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How an LMS can support a school’s edtech strategy

Neo LMS

A version of this post was origianlly published on April 14, 2020, on FE News. Schools have a lot of data to manage. The problem is, many schools still rely on legacy systems and even paper-based processes to manage their administrative and student data, which is time-consuming and costly. Poor student data management makes it harder for educators to form a complete picture of each student’s learning progress and provide timely and personalized recommendations to boost student achievement.

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What Does Next Level Teaching Look like Now?

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Jonathan Alsheimer is a high energy teacher who, admittedly says he isn’t so great with technology. He also teaches in a school with kids who don’t have access to a lot of technology. He shares how he has leveled up his learning and looks back at what he did over the last eight weeks.

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Coronavirus Chronicles 036 – Lake Trail Middle School

Dangerously Irrelevant

I am talking with schools to see how they’re responding in the wake of this global pandemic. I invite you to join me for the Coronavirus Chronicles , a series of check-ins with educators all over. Episode 036 is below. Thank you, Gerald Fussell , for sharing how Lake Trail Middle School in British Columbia, Canada is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities.

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How an LMS can supports a school’s edtech strategy

Neo LMS

A version of this post was origianlly published on April 14, 2020, on FE News. Schools have a lot of data to manage. The problem is, many schools still rely on legacy systems and even paper-based processes to manage their administrative and student data, which is time-consuming and costly. Poor student data management makes it harder for educators to form a complete picture of each student’s learning progress and provide timely and personalized recommendations to boost student achievement.

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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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Review: Creating Professional Conferencing with Poly Studio X30 — No Computer Required

EdTech Magazine

Until recently, most U.S. K–12 schools had not attempted long-term, full-scale remote learning. That lack of experience contributed to widespread implementation problems as educators attempted to discover the ins and outs of new digital collaboration tools. That pivot comes with a pretty steep learning curve. But the Poly Studio X30 videoconferencing device was designed to not only flatten that learning curve but to squash it altogether.

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Setting SMART Teaching Goals for Next School Year

Waterford

Summer can be a useful time to reflect on the previous school year and make a plan for changes or improvements you want to see next year. But determining where to start and what accomplishments you’d like to reach can be tough—especially if you’ve never set specific teaching goals. In this article, we’ll explore how setting goals can shape your career for the better—and improve your connection with your students, too.

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Student Stress: Compounding the COVID-19 Crisis

EdNews Daily

By Ellen Yan We don’t have to think twice about protecting children from physical harm. Our natural instinct kicks in to help keep kids away from dangers like a hot stove or busy street. But how best to maintain our children’s mental health isn’t quite so intuitive. The pandemic has laid bare this strange dichotomy. Parents, teachers and counselors have spent more than two months helping students avoid physical contact, keep their hands washed and practice social distancing.

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A Tale of Two American Education Systems: An Edtech Investor’s Perspective

Edsurge

Jennifer is in sixth grade. She has her own computer, educational software and high-speed internet. She attends a highly resourced school with computer science courses, well-trained teachers and one computing device per student. Maria is also in the sixth grade. She shares one computer with her family of five, lacks home internet access and uses a smartphone to connect online.

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Making the Most of Your CARES Act Funding for Educational Technology

EdNews Daily

By Cheryl Miller and Steve Halliwell The World Economic Forum reported that more than 1.2 billion students were learning outside of the classroom globally in late April. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, teaching has gone remote, taking place on digital platforms. Increasingly, U.S. schools, many of which are already out for summer break, are investing in technology and resources to respond to today’s new remote learning reality.

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Summer School May Offer Opportunity for Students — Just Not Yet in Person

Edsurge

Across the country, schools are trickling out for a well-deserved summer break, and for some, the start of summer school. But despite the economic reopening plans many states are rolling out, many schools aren’t offering summer programs at all. And those that are planned aren’t taking place in person, according to a recent analysis from the Center for Reinventing Public Education, or CRPE.

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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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Video – Surviving the Aftermath of COVID-19: Continued Caution Ahead

EdNews Daily

There is no magic bullet for schools to successfully navigate the aftermath of COVID-19. Even our nation’s best education minds are feeling their way through, combining technology with a generous dose of caution as they plan their Autumn returns. In this episode of the Learning Counsel’s virtual discussion series, top education leaders are asking the right questions to keep our children safe as they keep learning moving forward.

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A Great Resource to Keep Students Reading at Home

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Epic provides access to thousands of high quality books, audiobooks, read-to-me books, and learning videos for kids and young learners. Students will get to choose from a rich collection of.read more.

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5 strategies for independent learning

eSchool News

Fifth-grade teacher Kim Voge has had students literally beg her to give them more writing assignments. As Jon Corippo, chief learning officer for the nonprofit group Computer-Using Educators ( CUE ), put it: “When do you see that ever?”. Voge has also watched students who began her class too shy to ask questions blossom into confident, capable, autonomous learners who can ask for help or advocate for themselves.

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Ideas for Project-Based Learning at the Elementary Level

EdTechTeacher

By Tom Driscoll ( @TomDriscollEDU ). This post includes updated content from a previous blog post on Tom Driscoll EDU. For the original post, click here. In February, I had the opportunity to work with an incredible group of elementary educators from Nauset Schools on Cape Cod. As part of the PBL workshop, teachers designed project sketches. The inspiring yet practical examples were so great, I asked the teachers if I could share their ideas, and they generously agreed.

