Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

When I began using the Station Rotation Model with students, I made a habit of printing directions for offline stations and typing directions for my online stations. I used Google Docs for my online directions because it was easy to mix text and images then share that document directly with students. My goal was to create instructions that were so detailed and clear that my students would not need to interrupt my teacher-led station to ask questions.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Have you ever sat through a boring lecture where the professor seemed to drone on and on? What about a PowerPoint presentation that was all words and no visuals? I’ll bet it was hard to pay attention and focus. You might have had trouble remembering what the lecture was about, too. Visuals are incredibly important… The post Visuals Play a Key Role in Ed-Tech Learning Products appeared first on Market Brief.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

By Nathan Lang Education technology tools help promote and cultivate leadership skills.

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Ditch That Textbook

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Lots of schools and classrooms are making innovation a priority and changing how day-to-day school is done. Don Wettrick’s students take it to a whole new level. Don teaches “Innovation Class,” where students take on a project that connects with their passions. In this class, his students have created apps, designed new products and created [.].

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The Journal

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Sharing computing devices, the hallmark of One-to-One 1.0, rules the K–12 landscape. While the technology industry is on the verge of producing powerful computing devices for the price of a pair of gym shoes, getting all the way to 1-to-1 3.0 in is going to require more than just ready-access to computing devices. In this week’s blog post, then, we lay out the 13 conditions for 1-to-1 3.0.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

10MT #21 | 10-Minute Teacher Interview with Todd Nesloney From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. To be remarkable teachers, we must learn to rise above our problems and bring our best self to the kids. Have you ever struggled to get out of the car to walk into school on Mondays? I have. As for me, I needed this Monday morning pep talk from Todd Nesloney, author of the book Kids Deserve It!

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read the original version here. It’s tough to imagine filling a lazy beach day with fractions, or stretching out in the back seat on a road trip and practicing long division. For many of us, summer and mathematics just don’t seem to mix. But across the socioeconomic spectrum, kids arrive back at school every fall much worse off in mathematics than they finished in the spring.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Education technology is riddled with acronyms, and here’s another one to boot: iPASS. What confusingly sounds like an app is in fact an idea that goes far beyond digital tools. It stands for “integrated planning and advising student success” which in practice looks like new approaches to academic advising and degree planning services with the help of new technologies.

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

I recently wrote some more material for Scholastic. The purpose was to show teachers how making mistakes and giving answers rather than questions can really engage pupils. Click here for the full article and resources. Tagged: education , teacher resources , teachers , teaching ideas , teaching resources.

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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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Teacher Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

11 Things to Start With in Google Classroom In a nutshell, Google Classroom is Google Drive Management. It allows you […]. The post 11 Things to Start with in Google Classroom appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Community colleges are the underdog of American higher education, but they needn’t be. With more than 2.1 million students on 113 campuses, the. California Community Colleges is the largest system of higher education in the United States. First-generation students often lack the skills, networks, and information to successfully navigate their first year of a four-year university—at least I did.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

February , 2017 When it comes to educational web resources the options are overwhelmingly bountiful. There are tons of websites, blogs, and wikis that provide amazing resources to help you in your.read more.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Imagine you are a newly promoted principal, replacing a principal who’d left the job after only one year. Right before your first staff meeting you are confronted with a challenge with which you have no experience: a teacher comes to you in great distress because she is being bullied by a fellow teacher. If you are uncertain how to proceed, you’re not alone.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

February , 2017 After we have seen how to easily create class newspapers and informational flyers using Printing Press tool, we are introducing you to another equally important tool called Microsoft.read more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The post How To Set Google Doc Sharing Permissions For Student Privacy appeared first on TeachThought.

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ProfHacker

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Last week, the University of Michigan Press / Gayle Morris Sweetland Digital Rhetoric Collaborative launched the open access version of a new book by Jason Helms: Rhizcomics: Rhetoric, Technology, and New Media Composition. The work (as shown above) takes full advantage of its born-digital composition, making use of images, animation, video, and annotation, and it defies a straightforward linear reading by including a range of asides and diversions (as well as a few intentionally intertwined cha

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

One of the most arduous tasks for any teacher is to increase student participation. Sometimes lessons can be a bit dense and heavy, so it’s normal for students’ minds to wander. For this reason, we offer some keys to increase the motivation of students in the classroom and to develop their enthusiasm for learning. How can we encourage students in class?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

February 28, 2017 Scholastic Book Wizard is a great tool you can use with your students to search for and find books based on their reading level. Book Wizard allows you to search for books using.read more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The post 10 Meditation Apps For The Classroom appeared first on TeachThought.

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

When my son, Isaac, who is diagnosed with autism, was three years old, he went to a therapeutic school which was focused on teaching sign language. He caught on pretty quickly and had about a half dozen signs by the time he left the school at age four. We transferred him to a behavioral school because we wanted him to benefit from Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA), a method that the previous school refused to use.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

The post #GAFE4Littles with Christine Pinto | Episode 6 of The Google Teacher Tribe appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Using G Suite in the Primary Grades, Yes They Can! In this episode, Matt and I interview Christine Pinto, a Kindergarten teacher, who shares how she uses Google with her littles. Christine explains how she uses G Suite, including Google Classroom in Kinder.

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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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MindShift

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Parents of teens know how tricky it is to keep their kids physically safe while balancing their need for greater independence, but when it comes to keeping them safe online, it can be even trickier. Horror stories of social media harassment and exposure to explicit content leading to teen suicide or even murder abound. With 91 percent of U.S. teens accessing the Internet via a mobile device that allows them to be online anywhere and at all times of day, parents are desperately looking for ways t

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Hit the beach in style this summer with your very own skimboard! Like a cool blend between a skateboard and a surfboard, these awesome little units let you skim across shallow waters, ride waves, and perform sweet tricks. A healthy outdoor activity that boosts fitness and encourages dedication, concentration, and patience, skimboarding is also incredible fun—and highly addictive!

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

When consumer ready hardware became available for photographing and filming in 360° we looked for a way introduce Virtual Reality into the school community. The Ricoh Theta S provided us with technology capable of accurately capturing 360° video at a reasonable level of quality. The challenge was “ How would the students learn how to master a technology, and then fit it into their curriculum ?

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

This interactive site helps students understand that a deal may not always be as good as it seems at first glance.

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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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Reading By Example

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

“Would you like to go Cajun dancing? It’s for my friend’s birthday.” I have to admit: at the time that I heard this request from my wife, I might not have been attentively listening. If I had, I imagine I would have asked a series of questions. “What is ‘Cajun’ dancing?”. “How much does it cost?”. “About how long do we have to stay?”. My inquiries would have been more about my desire to avoid this activity than any interest in dancing.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Flexible tool hands kids the reins for creative animated storytelling.

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Hansen's Link to Tech

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Just recently Google Drive has updated to allow all users to easily create docs, sheets, slide, and forms from a template. This is done simply by pressing the New button, mouse over any app and click on the arrow on the right side. Check out this short video on how easy this is for you or your students to efficiently create files from Drive. Note: if you are in touch with your Google Admin have them check out Manage Templates for Docs, Sheets, Slides, and Forms.

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The Web20Classroom

FEBRUARY 27, 2017

Last week I laid out 3 Untapped Social Media Resources for Teachers. This week we take a look at how to leverage social networks for students. My sister is a senior in high school. Whenever we spend time together I ask her about “what the kids are into these days?” She is right in the heart of the age range for kids who use social media the most (13-18 yrs old).

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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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