Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 1, 2020

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2022

Massachusetts educators also used Lexia products to expand their teaching skills. Lexia LETRS provides educators with deep knowledge and develops their expertise in literacy and language instruction based on the science of reading. The percentage working on or above grade level increased from 48% to 87%. About Lexia Learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

At a time when millions of educators have been thrown into remote learning with no formal training, any answer to that question might seem too good to be true. That’s where Facebook groups and other social media spaces have been filling the void, letting teachers learn what they need right when they need it.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2020

In an effort to provide more definitive answers, districts, schools and a handful of states have begun issuing guidelines on shaping the school day into something both manageable and productive for students. Variable Guidelines Still, some things are a given, Rice says. And many states have issued no guidance on the subject at all.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 4, 2021

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner.

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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. We started by developing guidelines "with" students and staff and offered related learning opportunities throughout the year. Visit the article her e.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 30, 2013

I''ve had the pleasure of spending time at the Florida Educational Technology Conference, better known as FETC. Held in Orlando, educators from across Florida and the world really, are here talking educational technology and learning together. Below are the links to everything I did today.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

I’ve been asked by a wonderful parent organization called Konstella to serve as an expert for parents on topics of technology in the classroom. These are so relevant and authentic to what’s happening today at the juxtaposition of education and technology, I wanted to share them with you. Don’t give up on them.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

As a result, colleges are rolling out social media accessibility standards and training communications staff members to take advantage of built-in accessibility tools in platforms including YouTube, Facebook and Twitter. Many of this year’s complaints filed with the U.S. Yet suggestions and trainings may not go far enough.

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 15, 2016

If you haven’t been keeping up with The Innovative Educator, don’t worry. The post shares solutions to three problems: Educator isolation, lack of funding for professional learning, and the need for student and teacher friendly guidelines for using technology. That’s what this wrap up is for. Check out the post.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 15, 2018

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. The go-to method for guiding this practice is setting up district social media guidelines or policies. student participation in sports, theater, yearbook, etc.).

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TeacherCast

JUNE 1, 2019

In this post, we will break down several reasons why podcasting with students is not only educational but one of the best things you can do to help students meet all of the top educational benchmarks. Lucky for educators, there are dozens of fantastic ways of creating “podcasts” in the classroom with students.

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The 21st Century Principal

MAY 23, 2011

“It’s time to lift the cell phone bans, open the wireless for student personal devices, and stop filtering social technologies.” NASSP in this statement includes recommendations to school leaders on what to do with mobile and social technologies. As modelers of these technologies that means we have to be users too.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Behind the Headlines: News and Media Teaching Ideas The Guardian Foundation offers this collection of educational resources "for teaching students how the media works and how to write and interpret news, and can be used across the secondary curriculum." The visual is based on guidelines sourced from Facebook help center.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. This is an educational digital storybook that dives into the dangers of cyberbullying and how friends can step up and stop it.

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Education Superhighway

NOVEMBER 27, 2017

Merritt has spent the past five years steadily investing in a 1:1 student-to-device program and building out the technological infrastructure to support it. Five years ago, when District Superintendent Jeff Daugherty first took on his role, he saw that the district was lagging behind in its technology use.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2018

It really helped financially for me to have that extra money because, frankly, educators in most places in the United States don't get paid enough—especially in Oklahoma. There you're trying to meet the needs of everyone in the classroom and meet guidelines and expectations, and you want to have high test scores.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2021

That’s the ethics debate playing out in one online educator space , a lively back-and-forth carried over from a recent workshop on educational A/B testing. In a conversation with EdSurge, Peterson says she would like to see researchers build upon the federal guidelines that protect study participants.

