Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Wally Clipper, has a great run-down on 8 trends you’ll want to watch in 2020: 8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020. From digital certificates to learning analytics, here are eight EdTech trends to look forward to in the coming months. More on tech trends. Data Analytics.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2022

Not a surprise that student use of social media is way up since remote learning became de rigeur in learning. Social media limits users to 13+ but doesn’t monitor that. My conclusion: We aren’t teaching enough about the proper use of social media platforms and the danger of cyberbullying.

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Teacher Tech

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

Eductor and Leader, Carly Spina, shares a resource to counteract the latest TikTok trends and a way to help students use social media in positive ways. The post Shifting the TikTok Trend: Students Have the Power! FREE RESOURCES included! appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Edtech is poised to guide students to success in 2024 Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Discover Current Trends in Education In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has spread the word about how edtech has witnessed transformative trends shaping the future of learning.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Keep reading to discover the meaning of some of the most common trends in Edtech. Digital citizenship refers to appropriate and responsible use of technology.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 17, 2017

Did you notice any peculiar trends on Instagram recently? Others have made efforts to foster digital citizenship and online safety as well. In particular, I appreciated the page with advice on sharing, friending and reporting, which is an especially great resource for students new to social media.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2023

One of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributors has ideas on photo effects that students will be able to quickly master and enjoy using: 5 Fun Photo Effects and Edits to Try Out With Your Class As a teacher, you might have noticed that your students love taking photos and posting them on popular social media platforms.

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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? By Douglas Price, 6th Grade Teacher at Voyager Academy.

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eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

This means that there are more concepts, terms, and trends in education that teachers need to be aware of - but how do you keep track of them all? Keep reading to discover the meaning of some of the most common trends in Edtech. Digital citizenship refers to appropriate and responsible use of technology.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Not long ago, the term "digital citizenship" connoted cyberbullying, privacy, safety, and security. Much like the term has continued to evolve, the Los Angeles Unified School District’s (LA Unified) efforts, known as #DigCitLA , have expanded with the growth of digital citizenship awareness.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 9, 2020

The “Don’t be a Troll” meme contest calls on students for help to combat the insidious and out-of-control trend of internet “trolling.” The contest, organized by Impero Software, is a way to promote empathy and digital citizenship, and to bring attention to the issue of online “trolls” in a creative, fun way.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

Innovative educators understand the importance of being in touch with the latest trends in ed tech. Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) helps us by sharing what the organization sees as the next big trends. Digital Citizenship: Student Style Dr. Marialice B.

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Gaggle Speaks

MAY 9, 2017

As I now try to teach parents and teachers how to gauge the appropriateness of digital citizenship lessons for kids, I use a technique modeled after choosing “just right” books. What about social media ? Figure out what your kids like to do online, and then connect your digital citizenship instruction to it.

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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. For more, browse our library of news and media literacy articles.

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Tech Helpful

APRIL 5, 2018

Recently I attended an e-parenting workshop at a local school here in Chattanooga and the speaker shared a great social media rating guide: This can be found at www.safesmartsocial.com. Follow your kids on social media. Your child does not have to have access to ALL the social media apps.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2017

I consider myself well-versed in social media. I've given most social media platforms a test run in my classroom and try to keep up-to-date on the latest trends, apps, and uses. Educators tend to meet most social media platforms with skepticism, and it's easy to see why.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 18, 2015

As we consume more social media, our perspectives are getting less diverse. And I’m not the only one using social media sites in this way. According to the Pew Research Center, more than 50 percent of American adults get their news from social media sites, and this percentage is much higher for Millennials.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2016

In this episode, Shannon Mclintock -Miller and I discuss current best practices about digital citizenship and online safety for kids. If you’ve ever taught kids who have their own smartphones, you know how quickly social media problems can escalate at school. BAM Radio Network | iTunes. Episode 296 Listening Guide.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 9, 2024

And here lies a paradox: while intended to connect us, these devices (along with social media apps) have spurred a mental health crisis among adolescents and teens, contributing to a marked decline in student engagement and learning. No social media before 16. “We are forever elsewhere.” Phone-free schools.

