EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

With kids spending more time online than ever, many teachers are witnessing an increase in cyberbullying among their students in online classrooms. In a recent report, L1ght analyzed communication on millions of websites, discussion boards and gaming platforms. The results were bleak, with a 70 percent increase in hate speech and a 40 percent increase in online toxicity between students in online platforms.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! The good news is there are thousands of digital tools and apps (many free) to support teachers, students and families. The bad news is there are thousands of digital tools. Teachers need to quickly find the right tool to meet their students’ needs and means. The websites below have search engines to narrow down the choices along with short descriptions and reviews.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Since the shift to remote and hybrid learning, many parents have found themselves playing the role of tech support — a job they aren’t always prepared for. At the same time, school help desk teams are already stretched thin trying to support student and teacher IT needs during distance learning. Some 64 percent of K–12 parents surveyed said they received little or no tech support last year, PC Magazine reports.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Students love being trusted with responsibility. They want to help. When students help you allow their peers to celebrate them and learn from them. During remote and distance learning student helpers can really help you manage a lot more. Below are ways to allow students to help you. I’ve used these tips and resources this year and student helpers have really helped make hybrid and virtual learning run more smoothly.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 23, 2020

You can’t look back on the 2020 school year without recognizing the massive — and transformative — impact of COVID-19. Across the country, school districts embraced remote learning environments and introduced metamorphic changes to the K–12 curriculum. However, the classroom wasn’t the only school function upended. From senior prom and homecoming to football games and graduation, longstanding school year rites of passage were cancelled in an effort to protect children and communities from COVID-

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Students love being trusted with responsibility. They want to help. When students help you allow their peers to celebrate them and learn from them. During remote and distance learning student helpers can really help you manage a lot more. Below are ways to allow students to help you. I’ve used these tips and resources this year and student helpers have really helped make hybrid and virtual learning run more smoothly. ?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! The good news is there are thousands of digital tools and apps (many free) to support teachers, students and families. The bad news is there are thousands of digital tools. Teachers need to quickly find the right tool to meet their students’ needs and means. The websites below have search engines to narrow down the choices along with short descriptions and reviews.

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The Jose Vilson

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In my final reflection for the semester of my doctoral studies (don’t ask me how it’s going), I considered what it meant to get an education. Over and again in this space, I’ve considered how there’s a big difference between schooling and education. Schooling is a set of processes characterized by the desire to show students a given set of ideas and materials.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This was the year that more people learned what a MOOC is. As millions suddenly found themselves with free time on their hands during the pandemic, many turned to online courses—especially, to free courses known as MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses. This phenomenon was compounded by media worldwide compiling lists of “free things to do during lockdown,” which tended to include MOOCs.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Some of you emailed us inquiring about online resources for reading materials to use in their online instruction. The list below has you covered. These are some of the websites we have reviewed in.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2020

When David Helene built an app to deliver cash to college students in crisis, the emergencies he had in mind were personal, like needing money to buy groceries for the week or pay bus fare to get to class. But as the platform, Edquity, was about to go live with its first partner , Dallas College, in October 2019, severe tornadoes hit northeast Texas.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The recent news that New York City’s Department of Education will suspend the use of fifth graders’ prior test scores or grades as admissions criteria for some of the most sought-after middle schools — known as screened middle schools — marks a huge, even if temporary departure from the educational system’s overreliance on test scores as a central measure of students’ “ability.”.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2020

How do you capture what it feels like when a pandemic forces educators to suddenly try new teaching approaches to keep learning going while staying safe? One of the most impactful ways we found this year was with a microphone, as we heard students, teachers, professors, innovators and authors talk through how they were coping and share heart-felt advice.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This year is unlike any other. 2020 is truly unprecedented in how countless aspects of our lives have completely changed. For many students across the country, this means trying online schooling for the first time. The same rings true for the teachers who are leading them. But this isn’t a new concept for all. Some, including myself, were already online before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Marketplace K-12

DECEMBER 23, 2020

EdWeek Market Brief's most popular stories and webinars of 2020 offer a portrait of an education industry that has grappled with the tumult brought by COVID-19. The post 10 Stories That Mattered in the K-12 Market in 2020 appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This story on how to be a great virtual teacher, originally published on March 26, was eSN’s No. 7 most popular story of 2020. Check back each day for the next story in our countdown. With 87,000+ schools closing, the idea of school districts moving to a digital platform has become a reality. As a teacher, you’re probably feeling information overload.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 23, 2020

In today's post we are sharing with you three important websites where you can access tons of pre-made illustrations and icons to use in your media projects. These are illustrative materials you can.

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techlearning

DECEMBER 23, 2020

As the pandemic continues, educators and school leaders need to proactively focus on nurturing positive mental health strategies

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MiddleWeb

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Kids in the middle need independent reading time too, writes author Lynne Dorfman. Time to read a book they have chosen, time to practice skills and strategies, time to talk about books and reading with their teacher and friends. Time to be immersed in the joy of reading.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Drew Perkins talks with Dr. Barbara Covarrubias about her projects to help facilitate and develop virtual events and experiences that build community and intercultural understanding. The post The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 228 Developing Virtual & Intercultural Skillsets appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 23, 2020

The year I became an international student at Princeton University, Donald Trump became president of the United States. Back then, I considered myself a mere observer of American politics; as a citizen of South Korea, I thought, that wasn’t my fight to fight. Yet I still had the gnawing sense that, under a president who openly disparaged immigrants , I wouldn’t be able to stay on the sidelines forever.

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techlearning

DECEMBER 23, 2020

Miguel Cardona faces many challenges if confirmed as Secretary of Education

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This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.

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