EdTech Magazine
JULY 10, 2018
3 Keys to Transform Instruction with Chromebooks. eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 07/10/2018 - 16:58. While education technology is key to introducing new learning strategies, the technology itself will only be as good as the implementation plan around it. Properly integrating digital solutions into the classroom is about understanding not just what tech to bring in, but how to use it. " Chromebooks are tools.
EdNews Daily
JULY 10, 2018
Welcome back to our “Teacher Feature Series,” where we chat with educators who work online across borders. Today, please read about Lynette Irizarry’s journey with 51Talk American Academy, or now known as HAWO American Academy. Lynette, please tell us about yourself and welcome to the “Teacher Feature” series. Lynette Irizarry, also known as Teacher LyLy.
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Neo LMS
JULY 10, 2018
All parents want their children to be successful and getting good grades can be a crucial first step towards that success. How can you help your child succeed in a world where teachers assign more homework than ever? Luckily, there are many things you can do as a parent and none of them require you doing homework for your child. Here are some pain-free ways that parents can help kids with their homework: Create a dedicated homework space.
Edsurge
JULY 10, 2018
Your brand is your name, your personality, your identity, and so much more. It’s a declaration to the public—who you are, what you offer, and how you’d like to be perceived. A well-cultivated brand sets you apart from others operating in the same space, allowing real people to identify with you and encouraging them to interact with you directly. Looking for your next hire?
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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.
Marketplace K-12
JULY 10, 2018
Teachers and students will have more ed-tech tools that use artificial intelligence in coming years, and the AI market is expected to skyrocket. The post K-12 Artificial Intelligence Market Set to Explode in U.S. and Worldwide by 2024 appeared first on Market Brief.
MiddleWeb
JULY 10, 2018
Reader's theatre helps EL students feel more confident “playing” with English and learning to use fixed expressions, intonation, and gesture, writes teacher-author Alice Savage. Explore her 10 ideas for extending the content or language of a script into engaging lessons.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 10, 2018
Malachi Ballinger, 6, laughs at how far he has made his “pinball” travel during a science lesson in his kindergarten classroom in Redmond, Oregon. Photo: Lillian Mongeau/The Hechinger Report. Science could be considered the perfect elementary school subject. It provides real life applications for reading and math and develops critical thinking skills that help students solve problems in other subjects.
Edsurge
JULY 10, 2018
Debates about how to expand access to higher education often assume a one-size-fits-all model of what college should be. But new book due out this fall argues for the creation of colleges of many shapes and sizes, including a new set of low-cost options that are focused on helping students who just can’t afford a four-year campus experience get a first job.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 10, 2018
Coding is an essential skill for 21st century students. 'When kids learn to code' , Mitch Resnick states, ' it enables them to learn many other things, opens up many new opportunities for.read more.
eSchool News
JULY 10, 2018
Low-income minority kindergartners learn math better when taught in small groups, according to a new report from University of Michigan (U-M) researchers. This type of instructional approach not only has a positive impact on achievement, but can help bridge the gap with higher-income peers, the researchers say in a report. Robin Jacob, co-director of the U-M Youth Policy Lab, and Brian Jacob, professor of education and public policy, evaluated 655 kindergarten students in the one-year math enric
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
JULY 10, 2018
One of our favourite resources for student interactives is ReadWriteThink. It provides a wide variety of educational materials to help teachers make the best of technology in their teaching and to.read more.
SecurEdge
JULY 10, 2018
Today’s consumers don’t leave home without their smartphones, and they expect robust WiFi wherever they go—stores, coffee shops, restaurants, heck, even the waiting room at the vet’s office. And when they snap a pic of their huevos rancheros or a selfie with their labradoodle and sign into your guest WiFi network to share on social media, there is an opportunity for your business to harness that social media moment.
EmergingEdTech
JULY 10, 2018
Today's guest writer shares her perspective on “what it's like growing up with [or without] technology in education.” My preschool-high school education comes from a unique perspective, [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
Reading By Example
JULY 10, 2018
One of the strongest draws towards reading Literacy Essentials: Engagement, Excellence and Equity for All Learners has been the many research-based practices offered by Routman and the different educators participating in this book study. Every blog post I read takes me back into Routman’s words with new eyes. It is a powerful reminder of how book clubs can support reading as a social practice, leading to deeper thinking and understanding of texts.
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.
