EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2016

By Frank DiMaria Soon students will sense movement, explore the human body in 3D and mix chemicals virtually thanks to companies like Oculus, Facebook and Nearpod.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Mindsnacks is a series of education apps on topics like geography, vocabulary, languages, and SAT. With colorful graphics and cute characters, it’s a cross between flashcards and multiple choice with lots of visual thrown in. Though these are game-based learning, there’s no plot as you might find simulated games. Think Number Munchers rather than Minecraft.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2016

By Jena Passut Consortium’s CEO outlines how to achieve digital equity and lays out a strategy for bringing broadband to K–12 education.

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

This post is sponsored by Samsung. All thoughts and opinions are my own. When I was an Instructional Technology Director one of the challenges I faced was working to ensure that students, no matter where they lived in my district, had access to the same tools and opportunities. I could provide technology that could be used in the schools, and provided high speed network access while they were in schools.

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OCTOBER 7, 2016

By Tommy Peterson Other real benefits include access and uptime for the data center and network services.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Sometimes, if we are lucky enough, our paths cross with genuine people who truly want to make a difference in the world, especially for youth. When I come across someone of this nature, I make extra effort to ensure I nurture and care for the relationship. I have not recommended specific names or people on this site in the past. In the four years I’ve been running this outlet, I am proud to introduce you to my new friend and colleague, Ethan Sawyer, the College Essay Guy.

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EdTech4Beginners

OCTOBER 7, 2016

I recently wrote some content for Scholastic. It was a short article on mastery in mathematics; followed by some open-ended maths challenges to help learners achieve a thorough understanding of a topic. Find the full resource by clicking here. Tagged: education , mastery , math , mathematics , maths , open-ended problem solving , teaching.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Welcome to a post where I bring together three of my favorite areas of educational transformation. As I deliver workshops across the country I am reminded of how much we need to prepare STEM educators with regards to a process for delivery. After all, STEM (or STEAM) is so much more than content. As I stated in the last post. it is a way of thinking!

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Think about the jobs in today’s economy — the ones we’re supposed to prepare students for after graduation. Are employees evaluated using bubble-in tests to prove they know the ins and outs of their job? Do they learn and use new skills one at a time in a vacuum? The questions sound a bit silly until you realize too often that’s what students take away from their education.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2016

This is the seventh post in a series of posts featuring a number of EdTech charts for teachers. Today's chart contains some very good resources for math teachers. We have.read more.

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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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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Many girls are interested in STEM fields, but often find that bias dissuades them from pursuing related careers. We need to get girls dedicated to building careers in STEM. The post Getting Girls Excited about STEM in the Classroom by @sarah_daren appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2016

If you are a heavy Google Drive user like me you would probably love the offline service it provides. This is a feature that, when enabled, allow you to access , create and edit your Google docs and.read more.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 7, 2016

This guest post from Innovation Summit speaker, Tim Kaegi ( @TLKaegi ), first appeared on Daily Genius. Given the ever-changing philosophies in the educational landscape, proving that learning is happening in the classroom has been redefined. Sure, traditional worksheets and formal assessments can still be shared and sent home, but other options to display students’ learning now exist.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2016

For the past few years, October has meant a focus on helping educators form professional learning networks to improve teaching and learning outcomes. Connected Educator Month , led by the American Institutes for Research , intends to create a more global and evidence-based approach to education by fostering collaboration and innovation in professional 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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Perry Hewitt

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Chatbots still have a long way to go, but Duolingo has identified a great application: bots for language learning. You might be embarrassed to try a new French word with a colleague, but a robot won't judge. Not yet, anyway. A recent release of the Facebook Messenger app has enabled end-to-end encryption, which is a fancy way of saying that the messages are indecipherable en route and only the communicating users can read them.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 7, 2016

This fall, as part of our #ETTchat series , Communications Editor James Daley will be chatting with our EdTechTeacher instructors about some of their favorite tools, apps, and strategies for the classroom. In this post, he interviews Avra Robinson , about screencasting in the classroom. Screencasting is the use of a specialized tool to record a computer screen while performing or demonstrating specific tasks, usually accompanied by vocal narration.

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Fractus Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2016

We math teachers often feel like our subject is kept in a dungeon. The mere mention of which evokes headshakes from parents and furrowed brows from other teachers, to say nothing of the reaction from the students. Additionally, the subject is resistant to many educational fads and innovations. Project-based learning may be all the rage, but when you talk to math teachers in private they will admit that much of what they do looks like “ chalk and talk. ”.

