Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

This blog post was originally published by EdSurge. When Digital Promise and EdSurge considered which educator award categories to include in the 2014 Digital Innovation in Learning Awards , we wanted to highlight five areas where exemplary teachers around the world are using innovative strategies to engage and empower students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2020

They’re not getting health and safety data from the government agencies that might be best positioned to collect and publish it. Some have national ambitions, like the teacher in Kansas counting cases of COVID-19 in schools across the country. The sweep of the coronavirus across the U.S. has produced an information paradox.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 19, 2016

From providing students with laptops, to providing tools for teaching in science and math classes, tech has helped teachers. In that spirit, here is a list of must have Google Education apps that improve the lives of teachers, and students, too. No longer will students have to rely on just textbooks to fuel their imaginations.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

We talk about what that means–problem solving, critical analysis, logical thinking–but often, that sounds hard to them–too hard. We talk about what that means–problem solving, critical analysis, logical thinking–but often, that sounds hard to them–too hard. They want an easier way. Why is that?

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, today announced a new survey report that reveals the top safety concerns that school administrators, teachers and staff have about returning to the classroom, as well as the steps they are taking to create a safe environment.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2020

school district, which had sensitive information about students and staff released by a hacker after the district refused to pay a ransom. EdSurge: What led you to start tracking these incidents? So a higher-ed institution that got hit in South Korea was counted the same as an elementary school in Peoria. schools and districts.

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The Web20Classroom

MAY 29, 2016

He is what I would consider a very good teacher. He is engaging in the classroom, works very hard to meet the needs of all his students and regularly reflects on his teaching to understand his strengths and weaknesses. When he looked at what this PD was going to consist of he was dumbfounded. The fact is my friend is not alone.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 10, 2019

Her blog post shares: In 2019, SLSA approved re-imagining the ESIFC to adapt to the changing information, education, and technology environments, as well as the increasing diversity in our student populations. The heart of the ESIFC is our students. Barbara Stripling’s Inquiry Model. ESIFC LibGuide.

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Linways Technologies

DECEMBER 3, 2019

To make sense of what this means, higher education system with GER less than 15% is considered elite, where access to higher education is limited and is viewed as a privilege. million students currently enrolled across 51,649 colleges and universities, is second only to China’s 41.8 Student finances and funding. in 2018-19.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

I’d encourage those interested in the OER movement to subscribe to the bi-weekly OER Digest (a joint project of SPARC and the Student PIRGs ) to stay up to date. The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. What then of the students?

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

With these resources, students can read, listen, watch, and go off-screen for activities that will give them a window into the enormous impact that Hispanic and Latino people have had on our world. Students can sing along in Spanish, dance, and listen! Afterward, have students write about their favorite segments. population.

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Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

There are multiple factors to be taken into consideration, meticulous research to be done, have to take feedback from educators, academicians, students, and so on. However, as always, we’re Linways , and we want to make it count. Higher education is moving getting more student-centric, and that’s truly great.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

I’d encourage those interested in the OER movement to subscribe to the bi-weekly OER Digest (a joint project of SPARC and the Student PIRGs ) to stay up to date. The pace of additions should be concerning to anyone who cares about personalized learning and/or student data privacy. What then of the students?

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 8, 2022

How much screen time we get doesn't account for other factors like when, where, or most importantly what we're watching. Instead of focusing only on screen time, this article will cover how teachers and students can use devices and consume media in more deliberate and mindful ways -- what Common Sense calls "media balance."

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 24, 2019

You know, those perfect, one-of-a-kind, just-right-for-your-lesson videos -- the ones that make you think, "Oh, my students have to see this!" Each video dives into a specific, thought-provoking topic, and the channel's sensibilities are right in line with what high school to college-age students are talking about.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

I think a lot about the future of technology and its potential impacts on students and the K-12 education system (intended and unintended). Indeed, (in the vein of Dr. Suess’s Lorax) who speaks for the students? I’ve been on planes a lot lately – flying from coast to coast. Worth the long read.

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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 25, 2018

People were sending videos, pictures, and links to blogs and resources. What I didn’t know was how much these educators would change my life in late July. I loved teaching and I loved my students, but I did not love how I felt at school. I am not afraid to push for what is best for kids. This is my attempt.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 6, 2021

And for good reason: They give students the extra practice it often takes for mathematical concepts to stick. But when you do need to fire up the printer, you want to make all that paper count with worksheets that offer fresh approaches to arithmetic practice and math concepts. You can use the links below to jump to a section.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 24, 2019

You know, those perfect, one-of-a-kind, just-right-for-your-lesson videos -- the ones that make you think, "Oh, my students have to see this!" Each video dives into a specific, thought-provoking topic, and the channel's sensibilities are right in line with what high school to college-age students are talking about.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 24, 2019

You know, those perfect, one-of-a-kind, just-right-for-your-lesson videos -- the ones that make you think, "Oh, my students have to see this!" Each video dives into a specific, thought-provoking topic, and the channel's sensibilities are right in line with what high school to college-age students are talking about.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2017

You know, those perfect, one-of-a-kind, just-right-for-your-lesson videos -- the ones that make you think, "Oh, my students have to see this!" While not specifically for K-12 students, plenty of the videos here can nonetheless work in school. " to "What Does 'Clinically Proven' Actually Mean?"

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Kathy Schrock

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

This post originally appeared in September of 2014 on my Discovery Educator Network blog, Kathy''s Katch , where I pen a monthly blog post. Please take a look at the blog when you get a a chance. I have identified thirteen literacies important for students to master, which you can see below.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 20, 2022

Getting students to flex their maker muscles is great, whether you're on or offline, but creating in a more tangible way can be satisfying and instructive for different reasons. While you're scooping pumpkin guts, count seeds individually or by groups of five or 10. For example, what steps do you take to brush your teeth?

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EdTechSandyK

MAY 14, 2011

To hear the portion of the interview related to this blog post, click the play button, and after the audio file streams down (you''ll see the sound wave pattern fill up across the screen), drag the play bar to the 4:15 mark and listen through the 6:06 mark. What happened to that? 4:35 Host : What did happen to the surplus, Governor?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. Um, they do.)

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 24, 2019

Some folks are interested in publishing their own and are hoping for some good insights, while others just like to read what I’ve written and are curious about what happens behind the scenes. I’m going to talk first about what I’m writing currently: how the idea came about and what purpose I hope it serves for you as the reader.

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Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

” Certainly this week’s news really really underscores how much: “What is Education Secretary Betsy DeVos doing with the rapper Pitbull in Miami ?” What’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s brother doing in the Seychelles with a friend of Putin ? Education Politics. ” asks The Washington Post.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 4, 2015

This past week in Philadelphia I participated in a meeting that launched the year-long process of refreshing ISTE’s Standards for Students. The whole conversation brought me back a blog post I wrote following ISTE’s 2011 conference in Philadelphia. Librarians Network on Facebook. Librarians Network Website.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Many students cannot afford the heavy data usage required by geofencing apps, for starters. ” Schools, operating under longstanding mandates to track and to measure as much as possible, have been more than willing to expand the amount and types of data they’re collecting on students. Is all that data secure?

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

If you’re going to talk about the importance of digital literacy or information literacy or media literacy or what have you, then you best practice it. ” (In fairness, I’m not sure what the typical work-week looks like for a Secretary of Education.). It’s that folks share them so quickly and uncritically.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 30, 2015

I’m particularly excited about the scrutiny into aspects of making that are sometimes overlooked and how this work can extend to educator professional development: For a general audience, can you describe the Tinkering After School Program and what led to it getting started? Your research is looking at the role of embodiment in making.

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MindShift

JULY 24, 2015

It’s easy to focus on academics and college transcripts when children become tweens and teens, but retaining the agency and creativity inherent in play is crucial for them, too. Free Choice Time: Student-Directed Learning. “What they really need are creative outlets, which is really what pretend play is for children.”

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

The Education and Justice Departments have notified every public school district in the country with a “Dear Colleague” letter that discrimination against transgender students , particularly over which bathroom they can use, violates federal civil rights law. Peter Thiel has signed up as a Trump delegate from San Francisco.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Then there’s the question: what counts as “ed-tech”? It also treats “ed-tech” primarily as a product built by engineers, not for example, constructed through the practices of educators or students themselves – problems with education are, in this framework, engineering problems.

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