The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. Special Ed Treasure #1: Google Keep. My new favorite right now is Google Keep. Listen Now.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Whereas a Google search for “learning techniques” returns over 400 million results, researchers Dunlosky, Rawson, Marsh, Mitchell, and Willingham (2013) culled through hundreds of studies to provide a “curated” analysis of the 10 most effective learning techniques commonly used by students. Dunlosky et al.

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Slideshow presentations like this Utah social studies presentation. In general, OER was rated ‘considerably better on multiple specific aspects of teaching and learning, such as extending the core knowledge to novel tasks and situations and collaborating with others.’” . Google Workspace. Screencasting tools. Jupyter Notebook.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

While Google, Microsoft and Apple have been pursuing their ambitions in K-12 and higher education for more than a decade, Amazon has mostly remained at the sidelines. These learning centers look less like classrooms and more like co-working spaces, with lounges, group meeting rooms, individual study spaces, playgrounds and makerspaces.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

Common Sense Media Rating and Reviews. The Ultimate Google Cardboard and Expeditions Resource Guide. Google Expeditions on the iPad. Google Apps for iOS complete list. Get Google Certified This Summer! Google Certified Educator Academy. Ready to Get Google Certified? Become a Google Certified Trainer!

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Hapara

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: Your learners don’t come to your classroom with perfect math, language arts, science and social studies skills. Download the free e-book Strategies and activities to promote social and emotional skills So how can you promote social and emotional development in your classroom?

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC), our IMLS-funded study, uses simulated Google result lists to examine what happens when student researchers make real-time search engine result page decisions. Student simulation tasks (RSIC study). I thought I’d share some of our preliminary findings.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 4, 2019

In their July 14, 2019 article “ Why Teachers Quit ,” We Are Teachers summarizes, “A recent study by the Learning Policy Institute shows that if a teacher receives mentoring, collaboration, and extra resources, and is part of a strong teacher network, first-year turnover is cut by more than half. K., & Bruegmann, E. 24) Jackson, C.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

She has taught English Language Arts, Social Studies, Film, Journalism, and enjoys writing, illustrating, and cooking in her free time. So Google Bard , which is like kind of the their version of ChatGPT is going to come naturally with citation. The math teacher who used student loans to show you how interest worked.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 15, 2018

SAN ANTONIO, Texas — CAST Tech, San Antonio’s newest public high school, looks like an outpost of Google. The schools are the brainchild of Charles Butt, a big donor to local education causes and chairman of H-E-B, the region’s largest grocery store chain. million donation from H-E-B in 2016. What’s cool about CAST Tech?”

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

His work around the study of social and cognitive presence in distance learning contexts has been cited many times, and his research has led to a number of high profile keynote speech invitations around the globe. Steve: Your work has been an inspiration to others in education, but what inspires you the most about your own work?

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IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

According to the ECAR 2016 Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology , 96% of undergraduate students now own a smartphone. The ECAR study indicates that most students (appx 80%) do use their smartphones for one or more classes while only 46% consider them “essential for coursework” compared to their laptops at 93%.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

JUNE 28, 2011

I also teach the new Summit International Studies program at Summit Technology Academy. I am very proud of the International Studies Program (SISA). It has been recognized on a national level for its innovative method of focusing on international studies. SISA (Summit International Studies Academy) was born the following year.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

It’s e-counseling 2.0. Early on, when Abdi assembled her “balance list” of potential colleges, the low acceptance rates and sky-high average SATs of the most selective colleges left her feeling inadequate and intimidated. Whenever I had doubts, I would text Chloe,” Abdi said of Collins.

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Brainscape

DECEMBER 11, 2023

To hike this beast, you’re going to need a full rucksack of study tips and resources so that your approach can be as efficient and effective as possible , but also fun because you chose this direction for a reason: for the love of wine.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

You can keep up with ALA and other library-related news and information by subscribing to the free award-winning weekly e-newsletter AL Direct at [link]. First, you can discover new tools rated for learning. Second, you can rate and review tools, sharing views and tips on how you’ve used them with students. Thanks, again, Karen!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Can Google Challenge Over-Zealous Web Filtering at Schools? Last year, the National Federation of the Blind filed a complaint against Penn State, charging that the school''s adoption of Google Apps for Education was discriminatory. Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

