The CoolCatTeacher
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
An Epic Guide to Wearables From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Wearables are in education. Without us noticing, many of them walked through the front door. Since wearables are here, let’s understand and use them today. This post is sponsored by Samsung. All thoughts and opinions are my own. As an illustration, some wearable devices can count: Calories.
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Why Students Develop an Aversion to Mathematics — and How Teachers Can Help Change Their Minds. This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. We’ve all seen it happen to a child confronting long division, or a teenager grappling with geometry. We’ve even done it ourselves. The frustrated pencil drop, the defeated shoulder slump, and finally, the resigned proclamation: “I just can’t get this.
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Ditch That Textbook
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
If we want to use technology in the classroom, we can’t just do the same kind of learning we did before it. Technology should improve the learning. Kick the lesson up a notch. Otherwise, our technology isn’t any better than our paper and pencil lessons, right? If your students are studying anything that connects to [.].
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez By the mid-1970s, educators started to consider calculators a tool for students.
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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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Need a few websites and apps to fill in sponge time? Here are Thanksgiving websites that will keep students busy and still teach them: Canadian Thanksgiving. Online/Offline Thanksgiving activities. Plimoth Plantation –a field trip of a Pilgrim’s life. Included on this real-life site is a video of the Pilgrim’s crossing to the New World. Starfall–Silly Turkey.
EdTech4Beginners
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
I recently wrote for Teach Primary Magazine. The article was about a range of tech tools that make assessment a whole lot easier. Please subscribe to Teach Primary Magazine to view the full article. Tagged: afl , assessment , edtech , education , online quizzes , teaching , teaching ideas , tech tools , technology.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
November 10, 2016 Google has recently introduced a totally revamped Google Sites available to its G Suite customers only. Compared with the classic Site, the new Google Sites comes with a bunch of.read more.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Since 2013, close to a third of the US school districts have charged into “one-to-one” digital instruction, putting a computer in the hands of every student—and the number is growing. It’s an alluring path, in part because it placates parents and school boards demanding a “21st century” education. But too many have also had a chilling moment when they realized their bandwidth infrastructure couldn’t begin to deliver on their technology goals.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
November 10, 2016 Below are four excellent Chrome extensions you can use to curate, save and share online content. They allow you to highlight specific portions of text, add comments and notes, clip.read more.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
This week in S’Cool Tools, we 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. itsLearning. Written by a high school math teacher from Indiana. This teacher has a 1:1 device environment and uses project-based learning.
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.
The Cornerstone for Teachers
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
I can recall spending ridiculous amounts of time with my third grade team trying to provide input on student placement for our kids when they moved to fourth grade. Who should be together? Who HAS to be separated? Which child would do best with this teacher? Which child absolutely can NOT be placed with that teacher? Moving this student here and then that one there can leave you with a class that has too many high-achievers, or a disproportionate number of ELLs, or one of countless other imbalan
Teacher Tech
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Finally… New Google Sites New Google Sites released today (for those G Suite for Education users on rapid release). Gmail users, not yet. Here is a sample Google Sites I created for the #GaETC16 conference: alicekeeler.com/gaetc2016 if you want to see what the new Sites looks like. sites.google.com/new Google Sites will now start to show up […].
MIND Research Institute
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Last Thursday was the second annual Ohio ST Math Summit. It was an amazing experience. About 70 educators from across the state came together to build connections, learn from each other, and engage in discussions around deepening student learning. Thank you to our education partner Worthington City Schools, who co-hosted the event, and to all of our amazing educator presentators for sharing their expertise and letting us grow with them!
ProfHacker
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
There are many reasons to start paying increased attention to security and privacy, especially in light of the election. Heck, just today Russian hackers launched a phishing attack at NGOs and policy think tanks , using “purpose-built Gmail accounts and what may be a compromised e-mail account from Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Science.” In addition to NGOs and think tanks, “another wave of similar e-mails targeted universities” last month.
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.
There is no box
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Back in April, Adam Welcome wrote a blog post that really got me thinking entitled It’s No Longer About 1:1. As I’ve been an advocate for 1:1 in schools since 2009, I immediately drafted a response, one that I uncharacteristically then let sit for several months so I could stew on it a bit more. In that time, it looks like the post has gone away, but my thoughts on it still remain.
TeachThought - Learn better.
