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JUNE 2, 2015

The internet is unavoidable in education. Students go there to research, access homework, check grades, and a whole lot more. Students arrive there by iPads, smartphones, links from classroom teachers, suggestions from friends–the routes are endless. By creating a class internet start page. How do you do that?

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OCTOBER 9, 2015

CanaryFlow is a classroom workflow platform that makes it easy for K-12 teachers to create lessons, add and grade assignments, upload resources, comment on student work or class activities, and schedule events. Features for teachers include: ability to collect, grade, distribute and collect assignments and materials.

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APRIL 4, 2025

Learning has no temporal or geographic borders, and is available wherever students and teachers find an internet connection. This used to mean limiting access to the internet, blocking websites, and layering rules upon rules hoping (vainly) students would be discouraged from using an infinite and fascinating resource.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Across the country, there’s a growing movement to provide computer science education to every student, in every school, at every grade level,” said Learning.com CEO Keith Oelrich. Lenovo also introduced a new collaborative feature for its LanSchool Air classroom management solution.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Last school year, our school started a one-to-one Chromebook initiative for sixth-grade students. That meant our incoming seventh-grade students would not only have Chromebooks, but they would know how to use them. Rhode Island-based 7th-grade math teacher and education blogger. by Raymond Steinmetz.

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SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

This may include: Google Apps for Education and/or Google Classroom–this serves as a basic digital portfolio for students, a collaborative tool with classmates, the teacher’s inbox, and her tool for returning graded and analyzed student work. The traditional classroom vs. paperless is like a cell phone vs. an iPhone.

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OCTOBER 27, 2023

Learning has no temporal or geographic borders, and is available wherever students and teachers find an internet connection. This used to mean limiting access to the internet, blocking websites, and layering rules upon rules hoping (vainly) students would be discouraged from using an infinite and fascinating resource.

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MARCH 31, 2015

According to Education World , a Curriculum Map is… … a process for collecting and recording curriculum-related data that identifies core skills and content taught, processes employed, and assessments used for each subject area and grade level. – Education World: Virtual Workshop: Curriculum Mapping. student needs.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2024

You used to be a first grade teacher or the science expert or maybe even the librarian and suddenly found yourself the tech person, like the one down the hall you were always in awe of, the one responsible for classroom computers, programs, curriculum, and everything in between. Scaffold your lessons with what they teach.

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AUGUST 21, 2024

Currently, I see close to 700 students, grades 1-6. You can tweak it, depending upon the grade you teach. Both are fine and will inform whether you unpack this lesson: In the grade-level classroom In the school’s tech lab As you face a room full of eager faces this coming year, remember that you are a guide, not an autocrat.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2023

It used to be simple to post grades. Here are factors I consider when I’m posting grades for my tech students: Does s/he remember skills from prior lessons as they complete current lessons? Does s/he show evidence of learning by using tech class knowledge in classroom or home? Does s/he use core classroom knowledge (i.e.,

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OCTOBER 12, 2021

The pandemic has changed teaching in many ways–remove vs. in-person vs. hybrid for one, the need for internet access in homes for another. Starkville High School student Peyton Willoughby sat in his 10th grade English class Thursday not worried about struggling to hear his teacher because of new technology installed in the classroom.

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JULY 24, 2023

Pros: Accessibility: Being an online PDF editor, FormatPDF.com allows users to access their documents from any device with an internet connection, eliminating the need for software installations. Cons: Internet Dependency: As an online tool, FormatPDF.com requires a stable internet connection to access and edit PDF files.

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APRIL 13, 2015

Designed for grades 3-12. Give students a couple of class periods–one to research bridges (using their internet search and research skills) and a few to build the virtual bridge. This project works for grades 4 and up, but competition entry is limited to older students. Easily adapted to grades 3-12.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2018

The personalized academic and classroom management practices involved in this approach are no small feat, especially for teachers coming from traditional backgrounds, but in order to really know their students and determine which approaches will work best for each, this staff is committed to the hard work set out for them.

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MARCH 11, 2020

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Guide students in safe and effective internet search and research. Internet connection.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2020

As part of the partnership with the Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair Refugee Education Fund, and for the first time ever, Discovery Education will collaborate with local organizations in Lebanon to provide access to high-quality digital learning resources aligned to the Lebanese curriculum for students in Grade 8 – 12.

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APRIL 11, 2025

She talks about how to establish a foundation of digital citizenship by making students aware of online safety and etiquette from early grades. Key Insights Digital Citizenship is Essential : Murray highlights that its crucial to integrate discussions about digital citizenship into lessons at every grade level.

