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NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Our students live in a world saturated with all kinds of news. Unfortunately, a sizable portion of online news stories, especially those circulating on social media sites are fake news, false information, disinformation, misinformation, or downright propaganda.

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JANUARY 2, 2023

It always surprises us what readers find to be the most and least provocative topics. K-12 Digital Tools. Remote Learning: Tips for Thriving in This Ecosystem. Remote Learning: Tips for Thriving in This Ecosystem. Remote Learning: Tips for Thriving in This Ecosystem. 7 Websites to Teach Fake News.

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APRIL 5, 2022

5 (free) Posters about Learning. Websites that add sparkle (and learning) to Spring. A Lesson Plan for Addressing What’s in the News. Digital Literacy. 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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OCTOBER 18, 2021

APN News has a great article on tools that make that possible. Here’s a peek: Top 5 online learning tools for a healthy development of your children’s mind in 2021. The benefits of e-learning are tremendous. For this reason, the country has witnessed an exponential boost in the use of online learning platforms.

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APRIL 7, 2021

When kids read that America’s $28 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course.

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Educators Technology

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

iCivics is an educational website that offers access to a wide variety of learning resources that include games, curriculum materials, lesson plans, webquests, and videos. They can also design assignments and monitor students learning progress. These resources are accessible from the Teach hub and are organized by topic.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Norah covers so many great topics, I’ve been a long-time subscriber, always coming away a little smarter and up-to-date on teaching our youngest learners. A topic dear to me–and one I get lots of questions about–is teaching Kindergartners to Tech. I have to break the news to them that isn’t true.

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JUNE 17, 2022

There are dozens of reasons, from new bosses who want to shake things up to your husband gets a job in a different state. The only good news: Your boss told you already, giving you time to job hunt for the new school year. Digital portfolio sites. Here are suggestions for digital portfolio sites: Wix. PorfolioGen.

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MAY 22, 2023

Teachers have known for decades that ‘summer learning loss’ is a reality. This summer, show students how learning is fun, worthy, and part of their world whether they’re at a friend’s house or the water park. Kids learn to measure ingredients, make change, listen to potential customers, and problem-solve.

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AUGUST 3, 2020

They include topics on classroom management, digital citizenship, the future of education, how technology blends into the classroom , and more. Here’s where you look for them: Free Lesson Plans –on software programs, core tech principles, subject-specific topics. K-12 Digital Tools– for your digital devices.

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JUNE 20, 2023

In today’s fast-paced world, modern-day kids have unprecedented access to electronic devices that can serve as valuable tools in their learning journey. This lack of quality sleep may result in decreased attention span and impaired learning during daytime hours.

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AUGUST 6, 2019

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get news to help their tech teaching. August: 3 Ways to Learn Digital Citizenship. Building Digital Citizens: Online college-credit 5-week class. Building Digital Citizens: Online certificate class delivered via Google Classroom (also available through Teachers Pay Teachers ).

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JANUARY 23, 2018

The topic is one dear to my heart: How to use technology to teach writing in creative ways. Being organized and using technology well is important to all of us so you’ll get quite a bit of that as well as the latest news & trends. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. More from Vicki Davis: @coolcatteacher.

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2021

SmartBrief, news on technology in education, recently published an article, Uniting technology and SEL to teach the whole child, on the importance of SEL (Social-Emotional Learning) in an educational landscape shaped by COVID-19. In part, they shared: Social-emotional learning is seeing a surge in mentions in the educational landscape.

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MARCH 29, 2022

When kids read that America’s $30 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. The bad new is: Only half require a financial literacy course.

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FEBRUARY 13, 2023

The good news is that we have a technology that is able to detect it. Currently, Turnitin is able to implement a specific technology that will analyze what has been written and checked in terms of originality and machine learning algorithms. You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Highlighted Parts.

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AUGUST 7, 2020

It’s free or fee (the latter for a pro version), based online, and available on all platforms and digital devices. Here’s how it works: Share a form that collects data on, say, remote learning. Teachers see where they must circle back with help, broaden a topic, or move forward faster. For more, here’s my review.

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JANUARY 17, 2022

Most teachers I know have used Twitter in their classes either to communicate with parents, share homework with students, for group study, to research on a topic, crowd source ideas with colleagues, or a myriad of other purposes ( click here for more ideas ). You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Keeping Up.

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APRIL 1, 2019

Teaching Basic Cybersecurity Measures To Everyday People (For Parents of Digital Natives). Humorous Look at What I Learned from my Computer. Why Mastery Based Learning is a Good Option. Fake News or Fact? You can find her resources at Structured Learning. Peer Feedback That Works. How do you tell?

