Catlin Tucker
JULY 16, 2018
I’ve been using shortcuts in Google Documents for years to save time editing student papers. However, I do a lot of work online outside of the Google environment. Thanks to Marisa Thompson, who posted a blog about saving time with ProKeys, I now have a Chrome Extension that makes it possible to create keyboard shortcuts to save time in other online environments beyond Google.
EdTech Magazine
JULY 16, 2018
A Guide to Teaching Computer Skills In K—12. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 07/16/2018 - 15:43. Computers play a huge role in our everyday lives, and now more than ever, it's important that kids have a basic understanding of how computers work , what computers can do and how technology can be helpful. From learning how to type to creating programs from scratch by writing code, the possibilities are endless.
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Digital Promise
JULY 16, 2018
Though many edtech companies claim their products are research-based and effective, some educators say they have trouble believing these claims when targeted students and school contexts are ambiguous. Educators can better ensure the products they use are grounded in valuable and relevant research by asking three questions, which we dive into below.
Battelle for Kids
JULY 16, 2018
It seems I can’t escape conversations about global education.
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TeachThought - Learn better.
JULY 16, 2018
Too Much Sitting? 5 Movement Strategies That Get Kids Thinking contributed by Kenny McKee Each day more research confirms the link between movement and learning. Brain researcher David Sousa claims that physical activity increases the amount of oxygen in our blood, and this oxygen is related to enhanced learning and memory. A Washington Post article […].
EdTechTeacher
JULY 16, 2018
Over the past several years, Google for Education has become a mainstay in classrooms across the world. As these schools integrate the G Suite of tools in their classrooms they have a unique opportunity to really prepare their students for the future workforce. This is an opportunity schools cannot afford to miss. As a recent study by The Economist shows, only 44% of 18-25 year-olds believe their education provided them with the necessary skills needed in the workforce. [1] Likewise, the Wor
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TeacherCast
JULY 16, 2018
Are you looking to find the perfect solution to create a personalized learning experience for your young reader? Learn about Square Panda Today! The post Square Panda brings adaptive learning to young learners and early readers on a multi-platform extremely awesome platform! appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Edsurge
JULY 16, 2018
So far, there have been fewer home-run funding deals than last year. But for the U.S. edtech industry, that’s no big deal: In the first six months of 2018, 62 companies raised $739 million in venture capital. This year’s first-half funding total marks a lull from the same period in 2017, which totaled $887 million spread across 58 deals. That number was fueled largely by three gargantuan deals—EverFi ($190 million), Hero K12 ($150 million) and Grammarly ($110 million)—that accounted for more tha
Class Tech Integrate
JULY 16, 2018
This post is week 6 of 8 in the 8 Weeks of Summer Blog Challenge for educators from hotlunchtray.com. To find out more, click here. Summer learning for educators; there can be so much of it. Conferences, book studies, twitter chats, sessions at the local co-op. etc. The question always is, "how am I going to implement all of these great things into my classroom next year?
MiddleWeb
JULY 16, 2018
Although some teaching strategies have been around for a long time, not all the “classics” are actually effective at engaging students in authentic ways. Bryan Harris and Lisa Bradshaw, the authors of Battling Boredom, explain why some common practices just don't work.
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 16, 2018
Unlike summative assessment whose goal is to assess students overall learning outcomes at the end of an instructional unit, formative assessment aims at identifying students learning gaps and design.read more.
eSchool News
JULY 16, 2018
What kind of professional development (PD) is needed in order for project-based learning (PBL) to be done well, spread throughout a school, and stick? Short answer: a lot. Long answer: participant-driven, interactive, ongoing, job-embedded, and… a lot. And by PD I don’t just mean traditional training workshops, and I don’t mean only for teachers.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JULY 16, 2018
Sometimes the very saddening traumas people go through become the main drive that transforms their lives and push them to pursue a successful life path. Stories of successful people who were once the.
Shake Up Learning
JULY 16, 2018
The post Trainers and Coaches: Unleash Your “Incredibles” Superpowers! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Trainers and Coaches: Unleash Your “Incredibles” Superpowers! This guest post was written by Debbie Perkins and Brooke Higgins based on their ISTE 2018 session “ Trainers and Coaches Suit Up: Unleash Your “Incredibles” Superpowers! ”. If you want to be an “Incredible” tech trainer or instructional coach, your mission must include honing the superhero skills of Collaborating and Networking,
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.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 16, 2018
. Every day it seems that the world becomes more tribalized. People define themselves and their “group” more and more narrowly. The British will soon define themselves out of Europe. In Myanmar, the government has defined its Muslim minority as non-citizens. Narrow nationalist parties of various sorts are on the rise around the world, and here in the United States religion, ethnicity, geography and politics increasingly define us.
MindShift
JULY 16, 2018
By Trevor MacKenzie. Whether it be project-based learning , design thinking or genius hour , it’s easy to get confused by the many education buzzwords floating about. But at their heart these pedagogies are all student-centered and there are commonalities across them that are the key to their success and far more critical than keeping the jargon straight.
The Hechinger Report
JULY 16, 2018
Seventeen-year-old Lilly Reilly spends most summers relaxing at her home in southern Mississippi, watching television, playing video games, and enjoying other “teenager stuff.” This summer, Lilly upped the game on her summer activities. She visited two state colleges, spent the night in a dorm, took ACT preparation classes, and learned ways to pay for college.
