Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 12, 2022

Unaccounted time for social media and gaming usage. Years ago, I took the lead in writing a Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) policy for my school site, which was later adopted by my district. Four to six hours in front of a computer for instruction. Sounds like too much screen time? So what gives in the post-pandemic world?

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Neo LMS

MARCH 20, 2018

Typically mobile learning — or m-learning — entails extending teaching beyond the classroom environment, connecting with learners further afield, as well as empowering students to learn wherever they are. 7 PROs and CONs of m-learning in the classroom.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Blog post by Robert Low based on this edWebinar. Many school districts are now going through a process of determining which pandemic-related practices should be kept, improved, or discarded, and the use of remote and blended learning technologies is frequently being raised during these types of discussions.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 16, 2023

Training teachers to adapt to a blended learning environment during COVID by becoming more adept at using Canvas, a learning management system (LMS) that gives students equitable access to the district’s instructional resources and assignments and promotes collaboration among teachers.

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Gaggle Speaks

AUGUST 24, 2015

Technology makes it easier to personalize every lesson for different students with tools like Books That Grow , an online, leveled reading platform, or Activate Instruction , a personalized learning “playlist” tool. Some teachers are understandably unsure about bringing social networks like Facebook or Twitter into their classroom.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 9, 2020

Create a blog specific to keeping your staff informed. You could also text them links to the blog referenced above. If you don’t have social media accounts for your school, this may be the time to move forward with creating them. Keep in mind that you may have to explore and use a few different methods of communication.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

Increasingly formal use of social media by education institutions. Adaptive learning platforms and learning algorithms. Rapid change in the demands for media forms (e.g., blogs, social media, podcasting) to promote conversation and thinking around what’s possible in education.

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