Facebook, Summit Schools Work Together to Make Classrooms More Personal
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 29, 2016
By Melissa Delaney Continuous improvement is at the heart of personalized learning plans for Summit Schools and Facebook's partnership.
‘Dear Mr. Zuckerberg’: Students Take Summit Learning Protests Directly to Facebook Chief
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 15, 2018
Earlier this month, a group of high school students in New York City took to the streets to protest their school’s online program, Summit Learning. On Thursday, hoping to send a stronger message, they took it all the way to the top, with a letter to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
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At Public Education Conference, Educators Share Fall-Outs on Personalized Learning, Privatization and Edtech
Edsurge
OCTOBER 16, 2017
gathered in Oakland this past weekend for the Network for Public Education ’s (NPE) national conference, where several sessions centered around a common theme: protecting public education amid an era of federal budget cuts and concerns over the increased presence of technology in classrooms. Educators from around the U.S.
From track to field: how personalized learning changes more than the player
Education Elements
DECEMBER 30, 2015
Personalized learning received some hot press in the last month. First, in an open letter to their newborn daughter, Max, Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan shared their hopes for personalized learning.
Top 10 Tips and Reviews in 2021
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 6, 2022
13 Ways to Use Canva in Your Classroom. What is Actively Learn and Why Should I Try it? Education Galaxy–Personalized Learning That’s Fun. Facebook: [link] . Tech Tip #105: Create Shortkeys for Windows Tools. Tech Tip #118–Top 10 iPad Shortkeys. Top 10 Reviews . It’s Here–the High School Technology Curriculum!
Facebook Teams Up with California Charter Schools
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 25, 2016
By Melissa Delaney Founder Mark Zuckerberg and wife, Priscilla Chan, tour the school and begin collaboration on personalized learning project.
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Million-Dollar Advice: The High Cost and Limited Return on Personalized Learning Consulting
Edsurge
APRIL 26, 2018
In July of 2015, the district paid more than $400,000 for alignment, strategy and professional services from Education Elements, a for-profit personalized learning consultant, according to receipts obtained by EdSurge from the district. million to the firm for personalized-learning consulting services.
Why Facebook engineers helped this district build a personalized learning tool
eSchool News
OCTOBER 6, 2015
Volunteer Facebook engineers helped a district create something truly personal. Working with a small group of volunteer engineers from Facebook, headquartered only a few miles away, Summit became one of few U.S. What is the Personalized Learning Plan platform? But they didn’t go it alone.
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Recognizing the Digital Assets You Have at Your Disposal
A Principal's Reflections
MAY 5, 2019
I have also been blessed to observe great examples that members of my Personal Learning Network (PLN) make available on social media. Text There is nothing easier than whipping up a tweet or update to be posted on Facebook or LinkedIn. The link is then shared across LinkedIn and Facebook.
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The Balance with Catlin Tucker: Featuring Travis Lape
Catlin Tucker
FEBRUARY 16, 2020
In 2015, Travis was named TIE Technology Leader of the Year, which recognized his work integrating technology into his classroom. Travis believes that by empowering learners to drive their learning we can start to create a new system that honors all learners and their cultures.
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Getting started with learning about Artificial Intelligence
Neo LMS
JULY 6, 2021
Summer is always a good opportunity to explore new ideas, particularly ideas for boosting student engagement or perhaps taking some risks with trying something a bit different in our classrooms. And how can we get started today in our classrooms? Here are some resources that we have used in our classroom.
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542 Personalized learning gives students a sense of control over chaotic lives
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 9, 2018
And this school year, with a new focus on personalized learning, students have a new way to take control of their lives. This wasn’t the original goal of the new learning model, but Hulac sees it as an important consequence. “I Related: The path to personalized learning is not straight. Sign up for our newsletter.
Join the Shake Up Learning Facebook Group!
Shake Up Learning
JANUARY 2, 2017
The post Join the Shake Up Learning Facebook Group! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Ready to Shake Up Learning in 2017? Join our Facebook Group! Looking to connect and learn with like-minded educators? Join the group and share how you are shaking things up in your classroom this year!
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How to Teach Better: Master Reading Differentiation Strategies
The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 28, 2023
We know that every student is unique and has their own learning needs. That's why in this podcast, we'll explore various differentiated reading strategies that can be adapted to fit the needs of every student in your classroom. Jennifer's Podcast: To the Classroom Conversations with Researchers and Educators.
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Facebook creates free education tools
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 8, 2015
Impressed by the learning environment at Summit Public Schools, Facebook said Thursday that the social network teamed up with the charter school network to revamp an online education tool. ” Facebook joins other tech firms that have donated money and tech skills to better educate students nationwide. .”
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Personalized Learning: A 3-Step Plan
Gaggle Speaks
MARCH 1, 2016
Many school leaders and education professionals tout personalized learning as the future of learning. While there are a lot of subject-specific tools available, not all of them are valuable, and many have steep learning curves. Step 2: Prepare Your Learning Formats. Math: Wowzers. Various: Glass Lab Games.
