Digital Promise

APRIL 16, 2020

Micro-credential COVID-19 Library. When Digital Promise first began building our micro-credential ecosystem more than six years ago, it was with a commitment to equity and access to professional learning opportunities for all educators. Parents are also increasingly worried about what their children may access or be exposed to online.

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Professional Learning Student Data Privacy Social Media Learning 363

Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 12, 2024

Between newsletters for parents, announcements on social media, communications for students and parents, and more, it became a challenge to demonstrate the excitement and engagement of learning through what could be boring tools. They frequently update the library with new content.

Social Media 397

Social Media Digital Citizenship Resources Tools 397

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

This year, on September 27, 2017, the American Association of School Librarians made a point to encourage their members to raise awareness about “overly restrictive blocking of legitimate, educational websites and academically useful social networking tools in schools and school libraries.”. They are all into it. Darren Ellwein.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Facebook Education 160

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 7, 2025

OVERVIEW: Our first Library 2.025 mini-conference (and our third mini-conference on AI and Libraries), " AI and Libraries: Literacy, Ethics, and Responsible Use , " will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, March 13th, 2025, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0

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Libraries Conference Guidelines Social Media 80

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

Social media has over a thousand posts on how awesome it is. The platform also has a library of over 45,000 topics teachers can access when looking for a content lesson or idea. In the history classroom, teachers can create reading assignments with annotation options or use templates from the Kami library.

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Tools LMS Social Media EdTech 395

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 22, 2014

RIFLI is also working to increase awareness about the importance of being connected through a partnership with Rhode Island’s public library system. But lending the tablets is only part of the access puzzle. Awareness, assessment, and access: these are the three things that RIFLI have in mind at all times. ”'

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Assessment Accessibility Tablets Digital Badges 212

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Technology, most specifically social media, has flattened the world. Educators now have access anytime from anywhere to people, ideas, resources, strategies, and feedback. Educators now have access anytime from anywhere to people, ideas, resources, strategies, and feedback. We live in amazing times.

Education 367

Education Social Media Differentiated Instruction Outcomes 367

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The metaverse, a simulated digital environment, is one option that can allow for meaningful social interactions to take place within a virtual world. In addition, these virtual worlds also have the potential to boost accessibility, deliver greater freedom of expression, and encourage students with social anxieties.

Social Media 370

Social Media Gamification Trends Accessibility 370

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. Principals can use social media for communication, public relations, branding, professional development, and opportunity. Learn more about Google Docs here.

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Tools Social Media Education Smartphone 345

Edsurge

MARCH 8, 2021

Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Libraries Close, Internet Access Ends There have been several studies about how the lack of fast home broadband has hurt kids’ access to online learning during school closures.

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Libraries Survey E-rate Report 185

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Integrating presentations in teaching is an accessible way to bring technology to the classroom and make the best digital tools available. You can also customize any lesson from the Nearpod Lesson Library, including hundreds of already made slide-based lessons. Read more: Meeting the needs of Gen Z students with visual learning.

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Tools Classroom Microsoft Digital Citizenship 410

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

What’s more, the metaverse itself can be accessed using a variety of devices. However, true immersion is not guaranteed, and issues, such as accessibility, are always important to consider. Broadly, the metaverse refers to the creation of virtual worlds or spaces in which social interactions can occur.

Learning 370

Learning Smartphone Accessibility Social Media 370

Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 14, 2018

Make different types of reading materials accessible and available to learners. You can usually find free books at thrift stores or libraries or ask for donations from the community. Not all learners have the means to travel to a library, so make it easy for them to grab some materials. Allow them to check out the materials.

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Libraries Social Media Microsoft Mobility 305

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

To ensure students can access books and other academic resources even if they’re nowhere near a campus. Libraries are really, really good at collaborating,” says Karen Munro, president of the Association of College & Research Libraries. When courses begin, the e-librarians are available to help students access the materials.

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Libraries Course Accessibility Social Media 160

Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

Creating lessons through Buncee enables us to include a lot of content and a variety of media formats all within one space. There are sample lessons and other templates ready to use in their library. Presentations can have sound, hyperlinks, social media buttons and so much more.

Student Engagement 530

Student Engagement Tools Game-Based Learning Gamification 530

Neo LMS

AUGUST 5, 2021

However, if you’re using your social media account to log in to a platform that you use to create materials or communicate with students, that could mean that hackers could gain access to all of your accounts by simply hacking into your social media one. The platform usually has a Resources library or section.

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BYOD LMS Learning Data 397

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2024

A well-structured schedule helps maintain the reliability and accessibility of the Genius Bar, making it a dependable resource for the school community. 3. Promote the Genius Bar Teachers and student leaders can utilize various channels to spread the word, such as school newsletters, social media platforms, and morning announcements.

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How To Training Digital Citizenship Software 433

Neo LMS

JUNE 3, 2021

Nearpod also has an Immersive Reader, which is great for accessibility. Read more: 4 Tips for using accessibility features to promote inclusion. It is a tool that I use to create presentations, welcome messages, social media graphics, interactive lessons, and more.

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How To Assessment Video Social Media 470

MiddleWeb

APRIL 2, 2023

Scholastic’s Dwaine Millard explores how community libraries can both offer all young people opportunities to improve their access to resources and technology and provide face-to-face settings where they can form positive social norms outside the boundaries of social media.

