EdTech Magazine

MARCH 4, 2015

'By D. Frank Smith Robotics competitions have become official high school sports in two states, and two more may soon follow suit.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 1, 2015

'As of late I have been doing a great deal of work with schools and districts on how to effectively implement digital learning across the curriculum. When it comes to technology in general, the overall goal is to support learning, not drive instruction. Where digital learning initiatives miss the point is a focus on how technology actually accomplishments.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

MARCH 3, 2015

'Entrepreneurs are supposed to follow up on every lead, always say yes, and break down doors right? Maybe not. With limited time and money, doing fewer things well can pay off big. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 2, 2015

'Welcome to Cycle 6 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Inspire Forward ! “People don’t have a propensity for laziness. People have a propensity for hard work. It just needs to be work that matters to them.” – Jane McGonigal. Each year, teachers worldwide aim to accomplish 1 to 30 goals that transform their teaching. Join the movement by accomplishing any goal from any of the cycles then letting us know through a reflection or status update on our Facebook community , Twitter ( #30Goals

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 2, 2015

'By D. Frank Smith A new infographic from itslearning provides a few statistics on the impact of mobile devices on K-12 education.

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Brilliant or Insane

MARCH 5, 2015

'Brilliant or Insane. I have never been so tired of traditional homework. The worst kind is the piles of homework my kids bring home that I have to help them with do that is beyond maddening. One day it was perimeter in math, which I haven’t done in about 38 years. Then, it was ancient civilizations. “Where is King Tut buried?” Seriously? [.]. The post Hey Teachers, Stop Asking Parents to Do Your Homework!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 2, 2015

Welcome to Cycle 6 of The 30 Goals Challenge: Inspire Forward ! “People don’t have a propensity for laziness. People have a propensity for hard work. It just needs to be work that matters to them.” – Jane McGonigal. Each year, teachers worldwide aim to accomplish 1 to 30 goals that transform their teaching. Join the movement by accomplishing any goal from any of the cycles then letting us know through a reflection or status update on our Facebook community , Twitter ( #30GoalsE

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2015

'Six edutainment websites to be visited in spare time in the classroom (as with all sponges). Each deals with history and can be enjoyed with only a few minutes of time. –from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom. More Sponge Lesson Plans: Sponge Activities for Vocabulary Building. Sponge Activities for Geography. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 3, 2015

'I''m a huge fan and user of Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks and have written about them at length here. Here is a generic version of what I presented as reasons why my district should Go Google that you can use in your own school/district. Why Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks: Here are some of the reasons why Chromebooks make sense in education: Educational Goals: Increase student engagement Expose our students to the latest technology - software and hardware Create student c

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Digital Promise

MARCH 3, 2015

'We’ve known for a long time that no two students learn the same way. So why should learning for teachers still be one-size-fits-all? As instruction becomes increasingly personalized for students, teachers are ready for those same principles to drive their on-going professional development. "Teachers are hungry to learn. If we focus on learning and development, teachers know where they need to go." Angela, Teacher and Instructional Coach.

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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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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 4, 2015

'By D. Frank Smith Educators applaud the FCC’s move to maintain an open Internet.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 6, 2015

'Here’s a good collection for both summative and formative assessments: Class badges. Grading automatically w G. Docs–Flubaroo. Hollywood Sq/Jeopardy Templates. Jeopardy Labs. No Red Ink –track student learning, create quizzes, CC-based–free sign-up. Online quizzes that you create, online grades . PollDaddy. Puzzle maker. Quizbean –make and take quizzes online.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MARCH 2, 2015

'I posted about our new School Visibility Initiative a month ago. To date we have 66 subscribers from 52 different school organizations. Thirty of those organizations are from outside Iowa. We have twenty unique states and countries represented. Awesome! Are you signed up? Related Posts. Techno- and edu-babble. Join our School Visibility Initiative.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 1, 2015

'This coming summer I am getting the opportunity to teach a maker education camp for three weeks, half-days at a local elementary school. The descriptions for the three one-week workshops are: Circuit Crafts: Build glowing, sensing, and interactive circuit projects; make electronic stickers, circuit sketchbooks, circuit cards, and sewn circuits. Sweet Robotics: Make simple robotics using Popsicle sticks and LED lights; play with and build some robots with Makey Makey, littleBits, Hummingbird,

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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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Digital Promise

MARCH 6, 2015

'Steven Hodas was most recently Executive Director at the NYCDOE ’s Office of Innovation, where he launched InnovateNYCSchools , the first innovation cluster convened by a major school district. He is currently Practitioner in Residence at the Center on Reinventing Public Education. In Pittsburgh last August, Digital Promise and the U.S. Department of Education hosted the first national gathering of Education Innovation Clusters (“EICs”).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 4, 2015

'I got a lot of suggestions based on my post, What to do When the Computers Are Down in January. Here are ideas that came in from my PLN: Find a DVD player and get a copy of Magic Schoolbus Gets Programmed. Do you have Laptops or iPads. Even without internet access, if you had Laptops, they could create Documents using Microsoft Word. If you have iPads, you can use the Apps that have been downloaded.

