Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. In a previous post, I described how blended learning models could make this challenging teaching assignment more manageable ; however, that post assumes that teachers are familiar with blended learning.

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Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Creating great images, pages and video can spark students’ interest in learning. Adobe Spark makes that possible for free. This post is written by Claudio Zavala Jr., an edtech and creative media consultant based in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. He is passionate about fostering creativity in all and loves storytelling.Claudio is an accomplished photographer, avid […].

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Digital Promise and Learning Heroes have teamed up for a special blog series that explores how teachers and families can use technology to work together and facilitate learning for students of all ages. The series centers on the experiences of teachers and parents and provides family-focused tips and resources to support children’s academic progress, social-emotional development, and overall well-being.

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Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 7, 2020

An FAQ (frequently asked questions) can save us time and provide resources for parents and students. Here's how to make one. As educators we field a LOT of questions -- from students and from parents. When is that permission slip due again?Can I turn that assignment in late?What does the atomic number mean in the periodic […]. The post How to make an FAQ page for parents and students appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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Education Elements

OCTOBER 7, 2020

At the core of innovation in companies leading the way in developing solutions for the future is a Research and Development team, more commonly known as R&D. This is where insight and inspiration are translated into creative and impactful solutions. In short, R&D is the process by which an organization obtains new knowledge to develop applicable solutions to present or future challenges.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2020

It’s a shared challenge facing instructors whose classes typically involve labs or career and technical education: In the age of physical distancing and remote learning, how do educators re-create hands-on lessons online? “How can I help someone learn to weld if they can’t come in and use the equipment?” asks Lori Romano, director of career, technical and adult education at Pasco County Schools in Florida.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2020

As a veteran teacher, I have managed several laptop carts and seen firsthand the wear and tear from hours of student use (and abuse). Many devices are not built to withstand it all. That’s not the case with the Acer Chromebook C871. Its rugged construction and reinforced design help it stand up to daily wear and tear. The laptop’s keyboard is one example: With many laptops, it’s easy to remove keys but difficult to replace them.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Algebra I should be a gateway—not gatekeeper—to students’ future academic success, in college and beyond. So says the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which is issuing a challenge to developers and service providers working to make the subject more broadly accessible. Dubbed “Balance the Equation,” the competition will award up to $1 million in grants for up to 15 education technology developers, nonprofits and other organizations working to solve the algebra problem, especially as it relate

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MiddleWeb

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Kids need the opportunity to make choices about what they learn and how they learn it, writes Alex Valencic. This doesn’t mean education becomes a free-for-all. It’s a call to action for us to know our students and help spark a love of learning that will last a lifetime.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Have you ever tried Apple Map's Flyover feature with your students? Well, if you have not you should. This is an excellent way to take your students on virtual 3D tours to places and landmarks from.

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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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The importance of academic integrity can’t be underestimated, especially when it comes to blended learning. And these aren’t just words. Statistics show there was a 68 percent increase in the number of integrity violations reported in 2019-2020 compared with 2018-2019. With the rise of digital innovation, distance learning technology has become an integral part of blended learning – an approach that integrates technology and digital media with traditional instructor-led classroom act

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Not long after schools closed because of the coronavirus last spring, a Rhode Island nonprofit launched a hotline for teachers who were struggling to launch new technology for remote leaning and trying to figure out how to teach with it. Within a few weeks, hundreds of teachers — and eventually parents, too — were flooding the line with calls for help.

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Teacher Tech

OCTOBER 7, 2020

This is for all the educators and parents trying to teach kids and need a change up! Whether you want to get away from overusing worksheets or trying to reach your students socially emotionally, Flocabulary can help you do this very thing! Flocabulary offers units in every academic subject, along with current events and life […]. The post Change Up Your Lessons with @Flocabulary appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2020

As children around the world were forced to stay home from school because of the COVID-19 pandemic, early-learning app Lingokids added a million families a month to its user base. It’s the sort of traction that gets investors’ attention. The Madrid-based company has announced $10 million in Series B funding from puzzle and game producer, Ravensburger.

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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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Tens of millions of students across the U.S. risk falling farther behind this fall as schools struggle to secure the technology needed to effectively teach online, according to Axios. The state of play: Many schools across the country ordered child-friendly technology like Lenovo Chromebooks in the spring to continue classes virtually in the fall. But, order backlogs are pushing some arrival dates to as late as October.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 7, 2020

During an election season, we might take political ads for granted. From roadside billboards and yard signs to wall-to-wall TV and radio commercials, we might be able to tune them out. But can we simply ignore the targeted political ads that show up in our social media feeds? Social media companies collect huge amounts of data from us, then sell that data to advertisers.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

New research highlights the adverse effect the COVID-19 pandemic is having on teachers and students across the country–and it also underscores the importance of teacher-student connections. The Canva National Education Survey: Fall 2020 shows that the new school year, beginning in the middle of a global pandemic, is already taking a toll on students.

