EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 8, 2021

With the right tools, students can bring creative design to nearly any class or project. As someone who has used Adobe’s many professional design tools for years, I was excited when it introduced Spark to the mix. That’s not true. Adobe Spark is a suite of three apps: Spark Post, Spark Page and Spark…

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Neo LMS

MARCH 15, 2022

Over the years, I have noticed that student engagement tends to decrease in my classes around this time and I reach out to my personal learning network (PLN) for ideas or tools to boost engagement. By offering more choices in terms of digital tools for student engagement, we can better meet specific student interests and needs.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 12, 2021

That’s why I’ve been exploring some online tools to help me give my students the feedback they need, when they need it, in a variety of formats that resonate with them. 6 Digital tools for giving feedback to students. Here are six digital tools for giving feedback to students that empowers them and helps them evolve: Kaizena.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 18, 2022

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, former teacher and now education consultant, has suggestions for apps to help the history class: Essential Tech Tools for the History Class. Social media has over a thousand posts on how awesome it is. Is it Time for a Social Media Awareness Class?

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Neo LMS

APRIL 1, 2021

As a language teacher, I am always looking for new ideas or tools for my students to try in our classroom that enables them to create something more authentic and personalized. I’ve also been offering some tools in my Spanish classes that are for Augmented and Virtual Reality. Spring into creativity with these 5 digital tools!

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2018

8 Tips to Strengthen Parent Involvement With Digital Tools. Pearson offers eight points that specify how digital tools can improve parent engagement: . Websites, emails, e-newsletters, specialized apps and other digital media let parents see the work their students do in class. Take Advantage of Social Media.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

Over the past few months, many kids turned to digital tools such as social media or games to pass the time. So much so that one has to wonder about the overall effect on a social and emotional level. The fact is that we don't know the extent of the impact on kids and might not get a firm grasp on this for years.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Integrating presentations in teaching is an accessible way to bring technology to the classroom and make the best digital tools available. To achieve this, you need more advanced tools. Digital tools for engaging classroom presentations. Pear Deck is an add-on tool for Google Slides that makes any presentation interactive.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 25, 2019

Immersive Tools Are Poised to Change Communication in K–12 Schools. For decades social media, online forums and messaging boards brought people together around common interests and shared goals. . Virtual Tools Promote Inclusivity in Schools. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 03/25/2019 - 11:01.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

Feedback using your formative and summative assessment tools is also essential. Just remember, there are effective ways to not only assess but provide automated and rapid feedback to students so that assessment becomes a teaching tool in itself. This course will teach you how to plan and integrate social media into your classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 16, 2019

As educators, we may have led engaging lessons where students explored a new place with a virtual reality tool. Fallacy: Social Media Has No Place in the Classroom. In fact, social media can be a powerful teaching and learning tool when used strategically. by Monica Burns. by Monica Burns.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Even companies that sell AI detection software admit that the tools can misidentify student-written material as AI around 4 percent of the time. And some students have pushed back in viral social media posts or even sued schools over what they say are false accusations of AI cheating.

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Neo LMS

JULY 5, 2022

Leveraging the right digital tools and spaces, we were able to keep learning going and continue to build our professional learning communities. Having options set up, especially with the technology tools that are available, helps us to facilitate collaboration in ways that were not available before. Use messaging tools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

Listen to This Post I’ll also be sharing more resources this week on my blog, podcast, and social media accounts and in my newsletter. Free tools for schools dealing with coronavirus – This list is being updated continually. Whether you want to or not, go ahead and set up now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2020

Student Engagement I’m in social media groups where frustrated teachers recently commented that their grade books looked like “Swiss Cheese” and that many students were just missing during online learning sessions. You can create a community of learners in your school, your department, and through social media.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

The social media platform became a resource when I was running on empty. Nowadays, there are so many social media platforms that it can be overwhelming to keep track of for teachers. As Twitter evolved to become mainstream social media, my use did. I need a lesson idea, and I need it now!” Where did I turn?

