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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition)

Doug Levin

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Top 8 Advantages of an Interactive STEM Curriculum

Kitaboo on EdTech

What is STEM? The acronym STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. More recently, arts were added to this educational model, as educators believed that art and creativity play an important role in the understanding of the former subjects in the STEM Curriculum , thus changing the acronym from STEM to STEAM.

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Creating a Classroom Routine for Online or Hybrid Learning Students

Waterford

Some families may have multiple children sharing one laptop. The National Institute for STEM Education (NISE) recommends teachers clearly post the routines and expectations for all students.[3]. Simply shutting your laptop and putting it in a drawer can be a meaningful method of shifting from work life to home life. Zimny, Judy.

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ExploraVision STEM competition challenges students to solve a future problem today

eSchool News

The 2016-2017 Toshiba/National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) ExploraVision competition is kicking off the 25th year of the world’s largest K-12 science competition. Registration is now open until February 6, 2017 at ExploraVision.org. for a gala awards weekend in June 2017. Series EE Savings Bonds (at maturity).

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Analysis: Is Higher Ed Ready for the Tech Expectations of the Teens of 2022?

Edsurge

The 15-year-old today is more a sibling of cloud computing, of apps that are available from any screen, of mobile devices in many sizes and form factors that go beyond last century’s laptops. In 2017—the last full year for which it publicly released numbers— Futuresource Consulting estimated that Chromebooks had 58.3 But in the U.S.,

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He Paid Off Morehouse Grads’ Debt. Now Robert Smith Is Trying Income-Based Financing at HBCUs.

Edsurge

Starting in fall 2021, the SFI program aims to serve 900 juniors and seniors who are pursuing STEM majors, says Shoates, who also serves as executive director of SFI. SFI is funded by a pair of $50 million contributions—one from Smith personally, and another from the Fund II Foundation, where Smith also serves as board president.

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Correcting The Impact Of Negative News Bias On Mental Health

TeachThought - Learn better.

Educators have an important role in helping stem the tide of negative news bias, and edtech and eLearning platforms are uniquely positioned to step into the void of online literacy education. You turn on the TV, open your laptop, or scroll through social media, and it appears that the world is constantly in a state of turmoil.