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5 Tips for Checking Student Understanding in a Virtual Classroom
01/08/2021
Topics: Assessment, ISTE Certification, ISTE Standards
“I’m staring at a bunch of black screens.”
“I’ve never even met my students in person.”
“If I can’t see them, how can I tell if they’ve learned the material?”
These statements illustrate just a few of the many struggles that educators around the…
Standards Spotlight: Introduce students to our small, connected world with the Global Collaborator standard
06/24/2020
Topics: ISTE Standards
In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, one thing became clear: It truly is a small world and we’re all in this together. That’s why it’s never been more important to provide students with opportunities to con…
Interview: Defining effective edtech use
02/20/2020
Topics: ISTE Standards
In the past decade, state policymakers have invested heavily in devices and infrastructure to narrow the digital divide in schools. Many are now recognizing that, to ensure these investments are achieving their…
Take students on a live wildlife safari
01/01/2020
Topics: Global collaboration, ISTE Standards, ISTE Standards for Students
Stacey Moore knew she couldn’t take her 30 Virginia third graders on safari in Africa, so she did the next best thing: She brought the safari to her classroom and connected her students to naturalists who…
ISTE CEO: Shaping the future is in our DNA
09/25/2019
Topics: digital equity, ISTE Standards, Seal of Alignment
I recently came across the T-shirt I was given when I volunteered at the 30th ISTE conference. In case you’re wondering, it still fits, as does the role ISTE has played in helping me stay ahead of important…
North Carolina Adopts the ISTE Standards for Students
09/10/2019
Topics: ISTE Standards, ISTE Standards for Students
Decision Will Empower Students and Harness Personalized Learning
WASHINGTON, D.C. — September 10, 2019 — North Carolina’s State Board of Education recently voted to adopt…
CT Competencies: Embrace integration across the curriculum
06/17/2019
Topics: Computational Thinking, Computational Thinking Competencies, ISTE Standards
When embarking on your school or district’s computer science (CS) journey, computational thinking (CT) should be taught first, primarily because CT helps learners understand the logic and algorithmic…
Lead with instruction — not tools!
06/11/2019
Topics: ISTE Standards
The districtwide adoption of the ISTE Standards for Students in 2016 supported L.A. Unified School District's turnaround from tool-driven to…
Turn screen time into learning time
08/19/2019
Topics: ISTE Standards, Screen time
Screen time gets more bad press than a Hollywood star in rehab. But the fact is, not all screen time is the same. Screen time is like food: Some of it’s bad for you and some of it’s good for you, and moderation…
Strengthen school vision with technology
10/03/2019
Topics: ISTE Standards, ISTE Standards for Educators
Schools are complicated places. We have mission statements and visions, district points of pride and learning objectives, new initiatives, variable funding and shifting enrollment. All of this is enough to make educators’ heads spin.
So, what can be done? There are some who opt to wait…