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How School Districts Can Successfully Shift to the Cloud

EdTech Magazine

Two years ago, IT Manager Harry Doctor Jr. needed to improve disaster recovery at West Windsor-Plainsboro Regional School District. Weather was his main concern. The New Jersey district’s two data centers were only 1.5 miles apart, so if a hurricane or another disaster took down one facility, it would likely also take out the other. “We have had tornadoes, hurricanes and other acts of God,” Doctor recalls.

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Artificial Intelligence in Education: Anecdotal Evidence

Ask a Tech Teacher

Artificial Intelligence has made its way into our classrooms. Good or bad, only time will tell but some early reports say there are some real positives about using AI-powered program to boost literacy. Here’s an article from Hechinger Report , a national nonprofit newsroom that reports only on education, that’s pretty interesting: Can an AI tutor teach your child to read?

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4 Digital tools for creating animated videos for students

Neo LMS

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but how about a video? Images have always been used to convey meaning and make information easier to remember. Since videos are chains of images more or less animated, we can safely say they are more so full of meaning. In teaching, videos are now an inherent part of the resources and materials we choose to present information, generate a thought flow, stimulate critical thinking, spark curiosity and foster creativity.

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vCISOs Eliminate Cybersecurity Staffing Gaps for Vulnerable K–12 Districts

EdTech Magazine

Cybersecurity professionals are in high demand. Employers in all industries are looking for security experts to help them protect valuable data in their systems. For K–12 institutions, it is frequently the personally identifiable information of minors that needs protection. Student addresses, health records and Social Security numbers are just some examples of the information bad actors could access in a successful cyberattack.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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What Education’s Unequal, K-Shaped Recovery Really Looks Like

Edsurge

Earlier this year, I mused that COVID-19 and the resulting reliance on distance learning would be a catalyst for radical innovation. We were at a precipice of change and there was an imperative to innovate. However, come fall, we’ve realized we’re a sector stretched thin. Recently, a local reporter called me to ask which school districts took hold of the necessity-born innovations of the pandemic and translated them into transformation at scale.

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Passing Heroes and Thoughts for a New Generation

EdNews Daily

By Charles Sosnik My heroes have always been cowboys And they still are, it seems Sadly, in search of, but one step in back of Themselves and their slow-movin’ dreams –Willie Nelson America lost a hero this week, and I lost one of my personal heroes. Sadly, with age, this is happening more and more frequently. I remember meeting General Colin Powell.

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Keeping It Simple: 10 Timeless Fundamentals Of Teaching

TeachThought - Learn better.

It is better to teach our teachers how to teach and how to learn for themselves than teach them dated, finite information. The post Keeping It Simple: 10 Timeless Fundamentals Of Teaching appeared first on TeachThought.

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Halloween Math Activities: Spooky Numbers

MIND Research Institute

What makes a number spooky? What makes a spooky date unique? This Halloween, let’s explore numbers! We have some spooky number facts and questions, a scary number storybook for grades K-1, and an ST Math coloring page (for any age, including adults!). Spooky Number Facts. Thirteen (13). The number 13 has developed numerous connotations with being unlucky in Western culture.

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Join TeachThought University’s Digital Library Today

TeachThought - Learn better.

TeachThought University is a growing library of ad-free strategies, resources, inspiration, and research to make teaching enjoyable again. The post Join TeachThought University’s Digital Library Today appeared first on TeachThought.

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How administrators can address mental health and physical safety this fall

eSchool News

With the academic year underway, K-12 schools have resumed in-person learning. However, there is growing concern amongst parents, students, teachers, and faculty that reopenings come with a variety of safety and health risks. Threats of public violence, mental health concerns, uncertainty around the Delta variant, and more all stand in the way of educators having a successful school year.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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How I Use @PearDeck with a @Wacom Tablet for Instruction & Active Participation for Every Student #TechWithHeart #edtech

techieMusings

By intentionally integrating technology into lessons, teachers can give all students in the room an opportunity to share their voice and express their ideas in a format that best fits them. This session will highlight how to leverage Pear Deck with a Wacom tablet to: (1) provide a platform for all students to contribute and feel safe in sharing; (2) encourage peer-to-peer learning; and (3) reflect on prior work using Takeaways.

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Common Themes, Personalized Solutions

The Principal of Change

I was having a wonderful conversation with a group from Texas today, and I wanted to share some of the thoughts that I had as we were planning for an upcoming event. As we talked about the event, we shared the importance of connecting BIG IDEAS throughout, so there were some common themes in what we were sharing. And although these ideas are essential, we cannot provide any cookie-cutter solutions for any classroom, school, or district.

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New Podcast!

WJU EdTech

Yes, I have started a new podcast! This podcast is geared toward student teachers or those newly entering the teaching field. It is free and on Spotify now! Please help spread the word! Follow for weekly episodes and pass along! CLICK the picture or HERE.

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JNUC 2021 Keynote: Shaping Us for Years to Come

Jamf on EdTech

Experience new and more effective ways of empowering Apple users while protecting their privacy, streamlining IT workflows and serving InfoSec enterprise-grade security.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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How Can I Extend My Laptop Battery Charge For A School Day?

techlearning

If you've asked 'How can I extend my laptop battery charge?

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Leadership + IT + Teachers = success in the classroom

Jamf on EdTech

A school or district’s technology plan can only see true success when IT, leadership, teachers and curriculum teams all work together to develop and implement a shared vision. This JNUC session looks at strategies for bringing these groups together.

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Finding Your Metaphor For the Year

The Thinking Stick

I want to take some time to talk about a recent free guide we created called Finding Your Metaphor for the Moment. When I provide coaching for school leaders, we often spend a lot of time thinking and discussing metaphors as a communication tool. Now I didn’t invent the idea of leaders using metaphors to galvanize teams. There has been a lot written about how this matters and ways to experiment with it.

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Enhancing the Apple education experience with Jamf Solutions

Jamf on EdTech

In this JNUC session, Jamfs discuss the latest updates to Jamf solutions for education made to empower student success.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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Thrive! Webinar - "6 Steps to Turn Your Library into a Place Where Students Want to Be! Inspire, Create & Celebrate" | Sponsored by Book Creator

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

6 Steps to Turn Your Library into a Place Where Students Want to Be! Inspire, Create & Celebrate | with Book Creator Part of the LearningRevolution.com “Survive and Thrive!” Series OVERVIEW : The library today can be much more than a place where students go to sign out books, it's a place where students can also seek inspiration and unleash their creativity!

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Cost remains the top barrier to higher education

eSchool News

The cost of college, including the expense of living and the cost of tuition and course materials, is the biggest barrier to post-secondary education for students. Not surprisingly, current, future and students who dropped out say “free college” would have the single biggest impact on them finishing or returning to post-secondary education, according to the Barriers to Post-Secondary Education Report from Cengage Group , a global education technology company.

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All You Need To Know About Microlearning

Testpress

One of the most common problems which you might face in training your students is to keep them attentive. In spite of all your best efforts, you keep observing that your students fail to remember difficult topics. Finally, they lose motivation in continuing the course. There are many ways to handle this. One of the simpler ways to hold the attention of your students is by breaking the information down into bite-sized chunks.

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The Benefits Of STEM Teaching In Closing Opportunity Gaps

TeachThought - Learn better.

Democratized STEM education promotes shared authority between students, teachers, and surrounding communities. The post The Benefits Of STEM Teaching In Closing Opportunity Gaps appeared first on TeachThought.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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.