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NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: What is Digital Literacy?

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AUGUST 15, 2023

It’s easy to confuse ‘using technology’ with digital tools. Your school passed iPads out to all classes. What there is is a teacher not afraid to try new ways, test them out in a classroom environment, toss what doesn’t work and share the rest. Take pictures with iPads. For example, to time a test.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom. Morphi — for iPads, Mac, Windows. 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. Picasso Head is no longer available. Image Edited?

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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? Take a few weekends this summer to set up a class blog and class website and get comfortable with the digital side of your school.

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DECEMBER 16, 2021

Teachers all over the world have embraced the use of coding and programming in their classrooms, adapting the online materials for various subjects that stretch beyond the borders of STEM. 6 Digital tools that help educators teach computational thinking. Kodable is available to download on iOS devices (iPhone and iPad) and desktops.

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SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Setting up your classroom. Favorite tools like iPads and Chromebooks change. 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. He breaks the book into chapters every teacher will understand: x. Discipline.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

You used to be a first grade teacher or the science expert or maybe even the librarian and suddenly found yourself the tech person, like the one down the hall you were always in awe of, the one responsible for classroom computers, programs, curriculum, and everything in between. Can you please-please-please fix my iPad?

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JANUARY 6, 2022

Tech Tip #118–Top 10 iPad Shortkeys. 13 Ways to Use Canva in Your Classroom. 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. Tech Tip #9–Quickly Hide Your Screen. Two Tech Tips for Everyday Life.

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AUGUST 23, 2021

All are online, hands-on, with an authentic use of tools you’ll want for your classroom. Minimum enrollment of 5; delivered digitally to your school or District. You will actively collaborate, share knowledge, provide constructive feedback to classmates, publish digitally, and differentiate for unique needs. Certificate.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Google Street View even covers hiking trails.

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APRIL 14, 2022

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Share it in the comments below.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Pick a topic: Tech infused Teacher/Classroom. Building Digital Citizens. delivered via Google Classroom. We’ll help you integrate tech into your curriculum, teach digital citizenship, differentiate for your learners, and more. Building Digital Citizens. digital citizenship. digital commerce.

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MARCH 9, 2020

The Inquiry-based Classroom. Projects include T alking Pictures, Shape Stroll, Picture the Details, Brainstorming, Life Cycle Reports, Digital Citizenship, Venn Diagrams, Landforms, Cyberbullying, Tessellations, Twitter in Education, and more. Digital Portfolios. Digital Citizenship. The Socratic Method.

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FEBRUARY 11, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I have picked five of my essential classroom tools. I’ve also added some of my favorite new productivity tools for my smartphone, iPad, and a few new ones for my Mac. This tool is essential for my classroom. Get to know hyperdocs.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2023

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Or, use Alt+Shift+M to open the File Manager.

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JUNE 4, 2024

A School License is a multi-user PDF of most books (or videos where available) we offer–textbooks, curricula, lesson plans, student workbooks, and more–that can be used on every digital device in your school–iPads, Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, laptops, netbooks, smartphones, iPods whether they’re in a classroom, the library, one of the tech labs.

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OCTOBER 23, 2024

It’s web-based (including apps available for iPads and Chromebooks) with a drag-and-drop functionality that makes the design process simple and intuitive. 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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JANUARY 13, 2023

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: My desktop icons changed.

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NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Each third week of November, students, families and community members focus on the importance of geography by hosting events; using lessons, games, and challenges in the classroom; and often meeting with policymakers and business leaders. Atlas –Barefoot World Atlas is an interactive 3D globe for iPad. BatchGeo—map locations.

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MARCH 7, 2023

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Share it in the comments below.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Today, my teacher colleagues tell me kids arrive at school already comfortable in the use of iPads and smartphones, doing movements like swipe, squeeze, and flick better than most adults. Parents love encouraging their kids to play with iPads and iPhones but it’s not their job to teach them how to do it right.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2021

Each third week of November, students, families and community members focus on the importance of geography by hosting events; using lessons, games, and challenges in the classroom; and often meeting with policymakers and business leaders. Atlas –Barefoot World Atlas is an interactive 3D globe for iPad. BatchGeo—map locations.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

iPads to share stories students write. Save as PDFs and load onto iPads to share with students. 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. You can use Google Forms or the Google calendar.

