Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

Social media has over a thousand posts on how awesome it is. For example, it is an excellent tool for students to introduce themselves to their classmates by creating a biographical recording or showing what they like about the subject. Is it Time for a Social Media Awareness Class? Confusion sets in.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 30, 2020

With most schools, restaurants, coffee shops, and public libraries closed, students have lost much of their access to public wifi. Work with local businesses and partners to create wifi hotspots where students can safely access wifi while maintaining social distancing protocols. Finally, keep it simple.

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How To Learning Student Data Privacy Handbook 433

Neo LMS

AUGUST 5, 2021

For example, in the LMS, administrators can enroll students to make sure that the right person uses each student account. Sending links over Whatsapp, for example, could potentially leave you vulnerable to attacks since it’s easier for hackers to get into group chats. That’s why authentication is so important.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 17, 2010

21st Century Leadership Shift Happens (must see video for any educator unfamiliar with the tends and impacts associated with technology and social media. Principals can use social media for communication, public relations, branding, professional development, and opportunity. Learn more about Google Reader here.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 23, 2022

The metaverse, as a concept, focuses on the idea that virtual or digital worlds can replicate existing forms of social interaction or create new ones. Because of this idea, companies all over the world are investing in the metaverse either as a form of social media, eCommerce, and even an educational platform.

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Social Media Gamification Trends Accessibility 370

Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 14, 2018

8 Ways to Annotate Readings, Websites and Online Articles with Examples. You can usually find free books at thrift stores or libraries or ask for donations from the community. Not all learners have the means to travel to a library, so make it easy for them to grab some materials. Ways to Get Students Engaged with Novels.

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Libraries Social Media Microsoft Mobility 305

Neo LMS

MARCH 5, 2020

The community aspect is a powerful strategy that can influence students to read more, through the power of example. Some teachers might opt for using social media, posting frequent updates on Twitter, or uploading student reviews of books on Youtube. Take for example my own year-long experiment on reading digital books.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 30, 2019

If you delete the apps for social media, you’re not deleting the social media service. For example, I’m learning about my new awesome note-taking/list-making app called Notion through YouTube playlists with videos that can help me level-up my skills. Just go to the library and ask how you can get set up.

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Libraries eBook Facebook Social Media 379

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2019

Among the newer aspects of these kinds of complaints is whether college social media communication meets accessibility standards. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights focus on the extent to which students, faculty and others can make full use of a college’s websites, education software and social media channels.

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Social Media Accessibility CMS Facebook 126

Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 23, 2018

I’ve been getting my students to create digital vision boards instead of poster vision collages and share two templates/versions with you below and my students’ examples. Find more student examples here. Below, are a list of additional free web tools and apps for creating vision boards with a few examples.

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Android Libraries Social Media Video 271

Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 23, 2018

I’ve been getting my students to create digital vision boards instead of poster vision collages and share two templates/versions with you below and my students’ examples. Find more student examples here. Below, are a list of additional free web tools and apps for creating vision boards with a few examples.

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Android Libraries Social Media Video 271

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

After explaining the case, I share the classroom and school impact and some personal classroom examples from my classroom. Let me hear from you on social media or in the comments if you have some awesome examples to share! Generative AI Use Case #1: AI is built into social media.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2019

For example, Salvail says, educators can encourage kindergartners not to disclose personal information by teaching them not to share information online that they would not tell a stranger they meet in the grocery store. In addition to Common Sense Media’s Digital Citizenship curriculum, teachers can look to NICERC for online curricula.

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How To Digital Citizenship Guidelines EdTech 339

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. For example, this women of science internet activity guides learners to visit websites and search for information.

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Digital Citizenship Internet Safety Hapara Social Media 263

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

At the same time, because the metaverse is also being used in areas like social media and the creation of video games, its use as an educational tool has not necessarily been fully understood by all. With that being said, metaverse learning is a relatively new concept and one that many educators are still getting to grips with.

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Learning Smartphone Accessibility Social Media 370

Digital Promise

MARCH 24, 2020

As teachers look for supplemental material to send home, they can share this Roadmap with parents via school portals, email, social media platforms, and texting. One workspace weaves academic strategies parents can use at home with social and emotional activities to create powerful home-based learning experiences.

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Digital Divide Social Media Online Learning Examples 334

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2022

Let’s take polygons as an example – children learn about this geometric concept throughout their primary years. Plus, nowadays they have easy access to resources and educational materials (no more time spent in the library). This is also one of the reasons why some students may have trouble retaining the information. .

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 21, 2024

For example, they can create a homemade volcano , grow crystals , or build a simple circuit. On my social media, he shares all of his classroom ideas, technology tips, engagement strategies, lessons, laughs and more. Promote Hands-On Activities Science is best learned through hands-on experiences.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 8, 2014

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. Makerspace added to the library in 2013. Online courses through the Virtual High School implemented in 2010.