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Teacher Tech

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Google Sheets: Select a Range Using a trackpad in Google Sheets to select a range of cells can sometimes be tricky. Here are a few tricks to select a range of cells. Range Each cell has an address such as A1 which is the first column, first row. B10 is the 2nd column, 10th row. […]. The post Google Sheets: Select a Range appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Anna Wilmoth, Marketing Director at Gryphon House , recently presented in the webinar, “ Integrating Social, Email, and Content Marketing with edWeb ,” co-hosted by edWeb.net and MCH Strategic Data. Anna discussed how Gryphon House uses edWeb to their expand marketing outreach in order to build stronger relationships with educators and provide them with professional learning.

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The Electric Educator

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Corporate certifications are pretty popular - Google Educator, Microsoft Innovative Educator, Apple Distinguished Educator, Discovery STAR, etc. I would argue that at the moment, these credentials have more "street cred" and glamour than most accredited degree programs. At conferences around the country I see educators writing "Google Educator" on their name badges; I don't see them writing, M.Ed., Wayne State University.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 7, 2016

The teenage brain has been characterized as a risk-taking machine, looking for quick rewards and thrills instead of acting responsibly. But these behaviors could actually make teens better than adults at certain kinds of learning. “In neuroscience, we tend to think that if healthy brains act in a certain way, there should be a reason for it,” says Juliet Davidow, a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University in the Affective Neuroscience and Development Lab and the lead author of t

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Fractus Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Transformers, robots in disguise! Transformers, more than meets the eye! Nothing inspires a love of learning how things work like a sense of wonder. The wow factor behind each Transformer’s shift from car, truck, or fighter jet to humanoid bot has inspired budding architects and engineers for a generation now. These days, a range of Transformers games have harnessed that sense of awe, integrating Transformers’ unique features into the gameplay.

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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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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Teenagers all over the world are invited to take part in the New York Times Learning Network’s Civil Conversation Challenge by participating in discussions of big issues dividing Americans this campaign season, such as immigration, climate change, and race, gender, and identity. “The challenge? We are asking students from all over the nation and, perhaps, around the world, to practice the skills of respectful, informed conversation across ideological and demographic divides by not on

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Digipuzzle is a wonderful site for finding educational games and puzzles. Educators are using this for centers or free time for students to introduce Game Based Learning into the classroom. Finally, Digipuzzle is a great site to find games/puzzles for different holidays. I highly recommend checking out Digipuzzle for Halloween activities by clicking here !!!

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Brilliant or Insane

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Brilliant or Insane. You spend lots of time before school even starts making sure that your classroom is in great order—supplies away, surfaces sparkling, shelves and cubbies totally organized. And then the students arrive. It doesn’t take too many days and too many students for that well-planned order to disintegrate—especially when you tend to the daily work of […].

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Math vs Zombies is an excellent mobile (iOS/Android) app for basic Math skills grades K-4th. This game has students solving Math equations in subtraction, multiplication, etc to turn the walking zombies back into humans. Best of all, is the report card which tracks students progress and makes easy to assess students "problem" areas. More info on Math vs Zombies: aligned to Common Core Standards 7 worlds w/ 21 levels each addition, subtraction, multiplication, division student tracking Below is a

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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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My Paperless Classroom

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Educators all across the nation try their hardest to encourage their students to reach for the stars and to keep an open mind about opportunities that may come their way. They strive to develop students in a way that prepares them for wherever their futures lead them. One of the single most important ways teachers […]. The post Back to Basics: Life Skills to Help Students Succeed appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 7, 2016

NameCoach the innovative site for learning students names and how to pronounce them correctly has just released their latest update, Directory Integration Service. Directory Integration Service allows a district/school to embed a voice recording of your students' name pronunciation directly into your existing directory listings. I highly recommend checking out NameCoach's Directory Integration page for schools by clicking here !!!

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ProfHacker

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Spartanburg, South Carolina — where I live — is closer to the mountains than to the ocean, but we are still getting a great deal of local news coverage of the impact expected from Hurricane Matthew. So far, we’re seeing gray skies and rain here while keeping an eye on the conditions where our neighbors live further to the east. Wherever you are, I hope that you have a safe and dry weekend.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

US Presidential Campaign Politics. There was a Vice Presidential debate this week. Among the education highlights: Republican VP candidate Mike Pence made up a name for the university hosting the event. Actually, I think that was the only education highlight. Via Edsurge : “Experts Look Into the Crystal Ball of the Next Administration’s Ed Policy.” Nothing says “experts” like “crystal ball.” The Other US Clown Crisis.

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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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