Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

2018 was an incredible year for the Digital Promise League of Innovative Schools and Education Innovation Clusters (EdClusters). We are always excited to invite new districts that are implementing new teaching and learning practices into the League. In 2018, we welcomed 12 new districts: Arcadia Unified School District , D.C.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Last year, almost 300,000 students (age 4-104) participated from over 180 countries and wrote almost 20 billion lines of code. The 200,000+ teachers involved came away believing that, of all their education tools, coding was the best at teaching children to think. Tools, toolbars , icons, images all represent something bigger.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Matthew Farber on episode 268 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Game-based learning might not be what you think. Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online professional development courses for K-12 teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Like a favorite web-based game, students are presented with a problem (for example, get your bot to say On vacation! ) and are challenged to use the tools available to solve it. If your primary digital device is a desktop, use a downloaded software tool like the free Code Two. I’m not sold on them. Why use QR Codes?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Deb Ramm on episode 329 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Instructional Technology Coaches can be helpful advisors for teachers if they learn strategies of encouragement and empowerment. Date: June 7, 2018. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Thanks so much. Michael Gorman (mjgormans@gmail.com).

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 4, 2019

The post 25 Ways to Use Audio in Google Slides Projects appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Rolling out in April 2019 is the ability to insert audio into your Google Slides presentations and projects! There are so many ways to use audio in Google Slides projects. 25 Ways to Use Audio in #GoogleSlides Projects!

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 20, 2019

Recent data from a test commonly taken by college-bound high school students found that only 20% of students are ready for courses typically required for a STEM major. Recent data from a test commonly taken by college-bound high school students found that only 20% of students are ready for courses typically required for a STEM major.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 5, 2016

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. For example: These teachers are far more likely than their less-confident counterparts to report daily use of digital curricula, learning management systems, and parent communication tools. . Web-based collaboration tools (13 percent vs. 23 percent.).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 27, 2021

Here are the the ones I’m currently offering: Building Digital Citizens. If students use the internet, they must be familiar with the rights and responsibilities required to be good digital citizens. In this class, you’ll learn what topics to introduce, how to unpack them, and how to make them authentic to student lives.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. This opens so many doors for teachers, students, and parents to connect, collaborate and learn. This opens so many doors for teachers, students, and parents to connect, collaborate and learn. Keep reading! SAT/ACT Study Groups.

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Brainscape

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Anyway, stay tuned for more on how our flashcards work because they really are a powerful tool for helping anyone learn anything TWICE as efficiently. Now, back to your learning: here are our best tips for teaching your kids at home! You never signed up for this. Or perhaps you did! How can I teach my kids at home?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

This classroom might be 1 to 1 or might be using technology to leverage student centered learning. In this post I would like to explore resources that are available for facilitating proper digital citizenship in the classroom. Upcoming Opportunities: Are you traveling to Learning Forward Conference in Washington DC in December?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Wednesday, November 20 (US-Eastern Standard Time) 7:00am Join Radijojo World Children''s Media Network: Award-winning global competency empowerment for your students! Our free conference runs all week and is open to anyone to attend--spread the word with Twitter hashtag # globaled13. Special Notes: Thanks to our GREAT volunteer group!

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Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

The post 35 Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Credit: Google for Education Blog. learning management system). presentation tool). language learning platform). Gale Cengage Learning. Learn Zillion. cloud-based curriculum). 3D design projects).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

If you are learning about the mini-conference right before or during the event, please join LearningRevolution.com and while you are waiting for your approval we will have a special link for you to use to join the sessions. There is no cost to join, but there is a membership approval process in order to eliminate spammers.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 1, 2015

Learning Culture. Based on twelve years of research, she argues that vulnerability is not weakness, but rather our clearest path to courage, engagement, and meaningful connection. Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative – Ken Robinson. Most of us would say we love to learn, but we hated school. Leadership.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Elbert Hubbard As a second year teacher, I remember being very excited about leading my students to participate in a project-based learning activity. As champions we must learn to put ourselves in the shoes of a late adopter or laggard, then try to help them along. It is easy for us to think “Save time, see things my way!”

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In 2003, Project Tomorrow, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping K-12 education leaders identify and implement best practices, launched the Speak Up Research Project, which gives K-12 leaders insights into current and emerging dynamics in the education ecosystem—and what those dynamics mean for all the stakeholders within a school district.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2016

Students: rate their current understanding of new learning. analyze and reflect on their efforts around the learning. Read a teacher blog post and respond. Add a blog post with Five Fast Facts about today’s material. Review project with a neighbor, based on a rubric. Here are 28 ideas from readers.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Project Ideas: Blank pages at the end of the workbook turn the workbook into a sketchbook in which users can draw their own circuit activities. The website has a growing collection of activities, projects, lesson plans with step-by-step instructions, a media gallery of images, and videos. Join the Circuit Scribe blog or community.

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techlearning

AUGUST 9, 2018

In 2014 I wrote what would be my most popular blog post ever. For the most part, people tended to look at the infographic and pass judgement on whether or not these were things that teachers “should” do in the classroom without reading the blog at all. All that to say – Congratulations! Yes, technology costs money.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The Emergency Home Learning (& More) Summit is in its final week. For the next eight days we'll be publishing three special 30-minute video interviews each day with an amazing set of learning experts (see below), for a total of 24 interviews (and maybe a surprise bonus interview or two). See all of the sessions here.

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

com : “Boy, 8, drives to McDonald’s after learning how online.” com : “Boy, 8, drives to McDonald’s after learning how online.” Via the Udacity blog : “ Udacity Launches Mobile Developer Education with Facebook at F8.” Education Politics. ” Bloomberg asks. Where Are They Now?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I thought for a good long while about how best to summarize this decade, and inspired by the folks at The Verge , who published a list of “ The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech ,” I decided to do something similar: chronicle for you a decade of ed-tech failures and f**k-ups and flawed ideas. Good for you.

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

Via The Marshall Project : “Your Kid Goes to Jail , You Get the Bill.” Details about the education-related elements of his speech from NPR , The New York Times , Education Week , and The Washington Post. Via The New York Times : “For Trump and DeVos , a Florida Private School Is a Model for Choice.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

” Via the Journal Sentinel : “More than 300 Kettle Moraine parents sign petition against online learning platform.” .” Ah yes, trust Silicon Valley to make a terrible situation even worse. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Britain Makes It Easier for Chinese Students to Get Visas.” ” (So yeah.

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