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MAY 10, 2023

In your district, you may refer to them as IT specialists, Coordinators for Instructional Technology, Technology Facilitators, Curriculum Specialists, or something else that infers big brains, quick minds, and the ability to talk to digital devices. Students researched online as often as in the library. 1:1 became a reality.

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AUGUST 4, 2023

So when it comes to research, are you still directing kids toward your grandmother’s resources — encyclopedias, reference books, and museums? 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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MAY 2, 2022

In your district, you may refer to them as IT specialists, Coordinators for Instructional Technology, Technology Facilitators, Curriculum Specialists, or something else that infers big brains, quick minds, and the ability to talk to digital devices. Students researched online as often as in the library.

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ViewSonic Education

MARCH 2, 2022

With the growing digitalization of schools and workplaces, traditional whiteboards are not cutting it anymore. What Is a Digital Whiteboard? . Also referred to as a virtual or online whiteboard, a digital whiteboard is a software solution that replicates the functions of an analog whiteboard.

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APRIL 2, 2018

All across the nation, school, teachers, students, libraries, and families celebrate by reading, writing, and sharing poetry. Great collection of poetry terms that students can refer to. Encourage increased publication, distribution, and sales of poetry books. Increase public and private philanthropic support for poets and poetry.

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APRIL 2, 2020

Libraries, laboratories, expensive software licenses, access to reputable academic journals and career assistance – all these represent only a part of the wide range of resources that a good university provides to students so they can excel in their field. While in college, professors can serve as mentors.

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APRIL 6, 2017

All across the nation, school, teachers, students, libraries, and families celebrate by reading, writing, and sharing poetry. Great collection of poetry terms that students can refer to. Encourage increased publication, distribution, and sales of poetry books. Increase public and private philanthropic support for poets and poetry.

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JANUARY 24, 2019

to investigate frames of reference. You can also visit PASCO website’s Digital Library for hundreds of free labs and experiments that can be sorted by age group (elementary, MS, HS, AP, or University) or subject. for bridge building. in auto safety classes, to mock what happens when cars collide. Training and Workshops.

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MAY 3, 2020

In your district, you may refer to them as IT specialists, Coordinators for Instructional Technology, Technology Facilitators, Curriculum Specialists, or something else that infers big brains, quick minds, and the ability to talk to digital devices. Students researched online as often as in the library.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 7, 2018

grade levels include base topics of keyboarding, digital citizenship, problem solving, digital tools for the classroom, and coding. Tech teachers, tech coordinators, library media specialists, curriculum specialists. The curriculum is used worldwide by public and private schools and homeschoolers. Who needs this.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Emily Wilt, a high school library media specialist in Indiana who runs her library’s TikTok account , meets with upperclassmen at the start of each school year to talk about research best practices. Whoever shows up on your For You page seems like your friend,” she says, referring to TikTok’s recommended content for each user. “I

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DECEMBER 4, 2019

As I dug into the background of “app building” to prepare this article, I found that it doesn’t just refer to the little buttons you click to see about today’s weather or add numbers or find your friends (well, find their phones). App developers are the first ones who try out the latest trendy devices.

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Make a copy for your personal Workspace library if you’d like to save one and use it this year. New Zealand Social Action for Equality In this Workspace, students will learn and write about social actions taken in reference to women in New Zealand seeking equality.

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AUGUST 25, 2016

A couple dozen of us–teachers, library media specialists, tech integrationists, and lab teachers–gathered virtually for three-five-week-classes that included: The Tech-infused Teacher. Often, I heard ‘Now I know how my students feel’–in reference to trying a tool that just wouldn’t do what it was supposed to.

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MAY 26, 2017

When the Internet arrived, I — as did my colleagues — adopted it mostly for two reasons: 1) research — in place of the library, and 2) rote drills, such as supporting math practice. For years, my teaching revolved around textbooks as my resources. But that has changed.

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MAY 23, 2017

Summer PD: The Tech-infused Teacher is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-12 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Here are a few questions I often get: Is it right for me? Some teachers (in some states) are taking this for re-certification. . That’s called ‘learning’.

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JULY 21, 2015

Often, I heard ‘Now I know how my students feel’–in reference to trying a tool that just wouldn’t do what it was supposed to. All students understood the importance of teaching digital citizenship, but often there was no cohesive plan to organically blend lessons into classes where students use the internet.

