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NOVEMBER 19, 2022

This article will discuss some of the best tools for tutoring math online, and the way they can help teachers to improve their student’s skills. It has a huge library of videos and questions, covers a wide range of topics, and adapts to each student’s level. The 5 best tools for tutoring maths online are: 1. 3 IXL Learning.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

With all of these technologies populating classrooms this year, it is also more integral than ever that educators instill students with the tenets of digital citizenship. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. CDW Segment.

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JUNE 25, 2024

Skimming academic articles can save you countless hours and will help you research as effectively as famous essayists do. Titles : Note down the full titles of articles, books, and other resources. You might discover that the library – virtual or otherwise – can be as exciting as any detective’s office.

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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. Digital citizenship, online safety and 21st-century skills instruction.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2023

Editor’s note: This article on digital citizenship in schools originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. According to Virtual Library , digital citizenship is “engaging in appropriate and responsible behavior when using technology.”

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2023

Editor’s note: This article on digital citizenship in schools originally appeared on CoSN’s blog and is reposted here with permission. According to Virtual Library , digital citizenship is “engaging in appropriate and responsible behavior when using technology.”

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NOVEMBER 5, 2019

It provides reading resources either uploaded by the teacher or selected from the platform’s library of thousands of fiction and nonfiction books (some free; some through Prime plans), Common Core-aligned lesson plans, videos, or simulations. in the library as a research tool . as homework or independent reading.

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JUNE 27, 2016

I got this question from a colleague: I am looking for an app that classroom teachers can use to scan a classroom library and allow teachers to check books out with students. Here’s an article on it. More on classroom management: 22 Digital Tools You Must Have in Your Classroom. Thanks for your help!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 15, 2019

DOGO News is a website and iOS/Android app for K to 12 students to find current events and research based articles. Each article gives an easy citation for students to copy and include as well as images and videos. NatGeoKids is a website with games, trivia, and articles about animals and the world. This is for grades 6 to 12.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

It uses a wide variety of media (photos, diagrams, videos, animations, articles, and podcasts) to explain traditionally-complex concepts such as magnetism, genes, and thermal imaging. This includes topics such as animals, culture, automobiles, politics, money, science, and entertainment.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Every Earth Day (April 22, 2023 this year–see our previous article on Earth Day Class Activities ) someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? The other feels like the catalog room of the Library of Congress. Really, though: Why not?

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MAY 23, 2022

In the past, I’ve written about many of Kiddom’s features–the Content Library , SEL Rubrics, its partnership with OUR Curricula Resources to name a few, One quality that has always stood out to me as I explore each of their new features is this company listens to customers and responds to their needs.

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MAY 10, 2023

This article got lots of reads last year, so am republishing with updates. Students researched online as often as in the library. Students began spending as much time in the digital neighborhood as their home town. Students collaborated on work, sharing virtually, and then published digitally. 1:1 became a reality.

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MAY 3, 2021

Students researched online as often as in the library. Students began spending as much time in the digital neighborhood as their home town. Student work was stored in the cloud and submitted digitally rather than as sheets of paper into the teacher’s Inbox (that really was a box).

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MAY 2, 2022

I posted this article last year, got lots of reads, so am republishing with some updates. Students researched online as often as in the library. Students began spending as much time in the digital neighborhood as their home town. Students collaborated on work, sharing virtually, and then published digitally.

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FEBRUARY 16, 2021

What I didn’t think about until Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Claire Ward, submitted this article was how true this is even for those in prison. 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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OCTOBER 23, 2024

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. Youngers can use it as a digital portfolio of their work, sharable either on a digital device or the class screen at an end-of-year event.

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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Bill Morgan through a shared interest in keyboarding for youngers (see this article on A Conversation About Keyboarding and this article on Preparing Young Students for Home Row Keyboarding: An Unplugged Approach ). When Bill offered an article on a new class he started that helps English Language Learners, I was excited.

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OCTOBER 10, 2018

In this bundle, you get 20 tech ed resources on how to use technology to achieve Common Core Standards–presented in a variety of ways including Lesson plans, webinars, and short but pithy articles. 7 Hall of Fame articles addressing Common Core topics. Included: 5 books (including 70 lesson plans). 8 webinars. Who needs this.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 2, 2022

The digital whiteboard encourages applying diverse multimedia. With a few clicks and connection to the internet, teachers can view online resources, browse the content library, and find data faster. The classroom use of such online sharing platforms also cultivates digital citizenship. Use a variety of media formats.

