Mon.Oct 05, 2020

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The Importance of Teaching Cybersecurity to a 5-Year-Old

EdTech Magazine

IT leaders can take a twofold approach to help K–12 students meet the new security challenges of remote learning. They can proactively support students and parents in their efforts to stay safe in the remote learning environment, teaching the importance of cybersecurity. They can also shore up internal systems, processes and infrastructure to back up that learning.

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Increased Screen Time May Indicate Family Stress, Pandemic Study Suggests

Edsurge

The closures of schools and daycare centers this spring abruptly changed life for many American parents. As almost half of those with young kids lost child care, their stress levels soared. And their children suddenly started spending much more time watching media on screens. A new study aims to make sense of these phenomena and draw fresh conclusions about what it really means when kids spend hours looking at cell phones, computers or televisions.

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Using Pre Made Lessons for Minecraft: Education Edition on the Chromebook

Teacher Tech

Use Pre-Made Lessons from Minecraft: Education Edition education.minecraft.net/class-resources/lessons Search the education.minecraft.net website for pre-made lessons to do with your students. Download the world and add as an attachment to a Google Classroom assignment. Students will download the world to their Chromebook. Students will need a Microsoft account and the school will need to provide licences […].

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PROOF POINTS: Slightly higher reading scores when students delve into social studies, study finds

The Hechinger Report

A September 2020 study from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute found that elementary school students who studied more social studies, including geography, history and civics, scored higher on fifth grade reading tests. Credit: Jason Bachman/Flickr. Only a third of American students are reading proficiently at grade level, according to national benchmark tests.

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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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Making access and equity a reality for diverse students

eSchool News

Large school districts in different parts of the United States have now developed systematic ways to increase diverse students’ access to advanced courses, and the districts are also providing other important aspects of equity, including an education that prepares the students for 21st century careers. During a recent edWebinar , hosted by AASA, The Superintendents Association and AASA’s Leadership Network , Dr.

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4 Helpful Grading Apps for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Now that most of your instruction is done online, the need for digital gradebooks is even more persistent. In today's post we are sharing with you a list of 4 practical iPad apps that can help you in.

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Genially: A Fun New Tool For Distance Learning Projects

EmergingEdTech

Photo by August de Richelieu from Pexels As distance learning becomes part of our “new normal”, teachers are working harder than ever to implement effective online teaching methods and to make good. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Google Slides Tips for Creating Engaging Presentations

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Slides is a great free tool that you can use with your students in class to easily create engaging presentations. Slides provides a wide variety of features and functionalities that enable you.

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Texthelp Launches WriQ to Automate and Standardize Writing Assessment

eSchool News

Texthelp ®, a leading education technology company focused on helping learners of all ages and abilities improve their reading, writing, and math skills, today announced the launch of WriQ ®, a cloud-based writing assessment and achievement tool. Using a powerful and proprietary computer algorithm, WriQ automates and standardizes the assessment of student writing against national norms, evaluating each student’s writing across a number of criteria.

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Using Digital Tools to Teach STEM Courses Remotely and Effectively

edWeb.net

By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. Providing science and math content online can be relatively straightforward, but engaging students in true distance learning requires more than just transmittal of information. Secondary students in particular need to be able to see and ask questions during laboratory experiments, or receive feedback when developing their own solutions to math problems.

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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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7 Mindsets and K12, Inc. Virtual Schools Expand Partnership

eSchool News

7 Mindsets, the pioneer in delivering social emotional learning (SEL) solutions that include mindsets, equity and multicultural pedagogy, is taking on an expanded role in the SEL delivered by K12, Inc., one of the nation’s leading virtual/online education providers. 7 Mindsets will now provide SEL courses and curriculums, leadership training and teacher professional development throughout the entire K12, Inc., system for the next three years. 7 Mindsets and K12, Inc., alliance began in 2014.

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How APs Can Support 2020’s New Teachers

MiddleWeb

With the topsy-turvy world of the Covid pandemic crowding all of us this fall, we have to be mindful of how teachers new to the classroom are experiencing their unique first year. Assistant Principal DeAnna Miller shares some ways she is working to provide extra support.

