EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
At the start of the year, some educators were still making slow, reluctant strides toward embracing technology in the classroom. That quickly changed for many in March. Now, e-learning is the reality for schools across the country. Ready or not, educators have had to quickly figure out how to move classes online and improve the quality of remote instruction.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
American youth are spending an alarming amount of time online. According to a pre-pandemic report , the average American teen spends approximately seven hours online per day. With remote learning in full swing for a little over half of American elementary and high school schools, students are spending even more time in front of a screen: By some accounts, students are getting up to 5 or 6 hours of additional technology use per day.
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Education Elements
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
School boards across the country are experiencing marathon meetings as they listen to hours and hours of public comment, review guidance from local health officials, and review plans for what it will look like to bring students back to buildings and on what timeline. Some districts have already returned to in-person learning, only to transition back to distance learning when there is an unfortunate increase in COVID-19 transmission rates.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
One of the components of the Homestead School’s reopening strategy involved the creation of a video. Realizing that there was a lot of fear and uncertainty among families as to what the new school year would look like, staff at Homestead , a pre-K-8 Montessori school in Glen Spey, N.Y., decided to show them. Virtually. The video took families through the newly established arrival process at school, showing them where and what their kids would do when they were dropped off.
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Education Elements
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Typically in times of uncertainty, organizations tend to shift their focus to getting results fast, maintaining order, and ensuring safety. These actions make sense to avoid the complexity that’s being thrown their way, however, it prevents organizations from using the time to lean in and learn from the experience. In June 2020 , a team at Education Elements outlined how they were seeing their team and district partners increase agility and heighten their ability to prioritize a culture of learn
Teacher Tech
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Zigazoo is free and educators can create their own classroom projects or choose from those available. Parents can also join in the global Zigazoo community. The post Student Created Videos with @GetZigazoo by @Rdene915 appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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Teacher Tech
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
My standard rule in my class is to “take a screenshot and submit to Google Classroom.” This lets me know what the student was working on and if I need to provide any support I have screenshots I can use to give advice or go over it with a student. Students can add up to […]. The post Chromebook- Partial Screenshot appeared first on Teacher Tech.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
We were all immersed in the moment, navigating our way through a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. Now we must turn our attention to how we return children to school and how we focus on students’ learning. Here’s how: 1. Start with fun : Build relationships early and often. Remember how important icebreakers are? Multiply that by 10. Remember, kids are not only returning from summer break, but from a world-altering event.
MiddleWeb
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
How can we stretch younger students’ excitement for inquiry into the middle school years? After tutoring a 9-year old this summer, MS teacher Beth Nicklaus hopes the power of pursuing their simple questions will energize the quiet kids among her 6th graders this fall.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
CoderZ , an online learning environment where students learn robotics and STEM by coding virtual robots, has been named a 2020 Tech Edvocate Award winner in the Best Coding App or Tool category. “The Tech Edvocate Award represents the combined opinion of industry insiders, knowledgeable educators, and interested parents,” said Ido Yerushalmi, CEO of CoderZ.
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.
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
You can't stop the music, and districts are using these digital tools for remote music education so the beat goes on
Linways Technologies
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
The world will never lose the sense of a global pandemic and it will eventually play a part if policies and regulations for the foreseeable future. However, as the COVID19 pandemic is slowly losing its grip, we should also prepare ourselves for a post-COVID situation. Preparedness and planning to maintain relevance in the future of education is a whole topic in and of itself.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Scholastic, with YouGov, surveyed public school Pre-K–12 educators in winter 2020 to gather their thoughts on equity in education, literacy instruction, family engagement, professional development, and funding priorities. This summer (July 23–August 4), amid the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, Scholastic re-contacted 790 of these educators to see how their views shifted and ask new questions about their priorities and feelings heading into a new academic year.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Through no merit of her own, my 5-year-old daughter is already on the other side of an educational opportunity divide, in a world of haves and have-nots. Through no effort or talent on her part, she was born into a community with good schools. She has two parents with advanced degrees and stable jobs that enable them to work from home. In so many ways, she won the lottery.
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.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Chino-based software engineer and carpenter, Chai Hansanuwat, started building free desks for students in need after he was recently laid off from his job in technology. With the massive shift to at home learning, desks are often out of stock, increasingly overpriced from the demand, and many families with multiple children can’t afford the cost of buying desks for each child.
