EdTech Magazine

JUNE 20, 2019

K–12 Leaders Get Creative to Make the Case for Network Upgrades. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 06/20/2019 - 12:02. Two years ago, IT Services Director AJ Phillips needed to persuade her school board to purchase new network infrastructure, so she tapped her prior experience as an elementary school teacher and presented a show-and-tell. At the time, Prince William County Public Schools in Virginia desperately needed to replace its 20-year-old core network , which maxed out at 2 gigabits per second.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 20, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teachers need personal professional development. In today’s blog post and podcast episode, we’re sharing five real-world examples of teachers who used their summer to improve their classroom and earn professional development credit. From combatting student anxiety, helping special needs students, rewriting a physics curriculum, building student relationships, and reducing stress school-wide — these teachers use

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 20, 2019

Technology is a natural education fit in everything from math to Spanish to literacy. The one corner of K-12 learning that is not so obvious is PE — Physical Education. In that class, we think of physical stuff — not digital — like running and exercising. But kids love technology’s apps and software. Is there a way to use these to encourage physical fitness?

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 20, 2019

Quick Take: Learn how teachers are using educational videos effectively in their classrooms: - Current use of educational videos. - Problems identified. - Features sought by teachers. - Suggested guide to video searching. - Different solutions options. Effectively using educational videos could become a large burden or blessing to teachers. From our recent whitepaper Video-Assisted Learning Insights: The Struggle for Teachers to Access Video Content , we have found that an incredible 96% of teac

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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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Neo LMS

JUNE 20, 2019

Philadelphia is the birthplace of American independence, with the Declaration of Independence signed there in 1776 and the Liberty Bell still present in the city center as a symbol of that great historic moment. The city today is one of the largest within the US and is home to more outdoor sculptures and murals than in any other American urban areas.

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 20, 2019

Quick take: Take a look at 18 free educational video website for teachers: 1. Names and links of free resources. 2. Multi-subjects covered. 3. Multi-grade level covered. No one can beat free. We searched across the internet for the best free education video websites for teachers. Our list specifically identified sites that offer videos for use without having to sign up to be a member or enrolled in a course.

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Edsurge

JUNE 20, 2019

Taylor Hill devised a plan to better her life. To move beyond her current customer-service job, she’d teach herself how to use customer-management software popular with the type of higher-paid sales position she coveted. But the self-described visual learner realized self-teaching didn’t work for her without someone to make sure she truly understood the work.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 20, 2019

If you are using Google Drive on Chrome, the visual below (initially featured here) is definitely a must see. It features a number of interesting ideas and activities you can do on Google Drive using.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2019

The industrial education model was massively successful at first, with high school graduation rates and student achievement increasing decade after decade. However, by the end of the 20th century, it was evident that the industrial education model had hit its limit, with graduation rates plateauing at 80 percent and student achievement and engagement plummeting the longer students were in school.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 20, 2019

The power of Google search engine lies in its hidden features. Getting precise search results requires much more than simply comping up with a random search query and hitting ‘I am feeling.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2019

A scene in the aisles of the Greater Los Angeles National College Fair at the Pasadena Convention Center, where colleges and universities from across the country worked to scoop up local students who are having trouble getting into California’s overcrowded public universities. Photo: Iris Schneider for The Hechinger Report. PASADENA, Calif. — Busloads of boisterous high school students from across the Los Angeles basin poured into the Pasadena Convention Center, where colleges from around the wo

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Sell Courses Online

JUNE 20, 2019

The post Kajabi vs Thinkific: What Course Platform Should You Use? appeared first on Sell Courses Online. If you are looking for a platform to build your online course or membership site, there are some promising ones to choose from. However, two of the leading online course platforms in the market right now would have to be Kajabi and Thinkific and no wonder—they are compared with each other quite often.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2019

Actress Lori Loughlin appears in court to face charges in the college admissions cheating scandal related to her daughter’s admission at USC; she pleaded not guilty. Photo: JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP/Getty Images. NEW YORK — Whenever I see another person charged or sentenced in the latest college admissions scandal , I’m transported a few years back to a tortured college application season, when a testing snafu invalidated the SAT scores of my then-16-year-old son and the nearly 200 others who to

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EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 20, 2019

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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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TeacherCast

JUNE 20, 2019

It's my favorite time of the year again. The weather is getting warmer, the sun is staying out longer and 20,000 of my closest friends are getting ready to gather at the annual ISTE conference. The International Society for Technology using Educators conference this year will be in Philadelphia and I am excited to be able to participate this year both as a podcaster and as a presenter.

