Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I started this blog 10 years ago, which was shortly after using Twitter and other social media tools to connect with educators. Below I’ve listed free design tools teachers and students can use to create digital graphics and publications. Web Tools for Creating Awesome Graphics.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 21, 2020

Each year I like to explore different digital tools in my classroom to see what kind of an impact they will make on students and learning. 5 Edtech tools to try out this year. 5 Edtech tools to try out this year. Read more: Can EdTech enable Social Emotional Learning (SEL)? CoSpaces EDU.

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EmergingEdTech

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Today’s teens have never known a world without social media. While teens are pretty savvy regarding social media use, it can be a slippery slope if they aren’t educated on how to use it correctly and safely. As of 2022, it’s estimated that about 46% of teens use some form of social media almost constantly.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 1, 2021

As a language teacher, I am always looking for new ideas or tools for my students to try in our classroom that enables them to create something more authentic and personalized. I’ve also been offering some tools in my Spanish classes that are for Augmented and Virtual Reality. Spring into creativity with these 5 digital tools!

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 12, 2020

The internet and social media give us tools to find out what's happening almost instantly -- sometimes even in real time. Today, even established news outlets now compete for readers' attention in social media feeds. Prep for teachers Preview the video, " Social Media: Is Your Breaking News Broken?

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Class Tech Integrate

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

I am an educator who is constantly in search for tools that promote student creation over student consumption. For years PowerPoint, Prezi, and Google Slides have been the "go to" presentation tools that allow for some student creation in the classroom. This allows for a more efficient presentation development time.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

These tools allow you to monitor and restrict your child’s online activities, including access to certain websites and apps. Monitor Social Media Use: If your child uses social media platforms, familiarize yourself with the platforms and their privacy settings. This is a challenge, but not without solutions.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 16, 2019

A few weeks ago, Aaron, a student in my high school elective class, mentioned he didn’t use social media very often. One of the units I envisioned was called “Social: The New Media.” When I presented the idea to the class, I had no clue which problems the students would identify.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 10, 2023

An avatar maker is an online tool that allows you to create a digital representation of yourself. Avatars are especially ideal to use for profile pics on social media or gaming websites. AvatarMaker AvatarMaker , as its name suggests, is an avatar builder tool. For mobile apps, check out best avatar making apps.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2023

There are few breaks to update/fix/maintain the tech tools that allow us to pursue our trade. But, if they aren’t updated, we are left wondering why our blog doesn’t attract visitors, why our social media Tweeple don’t generate activity, and why we aren’t being contacted for networking.

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eSchool News

APRIL 23, 2024

From interactive simulations to online databases of primary sources, these tools offer educators a wide array of resources to enrich their curriculum and foster student learning. With the rapid advancement of technology, digital tools have emerged as powerful assets in achieving this goal.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 24, 2023

While I wasn't ready last fall to commit (and didn't submit to present anything), I've been using AI in my classroom and kicked off 80 Days of AI (which will be continuing this week), which sparked some conversations with some people at Microsoft and the amazing things they are doing. I’ll take you with me, so follow me on my social media.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 20, 2016

You joined all the big social media platforms (Twitter, Facebook, blogging–just for starters). You committed hours to it, and then days, eager to make this work because everyone you know talks about how much they learn from social media. When you get questions or comments on social media, answer them.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 20, 2022

Like most kids, past, and present, I loved playing video games. Social media is, and still represents, one of the most powerful ways to move a learning culture forward and engage with stakeholders. During my very early years, Atari was the best and only option. That’s a local decision.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 24, 2018

As I wrote previously, digital tools can support and enhance discussion among learners and adults. So why and how should one incorporate backchanneling during workshops, presentations, faculty meetings, after hours, or in classrooms? However, like many tools, we have come to love this one no longer exists.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 25, 2019

Immersive Tools Are Poised to Change Communication in K–12 Schools. For decades social media, online forums and messaging boards brought people together around common interests and shared goals. . Virtual Tools Promote Inclusivity in Schools. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 03/25/2019 - 11:01.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 19, 2022

There are several online tools and calendars to use for live countdowns to the new year. In this post, I share with you some of the best new year’s countdown tools and apps to use on your computer as well as mobile devices. Some of these tools offer the option to create and customize your own countdowns.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 12, 2019

The drawbacks of social media are well-documented—like anonymous trolls posting negative comments just to spark controversy. In addition to negative commentary, Knowles acknowledged other challenges to adopting social media for education. Finally, for some there is a social-emotional toll.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

The social media platform became a resource when I was running on empty. Nowadays, there are so many social media platforms that it can be overwhelming to keep track of for teachers. As Twitter evolved to become mainstream social media, my use did. I need a lesson idea, and I need it now!” Where did I turn?

