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Raising the Smart Classroom’s IQ – By Dr. Paul Fornelli

ViewSonic Education

One drawback to LMS platforms is that they are not uniform in the level of technological support that they provide to users. This becomes a problem in the educational realm, as different academic disciplines typically require different levels of baseline technological support.

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Rosebud AI Game Making for Educators

User Generated Education

I heard about Rosebud AI, a new AI-driven game making platform, via social media during Spring, 2024. ” My Project I love combining English Language Arts activities with educational technology, whereby the technologies support content area learning as opposed to being the central focus of the learning.

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Connecting Parents to Student’s Digital Lives

The CoolCatTeacher

Mike: We’ve started a weekly email to about 400 parents so far, where we’re covering topics like digital citizenship, security, filtering, social media — everything that really relates to how students should use technology today. Vicki: Wow, how do you do that? and how parents can work with that idea at home.

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5 Home and Smart Phone Filtering Options for Parents

The CoolCatTeacher

So, for example, I know that 20% of the time, they’re surfing and on social media, while 10% of the time they’re actually playing online games. Mike Daugherty is a husband, father, author, technology director, Google Innovator, and possible Starbucks addict. It really gives you a breakdown. Bio as submitted.

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#ICE18: Redesigning a Classroom Is Not About Being “Pretty for Pinterest”

EdTech Magazine

Social media is like a giant search engine that we can tap any time. The best way to think about it is through this quote from Michael Fullan, “pedagogy is the driver, technology is the accelerator.” How does the technology actually improve on what we’ve done in the past? We can connect with other educators.

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The role of technology in the PYP

EdTech4Beginners

In addition to these general uses, PYP teachers should also use technology to aid the development of international mindedness, support inquiry learning and to help students to reach deeper understandings. How does technology support the development of international mindedness? How does technology support inquiry?

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Communicating Through Change: How a CA District Is Supporting Families in the Year Ahead

Edsurge

They’re shared on Fridays via email and social media and have become a routine communication outlet for the district that families are engaging with. Technology training for parents and caregivers can help those at home gain the knowledge they need to support learning at home. Multi-channel communication.

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