Wed.Nov 13, 2019

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How to Talk Tech with Your Superintendent

EdTech Magazine

How to Talk Tech with Your Superintendent. marquita.brown_tC0Z. Wed, 11/13/2019 - 15:28. Running a district IT department becomes increasingly challenging as more technology enters the schools, classrooms and students’ hands. That’s why, when I was an IT director, one of my biggest concerns was building and maintaining an open line of communication with my superintendent.

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A Guide to Self-Care for Parents: Why Making Time For Yourself Matters

Waterford

Parenthood can be rewarding, but is it ever busy, too! Between taking children to school and managing other to-dos, some days it may feel like you don’t get a minute to yourself. And even when you hear about, self-care, you may dismiss it as frivolous, unnecessary, or even selfish. But self-care has little to do with self-absorption and everything to do with health and wellness.

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3 Ways to Thank Administrators

The CoolCatTeacher

Dr. Frank Buck on Episode 389 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Thankfulness is modeled and shown by how we appreciate those around us. In today’s show, Dr. Frank Buck gives some creative ways to thank administrators. If you’re planning ahead for the holidays, you’ll have time to work on these ideas at your school.

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Breaking Out of the Habit Loop of Working Inertia

Education Elements

Have you ever caught yourself working deadline to deadline without coming up for air? I have and I’ve sworn to myself it would be the last time, only to return to that place and wonder, how did I get here again? Inertia is a property of matter by which it remains in uniform motion within its existing state. I’ve seen many versions of “working inertia” in my time in education: teachers planning lesson to lesson, coaches jumping from PD to PD, leaders thinking from meeting to meeting, schools oper

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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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Integrate OUR Curricula into Your Kiddom Digital Platform

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’m a big believer in online web-based curricula that can be accessed from any browser, any digital device, any location. It makes learning organic, part of life rather than something that must happen from a certain book or room. To me, the growing popularity of web-based curricula is no surprise. The problem is trying to blend them effortlessly into a class LMS or learning platform without lots of extra clicks and logins.

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Riding the Wave of Complexity: Planning for Concept-Based Teaching and Learning

Digital Promise

Making sense of the world today is like trying to surf that monster wave we see in the ocean. It’s complex and changes rapidly. While it may seem daunting and a bit precarious, we can learn to ride it with a shift in focus. By seeing the “big picture” of where we are heading while responding to the shifting landscape under our feet, we can navigate that wave.

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Too few parents talk to their kids about race and identity, report finds

The Hechinger Report

Sign up for our Early Education newsletter. Choose from our newsletters. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education. Mississippi Learning. Proof Points. Early Childhood. Leave this field empty if you're human: Too few parents and teachers are talking about race, gender and other identity traits with children often enough, which means they are missing out on critical opportunities to teach children to become tolerant of differences from an early age.

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Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Apps

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

After posting about Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Verbs we received a number of emails from teachers inquiring about iPad apps aligned with this taxonomy. The Bloom's Digital Taxonomy Cheat sheet we.

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How Digital is Your District? [Survey]

Edsurge

Is your school one-to-one or none-at-all? Is digital personalized instruction or CTE in your roadmap? Let us know how ready you think your district is for a digital future! Having trouble viewing? Click here to see the survey full screen.

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Disney for Teachers! My 1st AMLE Conference

MiddleWeb

There is an incredible amount of inspirational “stuff” going on in the world of middle school, and it's ours for the taking, writes teacher Laurie Lichtenstein, after her first experience participating in an AMLE national conference. Now, if they just had fast passes!

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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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Profile of a technologically literate graduate

eSchool News

When school leaders set out to create a profile of their ideal graduate , many trip up on defining technological literacy and subsequently struggle to select the right edtech to get students there. One way to simplify this process is by connecting the criteria to your school or district’s computer science (CS), edtech and STEAM initiatives. Start by incorporating CS and STEAM into instruction through classroom projects that also address digital equity and digital citizenship while teaching

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Some Must Reads for School Librarians

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this week's Books for Teachers series, we are sharing with you this collection of some of the most popular books for librarians. These works cover some state of the art topics in library science.

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Finding the right balance: Microsoft security, privacy and functionality

Jamf on EdTech

Paul Bowden of Microsoft helped Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC) attendees understand how to get the most out of security, privacy via Microsoft, and go through new approaches and features in Jamf Pro.

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Burn the Ships

Adjusting Course

One of the challenges we face as educators is knowing what to hold onto and what to let go of. This tension applies as much to ideas as it does to curriculum, budget codes, and pedagogy. The challenge is only exacerbated by a backdrop marked by rapid changes in technology and the ever-present expectation to increase results. This past weekend, we went to a For King and Country concert in Minneapolis with some close friends.

