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Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology

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When I started teaching technology almost twenty years ago, I taught K-8, three classes in each grade every week. Even a decade ago, technology was an extra class in student schedules where now, it is a life skill. A topic dear to me–and one I get lots of questions about–is teaching Kindergartners to Tech.

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Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology

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If you missed this article over at ReadiLearn , here are my thoughts about teaching technology in kindergarten: Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology. When I started teaching technology almost twenty years ago, I taught K-8, three classes in each grade every week. Kindergartners love technology.

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Mobile Nations - great resources for all mobile OS's and devices

Educational Technology Guy

If you own a smartphone or tablet, you should be using Mobile Nations. Mobile Nations is a group of web sites that each focus on a mobile operating systems. These sites are great for anyone who uses a mobile system, including teachers, students, and others. Android Central for all things Android.

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How to Keep Learning Fresh Over the Summer

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Kids will love having a valid reason to use Mom’s smartphone camera. Any age: Pit your math and technology skills against your child’s in an online math-based car race game like Grand Prix Multiplication. Make an audio recording of your thoughts (using a mobile app like Audio Memo ). Reading Any age: Read ebooks.

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6 Ways Teacher-authors Protect Their Online Privacy

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VPNs can be used on phones, desktops, laptops, iPads, and more. To start, I downloaded the app to my smartphone and to my desktop. A smartphone’s native hotspot allows you to link to the internet through your personal internet account rather than the free WiFi provided in coffee shops, restaurants, hotels, and everywhere else.

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How to Create a Paperless Classroom

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Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone? link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Do mobile devices stunt social-emotional skills?

eSchool News

As more of our lives are consumed with digital technology — social media, texting and smartphones — is it any wonder that our children are growing up with electronic gadgets as companions? And, ownership of smartphonesmobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people.

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