Dangerously Irrelevant
JUNE 27, 2018
Just kidding. Because there are no tech tools that will make us super teachers. Pencils didn’t make us super teachers. Textbooks didn’t make us super teachers. Chalkboards and whiteboards and overhead projectors didn’t make us super teachers. VCR and LaserDisc and DVD players didn’t make us super teachers. Why should we expect computers and apps and online tools to do so?
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 27, 2018
ISTE 2018: 5 Best Practices for Adhering to Federal Privacy Laws. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 06/27/2018 - 13:44. With connected technology now being used in the majority of U.S. classrooms, it’s critical to keep student data safe. In fact, it’s federal law. Michael Hawes, the director of the Student Privacy Policy and Assistance Division at the U.S. Department of Education, gave district technology leaders and educators frank advice on how to protect students’ personally identifiable information a
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Ed Tech from the Ground Up
JUNE 27, 2018
A conference veteran provides insider tips to help startups get the most out of conference attendance, including around booth messaging, pitches and clothing choices. The post An Insider’s Checklist for Conference Success on a Shoestring Budget appeared first on Market Brief.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JUNE 27, 2018
The ISTE conference is a great place to discover exciting things happening at other schools. I was so excited when my good friend, Noah Geisel ( @senorg ), introduced me to Travis Lape ( @TravisLape ), the Innovative Programs Director of a public school with no grade levels. Travis Lape tells us about the impact and the experience of the students, parents, and teachers!
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Education Elements
JUNE 27, 2018
Our company is known for having a unique organizational culture. We have eliminated the traditional organizational hierarchy of direct managers; we employ a self-organizing team structure; and if you attended this year’s Personalized Learning Summit, you know we also view trivia and dancing to 80’s music as valuable team-building time. Something that is not as widely known is that we also have internal monthly challenges.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JUNE 27, 2018
I got to discover some of the latest technological developments helping educators! Check out my interviews with Epson and Vernier. Epson is transforming projectors by introducing laser technology so that maintenance is easier and cheaper. Epson also has a way for up to 4 students to show their work on the screen! Vernier has developed wireless ways to conduct sound, movement, and other experiments.
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Teacher Reboot Camp
JUNE 27, 2018
I took part in the ISTE Edtech Poetry Slam this week, which was a lot of fun. The victor was Steve Dembo ( @teach42 ) who was incredible! Baby Savvy was able to interview him and play with his victory belt. She also found out about the cool things he has in store for kindergarten teachers. Catch all of my interviews, Baby Savvy’s interviews on this blog and on Twitter ( @ShellTerrell and via the #PassthescopeEDU hashtag).
Edsurge
JUNE 27, 2018
When leaders of Purdue University wanted to move into online education, they took the unusual step of buying an existing online university, a big one with 30,000 students. And here’s the most surprising part: that online school it bought, Kaplan University, was a for-profit business—part of a sector that’s been criticized for high costs and poor outcomes for students.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JUNE 27, 2018
At the ISTE Conference, baby Savvy and I got to catch up with our dear friend, Lisa Dabbs ( @TeachWithSoul ), who has mentored and supported so many teachers, especially new teachers. She shared some exciting news about her movement, #NTChat. She will be collaborating with Chuck Poole for some exciting changes. Discover more in our interview below. Lisa is also part of my new EdShero series of books coming in 2019 and 2020.
Edsurge
JUNE 27, 2018
JANUS AND TEACHER SALARIES: This week, the Supreme Court’s ruling on the closely-watched Janus v. American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees case is likely to leave public educators feeling uneasy. The ruling, a 5-4 split in favor of the plaintiff , Mark Janus, a child support employee at the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services, is expected to have a national impact on the wallets, power, and influence of unions.
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.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JUNE 27, 2018
The ISTE conference is a great place to discover exciting things happening at other schools. I was so excited when my good friend, Noah Geisel ( @senorg ), introduced me to Travis Lape ( @TravisLape ), the Innovative Programs Director of a public school with no grade levels. Travis Lape tells us about the impact and the experience of the students, parents, and teachers!
The Electric Educator
JUNE 27, 2018
This past week during the 2018 ISTE conference in Chicago, Google made quite a few announcements that will impact you this fall when you return to school. The most notable announcements involve Google Classroom. Here's a round up of what we know and when you can expect access to these features: Introducing Classwork. Google is re-thinking how content is organized in Classroom.
Edsurge
JUNE 27, 2018
Decades of postsecondary innovation have still left America with 6.1 million job openings —just about the highest level since the data series began in 2000. And yet America’s postsecondary education industry is teeming with student-centered innovation. So why hasn’t higher ed moved the needle on actually filling those jobs? The real reason? Economic stability means getting hired—and it seems there is no amount of student-centered design that can make a hiring manager do what a hiring manager doe
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JUNE 27, 2018
A huge number of emails we receive from our readers are queries about different features in Google Drive. And while we have extensively covered Google Drive functionalities in several posts in.
