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What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom

EdTech Magazine

What it Takes to Integrate Robotics and Coding into the Classroom. jena.passut_7651. Thu, 04/12/2018 - 10:58. It starts with a game of Robot Turtles, a board game by Thinkfun that’s being used at Hubbard Woods School in Winnetka, Ill., to teach kindergarteners the basics of coding. “It helps explain the step-by-step nature of coding,” says Todd Burleson, resource center director for this Winnetka Public Schools District 36 elementary school.

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1st Grade digital PBL: Does it work?

Neo LMS

Project-based learning , as we have often examined in this blog, is a powerful way to not only impart information, by exploration, but has the added advantage of stimulating and developing a range of other skills and habits such as communication, creativity, curiosity, confidence and collaboration. The Internet is subsequently filled with incredible PBL ideas and projects, shared online on forums such as YouTube and Pinterest by teachers from all over the US.

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Legends of Learning: The Game-Based Science Platform for Grades 3-8

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsored by Legends of Learning From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Students love to play games, and they also need real-world examples to help science come alive. With this in mind, Legends of Learning is a fantastic platform full of NGSS aligned science games that does both. Kids in grades 3-8 will love these science games.

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K-12 Entrepreneurship: Slow Entry, Distant Exit

Edsurge

In October 2007, Larry Berger, then chief executive of Wireless Generation and his colleague, David Stevenson, a Wireless Gen vice president, gave a presentation at the American Enterprise Institute conference about why entrepreneurs faced formidable obstacles in building technology for schools and districts. The talk wound up becoming a chapter in a Harvard Education Press book (The Future of Educational Entrepreneurship: Possibilities for School Reform) edited by Rick Hess.

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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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Understanding ADHD and Helping Kids Succeed

The CoolCatTeacher

Katherine Firestone on episode 289 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Katherine Firestone helps parents and kids with ADHD. Having been diagnosed with ADHD herself, Katherine is uniquely positioned to help us understand what to do to help children with ADHD and their parents.

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5 Tips for Would-Be Academic Book Authors

ProfHacker

This week, I’m participating in a small panel at my university addressing the academic book publishing process from the faculty author perspective. While my fourth book came out recently, I realized when I got this invite that I’ve never really talked formally about book publishing: I talk a lot about my research, but not about the processes that make it possible to get something into “book” status.

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Preparing for PIA Review

Education Superhighway

Although the Form 471 filing window has closed, the E-rate process for the 2018 Funding Year isn’t yet over. The next stage is for a member of USAC’s Program Integrity Assurance, or PIA team, to review your Form 471(s), and each included Funding Request Number (FRN) to ensure that your application is complete, compliant, and cost-effective. In some cases, especially with very low cost, very simple, or recurring services (i.e. services for which you have a long-term contract and are continuing af

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Google Sheets: Spreadsheet Settings

Teacher Tech

Check Your Settings It’s probably not something you’ve given a lot of thought to, but there are settings in Google Sheets. As a rule of thumb, I recommend always looking through any program’s settings and considering each setting. File Menu Use the File menu to choose “Spreadsheet settings.” Time Zone The setting on the General […].

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#DLNchat: How Have MOOCs Impacted Approaches to Student Learning?

Edsurge

Has the MOOC revolution come and gone? Or will the principles of the MOOC movement continue to influence higher ed? On Tuesday, April 10 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Have MOOCs Impacted Approaches to Student Learning? The conversation was guided by special guest Dhawal Shah, founder of Class Central. “How many MOOCs have you signed up for and how many have you taken?

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A Must Have Tool for Google Scholar Users

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Earlier today we published a post featuring five key Google Scholar features every teacher should know about. Besides these features, we are also adding this useful Chrome extension called ‘Google.read more.

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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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A conversation with Rosey McQuillan on Differentiation

EdTechTeacher

We are excited to launch a new series of videos featuring conversations with our Summer Institute instructors. These conversations are not only a preview of the workshops, but also offer a chance to learn more about the topics. In this video, Ben Sondgeroth sits down with Rosey McQuillan to talk about differentiation in the classroom. Rosey and Ben discuss: the concepts of differentiation, what differentiation looks like in the classroom, and what educators can expect when they attend her two-da

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Sharing Classroom Data with Sheets

The Electric Educator

There are some really interesting ways that classroom teachers can use Google Forms, Sheets, Slides, and Sites to share information. The best way to explain what I mean is to show you an example. I created a classroom reading log to track the number of books that my class read. Students fill out a Google Form each time they finish a book and that information is automatically published on our class website.

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Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free—and Be Financially Sustainable?

Edsurge

From 2006 to 2016, the cost of textbooks increased by 88 percent, more than than nearly any other college student expense—including tuition and fees (63 percent) or on-campus housing (51 percent)—according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. New and traditional publishers are trying to offer alternatives such as open educational resources (OER), or freely downloadable and adaptable learning materials.

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Want to improve literacy in your school? Here’s how

eSchool News

Last year, Chemawa Middle School faced a huge literacy need. We are a Title I school in Riverside, Calif., and state assessment data showed that 62 percent of our 907 students did not meet grade-level standards. The NWEA MAP assessments indicated severe readability issues: 19 percent of students scored at a Kindergarten or first-grade Lexile level. The data was overwhelming, as it revealed that many students read at least two or more grade levels beneath grade-level benchmarks.

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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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Apple MDM essentials: Part 2

Jamf on EdTech

In part two of our Apple MDM essentials series, we build on management fundamentals and explain how to incorporate and leverage Apple’s programs and services.

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5 Key Google Scholar Features Every Teacher and Research Student Should Know About

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Scholar is absolutely one of the best academic search engines out there. It allows you to easily search for and access academic papers and journal articles related to your topic of interest.read more.

