EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The shift to remote and hybrid learning environments has not been easy for educators to manage. That’s especially the case when their lessons lean heavily on interactive learning approaches. This is a particular challenge for STEM-based educators, who often rely on hands-on learning approaches. Despite this, many have found a way. In a Tuesday session at the 2021 Future of Education Technology Conference, educators highlighted ways that they have been keeping their students on track despite all

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Here are the most-read posts for the month of January. Classes in Remote Teaching. 5 (free) Shortkey Posters. 9 Great Websites to Inspire 3rd Graders. Ten Most Important Keyboard Keys. Great Websites for Special Needs. Edtech Trends From 2020 And Beyond. Game-based Learning in Remote Teaching. 5 Fun Science Experiments Kids Do at Home. Public Domain Day and Happy New Year!

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Dr. Will Deymaport talks about the profit and purpose behind edupreneurs From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s episode, Dr. Will Deymaport talks about the trends, topics, and timeliness of something called, edupreneurship. Teachers everywhere are doing some inventive things to make ends meet.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Being nerdy pays off, and soon there will be another education technology company on the public market. Nerdy, the parent company of Varsity Tutors , an online tutoring platform, will be acquired by TPG Pace Tech Opportunities, a special purpose acquisition company. The deal will give Nerdy a valuation of $1.7 billion, making it the first billion-dollar technology company based in St.

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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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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

As if the pandemic weren’t enough, we’re about to be hit with another tsunami, one not likely to be fought with a vaccine. Thousands of our nation’s students aren’t learning to read, and the patchwork of instructional programs, limited resources and frequent change from hybrid to virtual schooling surely is contributing to the problem. Pre-pandemic, we weren’t doing all that well in teaching our children to read.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

America’s skills gap has been widely discussed. The friction between postsecondary institutions failing to properly prepare job seekers and unrealistic employer expectations has led to seven million unfilled openings. Not surprisingly, the challenge worsened with the COVID-19 pandemic, and there are still nearly as many unfilled jobs with near-record unemployment in a recession.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Saeed Shareef badly wanted to get out of the restaurant industry. This story also appeared in Wired. Shareef, 30, had started working as a server a decade earlier, after realizing he couldn’t afford the price of a four-year college degree. He’d done stints at Buffalo Wild Wings, Papa John’s and The Cheesecake Factory. But the money wasn’t great, the work was unsatisfying, and poor treatment from customers left him increasingly fed up.

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Teacher Tech

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Guest Post by Zach Urquhart as shared by Twisted Teaching with Alexes M. Terry This weekend, I went to see Croods 2 with my family. At one point, Guy (voiced by Ryan Reynolds) had an epiphany. “Words as weapons,” he uttered, finally seeing the failures that had abounded the last hour of his character’s journey. […]. The post The Words We Wield by @zurquhart appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed longstanding inequities across the globe. As education leaders move forward with plans for what learning will look like “after COVID,” they must consider how to advance equity and access for the nation’s most marginalized student groups. During a virtual FETC keynote , Dr. Lisa N. Williams, executive director of equity and cultural proficiency for Baltimore County Public Schools in Maryland, emphasized the need for educators to carefully think

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The federal requirement for schools to provide extra services to children with disabilities has been around for more than 45 years. More than 7 million children , about 14 percent of all public school students, now receive services. Although it costs state, local and federal governments an estimated $90 billion a year, we know very little about whether special education services are actually helping students with disabilities learn more.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

When it comes to on-the-go learning or mobile learning podcasts are a key player. They enable users to access a wealth of knowledge that can be consumed virtually anywhere, and anytime. For us in.read more.

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Linways Technologies

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Every one of us has heard the saying : “Mistakes have the power to turn you into something better than never before”. When we were small kids our mistakes are greatly applauded, and it has always encouraged us to rise from each fall and perform better. At that stage of life, we saw failures as some mere parts of success. In later stages students started seeing failures as something negative, scoring less made them depressed and stopped them from taking any chances.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Google announced today the gradual release of a new search feature which will help users get more reliable results. Search results in Google will now start showing an icon which when you click on it.read more.