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Author information. Drew Perkins. TeachThought's Director of Professional Development, formerly with the Buck Institute for Education and the Collaborative for Teaching and Learning after 15 years of classroom teaching. Passionate about the leading of learning through inquiry, I have been called a professional thought stretcher due to my love for questioning. |.
MiddleWeb
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
In the wake of the election, Sarah Cooper recalls that teaching MS history means teaching identity. "It’s our job to give examples. It’s our students’ job to internalize what they agree with, set aside what they don’t, and grow into the human beings we know they can become.".
MindShift
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
The world and the people who work and live in it have become ever more connected as the internet becomes more accessible. Yet despite the ability to connect and learn about happenings on the other side of the globe, many communities have become more polarized and entrenched in a particular worldview. As these trends emerge, teachers are looking for ways to foster productive dialogue skills in today’s students — the generation that will have to deal with complex, increasingly global problem
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Fractus Learning
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Recently, I had the opportunity to review the Levenhuk LabZZ MTB3 Microscope & Telescope & Binoculars Science Kit. Described as “perfect for beginning scientists”, I was able to handle each item in the kit and test it myself. In addition, I put the telescope, microscope and binoculars through a rigorous “kid test” Fortunately, my niece and nephew were more than happy to help with the task.
There is no box
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Back in April, Adam Welcome wrote a blog post that really got me thinking entitled It’s No Longer About 1:1. As I’ve been an advocate for 1:1 in schools since 2009, I immediately drafted a response, one that I uncharacteristically then let sit for several months so I could stew on it a bit more. In that time, it looks like the post has gone away, but my thoughts on it still remain.
Fractus Learning
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
There are tons of amazing video games out there and they can give your kids a real boost in terms of problem solving, decision making and hand-eye coordination. But time can fly by and gamers can find themselves sitting in the same position for hours on end. That’s where gaming chairs come in! Designed for comfort and health, gaming chairs are ideal for gaming, working, reading and relaxing.
TeachThought - Learn better.
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
The post Making Classroom Resources Last Longer appeared first on TeachThought.
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.
Turning Learning On Its Head
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Listen to an interview with the Peter Paccone , A Flipped Learning Ambassador , and Flipped Certified Level – I educator as he shares how his students engage in project-based learning because of flipping the classroom. Listen to an interview with the Peter Paccone , A Flipped Learning Ambassador , and Flipped Certified Level – I educator as he shares how his students engage in project-based learning because of flipping the classroom.
Tech Helpful
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
As an instructional technologist I see many different personalities of educators when I’m introducing new technology ideas. With a broad generalizing paintbrush, I find personalities fall in one of 4 categories: “I’m In!” “Show Me what you mean?” “I’m not convinced!” “Not in My Classroom!” It’s not always easy to meet the needs of all these types at the same time, so the way I introduce to large groups of teachers during professional development is often varied.
MiddleWeb
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Nancy Dean's "Finding Voice" will help teachers in grades 4-6 supplement their studies of complex text using brief, compelling mentor texts as they study word choice, detail, imagery, figurative language and tone. Reviewer Linda Biondi likens it to "a GPS system.".
Educator Innovator
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
This Sunday and Monday, join our partner Facing History for Face the Future , a global virtual game about what the future of empathy might look like, and how that impacts our choices today. Read more from Jane McGonigal, world-renowned game designer and Director of Games Research and Development at the Institute for the Future, about why you should care about imagining the future.
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.
MiddleWeb
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Russell Quaglia advocates for "principal voice" using a creative Three L's framework, surfacing our awareness of things that we know are good leadership practices. Former principal Rick Jetter finds Quaglia's tips and take-aways thoughtful and easy to implement.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
The 7th Annual Global Education Conference (GEC) Starts Sunday! Important Updates Below. The Global Education Conference Network's seventh annual global collaboration "extravaganza" will take place around the clock starting this Sunday, November 13, and continuing through Wednesday, November 16. The GEC features thought leaders from the world of education and beyond, is completely free to attend, and all events take place online in webinar format.
techlearning
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
Solve, create, and share puzzles that gush with STEM learning.
Gaggle Speaks
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
We’re often asked for best practices on how to set up and manage user accounts in the Google Admin Console. I sought the expertise of Gaggle’s Jason Livezey, System Support Manager, and asked: What is the most important best practice for those setting up and managing accounts in Google? The answer was simple: Don’t overcomplicate your Organizational Unit (OU) structure.
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