…students explore the question: “Where would you search for life in space?” Project teams gear up to design an organism capable of thriving on a particular planet or moon by…
#16 โ More Dos (and Fewer Don’ts) for Teaching Digital Citizenship
…ownership of their digital lives. You can search for lessons by topic or grade. Common Sense Media Reviews: Explore this hub for reviews of age-appropriate films, books, TV shows, video…
Back-to-School Teacher Technology Checklist
…patterns even help when you use the search functionality within your storage system. By typing in a key portion of the naming convention, you can quickly filter down your list…
#61 โ How to Have Difficult Conversations
…feelings. Intellectual (head): Your response to challenging topics may be characterized by a personal disconnect with the subject and a need to search for more data. Our intellectual response is…
#172 โ The Shift to Student-Led: UDL and Blended Learning, with Dr. Katie Novak
…empower students to search and find answers to questions that they develop. While lecture was once necessary and the most effective way to transfer knowledge, technology has changed this dynamic….
#177 โ Student Organization: Digital Files
…Beckermann PreK–12 Digital Learning Specialist Podcast Host Tips for Digital File Management Use consistent file-naming conventions. Create and organize folders. Leverage search and filter options. Create bookmarks and shortcuts. For…
Ed Tip: Digital Learning Environments
…search to locate resources online. I can refresh the webpage. I can navigate back and forth between pages. I can add, close, rearrange, and pin tabs. I can create, manage,…
Ed Tip: Information Bubbles
…search engines like DuckDuckGo that do not track your online activity. Integration Ideas To be good digital citizens, we need to be aware of information (or filter) bubbles so that…
#193 โ ANSWERS Inquiry Process, Step 2: Noting Possibilities
…including Britannica and Wikipedia. Conduct a web search. Ask an AI tool, such as Microsoft Bing Chat, Merlin Chrome Extension, or Google Bard. Look for key terms, outlines, hyperlinks, and…
#233 โ Popping Filter Bubbles
…consumer of information and ideas. Don’t avoid the hard conversations; engage in them. Don’t unfriend everyone who disagrees with you. Use ad-blocking browser extensions. Use incognito browsing. Use search engines…
#215 โ AI Is Not New, Or Is It?
…and respond like thinking humans. Previous Examples of AI Facial Recognition Social Media Feeds Email Sorting Predictive Text Spell-Check Product Recommendations Navigation Apps Search Engines Automatic Closed Captioning Speech-to-Text New…
Ed Tip: Old and New AI
…Recognition Social Media Feeds Email Sorting Predictive Text Spell-Check Product Recommendations Navigation Apps Search Engines Automatic Closed Captioning Speech-to-Text New Generative AI Examples: ChatGPT (OpenAI) Bing Chat (Microsoft) Gemini (Google)…
Teach Students Digital Collaboration Skills
…of the class while the others watch and take notes. After the role-play, the class describes what they have seen. Once students seem comfortable with a skill, you can move…
#137 โ Ways to Capture and Annotate Digital Images
…Recorder Integration Ideas Take notes. Make directions. For more information about capturing screenshots and annotating digital images, explore the following AVID Open Access article: Incorporate Strategies for Critical Reading of…
#274 โ Empowering Young Readers: The Science of Reading and More, with Sara Frater
…like when you read a book, they need to have a graphic organizer, or we use sticky notes.” She adds, “I think part of the reason it works so well…