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Edsurge

MARCH 15, 2019

higher education. focus specifically on helping families abroad, says Christine Chapman, a counselor at Personalized Educational Solutions who has worked with international students herself. She adds that the Independent Educational Consultants Association has clear ethical guidelines that she and her colleagues follow.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. The go-to method for guiding this practice is setting up district social media guidelines or policies. Describe what platforms are being used, where, when, and how.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 19, 2020

As the response to and recovery from COVID-19 evolves, organizations across the country must plan for how they will adhere to national and local guidelines while creating a safe environment for their staff and community. Facebook. To learn more about Rave’s Coronavirus Response Solution, visit [link]. About Rave Mobile Safety.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

So while I could ask it about how the song Baby Shark was composed, I couldn't ask it anything about Twitter or Facebook's current algorithms. 00;06;38;14 – 00;07;10;22 Vicki Davis I can type as I'm solving a technology problem; I'll type in bullets, my findings and thoughts, pros and cons. So let's talk about conversations.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. This is an educational digital storybook that dives into the dangers of cyberbullying and how friends can step up and stop it.

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EdTechSandyK

MAY 28, 2009

I put this together about two months ago at the request of some educational technology professionals I know who were curious about boundaries when it comes to what to post and do on social networking sites like MySpace and Facebook. Keeping Face on Facebook: CBS News Video [link] Everyone Video from the Ad Council [link] 3.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Faced with fast-changing instructional models, varying infection rates, decreasing revenue sources, and a variety of natural disasters, how can education finance officials meet the short-term needs of their districts as well as longer-term requirements? WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Shake Up Learning

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

She started her teaching career in elementary education as a first-grade teacher and now has the opportunity to make an impact as a tech coach. . Alison now supports technology AND learning on her campus, as well as coaching her teachers on best practices. Are you ready to make an impact as a technology and learning coach?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2016

For anyone who missed the April announcement, Twitter switched its app category from ‘social media’ (where it consistently ranked in the top ten with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Pinterest) to ‘news’ (now ranked #1, ahead of apps like CNN, Fox News, and Reddit). As an educator, I am thrilled.

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The Innovative Educator

OCTOBER 9, 2016

Three obstacles to successful integration of technology into teaching and learning include: 1 - Innovative educators often work in isolation 2 - Guidelines and policies for tech use are lawyer, not student or teacher, friendly 3 - Lack of tech expertise and funding for professional learning opportunities Do any of these sound familiar?

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 23, 2012

Those who don''t, or those who dismiss it as a fad, are failing in one of the major responsibilities of being a 21st century educational leader. Here''s some items to consider: Being a social media leader means you see the technology of social media as a way to invite stakeholders into conversations, not as an announcement system.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 9, 2018

There are so many educational games and simulations online–if you haven’t looked lately, you’ll be surprised. This is done in class time, using guidelines you provide. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. Games and Simulations. Group discussion.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2018

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. The go-to method for guiding this practice is setting up district social media guidelines or policies. Describe what platforms are being used, where, when, and how.

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Social Media Policies Handbook Guidelines 40

Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2020

Treasure Trunk Theatre’s professional performer contract workers have brought songs and games to Facebook Live. The company that’s helped Pupko go online is Sawyer, one of a number of startupsthat have emerged in recent years to connect parents with local child care providers and in-person educational programs for young children.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2018

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. The go-to method for guiding this practice is setting up district social media guidelines or policies. Describe what platforms are being used, where, when, and how.

Social Media 40

Social Media Policies Handbook Guidelines 40

Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 30, 2020

Of course, there was that one activity, a fake Facebook profile of a book character, that fell flat. Upon receiving the handout, a student quickly shared that they didn’t know what Facebook looked like because it was “for old people.” I had been hesitant to join social media beyond Facebook at the time.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 16, 2013

The Academy of Education Arts and Sciences announced the finalists for the second annual Bammy Awards which recognizes the contributions of educators across 23 categories. Here are the innovative educators from around the nation who made the cut, listed in alphabetical order. Nominees were submitted from across the nation.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 26, 2020

More generally, what should educators, administrators and families be looking for in any distance learning program or resource? How the technology is being used, what software tools are provided, and how usable they are in a remote mode are additional challenges that must be navigated. Current Challenges. 8 Factors to Look For.

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