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How to Grow Global Digital Citizens

Ask a Tech Teacher

With the rise of online games, web-based education, and smartphones that access everything from house lights to security systems, it’s not surprising to read these statistics: In 2013, 71 percent of the U.S. Digital Citizenship webinar. population age 3 and over used the Internet. –published first on TeachHUB.

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Tips for Successful Digital Parenting

The CoolCatTeacher

How much time on devices is too much time? Should kids put up their smartphones and talk to each other and parents sometimes? This episode, blog, and webinar are sponsored by Bloomz , my favorite tool for parent communication. They are sponsoring April’s free webinar, 5 Habits to Start Now to Thrive in the Fall.

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3DBear Review: The Augmented Reality Classroom Pro

The CoolCatTeacher

Check out 3D Bear How are teachers using AR to teach? Recently, I hosted a webinar (embedded above) with some Augmented Reality Teaching enthusiasts who had a lot to say about AR, how to teach with it, and where they think it’s going in the future. How does AR work in 3D Bear? Got a smartphone or tablet?

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The Future is Now: Preparing Our Youngest Scholars for a Digital World

The CoolCatTeacher

Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively? And how much is too much?

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Why Teachers and Students Need to Learn about Their Brains in the Digital Age

EdNews Daily

Research suggests that misplacing our smartphones induces a feeling of panic. In these webinars, students are eager to check out brain myths, to find out why they remember some things and not others, and what happens to their brains when they are anxious or upset, or when they don’t get enough sleep. Cognition shuts down.

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Streamlining BYOD With ClassLink

A Principal's Reflections

Smartphones and Internet accessible devices have been used by students to conduct web-based research, take notes using Evernote , manage work through Google Docs or Dropbox , organize their assignments on their calendars, and develop projects with a variety of other tools. lunch) or in class at the discretion of the teacher.

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The Path to Full Tech Integration: From the First Conversation to Powerful Learner Use

Digital Promise

Many jobs, services, and even cars now use touchscreen interfaces, so technology skills learned on a smartphone or tablet are particularly transferable to all manner of everyday situations. This matches the reality for adult learners: most often, their only connection to the internet is a smartphone.