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Khan Academy BYOD Social Media Digital Badges 405

ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

The metaverse itself can be described as a virtual setting that users are able to occupy synchronously, which facilitates meaningful social interactions. ’ The company saw the metaverse as the future of online social interactions and as the evolution of existing social media. appeared first on ViewSonic Library.

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Gamification Education Learning Social Media 397

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Social media: platforms like Twitter help teachers build their personal learning network and share teaching tips and tricks. For example, there is a much larger global conversation going on about recycling and reducing our use of certain materials. Some of them prefer to seek classroom collaborations directly.

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How To Classroom Wiki Collaborative Learning 369

The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

Each project is organized around real-world examples making it relevant. In this blog post, I’ll show you how to get started with Defined Learning, share some example ideas for each subject, and give you an overview of how Defined Learning can bring you to PBL excellence in your classroom. Excellence in anything requires revision.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Information flies by in our social media feeds, pops into our private messages and invades our inboxes. And if I feel this way as an educator and library media specialist who is supposed to be able to lead and guide on topics like this, I can’t imagine how overwhelming it is for someone without a background in information science.

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Libraries Examples Social Media Training 218

ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 6, 2023

For example, at many post-secondary institutions, a teaching space is considered to be a Smart Classroom if it merely comes equipped with nothing more than a microphone, computer, video projector. To be clear, this example is not meant to be an indictment of LMS outsourcing. and whiteboard.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

In Georgia’s Columbia County School District , for example, students in teacher Erica Cox’s class use Google Drawings and other G Suite apps to illustrate and create presentations. . Test Adobe Spark, free for educators and a user-friendly tool for creating video, social media graphics and web pages. In the Beaverton (Ore.)

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 10, 2019

Esports in schools can transport these kids from the solitary world of digital gaming into the common space of the school computer lab or library commons. In 2018, for example, Riot Games director of collegiate esports said that nearly two-thirds of their League of Legends players were majoring in STEM fields. More likely to graduate.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

Have a great classroom library. Emily is an example of a teacher constantly sharing success stories. RESOURCE: See Laura Robb’s The On-Your-Feet Guide to Student-Led Discussions Larry Ferlazzo “ A Look Back: A New Study Finds a Specific Form of “Collaboration” Gets The Best Results “ 7:31 Idea 4: Vision.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

From Digital Promise : Schools, libraries, and classrooms have traditionally been a place for the consumption of information and ideas. You can tell digital stories in many ways, for example: through text on a website or social media tool, through narration and images in a video, or through narration in a podcast.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

There are entire libraries of free and low-cost apps to help students master more challenging content and develop higher-order skills. Read more: 14 Awesome examples of Critical Thinking EdTech. Use social media and class message boards. Additionally, online platforms make sharing resources a snap.

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Social Media Gamification Learning E-rate 195

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

In Port Orford, Oregon, it’s a quick walk from the elementary and middle school building to the town library—the two buildings are right down the street from each other. In fact, the town library and school are linked by more than geography, since the school district’s two libraries became part of the Port Orford library system in 2017.

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Libraries Data Broadband Report 126

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

I'm collecting blogs of teachers who are in the classroom actually use AI and have practical, real examples to share. I do a Substack called The AI School Librarian that gives examples of good tools and how to use them in schools and libraries. Got links for those teachers? Enough of the junk.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 27, 2014

Fueled by social media, collaboration, and other online/offline learning endeavors, teachers and principals have quickly become the ambassadors for technology, initiating and catalyzing conversations in their buildings. Shortly after, Eric Sheninger, (@NMHS_Principal), greeted us in the library and took us on a tour of the building.

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Libraries Social Media Professional Learning Study 267

Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2022

TikTok may have started as the preferred social media platform for modern dance crazes, but the platform’s growth has made it a home for something else—misinformation. The effort has also enlisted some recruits who deeply understand how and why youth use social media: teenagers themselves.

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Social Media Video Trends Libraries 186

User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. This is typically done by sharing documentation of learning and final reflections through social media. Learners, many being savvy at the use of social networks, can then choose how they want to share out their reflections.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 29, 2018

Below is a description of the project with resources, a few examples of my students’ videos of their solutions, and recommended video editors. Students investigate a problem of their choosing and outline specific steps for others to follow to help solve the problem. Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com !

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2020

When the coronavirus pandemic forced school closures and stay-at-home orders across the country, the internet became a social and academic lifeline for young people. They’re also spending more time on social media as a way to stay connected to friends and family. Students are now engaging in distance learning daily.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media Libraries Video 136

Hapara

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

CIPA requires schools or libraries eligible to receive discounts through the E-rate program to adopt and implement an internet safety policy. This includes how to interact appropriately with others on social media websites, email and the like, which falls under the Protecting Children in the 21st Century Act.

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Digital Citizenship Guidelines E-rate Internet Safety 279