Fri.Dec 06, 2019

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Why K–12 Students Need to Be Taught to Guard Their Data Online

EdTech Magazine

Why K–12 Students Need to Be Taught to Guard Their Data Online. shailaja.neela…. Fri, 12/06/2019 - 10:25. A recent McAfee survey of 1,000 college students and recent graduates ages 18 to 25 revealed some startling statistics on how little this tech-savvy cohort knows about data security. As many as 80 percent of students surveyed said either they or a friend or family member had been affected by a cyberattack.

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Express Learning with Animated Character Videos!

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! A fun way and safe way for students to share their knowledge is through animated character videos. The web tools below will get your students started with creating these videos. Students will be able to choose characters and in some cases create them. They will also have access to a library full of templates, frames, effects and more to create incredibly imaginative video projects.

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4 Unplugged Activities for Hour of Code

Ask a Tech Teacher

Hour of Code is a time when teachers show students why they should love-not-fear coding and students find out that these activities — often seen as geeky or impossible — aren’t. They’re actually fun. Every year in preparation for December, I post lots of coding activities that students can complete with their computers, on the Internet, or using iPads, but this year, I want to do something different.

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Personalized Learning “Twister”: A Future of Learning Live Demo in Dallas

EdNews Daily

By Charles Sosnik. If you ask a dozen educators to define personalized learning, you’ll no doubt get some enthusiastic answers, and all twelve will probably be different. As our paradigms change with tech and culture, and pressures mount to increase achievement and stop attrition of student to alternatives, so do the views of what personalized learning actually is.

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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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Increasing Accessibility for Students on the Web

EdTechTeacher

Use Immersive Reader on Websites (unofficial) Chrome Extension. Technology tools can make accessibility possible by creating embedded supports that differentiate and personalize instruction. The Google Suite has many built-in tools to support students’ reading, writing, and fluency. Extensions for Google Chrome can customize the browsing experience for users.

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Harnessing the Power and Potential of Social Media to Build Learning Communities #CDNedtech19

Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

I’ve been invited to host a Round Table Breakout Session at the 10th Canadian EdTech Leadership Summit today, titled: “ Harnessing the Power and Potential of Social Media to Build Learning Communities. ” The invitation was born out of a Podcast I did with conference organizer Robert Martellacci @MindShareLearn , where we discussed my free ebook, Twitter EDU.

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How to Create Effective Professional Development

EdTechTeam

Are you responsible for planning professional development activities for your colleagues in education? Do you struggle with establishing an effective agenda for the amount of time you’ve given… while also ensuring participants stay actively engaged, master the necessary content, and meaningfully integrate it into their practice? The solution may be as simple as heeding some tips from a team of veteran trainers and facilitators.

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Word Cloud Generators to Use in Your Instruction

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

A word cloud is a visual representation of the frequencies of words in a text. Teachers can use word clouds for a variety of instructional purposes from creating class groups using students' names to.

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5 ways to celebrate this year’s Hour of Code

eSchool News

The Hour of Code is a global movement by Computer Science Education Week and Code.org to teach students about coding and computer science. The event takes place during Computer Science Education Week, which is Dec. 9-15 this year. Code.org has a database of free one-hour tutorials and activities that introduce students to coding and computer science.

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Trade Shows: When to Go and What to Do When You Get There

edWeb.net

Attending trade shows seems like an absolute must for educational publishers; the cost, personnel, and logistics can be obstacles for even the larger companies. But going shouldn’t be booth or bust, though. In a new edWeb series Making the Most Out of Trade Shows , industry veterans discussed key factors in deciding when and where to go and how to make sure events support your company’s overall plan.

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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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Check your public library.

SpeechTechie

Recently I was trying to get a copy of a book, Sally Gets A Job , that would align with a vocabulary set from one of my favorite apps, WWP-Vocabulary. The set featured good Tier-2 words such as skill, operate, career, successful, earn. Sally, dog hero of one of my favorite series, seemed a great match. A quick search on Boston Public Library's website revealed that the book was right at my fingertips, free, via their connection to Hoopla , an electronic media service.

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Teachers' Essential Guide to Coding in the Classroom

Graphite Blog

What is coding? Why teach coding? Is coding relevant to non-STEM subjects? At what age can students learn coding? What do students need to know before taking coding? How do I get started teaching coding? What are the best resources for teaching coding? What is coding? Coding is the process of writing out steps for a computer to follow to achieve a goal or perform a task.

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The 1619 Project: Resources, Opinion and Guidance on Teaching About Slavery

techlearning

The 1619 Project is a collection of articles and supporting materials on slavery and its significance to American history and culture by the New York Times.

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Does Work on a ‘Learning Credential Blockchain’ Have Implications for K-12?

