Techexpertise: The Digital Starter Kit
As teachers, we’ve been given the role to navigate what technology now looks like in our classrooms. At my school we have developed a model to support technology use.
As teachers, we’ve been given the role to navigate what technology now looks like in our classrooms. At my school we have developed a model to support technology use.
Parents and caretakers are faced with helping their children navigate the digital world. As educators how do we support them?
The digital world can either serve as a confidence-enhancer or self-esteem-suppressor, depending on how it is used.
I see sleepy kids every day in my 8th grade English class. Their heads are drooping. Their eyes are barely open. Their energy is low.
It is widely accepted that digital tools and resources are vital to students’ success in the modern world. It is also widely believed that the only barrier to access is money.
Many AI products impact and improve our daily lives. These AI technologies and products may be beneficial to the teachers in the classroom.
In order to teach engage kids in conversations about security, it’s necessary to go beyond a simple list of rules, the do’s and don’ts of cyber hygiene.
Kids today are technology-savvy, but they need to be guided in asking the right questions about the content they produce and consume.
Within the classroom, it is important to share content that doesn’t position Indigenous people in the past but brings them into the present and future.
Grammatically, it’s an awful-sounding word: gamification, or as a verb, to “gamify” the classroom. Teachers, however, have found a powerful tool here.