Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Remote learning used to be for snow days or virtual schools–alternatives to the traditional. Now, all public schools are coming up with remote learning plans. But they vary. Here’s a great article in K-12 Dive on that subject: Geography, socioeconomics created significant variation in pandemic learning plans. Remote learning plans filed by school districts last year in Kansas, Nebraska, North Dakota and Wyoming varied by connectivity, geography and poverty levels, according to a repo

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Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Internet is a busy place. Wakelet makes it more manageable. See how you and your students can create collections and more with Wakelet. The Internet is full of useful information … and it’s getting fuller every day. The struggle these days isn’t finding enough information. It’s knowing what to do with it when we […]. The post 20 ways to use Wakelet in your class appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

We all make mistakes. But for educators, mistakes can be particularly hard to deal with. For one thing, they can have big consequences—after all, a teacher’s role is to help shape young minds. And living with mistakes made in the classroom can feel lonely, since there’s a culture in education that prizes showing teachers at their best, and glossing over some of the biggest challenges.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Project based learning is a pedagogical methodology that seeks to engage students in meaningful and authentic learning experiences using 'academically-rich classroom projects'. At the core of.read more.

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OCTOBER 20, 2021

Online education giant VIPKid, a Beijing-based tutoring platform that has raised $1.1 billion in capital since its founding and was at one point valued at over $3 billion, will end its flagship education program in China by early next month. The announcement, which first appeared on the company’s online teacher portal on Oct. 15, comes after months of tumult and change in the multibillion-dollar online tutoring industry, precipitated by new education regulations from the Chinese government that

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The Halloween season is a time for 'spooktacular' fun. Our kids and students love to celebrate it their own way but as teachers and educators we also have our own way to create out of it.read more.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

We all thought and hoped we were out of the COVID woods, but the rise of the Delta variant left school districts, parents, and teachers rethinking their back-to-school plans. The first wave of the coronavirus left children fairly unscathed, but this new variant is something different. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Delta variant is more than twice as contagious as previous variants and current evidence suggests it might cause more severe illness in unvacci

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MiddleWeb

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Brain and learning expert Marilee Sprenger highlights the 25 most high-frequency words for learners in the English language to focus upon. "I call these words 'essential' because knowing and using them can boost academic success and lifelong learning." Are they on your vocab list? The post 25 Words That Trigger Student Understanding first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, and that means educators across the globe are still finding inventive and innovative ways to support and teach students in classrooms, during hybrid instruction, and in virtual settings. The eSchool Media K-12 Hero Awards program, sponsored by Trox , recognizes the determined and dedicated efforts of educators throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Just after 6 p.m. one Tuesday in northern California, 10 caregivers slowly signed into a Zoom room to learn about childhood developmental milestones. Children peeked into a few screens, other screens remained dark as the session leader, Daisy Amezcua, encouraged the group to introduce themselves and share why they were attending that night. One participant explained she was hoping to refresh her knowledge so she can better prepare her 4-year-old grandson, who she watches during the week, for pre

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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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techlearning

OCTOBER 20, 2021

School districts face enormous challenges in protecting student data -- and students themselves -- while also fending off hackers and attackers

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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Accelerate Learning, developer of a STEM learning suite, has acquired the digital math curriculum and tutoring platform Study Edge. . The post K-12 Dealmaking: OutSchool Raises $110M; Amplify Acquires Math Company appeared first on Market Brief.

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MiddleWeb

OCTOBER 20, 2021

After a year of having her classroom book collection in pandemic disarray, Katie Durkin was ready for a restart. "I’d been researching the benefits of promoting student voice and choice by having them assist in organizing an in-class library. Now I wanted to give it a try.". The post Have Students Organize the Classroom Library first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Jamf on EdTech

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Brian Messinger, an Apple Distinguished Educator and coordinator of classroom instructional technology and student achievement in the Sewanhaka Central High School District on Long Island, NY, talks about how one district continues to use the power of Jamf to break down barriers while ensuring constant and equal access to all learners -- and the surprising result of a global pandemic.

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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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Turnitin

OCTOBER 20, 2021

In this blog post we define contract cheating and how it impacts student work and the educational journey

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Blog post by Robert Low based on this edWebinar. Many school districts are now going through a process of determining which pandemic-related practices should be kept, improved, or discarded, and the use of remote and blended learning technologies is frequently being raised during these types of discussions. Insights into the successes and challenges of using educational technology in an effective and equitable way were discussed during a recent edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 20, 2021

Imagine a country where you are a slave. You have no rights. You cannot attend public schools, visit the public library, eat in restaurants, enjoy public parks, go to churches or attend movie theaters. You cannot vote or meet and organize with others like yourself who are also denied these rights. That country is the United States of America in the state of Mississippi.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 20, 2021

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

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