Wed.Dec 04, 2019

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Tips and Tools to Support Students in Publishing Their Own Digital Storybooks

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! I still remember the storybooks I created when I was younger. They were made by stapling or gluing construction paper over notebook paper and illustrating the pages with crayons and marker. Students still enjoy creating physical storybooks, but now their stories can be preserved digitally forever with free web tools and apps.

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Hour of Code: How Students Can Build Their Own Apps

Ask a Tech Teacher

In my high school teacher forums, as part of the discussion on preparing kids for college and career, we talk a lot about the huge shortfall in applicants for a growing list of tech jobs. Despite robust pay, excellent work conditions, and the value they place on creativity, jobs sit open. How do we get kids excited about careers that traditionally sound boring and math-oriented?

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Creating with Google Earth: 10 activities to try

Ditch That Textbook

Google Earth's new creation tools let students demonstrate their learning on a map. Tell stories. Share information. Then share it with class!Google Earth calls itself "the world's most detailed globe." It's true! Zoom in to anywhere in the world. Tilt to see the elevation and buildings pop out of the ground. Click on locations to gather […]. The post Creating with Google Earth: 10 activities to try appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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How a Prioritization Matrix Can Help Your School District (and Your Next Home Renovation Project!)

Education Elements

After selling our D.C. area home and looking for more than a year to buy what we would call our “forever home,” my husband Mike and I finally closed on our dream piece of property. It checks off all of our boxes. More than an acre of flat, usable yard space for our kids. A pool with a diving board (my 4-year-old’s only requirement). A Harry-Potter-esque cupboard under the stairs for our dog (my 3-year-old’s only requirement).

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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New Ownership for an LMS Giant: Private Equity Firm to Buy Instructure for $2 Billion

Edsurge

Instructure, best known for its Canvas learning management system, announced Wednesday that it is set to be acquired by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo for approximately $2 billion—unless a better offer comes along in the next 35 days. Canvas has the largest market share in the U.S. when it comes to the LMS software that serves as the virtual classroom, online gradebook and other functions used in just about every college course these days.

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How to Build Trust with Teachers: 5 Easy Steps for Instructional Coaches

EdTechTeam

35. Let’s get real. Being an instructional coach can come with many of the same beginning of the year anxieties felt by teachers: Will the students like me? Are they learning? Am I doing a good job? How will I facilitate those crucial conversations? The good news is, being an instructional coach is a lot like being a teacher; the biggest difference is your audience.

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OPINION: Six ways to nurture high-aptitude math students in under-resourced schools

The Hechinger Report

Far too often, talented math students at schools in low-income communities barely have access to grade-level work, let alone advanced curricula. Common obstacles include high teacher turnover, insufficient resources and overcrowded classes. Math teachers must ensure that diverse groups of learners acquire a basic understanding of the material, and they may not have the capacity to meet the needs of their most accelerated students.

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Beyond Bootcamps: How Employers Can Help Nontraditional Learners Succeed

Edsurge

In the last six years the number of students graduating from coding bootcamps has reportedly increased 11-fold, to an estimated 23,043 in 2019. Encouragingly, some of these programs aim to bring more women, minorities, veterans and other underrepresented populations into the tech sector. However, integrating diverse entry-level talent into non-diverse workplaces is far from straightforward.

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Important EdTech Resources for Teachers and Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Below is a chart we have been working on during the last few weeks. It features a number of key websites and online resources arranged into different categories. We did not cover all school.

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Can You Say Unicorn? Duolingo Raises $30 Million at $1.5 Billion Valuation

Edsurge

Learning a new tongue has helped Duolingo grow a horn. For the third time this year, an American education technology company is laying claim to the magical “unicorn” status. The Pittsburgh-based developer of a popular language learning app has raised $30 million in a Series F round from CapitalG, the growth equity investment fund from Alphabet (the umbrella company for Google) and an existing investor in Duolingo.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Exploring Identity Using Personal Narratives

MiddleWeb

Rural teacher Brent Gilson wants to help his 7-9 students “begin to see the world as it is and can be” before they leave school. His book clubs and writing projects will help small town kids understand more about people “who at first glance do not seem at all like them.”.

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What’s New for Hour of Code 2019

techlearning

Many of the activities provide tie-ins to subject areas like ELA, Math, Art and Music, Science, and Social Studies, so every educator can find ways for students to participate.

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Instructure—Creator of Canvas LMS—Acquired by Private Equity Firm for $2 Billion in Cash

Marketplace K-12

The Salt Lake City-based company that sells the Canvas learning management system has announced plans to be acquired by Thoma Bravo, a private equity firm. The post Instructure—Creator of Canvas LMS—Acquired by Private Equity Firm for $2 Billion in Cash appeared first on Market Brief.

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Rural and Low-Income Students to work with Duke University Talent Identification Program (Duke TIP)

techlearning

Ultimately, the program seeks to enhance the ability of elementary schools and secondary schools nationwide to identify gifted students, and meet their special educational needs.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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Relationships Matter?

