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Looking for Ways to Improve Data Privacy in Schools? Start Here

EdTech Magazine

Looking for Ways to Improve Data Privacy in Schools? Start Here. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 07/12/2019 - 09:41. The rapid deployment of educational technology, paired with an increase in the number of states passing data privacy laws , leaves many district administrators and technology leaders with a daunting question about protecting student and staff information: Where do we start?

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169 Tech Tip #4 My Webpage Froze

Ask a Tech Teacher

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: My Webpage Froze. Category: Internet.

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Microcredentials Could Be a Game Changer for Educators. But Hard Questions Remain.

Edsurge

Online credentialing programs might not be new. But interest in them among educators and school administrators has been growing ever since for-profit online education provider Udacity began offering sophisticated “nanodegrees” in 2015 tailored to the specific needs of potential employers, such as Google and AT&T. Now, more and more states and districts are launching pilot programs and experimenting with so-called microcredentials as a way for teachers and administrators to demonstrate their

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20 Questions To Help Students Think Critically About News

TeachThought - Learn better.

20 Questions To Help Students Think Critically About News by TeachThought Staff 1. Exactly who is saying who exactly what about what? That is, what other and publication are making what kind of claim about what topic or ideas? 2. Is what’s being said fact or opinion? 3. Does this headline seem true? (This is […]. The post 20 Questions To Help Students Think Critically About News appeared first on TeachThought.

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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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Some of The Best Android Apps for Learning A New Language

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Learning a new language on Android? The apps below have you covered. These are some of the most popular language learning apps in Google Play App Store. They support several languages including.

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How To Create A Forward-Leaning Curriculum

TeachThought - Learn better.

How To Create A Forward-Leaning Curriculum contributed by Thom Markham, Educator This post has been updated from a 2013 post. To learn more about professional development around these ideas, contact us. It’s a cliché to say that change comes too rapidly now for us to keep up, but clichés exist for one good reason: They’re […]. The post How To Create A Forward-Leaning Curriculum appeared first on TeachThought.

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Why cybersecurity training programs are critical

eSchool News

As more and more schools are implementing cybersecurity training programs, the role of IT leaders in the K-12 environment is changing from a technology focus to a more strategic focus on the enablement of digital learning and digital transformation. However, this is new territory for most schools, and they feel the need for guidance on how to begin.

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Quick Guide to Accessible Social Media

The Innovative Educator

Responsible social media use means being a good digital citizen. Good digital citizens know the importance of sharing inclusively. When you share inclusively, what you share is accessible to everyone. Not sure what that means? Mindy Johnson , Director of Digital Communications & Outreach for AEM Center & CAST , created a useful graphic that explains how to share accessibly.

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Arkansas Leads the Way in School Broadband

Education Superhighway

In 2014, Governor Asa Hutchinson signed into law his ambitious plan to make computer programming available in every high school across the state. In order to make this and other digital learning opportunities a reality for students, the state needed to increase broadband connectivity in classrooms. They worked with EducationSuperHighway and other partners to utilize federal resources and state funding to create a state-wide network.

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The checklist to choose the right Academic Management System for your academic institution

Linways Technologies

Finding value in education technology. This blog is about finding value in education technology. In this first part, we will discuss about the key points that you should keep in mind while choosing an edtech solution or product for your college/academic institution. Here at Linways blog, we usually talk about advanced learning theories, accreditation and quality improvement practises, technology integration in education, teaching tips for the betterment of education etc.

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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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Digital Wellbeing - Tools to Balance Tech and Life

techlearning

I have listed a collection of digital wellbeing resources, including online training, apps, settings, and more.

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3 Common WiFi Problems and How to Avoid Them Using Performance Monitoring

SecurEdge

What network performance challenges prevent your IT team from providing end users with an optimal experience? In this Wi-Fi Minute, Danny explains a few common problems and how performance monitoring could be the solution that puts your company back on track.

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Top Astronomy App Invites Kids to Explore Universe

techlearning

Sky Guide is a beautiful app filled with easy-to-understand reference material on astronomy and the night sky.

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Happy accidents

Learning with 'e's

Background image by Rob Cullen on unsplash.com Serendipity. The happy accident. Things you didn't plan to happen, but when they do, in a random kind of way, it actually turns out a lot better. Serendipity has happened to me professionally on numerous occasions, usually during teaching sessions. But it also happened recently as I was preparing a presentation for a conference.

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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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Answerables

Technology Tidbits

Answerables the innovative educational tool that combines the best features of game based learning w/ a learning management system has just released their free iPad app. Answerables is being used by educators in a variety of ways from collaborating w/ other classes, to browsing the web, all in a secure 3D virtual environment. Answerables is used as a: • Virtual classroom • Lesson planner • Learning manager • Quest creator • Resource manager • Web browser (managed) • Social Network • Student port

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#FactFriday: Celebrate National Summer Learning Week!

ExcelinEd

We’re celebrating National Summer Learning Week ! Check out the tweets below to learn how you can combat summer learning loss and improve learning opportunities for the children in your life. What Others Are Saying. It's #SummerLearningWeek and today's focus is on the arts! Summer is a blank canvas for creativity and self-expression through music, literature, dance, theater, visual arts, and more.

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Kami

Technology Tidbits

Kami is a very handy learning tool that acts as a digital pen/paper to let students annotate on assignments, PDFs, ebooks, and more to interact w/ their peers and teachers. Also, there are a lot of tools that lets students, draw, comment, etc. to help them retain information. Best of all, the easy-to-use tools seamlessly lets teachers assess student learning in realtime and differentiate instruction.

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Propelling prisoners to bachelor’s degrees in California

The Hechinger Report

Tehachapi students working to create oral reports on how various communities in California enforce the three strikes law. Wayne D’Orio for The Hechinger Report. LOS ANGELES — The first time someone in jail tried to give Bradley Arrowood a textbook, he laughed at him. Education was the last thing on his mind. “When I was a kid, I was told I’d never amount to anything,” Arrowood said.

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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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The History of the Future of the 'Learning Engineer'

Hack Education

A couple of years ago, MIT released a report titled “ Online Education: A Catalyst for Higher Education Reforms.” Among its recommendations were to “support the expanding profession of the ‘learning engineer’” – a person who possesses “knowledge base in the learning sciences, familiarity with modern education technology, and an understanding of and practice with design principles,” but who also has a deep background in a specific academic dis