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techieMusings

OCTOBER 7, 2020

I hope you have half as much fun watching this webinar as I had recording it! I am joined by Adam Parker Goldberg and George Melookaran , from the Flipgrid engagement team and Doug Little, Sr. Public Relations Manager at Wacom. In this webinar, I focus on the power of Flipgrid paired with a Wacom tablet. I take you through the process of quickly and easily making an instructional screencast and giving personalized feedback to your students.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Riverside Insights®, a leading developer of research-based assessments that provide insights to help elevate potential, announced today the official launch of the Battelle® Developmental Inventory, 3 rd Edition (BDI-3 ) to customers in the United States and internationally, including Canada and Mexico. The enhancements to the BDI-3 include expanded digital administration and reporting tools, as well as updated standardization and norms.

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Cycles of Learning

OCTOBER 7, 2020

I was honored to give a presentation yesterday to colleagues in Utah on strategies to promote engagement in the sciences when teaching in a 100% distance learning setting. Rather than share an exhaustive list og best practices (which are constantly evolving), I decided to give participants a snap shot of my current thinking on distance learning science pedagogy which is heavily informed by constant reflective practice. ​Click here for a link to a PDF of the presentation which features my t

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Aperture Education , a leading provider of social-emotional assessments and intervention strategies for schools, has updated its DESSA Comprehensive SEL System to make it more intuitive for educators and administrators to use and to include more inclusive gender language. The updates include adding gender-neutral student descriptions, easy-to-read charts to showcase students’ SEL data and progress at a glance, and features to make its data-importing process more intuitive to help administrators

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ScienceDaily (EdTech section)

OCTOBER 7, 2020

A new review highlights the potential of machine learning--a subset of artificial intelligence -- in science education.

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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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Jamf on EdTech

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Google Chrome is used by end users in commercial and education organizations to get work done on the web, and it’s become easier than ever to deploy for Jamf administrators.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Vernier recently launched the new Go Direct ® Weather System to engage students in hands-on data collection as they learn important environmental science concepts. This affordable wireless sensor can be used in the classroom or out in the field to help middle school, high school, and college-level students investigate and analyze a variety of environmental factors.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 7, 2020

In a year when all schools look different from usual, some teachers are embracing the outdoors as their classroom. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention included outdoor learning in recommended strategies for schools to reduce the spread of COVID-19, and research has shown positive instructional outcomes from such methods. Long-time outdoor educators also tout the social and emotional benefits.

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ScienceDaily (EdTech section)

OCTOBER 7, 2020

A new mathematical model has been developed to identify the number of days students could attend school to allow them a better learning experience while mitigating infections of COVID-19.

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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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MindShift

OCTOBER 7, 2020

The closure of school buildings in response to the coronavirus has been disruptive and inconvenient for many families, but for those living in homeless shelters or hotel rooms — including roughly 1.5 million school-aged children — the shuttering of classrooms and cafeterias has been disastrous. For Rachel, a 17-year-old sharing a hotel room in Cincinnati with her mother, the disaster has been academic.

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Nick's Picks for Educational Technology

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Student Feedback Made Easy Whether used for formative assessment, exit tickets, or just checking in on student well-being, Loop provides teachers with an easy way to gather actionable student feedback. Teachers can create a free account at loophq.io. Set Up Groups Classes are referred to as groups in Loom. After you have created your first group, Read more.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 7, 2020

We have three live Learning Revolution shows today (two for "The Connected Classroom"--"Teaching by Heart" and ECEL are on hiatus this week) and one pre-recorded show. Times are US-Eastern Daylight Time--to see the schedule in your own time zone, and to get the links to attend live in Zoom, please use the SCHEDULE page on the Learning Revolution site.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Rave Mobile Safety (Rave), the critical communication and collaboration platform customers count on when it matters most, announced New Mexico as the latest state to deploy its Rave Panic Button in all K-12 schools across the state, joining Oklahoma, Delaware and Louisiana in statewide deployments. The growth in Rave Panic Button deployments comes as new features are added to the platform to further enhance the tool’s ability to get help where it’s needed most during an emergency, as well as str

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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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