Tue.Jan 21, 2020

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5 Edtech tools to try out this year

Neo LMS

Each year I like to explore different digital tools in my classroom to see what kind of an impact they will make on students and learning. There are some digital tools that I continue to use every year because they offer more than just one purpose and continue to add new features or they have integrated with other tools that we are using in our classroom.

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Exploring Coaching Trends in Classrooms

Digital Promise

Teacher quality is one of the most important factors that contributes to student success. There is a growing body of research that points to coaching as a powerful way to support teacher effectiveness. As such, coaching is becoming more prevalent in schools and districts in the U.S., and districts are increasingly using federal, state, and local funds to support coaches and coaching programs.

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FETC 2020 Touts Esports, Experts and Future of Education

EdTech Magazine

The 40th annual Future of Education Technology Conference is once again offering an opportunity to start the new year learning about the latest educational technology as well as related trends, strategies and best practices related to teaching and learning. . This year, the event will be held Jan. 14 to 17 in Miami. The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other e

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5 Ways to Prepare Every Student for the STEM Economy

Edsurge

Success in our modern economy demands a wide set of skills, including content knowledge, digital literacy, leadership and strong problem-solving abilities. All students need to develop these skills. Early access to varied learning opportunities prepares them to take on challenges and opportunities throughout their lives and reach their full potential.

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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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Leverage Technology to Support Learning Any Time and Anywhere

EdTech Magazine

When you imagine a modern classroom, what do you see? Are there rows of forward-facing student desks? Is there a lectern or a teacher’s desk at the front of the room? Increasingly, that’s not the reality. Educational technology and emerging workforce trends are key reasons why. Instead of sitting quietly in rows of desks, students are encouraged to move around and collaborate in groups.

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Students Face a Troubling Skills Gap Around Career Readiness. We’re Fixing It With Data.

Edsurge

In early 2018, when I took over as superintendent at Garland ISD, which is located near Dallas, we were invited to join the steering committee of a community initiative dedicated to tackling a troubling skills gap. The consortium of concerned businesses, nonprofits and schools who took part in the program, called Dallas County Promise , were all feeling the effects of local young people not being qualified for the job opportunities in our own backyard.

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STEAM with the silent A

Ditch That Textbook

This post is written by Paul Gordon and Jesus Huerta, fifth-grade teachers in Palm Springs and El Centro, California. Paul and Jesus host the #3dprintedu Twitter chat and have a website full of 3D printing resources at easyas123d.org. You can connect with them on Twitter at @TeachtheTech and @jesush1979, More and more we see schools creating STEAM […].

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FETC 2020: Schools Embrace Esports as a Career Pathway

EdTech Magazine

When students gather for esports in Miami-Dade County Public Schools , they aren’t just building the soft skills such as teamwork and creative problem-solving often associated with such programs. They’re also focusing on potential careers. . “It’s not a game,” Lupe Diaz, executive director of the district’s department of career and technical education, said Thursday at the 2020 Future of Education Technology Conference in Miami.

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Me Learning: A Student-Centered Learning Model

TeachThought - Learn better.

The key question of the Wisdom side is, "What's worth understanding?" and the key question of the Experience side is "What's worth doing as a result?". The post Me Learning: A Student-Centered Learning Model appeared first on TeachThought.

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Add a Checkbox to Your Google Form Data

Teacher Tech

Google Sheets Insert a Checkbox One of my absolute favorite things is inserting checkboxes into a Google Sheets spreadsheet. I really don’t know how I lived my life without this feature. It’s so easy and useful! When using a Google Form make sure you go to the Responses tab and have your Google Form results […]. The post Add a Checkbox to Your Google Form Data appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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Effective School Leaders Are Guided By Values

MiddleWeb

To be the education leaders our society needs, operational expertise and pedagogical know-how are necessary but not enough, says author and mentor principal Toni Faddis. It’s by walking our ethical line and adhering to core values that we’ll achieve our school missions.

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How It’s Done: Tech’s Gone Country - AR/VR in Rural Ed

techlearning

One rural district opened the world to their students using augmented and virtual reality elements to enrich core subjects and prepare them for the future.

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Future of Edtech Shines Bright at FETC 2020

MIND Research Institute

JiJi and colleagues from MIND Research Institute traveled to Miami on January 14-17 for FETC 2020 , the Future of Education Technology Conference. It was lots of fun to catch up with educators from across the country and share information about the new version of ST Math , coming for the 2020-2021 school year. JiJi really enjoyed getting to see all of the historic art deco architecture in Miami Beach.

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It’s NOT About Google (Part 3) – SULS046

Shake Up Learning

The post It’s NOT About Google (Part 3) – SULS046 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I love Google tools, but it’s NOT about Google! It’s about how we can use these tools to create dynamic learning experiences for our students. In this 4-part podcast series on Dynamic Learning with Google, Kasey shares all her favorite lesson ideas!

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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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7 strategies to improve vocabulary instruction

eSchool News

Two-thirds of students in the U.S. are struggling with reading and the gap is widening, according to recent NAEP testing. Although insufficient decoding skills are typically thought to be the reason for weak comprehension skills among students, research has revealed that in many cases, an area of pronounced weakness for struggling readers is vocabulary.