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.
eSchool News
JUNE 27, 2018
Hope is critical to greatness but not the strategy to achieve it. Hope is not wishful thinking—as in “I hope I win the lottery.” It is the core for developing pathways and thinking tactics (strategic planning). Hope is the belief that things can get better and is the foundation upon which motivation is built. As leaders, we need hopes and dreams and to encourage them for our staff, but we control how to turn hope into action and greatness.
Marketplace K-12
JUNE 27, 2018
The K-12 market is likely to include a mix of commercial and "open" resources for the foreseeable future, a panel at ISTE suggested. The post Is the Textbook Dead? Far Too Early for Last Rites, ISTE Panel Suggests appeared first on Market Brief.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JUNE 27, 2018
Here is a list of some useful iPad apps students can use to unleash their creative thinking and engage in hand-son learning activities. The apps, curated from iTunes App Store's collection called.
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 27, 2018
Angel Rivera and Sara Caro, humanities teachers at the Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science in the Bronx, meet to plan a lesson on World War II history lesson together. Photo: Sharon Lurye for The Hechinger Report. BRONX, N.Y. – When David Krulwich decided to make a mid-career switch from attorney to math teacher in 2001, he was delighted to find that teaching was a profession he found rewarding and fun.
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Marketplace K-12
JUNE 27, 2018
Educators at the annual conference of the International Society for Technology in Education said education companies should focus on text-to-speech capabilities, switch accessibility, assistive technology, and other supports for students with special needs. The post Make Learning Products Accessible for Students With Disabilities, Educators Tell Vendors at ISTE appeared first on Market Brief.
eSchool News
JUNE 27, 2018
In the industrial setting, Industry 4.0 is a term that analysts use to describe the automation and data exchange that are used in manufacturing technologies, and this involves modern concepts like the Internet of Things (IoT), cloud computing, and other innovations. Cumulatively, these technologies are changing the face of manufacturing. Much like a manufacturing firm needs a flexible production line in order to adapt to changes in demand and customer preferences, education must also be tailor-m
Marketplace K-12
JUNE 27, 2018
An effort to bring artificial intelligence to Edmodo and Scholastic customers is billed as having the potential to improve students' learning outcomes and "personalize" learning. The post IBM to Partner With Scholastic, Edmodo on Artificial Intelligence appeared first on Market Brief.
techlearning
JUNE 27, 2018
Today, Future Ready Schools (FRS)—led by the Alliance for Excellent Education (All4Ed)—announced Future Ready Technology Leaders™ (FRS Tech Leaders)—the latest expansion of the FRS initiative—aimed at empowering school and district technology leaders to better connect their practices, policies, and procedures to educational innovation in schools. [ What’s New: New Tools for Schools ] Acknowledging the various roles of technology leaders within schools and districts across the country, the FRS Te
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.
MindShift
JUNE 27, 2018
Jamie Jirout was not the sort of student who simply took a textbook at its word. In her first semester of college, she asked her psychology professor if she could assist in the professor’s research. Jirout’s interest wasn’t fueled by the fact that she found the coursework convincing — quite the opposite. “I’d read something in the textbook and then I’d think, that doesn’t really make sense with what I’ve seen, how do they know that?
techlearning
JUNE 27, 2018
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is beginning enrollment today for ISTE U , an online professional learning hub for teachers and leaders to build critical skills for teaching and learning in a digital world. [ What’s New: New Tools for Schools ] ISTE partnered with D2L to use the BrightSpace learning management system (LMS) to power ISTE U.
MiddleWeb
JUNE 27, 2018
After five years, 6th grade teacher and NWP activist Kevin Hodgson is retiring his popular Working Draft column for MiddleWeb. In entry 72 he shares links to favorite posts and highlights three central principles about writing that have guided his blogging and teaching.
techlearning
JUNE 27, 2018
Even projection display hardware needs to be evaluated through the lens of its impact on student learning. Educators know that interactive collaboration impacts the classroom environment by shifting the mode of teaching and increasing student engagement. What are the key factors that districts should be aware of when choosing new classroom display options?
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.
Graphite Blog
JUNE 27, 2018
Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. Many of the latter often hide the up-and-coming tools for 2019 and beyond.
techlearning
JUNE 27, 2018
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and TED announced a partnership that will encourage educators to spread innovative ideas and powerful stories of teacher impact. [ Taking Student Voice Beyond The Classroom: Student Perspective ] Starting fall of 2018, ISTE members will receive exclusive access to a new TED Masterclass program, an interactive course designed to support educators in using the power of storytelling to share their challenges, successes and inspiration fro
Graphite Blog
JUNE 27, 2018
Every year the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference's expo floor is packed with edtech products vying for teachers' attention. This year alone 613 booths crowded the floor, from mega-booths like Google and Microsoft to tiny, easy-to-miss tables. Many of the latter often hide the up-and-coming tools for 2019 and beyond.
techlearning
JUNE 27, 2018
How do you help students build important workplace skills while becoming better global citizens? A new Cisco corporate social responsibility (CSR) educational initiative introduced at ISTE, Global Problem Solvers: The Series (GPS: The Series) , helps educators introduce middle-schoolers to in-demand skills like complex problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, people management, and coordinating with others while emphasizing social consciousness, entrepreneurship, and the potential of tech
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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