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SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Video conferencing saves time, money and creates better learning opportunities for students and teachers.

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Ditch That Textbook

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Not too long ago, video creation required bulky, awkward video cameras with big, plastic VCR tapes. Playback required a TV, a VCR and a hope that everything worked nicely together. And video editing … well, that just wasn’t readily available to the average person. My, how things have changed. Everything seems to have a camera [.].

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

“The land flourished because it was fed from so many sources -because it was nourished by so many cultures and traditions and peoples.” – Lyndon B. Johnson. An important part of learning is introducing students to various cultures and traditions. September 15 to October 15th is Hispanic Heritage Month and provides a great opportunity for your students to learn about Latino history, traditions, music, culture, authors, poets, and artists.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

A good number of teachers are using technology in their classroom to gather and evaluate information about their students, but are these teachers using tech in the classroom to collaborate and communicate effectively? Not really. According to a new study by AdvancED that observed 140,000 classrooms, “in 92,190 classrooms (64.6 percent), observers did not see students engaging in this use of technology at all” ( eSchool News ).

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Embedding new words into classroom conversations and assignments pegged to topics teens care about. This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Research shows that many adolescents in the United States struggle with reading, and one key reason is their limited vocabularies. Limited vocabulary, low reading ability, and low investment of time in reading often go hand in hand, since students usually learn more sophisticated words through readi

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

One of my challenges as a music teacher is finding learning tools that inspire and motivate my students and engage them musically, regardless of their individual abilities. Of course, all this inspiration and motivation must co-exist with my commitment to provide them with the skills necessary to become successful team players, communicators, problem solvers and critical thinkers—traits employers look for when hiring in today’s competitive workforce.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Instructors who flunk a student on an exam can reasonably expect to see an email from a concerned parent every so often. “Helicopter parenting” is so common today that faculty include lines in their syllabuses gently reminding students to take ownership on their work—not defer to their parents to ask the professor why their child performed poorly. In an age where college students can Skype, email and Snapchat with their families faster than it takes to read this sentence, it’s easy for parents t

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

This post first appeared on Edutopia. At EdTechTeacher, we have a philosophy that All the Good Apps Fit on One Screen. These days, many of the teachers that we work with would rather just find ONE app! However, that single solution may not exist. Depending on the tasks that students may need to complete, and the skills that you may want them to gain, a variety of options might be required.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

LinkedIn loves to learn. Today the social media site for professionals. announced an online learning portal with thousands of courses aimed at helping individuals pivot or pick up new skills for their careers. If that offering sounds like what one might find on Lynda.com, which LinkedIn acquired 18 months ago. for $1.5 billion , that’s because it is.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Learning is a complex cognitive phenomena that has been and is still the central theme of a wide variety of scientific studies. The overarching question ‘how we learn what we learn’ intrigued.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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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

This week in S’Cool Tools, we again share the real experiences of three teachers using three different tools, written in their own words. . If you’d like to be featured in our S’Cool Tools column, click here to leave your very own Teacher Case Study. Edthena. Written by Sarah, a professional learning coach from Colorado. Sarah’s school has a high population of ELL students and encourages a project-based environment.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

With smartphones, tablets, and other mobile devices, students have 24/7 access to news, information, and opinions—not all of which are well-informed or well-intentioned. In truth, we are flooded with a constant stream of information online, from legitimate news and facts to websites and social media posts taking sides in intense political debates. In an age when students get the majority of their information from the internet, how can we make sure they know that not everything they find online i

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ProfHacker

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Last week, you might have seen the story of a devastating fire in a residential neighborhood in New Orleans, and how Gideon Hodge, who “describes himself as a playwright, novelist, and actor” ran into his burning home “when he realized that his only copies of two completed novels were on a laptop inside.” [source: Matthew Hinton, The New Orleans Advocate ].

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Teacher Tech

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

QuickShare Screenshot Chrome Extension I take thousands of screenshots every year. This is an essential part of a blended classroom. When I want students to use digital resources I will include screenshots of what the students need to click on within the directions document. I share with students things I see on the web using […]. The post QuickShare Screenshot Chrome Extension appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Leaders aren’t just principals, CEOs, and presidents, a new book asserts, but rather people from all walks of life benefit from leadership skills and training. That’s especially true in education where everyone from parents to teachers to students are often called upon to serve in leadership roles. But what does that entail? The book , Life Lessons in Leadership: The Way of the Wallaby , uses a literary style similar to Spenser Johnson’s Who Moved My Cheese?

