The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2020

During my years of working in elementary education, I spent time as a classroom teacher as well as a school leader, all with the Sioux City Community School District in Sioux City, Iowa. The 10 Minute Teacher only has several advertorials a year, but all editorial content is my own.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

We are grateful for the educators’ generosity in sharing their experiences and offering a firsthand glimpse into their strategies to meet these demanding times. In many cases, parent involvement understandably extends to supporting students in taking online assessments. Reimagining Family Engagement. Now it drives instruction.

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eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2015

Homegrown online assessments prove invaluable to one district. Assessments are critical to our efforts to improve instruction in K-12 education. At Hopewell Valley Regional School District (HVRSD), we began the transition to online assessment more than three years ago. Online assessment saves teachers’ time.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

The need to swiftly incorporate technology in the classroom might have partially overshadowed another essential aspect of teaching — pedagogy, especially among less tech-savvy teachers who needed more time for this. In the end, the role of pedagogy in the classroom is to facilitate the way teachers convey information.

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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

I used TinyWow's Article Writer to produce an article entitled "Online Tools for Classroom Teachers." I especially disagreed with the section below because online tools should not be supplemental, but infused into the curriculum in a meaningful way to support teaching and learning. This is what it was supposed to create.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 8, 2012

Over time, they began calling this the “flipped classroom” model of instruction, and it has spread rapidly (in various forms) to a large number of classrooms. During this same time span, 1:1 classrooms – where each student has a computing device available to be used whenever needed – have also spread quickly.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Its product is called “Class for Zoom,” and what it’s building is pretty much that—a suite of tools that let instructors take attendance, distribute and grade assignments, and deliver online assessments through Zoom. He was particularly troubled by the fact that many of their classes were reduced to meeting just one hour per week. “I

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Google Classroom allows teachers to easily manage student work and teaching with Google Docs, Google Forms, Google Spreadsheets and anything Google. This handy tool has opened up the doors of blended learning and collaborative classrooms like never before. Google Classroom Resources. How to Manage a Classroom in Google.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

Addressing these three key areas–video collaboration, the 6GHz migration, and network automation–will prepare networks to meet the needs of today’s and future students. When this software is used to support virtual learning and to supplement classroom instruction, it must operate smoothly and without interruption.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 20, 2020

Now educators can make their instruction more effective and provide practice linked directly to progress monitoring and formative assessment results using free digital tools from Microsoft. The creation of assessments and their implementation can all be integrated through the use of Microsoft Teams.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 22, 2020

The short answer is: an edtech coordinator knows edtech inside out and helps teachers integrate technology into their classrooms. However, it’s the only way to progress and meet students’ needs, which change from generation to generation. Read more: How to succeed with online PD for teachers. Assisting teachers in the classroom.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 16, 2021

Despite this growth, however, the pandemic has not been smooth sailing for schools and online education providers. The sharp increase in demand for distance learning in such a short period of time has meant staff and students have had to adapt quickly to meet the rising demand and ensure the systems in place would cope.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 13, 2018

Those were among the 10 key findings highlighted in the Consortium for School Networking’s fourth K–12 IT Leadership Survey Report , which was released on Monday in conjunction with the opening of CoSN’s annual meeting in Washington, D.C. Integrating technology into the classroom continues to be the most understaffed IT function.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

“I hope it works, I hope it works,” I muttered to myself as Tonja, the student teacher in our classroom, logged into Zoom to reach the remote learners in our class. Eighteen years ago, when I was a student-teacher, I started out by silently sitting in the back of an elementary-grade classroom, watching, observing and taking notes.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 1, 2020

How is assessment, instruction, and technology integration changing for our top performing high school students in light of Covid-19? 81% of 15-25 year olds use YouTube – Covid-19 is a time to leverage this popular teenage platform to meet high school students where they are. Remote Learning AP Culture of Assessment.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 9, 2019

We know that learner variability exists, and research suggests it is growing in classrooms across the nation. The key strategy to get to this level of understanding involves a tried-and-true instructional practice: formative assessments and feedback. So what are some main characteristics of these assessment practices?

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Partnership gives educators access to assessment library. Edulastic, a next-generation online assessment platform for K-12 teachers and administrators, has formed a new partnership with Key Data Systems to make the Inspect item bank available to Edulastic District Enterprise users.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 15, 2023

From crafting engaging lesson plans to managing classroom dynamics and communicating with parents, teachers contend with a diverse array of tasks daily. Here are a few suggestions: Learning Management Systems (LMS): LMS platforms like Google Classroom, Moodle, or Canvas are a teacher’s best friend.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2016

Not quite sure how you're going to run formative assessment in your classroom, or lead professional development workshops? How-To’s from Inside the Classroom : Step-by-step guides on everything from social-emotional learning to classroom management strategies in a tech-rich environment. Are you ready for it?

