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AUGUST 10, 2018

The 8th grade just received their own profiled laptop since the school was deploying a blended learning/personalized learning initiative and the 1:1 student laptop was a key project. I was perplexed since I thought to myself, the district has been deploying laptops to schools for 10 years! It’s roller coaster time!

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MAY 6, 2024

Customized Tech Accessories like a custom mousepad, laptop sleeve, or a mug with a tech-themed design can be both practical and thoughtful. 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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AUGUST 20, 2021

Lots of movies and novel spotlight this invasion of privacy because it has been normalized in the digital world. And, if your digital device of choice is a laptop, when you finish, close it. VPNs can be used on phones, desktops, laptops, iPads, and more. For me, this week, it’s Australia. Which I was, a few times.

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AUGUST 16, 2021

A Laptop Stand. A useful piece of equipment is an adjustable laptop stand – especially if you are a digital nomad teaching from different locations. You can adjust a good laptop stand to your preferred height and angle, which is useful if you plan to teach standing up. Internet Connection.

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APRIL 20, 2015

Q: My internet stopped working on my laptop. A: First: Make sure the laptop button that allows connection to the internet is on. She is the editor/author of dozens of tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. What do I do?

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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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APRIL 27, 2023

Another tip: Close your laptop when not in use. 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 might wonder why anyone would be interested in what shows up on your webcam.

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JANUARY 15, 2024

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. ” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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APRIL 30, 2021

SyncSpace is a sharable, zoomable, collaborative whiteboard for iPads, mobile devices, laptops, and computers. 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. Free to try.

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SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In a classroom today, many of the most essential education tools — tablets, laptops, and interactive whiteboards — require the use of power. 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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JUNE 13, 2022

Know how to use the digital devices available in your class. Your school probably uses a variety of hardware (laptops, iPads, Chromebooks, and more) to access class websites, blogs, online grade books, and/or an LMS (like Otus, Google Classroom, or Edmodo). Model good digital citizenship. Insist your students do the same.

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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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JANUARY 31, 2018

As a classroom teacher and an instructional technologist, I struggled with how to find time in students’ already-busy schedules to incorporate digital citizenship, even though I knew it was important to teach. I hope you can begin to “lose the digital," too. And it’s just citizenship, period. It’s all around us.

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MAY 5, 2021

If your kid often uses a laptop to study, get him a laptop tray so he can raise the display to eye level. 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 same goes when he’s using a computer.

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JANUARY 19, 2022

IT Pro has an interesting article discussing the importance of digital literacy: Digital literacy is as important as reading and writing, Vodafone claims. A study from the company found that half of 18-24-year olds have limited access to a laptop, tablet or PC. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JANUARY 4, 2023

Any device such as a smart TV, computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone, etc. So, for example, when you use your laptop and visit a website, there is an exchange of information. VPN stands for virtual private network, and you can think of it as a middleman between you and any possible connections that you will make with your devices.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

That means you can use it on desktops, laptops, Chromebooks, iOS, and Android devices. K-8 Digital Citizenship Curriculum (including plagiarism). Building Digital Citizens (an online class). They don’t expire; the service is available until you use up your allotment of pages. How to use it.

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APRIL 12, 2021

It is a good start to give them a suitably modern laptop that can cope with the rigor of running Zoom meetings, wrangling Teams catch-ups and interfacing with the cloud-powered educational resources that are vital to remote learning at the moment. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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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. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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JANUARY 19, 2012

Not only do many have access, but also older children possess their own devices (cell phones, smart phones, laptops, tablets, e-readers, etc.). For example, let’s say a school has a laptop cart with only 20 devices because that is all that could be afforded, but there are 25 students in the class.

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SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

Unlike a school’s standard equipment, home-based students work from a diverse variety of digital devices (i.e., PCs, tablets, Chromebooks, laptops, and desktops). 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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FEBRUARY 28, 2020

From then on I brought my laptop computer to class. I didn’t need a projector nor a large screen TV, I only needed a laptop sized monitor. Mike was collecting discarded laptop computers, erasing their hard drives, installing Linux, and then adding LibreOffice, a freeware version of MS Office. Find us on Facebook !

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AUGUST 30, 2016

Now watch this one on laptop carts. 9 Best-in-Class Digital Storytelling Tools. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. Who hasn’t been in this situation?

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OCTOBER 30, 2020

Almost all of these suggestions can be accessed from home or school, synced through student or class accounts, and opened on most digital devices (iPads, laptops, PCs, Chromebooks, or Macs). Whatever you choose, it must be completed in 3-5 minutes. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MAY 3, 2021

When my fellow teachers did seek me out — always to ask for help and rarely to request training — they’d come to my room, laptop in hand, and follow the noise of my fingers flying across the keyboard. It always amazed them I could make eye contact and say “Hi!” ” without stopping or slowing my typing.

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SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

Students and parents understand/agree that New Milford High School is NOT responsible for any damage or theft that may occur to the laptop while on school property. Time is spent working with them on digital citizenship and the creation of positive digital footprints that they can be proud of.

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APRIL 24, 2020

IF my iPad (laptop, phone) battery is low THEN remind me to recharge it. 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. IF it’s going to snow tomorrow THEN text me. IF I can’t find my phone THEN find it for me.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

As a society, it is our responsibility to ensure youth are fully aware as well as educated about digital citizenship. Education institutions, parents, community programs and youth organizations must make digital citizenship a priority to ensure our young leaders are on solid ground for a positive future.

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JANUARY 24, 2024

Strengthen Device Security Safeguarding your smartphone, laptop, and other devices from physical and digital threats is crucial for your safety. 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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FEBRUARY 1, 2019

I know lots of people who write the first draft of their documents with paper-and-pencil but almost always, the next version is completed on some sort of digital device. That might be a Mac, PC, iPad, Chromebook, laptop, or in some cases a dedicated word processor like the Retro Freewrite or Alphasmart.

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JUNE 17, 2022

School digital devices used to be primarily PCs, but now there are Chromebooks, iPads, Macs, Surface Pros, laptops, and more. 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. Devices you can use.

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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. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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MAY 10, 2023

When my fellow teachers did seek me out — always to ask for help and rarely to request training — they’d come to my room, laptop in hand, and follow the noise of my fingers flying across the keyboard. Simply talking to us often made a colleague feel like a rock, only dumber. It always amazed them I could make eye contact and say “Hi!”

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DECEMBER 18, 2021

You don’t have to get through the hassle of opening your laptop each time you want to edit. 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. Google Slides.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

For example, right now, I own four styluses–one for my Surface Pro, my Mac, my Chromebook, and my PC laptop. 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. But no stylus works with all devices.

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MAY 2, 2022

When my fellow teachers did seek me out — always to ask for help and rarely to request training — they’d come to my room, laptop in hand, and follow the noise of my fingers flying across the keyboard. It always amazed them I could make eye contact and say “Hi!” ” without stopping or slowing my typing.

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JUNE 19, 2019

In my summer digital citizenship classes, the biggest question I get is how to control student cell phone usage. During that time he piloted 1:1 laptop use before the program went school-wide. He coordinated a “laptop squad” to support teachers’ use of laptops in their classrooms.

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