EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 27, 2019

But there are options for districts that want to foster students’ digital skills and steer them away from more mischievous or devious outlets for their hacking. MORE FROM EDTECH: Learn how industry-specific technology is helping schools prep students for future jobs. Offer Real-World Work Experiences and Professional Credentials.

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Digital Learning Digital Citizenship Mobility Learning 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. In 2009, a National Center for Education Statistics survey showed that about 90% of schools prohibited cell phones during school hours. Mobile phones can do pretty much everything a computer can via apps and Internet access.

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Mobility iPad Survey Chromebook 174

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2017

Today I'm publishing the survey results at ModernLearning.com for the 2017 Learning Revolution 's survey on technology and learning, which is the initial part of a larger effort to create a worldwide online conference on this topic. The original survey is on the site and you are welcome to fill it out.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 13, 2018

polls, forms, or surveys. It is a robust, intuitive tool that makes forms and surveys easy to create for teachers and a snap to join for students (for example, no login required — just a class code). Polls, forms, and surveys. For many, JotForm is the essential forms creation tool whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices.

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Meeting Survey Google Digital Citizenship 151

Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Everywhere outside of the education industry (which seems to focus on Google Forms), JotForm is the gold standard for creation of forms whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. push out polls or surveys on upcoming or past events. Compare JotForm and Survey Monkey. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years.

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Digital Citizenship Comparison Survey Social Media 155

Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2018

polls and surveys on upcoming or past events. Survey Monkey. For those with a Google account, it is free, online, and available on all platforms and all digital devices. For many, JotForm is the gold standard for forms creation whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. feedback on events. class enrollments. Google Forms.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2019

About a decade ago, I began to notice a shift, and now the vast majority of students admit that it’s technological distractions—texting, social media apps and online streaming—that often prevent them from completing work and being engaged in class. Before my first visit, I provided the school with a survey to give to students.

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Social Media Survey Digital Citizenship Policies 167

Gaggle Speaks

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

We were talking about how Gaggle and Common Sense Education could work together to draw attention to the need to teach Digital Citizenship and further protect students when they use school- or district-provided technology. The Common Sense Census summarizes survey results through ten key findings. Charts and Graphs.

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Digital Citizenship Digital Divide Survey Mobility 45

Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 5, 2017

For each project find a description, the recommended age groups, the time commitment, and the platform (mobile or web). Students contribute in many ways, including by completing surveys, transcribing, playing online games, collecting measurements, archiving, reading maps, identification, and much more. What’s involved?

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

But how -- and how much -- teens use social media has evolved almost as quickly as the technology itself. Looking at only 13- to 14-year-olds, 84 percent now have a smartphone, and 93 percent have some type of mobile device such as a tablet. Support digital citizenship education in your school. Facebook is out.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Facebook 59

EdTechTeam

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Tool #1: Mobile Technology. The first, and arguably the most obvious, tool for instructional coaches is some sort of mobile technology. It is important for coaches to have technology that is mobile, because your role as an instructional coach is mobile. A word of caution about coaching mobility.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

In addition to sessions and presentations, edtech companies made major announcements and launched new products aimed at everything from network security and communication to digital portfolios and mobile devices. This gaming powerhouse features NVIDIA G-SYNC technology, a 15.6-inch

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Mobility Digital Citizenship Assessment eBook 58

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

But how -- and how much -- teens use social media has evolved almost as quickly as the technology itself. Looking at only 13- to 14-year-olds, 84 percent now have a smartphone, and 93 percent have some type of mobile device such as a tablet. Support digital citizenship education in your school. Facebook is out.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Facebook 57

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

The questionnaire is deliberately short (thirteen-sixteen questions, depending upon which version you take) in order to prevent student survey fatigue. Auditory/Aural: a preference for information that is heard or spoken such as lectures, group discussion, radio, email, mobile phones, speaking, web-chat and talking things through.

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Learning Differentiated Instruction Report Digital Citizenship 193

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2016

SyncSpace is a sharable, zoomable, collaborative whiteboard for iPads, mobile devices, laptops, and computers. To be honest, I didn’t find this in the other collaborative whiteboards either that I surveyed prior to selecting SyncSpace (though GroupBoard does offer a chat function). Free to try. Educational Applications.

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iPad Digital Citizenship Laptops Resources 150

Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 16, 2017

For educators, the survey data help us better understand what’s going on at home and can guide our thinking about the role teachers play in shaping students’ media use. For educators, the rise of mobile media in homes presents us with an important role to play for kids and families.

