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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

BLearning – Blended Learning (using a range of multimedia and strategies). CMS – Content Management System (a tool to build websites and apps). AUP – Acceptable Use Policy. BYOD – Bring Your Own Device. BYOL – Bring Your Own Learning. BYOT – Bring Your Own Technology. CIPA – Children’s Internet Protection Act.

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New Mexico’s Carlsbad Municipal Schools Expands Relationship with Discovery Education to Support STEM Education

techlearning

New Mexico’s Carlsbad Municipal Schools (CMS) announced today it is expanding its partnership with Discovery Education for 3 more years to support a new K-12 STEM strategy set for implementation in 10 district schools. In addition to STEM Connect, CMS will soon launch the STEM Leader Corp capacity building model.

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The Future of eLearning - 10 Trends To Be Aware Of

ViewSonic Education

In many collaborative environments and workplaces, employers and managers commonly implement what is known as a content management system, or CMS, to create and store digital content. Learning Management Systems. Recently, this concept has expanded into the world of eLearning.

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Exploring Learner Profiles: Resources, Examples, and Questions to Consider

EdTechTeacher

As I discussed in a prior post , educational technologies can amplify the impact of proven formative assessment strategies. This tool developed by ReSchool Colorado provides practical resources, strategies, and guidelines to help educators build personalized learning profiles across age spans. CMS Learns (Visual).

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Friday 5 — 7.15.2016

Perry Hewitt

As someone who has been through the process more times than I'd care to admit, her observation about "irrational uniformity," the tendency to slavishly shoehorn everything into the CMS, is apt. Anyone who posts regularly to social media recognizes the power of a strong image to grab attention.

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?A Playbook to Go Open: 5 Steps to Adopting OER

Edsurge

Here are five key strategies to bring OER from concept to practice: Purpose As with any wide-scale initiative, it is vital to have complete staff buy-in and overall understanding of the purpose, or the “why” behind OER content curation. Explore cataloging options within those platforms.

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The 7 Deadly Sins of Educational Podcasting

TeacherCast

In this post, we will walk you through the 7 DEADLY SINS of Podcasting and provide you solid strategies for creating not just a fantastic podcast, but help you grow a loyal listenership to your podcasting channel. When you sin once it is exciting but when you sin SEVEN TIMES it can come back to bite you where it counts the most. There's More!