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EDUC 540: Essentials in Learning & Technology

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How to Take Digital Citizenship Schoolwide During the 2016-17 School Year. Since our students are using technology to play, learn, and communicate while at home and at school, they should be learning how to use that technology responsibly.

How to Take Digital Citizenship Schoolwide During the 2016-17 School Year

Full integration of digital citizenship (or DigCit) curriculum into every class and every content area—at every grade level—should be the goal to meet this need. Keep in mind that most teacher-prep programs do not incorporate digital citizenship alongside the other elements of teacher education. Here is how we trained all the teachers in our school—St. John’s Prep in Massachusetts—as well as the lessons we learned along the way and our recommendations for what might work in your school, too.

Step 1: Clear Institution-Wide Communication All stakeholders must have a clear understanding of both the “why” and the “how” of fully integrated digital citizenship. Using Technology to Enhance Teaching & Learning - SMU. Technology provides numerous tools that teachers can use in and out of the classroom to enhance student learning.

Using Technology to Enhance Teaching & Learning - SMU

This page provides an introduction to some of the most common. Faculty members should consult SMU's office of Academic Technology Services, which provides many kinds of support, including hands-on training in using classroom technology. (Click here for classroom-specific information about the setup in many campus buildings). SMU's STAR (Student Technology Assistant in Residence) Program is also available to help with short-term instructional technology projects. There are also numerous on-line resources about using technology to enhance teaching in a number of different ways. Integration. Infusion. Immersion. Search Google for “Technology Integration” and you get nearly 2.8 million hits.

Integration. Infusion. Immersion.

Search Google for “Technology Infusion” and you get more than 66,000 hits. Search Google for “Technology Immersion” and you get more than 25,000 hits. Based on this piece of admittedly non-scientific evidence, integration is still the operational zone of many, even though we’re 13 years into the 21st century. Among the 25,000 hits for immersion are articles that are really about integration. There are articles that suggest technology immersion doesn’t make much of a difference in students’ test scores.

Not sure what I’m really talking about here? Integration is the equivalent of putting your toes in the water. Immersion is where we need to be, or at least be actively working toward. 5-Minute Film Festival: Teaching Digital Citizenship. "Digital citizenship" is an umbrella term that covers a whole host of important issues.

5-Minute Film Festival: Teaching Digital Citizenship

Broadly, it's the guidelines for responsible, appropriate behavior when one is using technology. But specifically, it can cover anything from "netiquette" to cyberbullying; technology access and the digital divide; online safety and privacy; copyright, plagiarism, and digital law, and more. Matrix. How to Take Digital Citizenship Schoolwide During the 2016-17 School Year. Awesome Poster Featuring 11 Ways to Use Technology in Classroom. Copyright In The Classroom. Best Mac Antivirus Software of 2018 - Virus Protection for Macs.

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Best Mac Antivirus Software of 2018 - Virus Protection for Macs

Because Mac antivirus solutions are basic programs without many tools beyond malware protection, you can expect to pay between $30 and $40 for a single user license. Some programs, like F-Secure SAFE, come with a minimum of three licenses to protect multiple computers or laptops at once. There are a few free programs available, but they generally don’t recognize as many threats – plus they bog down your computer and have lots of annoying pop-up ads. If you want more protection with parental controls, a personal firewall or a password manager, check out Mac internet security suites that typically come with these extra tools for around $50.

KISS principle. Idea of "keeping it simple, stupid!

KISS principle

" Variants[edit] A variant – "Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler" – is attributed to Albert Einstein, although this may be an editor's paraphrase of a lecture he gave.[7] In software development[edit] See also[edit] References[edit] This article is based on material taken from the Free On-line Dictionary of Computing prior to 1 November 2008 and incorporated under the "relicensing" terms of the GFDL, version 1.3 or later. ^ The Routledge Dictionary of Modern American Slang and Unconventional English, Tom Dalzell, 2009, 1104 pages, p.595, webpage: BGoogle-5F: notes U.S.

For Teachers. ISTE Standards. Education technology standards to transform learning and teaching The time for major change in education is now.

ISTE Standards

In a world where rapid advances in technology have a profound impact on the ways we work, communicate and live, education has struggled to keep pace. The ISTE Standards work together to support educators, students and leaders with clear guidelines for the skills and knowledge necessary to move away from the factory model. These are not the typical boxes educators need to check. They provide a framework for rethinking education, adapting to a constantly changing technological landscape and preparing students to enter an increasingly global economy. Empowering connected learners in a connected world As educators, we are preparing students for a future that we cannot yet imagine. SAMR.

SAMR Model - Technology Is Learning. Who Am I. Word Cloud.