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10 Myths about Teaching with Tech

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Within a few short years, bad habits like hunting and pecking, thumbing keys, and eyes on the keyboard became so ingrained they couldn’t meet State and National keyboarding standards (like those required for online tests and Common Core). Where it should be the most popular in the extensive LMS field, it owns only a corner.

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Makerspaces go digital: 6 options for the blended classroom

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Not known to be the most affordable of maker tools, nonetheless Lego has hit its stride in turns of developing a full suite of programmable robots and robotic components based on their ever-famous bricks. I thought we could explore some of the Makerspaces and tools that are blending online and physical environments. LEGO: Mindstorms.

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How to Integrate Online Professional Development Into Your School’s PD Culture

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Whether educators need to learn how to use edtech tools, analyze student data or implement Common Core standards, online PD can offer educators support when and where they need it. To streamline access, find out if teachers can log into PD through your LMS.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“Trump Taps Common-Core Foe Mick Zais for No. ” “ University of Wisconsin System to Migrate From D2L Brightspace to Canvas LMS” by Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill. “‘Eton for all’: will robot teachers mean everyone gets an elite education? Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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Blackboard Ally is an accessibility solution that helps make digital class content in a learning management system (LMS) more accessible for all learners. Ally is designed to integrate with a school district’s existing LMS and automatically runs class materials through an accessibility checklist that looks for common accessibility issues.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The email, he said, detailed a “Priority 1 Alert” that had been issued by Pearson and the New Jersey Department of Education, regarding a student who had tweeted about a test question on the PARCC — a standardized test based on the Common Core State Standards. Or rather, their interest wasn’t in the features of the new LMS.

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T&L’S ISTE 2018 BEST OF SHOW AWARDS WINNERS

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The solution allows teachers to conveniently create and grade tests aligned with Learning Objectives, review student and class performance based on Benchmarks, generate analytical reports and export grade books pre-formatted for LMS input, and much more. Gizmos help prepare students for rigorous new standards and online assessments.