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A major report on digital learning from Arizona State University

Bryan Alexander

What are the best ways to support and structure digital learning? Last week Lou Pugliese joined the Future Trends Forum to describe a forthcoming research project he’d just completed. I’d heard about the research second-hand and was intrigued. One text described it as looking into institutional return on investment (ROI) for digital learning.

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#NYCSchoolsTechChat: #FinancialLiteracy #FinLitMonth Tonight at 7 p.m.

The Innovative Educator

During this month's #NYCSchoolsTechChat we will address practical ideas and approaches teachers can use to ensure students receive instruction and resources necessary for financial success. #NYCSchoolsTech teacher Eileen Lennon moderates with me throwing in my two cents. You can prepare for the conversation by thinking about answers to these questions: Q1 What approaches are you using in your classroom to keep you and your students prepared for success with #FinancialLiteracy ?

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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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5 Tools to Present Content in Non-Traditional Ways

techlearning

I started to write this post in my last blog, but I realized that I was putting the cart before the horse. My last blog started off as five tools to present content in an alternative way, but it soon turned into strategies rather than tools. The funny part of it is that it helped give me the reminder that we always need: technology is used to amplify instruction and the tools should always come second!

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Teaching and Learning Webinar: K2CanToo

EdTechTeam

The focus of this month’s T&L webinar was our little ones. All three of our panelists focused on activities for our 4-8 year-old students. You can view the Youtube Live Event at [link] and the resources from the panel at [link]. Here are just a few of the ideas and strategies our panelists shared: @mrsleonardk spoke about making sure to give your students opportunities to reflect and receive feedback.

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Tech Helpful - Untitled Article

Tech Helpful

Fornite is all the rage right now in gaming.it's free, works on many platforms, and can have multiple players for interaction. This is an overview of play according to wikipedia: "The main gameplay for Fortnite Battle Royale follows the battle royale genre 's standard format: up to 100 players airdrop from floating buses onto a consistent map, which includes random distribution of weapons, armor, and other combat support features.

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6 Tools to Bring Video to Your Classroom

techlearning

Do you want to know what my favorite digital creation tool is? Without a doubt, it's video. Video is one of the most versatile creation tools a student can use. They can put together things like commercials, documentaries, new broadcast, interviews, and more. You can even design multiple scenarios on the same topic just by changing what type of video you are doing.

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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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MA area SLPs and educators- Free EdCampAccess event May 5, 2018

SpeechTechie

I am happy to be helping to organize the EdCampAccess unconference again this year. Hope to see some of you there. Information is below! EdCampAccess, in the tradition of EdCamps that have taken place around the world, is an unconference devoted to K -12 educators who work with struggling learners. It is not limited to special educators, but anyone who wants to reach students who struggle with reading, writing, organization, behaviors, executive function skills, etc.

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Council of Administrators of Special Education Extends Endorsement of Fast ForWord Program from Scientific Learning Corp.

techlearning

Oakland, Calif. — April 3, 2018 — The Fast ForWord® program from Scientific Learning Corp. (OTC PINK:SCIL) has received an official re-endorsement from the Council of Administrators of Special Education (CASE) , an international professional organization and affiliate of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). CASE provides professional leadership and support to special education administrators by shaping policies and practices which impact the quality of education.

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K-12 Teachers’ Receptiveness to Email Marketing On the Rise, Analysis Finds

Marketplace K-12

In the first six months of 2017, just over 6.8 percent of K-12 teachers opened marketing emails, up from 5.5 percent in all of 2016. The post K-12 Teachers’ Receptiveness to Email Marketing On the Rise, Analysis Finds appeared first on Market Brief.

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The 2018 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards Name Seven Winning Educators for Their Innovative Use of Data-Collection Technology

techlearning

BEAVERTON, Oregon, April 12, 2018 — Vernier Software & Technology and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) announced the seven winners of the 2018 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards. A panel of NSTA-appointed experts chose the winning educators—one elementary teacher, two middle school teachers, three high school teachers, and one college-level educator—for their innovative use of data-collection technology in the science classroom.

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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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Spin Spell

Technology Tidbits

Spin Spell is a fun iOS game for Spelling that reminds me a lot of Marble Madness. This game has users trying to spelling words while controlling a ball to roll over the correct letters. Spin Spell has over 25 levels and over 30 spelling lists for students to play through. Best of all, educators can import their own spelling lists to help students practice their words from class.

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Lexia Efficacy Research Meets the Highest Standards of Evidence as Defined by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)

techlearning

BOSTON (April 12, 2018) – As educators across the country strive to align their instructional plans with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Lexia Learning, a Rosetta Stone Inc. (NYSE: RST) Company, stands apart with an unmatched depth and strength of evidence of program effectiveness. ESSA requires Title I schools to utilize evidence-based instructional programs that have demonstrated positive effects on student learning outcomes.

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Out of poverty, into the middle class

The Hechinger Report

Ben Lara, a senior at Lowell High School, walks his dog before school. His dream is to become a business owner. Photo by Kate Flock for The Hechinger Report. Editor’s note: This story is part of Map to the Middle Class , a Hechinger Report series exploring how schools can prepare young people for the good middle-class jobs of the future. LOWELL, Mass. — On Sunday, Oct. 1, the first day the application became available online, Ben Lara sat down at the computer in his bedroom to apply for federal

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Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards Name Seven Educators for Innovative Use of Technology

techlearning

Vernier Software & Technology and the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) announced the seven winners of the 2018 Vernier/NSTA Technology Awards. A panel of NSTA-appointed experts chose the winning educators—one elementary teacher, two middle school teachers, three high school teachers, and one college-level educator—for their innovative use of data-collection technology in the science classroom.

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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.