article thumbnail

Digital Badges: credentialing the things that make us fully human

iLearn Technology

Two weeks ago, I attended the Digital Badge Summit in Denver, CO. I’ve been somewhat hesitant to jump into digital badges world (despite knowing the digital badge ninja, @senorg) because I feared that digital badges were just one more way to categorize and label kids, another carrot to dangle in the classroom.

article thumbnail

Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

Edsurge

The existing standards for this kind of data were like a Babylon of different languages, understood only in their own domain (such as medical training, human resources, K-12 or postsecondary). This data must be in a machine-readable format and interoperable to work in all apps and systems.

Google 94
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

The Power of Positive Climate and Culture

EdTechTeam

Digital Badging. This group will be larger than the first, so additional support & resources will be needed. Eileen Fernandez-Parker is an Innovation and Digital Learning Coach in Charleston County School District, SC. Track data all year with celebrations and share-outs. Incentives at each grade or building level.

article thumbnail

Join Us in Chicago for the Fourth Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 15, 2019

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Discover effective resources, best practices, and new ideas that can help students develop empathy, perspective recognition, critical thinking, problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills, and other competencies that students need to succeed in an interconnected world. Lunch is included. Department of Education.

article thumbnail

Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - May Is Ed Tech Month - Geo-Educators - Natural Math - Oxygen Masks and You

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Geo-Educator Community is a space for geo-educators to share resources, collaborate on projects, learn from one another and give support. You can also find weekly highlights of useful resources for geo-educators of all backgrounds and educational settings. Three main resources will be covered. Classroom 2.0

article thumbnail

In 2019, What’s REALLY the Definition of a Teacher?

EdNews Daily

It’s librarians that are supposed to curate and guide further studies and deeper dives or sideways jumps to secondary topics. It’s the adaptive digital curriculum arena that tends to scare teachers because it is doing the teaching – and here teaching is defined narrowly. Sourcing project resources. Sourcing project ideas.

article thumbnail

15 Google Classroom Tips for Teachers

Shake Up Learning

Create a “Resources” Topic and Keep at the Top of the Classwork Page. Every class needs a place to store resources, links, class rules, syllabus, etc. Mindy Barron suggests you create a special topic for resources and class materials and keep it near the top for easy access. Supporting Resources.

Google 101