The Journal
JULY 11, 2017
In 2016, OER (Open Education Resources) are undergoing a major transformation: rather than educators needing to struggle with searching OER repositories containing millions of OER objects and then trying to stitch together those OER objects into coherent lessons, organizations such as Open Up Resources are producing curriculum-scale, OER-based courses.
Neo LMS
JULY 11, 2017
We’re almost 17 years into the 21st Century but the educational system is not. The 21st Century student and their learning needs are on everyone’s lips, yet clear ways to actually meet these needs are slow to pop up. Educators need to prepare students to reach success in their lives — in the 21st Century. These students need to develop skills like being great communicators, applying critical thinking, knowing how to collaborate with diverse people, and being creative ( the four Cs of education )
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Ed Tech from the Ground Up
JULY 11, 2017
What happens when startup co-founders are a couple? Some lessons all entrepreneurs can learn from. The post 3 Startup Lessons From Married Co-Founders appeared first on Market Brief.
Doug Levin
JULY 11, 2017
Today, internet users and online communities are coming together to sound the alarm about the FCC’s attack on net neutrality. I support the open internet. Will you join me? .
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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.
EdTech Magazine
JULY 11, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez A collaboration between the university and San Antonio Independent School District shapes the students and teachers of tomorrow.
EdTech4Beginners
JULY 11, 2017
When searching for tools to enhance learner productivity, I stumbled upon Creativity 365. I wanted to find an all-in-one set of tools that suited every student and would enable them to develop their own strengths and interests. What is Creativity 365? Creativity 365 aims to streamline teamwork and boost efficiency by offering a range of useful mobile tools and real-time cloud services.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 11, 2017
July 11, 2017 This is our first post in a series of posts which will be dedicated entirely to educational iPad apps to use with high school students. Today's list, we curated from iTunes app store,read more.
Edsurge
JULY 11, 2017
The American prison system has been criticized for being a place of punishment instead of rehabilitation. In states such as Alabama, where youth as young as 14 can be tried as adults, going into the system can mean a lifetime of condemnation. However, one school district hopes a personalized virtual school program will offer incarcerated learners a second chance.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 11, 2017
The post How To Use Flexible Grouping In The Classroom appeared first on TeachThought.
Edsurge
JULY 11, 2017
Knewton pioneered adaptive-learning technology and amassed more than $157 million in venture capital, but lately the company has weathered through the loss of publishing partners and the departure of its outspoken founder. To turn things around, this week Knewton announced a new CEO , Brian Kibby, who plans to move at “lightning speed” and execute a new strategy.
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.
The Jose Vilson
JULY 11, 2017
Recently, I wrote on Medium about my racial identity and how my blackness shapes the way I view the world. Observe: The idea of joy and love as expressed by marginalized cultures gets lost in America. It also stands to reason that many of us who are labeled first- or second-generation Latinx often carry a racial or cultural schema that differs from America, so it’s odd trying to explain someone’s racial understanding to someone who holds steadfast to theirs.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 11, 2017
July 11, 2017 Below is a collection of some useful Chrome extensions you can use to take screenshots. Most of these add-ons enable you to capture a full page screenshot of your current browser.read more.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 11, 2017
The post A Poem That’s Been Torn In Half? New Children’s Book Explores Value Of Mistakes appeared first on TeachThought.
Teacher Tech
JULY 11, 2017
Go Back to The Instructions Private Comments in Google Classroom have become my priority. It’s an opportunity to give students individual and specific attention and feedback. Having conversations about learning makes learning better. I start with my Gmail and see that a student has left a Private Comment on an Assignment. Sometimes I read the […].
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.
MIND Research Institute
JULY 11, 2017
Some of our knowledge of the world is so well ingrained in us, that we don’t even have to think about it. Consider a chair, for example. When we see a chair, we know immediately what it is and how to sit on it. We even know different ways to sit depending on if it’s a stool or an easy chair or a beanbag. And this is all automatic, without thinking about it.
Gaggle Speaks
JULY 11, 2017
More than one out of every three students in sixth through eighth grade are using Office 365 to support their learning, while nearly half of all high school students use Microsoft’s online communication and collaboration tools, according to Project Tomorrow Speak Up 2016. Earlier this year, we worked in partnership with Project Tomorrow to ask students—as well as parents and K-12 administrators—interesting questions about their online lives and what happens when they use tools like Office
Insight Education Group
JULY 11, 2017
If you’re like most district and school leaders, you started the school year with an excited staff of educators in place, a solid school improvement plan ready to be implemented, various professional development programs set up for the year, and maybe even new curricula that promised to deliver greater student achievement results. By March, those eager, excited eyes you saw in August are tired, worried, and pensive—and those are just the ones in the mirror.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 11, 2017
In Wilder Elementary School, students not only pick which subjects they want to learn, but they can also spurn their desks and work on the floor if they want. Photo: Wayne D’Orio. WILDER, Idaho — Eight years ago, the principal of Idaho’s Wilder Elementary School, Jeff Dillon, made a tough decision: He pulled his children out of the district high school to send them to private school.
