EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2017

By Calvin Hennick Innovative tools are a necessity in vocational programs, experts say.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 5, 2017

A conversation with Angela Watson on episode 100 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Angela Watson teaches us how to maximize our summer. If you like her ideas, take this quiz to see if her 40-hour workweek program is right for you. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here.

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Neo LMS

JULY 4, 2017

In this final post of the mini series we’ll explore the technologies available to help turn your face-to-face (F2F) class into an online course. The first post dealt with the preparatory planning steps that are essential to creating an online course and the second post dealt with the two most popular instructional design models , to help you model the flow and scope of the course.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 5, 2017

“A book is a device to ignite the imagination.” – Alan Bennett. Students struggle to read books and classic literature. One reason is that the language might be too archaic. Not only does no one talk like the characters do, but no one sounds like the way the authors write. Even if some of the language is relatable, many words now have been redefined and mean something completely different than what they did when the book was written.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 5, 2017

By Ryan Petersen Student creativity flourishes as schools embrace the intersection of art and innovation.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 2, 2017

Conferences are a hallmark of the summer season. Thousands of educators attend events around the United States to connect, learn, and grow. For the past three years I have had the honor of attending and participating in the Model Schools Conference. You can check out a video of my opening mini-keynote HERE. The goal of this event is to set the stage with the latest innovative practices improving school and to begin to lay the foundation for districts and schools to begin planning long-term, job-

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EdNews Daily

JULY 3, 2017

Written by: Sona Jepsen. The discussion of gender disparities in the workplace has at long last reached the mainstream, hopefully indicating a shift toward more progressive hiring policies. But the U.S. cannot truly achieve professional equality if it does not address underlying causes for these gaps. A recent Glassdoor study found that men’s and women’s career paths diverge as early as their undergraduate studies, when they self-select into different majors.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 6, 2017

By Amy Passow Get a jump-start on paperwork by filling out online forms and gathering bid responses.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 2, 2017

Recently, I have been testing many grammar apps. Looking for quality and one’s that are completely free, I came up with the following: Watch my short video, showing you the key features of each one: What do you think of them? Let me know by commenting below. Tagged: apps , edtech , education , English , English apps , grammar , grammar apps , learning , teaching , teaching apps.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 7, 2017

Zap Zap Math is a free gamified way to teach K-8 math skills that are tied to many national standards (like Common Core). Its format is colorful and engaging, the music lively, and the space-themed layout exactly right for the age group. The over 150 games are fast-paced and interactive and cover over 180 math topics. Students direct their learning with an avatar (called a ‘mathling’) that identifies their work and keeps them engaged.

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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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Dangerously Irrelevant

JULY 5, 2017

Lindy West reports : . the anti-free-speech charge, applied broadly to cultural criticism and especially to feminist discourse, has proliferated. It is nurtured largely by men on the internet who used to nurse their grievances alone, in disparate, insular communities around the web — men’s rights forums, video game blogs. Gradually, these communities have drifted together into one great aggrieved, misogynist gyre and bonded over a common interest: pretending to care about freedom of speech so th

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 5, 2017

By David Hutchins Shore up your district’s defenses by following this expert advice.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 4, 2017

Recently, there has been a lot of talk online about the world map as we know it; not being entirely accurate. Read more about this by clicking here. How can we explain this to our pupils? I looked online and stumbled upon this fantastic website. It is called Thetruesize.com and it allows you to directly compare the sizes of different countries. Have a look at my video guide, to see how effective it is: Feel free to share any other great geography websites in the comments below Tagged: edtech

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2017

Last chance–class starts Monday, July 10th! 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 10-July 30) digs into the digital ideas and tools used by innovative teachers to extend and enrich student learning.

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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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Edsurge

JULY 6, 2017

Open up a new tab, and do a quick Google Search for “The Internet is full of…” I’m guessing your autocomplete looks similar to mine: “The Internet is full of lies.” “The Internet is full of false information.” “The Internet is full of jerks.” “The Internet is full of terrible people.” I wasn’t at all surprised. When I ask my fifth graders what they know about Instagram, Facebook, Youtube, and SnapChat, I’m often met with stories about the dangers of cyberbullying or unavoidability of Internet tr

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 7, 2017

By Wylie Wong When devices go off school grounds, administrators need to make sure they stay secure.