MARCH 26, 2024

In this article, I'll explain what the Five Question Summary is and why I think it's better than standard SETs, and then I'll show you a workflow I now use that involves Google Forms and an R script to generate statistics and visualizations from the results of a Five Question Summary that you can use with your own students.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Unlike mainstream search engines such as Google and Bing, these tools are academically focused providing you with results that are most likely to be relevant to your search queries. Google Scholar Google Scholar is Google's search engine for academic and scholarly literature. Only you can see the articles in your library.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

Photo: Meghan E. The shift has coincided with improved test scores and graduation rates. “I Many programs and products produce reams of “research,” but they’re just sales materials masquerading as effectiveness studies. Google’s search engine serves up more of what you’ve clicked on in the past.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

“I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link]. Studies are always helpful, but this should already be understood. Tagged on: March 18, 2017 G Suite for Education Now Open for Personal Google Accounts, Outside Domains | Campus Technology → Raises privacy questions.

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Here is a sample of case studies that illustrate how AV can turn K-12 spaces into student-driven hubs. Interactive display solutions like the Microsoft Surface Hub and Google Jamboard are popular on the enterprise level; in K-12, affordability and scale are critically important. But now you have information at your ‘lips.’

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

According to a report written with support of major search engines like Google, Creative Commons estimates that the number of CC-licensed works available online is over 1 billion (Creative Commons, 2015). in a class, in a study group, on a website, in a video). download, duplicate, store, and manage your own copy).

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Associate Professor of Biology A Case Study in Science and Engineering Job Shadowing in High School - Ann Gaudino, Ed.D. Sueann Galt, STEM Coordinator Does the use of ‘Learning Menus’ increase students’ intrinsic motivation? Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

So, for example, if you’re building timelines, we want you to do that with assembly tools that articulate well with WordPress, Google, and other kinds of platforms. And if you’re using maps, we want you to use Google Maps or GIS and those kinds of things. So this 8-percent e-textbook adoption rate is very alarming.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher. " Maybe, maybe not.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

Showing the Algorithms Behind New York City Services | New York Times → Algorithms can decide where kids go to school, how often garbage is picked up, which police precincts get the most officers, where building code inspections should be targeted, and even what metrics are used to rate a teacher. " Maybe, maybe not.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 17, 2023

The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project promotes a workshop model for reading and writing and has numerous units of study as a curriculum and many resources available for teachers. What I typically do if everyone is reading in a book club is create a google form with book trailers or at least images of books.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

they do boost graduation rates.). Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” Google announced it was adding to search results about colleges and universities data from the U.S. ” You know what would be helpful Google?

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

a month for the first student in the family who enrolls, with a discounted rate for additional students. AAP, in its policy statement, said that studies have found the quality of this media varies but most of it is questionable. Ohio Parent Jessica Aragon found UPSTART after searching Google for “online preschool.” for one year.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

Via Edsurge : “After Net Neutrality , Experts Expect Changes to FCC’s E-Rate.” Via The Guardian : “ Google faces new discrimination charge : paying female teachers less than men.” Via The New York Times : “How Climate Change Deniers Rise to the Top in Google Searches.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

The non-speakers: James Damore, the fired Google engineer, and Lucian Wintrich, a journalist with Gateway Pundit. “ Girls in the Middle East do better than boys in school by a greater margin than almost anywhere else in the world: a case study in motivation, mixed messages, and the condition of boys everywhere.”

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

And certainly not as a one-of, checklist type of lesson for a 9th grade social studies teacher in September. Google and Facebook both announced that they would try to eliminate fake news from appearing in their result lists and newsfeeds by blocking fake news sources from using their ad networks. Fake news is not new. Remember Sandy?

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Via the Google blog : “Rolling Study Halls: turning bus time into learning time.” 9 things to know from the state’s first study.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Via The Verge : “James Damore sues Google for allegedly discriminating against conservative white men.” ” 69% of Google’s employees are men. ” “No College Kid Needs a Water Park to Study,” says James Koch in a NYT op-ed , criticizing schools spending money on lavish amenities.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Via Edsurge : “Why the FCC ’s E-rate Makes Funding High-Speed Internet a Slow Crawl.” “The Saga of Ohio ’s Embattled E-School Is Coming to an End,” writes Education Week’s Ben Herold. Google has updated its pseudo-LMS, Classroom. Times published teachers’ ratings.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. .” ” These colleges no longer offer federal loans because of students’ high default rates.

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