Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Tomorrow, on Saturday, Sept. 3rd, join Sarah Thomas ( @SarahdaTeechur ), Shelly Sanchez Terrell ( @ShellTerrell ), and 20+ inspiring educators around the world for the EduPassions free web conference. The presenters will be sharing their edumovements, projects, lesson ideas, and tips in 5 to 15 minute live video presentations. It is easy to attend. Just download the program or click on the link in the schedule and you will be able to watch their live video and chat with other participants around

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Program aimed at bringing girls into tech promotes humanist angle to tech and collaboration between faculty and students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Here are thirteen of the top tips for teachers new to technology, according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: Top 10 Reasons to Sign Up for Summer Learning with Ask a Tech Teacher. 169 Real-World Ways to Put Tech into Your Class–NOW. 6 Tech Best Practices for New Teachers. New to technology? Follow my classes. How Teachers Learn About New Edtech Products (Round-up).

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Free Virtual Clinic To Provide Parents in California With Educational Support Regarding Challenges and Questions. Needs include: Special education. ESL. School discipline. Discrimination issues. The Parental Readiness and Empowerment Program (PREP) of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law will launch its innovative e-clinic on September 6th for parents in California.

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The Jose Vilson

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The night already felt off. Rain splashed against my living room window, and the sky couldn’t decide whether it would stick to its afternoon routine or continue to drench the passersby. It was one of the few days this summer where I felt like the routine would have to be set aside, and I’m lucky to have dancing feet. It was Dominican Day Parade weekend, and I was invited to make my presence felt on multiple occasions.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

A movement to instill invention, innovation and entrepreneurial skills in today’s students is growing across the nation. The STEMIE Coalition aims to impact youth invention and entrepreneurship by acting as an umbrella organization for 600 K-12 youth groups across the U.S. and sharing best practices, evaluating programs and offering national data around invention and entrepreneurship efforts.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Many faculty see introductory science courses as "gateway" classes to weed out students. Not Marco Molinaro. The assistant vice provost at the University of California, Davis, is leading the school's efforts to overhaul these classes and make them more accessible to students. "What can we do when we see 600 students at a time? How do we maximize their learning?

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The Electric Educator

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

One of my biggest annoyances with Google Classroom has been the lack of search. Students and teachers were forced to scroll through the entire stream to find an old post. This frustration has been [mostly] resolved through the addition of the new “topics” feature of Google Classroom. Topics help group related classroom information. Announcements, questions, and assignments can all be tagged with a topic.

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The disruptions in online assessments that roiled Montana, Nevada, and North Dakota in the spring of 2015 appear to have had both negative and positive effects on individual students’ test scores, according to a new analysis. While some students’ scores appeared to have been hurt by “logout” interruptions, evidence suggests others may have actually benefited from temporarily getting booted out of the system, a conclusion the authors of the report base on statistical modeling.

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ProfHacker

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

It’s no secret that here at ProfHacker we’re interested in the ways Twitter can be used in higher education , and one of our favorite tools for working with Twitter is Martin Hawksey’s TAGS , “a free Google Sheet template which lets you setup and run automated collection of search results from Twitter.”. As Mark has written, Something cool you can do with Hawksey’s TAGS is create an automatically updated, publicly viewable archive of all of your Tweets.

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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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Fractus Learning

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

“ I can’t do this, ” Sarah breathed in frustration. There she sat, in my office, staring desperately at her homework assignment. While some students may have chosen to fake their efforts, simply wanting to be free of an educator’s presence, Sarah was completely frozen. She had been sitting there for an hour, occasionally tapping a few keyboard keys or perusing various research sources.

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Reflections

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

When I was a middle school principal, we often hosted visitors to our school. One of the best compliments I ever received from them was about how the school "felt". Time after time, people were impressed with the interactions they had witnessed and would ask me how we created that culture. When pressed to quantify it, I 'd cite student attendance rate, teacher attendance rate and discipline data.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting news and thought-provoking developments from the past week. I can’t fit all of this week’s news stories here, though, so feel free to browse eSchool News and read up on other news you may have missed. New technologies and technology trends emerge all the time, but a few seem to have staying power in K-12 classrooms.

