Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

Digital media and technology are increasingly a part of our lives, but it's important that we're conscious of the media choices we're making. Overall, it's essential to think about whether digital media and technology are enhancing students' learning, or potentially even detracting from it.

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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? Again, I think the way it works — from the technology behind the scenes — I don’t feel like I’ve seen any slowdown whatsoever with any of them.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 2, 2018

Connecting Parents to Student’s Digital Lives. Vicki: Today we are talking with Mike Daugherty @MoreThanATech , Director of Technology in Ohio. He also won 2016 Outstanding Technology’s Administrator of the Year for Ohio. And what I’m trying to avoid is not being so centric around technology in terms of tools.

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

I was asked to write an opinion piece for the Western Morning News earlier this week as a response to the comments from Ofsted and their advisers on the use of technology in schools. Many teachers are left wondering whether personal technologies such as smartphones actually have a place in education and what risks and threats accompany them.

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