EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 7, 2020
As we look ahead to the future of K–12 education, there’s no doubt that technology will continue to play a vital role in the way students learn. Smart technology in particular has become increasingly popular, inspiring educators to upgrade their classrooms with innovative hardware and immersive lesson plans.
Digital Promise
DECEMBER 7, 2020
In September, Digital Promise launched a series of events to support educators with continuing and growing maker learning opportunities that meet the needs of learners through distance learning and beyond. In this post, we share how the learnings from these events have informed our approach to a new professional learning opportunity, the Maker Learning @ Home Cohort. .
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Teacher Reboot Camp
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! As the first semester ends this is the perfect time to send a newsletter showcasing the amazing learning that takes place in your classroom! Parents will be able to see and appreciate all the work and care you dedicated to their children. You can also include ideas for students to learn during the winter break.
Ditch That Textbook
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Google Classroom can already make us more efficient, but these tips can save you even more time and effort. If you and your students are using Google Apps in the classroom, Google Classroom can save you tons of time and effort. It helps you assign, collect, grade and return work seamlessly. But, like anything else, there […]. The post 10 Google Classroom time savers for teachers appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
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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.
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 7, 2020
For all the challenges emergency remote learning brought in 2020, a window of opportunity may have been opened. Presenting at ISTE20 Live, CDW education strategist Jennifer Brown highlighted a dramatic shift in teacher and parent mindsets that could enable school leadership to make progress on long-term road mapping for the classrooms and schools of the future.
Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Over the next week, I’ll share ideas that will get you ready for Hour of Code. This includes (links won’t work until the articles are posted) : Hour of Code? Here’s why you should participate. Long list of websites by grade. 10 Unusual Projects. 6 Unplugged Activities for Hour of Code. Coding–that geeky subject that confounds students and frightens teachers.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Teacher Tech
DECEMBER 7, 2020
If you use Google Docs, Sheets or Slides you are probably sharing your documents with someone. Collaboration is what makes modern document creation amazing. No longer is one person responsible for adding content to a document, multiple people can edit and review a document. This can be done synchronously or asynchronously. Synchronous Collaboration Synchronous collaboration […].
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Today as I finished reading The Unthinkable by Amanda Ripley (a book I discovered through The Thesis Whisperer), it dawned on me to share with you this short list of books on pandemics. This is.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 7, 2020
School is back in session. For many students this year, that means learning from their homes using devices like Chromebooks, tablets, and smartphones, rather than returning to the classroom. But with technology now at the center of how education is being conducted – hybrid or fully-virtual – students, teachers and administrators are faced with cybersecurity challenges.
MiddleWeb
DECEMBER 7, 2020
2020 has been traumatic for students. A global pandemic, social unrest, and economic hardship have all impacted their well-being. For adolescents, writes school counselor Stephanie Filio, there is also no reprieve from the emotional clutter of growing up. Here’s her advice.
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.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Educators already face insurmountable challenges, and distance learning has compounded those obstacles. From maintaining student engagement and personalizing learning with edtech tools, to managing student interactions in an attempt to keep some kind of normalcy for young scholars, teachers are now being required to add tech support to their already long list of daily responsibilities.
TeacherCast
DECEMBER 7, 2020
In this video, we will walk you through the process of creating a Channel in Microsoft Stream. Channels can then be used to embed into applications such as Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Sharepoint for distributing multiple videos to your organization. Watch our Complete Microsoft Stream Tutorial: [link] View our Microsoft Stream Playlist: [link] Check out my YouTube channel today!
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 7, 2020
One way to boost your distance teaching during (and post) this pandemic is through creating and sharing screencasts and instruction videos with your students. In today's post we are sharing.
TeacherCast
DECEMBER 7, 2020
In this video, we will walk you through the process of creating a Channel in Microsoft Stream. Channels can then be used to embed into applications such as Microsoft Teams and Microsoft Sharepoint for distributing multiple videos to your organization. . Watch our Complete Microsoft Stream Tutorial: [link]. View our Microsoft Stream Playlist: [link].
