Ditch That Textbook
APRIL 1, 2016
Our brains like words. But they really love images. The brain works in images. When we talk, our brains change the information we’re receiving into images to encode it and make it available for recall later. A powerful way to take advantage of that is visual notetaking — recording ideas using both images and text. [.].
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 1, 2016
April is National Poetry Month. For thirty days, we celebrate the value and joy that poetry brings to our world. According to the Academy of American Poets , the goals are: Highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets. Introduce more Americans to the pleasures of reading poetry. Bring poets and poetry to the public in immediate and innovative ways.
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EdTech Magazine
APRIL 1, 2016
By Ryan Petersen With vigilance and technology, such as camera systems and other emergency preparedness tools, schools in the United States will have a better chance at keeping our children safe.
EdNews Daily
APRIL 1, 2016
Do you remember the days when a police officer came to your school to discuss stranger danger? Stranger danger today can have various meanings; including, but not limited to: people we know and believe we can trust, people we don’t know in real life, and the strangers who sit behind computer screens, faceless and nameless. All of these strangers pose great concern as parents.
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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 1, 2016
By Lisa Nelson A Texas district overcomes challenges to bring mobile technology to rural students.
Battelle for Kids
APRIL 1, 2016
Volume 3, Issue 3, Number 15. Driving question: What's more said about STEM and STEAM? March was a mad month in the P21Blogazine. Our March Madness wasn't so much for basketball as for a slew of outstanding STEM and STEAM posts that came to us. What you read were a basket full of classroom and school stories showing how pre K-12 teachers around the country are fulfilling the promise of deeper learning for all their STEM and STEAM students.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Jose Vilson
APRIL 1, 2016
A few days ago, I said some things on my Facebook that I don’t regret : I’m not a believer in celebrities taking the helm at schools, regardless of whether it’s public, charter, or private, unless they have an expertise in said craft. Schools are not music labels or headquarters for speaking engagements, but buildings with our young futures in them.
ProfHacker
APRIL 1, 2016
This week, Twitter announced that it has added an important function to its service, one that enhances accessibility for people who are blind or who have low vision: support for alternative text to describe images. Starting today, anyone can make Tweets with images accessible to the visually impaired: https://t.co/mAnehClSNR pic.twitter.com/bmCuMVWJrR. — Twitter (@twitter) March 29, 2016.
Gaggle Speaks
APRIL 1, 2016
Posted on April 1, 2016, by Jessica Sanders. Managing and encouraging reading and writing remains a challenge for many teachers and administrators. Most schools are using programs that are not only clunky but discourage, rather than encourage, students to read more , while others are still doing everything manually, making life harder for everyone.
Kathy Schrock
APRIL 1, 2016
April is Financial Literacy Month. Financial literacy is one of the literacies our students need to succeed. Financial and economic literacy are about understanding the importance of making appropriate economic choices on a personal level, as well as understanding the connection that personal, business, and governmental decisions have on individuals, society, and the economy.
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 1, 2016
April 1, 2016 Upon your request, here is a collection of some of the best strategy games to play on your iPad or iPhone. We have scrupulously handpicked these apps from the gaming section in iTunes.read more.
Perry Hewitt
APRIL 1, 2016
If the headlines you scroll through in your Facebook or Twitter feed seem remarkably similar, there’s a good reason for that. This Buzzsumo post on how to write viral headlines identifies the common elements that lead to successful reach. Low-res live video captured via mobile was all the rage last year with Meerkat and then Periscope, and recently Facebook Live videos seem to be everywhere.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 1, 2016
April 1, 2016 A few months ago, we shared with you here in EdTech and mLearning a list of audio note taking apps to use on iPad. In today’s list we are providing you with the Android version of that.read more.
eSchool News
APRIL 1, 2016
Funding opportunities for any classroom. Whether your school is beefing up STEM programs, focused on improving literacy, or just looking to add a little more technology to classrooms a little grant funding can go a long way. We’ve gathered a list of grant and funding opportunities that any school — regarldess of geographic location — can apply for, as well as deadline and funding amount information.
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.
Edutopia
APRIL 1, 2016
Photo credit: K.W. Barrett via flickr (CC BY 2.0) Monica Burns 1:1 Implementation Collaborative and whole-group activities in a 1:1 classroom can help build real-time people skills despite (and because of) the technology in students' hands.
eSchool News
APRIL 1, 2016
New resource emphasizes the critical importance of parent, community satisfaction; offers practical advice on creating a culture of exemplary customer service in K-12 schools. As part of its mission to help schools address persistent communication and community engagement challenges, K12 Insight has released the latest installment in its monthly School Leader’s Definitive Guide series.
