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APRIL 29, 2021

Social and emotional learning (SEL) involves creating opportunities within the school day to support students in developing positive behaviors and mindsets such as goal-setting, showing empathy, cultivating relationships, making responsible choices, and managing their nervous systems. 25 Social Emotional Learning Resources For Teachers.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. Some makerspace activities may be focusing on how to use the resources available and may not be connecting the activities to the curriculum or around a real world problem. Crossed posted at [link]. The Design Thinking Process.

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

Exploring Nature, Creating Stories, Learning Financial Literacy, Are Among Ideas Suggested. offer tips to colleagues on how to make summer learning more inspiring, creative and challenging for students, using Osmo for Schools ’ STEAM technology. Summer is a good time for students to extend their classroom learning.

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MindShift

JULY 22, 2018

For 12 years Jennifer Taylor watched kids come into the library at McCaffrey Middle School in Galt, California and struggle: “We’d have rows and rows of books, and they don’t know what to pick.” Little did Taylor know, she’d stumbled upon a hotbed of controversy in the world of library science. Or where’s this or that.”

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The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

. — Soft instrumental music played in the background as families walked into the gym at Laurene Edmondson Elementary School around 5:30 in the evening. The goal was to connect with busy families in a more meaningful way: showing parents what’s happening in the classroom and, critically, how they can support learning at home.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 29, 2015

It would not be a complete piece about the history of iBeacon technology without mention of Paul Hamilton, Head of Learning Technologies at the elementary level within Mathew Flinders Anglican College. This is a 21st century interpretation of a traditional child’s game. Date of iBeacon Adoption – December 2013.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Learning Counsel, a leading education research institute and news media hub, announced this year’s National Digital Transition Survey Award winners at its 2019 National Gathering held in Dallas, TX. Most recently they unveiled a new mobile Innovation Lab. By Doug Cauthen. This year, St.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 19, 2021

There are a lot of teachers that lack grace with parents who don’t understand,” Hawkins said of the new approach to math. “We The new approach is actually not all that new. We end up teaching [our kids] the old ways, which don’t fully benefit them — especially with assignments where they have to show their work.”.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 23, 2018

There’s been a lot of very expectable buzz on the TL Blogosphere as well as on Future Ready Librarians Facebook Group relating to new ways folks are getting things started. Andy Plemmons shared a bounty of ideas for setting the right message in his Expect the Miraculous post, The Power of First Lines: Another New Library Orientation.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JANUARY 14, 2024

It seems like no matter how many strategies you implement, how much time you allow for brain breaks and meditation, how many fidgets you allow, how many times you email parents, how much you discuss in class meetings how to meet expectations, and how much energy you put into solutions … it’s never enough.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

And there seem to be a few go-to digital tools to support engagement, discovery and setting a fun and participatory tone for what library (and the librarian) looks like. games and Pokemon Go scavenger hunts. The QR code videos include information about getting to know their classmates, school and Seesaw. game board to print.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

That’s how I got into the educational technology field, really, was through social studies. So I want to share a few of my favorite tools that I think… Some folks might be familiar with, and some people might be brand new to them. Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers, was a history teacher. What do you think?

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. LAS VEGAS — Sal Khan made a radical decision last summer. This story also appeared in The Nevada Independent.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 7, 2016

I promise you will find some great information coming your way in the posts that follow…So sign up now and please pass this on with a retweet. – Mike Gorman ( https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/ ). Look for contact information at the Booking Site. It is fun to discover how science really works. Science – STEM Resources.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. This customized approach helps all students practice and learn new concepts in a way that works for them. Today, over 2.9

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you’ve ever felt the anxiety of not being sure what to do the next day or started out a morning scrambling for something to pull together or wondering how you got so far behind in pacing, then imagine the opposite of that. This plan also helps students retain information because they are constantly connecting ideas from different lessons.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2022

There are always new developments and methods of making purchases in the digital world, which means we need to expand the content and learning opportunities for students. For instance, with the rise of things like NFTs and cryptocurrency, which are entirely new for many people, we must help students understand what they are and their impact.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

I’ve created something important but it still points out flaws in the system that won’t be fixed unless things change across society, not just education. I’m an ex-cop and I’ve got strong relationships with my students, but I don’t see that as a big accomplishment. Over the last few years my classroom has gotten a lot of attention.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you’ve ever felt the anxiety of not being sure what to do the next day or started out a morning scrambling for something to pull together or wondering how you got so far behind in pacing, then imagine the opposite of that. This plan also helps students retain information because they are constantly connecting ideas from different lessons.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 12, 2015

