Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2019

In my summer digital citizenship classes, the biggest question I get is how to control student cell phone usage. Secondary and middle schools in Ontario, Canada , are banning the use of cell phones during classes effective from September 2019. He also served on a number of curriculum and assessment committees.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2015

Efficiently assess student progress as often as once a week, for more carefully tailored educational experiences. The physical appearance of primary and secondary school classrooms is changing as many schools trade individual student desks for large tables around which students may sit with their laptops and tablets.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 13, 2018

Polls, forms, and surveys are great options when teachers need to create sign-up sheets, push out formative assessments, auto-grade quizzes, and more. Warmups are 3-5-minute unassisted class starters to assess what students know about a topic or remember from a previous class. Twitter can also be used as a poll or a warmup/exit ticket.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2015

In this post I would like to introduce 10 more resources that are available for facilitating proper digital citizenship in the classroom. 10 More Digital Citizenship Resources: The Web in the Classroom…Part 4 ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ). Understanding You Tube and Digital Citizenship.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2016

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2015

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with students I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have time for. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Common practice was to assign a chapter to read in a textbook and then a worksheet to assess student knowledge. Bitsize is the BBC’s collection of free short videos and lessons (they’re all bite-sized) on over fifty subjects taught in Primary or Secondary education. When I started teaching, videos were a rarity.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Initiative 2: Reconsidering Internet Filtering — Filtering policies had originally been set up to protect students, but they often frustrated secondary educators and students alike. Although there were many reasons, in large part the district had moved away from desktops and more teachers were using carts of devices, often for assessment.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

At the same time, we must remember to connect to the content standards while facilitating and assessing 21st century skills. I also see a need to provide students appropriate lessons on proper digital citizenship. Last, always be sure to check your district AUP and administration before putting students online in this way.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

I hope you are enjoying this series on formative assessment, and I am sure you will find these tools most valuable. as you continue to amplify formative learning with digital technology. Part 4: Over 35 Formative Assessment Tools To Enhance Formative Learning Opportunities. Back Channel for Formative Assessment.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The company also offers a set of Student Safety and Wellness courses for students on topics such as bullying, suicide and digital citizenship and resources such as whitepapers and webinars to help teachers and administrators deal with issues of student mental health and trauma stemming from the pandemic.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

The re-imagined ESIFC includes increased or new attention to pre-kindergarten, multiple literacies, digital citizenship and civic responsibility, multiple perspectives, personalization of learning, design thinking, student voice and agency, and social and emotional growth. Offered as Word documents, these tools are easily adaptable.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

Just a disclaimer though, I am a high school math teacher, so a few of the tech-tools I reference in this post belong mostly in a secondary math classroom, but with a little elbow grease and ingenuity, there are ways to fit them into any K-12 math curriculum as well.

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Hapara

AUGUST 18, 2023

A recent UNESCO report showed that across the nation, elementary and secondary students with disabilities experience higher rates of violence by teachers and are up to 1.5 For example, teachers tend to assess learners who are Black differently than white learners. percent more likely to be suspended multiple times and 2.2

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 3, 2019

This is particularly beneficial as an assessment for a learning tool, as it allows both the teacher and students to revisit their previous work as the topic progresses. Dr. Neelam Parmar is a Director of E-learning for Primary & Secondary Schools. Emphasize digital citizenship. Ensure content is engaging for pupils.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 29, 2022

Thus far, conversations around esports have centered on collegiate and secondary levels, however, a recent change in the winds has shifted the conversation to elementary esports. I could design a camp without worrying about standards alignment, summative assessments, or grades.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Moreover, smart K-12 learning systems often include tools for continuous assessment and feedback, allowing educators to monitor progress and adapt instructional strategies in real-time. Digital learning provides personalized education, catering to individual learning styles and pacing.

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iLearn Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2014

In a 1-1 setting, MobyMax would be a great place for your students to interact and build a digital class community (practicing digital citizenship, communication, and building class culture). Web browsers for research, additional apps, file saving etc. Wonder how we individualize learning every day at Anastasis?

