EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 2, 2019

5 Questions (and Answers) About Student-Run Help Desks. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 10/02/2019 - 15:55. Almost 10 years after the student-run technology help desk launched at Burlington High School in Massachusetts, it’s not only popular, but also offers a wealth of examples of how to help students learn and adjust to changes in technology. MORE FROM EDTECH: Check out these four ways to get a help desk started at your school. 1.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Surprisingly, 15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability and over 65% of those are deficits in reading. Often, these go undiagnosed as students, parents, and teachers simply think the child is not a good reader, is lazy, or is disinterested. Thankfully, the International Dyslexia Association sponsors an annual Dyslexia Awareness Month in October aimed to expand comprehension of this little-understood language-based learning condition.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 2, 2019

As part of our robust, on-demand micro-credential ecosystem, we are proud to partner with organizations to provide pathways for personalized learning. These research-backed micro-credentials are digital certifications that verify an individual’s competence in a specific skill or set of skills, regardless of where and how they learned them. Over the last two months, we’ve launched 17 micro-credentials from our partners, and the ecosystem is growing every day.

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Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Auto-graded quizzes have their pro’s and con’s. They cut back on teacher grading time and provide students with quick feedback. But they don’t show what students can do with what they’re learned and limit 21st century skills (communication, collaboration, creativity, critical thinking). Should we use auto-graded quizzes? That’s a question I wrestled with in this […].

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Education Elements

OCTOBER 2, 2019

How do we design the schools of the future, today? Designing innovative structures and systems takes a similarly innovative approach, otherwise, we’d design the same systems we already have all over again. In a series of blog posts, we have described the steps to creating a responsive strategic plan. We’ve taught you how to assemble a superhero team and how to identify and collect data from your stakeholders.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 2, 2019

This is the seventh post is a series of posts covering educational iPad apps to use with elementary students. We are trying to build a repository of good apps elementary students and teachers can.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The Indira Gandhi Stadium, India’s largest indoor arena with the capacity to seat about 20,000 people, played host to an event in 2013 much different than its usual lineup of concerts and badminton competitions. A packed crowd of students between country’s equivalent of sixth and 10th grades, sat for a math lesson from a 38-year-old tutor-turned-CEO.

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MiddleWeb

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The Notice and Note reading strategies "changed my life as an educator," writes Brent Gilson in a post he unabashedly describes as a "love letter" to Kylene Beers and Bob Probst. You'll understand his passion when you learn how he integrates the 6 Signposts into lessons.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 2, 2019

There are a number of popular latin verbs student researchers use in their papers such as etc., e.g., cf., and many more. However, these abbreviated forms have their own rules when it comes to.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Welcome to the TeacherCast Educational Network. In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff welcomes Ohio Tech Coach Alex Oris on the program to discuss why it's important for Tech Coaches to create an effictive and efficient workflow for themselves. For so many Tech Coaches, the days are long and often a bit crazy. But there are a few things… The post 5 Ways To Create An Effective Tech Coach Workflow To Be More Efficient and Effective appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Netw

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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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Marketplace K-12

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Latino education entrepreneurs often aren't sure where to look for venture capital funding, according to a new report by the NewSchools Venture Fund. The post Latino Entrepreneurs Often Not Included in Education Investments, Report Finds appeared first on Market Brief.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Many people were likely surprised when the long-awaited decision in the Harvard Asian-discrimination case came down and Federal judge Allison Burroughs ruled in favor of Harvard. It appeared the smart money, after the shroud was removed from the Harvard admissions process, would be on Harvard losing, a seeming perpetrator of discrimination against Asian-Americans.

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ExcelinEd

OCTOBER 2, 2019

The U.S. Supreme Court is expected to hear a case in 2020 that is encouraging for school choice advocates. Espinoza v. Montana Department of Revenue is one in a series of cases questioning the constitutionality of state Blaine amendments. These provisions, found in 37 state constitutions, prevent the flow of public money to religious institutions. A decision in the Espinoza case could potentially clarify a longstanding split in the lower courts regarding whether public education funds flow to fa

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techlearning

OCTOBER 2, 2019

CellEnergy Photosynthesis Labs is an app for high school and middle school students to explore how photosynthesis and cellular respiration allow matter and energy to cycle through ecosystems.