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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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OPINION: How one city removed the police from schools, and why others should follow

The Hechinger Report

PORTLAND, Ore. — A year and a half ago, a student of color called me in the middle of the school day and told me that a School Resource Officer (SRO) had harassed her for taking a trip to the bathroom with no hall pass. Also in the halls were four white students, whom the SRO ignored to wait for the student of color outside the bathroom. When she exited, he followed her back to her classroom with a hand on his gun.

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6 Tips to Help You Keep Your Education on Track During Today’s Chaos

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

You have probably noticed that the world is in chaos as the quarantine keeps people in their homes, limits movement, and dictates public actions. One of those limited actions for many people is.read more.

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Education companies see an “upside to the pandemic” for business

The Hechinger Report

Coronavirus shutdowns across the country have thrown school districts and higher education institutions into disarray. They’re bracing for budget cuts and other financial troubles. But for some online education companies, the upheaval represents a chance to profit. Last month, Hechinger reported that website traffic was surging for some ed tech companies.

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3 Critical Pre-Reading Hacks: Tips for Literature Studies

N2Y

Struggling readers experience challenges for a variety of reasons. Some struggle with simple decoding, while others struggle with understanding what they read. To help students have a positive experience when reading a novel or a longer short story like A Christmas Carol , it is a good idea to use some pre‑reading activities. The best pre-reading activities give students background knowledge and a frame of reference to draw upon as they read.

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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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Sustaining online learning during COVID-19

eSchool News

When Project Tomorrow surveyed students in 2015 about what they envision schools will look like in 2020, one student described school as being the place where there would be more educational videos, online class discussions, online games, and texting between teachers and students. Everyone would have their tablet or laptop. We are now in 2020, living through the COVID-19 pandemic and in the remote and online environment predicted in 2015.

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PBLWorks Creates New eBook Featuring 21 Projects

techlearning

Parents and teachers may fear that the "summer slide" of 2020 will be even more pronounced than usual, due to COVID-19 school closures of the past three months. To address this concern, PBLWorks, provider of Project Based Learning tools, has created a free eBook with ideas and resources to help parents re-engage their children in learning throughout the summer.

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COVID-19 student transportation safety solution

eSchool News

CalAmp, a global technology solutions pioneer transforming the mobile connected economy, and its subsidiary Synovia Solutions, today introduce Bus Guardian, a suite of digital solutions designed to help schools more safely and confidently return students to the classroom. Bus Guardian is a powerful, flexible, and scalable solution designed to help schools deliver actionable reporting on school bus ridership focused on contact tracing in the event of an ill student.

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5 Essential Areas of Focus for Special Education Programs This Fall

techlearning

Future proof your special education program with these expert recommendations

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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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Ten Principles of Artful Read-Alouds

MiddleWeb

In addition to offering how-to’s on presenting read-alouds, Rebecca Bellingham shares extensive resources for taking students beyond hearing a story to understanding the story and learning how to share their reactions. Sixth grade teacher Jeny Randall finds lots to use.

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How to Use Google Meet Grid View and More Tips and Tricks for Teachers

techlearning

Get the most out of Google Meet with these tips and tricks for the video chat service.

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Activities to keep kids engaged and learning during the summer

eSchool News

BrainPOP, the online educational solution that makes rigorous learning experiences accessible and engaging for all students, today announced a new product offering designed specifically with the needs of families in mind. The new BrainPOP Family allows kids to learn independently across multiple subject areas with a fun, personalized experience that is tailored to their interests and grade level from K-8. “With the shift to remote learning, BrainPOP has been an invaluable resource for

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National Writing Project and Kunhardt Film Foundation Present True Justice

Educator Innovator

Join us for an educators’ screening of True Justice followed by a conversation with Mr. Anthony Ray Hinton, author of The Sun Does Shine. In collaboration with the Kunhardt Film Foundation , the National Writing Project is pleased to host a special online screening and discussion of True Justice ( trailer ) for educators. A synchronous free online screening will be followed by a conversation and Q&A with Mr.

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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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Wireless Access Point Placement: 3 Common Mistakes

SecurEdge

When it comes to wireless network design, merely relying on free vendor software to place your access points and calling it a day isn’t going to cut it for most environments. Unfortunately, this is a problem we run into a lot, mostly from inexperienced consultants or MSPs trying to be something they’re not. So, where do you place your wireless access points to support maximum wireless performance?

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Assessment of Gifted and High-Ability Learners

MiddleWeb

Assessment of Gifted and High-Ability Learners is a guide to classroom assessment for instructional decisions, using the authors’ framework, Dynamic Teaching. The book presents a good foundation of three common assessment tools, writes gifted education specialist Kate Boonstra.

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Juneteenth: a sequence and settings

SpeechTechie

Every context has language underpinnings. Why not use contexts that promote anti-racism? Tomorrow is Juneteenth , the day that commemorates word of the Emancipation Proclamation reaching Texas, two and a half years after it was issued. It's history that isn't taught enough in schools. So, sequence of events is critical to understand here. A number of books on EPIC !

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New RCT Study Shows ST Math Boosts Students’ Self-Beliefs

MIND Research Institute

Can a game change how you feel about math? The answer is yes, and the research proves it. The Journal of Research on Technology in Education (JRTE) recently published a rigorous study that found students who play ST Math have higher mathematics self-beliefs than non-ST Math students. A Rigorous Study of Self-Beliefs. The randomized controlled trial (RCT) study - Impact on mathematics self-beliefs from a mastery-based mathematics software - was a joint effort between researchers from the Universi

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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.