).” Maker Movement.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update April 15th The very existence of libraries affords the best evidence that we may yet have hope for the future of man. - National Library Week. National Library Week is this week, and the theme is "Lives change @ your library®." Audrey is coming this year!) We are, of course, big fans!

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