EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

FBI Issues Warning for K–12 Schools on Student Data Privacy. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 09/21/2018 - 16:57. Schools utilizing education technology may need to double down on cybersecurity as collections of student data become more common targets for cybercriminals, announces the Federal Bureau of Investigations in an alert , Tuesday. According to the FBI, utilizing education technology offers a number of useful services, including “adaptive, personalized learning experiences, and unique opportunit

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Dangerously Irrelevant

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

After 4+ years of piloting our 4 Shifts discussion protocol with thousands of educators, I am delighted to announce that our new book, Harnessing Technology for Deeper Learning , is now available! Over the past few years the protocol has really started to take off. In schools and districts all around the world, we have teachers, principals, instructional coaches, and technology integrationists who are integrating the protocol into their instructional (re)design work.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Mixed Reality Brings New Life to K–12 Classrooms. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 09/21/2018 - 08:53. Among the emerging technologies hitting the K–12 sphere, virtual, augmented and mixed reality tools have garnered a lot of interest. Mixed reality has remarkable potential for the K–12 classroom. Here is a tool that lets students explore the molten core of our planet or get deep in the anatomy of a frog without ever picking up a scalpel — all with the click of a button.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

This is not part of the 169 tech tips for your class book but it will be when I update the ebook: Tech Tip #171: Ctrl+0 returns your screen to normal. Often, readers or friends push their computers in my face, frantic because they can’t see all of the screen. It bleeds off the edges. “I use Ctrl- to zoom out–like you said–but I can’t get it back to where it used to be, the way I like reading it!

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Ditch That Textbook

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Our classrooms can be as big as we want them to be. If we can get our students connected then the world becomes their classroom. Connecting our students can be as simple as having a buddy class at your school. Or it can be as big as participating in the Global Read Aloud Project. By […].

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

After launching five years ago—and seeping into nearly half of all U.S. schools— Kahoot is offering the first premium version of its game-based learning platform. Until today, Kahoot’s website and mobile app, which feature nearly 60 million multiple-choice quizzes, have been completely free for students and teachers. Nothing about that will change or go away, Asmund Furuseth, the company’s CEO, emphasized in an interview.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Educational Windows apps are underrepresented in our reviews here in EdTech and mLearning, a limitation which we are seriously planning to address this year. Over the last few months we have received.

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Teacher Tech

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

View Student Documents in Google Apps One of the best new features of Google Classroom is the new feedback tool. When you click on students work from Google Classroom it opens in the new feedback shell. A side panel lets you leave Private Comments in Google Classroom, assign a score, and return the document. If […]. The post Google Classroom: Pop Out Student Documents appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

On June 27, 2018, the California Legislature, in a flurry of last-minute activity, passed the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (CCPA). Governor Jerry Brown signed the bill into law on the same day, and the CCPA is set to become effective on January 1, 2020. This is a game-changing law that will impact companies in the U.S. and globally, and moves the U.S. toward closer alignment with the European Union, where the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) went into effect in May.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In this episode of Educational Podcasting Today, we welcome podcaster Noah Tetzner from the History of Vikings Podcast to discuss the importance of building strong relationships with your podcast audience. The post How Can You Grow My Podcast Through Audience Engagement? appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

As we address the challenges of a highly competitive world, we must enable students to learn and generate new ideas by moving away from the “old school” classroom. The good news is that architects and interior solutions providers are embracing ways help transform our schools. Here are five important aspects to consider. 1. Collaboration is now a given.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

In this episode of Educational Podcasting Today, we welcome podcaster Noah Tetzner from the History of Vikings Podcast to discuss the importance of building strong relationships with your podcast audience. The post How Can You Grow My Podcast Through Audience Engagement? appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Most teachers rely on data to personalize learning and understand student performance–and parents overwhelmingly support its use, according to a poll from the Data Quality Campaign. The poll, which is DQC’s third parent poll and first teacher poll, finds that 95 percent of teachers use academic and nonacademic data, such as attendance and classroom behavior, to understand student performance.

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Teacher Tech

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

View Student Documents in Google Apps One of the best new features of Google Classroom is the new feedback tool. When you click on students work from Google Classroom it opens in the new feedback shell. A side panel lets you leave Private Comments in Google Classroom, assign a score, and return the document. If […]. The post Google Classroom: Pop Out Student Documents appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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Gaggle Speaks

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

With the 2018-19 school year underway, children K-12 will be increasing the time spent on both school-provided technology and personal devices. Many parents find it difficult to keep up with the latest in social media, websites, and apps. Since these tools are constantly changing, they can pose a threat to the safety of children in and out of the classroom.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Technology can have it's pain points. Take peer feedback for example. We want to students to be able to write, express themselves, create, etc. Then we want them to be able to share what they made with their peers. Then we want their peers to be able to provide constructive feedback. Normally we use Google Docs for a task like this. For the most part, that is an excellent option, but there can be some challenges.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

One of the things we will all run into sometime in our lives when working with files on various computers, using different types of software is compatibility issues. Not all computers and or web services are compatible with all file types. Possibly, what you want to do, will work better with a different type of file. For example, maybe you need to convert a video from.MOV format to.MP4 or.and audio file from AAC to.MP3.

