EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 25, 2021
With remote learning now the norm in many school districts, K–12 cyberattacks are at an all-time high, and IT staff are working around the clock to strengthen their defenses. Eastern Carver County Schools in Minnesota has a more comprehensive approach to cybersecurity than most school districts.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 25, 2021
Here’s a great list of age-appropriate, safe websites that will inspire third graders whether they’re in your classroom or at home: Riding the Wind with Kalani. Weather Websites. Wild Weather Adventure. All About Americ a. USA Puzzle. 360 o views from around the world. Computer lab favorites. How stuff works. Quick quizzes—how much do you know?
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EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 25, 2021
In a time when every child seems to have a favorite YouTube personality and a Minecraft account, it’s easy to forget that not every family has readily available internet access. Indeed, according to the U. S. Census Bureau’s December 2020 Household Pulse Survey, 658,719 households with children in public or private school lack internet access — a detrimental situation when kids across the nation are still engaged in remote learning.
Digital Promise
JANUARY 25, 2021
Digital Promise’s board of directors has appointed Jean-Claude Brizard as its new president and chief executive officer (CEO), effective March 1. Brizard succeeds Karen Cator in the role and will assume day-to-day leadership of Digital Promise while also joining its board of directors. He brings more than 35 years of experience as a teacher, administrator, superintendent, chief executive, and education advocate to Digital Promise’s mission of accelerating innovation in education.
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Edsurge
JANUARY 25, 2021
As we transition into the new year reckoning with a violent insurrection organized on social media, the spread of disinformation about a deadly pandemic and breakdowns in distance learning, it would be remiss of us not to acknowledge the impact of technology on every facet of our society. We all have been equally unified in our frustrations and concerns that we are inching closer to a dystopian future. 2020 shed more visibility on how racism, sexism, and other -isms permeate technology and will
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 25, 2021
Educational podcasting is a great way to expand your professional knowledge and grow personally. Their practicality which allows you to listen to them anywhere you want make them one of best.read more.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
eSchool News
JANUARY 25, 2021
On March 13, Keller, a second grader at Vermont’s Hinesburg Elementary, came home from school and didn’t return for six months. Like 20 million other students across the United States, Keller, with no preparation or warning, abruptly shifted to online learning. Two hundred miles south of Hinesburg, Matt was a ninth grader when COVID-19 struck in Boston.
Edsurge
JANUARY 25, 2021
Last year, when venture funding for female founders dipped 27 percent from 2019 and made up just 2.3 percent of all capital raised, we beat the odds. Amidst a global pandemic, my team successfully raised a seed round in December. Timing certainly played a factor. Our company offers an online social-emotional learning program, which saw increased usage as schools looked for ways to support students struggling with anxiety and mental health stemming from COVID-19 and the challenges of remote learn
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 25, 2021
In his popular book The Circadian Code, Satchin Panda explains through rigorous scientific argumentation the impact of light on our sleep and health. One key idea from his work is that technology has.read more.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 25, 2021
As undergraduates, we see firsthand how the coronavirus pandemic has tested the emotional and educational limits of our peers and professors. For one of us, a senior and teaching assistant at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, the health crisis has meant struggling through online learning as both a student and an instructor. For the other, a senior at Penn State, it means staring down the barrel of an uncertain job market.
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
JANUARY 25, 2021
This year, students across the United States can look forward to another type of March Madness. On top of cheering on their favorite collegiate basketball team, they’ll be the ones competing – in the new CoderZ League Sprint Challenge. The cloud-based robotics tournament is designed to give participating students the chance to connect with peers, improve their STEM skills and have fun while learning.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 25, 2021
The College Board’s decision on Jan. 19, 2021 to eliminate the essay portion of the SAT may have delighted millions of current and future high school students but its discontinuation could also be a loss for students of color and those whose primary language isn’t English. “The essay may actually have been particularly helpful for predicting the college success of disadvantaged students,” said Jack Buckley, a former head of research at the College Board, via email.
Linways Technologies
JANUARY 25, 2021
In his teaching career spanning 30 years, Rev. Dr. Fr. Jose Kannampuzha has witnessed different phases of the Indian education system and moulded different generations of students. He has served as both teacher and administrator in various institutions such as Amal Jyothi College of Engineering, Kanjirappally, Kottayam, Sahrdaya Engineering College, Thrissur, etc. and played an important role in making them the big names they are today.
Vizor
JANUARY 25, 2021
Reading Time: 3 minutes After working with many schools, we have picked up on a few practices that aren’t ideal when purchasing Chromebooks. We didn’t want to be so blunt but these are the top 5 mistakes schools make when they purchase Chromebooks! 1. Not Part of a School’s Plan. There’s a misconception that purchasing devices will suddenly fix the issues present within a school.
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.