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JUNE 22, 2015

I’ve read several nonscientific studies that concluded students type equally well whether they use iPads or traditional keyboards ( click here ; scroll to ‘ Keyboarding: iPad vs. Traditional’ ). If I’m not using the keyboard, it can fold under the iPad out of the way, allowing me to use the iPad as a tablet.

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MAY 15, 2023

If you have a Chromebook or an iPad, don’t even worry about this. 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. Most computers come with a built-in firewall to keep viruses and malware out.

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JUNE 13, 2022

Submit homework digitally. Next year, incorporate it into your classroom management by asking students to submit their work electronically (if you don’t already). This could be by sharing it with you, posting it to a class blog, embedding it into a Discussion Forum, or uploading it to their digital portfolio.

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Students were able to explore various frames of reference, identify a personal story to share using digital media, and experience empathy throughout the process. Digital storytelling has a permanent place in my classroom. Best-in-Class Digital Storytelling Tools. 10 Tips for Digital Storytelling You Don’t Want to Miss.

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JUNE 2, 2022

A School License is a multi-user PDF of most books (or videos where available) we offer–textbooks, curricula, lesson plans, student workbooks, and more–that can be used on every digital device in your school–iPads, Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, laptops, netbooks, smartphones, iPods. As many as the school wants.

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JULY 8, 2022

the digital devices–computer or Chromebooks or iPads–won’t work on the Big Day. allow students to join the class virtually–through Skype or Google Hangouts–if they can’t come to the physical classroom. This means they have to re-enter the lesson plan in a new format for a new LMS.

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JANUARY 8, 2021

Tech Tip #118–Top 10 iPad Shortkeys. Tech Tip #106–11 Great Typing Timesavers on iPads. They cover websites on lesson plans, math, keyboarding, classroom management, cloud computer, digital books, teacher resources, free tech resources, and more. Tech Tip #34: My Program Froze. 5 Tips to Avoid Plagiarism.

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MAY 12, 2015

Q: I have a video on my classroom computer I want to use on my iPad. A: There are ways to do that–email it to your iPad, open through DropBox–but those have issues: emailing requires extra steps and time you may not have. I use Carbonite to make data available to my iPad. How do I do that?

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MAY 20, 2022

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Here are a list of sites that offer digital books for kids to adults: Bookopolis.

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APRIL 24, 2020

extend a classroom discussion so all students can offer their ideas, even the shy members. IFTTT is intuitive, friendly, and will quickly become one of your favorite time-saving, life-organizing, classroom management apps. IF my iPad (laptop, phone) battery is low THEN remind me to recharge it. then that happens.

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MAY 3, 2021

That reticence to ask for help or request training changed about a decade ago when technology swept across the academic landscape like a firestorm: iPads and then Chromebooks became the device of choice in the classroom. Technology in the classroom changed from “nice to have” to “must have” 1:1 became a reality.

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JUNE 9, 2022

how to digitize photos to use on phones/desktops/a slideshow. how to read ebooks from an iPad. digital cameras, iPads, and email programs). One-two students will teach while other group members rove through the classroom to help seniors. how to use email to stay in touch with family. how to use the internet.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2020

If your school’s digital devices extend beyond Chromebooks and iPads, here’s a good discussion about the strengths-weaknesses of Macs and Pcs, from an Ask a Tech Teacher contributor: Students often decide between PCs and Macs. Faceoff: What Digital Device Should My School Buy? Macs Have a Stronger Ecosystem.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

Here are ten unusual projects (each, about one hour in length) you can use in your classroom to participate in this wildly popular event: Alt Codes. IPads call these hotkeys. Pick an activity—say, taking your seat in the classroom or making a PB&J sandwich. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. Coding with pixel art.

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