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Brilliant or Insane

MARCH 1, 2015

'Brilliant or Insane. I’m guilty of overusing the phrase, revolutionize education. I wanted to put it in a book title some time ago and was told by a few people that it’s too “trendy” or “cliche.” So, I changed the title, and I’ve regretted it. Still, I often tweet or share on Facebook or LinkedIn that something will revolutionize education. [.]. The post 5 Ways You Can Revolutionize Education appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.

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Ditch That Textbook

MARCH 5, 2015

'I love checking Twitter and Google Plus for new ideas for teaching. I love to see what other teachers are talking about and what they’re interested in. I also love reading blogs. I love to see how educators take an idea and flesh out the details with their experiences, opinions and thoughts. But there’s something about [.].

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Digital Promise

MARCH 2, 2015

'The Future Ready movement – an initiative spearheaded by the U.S. Department of Education and the Alliance for Excellent Education – is taking its show on the road, with regional summits happening now through June. These regional summits are designed to help school district leaders design and implement digital learning and teaching strategies to set students up to succeed in today’s increasingly tech-enabled world.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 2, 2015

'Many people in the United States, particularly students, parents and teachers, join forces on Read Across America Day, annually held on March 2. This nationwide observance coincides with the birthday of Dr Seuss. Here are some great reading websites for students K-5: Aesop Fables—no ads. Aesop’s Fables. Audio stories. Childhood Stories. Classic Fairy Tales.

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Brilliant or Insane

MARCH 4, 2015

'Brilliant or Insane. “I’m not very tech-savvy.” “I’m not a math person.” “I’m not a reading specialist.” “I’m not great with special needs kids.” “I’m not a curriculum designer.” “I’m not comfortable teaching that topic.” I’ve heard all of these from professional educators in various places I’ve worked or visited. In most cases, these excuses are meant to lower [.].

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 2, 2015

'Teaching Digital Citizenship is a free, new tool that educators can use to keep kids safer online. Teaching Digital Citizenship is a self-paced, online training program to help educators, law-enforcement officers, and others teach Internet safety and prepare children ages 5-17 to be better digital citizens. This training can help anyone involved with educating children understand the risks kids face online and how to empower them to be responsible digital citizens.

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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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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 5, 2015

'By D. Frank Smith It''s time to gear up for this year''s CoSN conference.

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Ditch That Textbook

MARCH 2, 2015

'I love reading books. I love being able to underline key passages. I love writing my opinions and feelings in the margins. I like holding a book in my hand. I like the smell of a new book as I leaf through the pages for the first time. Did that description evoke some strong memories? [.].

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Brilliant or Insane

MARCH 2, 2015

'Brilliant or Insane. How deep is your commitment to reflective practice? Do you maintain a reflective journal? Do you blog? Do you capture and archive your reflections in a different space? Do you consistently reserve a bit of time for your own reflective work? Do you help the learners you serve do the same? I began creating dedicated time [.]. The post Ten Reflective Questions to Ask at the End of Class appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 4, 2015

'Demonstranda has developed a new browser-based equation editor, MathX , that makes typing math easier and faster than other technologies. Demonstranda is evolving math and science from pencil to pixels. This means every time a student, teacher, tutor, or engineer writes a paper, takes notes or a test, sends an email or text, or creates a presentation with mathematical or scientific content, they will be doing so electronically, using our technologies.

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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.

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The Journal

MARCH 4, 2015

Using the “productivity paradox” from the business world, we can understand why student achievement has not benefitted from technology use.

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TeacherCast

MARCH 2, 2015

'On Sunday March 1, Tim Robinson from the Microsoft Office Mix team was a guest on the TechEducator Podcast. In this video segment, Tim demonstrated how easy it is for a teacher to create an Office Mix and share it with their students creating dynamic lessons. On Sunday March 1, Tim Robinson from the Microsoft Office Mix team was a guest on the TechEducator Podcast.

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Brilliant or Insane

MARCH 6, 2015

'Brilliant or Insane. It was a good day for professional learning in western New York: the temperature hovered well above zero, the roads into work were clear, the room we were in was dappled with morning sunlight, and all of the subs arrived on time. I couldn’t have asked for anything more at 7:45 am, really. But then, [.]. The post Inspirational Stories for Teachers Who Long to Write appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 6, 2015

'Google CS First is a free program with curriculum and resources to from computer science clubs for kids ages 9-14. It can also be used in school. It has a lot of resources and themes, including Music & Sound (create a music video and build an interactive music display), Fashion & Design (build fashion-themed apps), Storytelling (create interactive stories), Game Design (code a game), and so on.

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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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