Neo LMS
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
My favorite activity as a child was hanging out with my friends, riding bikes and climbing trees. Since not all days were sunny and warm we had to spend some time inside as well. It was always hard to stay inside because there is literally less room to play and often we had to use our creativity to transform parts of our house into the land of “Far far away”.
Education Elements
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Normally, this is the time of year when people write lists about what makes them thankful. In the wake of the election I have seen less of those and more lists about what is making people feel scared. And that makes sense -- I’m scared too. I am pretty sure for many of us 2016 will go down as a pretty bad year, full of numerous high-profile shootings, deaths of some pretty awesome people , and a divisive election.
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Educational Technology Guy
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Digital Promise has released an EdTech Pilot Framework which provides a step-by-step process to help education leaders and technology developers run successful educational technology (ed-tech) pilots. It is very simple to use and read and has links for more information on each step. Here is the link to the original article: [link] One thing to remember - you don't have to do these projects alone.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Arguably the most powerful leadership tactic we know is one of the most subtle. Successful leaders take seriously their organization’s mission. They tell stories that move constituents to contribute or engage. They hire effectively, putting the right people on the right teams. But the intentional move that’s often lost in the shuffle, and not taught in any leadership program that we know of, is, quite simply, a behavior we’ve been taught since we were old enough to sit in sandboxes.
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Educational Technology Guy
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Google for Education , which includes G Suite for Education , Chromebooks , and content, is one of the most popular, and most updated, platforms for education. Here are some great resources for IT, Teachers, Students and more. Google for Education main site: https://www.google.com/edu/ Getting started with G Suite for Education: https://support.google.com/a/answer/2856827 G Suite for Education: https://www.google.com/edu/products/productivity-tools/ Chromebooks: https://www.google.com/edu/produc
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Teamwork makes the dream work. And in the case of EdSurge, that “team” is way bigger than the 40 people working out of our offices in California. This Thanksgiving, we here at EdSurge are reflecting on how thankful we are for all of the individuals in our professional lives—our readers, our community members, our mentors and advisors. But there’s one group in particular that we’d like to call out—our contributors.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
November 23, 2016 There are multiple ways teachers can use technology in their instruction and one important one of them is for classroom management. Over the last few years we have reviewed numerous.
Marketplace K-12
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
The fastest growth in procurement solicitations in the third quarter of 2016 was for "public safety" equipment and services, while cybersecurity gets E-rate funding. The post Security, Cybersecurity Lead K-12 Purchasing Categories appeared first on Market Brief.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
November 23, 2016 As you probably know, the old Google Docs gallery will be unavailable early 2017 and to access pre-made templates users will have to exclusively use the new Docs Gallery. When.read more.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology’s near-constant change. Check below for the latest marketplace news to keep you up-to-date on product developments, teaching and learning initiatives, and new trends in education. The National Basketball Association (NBA) and Discovery Education launched a new multi-year partnership that will deepen middle and high school student
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.
Fractus Learning
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
“Leadership is needed for problems that do not have easy answers”. (Fullen, 2007, p.2). Numeracy and literacy for the priority learners is one of the main problems I have identified in our Community of Learning (CoL). This is a massive problem faced by educators worldwide and has had teachers scratching their heads for decades. As a college English teacher, my proposed plan is as far out of my comfort zone as I can get, namely to introduce coding into all Year Six classrooms in our contributing
The Principal of Change
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Education is an extremely tough profession. Spend any significant amount of time in a classroom or a school, and you will see how complex the profession is, and the many roles that educators serve in the work that they do. Each year, it is only becoming more and more complex. With countless initiatives, either new or outdated curriculums, higher public scrutiny, the job can be overwhelming.
Educator Innovator
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Librarian and maker Colleen Graves recaps a lively and learner-driven session on makerspaces and embracing making as teachers of writing at the 2016 NWP Annual Meeting. Session Info. In our interactive session for “ Makerspace in the Library: What it means for your Classroom ,” we really let our participants drive the learning. We started out with an introduction for each expert presenter (here is our slidedeck with presenter info and resources we referred to during the session.
Fractus Learning
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Along with trikes and bikes, scooters are a fun, exciting way for kids and even adults to cruise the neighborhood. A two wheel scooter is relatively easy for younger kids to ride; it’s also a great way for kids to develop balance and coordination before mastering a two-wheeled bike. They are also smaller, lighter and more portable than bicycles.
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.
EdTechTeam
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Recently I attended my first GAFE (or G-Suite now) Summit at the Crescent School in North York where I was also a presenter. It was so incredible, I feel like I’m still coming down from the learning high. Not only did hundreds of people give up their weekend in order to learn, dozens of presenters shared so many of their ideas and resources with each other.
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
GoNoodle Kids is the free iOS app for students to use GoNoodle at home. GoNoodle is the super popular app that educators everywhere are using to help give students much needed "brain breaks" during classroom time. This is done through interactive fun movement videos such a s: dancing, stretching, jumping, and more. I highly recommend checking out GoNoodle Kids by clicking here !!!
SETDA Says
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Since 2001, SETDA has served and supported educational technology leaders across the country from Alaska to Maine, Florida to Hawaii and as far away.
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
BoomWriter is a site that I’ve written about many times because it lets elementary, middle, and high school teachers conduct engaging nonfiction, fiction, and vocabulary development group-writing activities in almost any subject area. But their new offering is not just another product- it’s a chance for teachers to completely change how they make money (and relax) over the summer!
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Edsurge
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
At the height of the buzz around MOOCs and flipped classrooms three years ago, Bridget Ford worried that administrators might try to replace her introductory history course with a batch of videos. She agreed that something should change: Drop-outs and failures were high in the 200-person class—at about 13 percent. But the assistant professor of history at California State University at East Bay wanted something less drastic than giving up on live lectures entirely.
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
DimensionU is one of my favorite companies for Game Based Learning. These games take place in an interactive 3D virtual world where students strengthen their Math/Literacy skills. The games are designed for kids grades 3rd-9th and are aligned to Common Core Standards. Here are a list of DimensionU games. Watch the videos below to see all 4 AMAZING DimensionU Games in action: Meltdown is the DimensionU game that offers students a second chance when answering difficult questions, and rewards creat
ProfHacker
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
A good number of us here at ProfHacker try to minimize some of the clutter in our lives by (when possible) digitizing the paper that comes our way. As we’ve found our way with scanning, we’ve shared what we’ve learned with readers. We’ve reviewed portable scanners such as the Doxie One , and taken a look at phone applications that can be used for document scanning (see, for instance, Lincoln’s post on DocScanner , or Natalie’s on CamScanner ).
Technology Tidbits
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
Sketch Nation the simple to use mobile (iOS/Android) app/site for creating games recently updated their lesson plan ideas page. This is a great place for educators to go to find ways on how to integrate Sketch Nation into their classroom. These lesson ideas focus on a wide variety of subjects such as: Coding, History, Math, and more. Sketch Nation makes it a seamless way to introduce STEM into their classroom in a fun and engaging way.
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.
The Hechinger Report
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
President-elect Donald Trump stands with Betsy DeVos after a meeting at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster Township, N.J. on Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016. Photo: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images. After weeks of speculation, President-elect Donald J. Trump has selected Betsy DeVos, a philanthropist and school-choice advocate from Michigan, as his secretary of education.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 23, 2016
President-elect Donald J. Trump has voiced his pick for Education Secretary, saying he’ll appoint Republican philanthropist and school-choice activist Betsy DeVos to the position. DeVos is former chairwoman of the Michigan Republican Party and currently chairs the American Federation for Children, a single-issue group that advocates for expanding school choice options.
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