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.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 7, 2020
New U Venture Partners is getting a new partner. And along with that comes a new name and a broader investment thesis. The education technology investment firm first launched in January 2020 as a partnership between Western Governors University and EPIC Ventures, and raised over $52 million for its first fund. So far it has made eight investments, mostly in adult and workforce training programs such as coding bootcamp Kenzie Academy and APDS, which provides educational services for incarcerated
Turnitin
DECEMBER 7, 2020
If schools give students the chance to hone their mindfulness skills, they may bring that focus and integrity to academic decision-making when it counts most.
Buncee
DECEMBER 7, 2020
The holiday season is finally here! Use Buncee to celebrate the winter holidays with these fun ideas. As you complete each, check them off on our Holiday Checklist ! Special thanks to @HollyClarkEdu for connecting us with @mimg1225 for creating the awesome graphic filled with ideas for celebrating the holiday season with Buncee! Download it here. 1.
Marketplace K-12
DECEMBER 7, 2020
As it looks to drive innovation, Roblox will retain 28-year-old Imbellus CEO Rebecca Kantar, who last year was named one of Forbes' 30 rising entrepreneurs in education under 30. The post Gaming Developer Acquires Imbellus, Company That Has Vowed to Shake Up Assessment appeared first on Market Brief.
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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
N2Y
DECEMBER 7, 2020
We all work to ensure our classroom environment is inclusive and supportive of students with specialized needs, but those learners spend a lot of time outside of our room. And during those times students may need even more support to understand and navigate external environments. Educators and school staff must work as a team to provide supports for students across the entire school.
ASIDE
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Source: 6th Grade Students It's December, and it's been a long, long year for us as well as our learners. We're teaching hybrid, and our students go in and out depending on concern and fear of the virus. They definitely needed a pick me up by week 13, and that's when we read Dr. Dolly Chugh's recent post on Dear Good People entitled, " No Justice, No Joy.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
DECEMBER 7, 2020
We've posted a new podcast from Dr. Albrecht: " Stop Apologizing for Library Security. " This is part of the " Library Safety and Security with Dr. Steve Albrecht " section of Library 2.0. You can listen directly on the site or you should also be able to access the podcast in SoundCloud here or in your own podcast app using the RSS feed here. Dr. Albrecht's blog posts are also available at the same link.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 7, 2020
K-12 technology integration specialists like Jill Hill and Kim Logie-Bates are always on the lookout for new and compelling ways to integrate tech into learning for the thousands of students in their diverse Metro Detroit area school district. For them, signing up for AI Explorations and Their Practical Use in School Environments —a professional learning course by ISTE and General Motors—was a no-brainer.
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.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Single mom Nicole Vaughn has spent the better part of her adult life advocating for her five adopted children with disabilities. But when schools shuttered for the coronavirus last spring, Vaughn gained a slew of new responsibilities, like helping her kids access virtual classrooms and coordinating the special education services they receive. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.
MindShift
DECEMBER 7, 2020
This story about special education services was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for Hechinger’s newsletter. Single mom Nicole Vaughn has spent the better part of her adult life advocating for her five adopted children with disabilities. But when schools shuttered for the coronavirus last spring, Vaughn gained a slew of new responsibilities, like helping her kids access virtual classrooms and
Kitaboo on EdTech
DECEMBER 7, 2020
Higher education is going through a massive transformation thanks to the adoption of new technologies like mobile learning , gamification and digital courseware. The transformation towards digital has been accelerated impacting all aspects of education including learning materials and content. Many colleges and universities have invested in technology, laying emphasis on education facilitated by digital and remote learning techniques.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 7, 2020
The nation’s student debt crisis is back on the agenda in Washington. Monthly payments on $1.6 trillion federal student loans have been suspended since late March, but that coronavirus break is scheduled to expire at the end of January. The question now is whether 43 million borrowers will have to resume monthly payments in February or if Washington will act on bolder proposals not simply to postpone but to cancel student debt altogether.
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.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 7, 2020
U.S. President-elect Joe Biden speaks at the Queen Theater December 4, 2020 Wilmington, Delaware. Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images. In the days after President-elect Joe Biden’s victory, you didn’t have to be inside the beltway to hear whispers of names being floated for cabinet positions — rumors that were later confirmed as fact: Janet Yellen, former chair of the Federal Reserve Board (Department of the Treasury); Vivek Murthy, former Surgeon General under President Barak Obama (named to serve i
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