Graphite Blog

MAY 18, 2021

After a school year dominated by technology, parents and caregivers may be ready for their kids to take a long break from devices. Good for: Reading, writing, creativity Grades: 1-5 Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android. Good for: Reading Grades: K-12 Platforms: iPhone, iPod Touch, iPad, Android. Libby, by Overdrive.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 29, 2019

Today, Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers, talks about eight edtech apps that you should try. (He Richard Byrne – Bio as Submitted Richard is best known for his award-winning blog, Free Technology for Teachers. He also shares a bonus fitness opportunity for educators.) Richard Byrne on episode 532.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

PASCO Scientific is the global leader in developing technology-based solutions for hands-on science. Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. False Target Rejection Technology for clean data.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2024

But many of the questions he gets as executive director of the Michigan Elementary and Middle School Principals Association focus on AI programs and legal compliance with student privacy laws, Liabenow explains, and how they stay in line with laws like FERPA and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Smith says. “If

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

The technology I use in my classroom everyday? Check out Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen’s show on iPad apps for elementary classrooms. Olloclip Core Lens set for iPhone 7 [link] – be careful when you hook this on or you can crack the phone. Do you want to know my productivity tips and tricks?

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

During a regional principal’s meeting today, our conversation steered toward the integration of technology within instruction. My administrative career began in 2011 which is around the time that iPhones started to come into prominence. Matt Renwick. Smartphones were a frequent topic, especially from the secondary school leaders.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 5, 2015

photo credit: iPhone 6 vs iPhone 6 Plus vs iPhone 5S via photopin (license). I really like the iPhone. Last year I upgraded from the 4S to the 5S, and I was seriously considering purchasing an iPhone 6. And it is not like I will be giving up my iPhone. Google, of course. Don’t get me wrong.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 3, 2023

The United Nations General Assembly declared October 4th-10th World Space Week, an international celebration of science and technology. Using the power of AR/VR and immersive technology, teachers have the ability to bring space to life for their students. Here are 5 TimePod Lessons to try (elementary, middle, and high school).

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MindShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

As a technology integrationist for Batavia Public Schools, a district outside Chicago, Sutherland was excited to give the strategy a try. It’s very hard to not prompt the students and support them through,” said Jennifer Duffy, another technology integrationist for the district. Teachers have used Google Forms set to auto-correct.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 18, 2018

Whether you are just starting out in the classroom or have been teaching for decades, the question of when to use technology in the lab is often a debate. The purists feel that students are too deeply rooted in technology and do not know how to use or read results on a basic tool, such as a thermometer or pH paper.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Middle schooler Hannah Levenberg always liked taking things apart, but she didn’t make the connection between her tinkering and technology until she took a class from Mr. Moredock. But I never made the connection between those ideas and technology—until my seventh grade tech class.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

While QR codes act as two-dimensional bar codes that hyperlink to various types of printed information, augmented reality uses technology in which an image (marker) is linked to a 3-D video that appears directly on the image. The image appears to come to life once you hover the iPad (or iPhone) over it like a magic wand. I was hooked.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

Few other districts had embraced the promise of technology as enthusiastically as this Long Island district. Educators had years of experience integrating technology into their teaching. schools spend more than $10 billion a year on educational technology. Now, with New York Gov.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2022

Patterson Elementary School in Hillsboro, Oregon. The idea was met with nods by three of Chandler’s classmates as they sat discussing the future in the principal’s office of their 400-student elementary school, a red-brick structure in a suburb of Portland. Patterson Elementary School in Hillsboro, Oregon where they are fifth graders.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 7, 2023

If we want to create successful and lasting pathways, for all young people, into fields like science, technology, engineering and math, then our voices — and those of the millions of other young women like us— must be heard. As high school students, we were born at the same time as the iPhone and after the launch of social media and YouTube.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching in augmented reality (AR) for the past several years has been a bit of a challenge, in my opinion, as is often the case with new technologies. For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

I kind of showed them this App called Google Street View [link] which is on iPhone and Android. And so like my kids took these images that they collected inside and outside our building, and they actually presented and shared at the International Society for Technology (ISTE) this year, which is really neat. Donnie: Yeah!

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

However, I am more familiar with iPhones. SIMPLE TEACHING So, whether they have an iPhone, iPad, Android, PC, or Mac – students have a consistent view as they work on their video. In my Computer Science course, my students have been studying the convergence of technology. It uses film that was preloaded in the program.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2017

Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. Here are instructions for iPhone/iPad or PC/Mac instructions. Here’s my interview with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen about the best iPad apps for the elementary classroom.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 13, 2020

One important question school administrators and educators ask when choosing new classroom technology is: How does this tool protect student privacy? With so many great edtech tools available, deciding which to use with your students can be a big task. But answering this question is the tricky part. BrainPop and BrainPop Jr. ThinkCERCA.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

When you scan the cube with your mobile device — it will work with an iPhone, an iPad, and it works with Android, but you have to have the Merge Cube app on it. Engaging Kindergarteners with Technology: Augmented Reality, iPads, QR Codes and More. Technology is expensive. Those codes serve as a trigger. Karen: It doesn’t.