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Gaggle Speaks

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Successful marketing is the result of a commitment rather than individual campaigns. Plenty of times, we hope to plant a seed with hopes that you will see beyond what we’re “trying to sell,” but still succeed in cultivating your awareness of it. The Gaggle Speaks Blog is a great example of this practice. While we do really work to offer a wide-ranging resource touching on numerous topics and issues relevant to K12 administrators and educators, we also want to increase awareness of our products a

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Hawaii public school students who earn college credits while still in high school are 1.5 times more likely to enroll in college than their peers, far surpassing state and national college-enrollment averages, a new report on the state’s so-called dual credit programs shows. Ten percent of graduates in the class of 2015, or 1,058 students, participated in one of three dual credit programs that allow students to earn college credit toward a future degree through various University of Hawaii campu

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EmergingEdTech

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

How two educators flipped a training session and, in doing so, flipped a paradigm. My flipping friend David Walsh (no relation) posted this piece on his web site, FlippingEd.net, earlier this week. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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iLearn Technology

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

What it is: My Simple Show Video Creator lets students easily create professional level “explainer” videos. The finished product looks just like a Common Craft video, so cool! The step-by-step tool helps students think about storyline and the flow of explaining a concept. How to integrate My Simple Show into the classroom: My Simple Show is a fantastic option for digital storytelling.

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The Electric Educator

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Many times educators need to encourage / remind students to type in complete sentences or to limit their response to certain word count. A recent update to Google forms makes this possible - and it's easy to do! How to set a min / max response length in Google forms. Create a short answer or paragraph type question. Turn on data validation (click the "snowman" dots) Select min / max length (in characters) Include an error message to remind students of the length requirement.

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Some guy named Rae...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The notion of activism has been swirling around me for the past week or so. I’ve always been an activist at heart. Standing up for what I believe in. Speaking truth to power. Privately, I lean *far* to the left and care deeply about issues of social justice, race, LGBT rights, gender equity, and more. […].

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Building SEL (social-emotional learning) skills such as empathy requires face-to-face interactions, meaningful discussion, and reflection. Edtech is no complete substitute for that, but there are tools that can supplement the development of character in the classroom and at home. According to the Greater Good Science Center at UC Berkeley , empathy is: the ability to sense other people's emotions, coupled with the ability to imagine what someone else might be thinking or feeling.

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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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Some guy named Rae...

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

The notion of activism has been swirling around me for the past week or so. I’ve always been an activist at heart. Standing up for what I believe in. Speaking truth to power. Privately, I lean *far* to the left and care deeply about issues of social justice, race, LGBT rights, gender equity, and more.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Social-emotional learning (SEL) skills make us better people at home, at school, in our communities, and in the workplace. According to the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) , these skills (as well as the knowledge and attitudes that propel them) include how to "understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

At the beginning of the year, I started talking with Melissa Freeman, 5th grade teacher, about exploring text structure in the library. The very 1st unit in 5th grade language arts starts with text structure which explores the following standard. ELAGSE5RI5 Compare and contrast the overall structure (e.g., chronology, comparison, cause/effect, problem/solution) of events, ideas, concepts, or information in two or more texts.

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NspireD2

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

with Mac and Windows parity @techsmith.

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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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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

This talk was presented today at the Designs on eLearning conference. The full slide deck is available here. Thank you very much for inviting me to speak to you today. I confess: I was immediately intrigued by the theme to this year’s conference – “Anxiety and Security.” By centering these two conditions, by taking them seriously as scholars and practitioners, I believe we can crack open some of the crises that we are experiencing, in higher education and beyond, always r

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

This post first appeared on Daily Genius. As we prepare students for the unknown work environment of the future, it is important that we, as teachers, work with them to develop a foundation of skills that will help them become successful in avenues beyond our school’s walls. While we may not know exactly what the future skills in the workplace may be, we can foster this particular skill set in our current classrooms.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Youngzine is a fantastic website featuring ‘news and more’ for young people. They are pleased to announce the launch of a newly redesigned website. New features on the website include: Responsive design that provides an engaging experience on tablets and smartphones. Totally revamped interface that is inviting to young readers. Engagement in each article through quiz, critical thinking and comments.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Approximately 36 million adults in the U.S. have low literacy skills. At the same time, research has shown that a mother’s reading ability is the biggest predictor of her children’s future academic success. Adult education and family literacy efforts are critical for helping some of our most vulnerable learners: low-skilled adults and their children.

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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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