The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online PD courses for K-12 teachers. Go to advancementcourses.com/coolcat and use the code COOL20 at checkout for 20% off any course. What happens is they come in, they log into their Google accounts, they’re on YouTube, and they’re getting more and more extreme things.

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ASIDE

MAY 10, 2016

Source: ASIDE 2016 Born digitals deftly use technology; for them, it just is. Of course technology feeds motivation. They conduct a Google image search to connect to a LinkedIn profile. We are decades past this discussion. In fact, they approach technology fearlessly and can find workarounds with little trouble. Internet down?

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MindShift

MARCH 15, 2016

We also have a printable TECH TOOL TOURNEY 2016 bracket for your convenience. The cadet’s task is to learn the art of using argubots, special robots that allow users to appeal to authority, cite consequences, and offer observations in the course of making an argument. Round 1 voting ends 3/19/2016 at 5pm Pacific.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

JANUARY 23, 2016

A photo posted by GA Department of Education (@georgiadeptofed) on Jan 18, 2016 at 4:39am PST. I filled out the quick application, and within a few weeks, I was notified that I was selected for the week of January 18-22, 2016. A photo posted by GA Department of Education (@georgiadeptofed) on Jan 18, 2016 at 5:49am PST.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 29, 2016

The second annual Student Technology Conference, a free one-day online event bringing together students, educators and innovators from around the world, is tomorrow, Saturday, January 30, 2016 from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm US-EST. Some schools focus on computer programming classes while others encourage technology clubs such as Robotics.

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Adam Welcome

JUNE 13, 2016

1 we have a coding class in our 6th grade rotation and all students participate in the #hourofcode #mdusdchat — Kevin Honey (@mrkhoney) May 11, 2016 Coding Unwrapped: Coding is fun, but that doesn’t mean it should be relegated to one hour a year in school. Robots are cool. Fun can be leveraged and channeled. Drones are awesome.

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Adam Welcome

MAY 15, 2016

1 we have a coding class in our 6th grade rotation and all students participate in the #hourofcode #mdusdchat — Kevin Honey (@mrkhoney) May 11, 2016 Coding Unwrapped: Coding is fun, but that doesn’t mean it should be relegated to one hour a year in school. Robots are cool. Fun can be leveraged and channeled. Drones are awesome.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

He now has a Makerspace Master Course available. Here are some of the details: The Makerspace Master Course. John Spencer has designed a week-long Makerspace Mastermind Course. The course costs $125 but you can get it for the price of $99 if you use coupon code “George” when you are checking out.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Seven years ago, during my first year of teaching, all of my eleventh graders failed the Georgia State End of Course Test in American Literature. I had my first evidence of success with the Georgia Milestone test, doubling my passing rate from 2015 to 2016. This is especially true for at-risk students.

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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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The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Good teachers, of course, have always personalized lessons based on their students’ needs. The school used the money for a bulk order of Google Chromebooks, allowing every classroom to have a laptop for each student. “You can’t ask the computer questions. The computer doesn’t understand you most of the time. DeVonté Trask, 11.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 27, 2017

This link will also provide you a description of the course. Today’s learners can find out what a professor at MIT thinks about the future of robots…and we have to be ok that his/her answer if most likely much better than ours ever would be. Their learning mentor could be Google, Siri, YouTube, Udemy , Quora etc.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 17, 2019

I’m a human, not a robot, after all. There were times when I could tell I needed to let something go, of course, but in general, if a student said, “I don’t know” or struggled to answer a question, I didn’t let up. Thank you, Advancement Courses, for sponsoring today’s podcast episode. Subscribe to the podcast in Google Play.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

This is the last public talk I’ll deliver in 2016, and I confess I am relieved (I am exhausted!) It’s an intense research project that usually tops out at about 75,000 words, written over the course of four to six weeks. Either way. as well as honored to be here. The quotation is from 2012.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year. announced the U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

Robotics room? Most courses are taught by parents, but at the request of the families, Fraise has hired a handful of certified educators, including Tom Curley, director of programming and master teacher at Workspace, to teach core subjects. But the existing space—formerly home to a bicycle company—was for sale in 2016 for about $1.7

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2016

” These machines are all kin, of course. His 2010 book was called What Technology Wants , as though technology is a living being with desires and drives; the title of his 2016 book, The Inevitable. IBM is, of course, selling its information management services here. We humans, in this framework, have no agency, no choice.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

Education Department civil rights data, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor Scott Peters found that on a state level “equity got worse” in gifted education from 2016 to 2018, with underrepresentation of Hispanic children in a majority of states and of Black students in three-quarters of states, he wrote in an email.

