EdTech Magazine

JUNE 12, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez STEM lessons help to prepare students for college and future careers.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JUNE 12, 2017

In the early stages of an ed-tech startup, it's easy to get distracted from the original mission. Keep asking teachers what problem they need solved. The post Startups Should Ask Teachers What Problems Need Solving appeared first on Market Brief.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2017

In a perfect world, vocabulary is learned in context: The phrases and sentences around the unknown word define the meaning. If that isn’t sufficient, students use affixes — prefixes, suffixes, and roots — to decode meaning. But because the world isn’t always that pristine, Dorothy Frayer and her colleagues at the University of West Virginia came up with a vocabulary teaching tool that has come to be known as “the Frayer Model” Now used by thousands of educat

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EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 12, 2017

Chalkboards can’t compete. They don’t inspire young minds tuned in to digital channels across multiple devices. Put educational technology front and center in today’s classroom, and you have your students’ attention. Consider these 20 ways a multimedia projector improves the learning experience and expands your teaching talents: Today’s easy-to-use, internet-savvy multimedia projectors are not your old, antiquated AV setups on wheel carts.

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JUNE 12, 2017

51Talk Unveils Premium Brand “Hello World American Academy,” Launching its “Honest Action” Pledge. 51Talk Unveils its Premium Brand. Today, on its one year IPO anniversary, 51Talk announced the launch of its premium K12 brand “Hello World American Academy,” as well as a partnership with several companies to combat the “shady” practices often seen in the K12 education industry.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2017

The Institute for Personalized Learning , a division of CESA #1, is committed to developing strategies and approaches that center the learner in all instructional experiences. By personalizing learning in this way, we are able to rethink instruction as something we do with , rather than, to learners. The Institute defines personalized learning as an approach to learning and instruction that is designed around individual learner readiness, strengths, needs, and interests.

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EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 12, 2017

With technology rapidly enhancing, it is no wonder why virtual reality is starting to become a popular educational method. It can be challenging to initiate a virtual reality kit in the classroom since it is relatively new to the modern world. In order to get the most out of this educational technique, here are some tips when setting up your innovative virtual reality kit.

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

As he was strolling down the hallways of John F. Kennedy High School in Winston-Salem, N.C., principal Sean Gaillard heard thumping beats reverberating from a Spanish teacher’s classroom. It wasn’t Spanish music, but rather what he described as a “groovy” electronic jam. “I went in and thought there was going to be a party—and there was. It was a learning party.”.

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Teacher Tech

JUNE 12, 2017

Have Students Explain Their Thinking Math students may not be used to writing in math but in the real world there is no “math day” and you have to explain what your math means. Filling out worksheets of math problems for no purpose is not really a thing for most adults. Journal Prompts Allison Childers […]. The post Math Journal Prompts by Allison Childers appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 12, 2017

June , 2017 Here is a collection of some of our favorite books specifically curated for teachers. These are books we have reviewed in in the past and are stored together with other amazing book.read more.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Eric Bredder (second from left), a teacher at Monticello High School, confers with students using the CNC milling machine, one of several computer-guided fabrication tools used by his classes. Photo: Michael Craddock. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The floor-to-ceiling glass wall between the high-tech fabrication lab and the hallway at Monticello High School in Albemarle County, Virginia, is meant to showcase the hands-on, self-directed learning done there.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 12, 2017

June 12, 2017 Wondershare Video Converter Ultimate is an excellent video toolbox that provides you with all the features you need to create and share professionally looking videos. You can use it to.read more.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Luis Torres ‘17 at Williamson’s graduation. I met Luis Torres in 2013 when he enrolled as a freshman. Before he arrived at Williamson , he spent nearly a decade living with various relatives in one of the poorest neighborhoods in Philadelphia because his parents were financially unable to take care of him. Ultimately, he became a discipline problem and had a difficult time in high school, narrowly earning enough credit to receive a high school diploma.

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JUNE 12, 2017

The students already dispersed. They left desks misaligned, books out-of-place, looseleaf discarded, and the only adult in the room weary. Last period is almost always exhausting, but, after a week of filing, organizing, and getting the last bit of learning into students, this’ll drain even the most ardent of us. I was three computer clicks, one disorganized pile, and 16 iPads away from leaving my room.

