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APRIL 2, 2018

School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation. meghan.bogardu…. Mon, 04/02/2018 - 10:38. St. Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers. The independent private school in Medina, Wash., starts using technology in prekindergarten and weaves technology into every subject from fourth to e

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Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 2, 2018

Flashcards on index cards can be useful, but creating them can be a drag. Plus, there’s the trouble of carrying them around. What if students could create flashcards as a CLASS, keeping only the best ones to use for practice? Oh, and what if they added their own IMAGES to those flashcards? That’s at the […].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 2, 2018

April is National Poetry Month. For thirty days, we celebrate the value and joy that poetry brings to our world. According to the Academy of American Poets , the goals are: Highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets. Introduce more Americans to the pleasures of reading poetry. Bring poets and poetry to the public in immediate and innovative ways.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

Half of the students who walk through the doors of a college or university leave without a degree. Half. Most of those students are bright and energetic, highly capable students—they may even be extra motivated to succeed because of the hurdles they’ve had to overcome just to get into college. But they lack resources. Not just financial resources, but networks of family, friends, and mentors who understand the college experience and can guide them through such things as choosing a major, selecti

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APRIL 2, 2018

25 Simple Examples Of Mobile Teaching by TeachThought Staff This is part 2 of a 2-part series on Mobile Teaching. Part 1 was Making The Shift To Mobile-First Teaching. Mobile teaching is about planning and executing learning through mobile devices. You might want to be notified when a student accesses a quiz or reading you […]. The post 25 Examples Of Mobile Teaching appeared first on TeachThought.

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APRIL 2, 2018

No matter what you do you are still going to be accountable for the test score.It is more like a professional football team. If the team does not win, it is the coach’s fault, and the coach is fired. Carl Brownlee, middle school teacher Here’s a popular movie plot: Great teacher goes into a troubled neighborhood and turns around a low-performing school.

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APRIL 2, 2018

The long-awaited filing finally happened. This morning, Pluralsight announced it had confidentially submitted paperwork for an initial public offering. The Farmington, Utah-based provider of online courses for technology professionals has been on the radars of industry analysts ever since its $135 million Series B fundraise in 2014. It raised an additional $30 million in 2016 at a $1 billion valuation—thus earning the “unicorn” label.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

Creativity in the classroom provides a more relaxed and open environment for the students to freely express their opinions and to learn faster. Here are some tips for helping teachers add creativity to the curriculum. Dos. Be passionate (passion is contagious). To make your classroom creative and innovative, you have to become a role model for the students.

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Teacher Tech

APRIL 2, 2018

Send Messages to Google Drive If students do not have email it can be challenging to send feedback messages or notifications. I coded the ability to create a Google Doc per student on your roster and to push comments to their document like email. Students would make a habit of checking “Recent” in Google Drive […]. The post DriveMail: When Students Do Not Have Email appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

Ubiquitous access to technology means that acquiring knowledge is no longer dependent solely on a classroom teacher. Google provides quick and easy access to information while YouTube provides on-demand how-to videos on just about any topic. Access to unlimited new information has created seemingly contradictory qualities in today’s students—more self-reliant and independent, but with a preference toward collaborative learning environments and comfortable learning with other students.

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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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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

What do the edtech funding trends of the past two years, namely 2016 and 2017 , mean for passive and active job seekers? Looking to level up in your career? EdSurge is hosting a series of spring fairs this April! Come join us for an evening of informal networking, panels with hiring companies, and some light bites. San Francisco, April 10th. Boston, April 18th.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 2, 2018

A few years ago we published a post on the digital writing process and highlighted one of the best resources that provides theoretical background to this approach, it is Troy Hicks book “ The.read more.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2018

Economists call the current economic conditions a “ Goldilocks economy ,” one that’s neither too hot nor too cold. That’s great news for both job seekers and employees. Companies are still hiring. Equally good—the economy is steady enough that if you’re employed, you might just have enough breathing room to think about what you really want to do. Looking to level up in your career?

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 2, 2018

The post 16 Curation Tools for Teachers and Students appeared first on Shake Up Learning. 16 Curation Tools for Teachers and Students. If you follow my blog, you know I curate a lot of resources for teachers. This post brings together a suggested list, a curated list if you will, of 16 curation tools for teachers and students from the Shake Up Learning community.

