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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 35 Edition)

Doug Levin

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. The first was another in Natasha Singer’s New York Times must-read series, ‘Education Disrupted,’ entitled Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues. No need to dig far to discern what I think about it as I am quoted in the article.

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The Gmail survival guide for busy teachers

Ditch That Textbook

Does it feel like email consumes your life — or too much of your time at school or at home? I once heard someone describe email as “requests for your time for other people’s agendas and not your own.” There’s definitely some truth to this. Seems like the textbook example of educators’ use of email […].

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Have a Happy, Productive Labor Day!

Ask a Tech Teacher

Labor Day is annually held on the first Monday of September (this year, September 2nd). It was originally organized to celebrate various labor associations’ strengths of and contributions to the United States economy. It is largely a day of rest in modern times. Many people mark Labor Day as the end of the summer season and a last chance to make trips or hold outdoor events.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 35 Edition)

Doug Levin

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. The first was another in Natasha Singer’s New York Times must-read series, ‘Education Disrupted,’ entitled Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues. No need to dig far to discern what I think about it as I am quoted in the article.

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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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Guest Post: A Revolution In Language Practice

EdTech4Beginners

Language learning has become faster, easier and more fun, with the introduction of guidance algorithms in apps that make for conversation exchange with native speakers. In Singapore, October, 10, 2016 – Bilingua was designed to be a companion for users to enhance and enrich their language skills through conversation exchange. Bilingua connects people with native speakers to help them learn a foreign language online and speak with confidence.

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Google Forms: Alternating Colors for Response Answers

Teacher Tech

Alternate the Colors on the Spreadsheet of Responses The answer is always a spreadsheet I like to say! One of my favorite things about Google Forms is it goes to a spreadsheet. Click on the Responses tab in the Google Form to click on the green Sheets icon to create the spreadsheet. Click the Eyeball […]. The post Google Forms: Alternating Colors for Response Answers appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Start with Who- Whose Vision is it Anyway?

EdTechTeam

Cross-posted from Wonder Explore Learn August 16, 2017 | Katherine Goyette In reflecting upon my work as an educational leader, I have found that I must start not with Why, but Who. This past October I began developing a vision to create a global network for educational leaders, Site Leaders Connect. The vision was to spark innovation through collaborative conversations, to build capacity and affect change through connections amongst educational leaders.

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10 Excellent Collaborative Whiteboard Tools to Use in Your Teaching

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

September 4, 2017 Collaboration and team work are at the centre of meaningful learning experiences both inside and outside classroom walls. Luckily technology provides us with various tools and.read more.

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How to create a dyslexia-friendly environment in your school

eSchool News

According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress, 80 percent of students with learning disabilities have dyslexia. In order to create a learning environment that feels safe, comfortable and empowering for students, schools need to adhere to basic guiding principles. In “ Creating a Dyslexia-Friendly School ,” Terrie Noland, national director, Educator Engagement for Learning Ally, presented on early intervention for dyslexic students, using the right AT (assistive technology) tools a

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The hardest problem in digital transformation

Perry Hewitt

Digital transformation is challenging — and there are many “red herring” candidates for the toughest. Technology is tough — choosing the right approaches and platforms, and then implementing these intelligently. Talent is hard to come by — the necessary skills seems to be in short supply, and new talent brought in needs to complement and enhance existing institutional knowledge.

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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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How Open-Ended Math Problems Keep on Giving

MiddleWeb

Imagine an open-ended math task that gets students asking questions as well as answering them. Jerry Burkhart shows how a problem like this can help teachers differentiate instruction for advanced students while stimulating curiosity and perseverance for all learners.

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Fourth-Grade teacher: These are “My Tech Essentials”

eSchool News

As I prepare to start my ninth year of teaching, I find myself reflecting on the tools and resources I value most. What new techniques will I try this semester, which ones served me best in years prior? At the Maury County School District in Columbia, Tennessee, I teach fourth-graders, a group who are always excited to learn and anxious to interact with the lesson at hand.

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A New Interesting Periodic Table of Technology for Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

September 4, 2017 Below is an interesting periodic table created and share by the Beacon.The Periodic Table of Technology is created to help students learn more about science and technology. Each.read more.

