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How Kids Can Design in AR and VR with Robert Kalman

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Robert Kalman’s middle schoolers are designing in augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR). In this episode, Robert gives us his insights and tips into the best tools and tips in AR and VR today. From Google Tour Creator, CoSpaces, Merge Cube (with Tinkercad) and Panaform – Robert will share simple tools you can start using with your students today.

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What You Might Have Missed in February

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are the most-read posts for the month of February: Multimedia content personalizes learning. Random Acts of Kindness. What is Constructivism? Tech Tip: My Internet Stopped Working. Tech Tip: Visit a Foreign Language Google . 10 Great Virtual Reality Apps. How Online Learning Can Improve Your Teaching. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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8 YouTube-inspired classroom video ideas

Ditch That Textbook

Students watch LOTS of YouTube videos. Certain types of YouTube videos are VERY popular. Here are some classroom video ideas based on them. You've probably heard that YouTube is the second largest search engine in the world. You can also probably imagine how much of a behemoth YouTube has become. Some stats:2 billion logged-in monthly users81% […].

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Which Edtech Tool Should I Choose?

Digital Promise

How can educators feel confident that an edtech tool supports learning? As an educator, I struggled to find reliable information about edtech tools as nearly every product I looked at claimed that it was based on research. This claim felt vague—what does “based on research” even mean to this product?—and baseless as products rarely shared the research that drove their design.

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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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Paper vs. Screens by Christine McDonnell, CEO at Codelicious

Teacher Reboot Camp

Guest post by Christine McDonnell , CEO at Codelicious. Traditional coding activities dictate that students sit in front of laptops or tablets, working to develop a program or a game. This approach, however, does not resonate with all types of students and learners. Luckily, there are many different ways to help students understand code. You may be able to remove devices to help reinforce key concepts.

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Amid Coronavirus Concerns, Planning for Virtual Learning When Schools Close

Education Elements

As the coronavirus outbreak spreads, more school districts are asking us how they can prepare to continue teaching and learning in case of school closure. This is an important topic to consider as school districts around the world have begun closing their brick and mortar doors and turned to virtual learning. We believe with the right preparation and communication every school has the capacity to meet this challenge.

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Inside a Preschool That Treats the Youngest Victims of the Opioid Crisis

Edsurge

HAMILTON, Ohio — In the living room of his mother’s apartment, a threadbare two-story unit next to the train tracks, Ryder pulls out bulky plastic toys from a bin and wonders aloud about how they work, smiling toothily, mumbling along to “Baby Shark” and occasionally popping another fruit-flavored gummy into his mouth. Although he maneuvers from one activity to the next with the energy and ease of a typical tyke, Ryder, at age 4, has already been exposed to more instability and anguish than most

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Finding the Right Cloud Solution for Your District’s Storage Needs

EdTech Magazine

With its massive flexibility and pay-as-you-go pricing, cloud computing is a potential boon to K–12 schools. Schools can rapidly introduce new applications and scale up as use cases expand and shed the cost burden associated with data centers. But not all cloud solutions are the same, nor do all school districts have the same IT needs. How best to migrate off of legacy systems and on-premises solutions?

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This Large District Uses 4 Questions to Teach Every Educator How the Brain Learns

Edsurge

I’ve always been fascinated by watching the movement of ships. It probably comes being part of a Navy family, but seeing massive floating vessels of steel gingerly navigate through locks, canals and beside intricate docks reminds me of the power of carefully steering organizations. Just as changing the direction of a ship requires a series of small, calculated movements, undertaken over a period of time, so is the work of transforming the instructional practices of a large, complex school distri

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YouTube Channels for Math Teachers and Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

For those of you teaching math, here is a collection of some of the best YouTube channels we reviewed this year. You can draw on these resources to access and find educational video content to help.

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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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Youth? ?Can? ?Change? ?the? ?World:? ?Lessons? ?from? ?the? ?T-Mobile? ?Changemaker? ?Lab?

Edsurge

Against a backdrop of magenta balloons, lights, and t-shirts, the 30 winning teams of the 2019 T-Mobile Changemaker Challenge descended on T-Mobile's headquarters in Bellevue, WA. from February 19 to 21 for the Changemaker Challenge Lab. As a leader, and maybe the only person in your community doing this type of work, you can feel isolated. Anthony Price Over three days, 60 community-minded youth, aged 13 to 23—each seeking to make the world a better place through unique projects—were mentored b

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Some of The Best Audio Recording Apps for Teachers and Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In today's post we are re-sharing with you this collection of what we think are some the best audio recording apps we reviewed in the past. We came up with apps for both Android and iPad. We invite.

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Tracking the 10 Factors That Can Make–Or Break–an Ed-Tech Implementation

Marketplace K-12

The EdTech Genome Project is leading an inquiry into 10 variables that influence the outcome of an ed-tech product in K-12 schools, with the goal of measuring these factors. The post Tracking the 10 Factors That Can Make–Or Break–an Ed-Tech Implementation appeared first on Market Brief.

