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9 lessons to boost media literacy

8/1/2018 Topics: Literacies Standards

Each year more of our students become tethered to electronic devices for communication, entertainment and information. This connectivity opens up a channel to learning, but it also invites a barrage of media messages that students must learn to interpret.

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Find out how this 10-year-old became a digital citizen and empowered learner

6/6/2018 Topics: Digital citizenship Standards

Olivia Van Ledtje, 10, has created more than 70 short videos describing what she’s reading, thinking and learning about.

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A new twist on cyberbullying

1/17/2018 Topics: Digital citizenship Standards

Educators need to stop preaching to students about cyberbullying and start having frank discussions that inspire empathy and identity building.

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Find free and fair use photos

11/15/2017 Topics: Digital citizenship Standards

Foster good digital citizenship skills by directing students to find fair-use photos.

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Student-run genius bar: The facilitator’s guide

10/8/2017 Topics: 1:1 BYOD ISTE Conference & Expo Literacies Standards

The Burlington High School Help Desk in Massachusetts is one of the first and most successful student-run genius bars in the nation. Facilitator Jenn Scheffer gives her step-by-step guide for starting a student tech team in your school.

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Turn your classroom into a personalized learning environment

8/16/2017 Topics: Assessment Flipped learning Online learning Personalized learning Standards Video

Today’s technology makes personalized learning an attainable goal. Here are five things to consider as you make the transition from a traditional classroom to a personalized learning environment.

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4 ways to teach students to find the gems in YouTube's perilous terrain

7/25/2017 Topics: Standards

Students have 24/7 access to a vast amount of good – and bad – information on YouTube that requires strong research, curation and critical thinking skills to navigate. Here are four ways to teach those skills authentically.

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Getting at the heart of the empowered learner

6/23/2017 Topics: 1:1 BYOD Computational thinking Curriculum Flipped learning Gaming ISTE Conference & Expo Learning spaces Mobile learning Online learning Professional learning Professional learning Standards Technology infrastructure Tools

Students who are not empowered report surface learning as their goal — learning enough to meet the teachers’ expectations but no more. In the ISTE Standards PD that ISTE and Metiri Group are co-designing, surface learning is defined as acquiring facts, skills and methods that result in automaticity.

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Uncommon core: Refining key practices through STEM

5/1/2017 Topics: Robotics Standards STEM & STEAM

The ISTE Standards, the Common Core and the Next Generation Science Standards each project a similar vision of skills, dispositions and practices our students will need to shape the future.

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11 hot edtech trends to watch

3/23/2017 Topics: 1:1 Augmented reality Coding & robotics Computational thinking Curriculum Makerspaces Standards

The most compelling topics among educators who embrace technology for learning and teaching are not about the tech at all, but about the students. Here’s a list of the hottest topics in ed tech for 2017.

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3 types of questions to boost higher-order thinking

3/10/2017 Topics: Standards

Enhancing students’ creativity and critical thinking doesn’t come from having all the right answers. It comes from asking more questions.

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What full-scale change looks like – and how to get there

1/1/2017 Topics: 1:1 BYOD Standards

Schools, of all sizes and locations, have plugged into the power of technology to transform learning and teaching.

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5 tech tools that complement ISTE Standards

12/13/2016 Topics: Standards

When used according to the ISTE Standards, the right technology tools can help every teacher build a bridge to the future. Here are five tools that complement the ISTE Standards.

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How do you see the changing role of the teacher?

12/1/2016 Topics: Essential Conditions Standards

ISTE wants the refreshed ISTE Standards for Teachers to be a helpful framework for teachers and not just “one more thing to do.”

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5 ways to create lessons that teach content and digital age skills

11/18/2016 Topics: Standards

How do we find the time for digital age lessons while still providing content knowledge? Layer lessons with both knowledge and skills.

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Game Day: Playful PD for teachers and students

11/15/2016 Topics: Coding & robotics Computational thinking Digital citizenship Digital storytelling Gamification Literacies Makerspaces Professional learning Robotics Standards STEM & STEAM

With Game Day, educators offer students a learning activity they'll love and a professional development session that demonstrates how to use games as instructional tools.

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6 resources for getting started with robotics

11/1/2016 Topics: Robotics Standards STEM & STEAM

Robotics teaches students computational thinking as well as perseverance, problem solving and collaboration. And it's never been easier to implement in the classroom. Try these six resources to get on the track to deeper learning.

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5 steps to get started with ISTE’s new student standards

10/21/2016 Topics: 1:1 Digital citizenship Gamification Professional learning Standards

With the goal of empowering students at the forefront, our district is implementing the new ISTE Standards for Students across our PK-12 school district. Here are five ways to get started.

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Our next transformation

10/1/2016 Topics: Standards

ISTE took a fresh approach to updating the student standards, reaching out to a wide range of contributors – including 295 students – and seeking grass-roots, expert and global input.

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Skype can take your classroom wherever you want to go!

1/8/2016 Topics: Digital citizenship Standards

Inspire young students by using Skype to connect them with the authors of their favorite books.

