The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 11, 2016
Best Practices in Project-Based Learning with Suzie Boss From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Project-based learning (PBL) works, but not all project-based learning is alike. PBL Expert Suzie Boss takes us into assessment , project design , and teacher PD for more effective, meaningful projects that improve learning.
Ditch That Textbook
APRIL 11, 2016
Companies are starting to flock to Snapchat. McDonald’s and Taco Bell are using it to get Snapchatters interested in their products. The NBA and MLS are giving behind-the-scenes footage from their sports worlds. CNN is reporting news content, and The Food Network is providing an extension to its programming. They’re providing content that’s interesting.
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Battelle for Kids
APRIL 11, 2016
Volume 3, Issue 3, Number 19. Driving question: How can the Engineering Design Process Create STEAM classrooms? STEAM is not a simple list of subjects to be taught. It is an educational approach to teaching and learning that is iterative and creative. One model I see working well is based off of the Engineering Design Process (EDP) typically used in professional settings.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 11, 2016
Earth Day is April 22nd. Someone in your school, maybe the parent group, will raise the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? Everyone will nod their heads, agree this is a revolutionary idea, and move on when Earth Day passes. Really, though: There are benefits to adopting web-based alternatives to paper: it’s easy to collaborate when everything’s online. nothing gets soda dripped on it or eaten by the dog. students can easily collaborate without requiring parent time and gas f
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TeacherCast
APRIL 11, 2016
The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com. In todays episode, we take a look at how classroom teachers can podcast. for FREE. with their students. The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology.
eSchool News
APRIL 11, 2016
If you’re not including your students in teachers’ PD, you’re missing a key opportunity. Whenever I’m invited to a school or district to talk with teachers about using technology, I’ll ask the principal or superintendent if I can meet with a group of students to prepare first. Often, my request is met with a puzzled reply: “You realize that we want you to come talk to our teachers , right?
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ProfHacker
APRIL 11, 2016
While at ProfHacker we are continually watching for more efficient and helpful technological solutions to the everyday challenges of academic life, sometimes the right pad of paper is better than the most feature-rich app. This year has put more stress on my schedule than any prior, thanks to a combination of progressively larger classes and several online classes , Keeping my projects going against a tide of student emails and grading sent me looking for a digital solution: I’ve tried Nat
EdTechTeacher
APRIL 11, 2016
This guest post from Courtney Pepe (@iPadQueen2012) first appeared on Daily Genius. What is a MakerSpace? Makers build, fix, and create. They are students, teachers, tinkerers, cooks, technology buffs, architects, crafters, performers, hobbyists, builders, artists, engineers, scientists, and writers. They use the MakerSpace to solve real life problems with access to tools and materials.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 11, 2016
April 11 , 2016 History in Motion is an interesting tool for teaching and learning history. As a teacher, you can use this tool to create animated multimedia historical scenarios of people and things.read more.
Fractus Learning
APRIL 11, 2016
Why is there so much interest in Design Thinking in the K-12 space? I am sure there are many valid reasons, but one surely has to be that it is a workable platform for moving children away from outdated, compartmentalized rote learning practices. Teachers want to be able to move children away from defined problem, process, and solution towards a concentration on a process involving creative thinking around problem definition, thinking critically through possible solutions, and finally evaluating
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 11, 2016
April 11, 2016 Over the last few weeks, Google Classroom has added a number of interesting features geared towards enhancing its overall functionality across different devices and platforms. For.read more.
Gaggle Speaks
APRIL 11, 2016
As mobile devices become more accessible to everyone, BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) is likely to increase in popularity. The challenge with a BYOD program, however, is that you can’t simply tell students to bring their own devices to school. There’s much more to consider if you want your program to be successful. Here are just a few ideas. 1. Consider all of the players.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 11, 2016
April 11, 2016 A huge part of requests we receive from our readers relate to Chromebook apps to use in instruction. We do have a section here in EdTech and mLearning devoted entirely to everything.read more.
eSchool News
APRIL 11, 2016
Survey reveals that as digital content use increases, the marketplace should ensure content is easy to integrate. Eighty percent of school and district leaders responding to a recent survey said they use digital content in their curriculum or outside the classroom in certain ways, although equity concerns prevent some educators from going all-digital.
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.