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MiddleWeb

JUNE 20, 2019

Thanks to Literacy and Learning Centers for the Big Kids, secondary teachers across the content areas won’t need to tweak elementary guides and hope things work with older kids. Instructional coach Janice Rustico finds the start-to-finish help just what her teachers need.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 20, 2019

Welcome to the TeacherCast Educational Network. I have been a big fan of Bulb for the last few months and it is an extremely easy application to use and is a fantastic way to teach your students the art of presentation. Check them out today! The post How To Use Digital Portfolios To Provide Authentic Learning Experiences For All Students appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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SpeechTechie

JUNE 20, 2019

I've said it before and I will say it again, visual supports are key for scaffolding understanding, supporting thinking and even eliciting language. I'm amazed that one format, creating Google Slides presentations with students, is as enthralling as it is. Apple TV (you can use an interactive whiteboard or just a projector in a classroom) helps for sure, but you'll be surprised how much students attend and generate language as you type into a slide and create something interactively.

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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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TeacherCast

JUNE 20, 2019

Welcome to the TeacherCast Educational Network. It's my favorite time of the year again. The weather is getting warmer, the sun is staying out longer and 20,000 of my closest friends are getting ready to gather at the annual ISTE conference. The International Society for Technology using Educators conference this year will be in Philadelphia and I am excited to be… The post Join Me This Year For Some Exciting Workshops During the 2019 ISTE Conference!

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The Principal of Change

JUNE 20, 2019

In the follow-up to “ The Innovator’s Mindset ,” my book written with Katie Novak titled “Innovate Inside the Box” (expected release mid-August 2019), I identify three critical areas for learning by educators and why they are crucial. They are the following.” Learning about our students. Learning for our students.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 20, 2019

There’s a growing need for scientific and technical talent in STEM -related jobs. The only way this demand can be met is by developing skilled candidates who are ready for the job as soon as they graduate. However, it seems that not many students are keen on pursuing STEM courses post their school level. Recent data from a test commonly taken by college-bound high school students found that only 20% of students are ready for courses typically required for a STEM major.

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MiddleWeb

JUNE 20, 2019

Educator Joanne Bell was attracted to The ADHD Empowerment Guide because the authors focus on students’ strengths and potential – not just problems and comorbidities. The resource-filled book details how an analysis of strengths can be used to help kids facing ADHD challenges.

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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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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2019

ScreenBeam 1000 EDU will debut at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference in Philadelphia, PA on June 23 – 26 in booth #1008.

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eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2019

Preparing students for kindergarten and engaging pre-K students is a huge undertaking. Introducing children to early reading and math concepts, beginning their social-emotional learning, and working with them on physical abilities such as motor skills is the basic foundation for this age. Adding to this is the fact that pre-K teachers also need to help students who’ve likely never been in an academic setting understand the mechanics and expectations of a classroom.

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MIND Research Institute

JUNE 20, 2019

How do we measure success? How do we acquire learning? And who leads that learning? How do we move math education forward? These are some of the questions that educators from across Ohio and beyond came together to discuss this spring. On Wednesday, May 22, 2019, MIND Research Institute hosted an event for thought leaders to gather and have deep conversations around how to change the face of math education.

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Buncee

JUNE 20, 2019

At Buncee, we’ve always been passionate about working with educators to give students the tools they need to succeed. We know that learning is not “one size fits all” and to teach effectively, we have to reach our students - students who come to our classrooms with varied backgrounds, expectations, abilities, and learning styles. By providing a wealth of opportunities for creating, our goal is to make it easy for students to express their individuality and share their voice, helping learners bui

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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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EmergingEdTech

JUNE 20, 2019

Image Source School districts throughout the country rely on technology today more than ever before. At many districts, laptops and tablets are standard-issue equipment for students as young as. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2019

In each online simulation, leaders make decisions and experience consequences at each step of the way to practice their critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

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myViewBoard

JUNE 20, 2019

Quick take: Find out how most teachers are finding their educational videos for their lessons and the 5 problems that come from using free resources: Advertisements. Inappropriate content. Copyrights. Saving & sharing. Restricted internet access. Free educational videos are the mainstay of teachers using videos in their lessons but are they worth the trouble?

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techlearning

JUNE 20, 2019

Whether you're teaching future engineers, mathematicians, or scientists, these are the educational toys that'll get your students' cogs turning.

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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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