Sat.Aug 16, 2014 - Fri.Aug 22, 2014

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This Year be an EduHero!

Teacher Reboot Camp

'A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. – Joseph Campbell, The Hero with a Thousand Faces. Our world is full of hero potential waiting to be motivated, supported, and skilled. Teachers hold the key to unleashing that potential, yet many are wounded heroes themselves. According to Teachers Count, the average teacher impacts 3000 students within a lifetime.

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8 Education Books For The Digital Age: The Connected Educator Series #CorwinCE

The Web20Classroom

'From The Shameless Promotion Department, I am proud today that I become a published author. My book, The Relevant Educator ships today. Below is a post (thanks to the most awesome Mark Barnes) about the entire Connected Educator Series from Corwin. Ask any of the thousands of teachers who regularly use Twitter, Pinterest, or Facebook about connected education, and you may get an earful about using digital tools as a means to connect with educators and students worldwide.

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Primary Teachers: Learn Coding Fundamentals in an Hour

My Paperless Classroom

'If you have heard about the hour of code, I hope you saw this coming from the title. If you don''t know about the hour of code, it is time. Code.org wants to support everybody everywhere in learning to code. They are organizing all kinds of people to create tutorials that can be used in schools to get kids coding, even if it is just for a one hour guided activity.

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It's #SoMe - Great #BacktoSchool Activity for Digital Citizenship

The Innovative Educator

'Like it or not, today's students are not just citizens. They are "digital" citizens. This means that educators need to spend time with students on ensuring they know how to be responsible online. In NYC schools we have social media guidelines created by students and teachers to guide this work. You can see them at schools.nyc.gov/socialmedia.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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.

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Harnessing Powerful Ideas: Leading One-to-One

wwwatanabe

'How you set up and lead one-to-one is based on your vision for one-to-one. So, what''s your vision? Why 1:1? How will students use the tech? For what? The purpose of one-to-one is to give the students ubiquitous access to learning. The device itself is not the purpose of one-to-one -- augmenting students'' learning is. Therefore, it''s essential to know what change you want to see in your district/school that one-to-one can support.

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Evernote and Postach.io, A Match Made In Tech Heaven

The Web20Classroom

'If I''ve said it once, I''ve said it quite a few times, blogging is an open reflection of learning and is a wonderful (and easy) way to share our learning. I have been blogging in this space for over 5 years now. I have over 500 posts and have shared a bunch. I couldn''t imagine my professional life without my blog. Recently, I''ve been wanting to share more and more.

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Inspirational Videos Help You Frame Focus + Follow Up Professional Development

The Innovative Educator

'If you are looking for inspirational videos to spruce up professional development at your school this year, you have to look no further than "The Brainwaves" video anthology which features videos on a myriad of topics from innovative educators. The videos are free and generally run between 5 - 10 minutes. Should you decide to use them, you may want to follow these guidelines from WNET for using digital media in the classroom.

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Knowledge, practice and community

Learning with 'e's

'After a break from blogging during the summer break, I''m back, and here is the continuation of my series on theories of learning, with number 25. You may recall that I''m working through the alphabet of psychologists and theorists, providing a brief overview of each theory, and how it can be applied in education. Previous posts in this series are all linked below.

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Padlet as a Curation Tool. for Students!

mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

'Add Not only would Padlet Mini be a great tool for teachers for all the reasons +Susan Oxnevad mentions in her article, Padlet Mini - Quickly Collect & Curate Content this easy-to-use Chrome extension widget would be a fun, effective way for our students to bookmark and annotate their research! (Yes, and turn it in, as well.) (??? ? ) @mauilibrarian2 G+ This post was originally published at mauilibrarian2 in Olinda.

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Curiosity SketchNotes

Cycles of Learning

'Recently I gave a talk on sparking student curiosity and my friend/colleague Carl Hooker (@mrhooker) took the below SketchNotes of the session. Thanks Carl!

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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The hottest posts everyone's reading

The Innovative Educator

'Here’s the roundup of what''s been popular on The Innovative Educator blog. The question about Twitter makes it to the top again. If you know someone at Twitter, please get them to comment with a straight answer :) Below you’ll see the top posts along with the number of pageviews. I hope there''s something that looks of interest to you. If it does, check it out.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Google Summit - Student App Development - Maker Education - Reinventing Higher Ed

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

'The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 19th, 2014 Perhaps the greatest joy is learning how to motivate yourself. - Floyd Maxwell The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning w

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Researching Learning Through Practice with Project Zero

Educator Innovator

Educator Innovator partner Project Zero , a research group based out of the Harvard Graduate School of Education, is a collective of independently-sponsored research projects focused on key aspects of learning such as the nature of intelligence, understanding, thinking, creativity, and ethics. How do students learn? What resources and tools are most relevant for their lives?