EdTechTeam
JULY 10, 2018
This is an excerpt from the sixth chapter of More Now: A Message From The Future for The Educators of Today by Mark Wagner, Ph.D., our founder and CEO. These philosophies have inspired his work, and ours at EdTechTeam, for years. Get your copy today. Robust Infrastructure is the technology, networks, hardware, and other resources (including policy) that make deeper experiences possible without detracting from the learning.
techlearning
JULY 10, 2018
[ Create and Deliver Interactive Lessons With Powerful Platform ] Check out this simple way to turn homework into a legit feedback loop with FreshGrade. Whether your classroom is completely paperless, or if you’re just moving in that direction, FreshGrade’s dashboard makes it easy to manage students’ work and offer great feedback. Get more classroom management tips from Common Sense Education.
edWeb.net
JULY 10, 2018
Digital educational materials have provided many benefits for K-12 educators and students from computer adaptive assessments to tools that allow students to collaborate and communicate 24/7. At the same time, the myriad of tech programs also have their own set of challenges, particularly when it comes to logging on. For years users have needed to create and memorize a username and password for every system and app.
techlearning
JULY 10, 2018
1. Use a Learning Cycle Template. (click here for an example) Lesson planning can be an empowering, but also arduous process. New teachers often fall into the trap (as did I) of lesson planning day by day, often losing site of the lesson's big picture. In my recent book, Spark Learning: 3 Keys to Empowering the Power of Student Curiosity , I note the serendipitous connection between the 5E Inquiry Learning Cycle , and then traditional cycle of the Hero's Journey as outlined by Joseph Campbell.
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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
Fractus Learning
JULY 10, 2018
Misplaced clothing, messy bedrooms, tripping over toys, forgotten homework books, and other scary surprises in backpacks frustrate parents. The irony is that, although the child is disorganized, you could be helping it along. There is a […].
techlearning
JULY 10, 2018
Today, Microsoft announces Surface Go , the most portable and affordable Surface product to date. [ Make the Most of Your Budget with These Great Products: Makerspace Product Roundup ]2018 Key features include: Starting at $399. 10” high-resolution PixelSense display, Windows Hello, pen and touch capabilities, well-suited to education, work and those on-the-go.
Marketplace K-12
JULY 10, 2018
The Chinese company TAL Education says a short seller's claims are rife with "unsupported speculation and malicious interpretations of events.". The post Short-Selling Investment Group Issues Warning About China’s TAL Education appeared first on Market Brief.
techlearning
JULY 10, 2018
(ATLANTA, Georgia) July 10, 2018 — Thanks to a generous donation from the Atlanta Retailers Association (ARA) that was matched by the Community Foundation for Northeast Georgia, Alive Studios is equipping all 15 Gwinnett County Public Library branches with its evidence-based Learning alive™ kits. Alive Studios is a Gwinnett-based software developer that creates mind-boggling learning experiences to increase student engagement and improve early literacy.
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.
The Principal of Change
JULY 10, 2018
At the beginning of July, I started to lead a book study on Instagram on “ The Innovator’s Mindset.” Here was my initial plan for the endeavor. Read a chapter a day for two weeks straight until the book was completed. Make up the rest as I went along. See what other people create through the process. Honestly, I started this process because I wanted to see if Instagram would be beneficial as a platform for learning through a visual means, and I wasn’t familiar with the
techlearning
JULY 10, 2018
(SAN DIEGO, CA) July 10, 2018 – Learning Upgrade , an innovative edtech company providing digital, differentiated literacy curriculum designed to support adult learners during learning breakthroughs, today announced that it has been named as one of five finalist teams advancing in the $7M Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE presented by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation, a global competition challenging teams to develop mobile applications for existing smart devices that result in
MindShift
JULY 10, 2018
This story about science instruction was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. Science could be considered the perfect elementary school subject. It provides real life applications for reading and math and develops critical thinking skills that help students solve problems in other subjects.
techlearning
JULY 10, 2018
Positive response to the courses offered by The Virtual High School (VHS Inc.),a Massachusetts-based non-profit organization helping schools provide their students with a variety of online and blended learning programs, has spurred institutions in Rhode Island and Vermont to give their students greater access to the wide array of VHS core and elective courses.
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.
Technology Tidbits
JULY 10, 2018
Geography Drive Arcade is a fun iOS game for students wanting to learn about Geography. This is done through 4 engaging mini-games such as: state shape challenge, capitals, flags, and more. Also, GDA helps kids learn how to spell geographical location as well as find out historical facts. I highly recommend checking out Geography Drive Arcade by clicking here !!!
techlearning
JULY 10, 2018
It’s time for a quick blog about video creation, and you can’t talk about video creation without We Video. Apple has always taken the lead on content to creation with Adobe being a close second, but the issue is not every one has the device or expertise that is needed to make videos on those platforms. Chromebooks are taking over the world, and there has to be a way for students to create a video with it, and thankfully We Video fits the need. [ 5 Awesome Google Drive Apps ] We Video is a full v
The Hechinger Report
JULY 10, 2018
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Edsurge
JULY 10, 2018
There was a time not long ago when people claimed to trust Google news results and Wikipedia articles more than the media outlets they linked to. In other words, up until pretty recently Googling was synonymous with a question answered. But that may be starting to change, at least according to one survey , as public trust in just about anything written continues to erode.
AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.
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