Sat.Jul 02, 2016 - Fri.Jul 08, 2016

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3 Arguments in Favor of the In-class Flip

Catlin Tucker

Whenever I train teachers on the Flipped Classroom Model, I’m always asked the same questions. “What do you do if your students do not complete the homework?” or “What do you do if students do not have access to the internet and/or devices at home?” These are valid questions and concerns. Homework completion and online access must be a consideration when teachers decide whether or not the flipped classroom is a viable model.

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Mobile Learning: No Longer About the Technology, but About the Learning

The Journal

A transition, quietly but most assuredly, has occurred: Today, in 2016, discussions under the heading "mobile learning" are becoming more about how "all-the-time, everywhere learning" can be supported with "mobile" technology than about mobile devices and apps. That transition has huge pedagogical implications!

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Amazon Inspire Carries Big Implications for Schools, and Ed-Tech Providers

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

Last week Amazon announced its plan to launch Amazon Inspire , a one-stop shop for teachers in the hunt for free lesson plans, educational materials and ultimately educational software. Of course, we at SmartyReader are excited about the implications. Like Amazon.com, this new initiative centers on rankings, reviews, and a centralized database that will empower teachers with the knowledge and tools to make the appropriate edtech integration in their classrooms.

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Do Students Learn Better in Chairs or Couches?

The CoolCatTeacher

Meet Oskar Cymerman, the science teacher on a quest to Starbucks his classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Design your classroom to be intentional and inviting. Today’s guest, Oscar Cymerman, has decided to “Starbucks” his classroom. Oskar says, “Rows are for compliance but Starbucks is for collaboration.” Now, he’s reorganizing his science lecture area with Starbucks in mind.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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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Goal: Interview a Colleague

Teacher Reboot Camp

Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful ! Goal: Interview a teacher or learner from another country. Accomplish this goal: Conduct a video, audio, or written interview with a colleague from another country to gain perspective on an issue. Take this further by publishing your interview. Get your copy of The 30 Goals Challenge for Teachers or Learning to Go !​.

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Professional Development Isn’t Just For Teachers

EdTech Magazine

By Eric Patnoudes Administrators need to learn how to lead schools into the future by empowering everyone in the building.

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What Makes a Good Assessment?

The CoolCatTeacher

Assessment strategies that show what students have REALLY learned From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Assessments should cover what is taught and address important learning goals. Thomas Guskey reflects today on what makes a good assessment. He also shares the four kinds of data that are most valuable to teachers in year-end assessment.

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The Diversity and Equity Movement at ISTE 2016

Teacher Reboot Camp

I’ve attended a few ISTE conferences over the years and this year I was excited to be part of the diversity movement I saw take place more so than any other year I’ve attended. I felt this year the ISTE keynotes represented different ideas, diverse experiences and backgrounds. I, especially enjoyed the keynote, Ruha Benjamin, who talked about equity and encouraged teachers to demand social change from their students.

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Leading Teachers Toward the Digital Future, Together

EdTech Magazine

By David Hutchins Study points to need for training teachers more effectively about how technology can improve teaching and learning.

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My article for the TES: How to… Use technology to support assessment.

EdTech4Beginners

I recently wrote an article for the Times Educational Supplement (TES). It was about ways tech tools can support assessment in the classroom. Read the full article by clicking here. Have you got any other tech tools which help when assessing pupils? Leave a comment below. Tagged: apps , assessment , edtech , education , tech , technology.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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My favorite app for communicating with parents: Bloomz

The CoolCatTeacher

A live from #iste2016 update From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Bloomz is the free tool I currently use for communicating with parents. Bloomz was one of my sponsors for ISTE 2016 this year, and I appreciate their support. So, I sat down with Bloomz and did an interview about the product and how it works.

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ISTE 2016: when ed-tech met passion

Neo LMS

If you ask any European about their opinion on the USA, I bet a lot of answers will include the word big , or any synonym of it: wide roads, big cars, tall buildings, grande coffee cups, jumbo-size food portions, big smiles, big… everything. Just like anything related to the US, the last week’s conference organized by the International Society for Technology in Education rose to the expectations: ISTE 2016 was big!

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Districts Work to Close the Homework Gap

EdTech Magazine

By Heather B. Hayes School districts are sending home mobile hotspots and outfitting buses with Wi-Fi.

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Thriving SAT Scores: Meet Shaan Patel, Founder of Prep Expert and Shark Tank Winner

EdNews Daily

SAT Scores: A New Number. Have you ever wondered how to achieve higher SAT scores? I had the pleasure to interview Shaan Patel, founder of 2400 Expert SAT Prep (renamed Prep Expert this weekend) and winner on ABC’s Shark Tank. Mark Cuban signed a deal with Shaan just in time for the release of the new SAT. Big changes abound for the new SAT, and many are beneficial for incoming college students.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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Subscriber Special: July

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every month, subscribers to Ask a Tech Teacher get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. July 6th-June 15th (ten days only): K-8 Technology Curriculum UPDATED 6th Edition. get 10% off with coupon code TECHCURRICULUM6THED. get 25% off if you’re upgrading from the 4th or 5th edition (contact zeke dot rowe at structuredlearn.net for coupon code).

