Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. You can read them online, on a mobile device, or download them. International Children’s Digital Library. Open Library. Gutenberg Project. Listen and Read.

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eSchool News

JUNE 9, 2017

In “ Closing the Homework Gap: Equity of Access for All Students Outside of School ,” Rhonda Schroeder, EdD, principal, Arthur Elementary School, Oklahoma City, OK; Mike Cory, EdD, principal, Gettys Middle School, SC; Barbara J. Leverage Partnerships. Provide Out-of-School Access on Devices. Out-of-School Access Chart. About the Presenters.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

Most recently they unveiled a new mobile Innovation Lab. Katy ISD/ Bear Creek Elementary, Katy, TX. South Pittsburg Elementary School, South Pittsburg, TN. Anaheim Elementary School District, Anaheim, CA. Buckeye Elementary School District. President Abraham Lincoln Elementary, Honolulu, HI.

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Technology Tidbits

JUNE 2, 2020

Educators can use digital storytelling w/ almost any subject and can even "flip" their classroom by using mobile apps. Book Creator - A great mobile (iOS/Chrome) app that educators everywhere are using to create stunning eBooks and digital stories. Also, there is a excellent iOS app available for mobile learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 24, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Our vision is to build sustainable libraries and support their custodians and advocates — librarians.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Classrooms and libraries are taking on a new look and purpose now that mobile technology allows a freedom of instruction and learning that was not possible a few years ago. Over the last five years, our district's library staff has worked hard to redesign the elementary, middle, and high school libraries.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 10, 2015

At Eastern Heights Elementary School in St. On any given day inside the sprawling Learning Studio at Eastern Heights Elementary School in St. Paul, Minnesota, second graders might be drawing side by side on iPads, poking around in garden beds with veggies and flowers, reading books in quiet corners, or recording videos.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2017

They also encourage schools and districts to leverage community partnerships by working with libraries, community centers, mobile community hotspots, or local chambers of commerce. Arthur Elementary has also established goals for out-of-school access. She suggested beginning with a clear mission statement. “It She earned a B.S.

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There is no box

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

What straight up device to tech ratios miss are factors such as the distance between schools, number of computer labs per school, number of mobile devices vs. fixed desktops vs. virtual desktops vs. iPads, device age, dispatch or site based support models, tech skill levels and many more. 1 Site Tech per 3-4 Elementary Schools.

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The Daring Librarian

JANUARY 20, 2012

Mensing''s class from Sonoran Sky Elementary in Scottsdale, Arizona! I taught a brief lesson on QR Codes in the Classroom (and Library!) QR Codes in the Elementary Classroom View more presentations from gwyneth jones Say What!? and iPad 2''s! (we That''s a mouthful! But these kids were AWEsome! Audio QR Codes!

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

Mobile App Top 50 Sites/Apps of 2015 * Seesaw - Excellent free mobile app (Android/iOS) for students creating digital portfolio w/ educational portal. Ignite Teaching - An excellent free iPad app for Project Based Learning through collaborative digital presentations/projects. Xtranormal) by typing a script. .

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MindShift

MARCH 26, 2020

She turned on an iPad and started talking to her first grade teacher, Robin Nelson. ” Sadie’s teacher reminds her that they’ll be using the educational software that she is already familiar with from her face-to-face classes at Ortega Elementary School: “It’s iReady, so we’ve got that. Three days!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. This virtual conference will be hosted in Adobe Connect and registration is free for librarians and leaders of libraries.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program. The system allows any organization to deliver live 360 4K video to viewers on computers and mobile devices.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

The 1:1 districts involved in the summit discussion have made a wide range of device choices, including Windows laptops (for junior-high students in Auburn, Alabama and for high-school students in Columbus, Indiana) and iPads in grades 1–12 in New Braunfels, Texas. On the other hand, says Sanfrancesco, “Learning doesn’t stop over the summer.

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I remember being that shy little girl in my elementary class who would sometimes know the answer, or had a question, but didn’t feel comfortable speaking out. Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn't present. I used to experience so much test anxiety.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 7, 2014

A teacher at an elementary school in a Boston suburb leads students through a story creation session using Pixie. Today Northborough and Southborough public schools have a much faster connection via fiber optic lines—35 Mbps up/down speeds at the elementary and middle schools and 150 Mbps at the high schools. Photo/ Laurie Sullivan.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2012

Mortenson Creating a 24/7 Professional Development Model by Josh Allen Creating a Library Website to Support Information Literacy Needs by Luann Edwards Creating ePortfolios using Weebly by Valerie R.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Google Calendar : Create multiple calendars in order to easily share events with staff and sync to your mobile phones built-in calendar. Subscribe to websites via RSS feeds, customize to your learning needs/goals, create you own unique educational current events library, and share websites quickly with your staff. Learn more here.

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

I want for home and to put one in my Library, too! Phillips Hue - Mobile & Interactive starter light kit - Through your smart phone or tablet, recreate millions of different colors, set timers and alarms, connect to your favorite apps and dim the light. I also bought one for our library kitchen for PD events. who has it all!

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2020

A lot of our kids don’t have internet access,” said Coe, who knows students who routinely head to the library or the town’s McDonald’s to get online. To accommodate students without digital devices, the district has been making iPads available. This story also appeared in NBC News. “A

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CURRICULUM ASSOCIATES AQUIRES MOTION MATH ( www.curriculumassociates.com ) & ( motionmathgames.com ) Curriculum Associates has acquired Motion Math to further help elementary students improve their math fluency and number sense in key conceptual areas. who are interested in establishing a makerspace in their libraries.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

During an edWebinar for the Empowered Superintendent series, “Leadership for Mobile Learning: Creating a Shared Vision,” the presenters said school leaders, though, often miss key parts of the planning process and end up with useless “hunks of plastic.” Michelle is an authorized Apple Foundations Trainer and a CETPA certified CTO.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Maybe you have seen my iPad app and some of my videos , infographics , and resources. Elementary School Samples Middle School Samples High School Samples I have so say that finding products made through project based learning is difficult. Andrea O and Ari F: "How often do students go to the library? How long do they stay?" #PBL

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MindShift

MAY 21, 2015

BookFlix is a tool Langenhorst uses to get lower elementary level students interested in non-fiction. Symbaloo is an organizational tool Langenhorst has found to be helpful in libraries and social studies classes, especially with younger students. The iPad app Nearpod is great in one-to-one classrooms of little kids.

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techlearning

AUGUST 9, 2018

One of my Ed Techs ( Ashley Pampe ) actually created a “Social Media” team on her elementary campus. Luckily, on the back shelves of classrooms and libraries exist rows and rows of old textbooks, some of which are still in regular use. However, buying a bunch of these may not be possible for every teacher.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 1, 2017

But despite those new expectations, most school districts in the state where the 1955 lynching of 14-year-old Emmett Till mobilized black Americans still use textbooks that give local civil rights milestones short shrift. She was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta, in Yazoo County, and now teaches there, at Bentonia Gibbs Elementary.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 25, 2021

Families spent the school day in fast-food parking lots, outside libraries or on top of mesas trying to catch a signal. The most recent funding, $7 billion available to schools and libraries, was made through the FCC’s Emergency Connectivity Fund and targets the “homework gap” that will persist long after kids return to in-person schooling.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

— Inside a high-ceilinged library at Northridge High School here, seniors are typing on 16-year-old laptops donated by a local Rotary Club. Norton, as the seniors in the library close their balky laptops and head to class. The students live in homes with multiple laptops, iPads, tablets, iPhones – iEverything.

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