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MindShift

MARCH 16, 2021

Education Department civil rights data, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater professor Scott Peters found that on a state level “equity got worse” in gifted education from 2016 to 2018, with underrepresentation of Hispanic children in a majority of states and of Black students in three-quarters of states, he wrote in an email.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 27, 2016

Last year’s most popular post on Shake Up Learning was, “ 16 Things for Teachers to Try in 2016.” Email Address I'd like to receive the free email course. Google Expeditions. Google Expeditions is a unique initiative from Google designed to bring educational virtual reality experiences into the K12 classrooms.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

I also knew creating such a space could be pricey, especially when you start talking about robots, advanced software and 3D printers. So with some research and resourcefulness—and generous donations—I launched our makerspace for the 2015-2016 school year. Our learners love to create obstacle courses and chariots for the Spheros.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. public high schools (42.5 percent offered ‘all classes online.’

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. percent) did not offer any entirely online courses to high school students during the 2015-16 school year. public high schools (42.5 percent offered ‘all classes online.’

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Obama administration’s Education Department failed to consider key evidence when it reviewed and ultimately terminated its recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools in 2016, a federal judge ruled late Friday.” That’s d.tech. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon. ” Carl Straumsheim writes that “One of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ’s most popular massive open online courses is adding a feature not seen in any of its other humanities MOOCs: instructors grading essays.”

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Fines Google $5.1 in 2016 on a student visa.” “The cost of maintaining an online course for several years can eventually outstrip the launch cost – but the investment might just pay off,” says Inside Higher Ed. Because of course. ” Because of course! Billion in Android Antitrust Case.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Either way, he’s gone too soon; we’ve lost too much , too many in 2016. pic.twitter.com/BBhsgwY2FZ — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) August 1, 2016. The work is also supported by companies including Apple, Google and Expedia, as well as education organizations including the CollegeBoard, Teach For America and STEMx.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

on Election Day 2016, closed at post-election high of $17.85 “‘Eton for all’: will robot teachers mean everyone gets an elite education? Google had a big media to-do this week. Via Ars Technica : “Google unveils a $249 smart camera that decides what’s worth photographing.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Of course, the US can’t let the UK lead for too long when it comes to terrible people and terrible ideas in education. Kudos to the Houston Chronicle for the original reporting on this in 2016. Via The Verge : “James Damore sues Google for allegedly discriminating against conservative white men.” 56% are white.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

” His son-in-law is Jared Kushner , of course. Google has updated its pseudo-LMS, Classroom. Google blogs ; tech publications help market the news. More Google PR, this time from The Verge : “ Google is adding ARCore support to the Chromebook Tab 10 with Classroom updates.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said in a signed order Tuesday that she was restoring the federal recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools , the for-profit accreditor that had waged a fight for reinstatement since the Obama administration withdrew its recognition in 2016.”

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

“Is there an elegant way to administer exams in online courses ?” ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. CNN tries to explain “Why Google , Apple and Microsoft are battling for education.” Don’t click.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

Of course, some education reform proponents want to frame DeVos as “ mainstream ,” but she’s far from it. ( Via the Arizona Capitol Times : “ Arizona bill to ban school ‘ social justice ’ courses dies quickly.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Rhose Island ’s governor Gina M.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

The big ed-tech news this week is, of course, that Betsy DeVos is considering allowing schools to use federal funds to arm teachers and staff. ” CPS is, of course, the Chicago Public Schools. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ For-Profit Companies With the Highest Enrollments at Their Colleges, Fall 2016.”

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

“High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. — Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) May 10, 2016. From the HR Department. Don’t do this.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) It’s that their parents are opting them out of exposure to these technologies.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

” WV is West Virginia , of course. Of course, Harvard doesn’t keep quiet about anything, does it.). Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.” “ Google is jeopardizing A frican-American literature sites ,” says The Outline.

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