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Makerspace Starter Kit Updated

The Daring Librarian

Remember, you can date new technology (or innovation) you don't have to marry it ! but after a couple months of a wasted materials (ex: uncompleted duct tape raincoats that ended up in a sticky ball) and some messy LEGO behavior, I realized we did indeed need a few guidelines. My awesome GT Teacher has a plethora of Robotics devices.

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6 Ways to Avoid Those Social Media Landmines

The Daring Librarian

Follow School District Policy Does your district have a technology and social media upolicy? I’m so proud that my district has had a “Responsible Use of Technology and Social Media Policy” since 2002 and has updated it every three years. Try these six tips to share sensibly online. If so, read it and follow it to the letter.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. ”) How accurate are her observations?

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2016 Global Education Conference Starts Sunday - Important Information!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Sara Whitaker, Consultant Blog Building: The Basics of Shaping & Sharing Your Voice as a Global Educator - Heather Singmaster, Host, Global Learning Blog, Education Week Bringing the world into your K-5 classroom with new technology can help tackle prejudice before it begins.

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What?s New: New Tools for Schools

techlearning

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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Everything you need to know about AI in education

eSchool News

A key conversation focuses on weighing its benefits versus risks, and many education institutions have been quick to implement bans on the technology altogether for fears of plagiarism in written works. As technology continues to evolve, the education industry has immense opportunities to harness these new applications.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” It’s 2017, and Wired still promotes a narrative that “ hackers ” are all young men. Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.” ” Nope. Move along.