Kyle Pace

Of course relationships matter. Has anyone ever regretted investing time and energy in building relationships with students or our peers? Does anyone ever truly think, “Boy was that a colossal waste of time!”? I guess my ultimate question is, “Why do adults still have to be reminded of its value?” I have only officially been a leader in my current role for 3 years now.

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Feds Change E-Rate Rules

techlearning

On Monday, December 3, the FCC issued a Report and Order making significant changes to E-rate rules for Category 2* funding applications. The order adopts a long-awaited permanent Category 2 budget system for all applicants, and establishes streamlined rules which will take effect starting in FY2021.

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Choosing the 3rd Button

Adjusting Course

There's power in simplicity. Clarity compels. Change is more likely when complex concepts are distilled into digestible ideas. Meaningful change requires comprehension. Before we try to change something we should attempt to understand it better. And this, almost always, requires some level of creativity. Charles Mingus is credited with saying, "Making the simple complicated is commonplace; making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that's creativity." One of the reasons I love read

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How schools can meet demand for a $4 Billion industry

techlearning

K-12 schools, colleges and universities are scrambling to meet student demand for eSports programs that teach essential career and life skills. Strategic thinking and problem solving are the foundation for competitive eSports, technical careers, and post-graduate success.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t

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#AskExcelinEd About Education-to-Workforce Pathways!

ExcelinEd

How Can States Create Education-to-Workforce Pathways for Students? All students deserve the opportunity to complete their K-12 education ready to thrive. States can readily build education-to-workforce pathways to make that happen.

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Tech&Learning Announces Major Expansion

techlearning

The launch of Tech & Learning University, coupled with the relaunch of TechLearning.com, ensures Future’s Education Group will remain the go-to resource for education technology news, reviews, and insights.

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Facetime Weather on #MHTVNews

The Daring Librarian

Sometimes, you just have to wing it. Or go for it. Even if it's a wacky idea. Like, a couple weeks ago, when our local weather person was going to be out of school & we didn't have a quick replacement - what to do? Another #MHTVNews crew member was at home with a broken wrist & we were facetiming her in the studio before the show when the 7th grader Payton who started the facetime call, had the wild idea to put Kasey (our injured wing friend) on the TV show on using the phone!

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Modernizing digital technology in education enables teaching and learning innovation

techlearning

Is digital technology having a measurable impact on teachers and learning?

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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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When College Becomes a Benefit of Employment

Edsurge

These days working in a fast-food restaurant or other service-industry job often comes with a new benefit: a college education. More employers at least are offering tuition assistance to workers or even letting them take courses for free. Big-name companies are doing this—think Starbucks, Walmart, Chipotle and McDonald's to name a few. Companies are hoping the move will attract workers and keep them from leaving so quickly; for colleges, these efforts can be a source of new students, especially

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Integrating 1:1 in Active Learning Classrooms

techlearning

Episode #3 of Tech&Learning’s EDUCast series

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No More Duct Tape—How One School Replaced its Aging Business Tech

Edsurge

Shortly after joining the Naropa University staff in 2016, Tyler Kelsch found out the college’s enterprise resource planning software was in many ways running the show. “The first few days I was there, when I asked ‘why is this the way it is,’ the staff would tell me ‘That’s how the software works,’” Kelsch said. Naropa’s legacy software had been in place for more than two decades, and it had been modified and customized to the point where staff had developed inefficient and ineffective practice

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Osmo—An App for Early Education Curriculum

techlearning

Learning from the Digital and Physical Worlds

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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Meet Aidan, the U.S. Education Department’s Financial Aid Chatbot

Edsurge

With $1.5 trillion in outstanding loans to more than 40 million borrowers, the Federal Student Aid office ought to “provide services on par with world-class financial firms,” U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said Tuesday at the office’s annual conference. In her vision, that means a single website and single phone number instead of numerous, confusing communication options.

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3 ways districts can prepare for ransomware attacks

eSchool News

With summer now a distant memory and students across the country back in the swing of things, school districts have been facing a rising danger. This year, schools face an increased threat of falling victim to ransomware attacks. Ransomware is a specific type of computer virus that locks digital files and blocks access to computer servers–effectively shutting down entire operating systems–until a ransom is paid to those responsible for the attack.

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16 Practical Tips to Help You Differentiate Your Instruction

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Below is a handy infographic we created based on Marcus Guido’s article “20 Differentiated Instruction Strategies and Examples”. We have only included the first 16 strategies, the last four pertain.

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6 reasons why this district uses a student safety platform

eSchool News

When we started talking about a 1:1 computing initiative, one of the biggest concerns we heard from administrators, community members, and parents was, how were we going to monitor students digitally? After all, it’s one thing to know what students are doing when they’re sitting in a classroom, but giving them devices—and online access both in and out of school—presented a whole range of new challenges.

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the EdTech Industry: Assessing the Influence

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