Category: ISTE Standards
The Great Thanksgiving Listen
Story Corps began in October 2003 with the opening of a storybooth in Grand Central Terminal in New York City, their mission is to "preserve and share humanity's stories in order to build connections between people and create a more just and compassionate world." Story telling and listening are critical skills for our students and ...
Google It
November's theme for Ed Tech is the Knowledge Constructor ISTE standard: How many times have we suggested that students can find a great resource to help with homework if they Google it, only to find they have been searching MATH hoping for the right content. In a time when most knowledge can be Googled, Sara ...
Digital Citizenship : Media Literacy
Why are so many students vulnerable to media manipulation and “fake” news? What support do students need to learn how to locate and verify reliable sources? The Teaching Tolerance website has media literacy lessons for grades K-8. Grades K-2 need to know that it is important to locating and verifying reliable sources when working with online ...
Gamify Your Digital Citizenship
Do your students love to play games? Why not capitalize on their interest and offer some engaging learning about Digital Citizenship. Here are a few options for the classroom. Google's Be Internet Awesome: "Helping kids be safe, confident explorers of the online world." Students take on Interland and explore different worlds: Reality River where they ...
Common Sense Media
Common Sense Media is a one-stop shop for Digital Citizenship resources to use in your classroom, and a great one to share with families. Find lesson plans, parent letters, handouts, posters, and videos to help you create a comprehensive dig cit learning experience. Use the online scope and sequence to view lessons by grade band or ...
Welcome to Digital Citizenship Week
This week is Digital Citizenship Week! Take a minute to explore the ISTE Student Digitial Citizen Standard and what it means to be a good citizen in the digital age. The ISTE Digital Citizen student standard has four components: A. Students cultivate and manage their digital identity and reputation and are aware of the permanence of their actions in the ...
Skype, Reading, and Africa… Meet Julie Hembree
Julie Hembree is an Ed Tech leader for our district, a Microsoft Innovative Expert & Master Skype Trainer, and Books to Africa Partnership founder. Julie has been sharing her love of Skype with teachers around the district, most recently during Summer Tech Camp and Tech Kickoff. Julie was recently featured on our district website. Cougar ...
Happy Halloween and Creepy Coding
Do you have a Code Studio whiz kid in your class? If so, they may enjoy the new spooky Special Levels. Just in time for Halloween! Click here to try it out for yourself! There is a bit of math involved with this puzzle, students should know area of a circle or be ready to ...
K-5 Computer Science Fundamentals from Code.org
Code.org believes that every student should have the opportunity to learn computer science, and that the reasons are far more varied than simply having a strong resume. Critical thinking, logic, persistence, and creativity help students excel at problem-solving in all subject areas, no matter what their age. Teachers interested in learning more may sign up for ...
Hour of Code adds Minecraft module
This week, Code.org announced that they have partnered with the folks behind Minecraft to create a Minecraft module for Hour of Code. Your guide is Jens, the lead programmer behind Minecraft. You get to choose between coding Alex or Steve (your students will know why that's cool.) This module teaches code similarly to the Star ...