Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 30, 2016

Welcome to Cycle 7 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Make it Meaningful ! “Keep in mind that imagination is at the heart of all innovation. Crush or constrain it and the fun will vanish.” – Albert-László Barabási. Goal: Set the stage for innovation this year with your learners by implementing a program or creating the environment for innovation. You can do this by creating a makerspace , genius bar , creating an innovation space , doing a Genius Hour project , implementing a student Shark Tank

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2016

Change may be hard, but at University of Maryland University College (UMUC) we're embracing it. By embedding project management practices—traditionally geared toward handling temporary change—permanently into our culture, we intend to foster an environment that encourages continuous innovation. Specifically, UMUC is about to embark on a 36-month transformation that will see its core learning model shift from memorizing knowledge to one that is experiential and competency-based.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 30, 2016

Green screen is a cinematographic technique that allows video editors to add a variety of visual effects to their videos. These effects include : adding virtual backgrounds, superimposing subjects.read more.

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My Paperless Classroom

JULY 30, 2016

While there are many basic benefits to music in the classroom, including increased attention, improved memory, and a fun atmosphere, there are 3 valuable skills that can be built using music as a learning tool. The post Music Education can be a learning tool to teach 3 valuable skills by @sarah_daren appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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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.

Personalized Learning

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 30, 2016

Here are some helpful tips we pulled out from our Gmail Tips archive to share with you today. These tips are meant to help you enhance your productivity and make the best of your gmail experiences.read more.

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Adam Welcome

JULY 30, 2016

I am so tired of hearing it. Another app? I don't have time. I forgot my password. We tried that and it didn't work. Do I have to? I really liked the paper newsletter. Ugh. Yes - you have to. You really do! The world changes everyday. Our kids pick it up, they click on links, hover over an icon - figure it out by digging in and getting their hands dirty.

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Kyle Pace

JULY 30, 2016

We’re quickly approaching that time. The end of summer draws closer and the excitement of another school year begins. Many teachers enjoyed some relaxation as certainly did our students. Many of those same teachers also invested a lot of time and energy to learning about new ideas and technologies; whether that be attending a conference, edcamp, adding new books to their professional libraries or taking a grad class.

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My Paperless Classroom

JULY 30, 2016

Check out these 4 great Chrome Extensions to help you work on your Microsoft Office files inside of your Google Apps environment. The post Great Chrome Extensions for @Microsoft_EDU Files appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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The Innovative Educator

JULY 30, 2016

This week’s hottest posts are dominated with tips on using social media. Read them and discover how to effectively use Facebook Live and what not to do. Learn why Twitter Scavenger Hunts are a fun activity to have at school events. Rounding out the top are the essential elements of a Twitter bio as well as advice on becoming Twitter famous. If any of these posts are of interest, check em out below and share with others using the buttons below on Twitter, Facebook, email or whichever platform you

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Kyle Pace

JULY 30, 2016

We’re quickly approaching that time. The end of summer draws closer and the excitement of another school year begins. Many teachers enjoyed some relaxation as certainly did our students. Many of those same teachers also invested a lot of time and energy to learning about new ideas and technologies; whether that be attending a conference, edcamp, adding new books to their professional libraries or taking a grad class.

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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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Adam Welcome

JULY 30, 2016

Even my own kids say it, numerous times a day. "I can't do it dad, it's too hard." "I'm tired." Cleaning up the blocks, putting their socks on, going for a hike on the trail, swimming across the pool, jumping off the diving board or even finishing their dinner. I refuse to let them slide. I refuse to let them quit. I refuse to have any notion of not being able to do something creep into their brain.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 30, 2016

In a recently published article, my colleagues Maged Boulos, Dean Giustini and I write about how learning through social media is transforming medical practices, health care and education. Here's an excerpt from the article, published in the open access journal Future Internet. The full text is available at this link. Learning is essentially a social activity, where people scaffold and extend each other’s knowledge gain [ 54 ], but in recent years, new theories have emerged to explain distribute

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Reading By Example

JULY 30, 2016

Although it seems likely that losing track of the clock is not one of the major elements of enjoyment, freedom from the tyranny of time does add to the exhilaration we feel during a state of complete involvement. Mihaly Czikszentmihalyl, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Right now I am keeping many plates spinning. There are multiple writing projects on the docket, a new job to prepare for that includes a move to a new town, and a family that deserves my attention.

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Reading By Example

JULY 30, 2016

Although it seems likely that losing track of the clock is not one of the major elements of enjoyment, freedom from the tyranny of time does add to the exhilaration we feel during a state of complete involvement. Mihaly Czikszentmihalyl, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience. Right now I am keeping many plates spinning. There are multiple writing projects on the docket, a new job to prepare for that includes a move to a new town, and a family that deserves my attention.

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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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