EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

By David Andrade From better facilities management to smarter buses, secure Internet of Things devices can enhance school operations.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

According to Babson Survey Research Group , the number of students registered in online courses grew to 5.8 million nationally. Online class growth has been consistent for the past 13 years, and more than a quarter of higher education students (or 28%) are enrolled in at least one online course. Also, Imo Education predicts that by 2019 at least 50% of all classes will be delivered online.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Hazel Mason said: We can’t make America great again, or Europe only white by trying to recreate the world of the past. The era of well paying industrial jobs with amazing benefits and pensions is over. The problem America and other industrial nations are facing is the girth of their populations who are not just ill equipped but not at all equipped to compete in the Modern Learning world.

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Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

As quoted in: Education Week. “ Surveying the Field: What Should (and Shouldn’t) Personalized Learning Look Like? ” Education Week. 8 November 2017. Personalized learning should: “Be transparent and subject to public inspection. Products must be independently audited and assessed for alignment to standards and to guard against bias and discrimination.

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The Web20Classroom

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Recently most of the world has become familiar with the term “fake news.” These alternative facts are pervasive and infect all facets of our lives. From our twitter streams to talking heads on television it seems like we can not escape facts being outright fake, or the perception that they are. What’s worse is most students can’t determine whether what they see or read is real or fake.

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Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

As quoted in: Education Week. “ Surveying the Field: What Should (and Shouldn’t) Personalized Learning Look Like? ” Education Week. 8 November 2017. Personalized learning should: “Be transparent and subject to public inspection. Products must be independently audited and assessed for alignment to standards and to guard against bias and discrimination.

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EdTech4Beginners

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

I was recently interviewed for the Bookwidgets Blog. Questions centred around my career and why I set up the blog. Click here for the full article. Tagged: edtech , edtech 4 beginners , education , neil jarrett , teaching.

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Battelle for Kids

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

More than 2,000 participants from 100 countries spent two days in Doha, Qatar, for the eighth World Innovation Summit for Education ( WISE ).

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Education Elements

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

One of the worst implementation mistakes school leaders make when they buy devices for their classrooms is allowing even one teacher to feel obsolete. Computers do not substitute for good teachers.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Young people from families in the top income quartile are eight times more likely than those from the bottom quartile to earn a bachelor's degree by the age of 24. And the problem is getting worse , not better. In its current form, our higher education system amplifies national inequities—when it could be doing the opposite. If the operating model for postsecondary stays the same, the problems of the past will continue to determine the outcomes of the future.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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Education Elements

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Ask any high school teacher or college professor about her biggest impediment in the classroom. The answers you hear will share a common theme. In the age of smart- everythings —from phones, to watches, to tablets, to connected specialty devices—the ubiquitous interloper and often unwelcome guest in any modern classroom has a screen.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

35 Psychology-Based Critical Thinking Strategies by Sara Briggs, opencolleges.edu.au Have you ever considered letting your students listen to hardcore punk while they take their mid-term exam? Decided to do away with Power Point presentations during your lectures? Urged your students to memorize more in order to remember more? If the answer is no, you may want […].

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Education Elements

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

I t is believed that if you build something, people will come to use it. This is exactly what has transpired with the creation of cross district collaboration for professional development and learning, a venture developed by the Dundee Central School District.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Authenticity Matters: 12 Ideas To Make Learning ‘Real-World’ contributed by Shireen Jaffer As educators, we have all had at least one student approach us with the question, “How will this help me in the real world?” Every year, teachers are reminded of the academic requirements they must help their students fulfill. These requirements typically involve […].

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

When it comes to education, Forbes’ 2018 “30 Under 30” list might be summed up best as the year of the founder. Most of the 38 honorees (cofounders are grouped together) are listed as entrepreneurs, though their companies—and backgrounds—are rather diverse. Judging this year’s nominees were Charles Best (founder of DonorsChoose.org), along with Stacey Childress (CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund), Wendy Kopp (cofounder of Teach For All) and Joe Vasquez (codirector at Runway Incubator), himself an “

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TeachThought - Learn better.

