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MAY 22, 2023

Make an audio recording of your thoughts (using a mobile app like Audio Memo ). Any age: Explore the night sky using an iPad app like GoSkyWatch. These aren’t print–these are digital, on an iPad, a desktop, or a mobile device. History Any age: Find something in your town that has a history.

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AUGUST 20, 2021

VPNs can be used on phones, desktops, laptops, iPads, and more. Here’s a two-minute video showing how simple it is: My iPhone has a native hotspot that my iPad can easily connect to or I can allow others to use via a code. For me, this week, it’s Australia. Other weeks, it’s Britain. 2-step Authentication.

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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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DECEMBER 5, 2020

At any time during the year, click to take you to the master list : Program on computers, iPads, laptops–whatever works, whatever age. Cargo-Bot —logic iPad game. Move the Turtle –programming via iPad for middle school. I’ll start this list with web-based options, by grade level and then continue with a mash-up: Kindergarten.

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MAY 14, 2021

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. Books can be read online or on most mobile devices. Gutenberg Project. One More Story.

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

In my case, I used Ctrl+Alt+S to invoke the Windows Snipping Tool Save IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. QR Codes This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. Center the QR Code within the provided frame.

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DECEMBER 7, 2022

IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. The recipient will automatically have it on their mobile device–no worries about losing it. Click in ‘shortcut’. Coding with Pixel Art.

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APRIL 19, 2023

Would you trade your smartphone for a 1983 Nokia mobile phone? 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. The next time your school decides to investigate paperless classrooms, offer to take charge.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Animatron –design and publish animated and interactive content that plays everywhere, from desktop computers to mobile devices. Cargo-Bot —logic iPad game. Move the Turtle –programming via iPad for middle school. Here are all those that don’t easily differentiate by grade. See if some of them work for you: Websites.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 14, 2015

Teaching digital citizenship as a “one-off event” doesn’t lead to changes in behavior, experts say. What’s more, about two in five children under the age of two have used a mobile device. Ribble has written a book about the topic, called Digital Citizenship in Schools , and a new edition is available this fall.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

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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FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? These were the pressing questions of the time – a time 8-months after the release of the first iPad and 6-months before the release of the first Chromebook. Then there was the iPad. While the iPad cost anywhere from $300 – $400, Chromebooks were sold from $199.

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DECEMBER 21, 2014

I am sharing activities, resources, tips, web tools and mobile apps that help students learn to be good people and also get them reading, writing, and more. Get them to brainstorm the digital equivelant of each act like maybe smiling at someone by adding an emoji or sticker. Created with Haiku Deck, the free presentation app for iPad.

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MARCH 29, 2022

The program is free, online (it does have a non-flash version for iPads), and is best completed over a series of sessions. The Game is free, suggested for grades 4-12, and delivered via website or mobile app. This app works on desktops as well as mobile devices. How the Stock Market Works. Age group: High school.

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OCTOBER 28, 2019

Protocols for these mobile devices have little in common today with how they were addressed a decade ago. Because mobile devices are faster, it satisfies student curiosity and builds their passion to be lifelong learners. Mobile phones can do pretty much everything a computer can via apps and Internet access. And why not?

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NOVEMBER 12, 2016

Students can type from school or home on any device, including iPads. Typing Tournament Online can be used anywhere there is an internet connection including home and school, at any time of day and on any device including iPads and other mobile tablets. It’s open to any class from any school in the world.

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. The recipient will automatically have it on their mobile device–no worries about losing it. Click in ‘shortcut’. Wolfram/Alpha Widget.

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NOVEMBER 23, 2019

IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. The recipient will automatically have it on their mobile device–no worries about losing it. Click in ‘shortcut’. Coding with Pixel Art.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Learning Upgrade , an ed-tech company providing digital, differentiated literacy curriculum designed for English language learners (ELLs), launched a mobile app to increase accessibility and expand offerings to a wide range of English learners.

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NOVEMBER 8, 2016

And, ownership of smartphones — mobile devices with an internet connection — has tripled in recent years among young people. who authored the book “The Big Disconnect: Protecting Childhood and Family Relationships in the Digital Age.” Steiner-Adair said. Their kids are also kept busy with dance and other activities.

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APRIL 13, 2020

It provides practical insight into how well students comprehend digital literacy skills in relation to the 2016 ISTE Standards for Students. It is easy to set up and administer (no training required), provides teachers with a dashboard to track student progress and needs, and is compatible with all desktop and mobile devices.