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The Next Social Contract for Public Education Needs New Terms of Service

Doug Levin

Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/. Join the conversation about new directions for public education in the digital age with the hashtag #EdTechContract on Twitter.

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Schools Increasingly Turn to the Cloud for Email, Storage

EdTech Magazine

By Meg Conlan New research shows that K–12 IT professionals put faith in cloud services, nagging security concerns notwithstanding.

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Resource Roundup: Digital Citizenship Lessons & Tips

Waterford

In today’s technology driven world, students are faced with issues our parents and grandparents never had to think about. Challenges like: social media, cybercrime, cyberbulling, and more. Because of these challenges, it is important that teachers, school leaders, and parents focus on teaching children how to be upstanding citizens in a digital age.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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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Last Chance to Join Tech-infused Class

Ask a Tech Teacher

Last chance–class starts Monday, July 11th! Click to join. The 21 st Century classroom blends technology with traditional teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. This three-week course (July 11-July 31) is a follow-on to the introductory class, Tech-infused Teacher , digging into the digital ideas and tools used by innovative teachers to extend and enrich student learning.

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Our Global Stage: All The World In A Classroom

Battelle for Kids

Volume 3, Issue 6, Number 1. All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts. As You Like It , Act I I, Scene VII William Shakespeare (1564-1616). Driving Question: How do we help our children understand their place on the global stage? When I first read Shakespeare's play as a high school senior, I was captured by his poetry.

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5 Easy Steps for Setting Up Google Portfolios

EdTech Magazine

By Christine Jones Digital portfolios are a cinch to create using templates from Google Sites.

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Teachers Express Their Concerns about Blended Learning

FuelEd

Contributor: Renae Abboud Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 2:00pm Blended learning implementation in the education space is gaining momentum all over the globe—yet teachers have varying degrees of comfort with this innovative model of instruction. As we transition to new education models, it is important to be cognizant that some teacher’ are apprehensive about these changes.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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Happy July 4th!

Ask a Tech Teacher

It’s America’s birthday and I’m celebrating. I have an Army son heading off overseas and a Navy daughter doing her thing stateside. I’m toasting both of them today!What I write today will be… anything I want–gibberish, a short story, guest articles on crazy topics. I have no idea. My son’s in Kuwait protecting America’s distant shores.

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Going Flat in the Classroom

Battelle for Kids

Volume 3, Issue 6, Number 2. Driving Question : What if a high school combines global education, creativity and technology to prepare students for today's flat world? "By 'flat' I did not mean that the world is getting equal. I said that more people in more places can now compete, connect and collaborate with equal power and equal tools than ever before.

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Bridging the Digital Divide

EdTech Magazine

By Ryan Petersen Innovative schools are working to turn things around for underserved students.

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3 Ways to Rest and Relax During Summer

Education Elements

Lin-Manuel Miranda, writer and star of the award-winning broadway show “Hamilton” is a huge advocate for rest and relaxation. In an interview with Huffington Post Miranda says, “It’s no accident that the best idea I’ve ever had in my life - perhaps maybe the best one I’ll ever have in my life - came to me on vacation.” It was at a resort in Mexico.

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The Roses and Thorns of an LMS Strategy: How to Flourish with the Right LMS

Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions

The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.

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Schoolsask: an excellent way for teachers to share knowledge and ideas.

EdTech4Beginners

Schoolsask is a user-friendly website and app that helps educators and other professionals share, connect, interact, and support each other. It offers educators the much needed opportunity to easily interact with other members of the educational community. From new teachers to experienced professionals, Schoolsask will provide educators with the optimum environment to access support, ask questions, obtain and exchange valuable insights, and more.

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Resource Roundup: Digital Citizenship Lessons & Tips

Waterford

In today’s technology driven world, students are faced with issues our parents and grandparents never had to think about. Challenges like: social media, cybercrime, cyberbulling, and more. Because of these challenges, it is important that teachers, school leaders, and parents focus on teaching children how to be upstanding citizens in a digital age.

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Districts Shift to Manage Data Effectively

EdTech Magazine

By Alan Joch Schools use new strategies for data management, including solid-state storage and data deduplication.

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Teachers Express Their Concerns about Blended Learning

FuelEd

Contributor: Renae Abboud Wednesday, July 6, 2016 - 2:00pm Blended learning implementation in the education space is gaining momentum all over the globe—yet teachers have varying degrees of comfort with this innovative model of instruction. As we transition to new education models, it is important to be cognizant that some teachers are apprehensive about these changes.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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.