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Waterford

JANUARY 23, 2020

While it can be hard to keep up with every trend in educational technology, the mindset you have when it comes to classroom tech matters just as much as which ones you use. And finally, use school technology to teach your students digital citizenship.[14] 6 Quick Tips for Using Technology in the Classroom. Sources : Groff, J.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 30, 2016

At ISTE this week, I was upset when the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children explained this disturbing trend to me. Today’s Sponsor: Netsmartz Free Teaching Digital Citizenship Course. This free course is designed to help you teach the latest in internet safety and digital citizenship for your students.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 4, 2019

Some point to the clever, social media-friendly ad campaigns and marketing efforts of Juul in the early 2010s. Recommended for: Grades: 6-12 Subjects: ELA, social studies, digital citizenship, advertising/marketing, business. Teach the Clicks for Cash lesson from our Digital Citizenship Curriculum.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 17, 2018

Stay up to date: Many of the teachers will expect you to be bang up-to-date with all emerging edtech trends. Think of interesting titles such as: Digital Citizenship for Today, Using Social Media to Teach or Mastering Emerging EdTech. And don’t be afraid to use the same LMS teachers regularly use for teaching.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

Digital Citizenship Spotlight From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s show, we talk with digital citizenship pioneer, Dr. Mike Ribble, about a cutting-edge issue: student smartphone use. Mike is also the co-chair of the ISTE Digital Citizenship PLN.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 18, 2019

Hashtags were introduced to social media as an easy search method but quickly morphed into the Internet’s version of air quotes – outdated and annoying. At their start, adding #hashtag to your words awarded them a sense of trending-ness, making you worth listening to while boosting your creds. Yogi Berra. #11: 11: Hashtag it!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Digital citizenship skills teach students responsible and ethical online behavior. Digital Citizenship ensures students can navigate online spaces responsibly. Group assignments, virtual discussions, and shared online documents encourage effective communication and teamwork using digital tools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Cambridge Analytica was able to take that quarter million accounts that it had permission to look at from Facebook and mine fifty million accounts to look at trends and how people thought about politics and then potentially use that to move the 2016 election in different ways. You and I have both been in social media now for a decade.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In other words, how to be a digital citizen. While digital citizenship has been a trend for many years, not all schools have a comprehensive program to address the most critical topics that affect almost every young person today. Read more: The 9 elements of Digital Citizenship your students need to know [INFOGRAPHIC].

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eSchool News

JULY 7, 2023

The first title debuting in the ISTE Young Innovators collection, Sonia’s Digital World (pub 8/1/23), is written by award-winning librarian Shannon McClintock Miller, an ISTE Making IT Happen Award recipient, Future Ready Librarians spokesperson, Follett thought leader, and AASL Leadership Luminary social media superstar.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 12, 2019

Hashtags were introduced to social media as an easy search method but quickly morphed into the Internet’s version of air quotes – outdated and annoying. At their start, adding #hashtag to your words awarded them a sense of trending-ness, making you worth listening to while boosting your creds. “It ain’t over till it’s over.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 27, 2019

This is particularly alarming because we live in an era when, according to Pew Research Center, 68 percent of American adults get their news from social media —platforms where opinion is often presented as fact. While Facebook and other social media outlets have pledged to tackle fake news , the results are lackluster.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 27, 2019

The following video and discussions help students think more deeply about the role media plays in school shootings, how it might change for the better, and what other factors contribute to these events. Recommended for: Grades: 9-12 Subjects: ELA, social studies, newspaper/media, digital citizenship.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2015

Under the file folder, “The world doesn’t change in front of your eyes; it changes behind your back,” I realize a few tech trends are passing me by. They are seeping into tech conversations regularly on my social media and there’s little I can contribute other than questions. I need to fix that this summer.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

‘Technology in education’ has become the buzz phrase for cutting edge classes that are plugged into the latest education trends. Who teaches digital citizenship? . Ask teachers if they use social media with students and if so, how. Then, talk to your kids about appropriate communications.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 3, 2012

. - From Pinecrest Preparatory Middle-High Administration Letter to Parents , February 22, 2012 When I first read and watched a news story about this Florida charter school''s letter to parents encouraging them to get their kids off of Facebook because of the problems social media activities were causing during the school day, it got me thinking.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Example Fake News Digital Citizenship Lesson Plans and Bellringers From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. If you’re not careful, some students will share videos like this via social media if you don’t warn them to do research. The fake news epidemic is disturbing.

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Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 5, 2017

” This is certainly true of the Stories feature on social media—made popular by Snapchat—which has recently been implemented by Facebook. Educators need to be able to refer to past content, in case students abuse the functionality and need to receive a lesson on Digital Citizenship.

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