Students Line Up for Google Science Fair 2015
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 19, 2015
Frank Smith The global challenge begins this week, with a grand prize of $50,000 in scholarship funds. Classroom STEM'
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How New Features in Collaboration Suites Power Classrooms
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 25, 2020
Two collaboration suites — Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom — aim to give schools the best of both worlds: efficient technology that encourages student participation while streamlining interactivity for teachers. For educators, though, digital resources can become yet another responsibility.
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How New Features in Collaboration Suites Power Classrooms
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 22, 2020
Two collaboration suites — Microsoft Teams and Google Classroom — aim to give schools the best of both worlds: efficient technology that encourages student participation while streamlining interactivity for teachers. For educators, though, digital resources can become yet another responsibility.
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Google Expanding Its Kid-Friendly Educational Offerings
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 17, 2015
Frank Smith A new acquisition by the search-engine giant could spell big changes for the company in 2015. Classroom Collaboration Digital Content Internet Management Social Media'
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Chromebooks in the Classrooms–Friend or Foe?
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 30, 2015
Everywhere you look in education people are talking about Chromebooks, Google Apps for Education, Chrome Apps, etc. According to PC World Encyclopedia, a Chromebook is “A laptop that runs Google’s Chrome operating system and Chrome Web browser. They also come with Google’s online office suite.”. No more, “UGH!
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Goal: Be Someone’s Champion
Teacher Reboot Camp
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Find all the 2015 goals here ! We can also connect them to role models to follow on social media or invite these experts to speak to visit our classrooms virtually in a Google HangOut, Skype conversation, or Twitter chat. We will also share participant reflections in this free digital magazine, [link].
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Goal: Be Someone’s Champion
Teacher Reboot Camp
FEBRUARY 20, 2015
Find all the 2015 goals here ! We can also connect them to role models to follow on social media or invite these experts to speak to visit our classrooms virtually in a Google HangOut, Skype conversation, or Twitter chat. We will also share participant reflections in this free digital magazine, [link].
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Using Google Apps to Support Reading and Writing in the Classroom (Recorded Webinar)
Shake Up Learning
AUGUST 23, 2016
The post Using Google Apps to Support Reading and Writing in the Classroom (Recorded Webinar) appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Using Google Apps to Support Reading and Writing in the Classroom. Below is a webinar that I gave on August 2, 2016, with Texthelp, the makers of Read & Write for Google and Fluency Tutor.
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28 Reading in 2015, a personal reflection with bonus Lovecraft anecdote
Bryan Alexander
JUNE 22, 2015
Short form: I’ve listened to around a dozen short stories in podcast form ( some of what I listen to ), and read perhaps one hundred articles and blog posts, plus some number of social media updates (Twitter and Facebook primarily, plus Google+ and LinkedIn). Spme of my reading technologies in 2015. Let me explain.
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40 From Testing to Transformational Change with Pam Moran
The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 14, 2018
Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. Under her guidance, Albemarle County Public Schools was selected in 2015 for membership in the League of Innovative Schools.,
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K–12 Districts Prepare Students for Careers in the Tech-Dominated Economy
EdTech Magazine
JULY 2, 2018
The district has mobile computer labs in all schools and provides Samsung Chromebooks and Lenovo ThinkPads loaded with Google Apps for Education. In 2015, Fresno Unified School District teachers and administrators noticed that there were no girls signing up for high school computer science courses. by Tommy Peterson.
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The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 29, 2018
If you’d like to check out the Must-Read IT blogs from previous years, view our lists from 2017 , 2016 , 2015 , 2014 and 2013. Ricky publishes and manages the content on BizTech magazine's website. Google’s education solutions just keep expanding. Original or Curated. Customer Focused. Buying Cycle. Content Length.
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357 Educating Kids for Life not for Tests
The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 22, 2018
Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard ” or. In 2015, a national survey organization ranked Albemarle County Public Schools in the top five of all school divisions in Virginia and among the top two percent of all school divisions in the county.
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5 Fun Ways to Start Setting Goals with your Students Today
EdTechTeam
JANUARY 28, 2020
We will be looking at everything from books, to Google Docs and Sites, to FlipGrid to help us make goal-setting meaningful and engaging to our students. . But sometimes it’s nice to just keep work in the Google family, so I’ll use Google Drawings (similar to Padlet). And it comes from Google itself.