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2024

Key points: Edtech tools can be a valuable resource to build media literacy skills Teaching ethical edtech for future innovators How to help students build critical success skills For more news on media literacy, see eSN’s Innovative Teaching hub Media literacy has emerged as a critical skillset in today’s digital landscape.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Many factors can hinder strong tech integration in K–12 education, such as the misconception that newer teachers already know how to use technology, even though using social media does not translate to knowing how to use technology as a teaching tool.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 20, 2022

Social media is, and still represents, one of the most powerful ways to move a learning culture forward and engage with stakeholders. Strategically utilize an array of free tools such as Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Tik Tok to communicate real-time information that stakeholders can access on any device.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2021

Not only does this format excites teachers about learning new tools, but also many of them now use this method with students. Additionally, Laurie is a member of the NYSCATE Social Media Team and Volunteer Hall of Fame. Yes, you can create fun, exciting learning. She is part of the first DigCit Institute Global Impactor Cohort.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The district is one of many across the country that have instituted new smartphone bans this year, in the name of increasing student engagement and counteracting the negative effects that social media has on youth mental health. For this week’s EdSurge Podcast, we set out to get a sense of how the bans are going. “But

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2022

This became increasingly important over the past decade as social media became the primary source for news. I also utilized the Civic Reasoning curriculum, which focused on developing critical thinking skills to navigate social media and news. Essential Skills. Guiding Principles. Ask students why the event is important.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 30, 2024

Key points: Digital learning tools must engage students in modern ways How 5 educators use digital tools in the classroom Hands-on learning will help Gen Alpha reach new levels of technical innovation For more on digital classrooms, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub Todays kids are built differently.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

These tools allow you to monitor and restrict your child’s online activities, including access to certain websites and apps. Monitor Social Media Use: If your child uses social media platforms, familiarize yourself with the platforms and their privacy settings. This is a challenge, but not without solutions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2022

K-12 Digital Tools. 7 Authentic Assessment Tools. Oh–would you mind adding me to your social media links? An Open Letter to Teachers About Online Classes. 12 Websites to Teach Mouse Skills. Quick Review of 7 Popular Math Programs. 4 Great Alternatives to Google Classroom. 15 Websites to Teach Financial Literacy.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 16, 2023

While not new in any sense, digital tools continue to play an immense role as they are constantly evolving. By understanding how these tools impact teaching and learning, educators can determine which ones to use and how to implement them effectively.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 17, 2019

With easier access to social media platforms through mobile devices, students are spending significantly more time online. The realities of social media, both good and bad, spurred organizations like Project B3 to step in to teach students how to participate online in a healthy, thoughtful and safe way. .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

From Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, retired teacher and education consultant, Christian Miraglia: Instagram: A Student Vehicle for Social Change. Here, the focus is how students use social media to advance their causes and concerns. In my last post, I wrote about using Twitter for classroom instruction.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 30, 2023

We should consider which jobs should be automated and which should remain under human control (Ahem, content moderation, something social media receives a resounding F on lately.) ” Just because I agree to have my website scraped does not mean that I consent to have it crawled as training data for an AI tool!

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2023

From Barry Enderwick of Sandwiches of History, who makes a ChatGPT sandwich every Friday, to the woman who made strange crochet animals invented by the tool. This is the tool all the kids are talking about. .” As so are many of the creators on Tiktok. Except this one won't go away. And if they aren't, they will.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 24, 2020

Now, this represented an excellent first step, but probably the most impactful shift to the way I not only thought but worked, came in the unsuspecting form of a little blue bird and a tool called Twitter in 2009. Social media has completely disrupted that and, in the process, removed barriers such as time, geography, and money.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 12, 2024

Between newsletters for parents, announcements on social media, communications for students and parents, and more, it became a challenge to demonstrate the excitement and engagement of learning through what could be boring tools. Then I got an email from the folks at Creative Fabrica.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 24, 2023

I have learned from firsthand experience that figuring out how to use a new digital tool is the easy part. The more difficult mental hurdle is that using any digital tool is just another thing added to an already crazy workload. Clarity is also essential when it comes to purposeful use.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

First, I select only tech tools that are platform agnostic, easy to set up, and intuitive to use. Then, even with that, I provide options to the preferred tool so if the student’s computer is a decade old or their WiFi is quirky, they can still complete the assignment. .” Communicate With Social Media.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 3, 2022

Sometimes this might be a memo or email, while other times, it can be a phone call, handwritten note, or social media post that includes text, images, videos, or links. Popular tools such as Snapchat and Tik Tok are just as valuable, if not more so than Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 31, 2020

After receiving feedback from several educators on social media, I rectified this oversight, but it also got me thinking a great deal more about what is on every educator's mind. Up to this point, the majority of conversations I have witnessed on social media, news pieces, and articles have focused on students' health and safety.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 11, 2021

There are few breaks to update/fix/maintain the tech tools that allow us to pursue our trade. If they aren’t updated, we are left wondering why our blog isn’t getting visitors, why our social media Tweeple don’t generate activity, and why you aren’t being contacted for networking.

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