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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
MindShift
JULY 11, 2017
WILDER, Idaho — Eight years ago, the principal of Idaho’s Wilder Elementary School, Jeff Dillon, made a tough decision: He pulled his children out of the district high school to send them to private school. “I took a beating for that,” Dillon admitted, but added it was the right choice because the school was doing a poor job meeting the needs of students.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 11, 2017
Maggie MacDonnell. Maggie MacDonnell is a high school physical education teacher and life skills coach in Salluit, Nunavik, a remote indigenous community in northern Quebec, Canada. Despite freezing temperatures, and a lack of running water and proper working sewage system, she has chosen to stay in this village just over 1,300 people. MacDonnell grew up in rural Nova Scotia, got her master’s degree at the University of Toronto and spent five years volunteering and working with youth in Africa,
iLearn Technology
JULY 11, 2017
What it is: Today I was working on our inquiry block framework for the 2017/2018 school year and, as often happens with inquiry, fell down a wonderful rabbit hole that led me to this site. Mathigon is a fantastic *newish* math site (it’s still being built and added to) that brings textbooks to life. I know you’ve probably seen this claim before, but this is unlike the other online interactive textbooks I’ve seen.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 11, 2017
Photo: Nichole Dobo. Traditional school districts that attempt to bring a new model of education that provides personally designed lessons for students often face conflicting priorities that make it difficult to follow through, according to a new report released today. And schools should not expect a dramatic or sudden increase in math and reading test scores, according to the new research from RAND Corporation.
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.
MindShift
JULY 11, 2017
The education world is full of assumptions, many of which aren’t helpful to improving the quality of teaching and learning that happens in schools. The narratives from outside the industry can be harmful, but perhaps less obvious are the single stories of students and teachers told within the industry. That was a central message of Jennie Magiera’s keynote at the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference.
EmergingEdTech
JULY 11, 2017
The Web is Polluted With Misinformation and Too Many Are Too Quick to Buy In. Schools Need to Teach Strategies to Discern the Truth. During a lively discussion on Bryan Alexander's Future Trends. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
Shake Up Learning
JULY 11, 2017
The post 20 Reasons to Listen to The Google Teacher Tribe Podcast! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Do you listen to podcasts? I do! I love them. Podcasts are a great way to get PD on the go. You can listen in the car, on your run, during your workout, or whatever you prefer. I teamed up with my friend, Matt Miller, from DitchThatTextbook.com to create The Google Teacher Tribe podcast.
EdTechSandyK
JULY 11, 2017
Demo of Adding Emoji to a Google Doc It's Easy to Add Emojis to a Google Doc or Slide Make sure you are clicked in an area in the Doc or Slide where you can add text. Click on the Insert menu. Select Special Characters. If the Emoji aren't showing up in the Insert special characters box, click the middle drop-down menu in the box and select Emoji. To insert an Emoji in your Doc or Slide, click on it.
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.
MiddleWeb
JULY 11, 2017
To break through the complacency that often slows positive school change, author and middle level leader Ron Williamson turns to Harvard Business School professor John Kotter for four strategies school leaders can use to create urgency within their organizations.
Fractus Learning
JULY 11, 2017
Blocks are part of every adult’s treasured childhood memories. From wood to cardboard to plastic to foam, kids eagerly build for hours. Foam blocks now come in plenty of shapes and sizes to enhance children’s imaginative […].
Insight Education Group
JULY 11, 2017
If you’re like most district and school leaders, you started the school year with an excited staff of educators in place, a solid school improvement plan ready to be implemented, various professional development programs set up for the year, and maybe even new curricula that promised to deliver greater student achievement results. By March, those eager, excited eyes you saw in August are tired, worried, and pensive—and those are just the ones in the mirror.
Graphite Blog
JULY 11, 2017
Marie Belle Vargas has made it her mission to level the playing field for the kids and families in one of the poorest neighborhoods in the nation. Regardless of their access to devices or internet at home, she aims to give students at PS1X Courtlandt School in the South Bronx, New York, the tools they need to thrive and succeed in a world of media and technology.
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