Teacher Reboot Camp
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
I don’t work at a learning institution that uses Google Classroom, but I do require students to sign up for a Google account. With a Google Drive account, students and teachers have access to incredible time-saving studying features and tools. These features make it easy to support learners with special needs, language learners, or promote student autonomy.
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez New research recommends schools put data protection best practices in place when using new ed tech.
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The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Heather Callihan in episode 143 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Heather Callihan’s @ hcallihan students help with their Facebook and Twitter using some technology tools. Students can have a voice and you can safely let them help your school share the story. Heather teaches us how.
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
By Theresa Ewald Teachers should use a more informed process to investigate personalized learning devices.
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Ditch That Textbook
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
When you’re using Google Classroom to manage your class’s workflow, there’s a lot going on. There are assignments and announcements that you’ve created. There are student comments to respond to. There’s grading — and the comments that go with that. It can feel like you’re doing Google Classroom’s bidding — like it’s this cruel taskmaster […].
MiddleWeb
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Jon Sapier's High Expectations Teaching provides an overview of best practices for encouraging a growth mindset and includes scripts, links to videos, and checklists that teachers can use immediately. Educator Amy Williams finds the short book a good introduction.
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EdTechTeam
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Walking into any store in August will remind you that it’s back to school time. For some, this may signal that summer is over, but for me, I get goose bumps and my heart races a bit with excitement and anticipation of putting pen to paper and starting anew. It’s an exciting time to be a teacher, and a student, with all of the newest gadgets, apps, and tools available for our use in the classroom.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
We (rightfully) spend significant time and energy teaching kids to be aware of their digital footprints. Stories abound about momentary lapses of judgment leading to loss of employment or scholarships. Students tend to embrace these lessons because they care about reputation. Obviously, we must continue these important lessons; however, we must realize that digital citizenship encompasses other online behavior, too.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
It's National Preparedness Month , and start of the Hurricane Season. With all of the crazy weather we have seen, it's good to be prepared. Just look at Texas and now Florida. It is important to consider three scenarios when planning for an emergency: 1) an escape route and meeting point if everyone is in the house; 2) what to do during a school day; and 3) how to handle an emergency during the weekend, when family members might be scattered.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
September 7, 2017 Here is a handy visual we have been working on over this weekend. This is a collection of some good math apps curated from iTunes App Store specifically for elementary students and.read more.
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.
EmergingEdTech
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
New teachers are often interested in advice from those who have been there. In this guest post, educator and writer Kevin Nelson offers some ideas focused on tech and teaching that those new to the. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
September 7, 2017 In yesterday’s post we covered some excellent video tutorials that can help you learn more about how to use Google Classroom in your teaching. Today we are sharing with you these.read more.
TeachThought - Learn better.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
The post 20 Types Of Learning Journals That Help Students Think appeared first on TeachThought.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
U.S. teenagers think they are savvy about cybersecurity–so much that nearly one-third skirt school safeguards to access banned content and 29 percent admit to using tech devices to cheat in school–but more than twice that many say they know of classmates who have cheated with devices, a survey found. The findings of the survey by the computer security firm McAfee are in proportion with a 2009 survey by Common Sense Media–although the exact extent of cheating, and whether itR
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
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
The K-12 Game-a-thon challenges students to design, build and share a game that features creative and unusual solutions to mathematical problems. Teams of one or more students, along with a teacher or parent in a coordinator role, invented card games, board games, apps, and outdoor games that addressed one or more mathematical topics. Throughout the process, students developed critical thinking, problem-solving, collaboration skills and more.
My Paperless Classroom
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Self driving cars, online banking, travel planning websites; even surgery is being performed by robots these days. With so many people loosing their jobs to machines, you have to wonder… are the big bad robots coming for me next? Well if you're a teacher, you're in luck. The hundreds of thousands of people taking online […]. The post Why Teachers Will Never Be Replaced By Robots appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
Adjusting Course
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
It's hard to believe that this bright orange book turned one year old this week! We're still cleaning up cake crumbs and confetti from the deck outside. What's even more exciting is that Renegade Leadership is a Corwin best seller!! Your support and engagement over the past year has been incredible, and I'm learning so much. I was trying to think of a fun way to say "thank you" and I think this might be kind of cool.
TeachThought - Learn better.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
The post What’s A Twitter Chat? An Example And Definition For 2018 appeared first on TeachThought.
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Teacher Tech
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
You are not allowed to use technology if you do not have good attitude face. Technology users it is a matter of WHEN not if. When the technology does not work, what is your backup plan? Remember that having conversations and talking about learning is very effective. Circle up and ask a higher order thinking […]. The post Hang Tight: Google Drive is Down appeared first on Teacher Tech.
TeachThought - Learn better.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
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MiddleWeb
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
From Texting to Teaching: Grammar Instruction in a Digital Age by Hyler and Hicks led teacher Desiree Tabor Carter to think about technology tools strategically and inspired her to overhaul her website, adding a grammar and vocabulary page to each course section.
TeachThought - Learn better.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
The post 6 Hurricane Preparedness Checklists So You Can Make Your Own appeared first on TeachThought.
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.
The Hechinger Report
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Meg Ray, a computer science teacher in the Bronx, creates video lessons for her computer science students. As U.S. states roll out the 2015 Every Student Succeeds Act under an administration hostile to public education, these states must support the development of excellent, nurturing teachers who provide a rich learning experience. Happily, as New York City public school students return to class, New York state’s committee to implement this federal education law has pledged collaboration with h
The PL2C Blog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
By Darren Hudgins and Nancy Mangum | @dhudgins @nmangum. In recent years, the role of a principal has been gaining recognition as among the most challenging and important roles in all of education (NASSP, 2013). Among their myriad of responsibilities, principals are expected to now lead their schools through a transition to personalized and digital learning.
The Innovative Educator
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
What are your back to school ideas for students and professional learning? Join us tonight to discuss with other teachers the best back to school tips, tricks, and strategies that you can put into practice this school year. #NYCSchoolTech teacher Eileen Lennon (@eileen_lennon) moderates with me throwing in my two cents. You can prepare for the conversation by thinking about answers to these questions: Q1 #NYCSchoolsTechChat - We’ve been #BackToSchoolNYC for 2 days.
MindShift
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
During the last few weeks of August, Torri Hayslett’s room at McKinley Technology High School feels more like an accountant’s office than a college adviser’s. “Thirty-one thousand dollars minus $4,000, minus $2,500,” she says, saying the numbers out loud before punching them into the calculator. She’s sitting with one of her students, who recently graduated from McKinley.
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
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
Laura Von Staden says Joy Kirr's "Shift This!" is a must read for all teachers, full of actionable strategies, the research and reasons to implement them, and the steps and support to transform your teaching to reach every student with the maximum impact possible.
TeachThought - Learn better.
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
The post How To Stay Safe During A Hurricane appeared first on TeachThought.
Graphite Blog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
After the horrific display of hate at a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, on Aug. 12, 2017, teachers are once again asking themselves, "What can I do?" White supremacy, and the concept of whiteness that it relies on, grows when it goes unnamed and unchallenged. In the absence of honest conversations about race, it festers like a wound.
The PL2C Blog
SEPTEMBER 7, 2017
By: Jennifer L. Graham | Cumberland County Schools | District Instructional Coach. Unrecognizable Professional Development describes the adventures of “The Connected Coach” as she discovered how to energize teachers and teacher leaders through playful, personalized PD. NCDLCN | Unrecognizable Professional Development.
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