6 Key Personal Learning Network Literacies Every Educator Needs
The 21st Century Principal
SEPTEMBER 8, 2012
“We now live in a world where even twelve-year olds can create their own global classrooms around the things about which they are are most passionate,” writes Will Richardson in an essay entitled “Navigating Social Networks as Learning Tools.” But what does being “network literate” look like as it relates to personal learning networks?
New Data from Rave Mobile Safety Shows Schools’ Top Safety Concerns About Returning to the Classroom
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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On This Episode of Mythbusters: Personalized Does Not Mean Digital
Education Elements
DECEMBER 13, 2017
If Adam Savage and Jamie Hyneman of Mythbusters looked deep into the world of personalized learning, they would quickly note that one of the biggest misconceptions schools and teachers have is that personalization equals technology.
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162 How Baltimore CPS Used Communications Strategies to Create Personalized Learning Buy-In
Edsurge
MARCH 2, 2017
In the case of Baltimore County Public Schools (BCPS) , when the district began a huge leap to personalized learning, its leaders consciously began designing a communications strategy to bring together students, teachers and families. My teachers have always been dedicated to what they are doing in the classroom.
PleIQ: the interactive smart toy that fosters multiple intelligences through Augmented Reality
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 20, 2019
Here’s an overview: PleIQ (Play-Q) is the best new educational toy that beautifully merges the physical and digital worlds to provide our children with an immersive learning experience. We know that teachers are often asked to promote technology use in the classroom to prepare students for the digital world around them.
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Understanding, Teaching, and Reaching Digital Native Students—and Digital Native Caregivers
Waterford
MARCH 11, 2021
This can be tremendously beneficial—for instance, when scheduling online learning or virtual parent-teacher conferences when in-person learning isn’t possible. That’s why it’s important for teachers, whether they’re digital immigrants or digital natives themselves, to change the traditional approach to learning.
Schools are rethinking classroom design to encourage collaboration, creativity
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 21, 2019
MIAMI — There are no walls between the seven classrooms on the third floor of the Medical Academy for Science and Technology, a former hospital that houses a magnet high school for would-be doctors, nurses, physical therapists and pharmacists. That couldn’t happen in a traditional classroom.”. In all, Miami is spending $1.2
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The Great Learning Management System Debate: Featuring Canvas, Schoology and Google Classroom
TeacherCast
SEPTEMBER 16, 2018
With personalized learning at the forefront of many school initiatives, the use of learning management systems has become a hot commodity among schools. With so many choices on where to build your digital classroom, the questions often arise: “Why do I need a learning management system? Google Classroom.
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68 The tried-and-trued model of personalized learning that’s been around for 100 years
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 21, 2016
Personalized learning is all the rage. Personalized learning environments can help unleash the power and potential of students to do just that. Fortunately, a tried-and-trued model of personalized learning has been around for more than 100 years. I’d never learned to do that before.”.
Isolation vs Collaboration
Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts
JULY 12, 2017
The #PLearnChat (the Personalize Learning Chat) topic was Summer Book Study – Ch 1 & 2 , for Barbara Bray and Kathleen McClaskey’s book How to Personalize Learning: A Practical Guide for Getting Started and Going Deeper. The era of educators as lone experts in the front of a classroom is over.
8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 18, 2020
From digital certificates to learning analytics, here are eight EdTech trends to look forward to in the coming months. Video-assisted Learning. Gone are the days when teachers had to drag TVs into classrooms to let students watch films. Now, nearly every classroom is at least equipped with a screen and projector.
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Teacher PD Is Still Broken, These 3 Steps Can Fix It
The CoolCatTeacher
FEBRUARY 2, 2016
Every Classroom Matters episode 212 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. What is more hypocritical than a lecture on differentiated instruction or project based learning? What is more hypocritical than a lecture on differentiated instruction or project based learning? Listen Now.
Social Media in Education Resources and Guides
Educational Technology Guy
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
Edutopia has a great article by Vicki Davis entitled "A Guidebook for Social Media in the Classroom" that goes over these concerns, myths about social media in education and some great tips and examples for using social media. facebook Google for Educators google plus social media twitter' It''s a must read.
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A PLN Quick Start Guide
A Principal's Reflections
AUGUST 23, 2010
Ning sites offer a range of learning and growth options such as discussion forums, event postings, messaging, news articles, chat features, groups, and videos. Popular educational Ning sites include The Educator’s PLN , Classroom 2.0 , English Companion Ning , and Ning in Education. Check out this cheat sheet to get started.