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Fractus Learning

JUNE 4, 2022

We considered the latest technology, limited volume control, audio quality, cord length, the comfort level of ear cushions, and how to connect many headphones to one device. Most headphones for elementary school and younger children are over-ear headphones; the design is more comfortable and doesn’t hug the head uncomfortable.

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My Paperless Classroom

MAY 28, 2019

If your Elementary Makerspace is anything like my Elementary Makerspace, you know what it's like to be in a constant state of controlled chaos. The #1 Green Screen app for the iPad in Education, now available for the iPhone too! Now you can make incredible green screen videos on your iPhone! Green Screen By Do Ink.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

To learn more, let’s look at two families: one where smartphones are allowed for elementary to middle school-aged kids, and one where they are not. So when her husband wanted to upgrade his iPhone, they decided to give the old one to Sydney as a hand-me-down. Sydney Crowe is in sixth grade and has a smartphone.

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TeacherCast

JULY 19, 2015

Jeff sits down with the creators of a great musical app called iCanConduct to learn how it can be used, not only in elementary music classes, but also in upper advanced music classes to teach pulse, rhythm, and beat patterns to your inspiring musicians. . Their passions and careers have veered in and out of technology and science.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Dan is a respected authority in educational technology and artificial intelligence. As Director at Edufuturists, he is committed to shaping the future of education through technology and innovation. Who could have known that Steve Jobs would have introduced the iPhone only ten years later? Dan holds an M.A. There was email.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Here, two educators discuss how they use the engaging powers of the emerging 3D technology, augmented reality (AR), to do just that. Currently half of my students at De Escandon Elementary in Edinburg, Texas, are ELLs. An essential first step in that process is getting their attention in class.

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Reading By Example

MARCH 3, 2016

I did go into the store to explore this technology more. ” She showed me how she uses her watch, which connects to your iPhone via Bluetooth. Certain apps that are downloaded on your iPhone can then be activated for the watch. My iPhone 5S is still my go-to device when I am on the go. “Neither was I.”

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SpeechTechie

AUGUST 13, 2014

MarcoPolo Ocean (free for iPad and iPhone/iPod) is a well-designed app designed as a "sandbox" exploratory and interactive experience. The app targets science, technology, engineering and design (STEM) concepts around biodiversity, earth science and landscapes, construction and function of various ocean vehicles, and related vocabulary.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

It uses an iPhone. So if people didn’t know that, there’s now an iPhone base. It’s tactile learning combined with technology. I’m trying to do a better job of going back and revisiting certain technologies that I use all the time, and maybe a teacher or student doesn’t know. I absolutely love the product.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2018

Both attend Dover Elementary School where student achievement in math and English decreased significantly during the last year. They note that many parents in their community face language, technological and educational barriers to accessing and understanding school data.

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techlearning

MAY 8, 2018

BEAVERTON, Oregon, May 8, 2018 — The new Vernier Thermal Analysis Plus for FLIR ONE app from Vernier Software & Technology allows students to use the latest versions of FLIR ONE cameras—the FLIR ONE Pro Thermal Camera and FLIR ONE Gen 3 Thermal Camera—as they study thermal energy concepts.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2022

One of the former campers who's an adult now said it was sort of like the cord that runs out of your iPhone. At some point with transportation, school districts often were using the same fleet of buses for pickups and dropoffs for the elementary and the middle and the high school level. They had a couple by their eyes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. Listen to last week’s tech tools show about iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen. Get a 45-day free trial of SmartLab Game-Based Learning Software.

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SpeechTechie

APRIL 25, 2011

App Name/Publisher : Helicopter Taxi/Toca Boca Description : Helicopter Taxi and Toca Boca''s other apps are based on research about different kinds of play and how to engage kids in play via technology. apps categories concepts early elementary play skills preschool social pragmatics' 99 US Would you recommend this app?

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Reading By Example

AUGUST 2, 2015

One of the most pervasive myths about the benefits of technology in education, and learning in general, is the need for digital tools to be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. I guess I needed a break from my job as an elementary school principal as much as from digital tools. The Kindle is really convenient.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 4, 2017

Augmented reality is the mix of technology and the real world. As students look through their iPhone/iPad/Android’s camera in the Aurasma app, all of that vocabulary would pop up as others explored the room. Probably the most popular or, at least the most commonly used, augmented reality is the use of Snapchat filters.

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