EdTech Magazine

MAY 6, 2016

By Eric Sheninger, Weston Kieschnick Without strategic implementation, technologies such as Google Apps for Education are nothing but distractions.

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The Journal

MAY 6, 2016

Lockheed Martin is investing $800,000 in Denver Public Schools (DPS) to expand STEM programming and education. Since 2007, Lockheed Martin has committed $6 million to expand Project Lead the Way programs in school districts nationally.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 6, 2016

Living an Examined Life of Loveliness From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Tracy left me a comment on the 36 Edtech Tools blog post I posted this week. She asked about the seven questions I ask myself every day. So, I’ll share them with you. There are more than 7 questions below. The ones with the stars are my must-answers.

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More Verbs

MAY 6, 2016

As states or districts look at device options, please don’t stop with looking at the cost of the device. I have talked to a couple districts recently who made a device choice within the last year or two, based on device cost only, who are now running into challenges that they wouldn’t necessarily be having now if they had made the considerations we recommend below.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 6, 2016

Here are eight of the top Google Earth tips and resources according to Ask a Tech Teacher readers: Monday Freebies #38: Introduction to Google Earth. Google Earth: User-Friendly in the Classroom. 5 Google Earth Lesson Plans. Tech Tip #65: Google Street View. Monday Freebies #39: Google Earth Board. Monday Freebies #40: Wonders of Google Earth. Lesson Plans: Where Did I Come From?

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The Journal

MAY 6, 2016

Huntsville, AL-based Alatec has acquired education IT service provider USi as a wholly owned subsidiary. The new combined company has been rebranded as Ignite.

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The Journal

MAY 6, 2016

The New Jersey Education Foundation Partnership has adopted an online platform designed to connect school districts with donors.

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TeacherCast

MAY 6, 2016

Jeff sits down with Robert Kalman, a New Jersey Educator to talk about an exciting video game creation platform known as Bloxels. Bloxels offers students both a digital and tactile experience of creating their own video games. Check out Bloxels today! The post Help Your Students Become Video Game Creators Using Bloxels Today! | @Bloxels appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 6, 2016

May 6, 2016 After posting about the new Slides’ Q&A feature, we received a couple of questions regarding its usage. So we created this visual guide to walk you through the process of integrating.read more.

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TeacherCast

MAY 6, 2016

Teachers that are willing to embrace new technologies are often seeing greater engagement in their students and are finding many innovative ways to teach required subjects. The post What’s the Point of Apps in Education? appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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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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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2016

Annual survey reveals digital resources such as game-based environments and online videos have experienced increased use in classrooms. Teachers’ use of game-based environments and online apps has doubled in the last six years, according to the annual Speak Up survey released on May 5. The national report, From Print to Pixel: The role of videos, games, animations and simulations within K-12 education , reveals that in 2010, only 23 percent of surveyed teachers said they used games, compar

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 6, 2016

May 6, 2016 YouTube has this wonderful service called YouTube Slideshow Creator which allows you to easily create beautiful photo slideshows using a mixture of images and background audio. You can.read more.

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2016

A new study evaluating the Ready To Learn initiative outlines how educational digital media will change to influence children and content producers. While digital educational media can continue to have a substantial impact on children, the size of that impact is directly proportional to a commitment to equity, according to a study examining five years of the CPB-PBS Ready to Learn Initiative , which represents $72 million in taxpayer dollars.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2016

Gregory Fein teaches a CUNY Start math class at Borough of Manhattan Community College. Photo: Karen Shakerdge. SAN DIEGO, Calif. — When Chelsea Castilloadame left the Navy Medical Corps after five years to pursue her longtime plan of becoming a doctor, she knew her transition back to civilian life was going to be tough. But she wasn’t prepared to feel so unprepared for — of all things — math class.

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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

MAY 6, 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.

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techieMusings

MAY 6, 2016

I have the incredible opportunity to be visiting a school in Queensland, Australia. I’ll be spending the next two weeks at Saint Stephens College , a K-12 independent school at the Gold Coast. They have invited me to their school to share my flipped classroom experiences and best practice tips that I have learned along the way. The school is very committed to effectively infusing technology into the curriculum, and I’m really looking forward to seeing and learning from the work they&

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eSchool News

MAY 6, 2016

Service offers teacher-recommended titles with simultaneous access for K-5 students in class, at home and everywhere, both online and offline. OverDrive, an eBook and audiobook platform for schools, wants all kids to become great readers. To promote reading, encourage digital learning and support literacy goals, OverDrive is partnering with award-winning publishers like Dawn Publications, Lerner Publishing Group, Britannica Digital Learning and ABDO.