Georgia Test Prep
JANUARY 25, 2021
Kids these days have it way different from how we had it. Most notably, they have a tiny rectangle that fits in the palm of their hand that gives them access to all of recorded human history and culture… and this is a gift and a curse! Poetic musings aside, we do need to talk about a serious problem that many kids born in the digital age may face: technology addiction.
Shake Up Learning
JANUARY 25, 2021
The post How to Link Directly to a Google Classroom Assignment appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did you know you can copy a link directly to an assignment in Google Classroom? Yep! Then you can paste it in other places, like your website, in an email, on a choice board or other assignment template, or wherever you need it. This is a great teacher time-saver!
Marketplace K-12
JANUARY 25, 2021
Federal stimulus funds are helping states fill the gaps in anticipated revenues as they craft their fiscal year 2020 budgets. The post States’ Education Budget Proposals for Next Year Not as Bleak as Many Predicted appeared first on Market Brief.
MiddleWeb
JANUARY 25, 2021
Jason DeHart knows the unique characteristics of visual literature can grab kids’ attention. He shares ideas from his research and middle school teaching experience about using comics and graphic novels in the classroom – and includes lots of winning titles for grades 4-8. The post Why Visual Literature Deserves Our Attention first appeared on MiddleWeb.
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Insight Education Group
JANUARY 25, 2021
It’s easy to say that equity is a priority for a district or an organization ; what’s more difficult is translating that priority into action. O ver th e last three years , I’ve seen the concept of equity situate itself in dozens of strategic planning processes that we ’ ve facilitated for districts across the country. With each new planning process, one thing has become increasingly clear to me : s trategic plans themselves are critical for organizations, but at the end of the day , they are a
Turnitin
JANUARY 25, 2021
What you need to know about academic integrity in order to uphold student learning and protect your institution's reputation.?
eSchool News
JANUARY 25, 2021
Ideal for Advanced Placement ® (AP) Chemistry and college-level general chemistry, the affordable and durable Go Direct Platinum-Cell Conductivity Probe from Vernier Software & Technology helps students determine a solution’s conductivity or the total ion concentration with high accuracy and chemical compatibility. “Our new probe has an epoxy body and platinum-cell sensing element that notably provides greater chemical compatibility.
Technology Tidbits
JANUARY 25, 2021
BombBomb is a innovative site that lets educators send video emails to their students and parents for free. This is ideal for teachers that are teaching remotely and simple easy to do. BombBomb is integrated into Gmail/Chrome all a user has to do is either click record or use the video web app. This makes it easy for educators to "flip" a lesson or record a screencast for students when they can't teach "live".
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.
eSchool News
JANUARY 25, 2021
No one could have prepared our children for ten months (and counting) of face shields, distance learning, and minimal peer interaction. In fact – no one could have predicted much of what transpired last year. None of us could have guessed that come March 2020, a widespread global pandemic would replace many of those shiny New Year’s resolutions with social distancing, masks, an excess of outdoor walks, and perhaps way too much banana bread.
Technology Tidbits
JANUARY 25, 2021
Cloud Stop Motion is an innovative site for creating and storing stop motion video projects. This is ideal for educators looking to integrate technology into the classroom and can be used for project based learning, digital storytelling, and more. Best of all, the educational portal allows teachers to track and manage student accounts, organize all projects, and export/watch all videos, all from w/in the web/browser.
MindShift
JANUARY 25, 2021
The Americans with Disabilities Act says schools have to help not just students but parents with disabilities, too, like making sure deaf or blind parents can communicate during parent-teacher conferences. But what happens when kids are learning at home? That’s uncharted territory. Rosabella Manzanares, a first grader at Betsy Ross Elementary in Forest Park, Ill., has a spelling test.
Technology Tidbits
JANUARY 25, 2021
Ducksters is a nice little search engine that is ideal for students as it is COPPA compliant and filtered for safety. This is a great way for students to search through a wide range of topics such as: Math, Science, History, and even educational games. I highly recommend checking out Ducksters by clicking here !!!
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.
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 25, 2021
If there’s one principle to remember about cybersecurity, it’s that complexity is its greatest enemy. Complex systems are hard, if not impossible, to secure. They also result in significant confusion, not only for IT and cybersecurity professionals, but also for those who are most affected by cybersecurity programs — students and their families. It makes sense.
Technology Tidbits
JANUARY 25, 2021
Otus is an ideal tool for Remote Learning w/ schools being closed. Their learning platform makes it easy for educators to build dynamic engaging lessons, deliver instruction, and then assess student learning. Otus is a all-in-one mobile learning solution for schools that combines the best features of a: learning management system, data management system, and more.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 25, 2021
“You’re the people that built this nation. You’re not the people that tore down our nation,” former President Donald Trump told the collection of white supremacists, conspiracy theorists and would-be instigators of a second civil war who rallied with him in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 6. The crowd cheered at the idea that people like them — mostly white, mostly male — were the true heroes of American history.
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