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Jamf on EdTech

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Apple has removed the ContentFilterExclusionList in macOS 11.2. Host-based firewalls and tools using the Network Extension Framework are back in business.

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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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EmergingEdTech

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

As a modern educator, your goal is not only to instill knowledge, but to do it in the most efficient, personalized, and effective way. You could also say that your goal is to prep your students for. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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MiddleWeb

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

How can we make sure our classrooms are places that welcome risk-taking in the name of learning, and expect and celebrate inevitable mistakes? Author and innovation leader Colleen Cruz shares five things teachers can do to create a culture where students risk, fail and rise. The post Creating a Culture that Welcomes Mistakes first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Buncee

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Valentine’s Day is almost here, which means it’s the perfect time for spreading a little love with Buncee! Although many of us might be apart on Valentine’s Day, we can still find creative ways to connect and celebrate love together. We’ve gathered some fun and creative Valentine’s Day activities for the whole family, so read on to discover how you can share some love this Valentine’s Day!

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

From personal health concerns to worries about students who’ve fallen off the grid , the toll of teaching during the coronavirus pandemic can be immense. Many educators say their schools have done little to lighten the load. Not everywhere, though. In a MindShift survey this fall, some of our newsletter subscribers described structural changes at their schools that were making the year more manageable, such as shorter class periods or having one day per week devoted to teacher planning.

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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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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Companies could benefit from a recent executive order by President Joe Biden calling for the U.S. Department of Education to collect COVID-19-related data from states and school districts. The post Biden Executive Order Could Shed Light on District Needs During COVID appeared first on Market Brief.

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Cycles of Learning

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This is first of a three-part blog post series on the use of Padlet during distance learning. I have written about Padlet extensively in the past and these posts continue on from my past success in leveraging the tool for online instruction. Keeping this in mind, Padlet has proved to be an invaluable resource in my formative assessment toolbox. While Zoom provides a central place for relaying task instructions, providing individualized assistance, and general live communication, a class period r

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MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

This article features contributions from MIND Research Institute's YANA Community - an internal affinity group dedicated to sharing their lived experiences as black women in America. YANA's members include Cynthia Okocha, Christina Pipkin, Jasmine Howell, ShaKeitha Green, and Twana Young. February marks Black History Month. In 1926, the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH), dedicated a week, known as national Negro History week, to celebrate the accomplishments

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Kids Discover , a leading provider of high-interest nonfiction for social studies and science, has partnered with Rhino Records, the catalog division of Warner Music Group, to celebrate Black History Month by releasing three free units honoring classic Atlantic Records artists Ray Charles and Aretha Franklin as well as Curtom Records’ Curtis Mayfield.

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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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myViewBoard

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

As always we’ve been hard at work improving the myViewBoard ecosystem. You may notice there’s no updates to Classroom for February, this is because we’re planning a significant UI and feature overhaul – read to the end to find out what this will include! Whiteboard for Windows. New Feature : new users will now be greeted with a helpful background image showing where the main toolbars and features are.

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Shyra Adams vividly remembers the days after the death of Tony Robinson, an unarmed Black teenager killed in 2015 by police in her hometown of Madison, Wisconsin. Angry and distraught over the injustice, Adams, then a high school sophomore, staged a walkout with hundreds of other students, who filled the state Capitol to protest Robinson’s death. She joined weekly protests and helped organize sit-ins at her school.

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myViewBoard

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

As always we’ve been hard at work improving the myViewBoard ecosystem. You may notice there’s no updates to Classroom for February, this is because we’re planning a significant UI and feature overhaul – read to the end to find out what this will include! Whiteboard for Windows. New Feature : new users will now be greeted with a helpful background image showing where the main toolbars and features are.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

It is with great enthusiasm, and relief, that so many educators looked forward to the arrival of the Biden Administration and the new U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona. With their leadership, the department will finally provide programs and funding for reopening schools across the country. And while the new administration has no bigger challenge than fighting COVID-19, we should also take a moment to consider the other critical challenges that American education faces.

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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