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Infographic: 4 learning strategies for flipped learning

11/25/2015 Topics: Flipped learning Standards

Flipped learning is not a destination in itself. It’s a gateway that eases the transition to more effective educational paradigms, including personalized, passion-based and project-based learning.

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Connect with Project ReimaginED

10/12/2015 Topics: Standards

Project ReimaginED is a professional learning community focused on connecting the ISTE Standards to the Common Core.

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This is your brain on the ISTE Standards

10/8/2015 Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo Standards

If you want your students to learn, you have to understand how their brains work. That’s why the refreshed ISTE Standards will take brain-based learning research into account.

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Should schools be responsible for teaching character dispositions, such as grit and adaptability? No

9/10/2015 Topics: Curriculum Digital citizenship Personalized learning Project-based learning Standards

Students definitely benefit in school and in life when they have the opportunity to develop their strength of character. And schools can help support their character building in many — but not all — ways.

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5 standards-aligned lesson plans

8/24/2015 Topics: Curriculum Standards STEM & STEAM

These five projects address multiple Common Core and ISTE Standards. And your students will love them!

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Test their knowledge using student-created videos

7/17/2015 Topics: Assessment Standards Video

One creative way to assess student content knowledge is to have student make a video about the target topic. It's fun, engaging and serves as an authentic way to check for understanding.

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Know the ISTE Standards for Coaches: Digital age learning environments

6/25/2015 Topics: Learning spaces Standards Technology infrastructure

To develop a digital age learning environment that works, tech coaches must first consult all stakeholders — including teachers, administrators, students and parents — and consider the physical and virtual elements of the environment, connectivity, social and cultural influences, and the tools that will work best.

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Steal these ideas from Project ReimaginED!

6/2/2015 Topics: ISTE Conference & Expo Personalized learning Standards

Learn from — or steal — these 5 tech-infused, standards-aligned lessons from ISTE’s Project ReimaginED.

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Supercharge your classroom with social learning

5/18/2015 Topics: Assessment Digital citizenship Personalized learning Project-based learning Standards

Your classroom will never be the same once you take the leap to social learning. Here are six reasons you should use social tools in your classroom.

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8 ways to establish shared vision

4/17/2015 Topics: 1:1 Learning spaces Standards

Getting stakeholders on board with your vision is a critical component to keeping your school or district moving forward and ensuring the success of a large-scale change effort.

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Become a digital learning ninja in five easy steps

3/13/2015 Topics: Augmented reality Essential Conditions Flipped learning Makerspaces Personalized learning Project-based learning Standards

Digital Learning Day offers an opportunity to highlight great teaching and showcase innovative teachers, leaders and programs using digital age techniques to improve learning and teaching.

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Is technology a gimmick in your classroom?

3/5/2015 Topics: Standards

Use the Triple E framework to determine if you are using technology to engage, enhance and extend learning in the classroom.

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Online learning landscape becoming more regulated

2/24/2015 Topics: Online learning Standards

Understanding the K-12 online environment requires an awareness of state and federal policies and legislation that influence teacher qualifications, curriculum and accountability for student outcomes. Here’s a short FAQ to help you navigate.

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Creating meaningful learning experiences through video

1/28/2015 Topics: Digital storytelling Standards Video

Teaching students how to tap into the power of video creation not only makes learning more meaningful, but it positions them to take their place in a digital society.

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Wegner’s ed tech accomplishments get nod from Obama and peers

1/14/2015 Topics: Advocacy Assistive and adaptive technologies Augmented reality Coding & robotics Computational thinking Digital citizenship Digital storytelling Education leadership Gamification Gaming Literacies Makerspaces Personalized learning Professional learning Project-based learning Robotics Standards STEM & STEAM

It was no surprise to those who know her that ISTE member Mary Wegner got a shout-out from President Obama during a December summit for superintendents. Wegner is a tireless ed tech advocate and has been instrumental in transforming the Sitka (Alaska) School District, which she heads.

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ISTE Standards: Preparing students for the digital age

1/9/2015 Topics: Standards

The ISTE Standards serve as a beacon for students and educators as they navigate the digital universe. Teachers and leaders from around the globe share their insights into how the standards are helping them guide systemwide change, design instruction for the digital age and prepare students for an inconceivable future.

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Infographic: Technology maximizes Common Core success

12/24/2014 Topics: Standards Technology infrastructure

The Common Core’s increased emphasis on using digital tools will help update U.S. classrooms. But to achieve improved learning outcomes, we must implement that technology with pedagogy in mind. This infographic shows how the ISTE Standards work with the Common Core to do just that.

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You don’t have to be a scientist to incorporate STEM

12/18/2014 Topics: Mobile learning Robotics Standards STEM & STEAM

Sara Hunter brings her passion for STEM to hundreds of elementary students every week in inquiry-based, hands-on classes that cover everything from programming robots to experiencing the natural world outside. But she doesn’t stop there. As a tech coach, she also shows teachers throughout her district how they can do it too.