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75 22 COOL (and FREE) Ways to Enjoy #ISTE2015 Without Being There [#NOTATISTE]
mauilibrarian2 in Olinda
JUNE 23, 2015
Download the ISTE Program mobile app from the Apple iTunes Store or the Google play store , and be sure to check the News and Announcements throughout the conference. A video posted by Rocky Hill School (@rockyhillschool) on Jun 3, 2015 at 10:47am PDT 4. How to Participate in ISTE 2015 Remotely , including, 13. How cool is that?
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Learning Revolution Free PD - Google Summit - Student App Development - Maker Education - Reinventing Higher Ed
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
AUGUST 20, 2014
Updates Partner Spotlight Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Final Notes Updates Did you miss the annoucement of our Online Summit Featuring Google for Education? We’re taking Google education summits online! Education Revolution Google+ Community Kids Need You in Their Corner.
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How K–12 Schools Can Use Technology to Combat Absenteeism
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 19, 2019
Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records.
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150 How K–12 Schools Can Use Technology to Combat Absenteeism
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records.
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How K–12 Schools Can Use Technology to Combat Absenteeism
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 18, 2019
Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records.
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How K–12 Schools Can Use Technology to Combat Absenteeism
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records.
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How K–12 Schools Can Use Technology to Combat Absenteeism
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 17, 2019
Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records.
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How K–12 Schools Can Use Technology to Combat Absenteeism
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records.
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How K–12 Schools Can Use Technology to Combat Absenteeism
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 12, 2019
Consider this statistic: As many as 8 million students were chronically absent from school during the 2015–2016 school year, up from 7.2 Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams, which already update students’ guardians about classroom and grade performance, can be adapted to share attendance records.
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Virtual Reality: Poised to Bring Big Changes to Education?
Marketplace K-12
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
The increasingly popular Google Expeditions —virtual field trips that students can “take” via smartphones tucked into Google Cardboard viewers made out of the material by the same name—are a simple form of VR. Schools must apply and be accepted to officially participate in Google Expeditions. The View From the Lab.
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Learning Revolution Free PD - Student Tech Conference - Mrs. Field's 25% Holiday Discount - Inventor's Bootcamp - Nepali Schools
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
DECEMBER 3, 2014
Updates Partner Spotlight Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Updates 2015 Student Technology Conference: Call for Proposals Now Open. We are gearing up for the 2015 Student Technology Conference , an inaugural student-directed global conversation about technology in education.
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Insights from Leaders on Closing the Attendance Gap
edWeb.net
FEBRUARY 22, 2021
Can we define attendance if students simply log onto their Google Classroom or submit an assignment? In 2015, Legacy Magazine named her one of 40 Most Influential Women in Florida.
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Behind the Story: When Online Tutors Witness Child Abuse
Edsurge
JULY 20, 2019
EdSurge reporter Emily Tate has spent the past several months investigating these questions, and we published her story this week in collaboration with WIRED magazine. You can follow the podcast on the Apple Podcast app , Spotify , Stitcher , Google Play Music or wherever you listen. called the Family Online Safety Institute.
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Brightspace Excellence Awards highlight innovation in online learning
eSchool News
JULY 26, 2016
The University of Akron launched the GenEd Core Pilot Program in Fall 2015 to help increase access to higher education. The success of these efforts are evident: in January 2016, weekly engagement of Brightspace rose to 80-85 percent of teachers and 75-80 percent of students, a significant increase over 2015.
Code With Kids and See What Happens - written with Karly Moura!
Adam Welcome
JUNE 13, 2016
Go to “file” and make a copy to save it to your Google drive to remix or assign as is to your students. It is completely free and you can start setting up your classroom by logging in using your Google account! The New Yorker magazine even had an article last week about Sphero’s, check it out here! Robots are cool.
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Code With Kids and See What Happens #hourofcode #edtech #edchat #caedchat
Adam Welcome
MAY 15, 2016
Go to “file” and make a copy to save it to your Google drive to remix or assign as is to your students. It is completely free and you can start setting up your classroom by logging in using your Google account! The New Yorker magazine even had an article last week about Sphero’s, check it out here! Robots are cool.
