The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Note: G Suite is the new name for Google Drive From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. If you only used 15 tools in Google Docs and Apps, what would they be? Don’t be overwhelmed with all the choices. I can help. In this free masterclass, I’m going to share my 15 Best G suite tools for Schools and how to use them in the classroom.
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
OCTOBER 18, 2016
The first step for any startup creating an iPad app is to find an app developer. Since our startup “team of two” were subject-matter experts in the field of speech-language pathology, we needed to learn more about the complexities of turning our ideas into apps. One of us was skilled in using SDK and Xcode for basic programming, but we soon realized that the development of our vocabulary apps would require an experienced developer.
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The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 18, 2016
A Big Thank You to Staples for their Support of Teachers and Students From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Almost one hundred thousand students (98,609 to be exact) were impacted by the $1 million donation that Staples made to DonorsChoose.org this past June. As I blogged this past June, Staples partnered with Katy Perry to help classrooms across the country.
Digital Promise
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Teachers, school leaders, parents, and, most importantly, students have been rallying around hands-on, creative, and design-centered learning that we have come to call “maker learning.”. Maker learning is important to diverse stakeholders in education, as it can help to: increase access and interest in STEM learning for diverse communities; develop important 21st century workforce skills like coding, robotics, and digital fabrication; promote social and emotional learning by building empathy and
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Catlin Tucker
OCTOBER 18, 2016
My newest book Blended Learning in Action: A Practical Guide Towards Sustainable Change is available on Amazon! If you want to check out the book and its content, we’ve created a website you can visit to learn more! Feel free to join an ongoing conversation about blended learning using the Twitter hashtag #BLinAction. Congratulations to Louise Celebi who won a free signed copy!
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 18, 2016
For anyone who missed the April announcement, Twitter switched its app category from ‘social media’ (where it consistently ranked in the top ten with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Pinterest) to ‘news’ (now ranked #1, ahead of apps like CNN, Fox News, and Reddit). It makes sense; tweets and twitter streams have been part of hard-core news reports for years as an effective way for leaders and politicians to reach their constituents and pollsters to gauge wha
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
EdTech4Beginners
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Students of all ages face new challenges in a technologically dominated world. Simply showing up with a backpack, some pencils and some paper just isn’t cutting it anymore. I’m not saying the old way doesn’t work, but education is leaving it behind for more expensive yet convenient ways. Rather than stubbornly avoiding change, we should embrace the benefits that technology has to offer.
Education Elements
OCTOBER 18, 2016
One year ago, my colleague Keara Duggan introduced the concept of a “bingo board” for personalized learning , formally known as our Personalized Learning Implementation Framework. This framework outlines the 25 areas we think are essential for a district to effectively launch, support, sustain, and grow personalized learning. What a difference it made in our work!
Edsurge
OCTOBER 18, 2016
AltSchool , a San Francisco-based startup, raised $100 million on the backs of “microschools.” Now, it’s focusing less on building campuses and more on sharing and selling its technology. During 2016’s SXSWedu, AltSchool CEO and co-founder Max Ventilla launched “ AltSchool Open ,” a partner program where anyone interested in developing or transforming a school could apply to use the technology that runs AltSchool’s seven campuses.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Here is another handy visual we created for those of you teaching students with special needs. This work is based on a chart we posted here a few months ago. The visual features some very.read more.
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.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 18, 2016
We might think of educational transformation and its underlying technology as being centered in Silicon Valley; indeed, companies like Google and Apple are expanding the edtech frontier. However, schools all over the world are implementing and refining these innovations, and one Canadian school district in particular is pioneering the edtech charge.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Math teacher Heather Kohn prompts a discussion of algebraic functions using the new “Classroom Conversation Toolset.” It allows Kohn to use a class-wide pause feature, then project student answers to a tricky problem, but only after using the app’s “anonymizer” to swap student names with those of famous mathematicians. Photo: Chris Berdik.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 18, 2016
How can we—as committed leaders and stakeholders in education—support and equip educators with tools that will ultimately improve student learning? That’s the question I asked myself recently after reading a thought-provoking article by Adam Rosenzweig, titled. The Folly of Big Ideas. In the piece, he challenged the common belief that big, sexy ideas are always best.
Teacher Tech
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Let’s be honest – homework sucks for everyone. Guest Post by Jon Corippo Recently, Texas Elementary School teacher Brandy Young posted a homework policy for her classroom and a very happy parent Facebooked that policy to the tune of over 74,000 likes (and counting). As an educator, I’m thrilled that people are finally getting this conversation […].
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.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 18, 2016
The school year is in full swing, so it’s time to kick things into high gear and push learning to a whole new level. Online technology tools can be an incredible asset in the classroom, enhancing the learning experience for students and making the teaching experience more pleasant and less stressful. Check out these ed-tech tools that you should definitely consider bringing into the classroom this term.
Marketplace K-12
OCTOBER 18, 2016
The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, a major designer of common-core tests for states, is looking for a new fiscal agent after the University of California, Los Angeles, said it will no longer do that work. UCLA made the decision to not renew its contract with Smarter Balanced after the current three-year deal ends on June 30, 2017, both entities said in a joint statement.
My Paperless Classroom
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Have you ever looked at the empty copy boxes in your office and wondered what you can do with them? In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, Sam and Josh introduce us to CardboardEDU. The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Project-based learning has skyrocketed in popularity in recent years, mainly due to its ability to help students connect their classroom lessons with real-world applications and careers. Many educators say they see their students’ engagement increase tremendously when concepts are presented in real-world context, requiring them to use skills they’ve learned to solve problems they might encounter in their adult or professional worlds.
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The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Photo: Gregory Rec/Portland Press Herald via Getty Images. This year marks a new record for high school graduation rates across our country, a report from the White House shows. And while equity gaps in graduation rates remain, Latino students made significant progress. Over five years, Hispanic students’ graduation rates climbed seven percentage points to 78 percent.
TeachThought - Learn better.
OCTOBER 18, 2016
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The Innovative Educator
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Twitter has been an essential platform for me in building my professional learning network and share ideas. It also has come in handy when seeking customer service support. Especially when I need support from large companies like airlines, utilities, cable, and more. For the past few weeks the customer service support I am seeking is support with Twitter.
MIND Research Institute
OCTOBER 18, 2016
What if we could change the perception of math from being an enigma to being a part of our everyday lives? Registration is filling up fast for the third annual Math Fair --a free, family-fun event that will excite young minds as they interact with mathematically-themed activities, games, exhibits and performances. This year’s Math Fair will take place on Saturday, November 5 th at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, CA.
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.
EmergingEdTech
OCTOBER 18, 2016
The Center for Curriculum Redesign offers a Framework for Modern Learning, and Flipped Instruction Supports it Nicely. Teacher Steve Griffiths wrote a lengthy article on the relationship between. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
Marketplace K-12
OCTOBER 18, 2016
In the latest dealmaking news, content management software provider Edlio raised $40 million and chemistry kit company MEL Science gained $2.5 million. Edlio Raises $40 Million: Edlio , a Los Angeles-based provider of content management software for school and district websites, has raised $40 million from L Squared Capital Partners, according to a statement.
Fractus Learning
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Halloween is a fun holiday for kids. Some countries pay more attention to the Halloween holiday than others do, but even if the families in your street don’t bother carving pumpkins or ‘trick or treating’, this doesn’t mean you can’t have a little fun with your kids. Organize a Halloween party and encourage your kids to dress up. Even little kids will enjoy putting on Halloween masks, spooky costumes and decorating Halloween-themed biscuits and buns.
techlearning
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Useful reference tool with voice recognition and daily updates.
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.
Fractus Learning
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Cordelia was a preschool student with a bright, inquisitive mind and sunny disposition. She retained early learning concepts easily and enjoyed the process of mining for more information. She asked questions, drew conclusions and liked preschool. Mostly. Cordelia did elaborate artwork, oftentimes beyond the ‘allotted time’ for art class.
Edutopia
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Stacey Goodman Teacher Development It is often said that a sign of insanity is doing something over and over again and expecting different results each time. To be honest, I doubt if this is anywhere near a clinical definition of being psychologically challenged, but it does sum up how most American schools are dealing with the homework issue.
Technology Tidbits
OCTOBER 18, 2016
EDpuzzle the excellent free tool that educators everywhere are using to flip their classroom/lessons and assess student learning, just released their "School Channel". This channel allows teachers to share/ copy other video lessons from their colleagues. I highly recommend checking out EDpuzzle by clicking here !!! Below is a brief demo. *EDpuzzle is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 18, 2016
Over the past decade, the number of international students earning bachelor’s degrees at U.S. colleges and universities has increased by 73 percent. Much of this growth has been concentrated at the most selective institutions, which already attracted numerous international students due to their global reputation and ranking. At this point, many have already reached their limit—either from a physical capacity standpoint or the universities perception of the limit to maintain selectivity and ranki
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