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Thinking About Your Content Area: Kaplan’s Depth & Complexity Chart by TeachThought Staff Framing content is among the most powerful strategies teachers have to engage students and promote deep understanding of content. One example is project-based learning, which is both an instructional design tool for teachers, as well as a (potentially) engaging ways for learners […].

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Is there a secret to retaining what we learn? What about our children? Children, particularly those in grammar school, are extraordinarily able to learn and recall, but there are some tricks and techniques to make it happen. Having been in education for more than thirty years, I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked the question, “How can I help my children retain what they learned?

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we speak with TED speaker Ted Dintersmith about his new movie “Most Likely to Succeed” and ask the question, “what should our students be learning in school?” Follow our Podcast The TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network | @TeacherCast Follow our Host Jeff Bradbury | @JeffBradbury About our Guest Ted […].

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

As K-12 school administrators know, finding the best talent for their schools is becoming more challenging, with fewer people entering the teaching profession and more teachers retiring. With no near-term end in sight, hiring and retaining great teachers may be problematic for years to come. While the teacher shortage used to be confined to rural areas, it now is a nationwide problem impacting nearly every U.S. school district.

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Teacher Tech

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Take a Snapshot to Google Apps “Everything is digital when you can take a picture of it” –Jon Corippo It is my opinion that one of the important features of G Suite is the ability to use the webcam to insert a picture into, for example, Google Slides. I recommend stocking your classroom up with […]. The post Do Not Panic: Take a Snapshot appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

November 15, 2017 Google Forms is a great free web tool that allows you to create a wide variety of forms (e.g., surveys, polls, questionnaires.etc). Your forms can include various multimedia.read more.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we take a break from tech and discuss how educators and parents can address a students social and emotional status. In this episode, you will learn: How to bring Character Education to the SEL classroom. The fact is- students are more comfortable engaging in and consuming content through a […]. The post How can we bring Character Education to the Social and Emotional Classroom?

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This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

A kindergarten class eagerly awaits the chance to correct a sentence in the morning lesson. kindergarten class eagerly awaits the chance to correct a sentence in the morning lesson. Photo: Jackie Mader, The Hechinger Report. When states across the nation recently turned in accountability plans required under the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), they showed great variety in their plans for early learning.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

November 15, 2017 In today's post we are sharing with you four practical Chrome extensions that will enable you to search the web in more efficient and effective ways. More specifically, using these.read more.

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

We are all aware of how important it is to encourage and nurture the love of learning in our children. But when you think back to gifts you’ve given in the past, how many of them […].

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

During the vulnerable transition from childhood to young adulthood, many kids grapple with low self-esteem, anxiety and depression. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness , 20 percent of adolescents between the ages of 13-18 live with a mental health condition. In fact, a recent study found that nearly 25 percent of teenage girls and almost 10 percent of teen boys suffer from depression by the age of fourteen.

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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions

There are plenty of great authoring tools for developing eLearning, but the one you select could directly impact your course's outcomes. Depending upon your learners’ needs and your organization’s performance goals, you could be overlooking considerations that impact the both effectiveness of your courses and how long it takes to finish them. From general capabilities to specific workflow structures, some aspects are critical when it comes to learning objectives and deadlines.

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Marketplace K-12

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

State spending for K-12 rose by 4 percent from 2016 to 2017, even as tax revenues were relatively stagnant, according to the National Association of State Budget Officers. The post State Spending on K-12 Rises Slightly in 2017, Despite Headwinds appeared first on Market Brief.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Ugghh, help, I can’t keep up! With easy access to websites, blogs, online PD, webinars, YouTube, workshops, and social media, finding digital resources is not hard to do. Organizing what we find, however, for efficient access when we need it, might not be so easy. What educator wouldn’t love: a person who helped them organize top quality resources?

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Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

“Do you remember what I said I was going to do?” he asks me excitedly. “Of course,” I nod as if the answer is obvious. “You’re going to open up a boxing gym once you finish […].

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SecurEdge

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

We don’t like to brag, but at SecurEdge Networks, we really have thought of everything necessary to provide you with fast, reliable, secure wireless. Not only that, but we’ve bundled it all together into a comprehensive subscription package. Okay, maybe we do like to brag a little.

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AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.

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