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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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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 2, 2019

October 5th is World Teacher Day. Every day we should take time to thank teachers for their dedication to providing students around the world with the best education possible, often under difficult circumstances. This year, the theme of World Teachers’ Day is Young Teachers: The Future of the Profession recognizing “the critical importance of reaffirming the value of the teaching mission.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Tech & Learning Leadership Summits use a combination of presentations and idea exchanges to focus on the challenges and success stories related to using education technology to support educational transformation.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Sensational storylines aside, both the lawsuit brought against Harvard last fall and the “Operation Varsity Blues” scandal that swept universities this spring captured the public’s attention in part because they challenged the notion that college admission, at its core, is based on merit. I applaud the Federal judge’s decision that race may be used as a factor in holistic admission.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 2, 2019

MackinVIA’s Deep Discovery™ makes it easier to search through Gale’s educational databases on MackinVIA.

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Turnitin

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Signs that serve as indicators for plagiarism--and signs to mitigate as teachers.

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OCTOBER 2, 2019

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Turnitin

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Signs that serve as indicators for plagiarism--and signs to mitigate as teachers.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Though he is considered middle class, Alec Scicchitano knew he “needed to go to a university that would give really good financial aid.” He qualified for a new tuition scholarship at the University of Virginia for students from families with incomes of up to $80,000. Photo: Crixell Matthews/VPM. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Alec Scicchitano may have been considered middle class, but it was still going to be hard for him to afford college.

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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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eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Robots are hugely popular with kids. Want proof? Four of the 20 best-selling toys on Amazon during the 2018 holiday season were robots, robotics kits, or other electronic circuitry kits. So it’s not surprising that K-12 educators would turn to robotics as a way to get students excited about science, technology, engineering, arts, and math (STEAM) education.

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Adjusting Course

OCTOBER 2, 2019

My friends give me a hard time about something and they're totally justified in doing so. It happens in museums (a lot) and it also happens at fairs and libraries. I suppose it even happens when I'm walking down the street and notice something remarkable. Basically, I get totally engrossed in things I find interesting, moving, or exceptional. I call it "engrossed," but my wife would probably describe it as, "Wandering off and spending waayyyy too much time reading or analyzing someth

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 2, 2019

In May, when edWeb.net surveyed principals, personalized professional development for teachers was the number one topic of interest. With all the responsibilities and tasks on principals’ plates, relevant, engaging professional development focused on best practices can be extremely challenging. In a recent edWebinar , Dr. L Robert Furman, Principal of South Park Elementary Center in Pennsylvania, asked the question, “Why is it that when we think of professional development, it becomes a co

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Demographics. Hatboro-Horsham School District, located in suburban Philadelphia, has a strong history of academic excellence. Serving approximately 5,000 students, the district provides education from grades K-12. It has received blue ribbon honors from both the Pennsylvania and United States Departments of Education. Hatboro-Horsham’s schoolboard, parents, teachers, and staff are committed to moving into the future of education.

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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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Ditch That Textbook

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Scantron was one of the early auto-grading innovations. It cut your grading time down significantly. (Of course, there were those little plastic templates you could lay over bubble sheets, too.) Then digital devices came to the classroom. This democratized auto-grading. Anyone with the devices could reap the rewards. Free tools like Flubaroo made the process […].

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 2, 2019

Many parents place their children in private schools for the sole purpose of exclusivity — a reason that can be both good and bad in a democratic country. Whether that reason is to pursue a religious education, escape the diversity of the public school system, to pursue a special curriculum or to learn within the confines of a particular socioeconomic, gender or racial identity, some parents are comfortable paying twice — through taxation and tuition — to enroll their child in private school.

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