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Time to redesign curriculum for the digital age

12/3/2014 Topics: Curriculum Standards

Educators are heading back to the drawing board and refocusing curricula to reflect the true demands of a digital world.

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Simulation game helps students understand traumatic brain injury

11/7/2014 Topics: Gamification Gaming Standards

The Golden Hour is a computer simulation game that immerses students in a medical case study to teach them about traumatic brain injuries.

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Know the ISTE Standards for Administrators: Lead with vision

10/31/2014 Topics: Education leadership Standards

When problems arise, it’s tempting to react out of fear. But visionary leaders meet the ISTE Standards for Administrators by finding solutions that align with a districtwide tech integration plan.

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Get students talking with digital tools!

10/27/2014 Topics: Standards

Use voice recording and videoconferencing technology to meet the ISTE Standards and Common Core with students of various ages and skill levels in multiple subject areas.

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The missing Gallup question: How are schools using technology?

8/22/2014 Topics: Standards

Gallup poll shows public awareness about education transformation, but fails to ask how teachers are leveraging the power of technology to motivate and engage students.

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5 tips for making the shift to personalized learning

8/12/2014 Topics: Personalized learning Standards

Technology has brought personalized learning within every educator's reach. Here are five resources to help you make the leap.

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Know the ISTE Standards•T 3: Model digital age learning

7/24/2014 Topics: Standards

To meet the third ISTE Standard for Teachers, educators must model digital age work and learning for their students, including the use of digital tools. Here’s an example of how an art teacher might shape a lesson on layering to address the standard.

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Know the ISTE Standards for Teachers 2

7/21/2014 Topics: Standards

To address all the indicators of Standard 2 of the ISTE Standards for Teachers, educators need to let their students choose digital tools, resources and modes of expression that best fit their learning needs and interests.

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Know the ISTE Standards for Teachers 1

7/21/2014 Topics: Standards STEM & STEAM

According to ISTE Standard for Teachers 1, educators should give students opportunities to be creative and reflective within a real-world context and to use digital tools and resources in both face-to-face and virtual environments.

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Connect English learners to science with online projects

7/21/2014 Topics: Assistive and adaptive technologies Augmented reality Online learning Project-based learning Standards STEM & STEAM Tools

The COPELLS Project allows English learners to become proficient at science through cooperative online projects.

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Put me in, coach! I’m ready to teach with technology

7/21/2014 Topics: Standards Tools

By putting pedagogy first and tapping into the ISTE Standards for Coaches, ed tech coaches can help their learning partners get over their fear of using new technology so they can meet the Common Core State Standards.

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Plan a successful 1:1 technology initiative

6/29/2014 Topics: 1:1 Education leadership Standards

Large or small, school districts need to learn from those who came before them.

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3 barriers to innovation education leaders must address

6/28/2014 Topics: Education leadership Standards

More than 200 school and district leaders gathered to discuss their biggest challenges — and how they’re overcoming them.

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ISTE Standards meet the global test

6/23/2014 Topics: Standards

Under the auspices of the Arab Bureau for Education in the Gulf States (ABEGS), ISTE has embarked on a five-year commitment to help the Gulf States introduce the ISTE Standards through a coach-the-coach program, allowing certification with an ISTE/ABEGS Coaching Certificate.

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Personalize your learning environment

6/11/2014 Topics: Personalized learning Standards

Transforming a traditional classroom into a personalized learning environment takes a process. Personalized learning experts Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey tell you how you can set it in motion.

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9-year-old blogger proves that writing can be fun!

6/10/2014 Topics: Standards

Meridan, a fourth grader at Van Meter Community School in Iowa, blogs about life in her state, happenings at her school and tech tools she’s exploring.

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Which e-portfolio tool is best for you?

6/10/2014 Topics: Standards Tools

Educators can choose from five free e-portfolio tools that will help students organize, share and reflect on their work.

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This is what personalized learning looks like!

6/9/2014 Topics: Digital citizenship Personalized learning Project-based learning Standards

The Digital Learning Center – designed to create “world class thinkers” – offers integrated thematic units in a student-centered classroom that allows for deep levels of differentiation.

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Create collaborative research projects with Google Apps

6/9/2014 Topics: Standards Tools

Ed tech blogger and speaker Leigh Zeitz presents a personalized research project that allows students to address all six of the ISTE Standards for Students while they learn how to use online collaborative tools.

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ISTE Standards for Coaches 1: Visionary leadership

6/9/2014 Topics: Standards Standards

According to the ISTE Standards for Tech Coaches, it’s an educational technology coach’s job to offer visionary leadership to his or her school district.

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Know the ISTE Standards for Students 1

6/9/2014 Topics: Standards Standards STEM & STEAM

Meeting the ISTE Standard for Students 1: Creativity and Innovation is not as simple as it sounds. To meet all the indicators, a lesson must focus on student engagement and choice.

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Connecting the classroom one relationship at a time

5/31/2014 Topics: Project-based learning Standards

Todd Nesloney flipped his class and stopped teaching to the test. Now his students’ test scores are higher than ever, and he’s reignited his love for teaching.

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