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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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ProfHacker

APRIL 2, 2018

Many of my recent posts have focused on how I’ve increasingly turned to Markdown for my writing , syllabus design , project and class websites , and for teaching literate programming. For those unfamiliar, Markdown is a convention for writing in plain text while encoding the structure of your document—headers, block quotes, lists, footnotes, etc.—using simple typographic characters.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 2, 2018

A preschool student in class. Photo: Jackie Mader/The Hechinger Report. Can we, as a society, influence the earliest years of a child’s life to prevent the academic achievement gap? New research on cognitive development suggests that we can. Differences in language exposure are a key predictor of children’s later success, according to a 1995 landmark study by researchers Betty Hart and Todd Risley.

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eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2018

Ed. note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. Cozmo. What’s It Like?

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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 2, 2018

With the exciting announcements recently about Apple's renewed focus on the educational market, and the release of the new iPad 9.7" with Apple Pencil support, now is the time to start thinking about cases for your staff and student iPads! I have long been a fan of Brenthaven bags and cases to protect my technology. Brenthaven has over 35 years of experience ensuring that your items are protected -- initially for hikers and now for the mobile devices of individuals, businesses, and schools!

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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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Jamf on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2018

Learn the ins and outs of APNs, and see the benefits of enjoying a direct, secure channel with Apple.

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APRIL 2, 2018

Intelligent Product Solutions (IPS) today announced its partnership with Schoolwide to develop a web-based curriculum solution that provides educators (K–8) with a searchable online database of standards-aligned curriculum resources. Schoolwide’s Fundamentals Unlimited provides teachers with online access to curriculum, featuring workshop-model-ready lessons and resources in reading, writing, and grammar all in one place. [ Curriculum & IT: Can This Marriage Be Saved?

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

APRIL 2, 2018

The last group of books from this year’s student book budget group has arrived. Our spring break slowed us down a bit, but our Capstone books are finally ready. When the books arrived, students worked together to unpack the boxes and check the packing slip. Next, students made decisions about what genres each book would go into and added the genre label to the spine.

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APRIL 2, 2018

The window for teachers to apply to be LEGO® Education Master Educators will be closing soon. LEGO Education Master Educators are preK-12 educators who are passionate about helping students develop the skills and knowledge to create, innovate and learn, and are dedicated to empowering every child to turn their natural curiosity into creative exploration.

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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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Fractus Learning

APRIL 2, 2018

The autism diagnosis is a lonely isolating diagnosis. Neurotypical families may think it is difficult, but it is actually thousands of times harder than what some people may think. When my son received his diagnosis 27 […].

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APRIL 2, 2018

Otus Free LMS feels rich in offering data-driven differentiated instruction Pros: Extensive features and options for classroom management rival those of many paid systems. Cons: Laborious data entry and high learning curve may intimidate some teachers. Bottom Line: This teacher-created site solves more problems than it causes, but it will take some up-front professional development to take full advantage.

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Hubbli

APRIL 2, 2018

The main goal behind running a Facebook marketing campaign is to increase the number of tours for your Montessori school. However, once you begin to receive a steady stream of appointment requests, the next hurdle is how to manage them all. In this post, we’ll share how to successfully schedule tours of your Montessori school. Let’s get started. Here’s a template for confirming your school tour.

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APRIL 2, 2018

If you’ve ever been in an online community you are familiar with the posts that get a lot of attention. This usually also equals a lot of comments. When the comments start to pile in, it is hard to keep track of what’s what. What’s worse, sometimes the information shared is incorrect. Others times the comments go off track. One of the most annoying thing is when commenters chime in without reading previous comments and repeat information or just share something that is no longer relevant given t

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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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The PL2C Blog

APRIL 2, 2018

By: Donna Wells | Burke County Schools | Instructional Technology Facilitator. This is my third year participating in the North Carolina Digital Leadership Coaching Network. I’ve had the privilege to serve as a mentor for two of those years. In every face-to-face meeting I grow as an educator. The topics are always presented in an engaging way and are relevant to my position.

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APRIL 2, 2018

Another catchphrase bandied about by the nerdderati these days is 5G , the next generation of Internet access. This new standard will make data communications faster and easier for more devices than ever. While all the major carriers are promising new services at some point this year, Verizon is to the first to promote the promise specifically to schools.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 2, 2018

The autism diagnosis is a lonely isolating diagnosis. Neurotypical families may think it is difficult, but it is actually thousands of times harder than what some people may think. When my son received his diagnosis 27 […].

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APRIL 2, 2018

intelliVOL releases x2VOL+ for individuals. Volunteer time recorded in x2VOL+ can be reported for college admissions with an Official Service Transcript™, which is also new this year. COPPELL, Texas – April 2, 2018 - x2VOL from intelliVOL – used by schools to track student volunteer hours and community service – has released an individual membership version called x2VOL+ which is made for teens to manage their own volunteer hours for college applications or scholarships.

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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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