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

Sponsored by ClassLink Each year, CoSN conducts a national survey among education technology leaders to assess the current state of technology innovation across multiple school systems. Quakertown Community School District (PA) kicks off an AI taskforce this year, piloting it with 50 – 60 secondary teachers.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

The app initially focused on allowing teachers to build their own multimedia-rich presentations and assessments, beam them to students’ devices, and monitor their activities. When a kid is engaged, discipline becomes a secondary problem.” according to Kovalsky.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

MAY 28, 2024

It should also include chances for students to develop digital citizenship skills and practices. Additionally, we need to foster digital literacy and proficiency with emerging technologies. Assessments: From Exams to Real-World Applications Our current assessment methods are stuck in the past.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

At the same time, we must remember to connect to the content standards while facilitating and assessing 21st century skills. I also see a need to provide students appropriate lessons on proper digital citizenship. Last, always be sure to check your district AUP and administration before putting students online in this way.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Microcredentials and certifications that offer students practical, high-demand skills and that can be immediately applied in the workplace are increasingly complementing high school and post-secondary degrees. We anticipate more districts will adopt performance-based assessments this year to better understand what students know and can apply.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 28, 2020

We are going to talk about classroom strategies to help you give students a global audience for their work, meaningful connections with outside classrooms and experts, and how student portfolios can support student learning even after it has been assessed. They will need those digital citizenship skills! YOU SHOULD!

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Reading By Example

JUNE 25, 2016

I submitted a proposal regarding digital portfolios for students with someone else, and it didn’t get accepted. The rest of this post contains secondary rationale for why I am not attending the International Society for Technology in Education convention in Denver this weekend. That’s the big reason.

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Reading By Example

JUNE 25, 2016

I submitted a proposal regarding digital portfolios for students with someone else, and it didn’t get accepted. The rest of this post contains secondary rationale for why I am not attending the International Society for Technology in Education convention in Denver this weekend. That’s the big reason.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 2, 2022

Once student responses come in from a Check-In, it's easy to see what category the students have self-assessed themselves so you can plan your next lesson accordingly. in Secondary Education Language Arts. Note the potential categories in Step 2 which help shape the objective. How could you use it? and graduated with a B.S.

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TeacherCast

MAY 27, 2019

Standard 2: Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments. Standard 3: Model digital age work and learning. Standard 4: Promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility. When you are finished, I always back up my projects onto a secondary hard drive. ISTE Standards for Teachers.

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techlearning

AUGUST 30, 2018

Educators can use the assessment data to identify students’ SEL strengths and areas in which they may need additional support. Teacher’s also have access to tutorials and other free class resources via Education.Minecraft.net. The app will be downloadable in September.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 29, 2015

This suggests that video consumption would more readily transfer to video production, or even video as a means of assessment. Similarly, the reading of a text naturally transitions to text production and text-based assessment–or so some research suggests. Evaluate use of primary and secondary modalities. Clarify (e.g.,

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Teachers can create multimedia assessments and activities for their students, who record and embed their responses. While these roles were drafted to appeal specifically to university and college librarians, they are universal enough to be relevant to school librarians working in primary and secondary school media centers, too.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Future Ready has developed a common set of information, tools, and assessment, that are all available for free. The Future Ready Librarians Framework acknowledges that librarians play a powerful role in: Curating digital resources and tools. Empowering students as creators. Building instructions partnerships. About edWeb.net.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

Wednesday, April 9th at 4pm Thinking Scientifically: Video and Formative Assessment with POPstar Robert Miller , POPstar Robert Miller - an award-winning 5th-grade teacher - hosts this interactive workshop covering inquiry-based science curriculum; the creative use of video; and one of his favorite resources, NSTA’s Formative Assessment Probes.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Get to know SnapThought – one of our assessment tools – and the new game Sortify, which adds another dimension to playful assessment. To meet these challenges, educators must teach digital citizenship, an essential digital age skill that students need to become safe, responsible and respectful participants in a digital world.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Policymakers will be looking to leverage their existing data sources to better understand those trends and the remaining gaps, and they will continue to look for innovative approaches to learning and ways to assess the needs of students. I can see a world where we overcorrect, however, and start to view it in a very narrow way.

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