Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Gaps also exist between high-performing and low-performing public schools based on differences in access to funding and resources, community engagement and commitment, and the ability and willingness of district and school leaders to embrace innovation and try new strategies. These present as follows: 1. school and library to the internet.

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Digital Learning E-rate Learning Mobility 335

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Children with smartphones have unfiltered access to the Internet unless their parents make a decision to filter. Why Do Students Need Protection on their SmartPhones? We may install things on their Chromebooks, but when they are on their phones, they are getting unfiltered access to the internet. Bio as submitted.

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Chromebook Smartphone Social Media Company 429

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 2, 2018

It has become a familiar argument between those who believe children intuitively learn to type (“see them on smartphones and iPads–they don’t need help”) and those of us who believe instruction makes them better, faster. This topic that is close to my tech teacher soul.

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Software Smartphone Secondary Training 178

Edsurge

MAY 29, 2019

If the technology supports this, it meets the primary requirement. Can the tech support or provide a learning activity that can be classified within Bloom’s taxonomy? Even though the integration of the technology was “a little cumbersome” at first, her students’ level of engagement made the investment worthwhile.

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

I was asked to write an opinion piece for the Western Morning News earlier this week as a response to the comments from Ofsted and their advisers on the use of technology in schools. Many teachers are left wondering whether personal technologies such as smartphones actually have a place in education and what risks and threats accompany them.

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Smartphone Robotics Digital Citizenship Mobility 28

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 2, 2018

We recorded a show with Mike about Home filtering: 5 Home and Smartphone Filtering Options for Parents. My general sense is that I know that they don’t like to be — I don’t want to call it, “spied upon” — but I know that they don’t like their parents having access. Bringing students into the conversation. Bio as submitted.

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Social Media Chromebook Digital Citizenship Company 214

Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

It's a double-edged sword: Students and teachers have more access to digital media than ever before. If you're offering students a text in a digital format, consider the context and ask yourself questions like: What kind of device and platform will students use to access the text? Managing Smartphones in the Classroom.

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Classroom Smartphone Digital Citizenship Google 98