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Power Up Your Classroom with Game Play [interview with Cate Tolnai and Lindsay Blass] – SULS022
Shake Up Learning
JULY 23, 2019
The post Power Up Your Classroom with Game Play [interview with Cate Tolnai and Lindsay Blass] – SULS022 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, I got to talk to Cate Tolnai and Lindsey Blass about their new book Power Up Your Classroom ! Join the Google Classroom Master Class. Game-Based Learning. [13:43]
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To Teach Digital Citizenship Effectively, Educators Say It’s Time to Unblock Social Media
Edsurge
OCTOBER 12, 2017
Learning how to behave online responsibly and safely—a concept known as digital citizenship—requires access to social media tools in schools, they note. They also invite in experts into the Facebook groups who can guide dialog or answer student questions. We must keep learning first. We cannot be governed by fear.
Four Classroom-Ready Tips to Boost Reading Engagement and Drive Learning
Edsurge
MAY 21, 2018
Studies show that for students to remain engaged, they need texts that reflect their personal experiences. Here are four classroom-ready practices that I have developed while teaching English and designing reading curriculum; I’ve found them to be essential in stoking students’ reading engagement. Video also available on Facebook.
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SplashLearn Announces SpringBoard Math Challenge 2022 Winners
eSchool News
JUNE 22, 2022
San Francisco, CA, 22 June 2022: SplashLearn, the game-based learning program used by millions of students, announced the winners of its massively popular annual competition – the SpringBoard Math Challenge. SplashLearn, creates engaging learning experiences built to transform children into fearless learners. About SplashLearn.
McGraw Hill Announces New Version of its Wonders K-5 English Language Arts Curriculum
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 13, 2021
13, 2021 — McGraw Hill today announced updates to its widely used and trusted Wonders English Language Arts program for grades K-5, building upon the program’s proven instructional approach while offering a multitude of enhancements designed to meet the needs of today’s classroom. NEW YORK, Sept.
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Educational Technology Guy
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
PleIQ: the early-years interactive smart toy that fosters multiple intelligences through an Augmented Reality experience PleIQ (Play-Q) is the best new educational toy that beautifully merges the physical and digital worlds to provide our children with an immersive learning experience. PleIQ is designed with every early learner in mind.
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A Wake Up Call For School Leaders
A Principal's Reflections
NOVEMBER 23, 2014
Image credit: [link] For those educators and schools that are either resistant to or unsure about using social media, I challenge you to move from a fixed to a growth mindset to create schools that work better for kids and establish relevance as a leader in your district, school, or classroom.
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The massive experiment in New Orleans schools that few have noticed
The Hechinger Report
MAY 30, 2018
Many charter networks here, including Crescent City Schools, Firstline, ReNEW, and KIPP, have embraced an educational philosophy known as “personalized learning.”. Though personalized learning doesn’t have to include technology, many New Orleans charters have put computers at the center of their personalized learning efforts.
Epson Technology Enhances Aquarium Education Programs
eSchool News
DECEMBER 8, 2022
welcomed students back for in-person learning, educators leaned on Epson technology to help enhance education and bring lessons into the spotlight. To support a streamlined technology training program for educators, the aquarium is using the same presentation technology in several of its classrooms and learning centers.
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The Digital Natives We Teach Are Creating A Number Of New Challenges.
EdTech4Beginners
MARCH 1, 2017
Talk to colleagues in your school, use YouTube tutorials, join an educational technology focused personal learning network (Facebook or Twitter have many useful groups or chats ). Don’t be afraid to tell your students that you are learning too – they really appreciate this. How do you support and engage digital natives?
Clark County School District Gives Educators in 241 Elementary Schools Access to Lexia’s LETRS Professional Learning
eSchool News
JANUARY 31, 2023
It also offers professional learning sessions led by national LETRS experts. These sessions provide classroom application examples of the learnings and refine and extend participants’ understanding of the content. To learn more, visit www.cambiumlearning.com or follow Cambium on Facebook , LinkedIn , Twitter , and Medium.
Should the question “Will AI replace teachers?” really be asked?
Neo LMS
MARCH 21, 2019
The thought of a machine capable of learning is indeed scary. You may remember some headlines a while ago about Facebook shutting down its AI program after it has invented its own language. Then, there are search engines, learning management systems and other cloud-hosted teaching tools. Adaptive learning.
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265 Year in Review: Our Top Edtech Business Stories of 2018
Edsurge
DECEMBER 24, 2018
Apple and Google continue to up the ante in their quest to win adoption in classrooms. Rather, it lies in two tools that could make Apple devices and education apps more convenient to deploy and manage in the classroom. education—from curbing kids’ enthusiasm for learning to stifling new instructional practices and tools.
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115 Social Media In The Classroom.
The Web20Classroom
MARCH 11, 2010
Recently at NCTIES Kevin Honeycutt spoke on Personal Learning Networks. Social Media makes the world a classroom, and the world has so much that it can teach! Is social media more rewarding to teachers & professional development, or to students & their learning? Social Media has a place in the classroom.
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