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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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Finding the right balance: Microsoft security, privacy and functionality

Jamf on EdTech

Paul Bowden of Microsoft helped Jamf Nation User Conference (JNUC) attendees understand how to get the most out of security, privacy via Microsoft, and go through new approaches and features in Jamf Pro.

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10 Must-Have Features of an Online Education Platform

Kitaboo on EdTech

An online education platform is meant for delivery of educational content to students. The platform, unlike a textbook is an interactive medium where students can engage with the content. And therefore, these platforms are in high demand in schools and universities across the globe. Because every institute wants their students to understand the concepts and its implications in the real world.

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Education technology initiatives shine during Jamf at School Keynote

Jamf on EdTech

Everyone student deserves the best learning experience. This day 2 JNUC Keynote explained how we are striving to help schools live up to that expectation.

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7 Essential iPad Text-Editing Gestures

Nick's Picks for Educational Technology

iPad Gestures As a daily iPad user, I’m amazed at how frequently I discover shortcuts and gestures the I didn’t know about previously. Text-editing gestures can be a real time-saver when working on an iPad. Some of the text-editing gestures below have been around for a while, while others are new to iPadOS. Undo and. Read more. The post 7 Essential iPad Text-Editing Gestures appeared first on Nick's Picks For Educational Technology.

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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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Education technology initiatives shine during Jamt at School Keynote

Jamf on EdTech

Everyone student deserves the best learning experience. This day 2 JNUC Keynote explained how we are striving to help schools live up to that expectation.

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Funding Edtech with the E-Rate Program and Grants

edWeb.net

As schools and districts strive to meet their existing technology needs and prepare for the future, access to federal and state funding, along with other grants, is making a major difference in whether students engage in 21 st century learning or are left behind. And with online assessments now being required in many states, reliable broadband access is also essential so that students’ knowledge and skills are accurately represented, and technology is not a barrier to achievement and its documen

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Why MDM is fundamental to support Apple at SAP

Jamf on EdTech

Rich Trouton of SAP talks at JNUC 2019 about how MDM is no longer a 'nice-to-have.' It's a necessity.

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Three Simple Tech Tools to Make Math Thinking Visible

MindShift

Stacey Roshan has always loved math. It was her favorite subject in school and she went on to study applied economics in her postsecondary education. But despite her love of the subject, Roshan remembers being terrified of math class itself. As a student, she was smart, quiet, a slow processor and a perfectionist in a competitive academic environment.

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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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Why MDM is fundamental to support Apple at SAP

Jamf on EdTech

Rich Trouton of SAP talks at JNUC 2019 about how MDM is no longer a 'nice-to-have.' It's a necessity.

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#AskExcelinEd: Are all Blaine Amendments equal?

ExcelinEd

In 2020 the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hear Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue. Advocates and detractors of private school choice are watching closely. The question before the Court is whether provisions in 37 state constitutions, called Blaine Amendments , violate the U.S. Constitution. Although there is wide variation among Blaine Amendments, the general goal is the same: to prevent government funding from flowing to faith-based institutions.

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Information, innovation and meaning

Learning with 'e's

Photo by Steve Wheeler - Entrance to the Hotel Salomon de Rothschild Last week you would have discovered me in the cellar of a French palace - the stylish Hotel Salomon de Rothschild , not a stone's throw from the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The classic old building was transformed into a hi-tech conference venue for European Innovation Day. In a stark contrast spanning three centuries, technologically futuristic images and large screen technologies were projected onto, and embedded within, the fa

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CoSpaces Edu: Excellent Learning Tool for Advanced Students

techlearning

CoSpaces Edu makes coding 3D virtual reality worlds engaging and accessible.

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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.

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Watch Know

Technology Tidbits

Watch Know is a wonderful free site for finding educational videos. It has thousands of videos and categorized in every subject imaginable for education. This site is very user friendly and built around a "wiki-style" interface. This is ideal for districts that are especial worried about maintaining CIPA compliance. I highly recommend checking out Watch Know by clicking here !!!

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CoSpaces Edu: Excellent Learning Tool for Advanced Students

techlearning

CoSpaces Edu makes coding 3D virtual reality worlds engaging and accessible.

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A $157M Fundraise for Guild Education Births Edtech’s Newest Unicorn

Edsurge

The education technology industry has given birth to its newest unicorn, one that wants to connect employees at Fortune 1000 corporations to educational programs and further their careers—all while helping higher-ed institutions stay in business. Guild Education has raised $157 million in a Series D round led by General Catalyst, and joined by Emerson Collective, Iconiq Capital and Lead Edge.

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12 Ideas and Resources to Inspire Students to Show Kindness

techlearning

Today is World Kindness Day.

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks