The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Episode #09: A 10-Minute Teacher Show Interview with Dr. Brad Johnson From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We ask students to sit and expect them to learn? We want children to act like adults? These are just two of the five things that sometimes we educators are doing today to harm student learning. For Thought Leader Thursday on the 10-Minute Teacher Show , we’re uncovering the mistakes rampant in our education system today.

Differentiated Instruction 186

Differentiated Instruction Twitter Course Social Media 186

EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

By Jena Passut Conference speakers offer tips to unlock hidden potential inside Chromebooks and other notebooks.

Chromebook 220

Chromebook Conference 220

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

One of my go-to sources for classroom speakers is Nepris. Not only do experts come to your class, but they interact with students and take their questions (see my review of Nepris ). Here’s a great free event available for February’s Black History Month: Meet an Expert on the History of African American Presidential Candidates. Students can meet and talk with an expert in American history during a free virtual chat on The History of African American Presidential Candidates hosted by

Digital Citizenship 166

Digital Citizenship Classroom Industry STEM 166

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Remember Dee Dee from Dexter’s Lab and her signature line Ooooh… What does this button do? Just like Dee Dee, when children ask this question they usually have their fingers on the button and they push it the instant they finish uttering the question. Although they do ask it, they aren’t really interested in the theoretical explanation of the button’s functionality.

Learning 154

Learning Outcomes Secondary System 154

Advertisement

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.

Personalized Learning

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The textbook that Delmar Larsen assigned his students was full of errors, and he knew it. The professor felt like an accomplice. It was 2007, and Larsen was teaching a physical chemistry for life sciences course at the University of California at Davis. The textbook, written by a well-known author, had cost each of his students $200. “I was a little irritated and I figured, okay, maybe I can do a better job.

Accessibility 118

Accessibility OER eBook Course 118

EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

I recently wrote for Teach Primary Magazine. The article explains how to use virtual reality in the classroom. Please subscribe to Teach Primary Magazine to view the full article. Tagged: classroom technology , edtech , education , Google Cardboard , teachers , teaching , teaching ideas , tech ideas , tech tools , virtual reality , VR , Youtube 360.

EdTech 100

EdTech Google Tools Classroom 100

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Augmented reality–a technology that uses a trigger image to superimpose digital content over a user’s view of the real world–is growing in popularity and accessibility, and it holds a wealth of potential for education. Often described as “QR codes on steroids,” the technology offers new and exciting ways for students to interact with lessons, said Jeff Peterson, an instructional technologist in the Lamar Consolidated ISD in Texas.

Exercises 87

Exercises Company Accessibility Technology 87

ProfHacker

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

So, the post I wanted to write for today relied on a link I’ve saved in Instapaper , which at last count has been down for a full day or so. Not great. But sometimes, the gods of Twitter are friendly, and someone will randomly post a link to the month-old article you’d wanted to write about, and all is well with the world. The article in question is Oliver Burkeman’s excellent “Why Time Management Is Ruining Our Lives.” Burkeman’s article is exactly what it sa

Twitter 74

Twitter Facebook Examples 74

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Although even the youngest children are considered tech-savvy today, there exists a difference between a child who knows how to use a tablet to watch videos and a child who knows how to navigate a device for active learning. The thought of giving 30 kindergarten students their own Chromebooks might be daunting. But for one classroom, the move yielded some surprising results for student engagement, learning progress, and for students with special needs.

Chromebook 87

Chromebook Differentiated Instruction Tablets Outcomes 87

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Fourth-graders at P.S. 67 often work in groups. They are asked to write several drafts of essays to get used to revising their work. Photo: Tal Bar-Zemer. NEW YORK — The zone for Public School 67 was drawn exclusively around the sprawling Ingersoll public housing complex, but as children trudge into the building, they can see the tips of the gleaming glass luxury towers that are reshaping the skyline around them in downtown Brooklyn.

Groups 70

Groups Meeting Examples Classroom 70

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.

Training

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

“Black Power!” The compelling phrase appears unapologetically all around the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York City. It is also the title of one of two new exhibits displayed on glossy touch-screen machines in the center. After receiving national historic landmark status from the federal government this past January, the center is finally ready to reveal some of its multi-million dollar renovations and hi-tech exhibits—that EdSurge got to preview.

Libraries 68

Libraries Tablets Google Mobility 68

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Phillip Levine, Katharine Coman and A. Barton Hepburn Professor of Economics at Wellesley College, speaks at a panel discussion there. Photo: Richard Howard Photo: Richard Howard. Yuna Ishikawa was in her senior year of high school in 2014 when she made the drive with her mother from Oberlin, Ohio, to visit Wellesley College in Massachusetts. She loved the place, but not its price tag: $60,000, well beyond her family’s means.

Dropout 68

Dropout Survey Data Smartphone 68

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

No matter how politics shift or sway, teaching tolerance in schools and reducing bullying and/or hate crimes in schools is a non-negotiable. This week, the EdSurge team has compiled a collection of online tools to help teachers develop understanding and empathy in students. If you’d like to be featured in our S’Cool Tools column, click here to leave your very own Teacher Case Study.

Tools 64

Tools Resources Common Core Survey 64

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

A kindergarten class eagerly awaits the chance to correct a sentence in the morning lesson. Photo: Jackie Mader. Following a contentious debate over our new Secretary of Education, it is crucial to keep empathy in mind when we engage with one another. We may not use the word “empathy” with our Kindergarteners at Beacon Elementary School , the preK-3 school in the Detroit area, where I’ve taught for 32 years, but we still try to teach it, by encouraging them to think of how their actions impact o

Learning 66

Learning Elementary Report Groups 66

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.

Technology

Teacher Tech

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Google Slides just got a little more awesome today. Only being able to insert YouTube videos into Google Slides is obviously a problem for many schools. You can now insert a video from Google Drive into Google Slides. Short Clips You should NOT embed a super long video into a presentation. I usually go for […]. The post Insert Google Drive videos into Google Slides appeared first on Teacher Tech.

Google 63

Google Video 63

MindShift

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

In Florissant, Missouri, right off a busy highway, sits the 97-acre Little Creek Nature Area, a nature facility that serves the students of the Ferguson-Florissant School District. This slice of forest is owned by the district and includes classrooms, trails, prairie, chickens, gardens and a pond. Younger students take trips to Little Creek every year and high school students can take a field biology class there.

Accessibility 61

Accessibility Elementary STEM Classroom 61

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The post A Human Framework For Maker Education appeared first on TeachThought.

Education 82

Education Learning 82

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

February 10, 2017 FotoJet is an online tool you can use to edit photos, make collage and design Facebook Cover, Facebook Post, Instagram Post, Twitter Header, YouTube Channel Art, and Poster,read more.

Tools 59

Tools Facebook Twitter 59

Advertisement

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

Classroom

MIND Research Institute

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

In the 21st century, educators are no longer bound to the limits of geographic location for professional development opportunities. Forward-thinking educators across the country, and even the world, are sharing best practices, proposing creative ideas and refining innovative solutions--and these collaborations are happening in digital spaces. What I love about these communities is that there are no wrong questions or answers, and no traditional practice is upheld just “because we’ve always done

Facebook 57

Facebook Education Twitter Groups 57

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

As Denton Independent School District (ISD) prepares for future ready classrooms with technology and builds new schools, the Texas district is partnering with LocknCharge to create a new mobile device charging cabinet – the Carrier 15 Charging Station™. “There were no solutions designed to fit the unique needs of Denton ISD,” said Judy Bush technology manager.

Chromebook 57

Chromebook Mobility Future Ready Laptops 57

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Jason Board, 19, pictured in his east side Detroit neighborhood where he grew up. Board works at Detroit Manufacturing System and got his job through the Brothers Keepers program. Photo: Diane Weiss. One by one, smartly dressed young African-American men emerged from dark curtains, each wearing a big smile and holding aloft a small sign displaying one of the most heartening sentences in the English language: “I got the job!”.

Report 54

Report Analysis System Groups 54

Tech Helpful

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

My friend Greg Bagby has been sharing his Rocketbook Wave reusable notebook with others and quite honestly it is mind-blowing. Yesterday I received mine in the mail and this short video is me using it for the first time: So here are the questions I have for educators: Do you see this being something that would have value if added to a supply list for students?

Education 51

Education Video Resources Technology 51

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.

Education

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

The University of Central Missouri is one of many higher-education institutions to express support for its Muslim students after President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting travel by people from seven predominantly Muslim countries. The Topic: International student enrollment. Why It Matters: A source of billions for colleges, foreign students may be discouraged from coming to the U.S. by the White House immigration order — driving up prices for Americans.

Survey 51

Survey Report Policies Study 51

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

“The more rich and multifaceted the learning experiences, the more neurons are fired. What fires together, wires together.” —Dr. Betty Rintoul ( NC Infant Mental Health Association , Baby Steps , Fall Newsletter, 2013.). This is a great quote that I have used during presentations when talking about the number of benefits of reading to children.

Libraries 50

Libraries Advocacy Meeting Strategy 50

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Education Politics. Betsy DeVos has been confirmed as the Secretary of Education – the first time that a Vice President has had to break a tie in the Senate for this sort of vote. Her confirmation comes despite Democrats’ opposition and an incredible volume of calls and letters from constituents and despite her being blasted as the most unqualified nominee for any Cabinet position ever.

Education 47

Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 47

EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

When leading a discussion with our students, we’re all accustomed to hearing one word answers, answers to a question we might not have ever asked, or even no answer at all! How many times do we leave a discussion in class wondering if we could have gone even deeper with the concept? The idea of asking our students to think critically sounds really formidable- in fact some find it hard to decide where to start, but it really doesn’t have to be.

Groups 43

Groups Exercises Study Outcomes 43

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.

Comparison

ASIDE

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Source: TED In the aftermath of one of the most divisive elections in our history, and in light of the possible presidential immigration ban barring people from entering the United States, we’re left with trying to explain to our learners what it all means. Their study of human rights along with a diverse classroom population adds further importance to our role as educators in a global world.

Tools 43

Tools Trends Data Elementary 43

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Coaching vs. Mentoring: Helping Teachers Integrate Technology Dr. Bruce Ellis Senior Director of Professional Development TCEA Resources : Presentation: https://goo.gl/vNXSzc Check out the Region 13 Instructional Coaching Conference June 26-28, 2017 The coaching/mentoring process is different for each teacher: Some can run with just an idea Others need a demonstration Some need you to teach a lesson with them/for them Coaching Is about skill & knowledge acquisition Content expert focusing on

Technology 43

Technology Strategy Policies Conference 43

SpeechTechie

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

It used to be that taking the paper out of the "worksheet" equation involved several apps, usually at cost- one to scan and one to "annotate" or write/draw on the paper. This process is a helpful one to know about because a) students can be more engaged in completing work electronically b) presenting paper in an electronic form can be important as an accommodation (e.g. because of difficulty writing or the need for speech-to-text or text-to-speech).

Adobe 43

Adobe iPad Google Assistive Technology 43

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Best Practices for Integrating Chromebooks into Your Classroom Miguel Guhlin Director of Professional Development TCEA Resources: www.tceamg.org ly.tcea.org/tcea17 - All of Miguel's TCEA 2017 Presentations https://mix.office.com/watch/1y1t3ub284e79 - Slide deck from presentation with great ideas! Tip 1: Have a Plan for Managing Chromebooks in the Classroom Ex: How will students get their devices?

Chromebook 43

Chromebook Classroom Survey Google 43

AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.

EdTech