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AUGUST 28, 2017

In this bundle, you get 20 tech ed resources on how to use technology to achieve Common Core Standards–presented in a variety of ways including Lesson plans, webinars, and short but pithy articles. 7 Hall of Fame articles addressing Common Core topics. Included: 5 books (including 70 lesson plans). 8 webinars. Who needs this.

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JULY 13, 2023

In this article, we will go over some proven strategies to help you prepare for exams. 1 – Use technology Pretty much everything is digital these days so we rely on software and technology to even basic tasks. This means that you have to find a way to eliminate the stress and pressure from the equation so you can study well.

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MAY 25, 2022

In this article, we’ll look at the reasons why Turnitin is so popular, and then we’ll examine several replacement options to choose the one that can truly increase your efficiency. This is the only service that can access the libraries like Elsevier/Scopus and Springer & Nature. Turnitin dominates the market: Pros and cons.

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JANUARY 25, 2019

Online libraries and collections of free didactic documents were a reality as early as 1997 , through the Cisco Networking Academy. Although many professors still favor hard copies, online libraries have also made their way into the course plan in some places across the globe. Opportunities, Benefits, and Progress.

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AUGUST 7, 2017

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher – -what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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SEPTEMBER 7, 2018

This includes books, ebooks, articles, webinars, mentoring, and more. The specific resources depend upon your need: K-5 tech teacher – -what tech skills to teach when so students can use digital devices granularly in their learning. Includes 5 ebooks, 8 webinars, and 7 Hall of Fame articles. Today: Tech Survival Kits.

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JUNE 19, 2017

ORIGO Stepping Stones (see my review here ), a comprehensive print and digital math program, has a variety of free math resources available for summer learning. More on math: 10 Articles on Using Tech to Teach Math. How to Teach STEM Every Day. Zap Zap Math–Gamify any Math Curriculum.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Find web apps and tools for students to design innovations in my article, Mock It Up! The Kentucky Virtual Library has an incredible interactive infographic that walks students through the research process! Common Sense Education has a free K to 12 curriculum that covers information literacy and digital citizenship.

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MAY 11, 2020

The app gives subscribers unlimited access to SmartMusic’s extensive library of over fifty method books, nearly 50,000 skill building exercises, and 22,000+ solo and ensemble titles by major publishers. It is available on PCs and Macs as well as iPads. –published first on NEA Today.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

The following are websites are safe and secure websites for students to discover articles with information they are curious about learning. If you were a fan of the Eyewitness books growing up, then you will love this safe and secure research website which features interactive articles with incredible illustrations.

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JULY 11, 2016

Here are ten of the top reading-related articles according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: How do I create a classroom library checkout system? 3 Digital Tools to Encourage Close Reading. 5 Tech Tools to Inspire Reading. 5 Tech Tools That Motivate Every Reader. 32 Reading Websites.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: School libraries have evolved to offer students and teachers everything they need See article: Modern students need modern librarians See article: 10 reasons we love school librarians For more news on school libraries, visit eSN’s Innovative Teaching page What makes an effective school library?

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APRIL 2, 2020

Here’s a thoughtful article from Peter MacCallister, an Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, on why college is a good idea even when considering a career in tech: Why College Matters for a Successful Career in Tech. However, no matter how motivated and passionate you are, there is a cap to self-education.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 16, 2019

Common Sense has a digital citizenship curriculum for K-2 and 3rd-5th with videos, printables, and engaging activities. Digital Storytelling. Check out these young language learner and technology articles I wrote for Sprout English for several apps, web tools, and lesson ideas. STEAM Tools and Apps. Teaching coding?

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : An Overview of This Week. Users create a recipe by choosing a trigger channel from IFTTT’s library, then a trigger, and finally an action channel. Over the next week, I’ll share ideas that will get you ready for Hour of Code. 10 Unusual Projects.

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APRIL 4, 2019

Common Sense Media’s award-winning Digital Passport is the gold-standard in teaching digital citizenship to grades 3-5 (or Middle School). This free-to-schools online program mixes videos, games, quizzes, and the challenge of earning badges to teach students the concepts behind digital citizenship : Communication.

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AUGUST 16, 2016

In this bundle, you get 20 tech ed resources on how to use technology to achieve Common Core Standards–presented in a variety of ways including Lesson plans, webinars, and short but pithy articles. 7 Hall of Fame articles addressing Common Core topics. Included: 5 books (including 70 lesson plans). 8 webinars. Who needs this.

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