4c6x4p5qplh7 Google For Education Resources [link] Google Classroom - new resource for teachers to manage classes, assignments, student work, and to communicate with students. It has forums, messages, files, calendar, and more to create an online presence for your class. They are listed by category with some explanations.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

If you’ve ever felt the anxiety of not being sure what to do the next day or started out a morning scrambling for something to pull together or wondering how you got so far behind in pacing, then imagine the opposite of that. This plan also helps students retain information because they are constantly connecting ideas from different lessons.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

Many districts invested in edtech platforms and tools to facilitate online learning and to build a hybrid infrastructure that would support the return to in-person learning, all with the goal of creating equitable learning experiences for students. Each team worked on addressing a specific problem of practice in their school system.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Besides iPads and Chromebooks and a plethora of free websites that enable students to collaborate, share and publish, education’s tech explosion has resulted in a wide (and increasing) variety of tools that extend the teachers reach, making it easier to differentiate for the varied needs of students even in a busy classroom.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2020

This story also appeared in The New York Times. Blaney Elementary School in Elgin, S.C., After dealing with the first priority — making sure students were safe and fed — schools had to figure out how to keep the learning alive. There is no one-size-fits-all remedy and no must-have suite of digital learning tools.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2023, a new popular kid in town, better known as AI, dominated headlines and prompted debates around how students could abuse–and should use–the generative tool for learning. This customized approach helps all students practice and learn new concepts in a way that works for them. Today, over 2.9

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

techlearning

APRIL 4, 2018

Edtech tools are helping educators everywhere discover new possibilities for writing instruction. And writing students at every level who are inspired by engaging prompts and able to share, collaborate, and access support and informative texts are happier too. Teachers are happier.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 31, 2022

Head to Lum.io, an award-winning digital learning tool that will transform your lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences for more information and to sign up for FREE. Episode 774 - The 10 Minute Teacher Podcast The Neuroscience of Surprise and How It Improves Learning Guest Name Michael Rousell, PhD. Rousell, M.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

How will you accomplish this? The five projects are listed below, and each links to a project group on the conference site--please join one or more and then let us know how Lucy and I can help turn these into realities! General conference information is posted here. What help do you need from the community?" Instructor and Ph.

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MindShift

AUGUST 31, 2015

Elementary ). In-app templates focus on social stories, like visiting a new place, getting a haircut, or holidays. Elementary). Teachers can also create custom prompts with their own images and voice. Teachers can also create custom prompts with their own images and voice. Elementary/Middle). Toontastic.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Blanton, a high school senior, was interning for the firm’s information technology group. But it was nearly shuttered three years ago due to poor student performance, a reckoning that forced an ongoing re-evaluation of which “real world” skills really matter and how best to teach them. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

This new weekly blog post / email is replacing the regular email I have sent out for the last couple of years for the now-defunct Host-Your-Own-Webinar program (I still have hopes of resurrecting that near-to-my-heart program, and when that happens we''ll wrap it into this weekly missive). November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 29, 2016

One of the things shared was the list of "tried and true" technology usage by grade level at our elementary school. New semesters are a great time to try new things. Especially second semester when students have already found their "new year" rhythm. Good luck as you start your new year and happy integrating!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Isn’t Facebook a place to share personal information, stay in touch with friends and families, post pictures of weddings and birthdays? So why do students turn to it for news? And then, not two days later, I heard Twitter has reclassified their app as a news purveyor rather than a social media device.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 27, 2019

Many of the missions in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning with Missions , are aimed at inspiring students to think critically, focus on questions versus answers, conduct hands-on research, and make a difference in the world with their innovations. Below are the slides and resources for my first presentation, STEAM Up the Learning !

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 28, 2020

Many of the missions in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning with Missions , are aimed at inspiring students to think critically, focus on questions versus answers, conduct hands-on research, and make a difference in the world with their innovations. Below are the slides and resources for my first presentation, STEAM Up the Learning !

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Brainscape

MAY 5, 2022

The brain is hardwired to learn and remember information a certain way. The app’s “secret sauce” is a learning algorithm that delivers information to your brain in a way that optimizes its ability to retain that information. We’re talking, of course, about Chinese.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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