21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 29, 2015

Welcome to post number five in a series devoted to formative learning (assessment). Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Part 5: Over 35 Formative Assessment Tools To Enhance Formative Learning Opportunities. Interactive Tools for Formative Assessment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 27, 2017

A Product Review by Vicki Davis From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. After students read, they can take a quick assessment about the topic. Students can take an assessment just after reading. Nonfiction text is important for student reading. Kids Discover is simple.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

JULY 28, 2015

My edubuddy Tom Driscoll, master of mastery learning, shared some resources with me via Twitter. Here are a few resources to help w/ data / manage standards based learning: @jumpropers @MasteryConnect @MyMetryx — Tom Driscoll (@Mr_Driscoll) July 28, 2015. Hey @KtBkr4 , great post! I don't want another platform.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

A conversation with Jon Corippo on episode 92 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Twitter handle: @jcorippo. Jon’s core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Prodigy’s math content is completely curriculum-aligned and covers standards from the Common Core, MAFs, and TEKS curricula depending on your location. And speaking of engagement, Prodigy’s user data reveals that for every 30 minutes a student uses Prodigy in school, they will go home and play for 60 minutes voluntarily!

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 24, 2017

With the Common Core State Standards launching in 2009 and textbook publishers having to recreate their curriculums, many districts were left with their teachers having to come up with their own curriculum that met the new state standards. I took the students data and created a Google Sheet with each of the individual classroom’s data.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

The Twitter chat started by first defining the buzzwords at the center of our discussion. Cali Morrison added: “I define CBE as personalized pace, mastery-based learning where students demonstrate mastery through authentic assessment and progress as they learn rather than after a set amount of time.”. Erin Crisp agreed.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

Before investigating these resources, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. Lessons are aligned to Common Core Standards and explore real life questions. WolframAlpha – This is an amazing search engine based on data and mathematics.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 10, 2015

The most recent data from the National Association of Educational Progress (NAEP) showed that 58% of US fourth grade students are below proficiency level in mathematics (The Nation’s Report Card, 2013). Follow us on Twitter @edWebnet to learn about upcoming webinars and special events!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 25, 2015

In the previous post I looked closely at the data on teacher effectiveness for six different high schools. In this follow-up post we look more closely at a range of data from two successful schools and one school identified in the Cuomo Report on Failing Schools. A Struggling High School. Parent Satisfaction. Student Satisfaction.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 8, 2015

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Its goal is to help educators with the creation of assessment rubrics for a wide variety of student activities. There are numerous STEM possibilities that will guide student learning and assessment. As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

Helping students become FutureFit A cursory scan of popular teacher Twitter feeds and mainstream education news sources quickly reveals that the idea of imbuing this generation of students with an amalgam of 21st century skills is more than just a cause célèbre—it’s quickly becoming a must-have in the classroom.

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wwwatanabe

JULY 20, 2015

It can be used as an authentic assessment. Here are some of the Common Core Standards that digital storytelling and digital stories address: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6 5 Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 16, 2018

The form uses data validation to provide hints if the student is struggling to get the correct answer. Book report generator - Writing reflectively is a key component of the common core standards. This form makes it easy to collect store, and analyze collected data to observe student growth.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

If you want to follow those tweets, you can either track the conference hashtag #ticalsls14 or you can follow the Learning Revolution Twitter account at @learnrevproject. Rod Federwisch & Karen Goss Assessing and Developing Modern Language Fluency For Global Communication - Harry Tuttle, Ed.D.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. At the same time there must be formative assessment and proper guidance that promotes needed success and growth. It makes sure that writers are provided a formative assessment writing session.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 20, 2018

Being able to develop these questions, the questions that drive the learning, is not a small task, and can be used as their own informal assessment as well. Rubrics can also be used to assess different elements of an assignment. Allow students to embed images and videos into their essays as well as data or textual evidence.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 7, 2015

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @mjgormans ). Explore Gooru’s ability to provide lessons with formative assessment and feedback. Better Lessons – This is a site that links to English and Math Common Core along with Next Generation Science Standards. The link takes you to the resource section.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 15, 2015