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Libraries Social Media Accessibility Resources 116

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The metaverse itself can be described as a virtual setting that users are able to occupy synchronously, which facilitates meaningful social interactions. ’ The company saw the metaverse as the future of online social interactions and as the evolution of existing social media. Understanding Metaverse Education .

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Gamification Education Learning Social Media 397

Neo LMS

JUNE 27, 2019

Fifty-nine percent of students who use social media say they use it to discuss educational subjects with their peers. It is now more accessible than ever to create interactive lessons, implement PBL projects , offer personalized learning, and organize classroom activities. Examples of technology in the classroom. Cloud servers.

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Examples Classroom Education Tablets 370

Neo LMS

MARCH 5, 2020

Some teachers might opt for using social media, posting frequent updates on Twitter, or uploading student reviews of books on Youtube. It just shows that reading is as accessible an option as playing games or watching videos on your phone. The latter also has chat and online forums where students interact safely.

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Technology eBook Social Media LMS 396

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2022

Up until a few years ago, 3D printing wasn’t an easily accessible technology. Plus, nowadays they have easy access to resources and educational materials (no more time spent in the library). Help them find the resources they need by using mediums that are familiar to them (Google, social media, YouTube, and so on).

Classroom 394

Classroom Digital Citizenship Social Media Exercises 394

eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2025

A New Career Exploration Tool for All Discovery Education Experience Users: Career Connect the award-winning tool that connects K-12 classrooms with real industry professionals is now accessible to all Discovery Education Experience users.

Education 102

Education Libraries Strategy Social Media 102

Hapara

MAY 23, 2022

Many of us remember heading to the library to gather books and printed articles for our school projects. Libraries, of course, still hold a wealth of information, but now learners can go beyond the library walls. An internet search can bring up videos, message boards, blogs or social media posts with toxic messaging. .

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Hapara Social Media 263

Neo LMS

MARCH 26, 2019

In an age of digital formats, quick texts (and the associated degradation of spelling and grammar), online content, blogs and posts, many in the education, publishing and library sectors — as well as broader cultural institutions — are wondering and worrying about the future of literature. …And then back on paper.

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Trends Libraries Social Media Report 327

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Let me hear from you on social media or in the comments if you have some awesome examples to share! Generative AI Use Case #1: AI is built into social media. Many similar features are also built into the Generative AI cloud features that can be accessed by application from Google.

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Classroom Microsoft Policies Tools 498

The Web20Classroom

APRIL 20, 2020

See if your kids school is letting you check any out or look up where a Little Free Library is closest to you. Sure, you might be sharing on social media every day but social media comes and goes. It does require internet access to get to the lessons, however). Writing and Reflection- Writing is reading too.

EdTech 364

EdTech Social Media Exercises Libraries 364

Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 29, 2018

Even with little access to technology teachers can add background music to a story or show students a short clip to spark conversation or inspire ideas for writing. I regularly share free web tools, resources, and tips on ESL Library to help teachers find great resources to use with their learners.

Resources 264

Resources Technology Advocacy Social Media 264

NeverEndingSearch

MAY 14, 2020

And it is clear that the library must be the center of that experience. But, first, a little background: I’ve been playing around with building virtual school libraries for a very long time. I started playing around with the fairly easy and recently very popular strategy of building a library scene in Slides. Valenza, J.K.

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Libraries OER Wiki Strategy 145

Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2024

When Microsoft Publisher came out a lifetime ago, it was the first major desktop publishing effort to blend layout, colors, and multimedia that was accessible to everyone. There’s no cost for basic (a yearly cost for premium) to use the thousands of free illustrations and images in the Canva library or uploading your own.

Classroom 426

Classroom Microsoft Digital Citizenship eBook 426

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Students can play games, watch stupid videos, browse inappropriate websites, spend time on social media, or catch up on the latest episodes of their favorite series. Then, all devices must be scanned for malware prior to them accessing the school network for the first time. Closing thoughts.

BYOD 382

BYOD Digital Divide Classroom Smartphone 382

Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

In 2017, Monsignor Paul Tighe may have been the only priest amidst a sea of techies at South by Southwest (SXSW), where he spoke about his past experience serving as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications for the Catholic Church. Think “social media director” for the Catholic Church.)

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Social Media Learning Secondary Libraries 126

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Here is a short list of some of the changes that have been implemented and sustained: Social media use as a communications, public relations, branding, professional growth, and student learning tool implemented in 2009. Students now have access to over 250 unique courses that cater to their interests.

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Khan Academy BYOD Social Media Digital Badges 405

Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

As teachers look for supplemental material to send home, they can share this Roadmap with parents via school portals, email, social media platforms, and texting. It also includes digital access and quality online learning opportunities. And, how are the children? Just fine, we want to say.

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Digital Divide Social Media Online Learning Examples 333

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2019

But there’s so much to sift through across social media, online searches and hallway ­conversations. EdTech Insiders gain access to personalized content recommendations and our most in-depth, premium articles, videos and more. You count on us to advise you on IT management and ­general tech know-how.

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EdTech Social Media Libraries Trends 213

ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

Smart Classrooms have become popular because they provide a flexible, self-paced learning environment; one that levels the playing field for students by making education more accessible to all types of learners. Is the media saved on a dedicated in-lab network, on the general campus network, or on the LMS? overall user experience.

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LMS Moodle Software Blackboard 370