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.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 14, 2018

He received a free copy of my book, Learning to Go: Lesson Ideas for Teaching with Mobile Devices, Cell Phones and BYOT. Novel Effect is an amazing iOS app to use when reading popular children’s books or poetry. You can usually find free books at thrift stores or libraries or ask for donations from the community.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 5, 2020

I grew up surrounded by and loving books. I follow book blogs and I am part of an online book club. Plus, books count as friends, right? As an avid member of the online book community, I can’t thank it enough for helping me read more diversely, more deeply and even for making bookish friends.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 29, 2020

This book is your guide to what children must know at what age to thrive in the community called the internet. social media. Tech teachers, tech coordinators, library media specialists, curriculum specialists. Here are some screen shots from the book: Click to view slideshow. Topics include: cyberbullying.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Resources eBook 397

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 30, 2019

It is ok to savor time, with a long sip of coffee or reading a book in the park. If you delete the apps for social media, you’re not deleting the social media service. If you prefer face-to-face groups, check your local library or coffee shop for book clubs and other hobby groups. Go off the grid.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2017

Since 2011 Banned Books Week has included a day to recognize banned websites. Teachers and principals also increasingly voice opposition to blocking social websites, noting that schools have an obligation to teach students how to use social media responsibly. Social media is already a part of their frameworks as teens.

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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. Number of Literary Readers (in millions).

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2023

This book is your guide to what children must know at what age to thrive in the community called the internet. Who needs this Tech teachers, tech coordinators, library media specialists, curriculum specialists Classroom grade level teachers if your tech teacher doesn’t cover basic tech skills.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Technology, most specifically social media, has flattened the world. Remember when we had to get all of our professional literature and information from journals, books, conferences, over the phone, or people that we came in direct contact with? We live in amazing times.

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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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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Teaching literacy skills in a digital space can be done by replicating some of the approaches undertaken by online book communities.These include using forums, online chat, blogs, and designing multimedia projects where students engage with books and produce discussions, summaries, or reviews. Pass the book. Visit a library.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

To ensure students can access books and other academic resources even if they’re nowhere near a campus. But getting books to people spread across the world—and answering their research questions—is no simple task. I support using a library service, but it has to be integrated well into the curriculum,” she says. “If

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

0:15 Big Picture Stats 0:54 Andrea Yon's story 1:24 World Literacy Foundation study of the economic and social cost of illiteracy Sponsor: Today’s sponsor, Literal is an app to help students in grades 6-12 engage with reading. Give people “book talks” and book tastings. Have a great classroom library.

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 21, 2024

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), “students who read books regularly not only show better reading skills but also perform better in subjects like mathematics and science” ( OECD, 2010 ). Summer break is the perfect time to encourage students to read science-related books, articles, and magazines.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 13, 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) today, Thursday, March 13th, 2025, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Please also join the Library 2.0

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Technology and social media have ignited an artistic share revolution. Millions of artists, musicians, and creators upload their own photos, songs, videos, fonts, templates, and digital content to the web and allow people around the world to use it for presentations, books, and other digital projects.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 3, 2019

You can read more about student vision boards in my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators: Small Steps to Transform Your Teaching. If you like these ideas, take one of my courses or check out my books. Canva – web tool and iPad app with a free library of stock images, stickers, and graphics.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 29, 2018

I regularly share free web tools, resources, and tips on ESL Library to help teachers find great resources to use with their learners. If you like these ideas, take one of my courses or check out my books. Below are a list of the articles I’ve written in 2018. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2019

This book is your guide to what children must know at what age to thrive in the community called the internet. social media. Tech teachers, tech coordinators, library media specialists, curriculum specialists. Here are some screen shots from the book: Click to view slideshow. Topics include: cyberbullying.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Resources eBook 285

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

Dr. Robb has written more than 25 books on reading but also takes 3-4 months each school year as a classroom teacher. Laura Robb has written more than 30 books for teachers. Recently she has completed two books with her son Evan Robb, a middle school principal. She has written 25 books for teachers. And where do we start?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 23, 2018

In fact, this was an idea inspired by The Secret by Rhonda Byrne that I wrote about in 2014 and included in my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators: Small Steps to Transform Your Teaching. If you like these ideas, take one of my courses or check out my books. Also, find a library of stickers, frames, and templates.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 23, 2018

In fact, this was an idea inspired by The Secret by Rhonda Byrne that I wrote about in 2014 and included in my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators: Small Steps to Transform Your Teaching. If you like these ideas, take one of my courses or check out my books. Also, find a library of stickers, frames, and templates.

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The Web20Classroom

APRIL 20, 2020

It can be challenging if you don't have any books at home. 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. Writing and Reflection- Writing is reading too.

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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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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

JUNE 27, 2019

Fifty-nine percent of students who use social media say they use it to discuss educational subjects with their peers. Using handheld devices as digital textbooks can enable students to have greater interaction with the material through mixed media. Students also can save money over the cost of printed books.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

Every excuse in the book was at our disposal not to change and continue down the same path year after year. 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.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

In his book, Power Forward , Dean shares his inspiring transition from an illiterate athlete to a magna cum laude graduate, his story is not just about the victories or the setbacks; it's a powerful call to action for every listener to recognize the undeniable value of education in shaping one’s destiny. You have to do this.

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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 129

EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Test Adobe Spark, free for educators and a user-friendly tool for creating video, social media graphics and web pages. Just like we would teach them to read a book or check a book out of the library, the same thing needs to be in place for the computer ,” Jones said in an interview with EdTech. .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

Pew Research recently reported that about half of Americans regularly get their news from social media. That’s newspapers, evening news, and anything considered ‘mainstream media’ They prefer blogs, Twitter, and Facebook. So why do students turn to it for news?

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Edmodo Common Core Digital Citizenship Video 370

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

This is not necessarily something you might teach in a classroom, but it’s certainly something that’s relevant to every student and every teacher in our schools, and that’s social media. Social media is something students are going to explore on their own, no matter what. She’s author of the book Social LEADia.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 4, 2019

My friend Jennifer LaGarde ( @jenniferlagarde ) recently introduced me, and our Young Adults Reading and Literacy students at Rutgers, to the idea of Book Bentos. Highly visual, creative and interactive the book bento strategy invites book lovers to create, hyperlink and share book titles in an artfully arranged interactive collage.

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Social Media LMS Libraries Microsoft 110

Digital Promise

JUNE 24, 2019

In their new book, Broader, Bolder, Better , Paul Reville and Elaine Weiss draw on nine years of research and case studies from 12 diverse communities to advocate for more and larger-scale partnerships between communities and schools. Social Media and Technology.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 28, 2018

Here’s a complete list of must-try Edtech Resources and Technology Tools for Teachers: BOOK CREATOR. Any student can create, publish, and share online books using Book Creator. They also have the option to create a book from scratch. If you are doing a book review or a film review in class, this would be the perfect tool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

We discuss first drafts and I relate it to writing my own books. In fact, I would never turn a first draft into a publisher — typically by the time I submit a book, I’m already to the fourth or fifth draft. The library has over 2,000 individual products inside performance tasks. . Excellence in anything requires revision.

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