Neo LMS
MARCH 25, 2021
Teachers have a saying: There’s no tired like teacher-tired. Being a teacher has always been a tough job that can drain the last ounce of energy out of you regularly. In the past year, “teacher-tired” has changed into “digitally fatigued,” moving towards a new exhaustion level. Read more: The impact of digital fatigue in the educational system.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 25, 2021
In late February 2020, Maj. Allen Williams and a handful of his colleagues from Aberdeen High School returned home to Mississippi, feeling revved up about the Computer Science for All training they’d just attended in Washington, D.C. Williams, a 25-year Air Force veteran who runs the school’s JROTC program, understood the opportunity in front of his students, and was excited to introduce his cadets to new computer science learning initiatives and expand the initiatives schoolwide.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 25, 2021
Every month, we’ll share five themed posters that you can share on your website (with attribution), post on your walls, or simply be inspired. . This month: Research. –for the entire collection of 65 posters, click here. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.
Edsurge
MARCH 25, 2021
As the acceptance of new types of credentials grows, a number of employers have become learning providers in their own right, in a way that could shake up the broader higher education landscape. A growing number of companies have moved beyond training their own employees or providing tuition assistance programs to send staff members to higher education.
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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.
EdNews Daily
MARCH 25, 2021
By James Sanders As a teacher, your New Year’s resolutions involve more than the average person. You’re running a classroom, keeping up with administrative policies, navigating parents, and trying to attend to your students’ needs. On top of that, you have your own personal and career goals you’d like to achieve. That’s a lot.
Edsurge
MARCH 25, 2021
Sometimes, a great idea takes an unexpected turn that makes it even better. When VoiceThread’s founders first started dabbling in software, they aimed to answer a key question: If you took an image and recorded the audio stories behind it, would this digital artifact have more value? Sometimes, a great idea takes an unexpected turn that makes it even better.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Edsurge
MARCH 25, 2021
Earlier this month, two education researchers revealed an unsettling (though perhaps unsurprising) truth about today’s educators in an article here on EdSurge. During a professional-development project designed to address complex trauma in students, every participating educator said they’ve experienced secondary traumatic stress as a result of the pandemic.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 25, 2021
Due to school closures in several places across the world, Audible offers a free service called Stories to help kids and young learners keep their passion for reading ignited.
eSchool News
MARCH 25, 2021
These days, we’re all pretty accustomed to seeing Marvel dominate the box office. But when I tell people that comics also dominate my classroom, they’re often taken a little aback–especially if they know I teach geography. Comics are a fantastic tool for inspiring student engagement, leveling the playing field so students can demonstrate their learning even if they aren’t great writers, and scaffolding intimidating projects.
Teacher Tech
MARCH 25, 2021
Teach math and critical thinking using Open Middle and Google Jamboard. The post Google Jamboard: Using Open Middle Math Problems appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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.
Edsurge
MARCH 25, 2021
There’s a high-stakes exam that’s created an entire industry selling test-preparation products and services to people willing to shell out big bucks for help honing their skills and strategies. It’s not the SAT, or the MCAT. In fact, it’s not related to academic admissions at all. Yet it has generated lots of online guides and courses, and studying for it requires many, many books.
eSchool News
MARCH 25, 2021
As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. What we hear about less, however, are the most effective techniques for teaching those skills and how teachers can implement them in the classroom—especially now that schools are forced to provide virtual instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. At Laurel Springs School , an online K-12 education provider, we have mastered the art of teaching in an online classroom.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 25, 2021
Students who graduated from high school last year but deferred college because of the pandemic are at grave risk of never going at all. Enrollment for low-income high school grads dropped 29 percent from fall 2019 to fall 2020, compared with a 17 percent decline for students from more affluent families. High school graduates from different socioeconomic backgrounds who delayed college this year did so for vastly different reasons.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 25, 2021
When it comes to on-the-go learning or mobile learning podcasts are a key player. They enable users to access a wealth of knowledge that can be consumed virtually anywhere, and anytime. For us in.
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.
eSchool News
MARCH 25, 2021
While social emotional learning (SEL) and equity have always been important, the events of the past year have brought these issues to the forefront. From social isolation to civil unrest to equity gaps, students and educators are facing challenges that a myopic focus on academics cannot address. To help K-12 districts and schools support SEL and equity in education, 7 Mindsets , the leader in online SEL solutions, today announces SELEQUITY.
MIND Research Institute
MARCH 25, 2021
In each episode of the Inside Our MIND podcast, we take a look at issues and challenges facing education that we are working to address through research, technology and strategic initiatives. Our latest episode features a Women in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) discussion from a livestream panel hosted by MIND Research Institute on March 10, 2021, featuring MIND’s Content Design Manager Nina Wu, The STEAM Connection Founder Danielle Boyer, and Invent the Change Founder and CEO
Shake Up Learning
MARCH 25, 2021
The post How to Change the Font in a Google Slides Theme appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Did you know that you can customize the font in your Google Slides theme, so you don’t have to change the font on every slide? Yes! You can customize your themes for your Google projects with your favorite fonts. This is all about learning how to customize the master slide, and it is super easy!
MiddleWeb
MARCH 25, 2021
Sparking Student Motivation is a tool-rich resource that educator Sarah Pennington recommends to any teacher who is open to deep self-reflection and ready to make changes in their practice and classroom culture that will increase student engagement with learning. The post Spark Motivation with the BRAVEST Strategy first appeared on MiddleWeb.
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Marketplace K-12
MARCH 25, 2021
A bill introduced by Sens. Ben Ray Lujan, D-N.M., and Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., proposes expanding the eligibility of the federal E-Rate program to cover the use of Wi-Fi on buses. The post Bipartisan Legislation Would Allow E-Rate Funding for School Bus Wi-Fi appeared first on Market Brief.
N2Y
MARCH 25, 2021
With a simplified design to Student View, students will find it easier to navigate between their n2y solutions when they first sign in. And once in a solution, they’ll easily locate the activities you’ve assigned.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 25, 2021
Avatar Maker is a fun site for making simple avatars. A user has a lot of different options to choose from for editing their avatar such as: colors, mouths, eyes, hair, accessories, and more. Finally, a finished avatar can then be downloaded to a computer. I highly recommend checking out Avatar Maker by clicking here !!! Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.
The Hechinger Report
MARCH 25, 2021
Kashia Campbell earned top grades from her patient care technician program at Florida Career College. So she was shocked to find that, upon graduation, she was blocked from the exam to get certified in the field. This story also appeared in The New York Times. The problem was a $6,500 loan she had taken out directly from the college to help her cover tuition.
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.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 25, 2021
*A great way for students to practice their keyboarding/typing skills while school is doing Remote Learning. TypeTastic is an excellent K-12 site for students learning how to Type/Keyboard. TypeTastic's School Edition has an educational portal that allows educators to track, monitor, and assess student progress. This is a fun and great way to integrate technology into a classroom's curriculum.
Technology Tidbits
MARCH 25, 2021
Vocab Victor the innovative mobile (iOS/Android) app for building vocabulary words/skills just released a major update for educators, their digital "classroom". This new update offers lots of features but mainly lets teachers create classrooms where students can join and then customize and create wordlists from their curriculum to include in Vocab Victor's educational games and is WEB BASED!!!
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