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What are the expectations for your classroom?

The Principal of Change

I saw this visual from Amy Fast , being shared all over social media: Now I might challenge the term “rules” because this is more of a compelling vision of a classroom, which I think is so much more powerful and inspiring for our students. For “rules”, simply using the idea of respecting yourself, others, and our environment, kind of covers everything in my opinion.

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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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Wasted time and money on undergraduate classes

The Hechinger Report

Undergraduate students are taking too many classes. That may sound like a nice problem to have: Why not learn more than you have to? But consider that the average graduate of a four-year college takes the equivalent of a full extra semester of classes, or an additional 12 to 15 credits, paying thousands of dollars of extra tuition, and for many, incurring debt to do it.

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App of the Week: Coding through fun game design

eSchool News

Ed. note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. Ready Maker. What’s It Like?

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8 Sites and Ideas to Help Teachers and Students Affected by Hurricane Harvey

EmergingEdTech

Rescue boats fill a flooded street at flood victims are evacuated as floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey rise Monday, Aug. 28, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) On what was supposed to. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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How the Google Suite Can Enhance Open-Ended Math Exploration

MindShift

Stanford education professor Jo Boaler’s message about teaching math in visual ways that don’t emphasize one right procedure has become a rallying cry for many math educators ready for a seismic shift in how American schools teach mathematics. But her ideas also challenge much of what has been done in classrooms for decades, including the ways that current teachers and parents learned themselves.

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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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Imagined futures 5: Robot teachers

Learning with 'e's

Image source: Novak Archive (1965) In a conversation with Sugata Mitra several years ago, the novelist Arthur C. Clarke stated: 'Any teacher who can be replaced by a computer. should be.' Clark was right of course. Teachers cannot be compared to machines, and should certainly never function as such. If they do, then they aren't teaching. Good, effective teachers are intuitive, empathetic and responsive to the needs of their students.

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Google Certified Innovators Academy Reflection- Sydney

EdTechTeam

Cross-posted from Brian's Blog It is has been just a few weeks since the Google Certified Innovators Sydney 2017 cohort graduated. In this time I have had pockets of time to reflect and gather my thoughts about the program and how it has affected my project. When I set out I had the plan to create a personalised learning pathway that would engage students in meaningful learning.

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Explore Wide Range of Curated Games, Videos and More

techlearning

The breadth of learning material is almost staggering, especially for a free resource.

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What I Wish My Teacher Knew: One Question That Could Change Everything

The CoolCatTeacher

Kyle Schwartz on episode 141 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Kyle Schwartz @ kylemschwartz asked a question of her students that went viral. Learn the story and the lesson plan and book that will help you build bridges with your students. Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam is a web-based tool that lets you customize assessments with multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and more.

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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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How to Build Community Leaders of Today—and Tomorrow—Through Student Genius Hours

Edsurge

When it comes to personalized learning in the classroom, no single thing has been as powerful as Genius Hour for my students. Genius Hour has its early foundations at companies like Google which gave their employees 20 percent of their work week to study and implement innovative ideas that would better the company. Ideas like Gmail, Google News, and Adsense were born from this time.

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5 Ways to Improve STEAM Learning at Your School

The CoolCatTeacher

Aaron Maurer on episode 140 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Aaron Maurer @ coffeechugbooks gives us five ways to improve STEAM education for kids. With high-energy examples and tips, improve STEAM at your school. Today’s Sponsor is TeacherVision. TeacherVision gives you professionally curated teaching materials that align with their FutureFit Curriculum enhancement framework.

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Comprehensive "STEM" (DIY Titration Drop Counter)

Cycles of Learning

Last week, in an effort to keep both my sections of Honors Chemistry moving at the same pace, I found myself with a day to spare in one section. With a unit on lab techniques, specifically titration , quickly approaching, my thought was to pre train this section on the specifics of the laboratory procedure. Simultaneously, a more playful side of me wanted to bust out the MakeyMakeys from summer science camp and give students some time to explore conductivity, and tinker around a bit repurposing

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