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Congratulations, Amanda! Amanda from Arizona is the lucky recipient of a free Summit at Sea ticket and cruise. She will join empowered teachers from around the globe for an epic learning adventure focused on learning cutting-edge educational technology practices in an amazing location. We are looking forward to an unforgettable adventure. Thank you to everyone who participated!

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

I recently launched a new blog series, Makerspaces A to Z. You can read all about the letter A here and B here. Thank you to all those who shared their thoughts about this post to the #MakerspacesAtoZ hashtag. Thank you also to those who shared their thoughts about letter C words there, as well. SO many wonderful possbilities for the Letter C! Letter C for me, represents Combinatory.

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SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

I have previously written about our potential role in promoting study skills through a) targeting connections and categories b) promoting use of metalinguistic "tricks and b) motivating our students' participation as at some point, tests and grades matter to them. Duolingo's Tinycards- Fun Flashcards is another nice (100% Free) app for SLPs to look at because it provides access to appealing interactive flashcards.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Partnering with LEAP Innovations, a national leader in personalized learning, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is launching a blended online course that will make LEAP Innovations’ rigorous professional development programming available to educators, schools and district leaders beyond Chicago for the first time. The course, “ launches Sept. 24 on , ISTE’s new online professional learning hub that sources best-in-class content for educators.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

One thing I’ve been very interested in with our makerspace is “making with a cause” I see so many posts on social media where someone has done something amazing for someone else by using skills and materials often found in makerspaces. From 3D-printed shells for turtles to scarves for the homeless shelter, there are so many ways we can give back to our community through making.

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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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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

When it comes to buying AV tech, the myriad options can make the task daunting. So many factors affect final decisions — budget constraints, physical space needs, flexibility to benefit the highest number of students, ease of use and maintenance, just to name a few. Unfortunately, IT products like projectors and displays are particularly vulnerable to sustainability challenges that are even more difficult for the average school board or buyer to assess.

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Reading By Example

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

I read for almost two hours last night finishing Educated by Tara Westover. Wow, what a powerful memoir. The author describes her life growing up at the foothills of the Idaho mountains. Her parents were survivalists: trying to live away from society out of fear of “the government”. Mental illness and religion play a role in Westover’s story, but through her writing she was able to mine down to a deeper understanding of her upbringing isolated from the world.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

[ The Real Way to Avoid Hearing from the Same 26 Facebook Friends ] Twitter Smart classroom tool if used with care; priceless for PLNs Pros: Its energetic, fast-paced communication appeals to those who like to be "in the know." Cons: Safety and privacy issues definitely come into play with kid Twitter use. Bottom Line: Twitter offers something for everyone: information, resources, and an easy way to connect with just about anyone.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Klassroom is a free mobile (Android/iOS) that I just found out about for parent Monica Burns. Klassroom reminds me of a cross between Remind and ClassDojo where educators can share: photos, videos, documents, or events w/ parents in a secure environment. Also, this is a great way for teachers and parents to inform each other of field trips, student absences, and more. communication/engagement from Below is a brief demo.

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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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SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Casio WXGA Ultra Short Throw Projector XJ-UT351WN [link] This lamp-free Ultra Short Throw not only got the nod as an ISTE Best of Show winner, but earned a spot on the official TCO Certification list. A built-in speaker offers convenience and 3500 Lumens of clear, bright picture is not affected by classrooms with ambient light. Its generous set of connections and wifi capabilities ease the way for collaboration and a variety of media uses.

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Modern Chalkboard is a wonderful new free site for finding SMART board resources. This is a great place to find interactive lessons on a wide variety of subjects such as: Math, Grammar, Science, Social Studies, and more Also, this is a nice place to find other resources such as links and help files. I highly recommend checking out Modern Chalkboard by clicking here !!!

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

The eyes are essential to learning. They help the brain retain information and decipher communication cues that are necessary for collaboration. But as the modest schoolhouse blackboard gives way to interactive flat panels (IFPs) as the new gold standard for increasing engagement and success in the classroom, prioritizing eye health is more important than ever before.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Young people around the country are among those joining the debate over Christine Blasey Ford’s accusation of sexual assault against Judge Brett Kavanaugh in 1982, when both were teenagers. What are teens learning from all this? And how should adults be handling this conversation? One night during the summer of 2017, a teenager named Francesca in Virginia was assaulted by a classmate: “I was pinned down and he fondled my breasts and sexually assaulted me.” We’re only usin

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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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