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40 The Unsettling Stomach Lurch of Teacher Branding
Tech Helpful
JANUARY 14, 2016
I just googled "teacher branding" and in.36 I find it interesting that before I was added to the 2015 list of top 50 k-12 I.T. blogs by Edtech Magazine, I was just Julie- tech coach/coordinator in a private school in Chattanooga, Tennessee doing her best day by day. 36 seconds 13.8 million results came back.no
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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms
Hack Education
DECEMBER 9, 2017
” In his book, Srnicek identifies five kinds of platforms: advertising platforms (like Google and Facebook), cloud platforms (like Salesforce and Amazon Web Services), industrial platforms (like GE and Siemens), product platforms (like Spotify), and lean platforms (like Uber and AirBnB). Education’s Proto-Platforms.
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3 Ways to Curate and Share Great Content
The Principal of Change
AUGUST 25, 2015
Inoreader – After Google Reader dissolved (sigh), I wanted to find a great RSS reader that looked similar. What I like about this site is that it often helps me find stuff that wouldn’t necessarily be in my blog bundles and it becomes a personalized magazine. Here is how the interface looks on my main page.
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Isn’t it time to stop Wikipedia shaming?
NeverEndingSearch
JUNE 17, 2019
Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC), our IMLS-funded study, uses simulated Google result lists to examine what happens when student researchers make real-time search engine result page decisions. 2015-2018). I find Google a lot easier than going to the library website.” Faniel, I. Connaway, L. Valenza, J.
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111 Do black students really need college to get high paying jobs?
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 10, 2016
In a 2015 Fortune Magazine survey of nine tech giants – titans like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Google – six of those companies reported that black and Hispanic employees made up less than 10 percent of their representative workforces. Running a high school like the Google campus can be tricky, though.
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PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year
21st Century Educational Technology and Learning
AUGUST 23, 2020
For example, a student could be assigned a slide on a Class Google Slide show to share some work while other students and the teacher provide critique. Could Google Draw be used for a collaborative visual thinking activity such as Chalk Talk, or Zoom breakout rooms be used for online critique and revision?
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192 Learning in the Making: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator
User Generated Education
SEPTEMBER 15, 2019
Lead inno- vators model eight characteristics of the innovator’s mindset; they are empathetic, problem finders, risk takers, networked, creators, observant, resilient, and reflective (Couros, 2015). As a curator, the maker educator locates and vets resources, especially those that will be used by younger students.
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242 A Call to Remake the Maker Faire
Edsurge
JUNE 9, 2019
The story starts in 2005 when Dale Dougherty founded MAKE: magazine as a quarterly publication with his long-time business partner, Tim O’Reilly. Google, a newly public business, reported a mere $6 million in revenue at the end of 2005. Now comes the challenge: Will those who believe in the power of “making” find a way to reinvent it?
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139 The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release
Hack Education
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. In 2011, the analyst firm Gartner predicted that annual tablet shipments would exceed 300 million units by 2015. The quotation is from 2012.
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The Death and Life of a Scholarship Database
Edsurge
AUGUST 31, 2020
By 2015, the 72-year-old librarian knew she needed to make her scholarship data searchable online. When Young ran for president of the American Library Association for 2014 and 2015, she asked Schlachter to serve as her campaign treasurer. By 2015, the company’s prognosis was clear. Young won the race. (By
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The CoolCatTeacher
JUNE 23, 2015
The Top-Clicked Twitter Link of 2014-2015 (1988 clicks). I found this resource by Smashing Magazine when learning how to sketchnote. I tweeted this three times: Dec 2014, Jan 2015, May 2015. How to Use Handwriting in Google Docs (474 clicks). He shares how to use handwritten responses in Google forms.
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Get Social with Digital Reading
edWeb.net
APRIL 16, 2020
Newsela offers access to thousands of newspaper and magazine articles, and The Learning Network from the New York Times provides educational resources using the Times’ materials. TeachingBooks : An online book resource, this database not only provides information about different books but also connects them to resources to engage the reader.
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54 A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition)
Doug Levin
MARCH 19, 2017
“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Tagged on: March 18, 2017 G Suite for Education Now Open for Personal Google Accounts, Outside Domains | Campus Technology → Raises privacy questions. " says Google Family Link manager Saurabh Sharma.
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