Edsurge
APRIL 7, 2023
Does your school district or higher ed institution use a learning management system (LMS), digital curriculum resources, learning tools, assessment applications, a badging platform, a single-sign-on application launcher or a student information system? Then your institution has benefited from a quiet but powerful 20-year revolution of connecting edtech ecosystems.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 7, 2023
In a Quest Academy class, sixth to ninth grade students might choose between watching a video on a school-provided Chromebook, listening to a podcast or reading an article to learn about a new concept. For group project work, they can access a teacher-provided playlist that integrates viewing selections. The curriculum at the school in West Haven, Utah, is designed to provide students with adaptable, self-paced learning options, which differ by class.
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Ditch That Textbook
APRIL 7, 2023
Google Docs is getting some updates! Keep up to date with this core tool in the Google Workspace productivity suite. Here are some new Google Docs features we're excited about. For many of us Google Docs provided us with our first user experience with Google's productivity suite -- Google Apps, then G Suite, now Google […] The post New Google Docs features you NEED to know appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 7, 2023
Many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. To non-Christians (or non-traditional Christians), that event signifies a rebirth of spring that is filled with joy and gifts — and chocolate! Overall, it is America’s most-popular holiday with Christmas a close second. The date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox.
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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.
Ditch That Textbook
APRIL 7, 2023
How can we teach -- and our students learn -- the way the brain prefers? These strategies based on the science of learning can be applied in class right away. How do we know what kind of learning is happening in our students' brains? It can feel tricky to know what to do and what […] The post 10 ways to use the science of learning in class appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
EdNews Daily
APRIL 7, 2023
By the Editorial Team at (ET) Magazine This is something school districts have talked about for years. They have dreamed about it. They have danced around it. They have spent billions to warehouse it. They have pulled their hair our worrying about it. They have worked their teachers to tears, to exhaustion, and often to quitting to try to organize and control it.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
EdNews Daily
APRIL 7, 2023
By Dr. Todd Wirt The Elementary and Secondary School Relief Fund or ESSER, is an unprecedented opportunity to jumpstart innovation in K-12 education nationwide. Based on discussions I have had with school superintendents across the country, I have learned that there are several critically important factors school leaders must keep in mind when evaluating how they will utilize their remaining federal stimulus funding.
eSchool News
APRIL 7, 2023
This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Metropolitan Soundview High School had no art program when Cheriece White took a job there 10 years ago. So she created her own. The art and technology teacher initially designed a curriculum around digital storytelling and then transformed it into a multimedia art curriculum that included iMovie, storyboarding, illustration, children’s books, and front-end web design.
TeachThought - Learn better.
APRIL 7, 2023
In short, your thesis is your 'point'--what you're trying to argue. And writing one is about clarifying, arguing, and proving that point. The post How To Write A Thesis Statement appeared first on TeachThought.
eSchool News
APRIL 7, 2023
Just a few years ago, ransomware probably didn’t rank very high on a list of things parents regularly talked about. But the odds are getting higher that if you ask a parent about it now, they’ll have plenty to say. Fourteen percent of parents of school-age children in the U.S. responded to a recent survey saying that they had experienced a ransomware attack on their kids’ school.
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 Hechinger Report
APRIL 7, 2023
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Melissa Knapp is Harpeth Valley Elementary School’s only literacy coach. It’s her job to guide teachers on how to help struggling readers at the 600-student school. She’s always busy, but this year, Knapp is fielding more questions than usual. This story also appeared in The Washington Post Only a few months remain before Tennessee third-grade students take a state reading test — students who don’t pass could be held back a year.
eSchool News
APRIL 7, 2023
DENVER– ( BUSINESS WIRE )–MindSpark Learning®, a nonprofit organization committed to elevating educators and being the direct intersection between education and industry, has launched its first Responsible Artificial Intelligence (RAI) course in a series. The RAI for Educators course is designed for K-12 and promises to revolutionize how they think of and implement artificial intelligence (AI) in the classroom.
techlearning
APRIL 7, 2023
The STEAM Machine is a portable STEM lab and mobile makerspace that just got rolling in Wichita Falls ISD
ScienceDaily (EdTech section)
APRIL 7, 2023
People around the globe are so dependent on the internet to exercise socio-economic human rights such as education, healthcare, work, and housing that online access must now be considered a basic human right, a new study reveals.
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.
SplashLearn
APRIL 7, 2023
With over-energetic preschoolers at home, parents often face the challenge of finding quick and easy indoor activities for kids to keep them entertained. While it is important for kids this age to have plenty of opportunities to run around and burn off energy, there are also rainy days or times when being cooped up inside […] The post 15 Indoor Activities for 4 Year Olds to Keep Them Busy and Engaged for Hours first appeared on SplashLearn Blog.
Marketplace K-12
APRIL 7, 2023
The ed-tech industry will likely see about $3.5 billion in venture investments in 2023, a 67 percent drop from 2022, a new report predicts. The post Global Venture Capital Investments in Ed Tech Plummet After Mega Rounds Fall appeared first on Market Brief.
Sell Courses Online
APRIL 7, 2023
For brands that want to maximize their online presence, a strong Facebook group can be a gold mine.
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