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Teachers Personal Development: 8 Great Reads

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In today's collection of Books for Teachers, we are sharing with you this meticulously curated selection of some of the best books in the area of self development. These are classic woks written by.

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Over 40 STEAM Resources: Creative Thinking, STEM, and PBL at FETC 2020

techlearning

STEAM brings out the skills of creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and communication that are so important.

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Three Simple Tech Tools to Make Math Thinking Visible, featured in @MindShiftKQED #TechWithHeart

techieMusings

I’m so excited to share this article written by MindShiftKQED ’s Katrina Schwartz highlighting the best of my presentation last summer at the November Learning BLC Conference where I talked about making math thinking visible. Three Simple Tech Tools to Make Math Thinking Visible.

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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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Here Is How to Create Educational Visuals Using Google Drawings

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Drawings is a great tool that is overlooked by many teachers. The strength of Drawings, besides the different features it provides for free, lies in its integration with Google Drive allowing.

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PreK-12 Ed-Tech Investments Plunged in 2019, Bucking Overall Learning Tech Trend

Marketplace K-12

Investments in preK-12 ed-tech products around the globe have fallen dramatically, year over year, according to recently released research. The post PreK-12 Ed-Tech Investments Plunged in 2019, Bucking Overall Learning Tech Trend appeared first on Market Brief.

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4 ways school counselors can use tech to support students

eSchool News

Between my years as a high school counselor and current role as a school counselor specialist for the Arizona Department of Education, I’ve become familiar with the changes and challenges that school counselors across the U.S. are facing. The 2018 Condition of College & Career Readiness found that college readiness levels remained dismal for underserved learners.

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Gen Z Talks About Election 2020

Educator Innovator

By Teresa Wierzbianska and Randy Depew. The Let’s Talk About Election 2020 youth media challenge showcase officially opened for submissions on Jan. 20, 2020 – exactly one year before our next president is inaugurated on the U.S. Capitol steps in Washington D.C. – and we’ve already received student media that we are really excited to share! In these commentaries, students tell us about some of their most passionately-held (and well-researched) views on top-of-mind issues for teens, like clima

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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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edWeb to Compete in ASU GSV Global Competition

edWeb.net

edWeb.net was announced as one of the Elite 200 companies who will compete in the GSV Cup and will now present at the 2020 ASU GSV Summit. The ASU GSV Summit gathers leaders in government, education, and work advancing social and economic mobility by bending the arc of human potential through innovation. Three companies will be chosen as finalists during the Summit, receiving a prize package of $250,000 in cash and $100,000 in Google Cloud credits.

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Acer Announces the TravelMate Spin B3 Convertible Notebook for K-12 Classroom

techlearning

Acer today expanded its line of TravelMate notebooks with the convertible TravelMate Spin B3 and clamshell TravelMate B3, devices intended for the K-12 education market. The portable 11.6-inch notebooks are designed for use both in and out of school.

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When Teens Share Tech Skills With Seniors, Both Can Feel More Connected

MindShift

The United States now has 46 million people age 65 or older. That’s a record number, according to a study by the Pew Research Center. More of these senior citizens are adopting technology, but most also say they need help using new electronic devices such as smart phones. Falling behind on technology puts seniors at risk for social isolation, which makes them vulnerable to poor health and earlier death.

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Acer Chromebook 871 Introduced

techlearning

The new Acer Chromebook 871 (Chromebook 712) was designed for the education environment and features a durable design (MIL-STD 810G, mechanically anchored keys, spill-resistant keyboard, certification of two leading toy safety specs) and the latest 10th Gen Intel® Core™ processors to provide students with the performance they need for coding, video editing and more.

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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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Why Plagiarism Checking Should Be a Part of the Word Processing Process

Turnitin

Plagiarism should be a part of the writing process.

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Facing Barriers in the Library: Self Check Out

Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

Most people know of my motto of expecting the miraculous, but even when you expect the miraculous, it doesn’t mean that you don’t face frustrations, challenges, and barriers. What it does mean is that you don’t give up in the face of a challenge. Several years ago, our library assistants were cut when education funding was cut due to the economy, and they’ve not been added back.

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Become an “Exhibitionist” of Student Learning!

Educator Innovator

By Michelle Clark. Originally Published at TeachingChannel. “I’m an exhibitionist of student learning”. —Public Presentations of Learning Stimulate Deeper Learning. I loved being a teacher and relished in the futuristic vision of myself. I’d sport salt and pepper grey hair like my Grandma Lu, thoughtfully sip my decaf coffee from my Wonder Woman traveler mug, and still execute perfectly timed dance moves through lessons, discussions, and projects for the enjoyment of my students.

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Announcing Our First Library 2.020 Mini-Conference: "Wholehearted Libraries"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We're excited to announce our first Library 2.020 mini-conference: "Wholehearted Libraries," which will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, March 10th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Standard Time (click for your own time zone). We should bring our hearts to work, and qualities such as open-mindedness, emotional intelligence, and reflective action are all part of this process.

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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