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Kyle Pace

JUNE 7, 2017

One thing that I think summer is great for in terms of professional learning is investing the time to better understand how you can use social media as an educator. Social media can be used as a great communication tool for a district, school, or a classroom. Don’t forget about the hashtags!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 30, 2023

We should consider which jobs should be automated and which should remain under human control (Ahem, content moderation, something social media receives a resounding F on lately.) ” Just because I agree to have my website scraped does not mean that I consent to have it crawled as training data for an AI tool!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Here are the sixteen transformative tools, activities, and/or knowledge bases digitally-literate students should be comfortable using: annotation tool. social media. vocabulary tool–to quickly decode words students don’t understand. social media. Sounds simple. The difficult is in the implementation.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

To support students’ pursuit of careers in modern manufacturing, the STEM Careers Coalition presents a curated collection of standards-aligned student activities and career profiles, including 11 new content collections on manufacturing. Manufacturing presents today’s students with so many opportunities to think about and explore STEM.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 30, 2023

Search Social Media Searching directories, waiting by the phone for hours, and swinging by the last known address were all the old ways of tracking someone down. But now, with the advent of social media, tracking down an old teacher is easier than ever. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2022

K-12 Digital Tools. 7 Authentic Assessment Tools. Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links? An Open Letter to Teachers About Online Classes. 12 Websites to Teach Mouse Skills. Quick Review of 7 Popular Math Programs. 4 Great Alternatives to Google Classroom. 15 Websites to Teach Financial Literacy.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 6, 2017

The following free web tools and apps help teachers communicate with parents quickly and often will translate messages into several different languages. Find more tips for engaging parents in my presentation, Engaging Parents with Technology and Social Media. Parent Communication Tools. You can even crowdfund.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 15, 2014

New Milford High School teachers Jessica Groff and Joanna Westbrook created a Common Core aligned English Language Arts (ELA) task that incorporated Twitter into their unit on Julius Caesar and built on content authentic to the Shakespeare''s history play – i.e. social media re-purposed with and for academic discourse.

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SpeechTechie

JANUARY 11, 2018

Social Media is part of life--and a good context for targeting social cognition and narrative language. In general, social media is now one context for us all to be sharing our stories through words and pictures, and also is a way we send messages about ourselves and interact around them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2022

Tech Tip #105: Create Shortkeys for Windows Tools. Long-needed and Welcome Table Tool From JotForm. Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links? Tech Tip #161: Ten Most Important Keyboard Keys. Tech Tip #103: 16 Spring Cleaning Steps for Computers. Tech Tip #9–Quickly Hide Your Screen. Top 10 Reviews .

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User Generated Education

MARCH 24, 2017

tools and social media. During this interactive presentation, participants will experience this framework through maker activity that is introduced through framing or frontloading and then by directly using reflection techniques upon completion of the activity.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 5, 2022

Social Media or COVID: Which is more dangerous to students? Tech Tools for Reading Fluency. Here are the most-read posts for the month of March. 5 (free) Posters about Learning. Websites that add sparkle (and learning) to Spring. Guiding Students through the Crisis in Ukraine. A Lesson Plan for Addressing What’s in the News.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2020

This means that teachers are largely relying on social media for inspiration. Your marketing shouldn’t be limited to social media (teachers still seek information through online searches and publications), but it should be highly shareable. The usual rewards include increasing learning outcomes and reducing stress.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2023

One of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributors has ideas on photo effects that students will be able to quickly master and enjoy using: 5 Fun Photo Effects and Edits to Try Out With Your Class As a teacher, you might have noticed that your students love taking photos and posting them on popular social media platforms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 14, 2022

There are few breaks to update/fix/maintain the tech tools that allow us to pursue our trade. If they aren’t updated, we are left wondering why our blog isn’t getting visitors, why our social media Tweeple don’t generate activity, and why we aren’t being contacted for networking.

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Social media is broken. No matter what evangelistic talk you hear from the brotherhood-for-the-advancement-of-social-media, it has some serious problems that educational leaders would do well to examine closely. Social media has become irredeemably infected with what Michael Lynch calls “information pollution.”

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 17, 2019

With easier access to social media platforms through mobile devices, students are spending significantly more time online. The realities of social media, both good and bad, spurred organizations like Project B3 to step in to teach students how to participate online in a healthy, thoughtful and safe way. .

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 21, 2024

But AI in education isn’t just about the tech leap forward; it’s about forging a partnership between these tools and the learners who are diving into the digital realms of creative education. Caters to Visual Learners : The graphic nature of these tools is particularly beneficial for students who learn best visually.

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