Marketplace K-12

IBM is working with a consortium of organizations that are seeking to create a "learning credential blockchain" for education. The post Does Work on a ‘Learning Credential Blockchain’ Have Implications for K-12? appeared first on Market Brief.

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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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BreakoutEDU: More Than a Time-Filling Game

Shake Up Learning

The post BreakoutEDU: More Than a Time-Filling Game appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this post, we are going to explore how BreakoutEDU is more than a time-filling game! Think of BreakoutEDU as an escape room game for your classroom, aligned with your learning goals. While there are many iterations of this idea, including digital breakouts, and DIY games, this post will focus on the BreakoutEDU platform.

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S I M P L I F Y I N G: New Class Website Approach

techlearning

I am going to be transitioning all of my class websites from traditional Google Sites to simple Google Documents.

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#TwistedTropes 24: Maslow's awkward hierarchy

Learning with 'e's

Photo from Wikimedia Commons Everything was awkward about the famous psychologist Abraham Maslow. Born in New York, USA he attempted to become an Olympic weightlifter, but failed miserably due to his lack of co-ordination, frail physique and love of Toblerone (there is no evidence for this; this is a cynical advertising stunt using product placement - Editor).

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Special Holiday Wishes for Our Law Enforcement Officers

Buncee

As the very proud daughter of a retired police chief with thirty-two and a half years in the department, all things law enforcement related are very near and dear to my heart. I have seen firsthand the risks and sacrifices that these brave men and women make for us on a daily basis. Over the years in my classroom, my students and I have had the honor and privilege of interacting with some of these amazing men and women.

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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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Is there time for learning in the workplace?

Learning with 'e's

Photo by Steve Wheeler It was great to be back in Berlin - that wonderful, glittering city - to speak at Online Educa Berlin , or OEB Global, as it's now called. The event also incorporates Learning Technologies Germany, and I was invited to present a spotlight session on Day 2 with the above title (see link below). The conference itself, held at the expansive Hotel Intercontinental in Budapester Straße was attended by thousands of delegates from around the world, and it was a delight to meet up

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Take Flight to Accessibility with the AEM Pilot

SETDA Says

This is a guest post written by Cynthia Curry, Director of the AEM Center at CAST. SETDA continues an on-going partnership with CAST to support access to instructional materials and tools for all learners. The National AEM Center at CAST has enjoyed collaborating with SETDA on improving access digital materials and technologies for learners with […].

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#FactFriday: All 50 States Offer Schools Flexibility from Seat-Time Requirements

ExcelinEd

Time-based systems, also known as “seat-time” requirement systems, still form the basis of today’s traditional schools. The prevailing assumption has been that state policies for seat-time requirements constrict schools and hinder attempts to innovate. However, far more flexibility exists than originally thought. New research by Excel in Ed examining seat-time requirements for awarding credit and graduation reveals that all 50 states and Washington, D.C., have either fully or partially authori

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Put To The Test—HP Chromebook X2

techlearning

The Chromebook with a Dual Personality

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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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The Power of Writing

Reading By Example

Before an observation this week, I was discussing the writing lesson the teacher had planned. “As a writer, what are your thoughts about description?” she asked. I paused, then shared, “Focus on nouns and verbs, more so than adjectives or adverbs. I believe writers need to be specific with description.”. The reason I paused is I still do not 100% identify with myself as a writer.

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Educating for the Design Economy

EdNews Daily

By LeiLani Cauthen. Editor’s Note: This article was first published in 2014. It’s remarkable how it has increased in relevance now that the bulk of education is sailing into the choppy waters of redesign and digital-first. Last year I spoke to a crowd of about 1400 instructional technologists from the greater Shelby County area schools during a tech conference in Memphis.

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FCC Issues New Category Two Rules

Education Superhighway

The Federal Communications Commission has issued a highly anticipated Report and Order (12/3/2019), that makes notable and permanent changes to E-rate rules for Category Two funding applications. The new rules will require substantial changes to application processing and USAC procedures, and as we are in the thick of the Funding Year 2020 application cycle, most of these rules will not go into effect until FY 2021.

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10 network and physical school safety resources

eSchool News

School safety is paramount to administrators, educators, parents, and students across the country. Teaching and learning can’t occur when school staff and students feel unsafe in their classrooms and school buildings. School safety encompasses both physical safety and network security, with the lines often blurring between the two–careful network monitoring can detect threats to students’ physical safety, whether from one student planning an incident against one or many other s

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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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Exploring Poetry: A Writer’s Workshop Support

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Our 4th grade is currently reading poetry in their reading block and writing poetry during writer’s workshop. To support their work, they asked me to create a lesson to give their students an opportunity to read multiple kinds of poetry to inform their work back in class. Planning. I love working on poetry with students and many times this doesn’t happen until April, so I was so glad to see poetry being studied earlier in the year too.