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APRIL 3, 2015

All across the nation, school, teachers, students, libraries, and families celebrate by reading, writing, and sharing poetry. Great collection of poetry terms that students can refer to. Encourage increased publication, distribution, and sales of poetry books. Increase public and private philanthropic support for poets and poetry.

Digital Citizenship 150

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APRIL 1, 2016

All across the nation, school, teachers, students, libraries, and families celebrate by reading, writing, and sharing poetry. Great collection of poetry terms that students can refer to. Encourage increased publication, distribution, and sales of poetry books. Increase public and private philanthropic support for poets and poetry.

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

No surprise news shows are littered with references to listener’s tweets and presidential candidates break stories via their Twitter stream. So when it comes to research, are you still directing kids toward your grandmother’s resources — encyclopedias, reference books, and museums? Library Spot.

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JUNE 13, 2016

Summer PD: The Tech-infused Teacher is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-12 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Here are a few questions I’ve gotten since we last talked: Is it right for me? Some teachers (in some states) are taking this for re-certification.

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JUNE 12, 2015

Summer PD is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-8 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. She is the editor/author of over one hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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JANUARY 16, 2017

It includes suggestions for creating your Google lit trip, a library of completed ones, and a place you can suggest a lit trip for a future post. This is an excellent addition to a 1:1 digital device library of resource materials (which should include a dictionary, thesaurus, encyclopedia, and an atlas). Landform Detectives.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Sunday, June 8th at 4pm Common Sense Media: Digital Citizenship - Seeing the Big Picture , with Dr. Jason Ohler.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 1, 2023

My experience with the school library and book choice tension I have over 1,000 books in my American international Christian school classroom in southern Taiwan where I teach English Language Arts (8th), Yearbook (10th-12th), US History (11th), and British Literature (12th). Teachers want to advocate for the learning needs of their students.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Parents worry about what their children will find and do online, but schools can help students stay safe by teaching them the basics of digital citizenship. High school students got to create digital citizenship posters using Pic Collage , Piktochart , or Canva. This led into such topics as copyright and fair use.

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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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EdTechTeam

APRIL 9, 2018

Objects are symbols or cultural references; word choice invokes associations and emotional responses. Provide Authentic Digital Citizenship Practice. Emotional intelligence can also help us and our students understand our digital interactions better and navigate the flood of digital media we experience on a daily basis.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.” Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2015

For students in school, ‘speed of thought’ refers to how fast they develop ideas that will be recorded. Let their team of grade level teachers know what traits to look for as students research on class computers or in the library. To type as fast at the speed of thought isn’t as difficult as it sounds. 45 wpm is good.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

APRIL 24, 2019

These include reference services and databases. There are also data based search engines, by now you may know that I am referring to Wolfram Alpha. As in using any web application, students should be trained on proper digital citizenship and monitoring of students is essential. Students must get beyond just Googling!

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

AUP refers to an Acceptable Use Policy ; some schools call it a Responsible Use Policy. Address digital citizenship even if devices aren’t a constant presence in your classroom or school. Their worlds are digital 24/7. Top 3 Tips for Device Management. Have an AUP. What’s that, some may ask? Be proactive.

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JUNE 17, 2015

Using the free app, students can tape a live lecture, a Skype call, an online webinar on their iPhone or iPad (or directly to the software), transfer it to their dashboard where they can transcribe, annotate, highlight, edit, format, add to, delete, or simply play it back for reference. Design: 5/5. Functionality: 5/5. Fun Factor: 5/5.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 31, 2014

AUP refers to an Acceptable Use Policy ; some schools call it a Responsible Use Policy. Adress digital citizenship even if devices aren’t a constant presence in your classroom or school. Their worlds are digital 24/7. Top 3 Tips for Device Management. Have an AUP. What’s that, some may ask? Be proactive.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

It can also help educators determine what digital resources may work best to help support learning. For this reason I will refer to it as finding the technology in the standard. Teachers can start from scratch or build from anything in the FlexBooks library. These chunks can be organized as courses, books, reports, etc.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

The discussions shouldn’t focus on denying technology, though, said Michelle Cooper, Library Media Specialist, White Oak ISD, TX in the edWebinar “ Achieving Media Balance in a Tech-Immersed World.” ” Instead, librarians can help families learn how to maintain a healthy balance and become good digital citizens.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 23, 2018

Andy Plemmons shared a bounty of ideas for setting the right message in his Expect the Miraculous post, The Power of First Lines: Another New Library Orientation. School is back in session in Georgia, and I’m once again reorganizing what happens in the first visit to the library. What is that right message?

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