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Digital Citizenship: The Critical Call To Educate and Prepare 21st-Century Learners

EdNews Daily

Today’s youth are digital natives who are unaware of life without Internet access, instant communication, mobile phones and an abundance of on-demand information sitting in their pockets. Online, teens are not more digitally literate or skilled than adults. Only a fourth of teachers say digital citizenship is taught at their schools.

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8 Digital tools for engaging classroom presentations

Neo LMS

Tip : Nearpod is helpful when you want to provide extra support for students, guide teaching, check for student understanding and improve student outcomes. Haiku Deck is suitable for any web browser, iPad, iPhone, and Chromebook and makes presentations straightforward. Read more: 5 Benefits of including VR in classroom activities.

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7 Apps That Inspire Students

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are three general guidelines: The app must improve outcomes. Apple Classroom turns student iPads into powerful learning tools, allows teachers to gui. Teachers can view what specific students see on their iPads, lock devices as needed, and even log all devices out at the end of class. So, how do you pick those five apps?

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In the marketplace: Minecraft Education Edition, apps for ELLs, digital citizenship, and more

eSchool News

The app, designed exclusively for iPad’s, collates information covering students likes & dislikes, learning activities, interests and academic achievements to provide a holistic view of a student’s school career.

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11 Back-to-school Activities for the First Month of School

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are eleven such activities I’ve collected from colleagues using transformative tools that optimize learning while making students active participants in expected learning outcomes: Class management. A good alternative if you don’t have the ability to project your iPad to the class screen: Bouncy Balls. Class Rules.

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Looking for a Class Robot? Try Robo Wunderkind

Ask a Tech Teacher

To get started, I needed a mobile device (like an iPhone, Android phone, or an iPad–the latter is recommended), a Bluetooth connection, and a risk-takers mentality. Suggestion : I started on my iPhone but quickly switched to my iPad. I tell you this because, if I can build a robot with this system, any six-year-old (and up) can.

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What Separates a Good Blended Learning Program From a Bad One?

Edsurge

Whether creating digital resources and activities or planning a large purchase of student devices, the technology should support the learning, not the other way around. Mindful pairing of digital resources to learning outcomes is an excellent way to ensure that any blended learning program will produce the desired learning outcomes.