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Fractus Learning

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The festive season is around the corner and moms, dads, aunts and uncles, not to mention grandparents, will be looking at magazines and websites to find the top toys for tots and preschoolers. While tweens and teens will be writing, emailing and ‘ yik yakkking ‘ their own gift requests to poor old Santa. When I look around my kids’ playroom all I see is a wasteland of toys.

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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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There is no box

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I have a new title. It’s a mouth full and when people ask what it is, it actually takes my brain a few seconds to spin up to say it. Associate Superintendent, Learning & Innovation. On more than one occasion, once I get it out, people have commented that it’s kind of cool or that it’s different. I tell them it’s totally made up and that basically I’m now responsible for Tech and EdServices.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Determining a go-to spot where everyone can access assignments, reminders, and notifications is key to a successful classroom. ChalkUp is a great option to do just that. It's a relatively lightweight learning management system (LMS) that encourages ongoing collaboration among students, teachers, and parents anywhere and anytime. It's cleverly designed and mimics social media platforms, making it easy to use and intuitive.

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There is no box

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

I have a new title. It’s a mouth full and when people ask what it is, it actually takes my brain a few seconds to spin up to say it. Associate Superintendent, Learning & Innovation. On more than one occasion, once I get it out, people have commented that it’s kind of cool or that it’s different. I tell them it’s totally made up and that basically I’m now responsible for Tech and EdServices.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

The September 1st #NYCSchoolsTechChat focused on back to school tips for New York City educators. The chat consisted of 5 questions that were discussed by 29 participants who shared 200 messages and 33 resources. If you missed the chat, don't despair. You can catch up, view the transcript and resources at this link or by clicking on the photo below.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

DimensionU is one of my favorite companies for Game Based Learning. These games take place in an interactive 3D virtual world where students strengthen their Math/Literacy skills. The games are designed for kids grades 3rd-9th and are aligned to Common Core Standards. Here are a list of DimensionU games. Watch the videos below to see all 4 AMAZING DimensionU Games in action: Meltdown is the DimensionU game that offers students a second chance when answering difficult questions, and rewards creat

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

We are one fortunate school. Thanks to Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group and Avid Bookshop we welcomed illustrator Christian Robinson to our school in promotion of his newest book School’s First Day of School by Adam Rex. Christian has illustrated numerous books including the award-winning Last Stop on Market Street by Matt de la Pena.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

ENGAGE is a new free to use education and presentation platform that seeks to transform how people share ideas and teach lessons to each other globally by harnessing the power of virtual reality technologies such as the Oculus Rift & HTC Vive. Engage is a social learning platform where educators will be furnished with the tools they need to enable them to create their own lesson plans and immersive experiences transforming how educational content is delivered to their students.

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Teacher Tech

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Use Control N to Rename a Google Doc In Google Drive you can easily rename files using the keyboard shortcut Control N. (Command N on a Mac). Single Click Click one time on a file in Google Drive. Hold down the Control key and press N to prompt a box to rename. Mass Rename One […]. The post Google Drive: Control N to Rename appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

As schools around the country begin a new school year, back-to-school shopping is in full swing. And as more classrooms incorporate technology, back-to-school shopping includes smartphones and laptops along with hand sanitizer and notebooks. In a recent FatWallet.com survey , 42 percent of parents said they plan to spend more on this year’s school supplies than they spent last year. 1. 28 percent of participating parents said they plan to purchase student laptops and/or smartphones.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Education Politics. Via Education Week : “ Maine Gov. Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” Via the Huffington Post : “On Wednesday, Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) declared via executive order that beginning in September 2017, the Maryland school year won’t start until after Labor Day –

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

There’s redecorating and there’s just plain old decorating. When it comes time for a bit of library refreshing, in the form of posters and bulletin boards, there are so many wonderful shared options. In the spirit of fall refreshing, I thought I’d refresh on of my posts, Fall decorating: a round-up of smart (and free) posters , from a few years back.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

My seventh- and eighth-grade students are sitting in teams at laptops, focused intently on commercials for brands like Hardee's and Always. Keyboarding fingers are flying only slightly faster than observations about how women are portrayed, why the messages were produced at all, and how the commercials are trying to make us feel. After about 45 minutes of this, each team has completed a remix video, comparing, contrasting, and deconstructing the commercials' various persuasive tactics an

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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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