EdTechTeam
JULY 16, 2018
This is an excerpt from the seventh chapter of More Now: A Message From The Future for The Educators of Today by Mark Wagner, Ph.D., our founder and CEO. These philosophies have inspired his work, and ours at EdTechTeam, for years. Get your copy today. Engaged community members understand what is possible in schools today, are included in the school vision and are active in partnerships with the 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
The Hechinger Report
JULY 16, 2018
Jocelyn Ramirez enrolled in a two-year program to earn her associate’s degree from Wilbur Wright College in Chicago back in 2014. She was working more than full-time at a podiatry clinic and raising her daughter. Money was tight, so she applied for and received a grant from the state of Illinois for low-income students called the Monetary Assistance Program, or MAP grant.
techlearning
JULY 16, 2018
Welcome to Part One of starting a PBL project. In this series, I wish to help educators see ways to get ideas for a PBL unit of learning. I often think that the hardest part in PBL is coming up with an idea. In Part One, I plan on giving you some thoughts that can help you get that idea… and in Part Two, I will provide some valuable web resources. I do hope you enjoy!
edWeb.net
JULY 16, 2018
Today’s school districts have just only begun to scratch the surface of how the cloud can be used to support their data center strategies. Making use of this technology can also help IT staff with the problems they face. In a recent edWebinar , Simone Welter, ENA Product Manager Cloud Solutions, and Alan Greenberg, Senior Analyst & Partner for Wainhouse Research, reviewed how the cloud can be used to address some of the challenges in school districts today.
techlearning
JULY 16, 2018
According to the Brookings Institution , U.S. students lose an average of one month’s worth of school-year learning over the summer vacation and the extent of that loss is even larger at higher grade levels. The community of Ware, Massachusetts, will address that “summer slide” through a $22,500 grant to enable the town’s high school students to take summer courses from The Virtual High School (VHS Inc.), a non-profit providing online learning programs.
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.
Cycles of Learning
JULY 16, 2018
* Click here if your are not familiar with the MakeyMakey #1: Assistive Technology Development Rather than simply developing video game controllers, empower your students to use the MakeyMakey to create Assistive Technology for individuals with various physical disabilities (Quadriplegia, Cerebral Palsy, etc.). Click here for an example of a MakeyMakey based Assistive Technology project I implemented in my classroom last school year. #2: Interactive Physical Models Rather than building a model o
techlearning
JULY 16, 2018
Smithsonian Education Students Kid-friendly access to museum resources on wide range of topics Pros: The wide range of resources empowers kids to make sense of the world around them. Cons: Content doesn't expand to fit your screen, sometimes resulting in small, hard-to-read text and a lot of white space. Bottom Line: Even given some limitations, the site is filled with ways for kids to explore meaning in historical artifacts, scientific data, and art. [ Free Digital Art Museum Showcases Student
MindShift
JULY 16, 2018
Can’t cool off this summer? Heat waves can slow us down in ways we may not realize. New research suggests heat stress can muddle our thinking, making simple math a little harder to do. “There’s evidence that our brains are susceptible to temperature abnormalities,” says Joe Allen , co-director of the Center for Climate, Health and the Global Environment at Harvard University.
techlearning
JULY 16, 2018
Jesse Lozano, Co-founder of pi-top was named ‘EY Entrepreneur Of The Year 2018 London & South overall winner’ at an awards ceremony at BAFTA in the capital last night. Headquartered in London, pi-top is a fast growing education technology company with sites in Austin, Texas; and Shenzhen, China. The business designs and manufactures computers and related technologies for education, providing hardware, software and lesson materials to over 2000 schools in more than 70 countries. pi-top is des
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.
MindShift
JULY 16, 2018
Do you remember the day you decided you were no good at math? Or maybe you had the less common, opposite experience: a moment of math excitement that hooked you for good? Thousands of studies have been published that touch on the topic of “math anxiety.” Overwhelming fear of math, regardless of one’s actual aptitude, affects students of all ages, from kindergarten to grad school.
techlearning
JULY 16, 2018
Bird Brain Technologies is an incredible company, and they have some impressive new tricks up their sleeve. Bird Brain makes both Finch robots, and they make Hummingbird robotics kits. Out of all of the kits and maker supplies I have tried, Hummingbird is easily one of my favorites, and now they have added Microbit! Hummingbird kits consist of a custom Arduino board, lights, sensors, and motors.
Technology Tidbits
JULY 16, 2018
Owl Eyes is an innovative site that lets teachers create "classrooms" where their students can read and interact w/ texts. Student's are able to select through a wide variety of literature and then annotate the text. This is helpful as they can take notes and pickup right where they left off when reading. Best of all, the teacher tools allows educators to create quizzes to assess how students are doing and they can even track/manage their student accounts.
techlearning
JULY 16, 2018
Adaptive learning company, Waggle, today announced a strategic partnership with next-generation curriculum and assessment company, Amplify. The partnership combines Waggle’s AI-driven practice and preparation solution with Amplify’s story-driven Fractions, Vocabulary and Close Reading content. The result is an integrated solution designed to maximize students’ growth in key Math and ELA subject areas. [ Free Digital Art Museum Showcases Student Creativity ] Waggle will incorporate Amplify’s imme
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