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Doug Levin

JULY 2, 2017

Technology-related IT security issues will only continue to grow until there is a concerted effort to address them. This week alone, there has been a spate of K-12 specific reported news and incidents - involving student and teacher data breaches, ransomware, phishing, and hacked accounts. There is a lot at stake in addressing the root cause of these issues, and building support to address them should be in everyone’s interests.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 3, 2017

Here are the most-read posts for the month of June: 10 Classroom Management Tips You Don’t Want to Miss. 11 Classroom Blogging Tips You Don’t Want to Miss. OneNote–the all-in-one digital notetaking, classroom app for educators. Need Tech Next Year? Start Here. Is the Socratic Method Right for Your Class? How the Frayer Model Helps Thousands Learn Vocabulary. 3 Important Books for Kids.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2017

“Travel is more than the seeing of sights,” wrote the late Miriam Beard. “It is a change that goes on, deep and permanent, in the ideas of living. And what better way to learn, grow and challenge ourselves than at the hundreds of education-themed bacchanals that dot the world? How to stay posted on the latest edtech events. Download the calendar (PDF).

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 4, 2017

By Heather B. Hayes Cloud technologies and one-to-one initiatives boost engagement and learning.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 1, 2017

July 1, 2017 The Internet and web technologies have radically transformed the concept of learning. They have empowered users with the necessary tools to take control of their own learning and.read more.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 4, 2017

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 and all of America’s warriors, God be with you. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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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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Edsurge

JULY 6, 2017

In Oct 2011, a few Stanford professors offered three online courses which were completely free. The strong public interest in these courses caught everyone by surprise. More than 100,000 people signed up—for each course. This led to a feeling of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) across higher education and Silicon Valley, both of whom invested huge amounts of capital and resources to launch free online courses without any concrete plans to recoup the costs (or get return on their investment).

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Battelle for Kids

JULY 5, 2017

The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) recognizes the need for schools to support the whole child and acknowledges the importance of student health and wellness. Thus, it is critical that states examine the overlap between ESSA and the CDC’s Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) approach as they develop and implement their ESSA plans. WSCC recognizes the importance of providing students with healthy food, nutrition education, and physical activity; ensuring that they have access to he

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 5, 2017

Antwan Wilson. A few weeks into my new position as Chancellor of D.C. Public Schools, I visited a school where I asked a principal, “What’s the secret sauce of your school?” It didn’t take him long to answer: “We know every child and they know we care about them.” Great things happen for students, schools, and communities when students know they will be challenged and supported.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 1, 2017

July 1, 2017 A couple of months ago we shared a collection of some of the best websites that offer open digital textbooks (e.g. OER Commons, Open Textbook Library, MERLOT, TextBookGo, Bookboon.etc).read more.

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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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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2017

The University of Texas at San Antonio has more than 2 million titles in its library system, and lately it’s been building a collection that most students—and future teachers—might not even know exists yet. A small but growing library of augmented reality books, consisting of 25 children’s titles, is part of a research partnership between UTSA Libraries and the College of Education and Human Development (COEHD).

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 6, 2017

The post 8 Needs For Project-Based Learning In The 21st Century appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 4, 2017

The stairs at Boston Day and Evening Academy are decorated with messages from former students. Photo: Natalie Gross. BOSTON, Mass. — At Boston Day and Evening Academy, there are no such things as freshmen, F’s or detention. Sixteen-year-olds share classrooms with 20-somethings, students earn diplomas at their own pace and if anyone has a problem with a peer, they’re encouraged to talk about it like adults.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 5, 2017

July 5, 2017 For those of you teaching in middle school, below is a collection of some useful apps to help students learn grammar and improve their spelling skills. The apps provide games, lessons,read more.

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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.

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