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 12, 2017

The post 5 Learning Strategies That Make Students Curious appeared first on TeachThought.

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MiddleWeb

JUNE 12, 2017

Here's your invitation to stay connected and continue learning through the summer months. Instructional coach Elizabeth Stein looks at four essential questions for co-teachers and welcomes you to the conversation to share your observations and experience. Bookmark it!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 12, 2017

The post What An 8th Grader Was Expected To Know In 1912 appeared first on TeachThought.

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JUNE 12, 2017

Last week, a handful of ed-tech startups including digital framework developer Apptegy and BookNook, an instructional technology company. In addition, the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) announced its latest cohort. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Apptegy Raises $5.7 Million; BookNook Raises $1.2 Million appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2017

Ed. note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. Auxy Studio-Music & Beat Maker.

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techieMusings

JUNE 12, 2017

My principal lead us in a wonderful closing meeting today, and I wanted to take a moment to share the structure of this meeting with other principals to gain inspiration from. In our 2-hour division meeting, Bobby (my principal) lead us in an activity that was so thoughtfully constructed and showcased many best teaching practices. First off, instead of starting us all off in a large group together (to explain the agenda), he had us gather immediately in smaller, assigned groups.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Yarmouth High School science teacher Catie Wooten goes over an action plan for a mock press conference with a students in a science class at Yarmouth High School on Wednesday, May 31, 2017. The mock press conference was in response for a disease outbreak that students had researched. The reaserach on the disease and the action plan they developed for the mock press conference are part of Wooten’s adoption of proficiency-based learning that Yarmouth High School is slowly developing.

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EdTechTeam

JUNE 12, 2017

Traditionally, multiple health and child development establishments have been advising parents to avoid exposing their children to screens and media tools such as TV, video games, computer, video, smartphones and touchscreen tablets to name a few. In October 2016, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) updated its recommendation and guidelines for “Screen Time” use for children and adolescents.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

BOSTON, Mass – After months of being pushed, prodded and prepped for higher education, Match Charter High seniors were ready to announce their college choices during the beloved pep-rally tradition known as “signing day,’’ modeled after athletic ceremonies where student athletes sign commitment letters. It’s become an increasingly common ritual at charter schools where college acceptance is both the goal and part of the culture.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 12, 2017

I am a little late to the table in discovering Creative Commons’ new search tool. But if you are late like me, you’ll want to update your links to include this important resource. Creative Commons , of course, offers alternate copyright licenses that allow creators to decide how and if they want their work to be attributed, used and remixed.

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Fractus Learning

JUNE 12, 2017

Is there a little chef eagerly waiting for their turn to stir a pot each and every time you prep a meal? Well now, you can continue to feed their “inner” chef with a KidKraft Kitchen! […].

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techlearning

JUNE 12, 2017

Quiz results provide matching career choices and universities that provide corresponding training programs.

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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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Fractus Learning

JUNE 12, 2017

It’s time to get creative with your kids! This week we’ve unearthed a bunch of special deals to get your kids interacting and creating. From the bathtub to the driveway, here are some big savings to […].

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Digital Promise

JUNE 12, 2017

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Any adult who has attempted to learn a foreign language can attest to how difficult and confusing it can be. So when a three-year-old growing up in a bilingual household inserts Spanish words into his English sentences, conventional wisdom assumes that he is confusing the two languages.

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MindShift

JUNE 12, 2017

Neuroscience isn’t on many elementary school lesson plans. But this spring, a second grade class at Fairmont Neighborhood School in the South Bronx is plunging in. Sarah Wechsler, an instructional coach with wide eyes and a marathoner’s energy, asks the students to think about the development and progress that they’ve made already in their lives. “You probably don’t remember, but there was a time when you didn’t know how to speak and you were just like ‘

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Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2017

Every parent knows the drill. You ask your child, “What did you learn in school today?” The response, “nothing.” While parents and educators alike want families more informed about and involved in their children’s education, it’s often challenging for schools to find the time and means for these meaningful conversations. A nudge from the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has sparked new interest in both parent engagement and the tools that can support it.

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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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