Jamf on EdTech
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
As the world changed, we set out to ensure remote work, distance learning and telehealth workflows were available to those in need.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Today, LearnWell, a leading mental health services company in K-12 education, announced that Ardena White has been named Vice President of District Mental Health Partnerships. “Ardena has worked as a leader in public education and the private sector for 25 years,” said LearnWell’s CEO, Collin Earnst. “She brings a strong reputation for her commitment to ensuring academic achievement and equity, as well as her understanding of how to help districts improve the teaching and learning environment.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
After we have covered the accessibility features provided by Chromebook for students with learning disabilities, today's post highlights screen readers students with low or no vision can use on.
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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
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Today’s classroom isn’t what it used to be. The e-learning market is growing rapidly, with some estimating a 14 percent year-over-year increase between 2019-2025, reaching as high as $350B by that time. And these forecasts came before the global pandemic began, which has fueled an unprecedented rise in online education across the country and world. California alone, for example, plans to serve over 1 million K-12 distant learners this fall.
techlearning
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Esports is one of the fastest growing industries worldwide -- and making up 61% of the total audience, 13 to 24 year olds are driving the growth.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
With mental health issues and racial injustices on the rise, Gale, a Cengage company, is helping the Charleston County School District (CCSD) provide its students and school staff with authoritative digital resources to support social and emotional learning (SEL) and diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). The district is using professional learning and student collections on Gale eBooks to help educators and learners strengthen their understanding and provide guidance for mental health and racia
Marketplace K-12
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
COVID-19 accelerated the rollout of Mosaic by ACT, which is being billed by the company as a comprehensive, adaptive learning solution weaving together assessments, curriculum, and social-emotional learning. The post ACT Rolls Its Recent Acquisitions Into a New, Integrated Learning Platform appeared first on Market Brief.
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.
TeachThought - Learn better.
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 220 Empowering Traditionally Marginalized Students Drew Perkins talks with Jay McCullar about his work to empower traditionally marginalized students further their education. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: Maya Consulting My Brother’s Keeper Austin jay@mayaconsultingllc.com Bakari Sellers Malik Muhammad Dr.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
Following a comprehensive evaluation, Virginia’s State Board of Education has approved Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience for statewide use as a core instructional resource through its state adoption process. The State Board of Education’s adoption of Virginia Discovery Education Science Experience empowers the state’s school systems to purchase and integrate this innovative digital curriculum into teaching and learning.
Buncee
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
We are a few weeks into the new school year and for many educators, it has been an interesting start to the year. Whether in physical classroom spaces or in a hybrid or distance learning environment, our focus at the start of the year is on building relationships and engaging students in learning. The challenge this year for many is creating the right spaces to build those relationships when we are not together in our physical classrooms.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
As school districts nationwide begin the 2020–21 academic year, whether in person, remotely, or following a hybrid model, access to high-quality, flexible digital literacy resources is more critical than ever before. Amidst this shift, Scholastic is meeting the needs of nearly 50,000 educators nationwide with a suite of award-winning personalized learning programs designed to fit varying schedules and implementation models with equitable learning opportunities and robust analytics: Scholastic F
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.
MindShift
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
A new national effort asks K-12 schools to voluntarily — and anonymously — report their confirmed and suspected coronavirus cases, along with the safety strategies they’re using. Opening schools safely in person is seen as key to restarting the economy and recovering the learning loss that has fallen most heavily on marginalized groups of students.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
With COVID-19 changing the way we work and live, combining those spaces in unprecedented ways, and happening concurrently with massive political divisions and economic distress, the potential for destructive conflict is increasing. Jeanine Hull—former corporate lawyer, now author, certified Conflict Transformation mediator, conflict engagement coach and public speaker—shows how to use this challenging time constructively to deepen relationships by changing the way you think about and respond
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
We're excited to announce the full list of accepted sessions for our third Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Sustainability in Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 14th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). The accepted sessions are below the keynote panelists listings, and the final schedule with times for each presentation will be announced a week prior to the event.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 23, 2020
NEW YORK — Education and politics are often closely entangled, but in the midst of a pandemic that has claimed more than 200,000 U.S. lives, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has taken politicization to a new level. With coronavirus cases soaring and schools facing teacher and technology shortages, DeVos has spent the last few months urging public schools to open, under threat of losing federal money, while at the same time calling for immediate relief for private schools.
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