Edutopia
APRIL 1, 2016
Anne OBrien Student Wellness If you are looking to boost school breakfast participation, the first step is learning why students aren't taking advantage of it. The next step: Rethink the traditional breakfast model.
Marketplace K-12
APRIL 1, 2016
EduStar, a platform that conducts randomized-controlled online trials “in the background” as K-12 students use different apps, videos or games in classes, has run 77 trials engaging more than 10,000 students s o far, with plans to stage many more, its co-founders say. The technology platform is the product of a grant-funded collaboration between two professors and the nonprofit PowerMyLearning.
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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
Educator Innovator
APRIL 1, 2016
Educators problem-solve the complexities of introducing a new concept to students by participating in new workshops centered around STEAM and maker movement practices. The 20 educators who signed on to participate in the Western Pennsylvania Writing Project’s 21st Century Notebooking Inquiry Project, a Grable-sponsored exploration into paper circuitry, dove straight into “doing,” trying out firsthand what they intended to teach others.
MindShift
APRIL 1, 2016
Since the unprecedented success of Serial , podcasts have become a more popular form of mainstream entertainment. Not only are many adults listening for fun, but some teachers are bringing podcasts into their classrooms as a new kind of text. Teachers like Alexa Schlechter , Michael Godsey and Alex Fernandez have found teenagers to be a receptive podcast audience and have even experimented with asking students to make their own podcasts.
eSchool News
APRIL 1, 2016
Catch up on the most compelling K-12 news stories you may have missed this week. Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting and thought-provoking news developments that occurred over the week. I can’t fit all of this week’s news stories here, though, so feel free to visit eSchoolNews.com and read up on other news you may have missed.
Graphite Blog
APRIL 1, 2016
Are you the go-to person in your school or district for edtech recommendations? Our newly revamped Collections feature will make it easier to collect the best stuff you find on Graphite, and to share it with your colleagues and networks. We recently updated the entire site with a more polished, user-friendly theme. This gave us a great opportunity to rethink several of Graphite's signature features, including Graphite Collections.
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.
Adjusting Course
APRIL 1, 2016
It is incredible what kids can do when we believe in them, coach them, and get out of their way! Our students recently participated in a robotics competition that was invented from the ground up by staff and students. We designed and printed 3D “exoskeletons” that fit over our Sphero robotic droids…and SpheroExo was born. The rest is history.
Graphite Blog
APRIL 1, 2016
Are you the go-to person in your school or district for edtech recommendations? Our newly revamped Collections feature will make it easier to collect the best stuff you find on Common Sense Education, and to share it with your colleagues and networks. We recently updated the entire site with a more polished, user-friendly theme. This gave us a great opportunity to rethink several of our signature features, including Collections.
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
APRIL 1, 2016
Poem in Your Pocket Day is a national celebration of poetry where everyone is encouraged to carry an original or a favorite poem in their pocket and share the poem with friends, family, and even strangers during the day. The official day is April 21 this year, but due to state testing we celebrate early and use this celebration to kickoff Poetry Month and National School Library Month.
Graphite Blog
APRIL 1, 2016
Are you the go-to person in your school or district for edtech recommendations? Our newly revamped Collections feature will make it easier to collect the best stuff you find on Common Sense Education, and to share it with your colleagues and networks. We recently updated the entire site with a more polished, user-friendly theme. This gave us a great opportunity to rethink several of our signature features, including Collections.
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.
TeachThought - Learn better.
APRIL 1, 2016
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The Principal of Change
APRIL 1, 2016
I saw a video the other day, and one of the statements kind of irked me. It stated that every student should be able to _ by the time that they are finished school. I would let your imagination wander in what that thing was, but it got me thinking about how often we talk in absolutes. Often, those absolutes are based on our own interests or passions as educators, not necessarily what is essential for our students.
Hansen's Link to Tech
APRIL 1, 2016
Google Docs just added the feature of Document Outline in the Tools menu. This is a huge update for all users in and outside of the classroom. Think about the possibilities Quick access to important areas in a document Efficient way to redirect students to key points Students can draw emphasis in their documents Planning documents are more intuitive Length of a document doesn't matter Outlines are easy April being National Poetry Month my class example will focus on An efficient way to get diffe
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