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APRIL 30, 2015

a series of symbols, used synonymously as text and grouped to imply or prompt the multimedia in the games and programs that happen on computers, websites, and mobile apps. Most programming classes, training, and games take place on websites, but with the popularity of iPads, developers created apps to put the learning where kids live.

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DECEMBER 3, 2019

Before starting, review the digital citizenship associated with visiting an online site (such as privacy, staying on the assigned website, and not talking to strangers). If you use iPads, here are some great options: Cargo-Bot. If you use iPads, try Stick Nodes or Stickman. Third Grade — Pixel Art.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2020

All you need (for VR) is the Expeditions app, a mobile device or Chrome OS, and a Cardboard or Daydream viewer. Now, using an app teachers and students are already familiar with, NearPod VR allows students to join virtual tours regardless of the device used in their schools — iPads, Chromebooks, Mac, or PCs.

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DECEMBER 7, 2020

IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. The recipient will automatically have it on their mobile device–no worries about losing it. Click in ‘shortcut’. Coding with Pixel Art.

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APRIL 6, 2020

The program is free, online (it does have a non-flash version for iPads), and is best completed over a series of sessions. The Game is free, suggested for grades 4-12, and delivered via website or mobile app. This app works on desktops as well as mobile devices. How the Stock Market Works. Age group: High school.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 1, 2024

Turning off SafeSearch on Google is pretty straightforward, both on desktop and mobile devices. On Mobile (iPhone, iPad, Android) Open Google on Your Browser : Use your mobile browser to go to Google.com. The protection it offers is a crucial aspect of responsible digital citizenship and internet use in education.

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DECEMBER 13, 2019

For example, Wabash County issues all students MacBook Airs and iPads (your school could use Chromebooks) that are available to students who can’t get to school: All Wabash County students in grades 3 through 12 have a MacBook Air they take home every day. For snow days, K2 students can bring home the iPads they use at school. .

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NOVEMBER 28, 2018

IPads call these hotkeys. If you have IPads, try Stick Nodes. This is so simple, you’re going to love it: Open the QR Code reader on your phone or mobile device. The recipient will automatically have it on their mobile device–no worries about losing it. Click in ‘shortcut’. Coding with Pixel Art.

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OCTOBER 16, 2017

The desktop app gives access to all three in one spot while a mobile device requires the download of three different free apps. It works equally well on your desktop, laptop, Chromebook, Mac, iOS device, and mobile device and syncs between all with ease. Just pick the one best suited to your communication style. OK, I can do that.

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FEBRUARY 26, 2016

But one change has revolutionized their use: They can now be projected from your iPad. It’s similar to web-based options like AWW or Scriblink with two dramatic differences: It works through a iPad and can be mirrored to a computer (and from there, the class screen). Here’s how to do it: Open AirSketch on an iPad.

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FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Paint Studio –fully featured art tool for mobile devices. Pixlr –fully-featured art tool that works on the web or iPads. Here are three popular intuitive choices for composing music: GarageBand –turns an iPad into a single instrument or a full band. A popular medium for using art to write is comics.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Saturday, June 7th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show with Toni Plourde: Earning Your Learning , Using the iOS 7 for iPad(iPod,iPhone), we will explore ways to maximize the way students can engage and enhance their own learning. Sunday, June 8th at 4pm Common Sense Media: Digital Citizenship - Seeing the Big Picture , with Dr. Jason Ohler.

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MAY 22, 2017

Make an audio recording of your thoughts (using a mobile app like Audio Memo ). Optionally, you might take pictures of the historic piece, add it to a mobile app like Sonic Pics and then add voice notes to explain what the viewer is seeing. Any age: Explore the night sky using an iPad app like GoSkyWatch. Any age: Read ebooks.

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JUNE 22, 2021

ScreenFlow , by Telestream, is a dynamic screen recording application that allows users to record either their computer screens, or their mobile devices and export a professional video tutorial, social media graphic, or image. Record Tutorials Directly from your Mobile Device ScreenFlow makes it very easy to record your mobile devices.

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JUNE 22, 2021

ScreenFlow , by Telestream, is a dynamic screen recording application that allows users to record either their computer screens, or their mobile devices and export a professional video tutorial, social media graphic, or image. Record Tutorials Directly from your Mobile Device. Standard 3: Model digital age work and learning.

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AUGUST 22, 2018

This tool is intuitive, easy to use, and is available on mobile devices only. A good alternative if you don’t have the ability to project your iPad to the class screen: Bouncy Balls. Have each student take a full-body picture of themselves (or take one of a classmate on the class iPads or Surface Pros). Class Rules.

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