Catlin Tucker
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
Who does the following tasks in your classroom: Plans daily lessons. Teaches or facilitates each lesson. Designs projects. Troubleshoots technology hiccups. Assesses student work. Communicates with parents about student progress. If the answer to most of these questions is you, the teacher, then you’ve already realized you are doing the lion’s share of the work in your classroom.
The CoolCatTeacher
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
Powerful Learning First, Technology Second From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Powerful learning first technology second. What does this mean in the classroom? Well, have you heard the school that bragged that “we have all new, shiny.” And in the blank insert Chromebook, iPads, BYOD, or laptops.
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EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez These best practices from the Department of Education will help educators seamlessly integrate tech in the classroom.
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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EdTech4Beginners
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
QR codes or quick response codes are brilliant to use in the classroom. They are basically machine-readable labels that contain information about the item to which attached. You can create them easily on the website QR Stuff. Simply choose what you want to link to (text, websites, images, videos etc.) and then select a colour and the QR code is instantly generated; ready to be shared, downloaded or printed.
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 [.].
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The CoolCatTeacher
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
How Sedentary Education Hurts Kids From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Many kids may not have ADD or ADHD but have those symptoms because their school is requiring them to sit for such long periods of time, according to Dr. Brad Johnson. Today’s guest shares the latest research about physical activity and school performance.
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
All teachers agree that digital citizenship is essential knowledge for students whether they’re going onto college or a career, yet when I ask who in their school teaches it, they always shrug. Someone, but not them… Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Amy Williams, has four bottom line issues that any teacher can cover and as many as possible at each grade level should: Educators have always had the challenging task of teaching our children reading, writing and arithmetic, among many ot
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 10, 2016
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez By the mid-1970s, educators started to consider calculators a tool for students.
EdTech4Beginners
NOVEMBER 20, 2016
It is great to create quizzes and tests for your class, but why not flip this? Ask your students to make one themselves. Recently my class used the brilliant website Kahoot! to create maths word problems. Here is an example a pupil in my class made: When they were complete, we played the games that had been created: It was great because the students led the game themselves; it certainly engaged and empowered them!
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.
Education Elements
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
When you mention being from Atlanta, the first thing most people ask you -- after the prerequisite “But you don’t have an accent!” -- is “Oh, I bet someone in your family worked for Coca-Cola!” Interestingly enough, for both of us, that’s actually true. Both of our fathers worked for Coca-Cola for the majority of their careers. The philosophies and strategies of the Coca-Cola Company played a large role in our upbringing and now shape our work as leaders of personalized learning.
Ditch That Textbook
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
Using tech in the classroom can be like shopping for groceries. We shop with a list and a budget. We want to check off as many items on the list with the cash we have on hand. If we’re careful, savvy shoppers, we can fill our shopping cart pretty full with what we have. If [.].
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.
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.
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.
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
Despite the promise of technology to improve access to learning opportunities for underserved adult learners, the adoption and use of technology for and by these learners is nascent. A critical step to realizing the full potential of technology for underserved adult learners, and by extension their families, involves looking more deeply into equity of access as well as why this population often has underutilized available broadband technology.
EdTech4Beginners
NOVEMBER 12, 2016
Getting inspiration from the brilliant Adam Hill , I recently used Pokemon as a stimulus for a data handling unit in mathematics. It was the perfect topic because the pupils love the game and also there is so much information available to collect and interpret. Leaving the task quite open, the children could choose to survey the class (levels, opinions, achievements etc.) or alternatively use the raw data of different Pokemon characters.
EdNews Daily
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
I had the chance to sit down with James Stewart, head of marketing and business development for 51Talk. He is connecting teachers and students across the globe through his engaging work and initiatives here in the United States. 1. James, can you tell me about the founding of 51Talk and how it began in China? 51Talk began five years ago in Beijing, on the belief that the way English has been taught in China is inefficient and not conducive to speaking the language.
Brilliant or Insane
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
Brilliant or Insane. Mental Floss and 13 More EdTech Tools to Engage Learners By Joan Selby Sometimes students are too bored to complete in-class or out-of-class activities, but teachers continue to hammer away with lecture, textbooks, and worksheets. Want to engage all learners? Try less old-school and a little more EdTech. 14 EdTech tools that engage learners daily BrainPump The website features interesting […].
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The CoolCatTeacher
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Spotlight on Practical Everyday Teaching Problems From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As a teacher, there are times many of us will substitute for our peers. Substitutes are fantastic professionals who do a tremendous service for schools. If you have some great substitute teachers, treat them well. But there are things you can do to help good substitute teachers be even better.
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 12, 2016
There’s something exciting going on over at Typing Tournament Online : The World Typeathon. This is a free event and allows students to pit their skills against typists from around the planet. Here are the details: When? Round 2 starts Monday Nov 14th 2016 and ends Sunday Dec 18th 2016. For the full-time table click here. Everyone can participate at any time.
Neo LMS
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
2016 so far has been a very challenging year, yet also very rewarding. We should all be thankful for all the good things that happened, and hopeful that the next year we’ll witness even more of them. One very good thing of 2016 was that the ed tech world never stopped evolving, not even for a second. Educators around the world either discovered or got better at using technology in their instruction, for both K-12 and higher ed students.
EdTech4Beginners
NOVEMBER 8, 2016
Studying can be difficult without the right guidance. Learning methods to manage your time, condense your study material and optimize how you process information can greatly help with developing your study skillset. Even small hints and tips can assist. For example, a simple brain stimulation trick is to chew gum while you study at home. When you are in an exam situation, chew gum again and it can help to jog your memory.
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.
Catlin Tucker
NOVEMBER 29, 2016
I’ve been in love with Shakespeare since college. However, the very thing I love about Shakespeare’s plays–the language–is the exact thing that alienates so many students. The language is foreign and the humor goes over their heads. I’ve tried a variety of techniques to hook my students from having them complete soundtrack projects for the plays to performing the scenes in class.
Digital Promise
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
Amid STEM Enthusiasm, Stepping Back to Consider the Broader Purpose of Teaching and Learning Science. This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The push for STEM initiatives — coding workshops for elementary school children, or extended-day science experiments for middle school students — reigns at the forefront of the education conversation today.
The CoolCatTeacher
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
Are You a Teacher Kids Can Tell? From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. When bad things happen – do kids have someone they trust? Are you that someone? It breaks my heart when today’s brave teenager Sarah Beeghley speaks out about her bouts with bullying. Now a high school senior, Sarah talks about the heartbreaking journey she experienced.
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 7, 2016
I published this article in early October, but am republishing it as our American elections are upon us. I got a lot of good feedback from readers, as well as a few new sites, so the collection has increased from 8 to 12: In about half the world’s nations–such as those ruled by socialism, communism, dictators, and autocracies–law and order are decided by government agencies, often people placed in power by those already in power.
Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions
The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 11, 2016
Authors’ note: There are multiple voices within this article. Pay close attention to the voice that sounds the least like your own. Change within the education system begins to take form once a level of discomfort is reached. But in order for this change to take place, it is the responsibility of the educator and student to start a conversation that includes all voices within the classroom.
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 Magazine
NOVEMBER 30, 2016
By Wylie Wong A K–12 technology leader shares tips for deploying Microsoft’s long-awaited educational game.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 20, 2016
November 20, 2016 Whether you are a new or a veteran practitioner of project based learning approach in your teaching, the books below will provide you with a solid theoretical and pedagogical.read more.
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