Learning in Hand
APRIL 11, 2016
Maybe you've seen one of my videos for teachers? For my series of instructional videos I have a green screen as my background. I then use software to replace the green color with different backgrounds. This chromakey effect allows me to place objects behind and in front of me. I think it helps my videos look slick and puts the focus on my content. I'm often asked about the set up I use to film my videos.
eSpark
APRIL 11, 2016
There has been a lot of buzz about “growth mindset” in the education community. Just ask any current teacher, and chances are she’ll tell you about a recent PD during which “growth mindset” was on the agenda. “Growth mindset” was pioneered by Carol Dweck, psychologist and professor at Stanford University. It’s the idea that a person can learn anything or develop any particular skill through effort, dedication, and the right frame of mind.
My Island View
APRIL 11, 2016
In a world where we emphasize branding systems, organizations and even people with all the positives, while downplaying all the negatives, it becomes very difficult to get an accurate picture of something so obscured with both what is real and what is hype. Nowhere is this more evident than at any public occasion where a school/district administrator describes his or her school’s/district’s success in being a model of 21 st century learning.
TeachThought - Learn better.
APRIL 11, 2016
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eSchool News
APRIL 11, 2016
Annual video game design competition fosters game-making skills as pathway to STEM learning, offers opportunities to win valuable prizes. The National STEM Video Game Challenge is open for student submissions of original, playable video games and game design documents. The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop, E-Line Media, and founding sponsor the Entertainment Software Association (ESA) aim to motivate interest in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) among youth by transform
My Island View
APRIL 11, 2016
In a world where we emphasize branding systems, organizations and even people with all the positives, while downplaying all the negatives, it becomes very difficult to get an accurate picture of something so obscured with both what is real and what is hype. Nowhere is this more evident than at any public occasion where a school/district administrator describes his or her school’s/district’s success in being a model of 21 st century learning.
Edutopia
APRIL 11, 2016
Photo credit: Brad Flickinger via flickr (CC BY 2.0) Matt Levinson Interest-Based Learning The internet has enabled students to follow their passions toward self-directed learning. How can we, as educators, fold that learning back into their schooling experience?
My Island View
APRIL 11, 2016
In a world where we emphasize branding systems, organizations and even people with all the positives, while downplaying all the negatives, it becomes very difficult to get an accurate picture of something so obscured with both what is real and what is hype. Nowhere is this more evident than at any public occasion where a school/district administrator describes his or her school’s/district’s success in being a model of 21 st century learning.
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.
Edutopia
APRIL 11, 2016
Monica Burns Environmental Education BrainPOP, Book Creator, and Adobe Voice can help students articulate their ideas and share their Earth Day-related projects about living in balance with nature.
TeachThought - Learn better.
APRIL 11, 2016
The post Ep. 42 Should We Assign Homework And Grades? appeared first on TeachThought.
Educator Innovator
APRIL 11, 2016
Found poems are composed from words and phrases found in another text and are the subject for The New York Times Learning Network’s contest running through May 3. “Our Found Poetry Contest is our oldest blog tradition, and one we’re thrilled to see embraced by teachers across the curriculum. No matter what you teach, consider it an invitation to have your students find and closely-read relevant New York Times articles — and have a little fun while they do it.” By Katherine Schu
EmergingEdTech
APRIL 11, 2016
Suggestions to Heed if you Want to Make Sure Your Mobile App or Content is Easy to Use This post is geared primarily towards ed tech developers and technologists, as opposed to our typical articles. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
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.
eSchool News
APRIL 11, 2016
Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from the editors of Graphite.org , a free service from Common Sense Education. Click here to read the full app review. Ken Burns. What’s It Like? . The Ken Burns App provides iOS users with a new way of viewing Burns’ award-winning documentaries. Burns partnered with the digital agency Big Spaceship to pare down hundreds of hours of documentary footage into six playlists.
Bryan Alexander
APRIL 11, 2016
How is the testing world changing? I wrote up some reflections, based on recent Future Trends Forum discussions. EdTechDigest was kind enough to publish them as a column, “The New Politics of Educational Data” Reproduced below: As winter gives way to spring in the northern hemisphere, we are witnessing the emergence of a new politics of educational data.
edWeb.net
APRIL 11, 2016
This post was written by Eric Sheninger. Eric Sheninger is the Senior Fellow and Thought Leader on Digital Leadership with the International Center for Leadership in Education. His work focuses on leading and learning in the digital age as a model for moving schools and districts forward. Eric has received numerous awards and acknowledgements for his work, including being chosen by TIME Magazine as one of the 140 Best Twitter Feeds in 2014.
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
APRIL 11, 2016
When I was in high school, my great grandmother was placed into a nursing home. Almost weekly, my mom and I went to visit her. She had Alzheimer’s so our visits weren’t filled with conversations. I paced the halls of the LifeCare Center holding my great grandmother’s hand, even though she seemed to have no idea who I was or why I was walking with her.
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