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Technology Tidbits

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Wikipedia Differentiation, the ability for teachers to meet the needs of a variety of learners, is a key component for successful teaching. Also, there is an educational portal that allows teachers to track/monitor students, generate detailed reports, and assess student's learning to make it easy to differentiate instruction.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 1, 2020

Whether schools are 1:1 or still relying on computer carts, the move to online assessments creates new needs from devices to professional development to data privacy policies. Have an instructional framework centered around curriculum design before talking about assessment. Feedback is more than just one assessment.

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 20, 2016

K-12 student population and highlights the underlying need to rethink the way classroom learning is approached, the report says. According to Sam Redding , a s enior learning specialist at the Center on Innovations in Learning , technology is helping educators individualize their teaching practices to meet the needs of these students.

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techlearning

JUNE 14, 2018

The ISTE Standards support educators to re-engineer their classrooms for digital age learning. This recognition confirms that our solutions meet the needs of today’s school districts as they work to prepare students for success in our increasingly digital world.”

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techlearning

JULY 18, 2018

We scour the sprawling expo with one aim: to find you the most interesting, potentially useful classroom tools out there. Explore Tyto Online. A uniquely ambitious project, Tyto Online is a multiplayer online game focused on science. Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction?

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

We scour the sprawling expo with one aim: to find you the most interesting, potentially useful classroom tools out there. Explore Tyto Online. A uniquely ambitious project, Tyto Online is a multiplayer online game focused on science. Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction?

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 27, 2018

We scour the sprawling expo with one aim: to find you the most interesting, potentially useful classroom tools out there. Explore Tyto Online. A uniquely ambitious project, Tyto Online is a multiplayer online game focused on science. Want to speed up fluency assessments and free up time for instruction?

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Assessment Robotics Tools Digital Citizenship 40

Linways Technologies

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

What is an Assessment. Assessment is a series of measurements that use various methods and techniques, to collect data on student learning in order to refine teaching programs and improve student learning capabilities. Assessments are always cyclical and are revised to meet requirements.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 12, 2016

PowerSchool Purchases Haiku Learning: The K-12 education solutions provider acquired Haiku Learning , provider of a cloud-based learning management and classroom collaboration solution designed to meet the needs of K-12 educators. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Citelighter Raises $2.1

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Forsyth News Guilderland (NY) Central School District will receive $531,447 from the state’s Smart Schools Bond Act, of which the lion’s share—$498,723—will go for classroom technology, including buying new Chromebooks for each middle- and high-school student. How fast must they be to meet students’ and educators’ needs? ?

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

Are you thinking about designing an online assessment for a Flipped classroom? First, consider whether the tool you are thinking about is the right tool for what you want to assess. Second, does this online assessment align with the rest of the course curriculum. 2002) and used by other academics (e.g.

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Education Superhighway

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Each district is unique and no one bandwidth number will meet everyone’s learning requirements across the board. Once you have determined the amount of bandwidth needed per classroom to enable your schools’ digital learning environment, consider the district’s wide area network (WAN — need a network layout refresher?

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

This also requires reliable broadband access that is scalable and available to meet the needs of changing technologies and student populations. There’s also an emphasis on ensuring inclusion of diverse students in different types of settings.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 27, 2019

State and federal standards and online assessments require that school districts implement K-8 digital literacy curricula that support all 12 digital literacy skills. Things to consider.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

They then met in person to decide which technologies will have the most impact in the classroom and deserved to be named Best of Show. ACER CHROMEBOOK TAB 10 ( WWW.ACER.COM/AC/EN/US/CONTENT/HOME ) The Acer Chromebook Tab 10 will be used in classrooms to expand and enhance student learning. Available with either 15.6-inch inch or 13.3-inch

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 15, 2010

Join yolink evangelist Anne Kimbrel to discover ways to promote search literacy in your classroom. During this 3-webinar series you will come away with practical applications from teachers actually implementing and using these tools in their classrooms. Grace is what love does and is when it meets the sinful and undeserving."

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Prior to the 2021-2022 school year, the district’s assessment data showed math scores were low, contributing to 14 out of 48 schools in the district being identified as low performing in 2019. During a district board meeting, Ms.

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