Using educators’ needs as their driving force, the app will integrate lesson planning and building, assessment management and portfolio content, and better means of connecting with home learning. It allows for discussion boards, polling, subject content, quizzes and “snapshot” which assess student’s competencies.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Whether it is collecting lesson plans from faculty, submitting homework assignments, or taking a quiz, we are constantly gathering data. Technology Integration and the Common Core by Andrew Miller The CCSS call us to integrate technology in intentional and meaningful ways to have students meet rigorous standards.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

Before reading, please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS, and also give me a follow… on Twitter at mjgormans. Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. You will note that many activities let the teacher see assessment results after student completion of an activity.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) stress the importance of communication, and challenge students to engage in conversation by using evidence to support an argument, while evaluating and listening to others’ perspectives. Or reach out to us on Twitter to share your story: @NatalieFranzi and @SteveFigurelli.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

You can connect with the Geo-Educator Community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter , Facebook and the secure educator site, Edmodo. Take advantage of Robert’s expert tips for explaining frequently misunderstood science topics; gathering student data; and helping students think scientifically. More details here.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @ mjgormans ). Contains formative learning and assessment opportunities. Content is mapped to a variety of levels and standards including common core. You will note that many activities let the teacher see assessment results after student completion of an activity.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 29, 2014

Wednesday, April 30th at 4pm Free BrainPOP Webinar: ELLs and the Common Core , Are you an ESL teacher struggling to address the Common Core? Follow #liveclass20 on Twitter and visit [link] for weekly details. Monday, May 5th at 8pm TL Virtual Cafe - Show Me The Data! Learn more and register here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

And then, not two days later, I heard Twitter has reclassified their app as a news purveyor rather than a social media device. Once again: Who gets news from Twitter? No surprise news shows are littered with references to listener’s tweets and presidential candidates break stories via their Twitter stream.

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wwwatanabe

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

It can be used as an authentic assessment. Common Core Standards Many specific content standards can be addressed through digital stories. Here are some of the Common Core Standards that digital storytelling and digital stories address: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2016

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with educators I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have available. Digital portfolios—via wikis.

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2015

A secondary focus (but of significant interest with students I polled) is technology as change agent in achieving Standards, enabling teachers to fulfill Common Core requirements without adding that ‘extra layer’ many teachers fear will take more time/knowledge/effort than they have time for. Also, teachers will embed web tools (i.e.,

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 9, 2015

Use Edusight on the web to manage assessment, grading, and standards seamlessly (includes Common Core, Next Generation Science Standards, and state standards). analytics and data visualization for teachers, students, and parents. Twitter: @edusight. Current Features. standards-based or traditional gradebook.

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wwwatanabe

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

It can be used as an authentic assessment. Common Core Standards Many specific content standards can be addressed through digital stories. Here are some of the Common Core Standards that digital storytelling and digital stories address: CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.6 CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.SL.4

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2017

Wanny Hersey Twitter @wahersey How do you think a maker mindset and design thinking can prepare students for their futures? He realized it was very labor intensive, because they had to regularly check the device in the nest to record the data. At Bullis, we believe that all children should be global citizens.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Collaborating with faculty members to teach information literacy in a public health second year seminar: A case of instruction - Xan Goodman 10:00pm Classroom Resources for K12 Educators: Integrating Information Literacy Skills and Common Core and State Standards into Designing Innovative Project Based Curricula - Melda N.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information? The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Follow her on Twitter at @TeachitRalph. By leveraging data, public schools can demonstrate they’re being good stewards of taxpayer funds and both public and private schools can justify staffing and capital planning levels. Next page: edtech trends 6-10: Better content, small data and neuroscience).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 1, 2014

Follow the Twitter feed for this event at #RSCON5 and be sure to let your peers know about this fun event! The professional development offered in the Summer Institute 2014 will provide you with resources, strategies, curriculum design, assessments and more! HackEd14 Archived. There''s a Board Game for That.

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