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APRIL 10, 2017

By Maya Georgieva Thanks to cardboard viewers and free content, districts can explore new tools on a budget.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 10, 2017

A conversation with Principal Will Parker in Episode 51 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Will Parker @williamdp has seen kindness go viral on his campus. Learn how his faculty and student council worked together to create a nurturing environment. And how one Post-It Note moved the whole to go viral with a movement of kindness.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 10, 2017

One of the hottest topics in schools and an area of greatest need is STEM resources. Earth Networks has developed creative and compelling STEM curricula on a variety of weather topics. Any school with a weather unit or an onsite weather station will appreciate this site. I asked them to drop in and explain their education programs to the AATT community: Why Teach STEM?

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Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 10, 2017

I’ve seen it in my own life. I bought an old zero-turn radius lawn mower and learned how to drive it on the fly. I’ve tinkered with broken items around the house until I fixed them. I’ve seen it in the classroom. Students finally getting verb conjugation in Spanish after rearranging cards with word parts on [.].

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 10, 2017

I teach at an international school in Bangkok, Thailand. Read the article I wrote for the TES about my day-to-day life here. One of the highlights of the job is that I have been immersed in another culture; Thai culture. Tomorrow, it will be the start of ‘Songkran’ – the Thai New Year. The Songkran festival is known for its water fights and party atmosphere, however it actually started off as sprinkling water over friends and family to signify a fresh start ( follow this lin

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

Today’s students will graduate into a challenging job market, a fragmented and risky postsecondary landscape and a world of tremendously accelerating change. The challenges they encounter, and the life and career choices they will face, demand a passion for learning and skill sets in goal setting and problem solving that make their current experience in school too often seem outdated and narrow.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

As a teacher, mathematician and cyclist, TrueShelf CEO and founder Dr. Shiva Kintali knows from experience that not everyone moves at the same pace when learning—whether inside the classroom or out. Last year he launched an idea that he hopes will help keep students from falling behind in any subject they study, starting with mathematics. Whether it is social networking, cybersecurity, stock trading, or dating apps—at the core of all these products are intelligent algorithms based on mathematics

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2017

Fake information is everywhere online. After all, everyone has a Facebook friend who elicits eye rolls when he or she shares a sensational news article that is fake or from a heavily-biased site promoting an agenda. But can today’s students tell the difference between what is legitimate and what is false? The answer might surprise you. As today’s students grow up in a digital world, they must learn information literacy skills if they are to effectively evaluate information sources and become tru

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Teacher Tech

APRIL 10, 2017

One fun thing to do with Google Slides is to give students a template where they can drag things around on the “canvas.” As a math teacher, I like students to use a pile of dots to represent their math. Create Google Slides Create a Google Slides with a blank layout. You can add images […]. The post Google Slides: Make a Draggable Stack appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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ProfHacker

APRIL 10, 2017

There’s a new resource for librarians looking for high-quality, open-access library and information science research, The Idealis. Started by Stacy Konkiel, Lily Troia, & Nicky Agate, the website is : …a new kind of open access overlay journal, powered by PressForward and curated by librarian-experts working in the arena of scholarly communication.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 10, 2017

April , 2017 The web is a treasure trove of interesting resources to use for a variety of educational purposes. To leverage the educational potential of the web and be able to make the best of it in.read more.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 10, 2017

Katelynh Le, a third-grader at St. Paul school in Seattle, works on a math assignment in Ms. Gavino’s class. Photo: Ben Stocking. SEATTLE — After years of declining enrollment, a growing number of Catholic schools nationwide are placing their faith in blended learning, a teaching approach in which computers share the instructional load with teachers, and one that appeals to many parents disillusioned with traditional schools.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 10, 2017

April 10, 2017 Since we posted our popular chart 'iPad apps for students with special needs', we forgot to to share another chart for Android users until we have recently been reminded by.read more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 10, 2017

The post The Importance Of Intrinsic Motivation appeared first on TeachThought.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 10, 2017

April 10, 2017 DocuSign is one of our favourite web tools you can use to securely send electronic signatures from Google Drive and Gmail. You simply hover your cursor over Gmail attachments to sign.read more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 10, 2017

The post How The SAMR Model Can Be Used A Framework For Education 3.0 appeared first on TeachThought.

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EdTechTeam

APRIL 10, 2017

Last year I created a QR code scavenger hunt as a way to engage a small group of students in reading. I wasn’t quite sure where this would lead me, but I knew we needed to increase to energy and investment to the topic during our time together. The whole project started when we read a short book about Jane Goodall. While the book contained great information, I wanted my students to learn more about Jane while working on comprehending beyond what was directly stated in text.

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MindShift

APRIL 10, 2017

How important is it to have a role model? A new working paper puts some numbers to that question. Having just one black teacher in third, fourth or fifth grade reduced low-income black boys’ probability of dropping out of high school by 39 percent, the study found. And by high school, African-American students, both boys and girls, who had one African-American teacher had much stronger expectations of going to college.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 10, 2017

The post TeachThought Podcast Ep. 70 Assessment and Personalized Learning In Project-Based Learning appeared first on TeachThought.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 10, 2017

What it is: Making & Science is an initiative by Google aimed at showing students that anyone can be a maker or a scientist. Using the featured Science Journal app (Android and Chromebook only), students can measure light, sound, and more. They can also use the app to record observations, organize data, and add observational notes. Making & Science has partnered with Exploratorium for some fantastic activities that will have students exploring the world as a makers and scientist in no ti

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 10, 2017

The post 8 Reasons To Attend TeachThought PBL #Grow17 appeared first on TeachThought.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 10, 2017

What it is: Get Qurious is a company who’s goal is to keep kids curious, creative, and expressive by combining technology and play. The Get Qurious Maker Box is packed full of interactive play opportunities. In this box, the story of the Three Little Pigs comes to life in ways like never before with interactive games, puzzles, and activities that encourage creativity and discovery.

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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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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 10, 2017

In this week’s dealmaking news, software and services company Blackbaud acquired scholarship management solution AcademicWorks. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Blackbaud Acquires AcademicWorks; Google.Org Commits Funds to Ed-Tech Nonprofits appeared first on Market Brief.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 10, 2017

Conversations around education are more complicated than ever—from the advent of ed-tech to the impact of politics on the education system, to an increased focus on digital citizenship. There are so many moving parts to the education […].

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 10, 2017

When spring fever rises and summer still seems far away, newbie and veteran teachers alike may feel they're losing their focus and their students are drifting. Check out Elyse Scott's five regrouping and re-energizing strategies and "do what's right for the kids.".

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 10, 2017

Reading is one of the few activities that every parent, educator and avid reader agrees is essential for children’s development. For the next 5 days (ending 15th April) Amazon is promoting reading with $35 off its Kindle for Kids […].

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 10, 2017

The post How The SAMR Model Can Be Used A Framework For Education 3.0 appeared first on TeachThought.

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techlearning

APRIL 10, 2017

In honor of National Dictionary Day (4/14), play a game of Scrabble!

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 10, 2017

Do you need thinking space? What kind of space best encourages you to think creatively? Recently I spent a week working in Singapore with the Lifelong Learning Institute. My base was iNLAB - a purpose built unit designed specifically to promote ideation - creative thinking and innovation. The image on this page is the communal area where students and staff can take breaks.

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techlearning

APRIL 10, 2017

High-interest stories are engaging and appropriate for the audience.

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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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