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MARCH 29, 2019

Fake News or Fact? What to do when you lose a digital document. 11 projects to teach digital citizenship. 5 favorite apps for summer learning. 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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APRIL 10, 2019

They include topics on classroom management, digital citizenship, the future of education, how technology blends into the classroom , and more. Here’s where you look for them: Free Lesson Plans –on software programs, core tech principles, subject-specific topics. Apps– for your digital devices. Some free, most fee.

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Educators Technology

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

From the invention of fire to Mars exploration, our insatiable appetite to discover and learn is getting wilder and wilder and with it our scientific knowledge. You can use resources in your teaching to help students learn more about science (and ultimately develop a love for it) and see how it has radically transformed our life.

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JULY 13, 2023

1 – Use technology Pretty much everything is digital these days so we rely on software and technology to even basic tasks. This is good news for exam preparation, however. There are a lot of apps and software programs that can help you study and be prepared in a way that fits best with your schedule and also your learning style.

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MARCH 25, 2019

Keeping up with national and international events was a lot easier when all the news came from one of three major TV news outlets and a few newspapers like The New York Times. What is fake news? Why Fake News? Start by explaining to students why fake news is so popular. There are no such laws in news media.

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MARCH 6, 2019

March 10th-15th: the 56-page PDF, “25 Digital Tools for the Classroom” for free! “25 Digital Tools for the Classroom” is a thorough discussion on which are the most useful tools in a K-8 classroom, organized by grade level. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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OCTOBER 21, 2021

Institutions cannot achieve the goal without incorporating technology-based learning into the programs themselves.”. Exposed now are deficiencies of utilizing online learning management systems that school districts face. The student today learns much differently than students did five years ago. And here lies the problem.

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JULY 20, 2020

I mean the basics of how to use the tech tools that are driving learning. Dr. Paul Perry, former teacher, administrator, and nonprofit exec, has put together a brief guide for educators looking to expand learning opportunities for students using technology. Ready or not, digital transformation has come to education.

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JANUARY 4, 2017

Digital Notetaking. Honorable Mention: Notability –full-featured digital notetaking tool app. Digital Storytelling Tool. Keyboarding Digital Tool. Learning Management System. Winner: C-STEM — tools to learn math through robotics ( see my review ). Honorable Mention: Minecraft ( see my review ).

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

For anyone who missed the April announcement, Twitter switched its app category from ‘social media’ (where it consistently ranked in the top ten with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Pinterest) to ‘news’ (now ranked #1, ahead of apps like CNN, Fox News, and Reddit). Teach digital citizenship.

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STEM Discovery Education

APRIL 16, 2023

Another week, another wave of big news across education. For this edition of the DE EdTech News Roundup, we’ll cover: EdTech Trends ESSER Funding Insights from Education Leaders ICYMI EdTech Trends Education technology (EdTech) combines teaching and learning strategies with digital tools.

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MAY 14, 2023

Check out what’s trending in EdTech news! For this edition of the DE EdTech News Roundup, we’ll cover: Appreciating Teachers The "Tech" in EdTech Insights from Education Leaders Appreciating Teachers In case you missed it, May 8 – 12 was Teacher Appreciation Week! But EdTech is really two topics: education and technology.

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AUGUST 21, 2019

If you missed this article over at ReadiLearn , here are my thoughts about teaching technology in kindergarten: Why Kindergartners Must Learn Technology. Many teachers, even administrators, use that as the reason why technology training isn’t needed for them, arguing, “They’re digital natives.”

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MAY 12, 2021

Learn to use programs or get rid of them. Learn it or lose it. Good news: Lots of schools automatically update programs teachers use on school devices. Students think learning is synonymous with digital. Students think learning is synonymous with digital. Empty the trash. Don’t even look in it.

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Cool Cat Teacher

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Go to coolcatteacher.com/modern right now to sign up for the Modern Classrooms essential course for free where you will learn about the strategies, research, and resources that can drive student-centered, self-directed learning in your classroom.

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Cool Cat Teacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Early exposure to technology can help children develop digital literacy skills. If you want to know how to start helping little ones learn about technology, this podcast resource is for you to get started.

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APRIL 6, 2020

When kids read that America’s $23 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. The good news is: Half of the nation’s schools require a financial literacy course. Do they understand the consequences of unbalanced budgets?

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DECEMBER 7, 2021

Here are the steps for creating a macro in MS Word (adapt for the digital device you use): Click View>Macros> Record Macros. Click the link for your digital device. Let students scan these with their iPads or another digital device to find out more about their new classmates. Name your macro. Alt+0191 = ¿.

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