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5 science and technology videos to get students talking

eSchool News

Key points: TED-Ed Lessons are short videos designed to engage students and stimulate critical thinking Here are 5 videos covering science and tech topics such as earth science and animal behavior See related article: Cool! These TED-Ed Lessons cover jellyfish, drinking water, the physics behind boat wakes, and more.

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Why most schools won’t ‘reinvent’ themselves after the pandemic

Dangerously Irrelevant

Here is a smattering of such articles: A time for disruptive innovation in education. Although many scholars have noted the revolutionary potential of major crises (see, e.g., Prewitt, Weil, and McClure, 2011; Harris, 2020), Boin and Hart (2003) stated that there are inherent tensions between crisis management and reform-oriented leadership.

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20 Years of Student Feedback Drives Digital Learning

edWeb.net

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast Can you guess what students said was their most-used mobile device in 2003? In 2014, only one in four students had direct access to technology in class. The findings became foundational in the Department of Education’s annual technology plan—and have been since 2003.

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Keyboarding Basics Part 1

Ask a Tech Teacher

We are taking the next two weeks–two articles–to answer the questions that should help you as a teacher or administrator decide what type of keyboarding program is best for your school. Week 1 (this article). Rogers (2003), including: Improvement in language arts. Prepare students for a technological society.

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National Bullying Prevention Month–October

Ask a Tech Teacher

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. 7% of high school students commit suicide, some because of cyberbullying: On October 7, 2003, Ryan Halligan committed suicide by hanging himself [after being cyberbullied by high school classmates].

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National Bullying Prevention Month

Ask a Tech Teacher

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. 7% of high school students commit suicide, some because of cyberbullying: On October 7, 2003, Ryan Halligan committed suicide by hanging himself [after being cyberbullied by high school classmates].

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EdSurge Article Recommends Edtech Efficacy Portfolios - Here's Ours

MIND Research Institute

A few weeks ago, EdSurge published an article that echoed many of those same sentiments, most specifically that the overreliance on “gold standard” RCT studies is the wrong approach for edtech. In the article, titled “ Debunking the Gold Standard Myths in EdTech Efficacy ,” writers Jennifer Carolan and Molly B. Schneider, W., &

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