EdTech Magazine
APRIL 21, 2021
When my students were issued Chromebooks at the beginning of the school year, I quickly realized how difficult it was for some of them to get used to the laptop’s track pad — especially students with dexterity issues. As if virtual learning was not stressful enough, students were suddenly thrust into learning a whole new input method. “How do you right-click?
The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 21, 2021
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Caring for our earth is a focus of Earth Day. Today we discuss ways that any classroom can talk about sustainability and caring for the environment, no matter the political landscape of your community or school. Teachers will find ideas they can use to help their students year-round know how to care for their environment and community.
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Digital Promise
APRIL 21, 2021
Writing is a critical competency that often doesn’t get the attention it deserves at the middle and high school levels. Adolescents are ready to move beyond simply stating ideas in writing, and are learning to craft their writing for specific audiences and purposes: to tell stories, build arguments, and make meaningful connections to their own culture, values, and identities.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 21, 2021
In the grad school classes I teach and my coaching sessions, the biggest problem facing teachers is not the 3R’s or equity or differentiation. It’s technology. In an education environment that is taught remotely as much as in person, this has become a big deal. I’d like your feedback on issues you face. It’s an easy poll, shouldn’t take more than a few minutes.
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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
APRIL 21, 2021
For the past decade, the M325 USB wireless mouse by Logitech has been a mainstay in the world of wireless mice. March 31, 2021, marked the 10-year anniversary of Logitech’s introduction of the M325 to the world. A 2011 Logitech blog post headline read, “Enjoy Precision, Comfort and Control with New Logitech Wireless Mouse M325.” Today, after millions of units sold, that headline still captures what it’s like to use the M325.
Edsurge
APRIL 21, 2021
As a high school student, A.D. Carson dreamed of becoming a professional rapper. And he has done just that—albeit through an unusual route that he hopes will inspire others. His career path took him from a K-12 English teacher to doctoral student at Clemson University, then to his current role as a professor of hip-hop at the University of Virginia.
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Edsurge
APRIL 21, 2021
Udemy has become one of the best-funded companies in edtech, having raised another $80 million earlier this year, bringing its total raised to nearly $300 million. So, what are its plans, and how does it see the market for online courses changing after the pandemic? Those were some questions we brought to Udemy’s CEO, Gregg Coccari, in a recent interview.
eSchool News
APRIL 21, 2021
Being a teacher was already one of the most stressful occupations in America, even before the COVID-19 pandemic triggered widespread classroom changes and sudden shifts in teaching modalities. The impacts of physical stress in the classroom are widespread and have ramifications that stretch far beyond the classroom. Educators, along with school administrators, must invest time in social-emotional learning and stress management.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 21, 2021
Floop is an excellent feedback collecting tool I learned about from this post by Jennifer Gonzalez. I have been experimenting with it for sometime now and found it really amazing. This is a tool.
EdTechTeacher
APRIL 21, 2021
How You Can Use Clubhouse to Discuss and Design The Future of Education. A guest post by Dr. Sabba Quidwai. Each week, Joe Erpelding , Senior Vice President of Thrively and former principal of Design39 Campus, a K-8 public school in San Diego, brings people together to discuss one of his deeply held beliefs – the future is a place we create. One week as Joe shared how entrepreneurship was an integrated part of the elementary experience Harshal, a parent at Design39 raised her hand to speak
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.
TeachThought - Learn better.
APRIL 21, 2021
Helping Children Cope With Changes Resulting From COVID-19. contributed by Sanam Edwards , Teacher. It’s been more than a year since we shifted to our virtual platform on Teams. Learners have acclimated to technology like fish to water, and it is sometimes educators who must keep stride with their hunger for new tech tools. We experienced a sense of satisfaction when we could persist with lessons online and believed that we were still giving the next generation a glimmer of normalcy in a complex
Edthena
APRIL 21, 2021
Spring has sprung, and this April we’ve been reading about social and emotional learning, getting a seat at the STEM community table, and post-pandemic staples. Check out some of our favorite recent reads and resources. Highlights and article links below! Communication and collaboration abound in SEL. SEL, or social and emotional learning, is crucial to connecting with and engaging students.
MiddleWeb
APRIL 21, 2021
Alex Valencic began his career sending work home with his students without much thought. Over the years he came to question the need for homework at all – until parents rebelled. Then he invented the Homework Menu. And embraced the D.E.L.I.B.E.R.A.T.E ideas of Erik Youngman. The post My Long, Winding Road to Better Homework first appeared on MiddleWeb.
Insight Education Group
APRIL 21, 2021
In honor of Earth Day, we at Insight are reflecting on how environmental issues impact students, and particularly students of color. As a result of injustices such as gentrification and colonialism, students of low-income backgrounds often attend schools that neighbor waste plants, oil rigs, and many other industrial sites that contain toxins. According to the EPA's October 2019 report, America's Children and the Environment , environment-related health problems are persistent among some groups
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.
Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs
APRIL 21, 2021
Explain Everything is a tried-and-true digital whiteboarding tool that has been around for many years, although in full disclosure mode, I have been more familiar with a similarly functioning iOS app ShowMe (one I've mentioned several times on this blog ). Both of these have mainly been known as tablet apps. However, I discovered that Explain Everything now has a browser-based version , and even if the phrase "game changer" is way overused, I think it applies here -- especially if you're looking
Shake Up Learning
APRIL 21, 2021
The post MUST-HAVE Google Skills for Teachers (Podcast Series) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. There is so much to learn when it comes to Google tools, and Google Workspace for Education, but what are those MUST-HAVE Google skills for teachers? I have created a 4-part podcast series with step-by-step blog posts to walk you through must-have Google skills, tips, and tricks for teachers!
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 21, 2021
The Biden administration is expected to call for paid family and medical leave in its next major plan aimed at supporting families and revitalizing an economy devastated by the pandemic. It must not leave public school teachers behind. Before the pandemic, many teachers did not have access to paid leave. A large number had to piece together a handful of paid sick days and unpaid leave in order to take time off to recover from childbirth, bond with a new infant, tend to an ailing family member or
eSchool News
APRIL 21, 2021
As President Biden works to reopen schools safely, the reality is that the way we approach in-classroom instruction has fundamentally changed. With new COVID variants swirling, and the future structure of education in flux (think no more snow days ), remote learning is going to remain a key part of the curriculum for the foreseeable future, and schools will need to stay agile to keep up.
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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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