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50+ Specific Recommendations On How Schools Can Prepare For Coronavirus

TeachThought - Learn better.

Ensure the plan includes strategies to reduce the spread of all infectious diseases. Effective strategies build on everyday school policies and practices. The post 50+ Specific Recommendations On How Schools Can Prepare For Coronavirus appeared first on TeachThought.

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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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Edtech in Action: Building A Mobile STEAM Lab

techlearning

T&L Leadership Summit attendee Lisa Spencer shares how Prince George’s County Public Schools in Maryland is building its own mobile STEAM lab

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Don’t get rid of gifted and talented programs in the name of integration. Integrate them.

The Hechinger Report

The Seattle School Board is taking steps to dismantle a gifted and talented program at one of its middle schools to make room for a more racially inclusive curriculum. Gifted and talented, or G&T programs, are directed at children whose outstanding abilities and potential for accomplishment will not otherwise be challenged and developed. But, too often, gifted and talented programs create separate tracks that end up creating segregated systems within schools.

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Time and cost savings for Marketing, Finance, and Sales with Jamf

Jamf on EdTech

The second in a three-part series, we show the many tasks which Jamf solutions can simplify, speed up, automate and even eliminate: for all of your departments. This week: Finance, Marketing and Sales.

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Teachable Pricing (2020) — Which Plan is Right for You?

Sell Courses Online

The post Teachable Pricing (2020) — Which Plan is Right for You? appeared first on Sell Courses Online. Teachable is one of the best online course platforms out there and it’s not hard to understand why it is so sought-after among course creators.It is pretty easy to use, has reasonable pricing and offers all the important features you need to deliver an engaging online course.Having said that, I always find creators getting confused … Teachable Pricing (2020) — Which Plan is Right for You

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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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The Things They Need Us to See

Adjusting Course

Sometimes we overlook the things people need us to see most. Recently, my daughter participated in a community musical for Frozen. Dad’s don’t always make the most objective judges, but I’m telling you she and her fellow cast members put on five incredible shows. And after the final show, we headed to a local ice-cream establishment to celebrate with family and friends.

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Edtech takes on the Caronavirus

techlearning

Use these tools and ideas from fellow schools to prepare for a crash course in remote learning strategies. Updated regularly.

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An Open Letter to the K-12 Community and a Love Letter for Education Elements

Education Elements

Dear K-12 Education Community,

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3 Reasons Students Should Be a Part of Your Professional Learning Day

The Principal of Change

If you do not follow Deidre Roemer , you should. . Deidre has a must-read blog for educators. She is an incredible leader and learner that is creating some fantastic opportunities with and for her school team. Any leader is only as good as the people they surround themselves with, and her team at her every level in the West Allis school district is focused on creating incredible opportunities for every student they serve.

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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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10 reasons edtech works sometimes, but not all the time

eSchool News

There are a number of factors—10, to be specific—that have a sizable impact on the success (or failure) of and edtech implementation. The EdTech Genome Project , a collaborative effort of more than 100 education research and advocacy organizations, reached unanimous consensus on an initial list of those 10 factors with the greatest influence on whether an edtech implementation succeeds or fails.

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Tackling EdTech Solutions for Student and Teacher Wellness

EmergingEdTech

Mental health is an vital aspect of living a healthy and balanced life. This is especially crucial for students and teachers, as schools tend to have a lot of stressors that can be detrimental to. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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A Framework To Support Schools In Preparing For Coronavirus

TeachThought - Learn better.

The role of schools in preparing for the Coronavirus/COVID-19 might include four main parts: Prepare, Communicate, Educate, Support. The post A Framework To Support Schools In Preparing For Coronavirus appeared first on TeachThought.

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Tips to help IT teams manage digital transformation

eSchool News

From educators, IT teams, and school administrators to parents and students, nearly everyone with a stake in the education industry is aware of the promise new digital technologies hold to improve learning outcomes, increase student engagement, and add variety and depth to instruction and assessment. Whether they’re talking about one-to-one computing initiatives, digital textbooks, using “smart” interactive whiteboards and 3D printers in classrooms, or moving to full-scale “flipped” instructiona

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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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50+ Specific Recommendations On How Schools Can Prepare For Coronavirus

TeachThought - Learn better.

Ensure the plan includes strategies to reduce the spread of all infectious diseases. Effective strategies build on everyday school policies and practices. The post 50+ Specific Recommendations On How Schools Can Prepare For Coronavirus appeared first on TeachThought.

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3 Standards for a Plug-and-Play EdTech Ecosystem in Higher Ed | TAO

TAO

“One-size-fits-all” is no longer an applicable approach to higher ed technology. Modern EdTech must be not only scalable and secure, but work with both the mandated and innovative needs of private and public institutions.

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How to find your advisor

Turning Learning On Its Head

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New Content From Discovery Education Educates Students on the Coronavirus, Encourages Civic Participation, Unlocks the Periodic Table, and More

techlearning

New Content Available in Discovery Education Experience and the Science and Social Studies Techbooks Helps Educators Engage Students in a Wide Variety of Important Topics

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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.