For Students 2016 2b Students engage in positive, safe, legal and ethical behavior when using technology, including social interactions online or when using networked devices. Positive behaviors Interactions that convey a portrait of the way you want to be perceived and healthy interactions with technology itself, for example, moderating the time online or gaming, ergonomic issues and balancing use of media with daily physical activity. Safe behaviors Interactions that keep you out of harm’s way, for example, knowing the identity of who you are interacting with; how much and what kind information you release online; protecting oneself from scams, phishing schemes and poor purchasing practices (e-commerce theft). Legal behaviors Interactions that are mindful of the law, for example, abiding by copyright and fair use, respecting network protections by not hacking them and not using another’s identity.
Amazon Unveils Online Education Service for Teachers Photo Just ahead of the back-to-school season, is making a major foray into the education technology market for primary and secondary schools, a territory that Apple, Google and Microsoft have heavily staked out. On Monday morning, Amazon said that it would introduce an online marketplace with tens of thousands of free lesson plans, worksheets and other instructional materials for teachers in late August or early September. Called Amazon Inspire, the education site has features that may seem quite familiar to frequent Amazon shoppers. Search bar at the top of the page? By starting out with a free resources service for teachers, Amazon is establishing a foothold that could expand into a one-stop shopping marketplace — not just for paid learning materials, but for schools’ wider academic and institutional software needs, said Tory Patterson, co-founder of Owl Ventures, a venture capital fund that invests in ed tech start-ups. The site for teachers is not Amazon’s first education venture.
The Best Ways to Use Padlet - Examples from Teachers This afternoon at the ISTE 2016 conference I had a nice meeting with Melanie Broder from Padlet. She told me about some of the things that Padlet is working on developing during the rest of the year. One of things is a community for educators. That community should help teachers find creative uses of Padlet as well as sharing lesson activities in general. Until that community gets going, take a look at Padlet's Best of Education wall. Padlet's Best of Education wall features twenty-seven Padlet walls created by teachers. Watch my video embedded below to learn how to use the latest version of Padlet's website. NEW Google Image Search Save Google has quietly unveiled a super handy new way to search...and Save Google Images! I just stumbled across this and was like, Whaaat? It's super cool, but it's going to make my job trying to teach students (and teachers) NOT to just always use (and give sloppy attribution) Google Image Search instead of my beloved Flikr Creative Commons! Gah!!! When you're logged into your Gmail or Google and you go to Google Image Search, click on any image and you now see two little new buttons that say Save? Click for the full size exampleI saw this first on Firefox but not on Chrome (see below about the Chrome extension) The first time you try this out and go to View Saves, you'll see this splashy little pop up! "Your new home for saved images and links - Images you s ave in Google Image Search live here at google.com/save. Pretty Darn Nifty, Right? "To save websites to "Google Save," install the Chrome extension "Save to Google." "Click View Saved and your site will be saved in your Google Save.
How to Manage the 4 Types of Teachers You Meet in Professional Development In my heart, I will always be a middle school English Language Arts teacher. As I continue this path as a district administrator, I want to hold close to my heart the plight of the teacher: what it’s like to have to work all day with children and then go home and work on lessons, assessments, grading, etc. What it’s like to sit for hours in professional development sessions and be bored because you already know it or frustrated because it’s way over your head or not relevant to your grade level or content area. So in my role, I find that it is imperative to provide Professional Learning (PL) opportunities that are relevant, on-going, and effective. In a book titled " Crossing the Chasm" (1991, revised 1999 and 2014), Geoffrey A. The Lagger “I don’t like technology. The Solution: First and always - talk about the why. The Majority “I see the merits in some technology. The Solution: Find a way to consistently share tools that are fairly easy to implement. Early Adopters Innovators
How to Use the New Version of Padlet Last week Padlet introduced a revamped version of their online corkboard tool. The core functions of Padlet are still the same, but the user interface has changed a little bit. The primary changes are in the way that you customize your Padlet boards. In the video that is embedded below I provide an overview of the new version of Padlet.Padlet as a simple blogging platform: Padlet walls can be arranged in free-form, grid, or stream layouts. Padlet Mini as a bookmarking tool:Padlet Mini is a Chrome extension that you can use to bookmark websites. Padlet as a KWL chart: Padlet can be used to create a KWL chart that students can contribute to anonymously (or not anonymously if you want them to sign-in). Padlet for group research and discussion: A few years ago I showed my special education students a short (18 minutes) video about cultural changes that took place in the US during the 1920's.
An Introduction to Google Spaces - BetterCloud Monitor For desktop: To create a space, go to Google Spaces and click Create a Space. Name it, and then you can send out invitations to the space. You can send out the link by copying it, emailing it directly, or sharing it via Facebook. Spaces also has a mobile app. For mobile: Mobile has some expanded options for sharing, including sharing via a message (e.g., text or email). Try it out for yourself and see what you think. Click here to watch this video on YouTube. UP NEXT: How to Create a Flowchart in PowerPoint for Mac Tools for sharing thinking Teachers and students have access to an impressive set of tools for sharing ideas and making thinking visible. The old model of calling out answers to questions has certain limitations and while it remains the mainstay of many classrooms new options allow for a mix of options. Some of our goals are to provide our students with appropriate wait time or think time and to ensure the voice of even our most introverted students is heard. Fortunately there are a number of free tools that do these things and they are available for use on any technology platform as they require nothing more than access to the internet. One of the simplest to use and set up is “Answer Garden”. Padlet is a well known tool for gathering responses to a question or issue together. Lino is in many respects similar to Padlet and could be used in exactly the same way. For linear conversations or back-channeling with media resources “Today’s Meet” remains an excellent choice. By Nigel Coutts
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