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EDpuzzle Folders

Technology Tidbits

'EDpuzzle the fantastically simple tool to turn any video into a lesson has just launched a new "folder" feature that makes it easy for educators/students to organize and curate their videos/lessons. All a user has to do is login, create a folder, and then select the videos they want to add. Also, a user can move a folder into a folder to make things even easier (I wish the iPad would let u do that).

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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5 Chromebook Tips for Teachers

Hansen's Link to Tech

'1. Chrome Menu button Here you can find tools for your browser such as settings, extensions, bookmarks, print, sign-in, extension updates, recent tabs, downloads, history, zooming, users, and much more. 2. Keyboard Shortcuts Keyboard shortcuts allow you to browse online easier and efficient. Here are a few shortcuts that will be beneficial for you.

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10 Things to do with QR Codes On Back to School Night

The Daring Librarian

'Inspired by a recent blog post by the amazing Richard Byrne I wanted to add a few more things to the list I wrote 3 years ago how to use QR Codes to connect with students, parents, and the community on Back to School Night and during the school year. Some of these ideas include examples, links to free downloadables, and graphics that you can snag & use in your school.

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FlashDecks

Technology Tidbits

'FlashDecks is a great easy to use site for educators looking to create or find digital flashcards. These decks can be used on any browser based device and can contain all types of media (i.e. images) and track student usage. It shows how many questions a user gets right or wrong and used spaced repetition to help them learn a topic. A user can also put cards into collections to help keep them organized.

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Teachability

Technology Tidbits

'Teachability is a nice new social network/community for educators looking to share ideas, collaborate, find educational resources, and more. As w/ most social network sites, Teachability offers groups or communities that a person can join on a specific topic, such as: first year teaching, STEM, personalized learning, etc. Also, there is a nice forum feature that allows educators to ask and find questions to their answers.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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Save Edshelf

Technology Tidbits

'This is your last chance to help save the excellent curation site for educators, Edshelf. People everywhere are helping donating to this wonderful cause to help Mike raise money to keep his site going. This is the last week of the Kickstarter campaign and it would be a shame to see this beneficial site for educators go by the waist side. Click the link if you want to help out. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1224352166/edshelf-socially-curated-directory-of-education-te Below is a brief vid

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Rhythm Friends

Technology Tidbits

'Rhythm Friends is a fun iOS for young kids wanting to explore music or work on their musicality. The way this work is a child taps their finger to the beat on their iOS device to play notes in this musical timing game. Notes will scroll across a screen a person must tap it as the note hits the line. Good timing will draw flies to their frog (Earl or Pearl), bad notes will make the flies go away.

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ZooKazam

Technology Tidbits

'ZooKazam is a wonderful free iOS app for bringing zoo-life animals to life in beautiful augmented reality. Educators are using this to "WOW" their students as they study and interact w/ bugs, animals, dinosaurs, and more!!! All a user has to do is print out their "target'' and point their iOS device to get started and enjoy using AR in the classroom or at home.

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FreeTypingGames.net

Technology Tidbits

'W/ lots of schools starting school next week, I decided to do a post on Keyboarding which is a popular subject in the computer lab in the first few weeks of school. FreeTypingGames.net is a nice site for educators looking for some practice time on working on the different aspects of typing such as "home row". Also, this is a nice set to choose your lesson and customize your WPM or Time.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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Puzzlin Pieces USA

Technology Tidbits

'Puzzlin'' Pieces: USA is a new educational iOS app designed for kids 6-8 learning about the Geography of the United States. The drag-n-drop puzzle game is designed in 3 levels helping the student learn about the states and their location by using the weather as a "hot/cold" indicator. As the student progresses they receive fewer clues as their geographical knowledge is put to the test.

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In Pictures

Technology Tidbits

'In Pictures is a nice free simple site for those wanting to find online tutorials for different version of the MS Office suite as well as for Google Drive Apps. Instead of using video In Pictures uses screen shots that act as a digital user manual that takes users step by step through the process of using the application. At the end of a section is interactive practice exercise to help determine how well a person knows a subject.

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Speaktacular Sight Words Edu

Technology Tidbits

'Speaktacular Sight Words is a innovative iOS app that helps children learn how to pronounce words and help w/ word recognition in Grads K-5. The way this works is w/ their state of the art voice recognition technology as a student speaks the word displayed on the screen (can be turned off) or that is said to them. As they speak into the iOS device using the built in microphone, Miko the Monkey claps if spoken correctly or offers positive encouragement if not.

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Back to School w/ Buncee

Technology Tidbits

'It''s that time of year again when the summer is coming to an end and school is back in session. Lots of times things can be crazy and finding an easy fun activity to do can be a challenge, Buncee is an easy to use site that is ideal for back to school activities and easy to integrate into the classroom. Educators are using this in a ton of ways such as: for writing prompts, back to school night presentations, project based learning, and much much more.

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The Roses and Thorns of an LMS Strategy: How to Flourish with the Right LMS

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.