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Mobility Digital Divide Digital Citizenship Mobile Learning 40

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

But how -- and how much -- teens use social media has evolved almost as quickly as the technology itself. Looking at only 13- to 14-year-olds, 84 percent now have a smartphone, and 93 percent have some type of mobile device such as a tablet. Support digital citizenship education in your school. Facebook is out.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Facebook 40

Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

But how -- and how much -- teens use social media has evolved almost as quickly as the technology itself. Looking at only 13- to 14-year-olds, 84 percent now have a smartphone, and 93 percent have some type of mobile device such as a tablet. Support digital citizenship education in your school. Facebook is out.

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Social Media Digital Citizenship Smartphone Facebook 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

First, to ensure you do not miss a valuable post or other resources covering PBL, Digital Curriculum, Web 2.0, STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS. Educate and encourage students to practice proper digital citizenship at all times. Create A Survey.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

We have gotten much more mobile-friendly , as there are Collaborate apps for iOS and Android, and the conference schedule and session links can be easily accessed on mobile devices by going to [link] from your mobile device or clicking on the "mobile schedule" link in the Summit menu.

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Common Core Conference Blackboard Digital Citizenship 71

NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

In 2014, ALA Washington’s Office for Information and Technology Policy (OITP) developed a helpful white paper to examine CIPA’s decade-long impact, Fencing Out Knowledge t h a t d e l i n e a t e d f o u r recommendations t o ALA: Increase awareness of the spectrum of filtering choices. Digital Citizenship by OSAPAC.

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E-rate Digital Citizenship Libraries Social Media 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 2, 2015

Google Classroom is quietly becoming the most powerful tool in education technology. It may not be as forward-thinking as we’d like here at TeachThought, but Google Classroom excels in providing solutions for a broad swath of teachers who have a variety of expertise and comfort level with education technology.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

This piece was co-authored by Lisa Guernsey , director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America and Michael H. Recent research is fueling debate about the role that digital media may play in strengthening educational opportunities for all students.

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Broadband Industry Digital Citizenship Libraries 40

Graphite Blog

MARCH 25, 2016

This piece was co-authored by Lisa Guernsey , director of the Early Education Initiative and the Learning Technologies Project in the Education Policy Program at New America and Michael H. Recent research is fueling debate about the role that digital media may play in strengthening educational opportunities for all students.

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Broadband Industry Digital Citizenship Libraries 40

Educator Innovator

JUNE 22, 2013

Just prior to the 2012 election, YPP released results of a national survey that questioned 3,000 young people, ages 15-25 on how they use the Internet, social media and engage in politics. Much of this research comes from the Youth and Participatory Politics (YPP) research network sponsored by the MacArthur Foundation.

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Education Digital Divide Comparison Survey 28

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Have them take the following surveys: Edutopia’s Multiple Intelligences quiz . Paint Studio –fully featured art tool for mobile devices. Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning. 28 projects that blend technology and writing. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years.

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Microsoft iPad Digital Citizenship Video 157

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2016

Have them take the following surveys: Edutopia’s Multiple Intelligences quiz . Paint Studio –fully featured art tool for mobile devices. Technology Removes Obstructed Writers’ Barriers to Learning. 28 projects that blend technology and writing. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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Microsoft iPad Digital Citizenship Software 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 9, 2018

Global Lingo surveyed 1,029 people and found that 59% “would not use a company that had obvious grammatical or spelling mistakes on its website or marketing material”. The mobile apps are free. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. The number one response (by far) was “poor spelling or grammar.”.

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Adobe Analysis Facebook Digital Citizenship 157

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 5, 2015

And this is a displacing and replacing that will only accelerate as re-conceptualizing of the craft of teaching in light of emerging technologies and global distinctions increases. One of the primary movers in the new context for education is technology, and the human element behind the technology that’s behind the new context?

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Analysis Trends 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Eliot The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. We will feature guest poet Chaouki M''kaddem , keynote speaker Steve Wheeler , a technology smackdown event that anyone can sign-up for, and seven mini-presentations. Interested in presenting?

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BYOD Libraries Conference Learning 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2014

Thursday, June 12th at 10:30am in Madison, WI GLS 10 Conference - Games in the Classroom , A panel discussion on surveys about games and learning: what surveys can and can''t tell us about this topic, what we learned via survey data, and implications for practice. How can we help kids make a better digital world?

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Google Classroom Digital Citizenship Conference 54

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60