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AUGUST 8, 2015

It’s not difficult–but there are steps you must take that are different from a grade-level or subject-specific classroom. How to create a class internet start page–and why. Digital note taking in the classroom. Blogging in the classroom. Grading technology. Flipped classroom. Digital citizenship.

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JUNE 19, 2020

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Guide students in safe and effective internet search and research. Internet connection.

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SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

That was a relief because—as you probably know–using technology in the classroom can be frightening, whether you’re a grade-level teacher or in charge of the lab. Classroom Management (40). Internet (32). Sub-category: Classroom Management. What if the computers break? Chromebooks (14).

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JULY 31, 2018

Do a quick internet search for “whole-brain teaching” and it will pull up a string of videos of young students repeating words back to a teacher in unison, waving hands or conducting other movements, and turning to their neighbor every few minutes to share. In some ways, these classrooms look like organized chaos.

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DECEMBER 5, 2016

He teaches 7th grade social studies in Highland Park, Illinois. Otus , which he describes as a student performance platform—a learning management system that also spans classroom management, curriculum, and assessment. Chris Hull is a busy guy. He also helps run. Wikispaces. I’d be able to differentiate for every student.

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MARCH 11, 2016

Those geeky tech tools that we adults like to avoid are taking over the classroom. Every year, students face new iPads, apps, online grading systems, webtools, digital devices, LMSs, cloud-based homework, digital portfolios, and more. Here are the top 22 digital tools your colleagues are using in their classrooms: annotation tool.

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SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Julie York, a computer science and media teacher at South Portland High School in Maine, was scouring the internet for discussion tools for her class when she found TeachFX. With other classroom tools, I have to collect the data myself. And the data usually boils down to student grades,” York explains.

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JANUARY 29, 2018

Too many online learning environments focus on student work that is auto-assigned, -submitted, and -graded. While Cikumas can do that, its goal is to replicate the interactions that occur in traditional classrooms while automating the functions that take away from teaching time. Grading is done electronically. What I like.

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JUNE 27, 2017

Like many other cross-platform webtools, OneNote can be used offline and will then sync when the Internet is available. This is great for students who don’t have access to the Internet (or WiFi) at home. Once recorded, any item (be it text or drawing or another) can be dragged-and-dropped anywhere on the page.

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AUGUST 8, 2019

In MTI 562 The Tech-infused Teacher, you will use a suite of digital tools to make your lesson plans pop while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Guide students in safe and effective internet search and research.

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JANUARY 6, 2019

In this course, you will use a suite of digital tools to make that possible while addressing overarching concepts like digital citizenship, internet search and research, authentic assessment, digital publishing, and immersive keyboarding. Guide students in safe and effective internet search and research. Internet connection.

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OCTOBER 18, 2016

Then enforce it by suspending privileges, warning abusers, or whatever works best in your classroom climate. Here’s one for a first-grade class to get you started. Here are my ten favorite uses of Twitter in my classroom: Answer tech problems. Check out the Twitter streams of other educators before starting.

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FEBRUARY 4, 2019

How to Teach Digital Citizenship in 1st Grade. Use the SAMR Model to Spearhead Technology in Your Classroom. They cover websites on lesson plans, math, keyboarding, classroom management, cloud computer, digital books, teacher resources, free tech resources, and more. Here are the Top Ten tech tips from 2018.

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JULY 7, 2016

Way back in 2002, when Friendster was the biggest social network and people were gathering in Internet cafes, the State of Maine implemented the first 1:1 laptop initiative in the country. All 7th and 8th grade students, and their teachers, were provided with Apple 12-inch iBooks.

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JULY 30, 2015

Currently, I see close to 700 students, grades 1-6. You can tweak it, depending upon the grade you teach. Both are fine and will inform whether you unpack this lesson: In the grade-level classroom. List websites on a class internet start page. You mention this in Volume I, but I want to hear more! daily lesson.

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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. Using the Internet in classrooms has morphed from optional to organic. But that has changed. This is a two-step process.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The other AI is obviously the hot new topic that’s infiltrating every conversation, from curriculum development to classroom management and beyond. I think you’ll find their conversation on how AI can affect the actual use of personalized learning techniques, both in the classroom and scale, to districts illuminating.

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SEPTEMBER 15, 2015

According to the National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education Research Review and Resources , no matter income or background, students with involved parents are more likely to have higher grades and test scores, attend school regularly, have better social skills, show improved behavior, and adapt well to school.

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Math Internet Questions Communication 104

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AUGUST 31, 2016

An LMS — Learning Management System — is a digital tool that tracks a wide variety of student-teacher interactions such as homework, grading, sharing of resources, parent communication, assessments, and more. Features include: ability to grade, distribute, and collect assignments and materials. Did I miss it?

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