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techieMusings

MAY 6, 2016

I have the incredible opportunity to be visiting a school in Queensland, Australia. I’ll be spending the next two weeks at Saint Stephens College , a K-12 independent school at the Gold Coast. They have invited me to their school to share my flipped classroom experiences and best practice tips that I have learned along the way. The school is very committed to effectively infusing technology into the curriculum, and I’m really looking forward to seeing and learning from the work they&

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 6, 2016

Galloway Elementary school students clap and spell words after school at Operation Shoestring. Photo: Imani Khayyam. JACKSON — After school at Galloway Elementary School, the moms talk about reading levels. Marqueta Washington, whose youngest son is a second grader at Galloway Elementary, says he reads at a 3.9 level, the average for a child who has been in third grade for nine months.

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Edutopia

MAY 6, 2016

Photo credit: ©Hero Images/500px Oliver Schinkten Professional Development To find a more fulfilling job in education, clarify your goals and skills, network with other educators, strengthen your resume, and fully understand any position being offered.

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ASIDE

MAY 6, 2016

Source: Loveland Most famous maps capture a snapshot in time. Mercator’s Projection, Blaue’s Atlas Maior, John Smith’s Virginia — they all signal the cartography of an era. These geographies trumpet discovery and location. They welcome ornamentation. But they do not invite interaction. And they never change. The blessings of technology today mean that maps now breathe in constant updates.

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Reading By Example

MAY 6, 2016

Many of my family members, friends, and contacts know this…I resigned my position as an elementary principal. What’s weird is that I was not unhappy. I enjoy working with the staff, students, and families in our building. We have experienced so much success as an organization. I look forward to coming to work every day. I am walking away from this position because I have discovered something that I enjoy even more – writing, publishing, creating, speaking, coaching and consulti

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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

MAY 6, 2016

Calculators, projectors were developed to alleviate teachers’ stress and help students learn. Every year, during the first week of May, people nationwide take a moment to show their appreciation for all that teachers and educators do on National Teacher Appreciation Day. As an ongoing show of its dedication and support for the work that these individuals do each and every day, Casio America, Inc., a manufacturer of education technology, works to develop educational products that will assis

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Reading By Example

MAY 6, 2016

Many of my family members, friends, and contacts know this…I resigned my position as an elementary principal. What’s weird is that I was not unhappy. I enjoy working with the staff, students, and families in our building. We have experienced so much success as an organization. I look forward to coming to work every day. I am walking away from this position because I have discovered something that I enjoy even more – writing, publishing, creating, speaking, coaching and consulti

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Edutopia

MAY 6, 2016

Photo credit: ©Gable Denims/500px Amy Erin Borovoy (aka VideoAmy) 5-Minute Film Festival Whether you have the resources to travel internationally or just take a short trip, traveling can be enriching both personally and professionally for educators. Watch the videos in VideoAmy's playlist for some ideas!

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 6, 2016

A pair of grant programs for ed-tech providers—one directed by the U.S. Department of Education, the other led by a self-described venture philanthropy—have announced awards for companies designed to produce innovations. The Small Business Innovation Research program , at the federal Institute of Education Sciences, has chosen 14 projects to fund, out of 246 proposals—the most ever submitted for the program—worth a total of $5.75 million.

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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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Graphite Blog

MAY 6, 2016

Whether you're looking for tips on creating tech-rich learning opportunities in your classroom or seeking support in addressing key digital citizenship skills with students, the driving force is the same: Students need to be prepared for digital learning and life. And Common Sense Education is here to help you do just that. We're merging Common Sense Graphite with Common Sense Education, and we will be working over the next year to bring all of our offerings together -- not only under on

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 6, 2016

When you are presenting or teaching, it helps to know what your audience is thinking. A little while back I gathered a little round-up of interactive presentation tools. This week, Google Slides announced a very handy new feature. Slides Q & A allows presenters to accept questions and vote them up or down during a presentation without leaving the Presenter view.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 6, 2016

The month of May kicked off with a significant number of deals in the ed-tech sector, including acquisitions by Chegg and ACT, Inc. In addition, several companies, including Age of Learning, CodeCombat and GotIt!, received cash infusions from investors. Chegg Acquires Imagine Easy Solutions: The learning platform provider has acquired Imagine Easy Solutions , the provider of EasyBib.com and other writing tools, for approximately $42 million in an all-cash transaction, Santa Clara, Calif.

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SpeechTechie

MAY 6, 2016

I have been meaning to write about this app for some time, but it is free today (5/6/16) and fairly priced at $2.99 anyway, so pick it up! Thank you to Smart Apps for Kids for always being a great resource. Do you follow their Friday posts detailing app sales and freebies? There is a "Free App Alert" you can subscribe to on the site. The website is also a wealth of information on interactive apps, with many features on apps from an educational and therapeutic point of view-- very FIVES Criteria

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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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