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Fear of Children Falling Behind Pushes Worried Parents To Seek New Supplemental Learning

eSchool News

With quarantine continuing to keep many of the nation’s children at home through the fall semester, many parents worry about their child falling behind in key subjects, even if their kids are engaged in some form of distance learning. To prevent delayed learning in subjects like math, some parents are hiring private tutors, others are homeschooling , and many are seeking more affordable supplemental learning options.

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Technical requirements

Learning with 'e's

It's often the case that educators are put off from creating their own digital content due to lack of familiarity with technology. Recently, for a new book I published, I created a promotional video and posted it to YouTube. The book is called Urban Voices and the video was a three-minute sequence featuring my reading of the opening poem in the book, titled Metro Cityscape Panorama.

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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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Socrates for Remote Learning

Technology Tidbits

Many schools are now realizing they do not have the tools in place so kids can continue to learn while schools are closed. Socrates personalized learning for the students so they are progressing automatically, and provides teachers with tools to monitor progress and assign topics. Teachers can control the learning remotely or just allow Socrates to adjust automatically - making it a perfect tool for teachers with closed classrooms.

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4 “musts” when vetting third-party vendors

eSchool News

Cybersecurity continues to be top of mind in new ways that we might not have considered during “normal” times. One area that needed our attention then and now is vendor management. Especially with the mad dash over the summer to get many districts ready for at least some remote learning, there are a lot of new third-party vendors on the scene. Pre-COVID, third-party vendors for schools and districts meant everything from transportation systems and student information platforms to applications li

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Language and Literacy: Reciprocal Teaching

N2Y

During times when educators need to be economical in the intervention process, the first idea that comes to me is the use of reciprocal teaching. I find that it is a very effective, low-cost intervention consideration. When students participate in the reciprocal teaching process, they become the “teacher” and may take the lead with guiding a group discussion.

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321 Insight Announces Resources to Help K-12 Staff Navigate Stress, Trauma

eSchool News

321 Insight , an organization empowering all school staff to meet the needs of today’s students, is releasing a content update with flexible online training options for topics related to distance learning, social-emotional learning (SEL) and COVID-19. “These resources are meant to help districts navigate new stress and trauma facing students and staff by building capacity through relevant and effective videos and tools,” said Alia Jackson, president of 321 Insight.

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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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Arcademics

Technology Tidbits

Arcademics is a wonderful site for educators looking to integrate game based learning into their K-8 classrooms. Arcademics games cover subjects such as Math, Reading, Geography, and more. Best of all, the teacher portal allows for educators to track/monitor students, generate detailed reports, access video lessons, and assess student's learning making it easy to differentiate instruction.

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Vernier Software & Technology Launches New Vernier Graphical Analysis™ Pro App for Science Instructors and Students

eSchool News

Expanding upon its award-winning Vernier Graphical Analysis app, Vernier Software & Technology is launching the Vernier Graphical Analysis Pro app to engage students—either remotely or in the lab—in more advanced analysis of data from biology, chemistry, and physics experiments. The new app, which is available as part of a 30-day free trial, is being offered at a special introductory site license price of $69, granting access through June 2021.

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What If Schools Viewed Outdoor Learning as ‘Plan A’?

Edsurge

Over the summer, photos began to circulate of children, bundled in warm coats, mittens and thick hats, reading books at their desks, outside, in the New York City winter. And eating lunch at their desks, outside, in the New England winter. And in the Chicago one, too. The children were coming of age as a deadly epidemic swept through the U.S., and since learning inside was deemed dubious at best, the classroom was moved outdoors, where group gatherings were considered safe.

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LaunchCode Pilot Program Trains St. Louis Teachers in Job-Focused Coding Curriculum

eSchool News

This week, workforce development nonprofit LaunchCode , announced their new LCHS Pilot Program has successfully deployed in 6 different St. Louis area schools. The program encompasses the creation, deployment and evaluation of a new computer science curriculum for Missouri high school juniors and seniors based on the new curriculum/training standards set forth through Missouri House Bill 3 (HB3).

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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.

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Venngage

Technology Tidbits

Venngage is an excellent site for creating stunning infographics, mind maps, and more. Also, Venngage has an easy to use drag-n-drop interface, lots of templates, can be used for brainstorming, and is a great graphic organizer. I highly recommend checking out Venngage by clicking here !!! Click here for 20+ mind map templates.

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