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JUNE 24, 2019

ISTE 2019: How Superintendents Can Lead Digital Transformation. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 06/24/2019 - 16:56. When former Vista Unified School District Superintendent Devin Vodicka sat down with students at Vista High School in California to hear how they would describe their school experience, he found there was a significant lack of engagement. “I conducted 64 student seminars over six months,” Vodicka told attendees Monday at the International Society for Technology in Education’s 2019 annual

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ViewSonic Education

JUNE 24, 2019

Quick Take: Explore some of the myths surrounding the use of video learning in school and the truth behind the benefits of educational videos. Myth #1: Video is passive learning. Myth #2: Video is time-consuming. Myth #3: Video require steep learning curves. Myth #4: Video vs intellectual property. Myth #5: Video will replace teachers. The topic of video learning is slowly creeping into the minds of many educators.

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JUNE 24, 2019

ISTE 2019: Adobe Spark Makes It Easy to Create and Collaborate. Adobe Spark gives students and teachers user-friendly tools to make and share videos, web pages and social media posts. Users say this web-based application offers enough versatility to let students' creativity flourish, while providing enough support that they aren't overwhelmed by the technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 24, 2019

Technology and the connected world put a fork in the old model of teaching–instructor in front of the class, sage on the stage, students madly taking notes, textbooks opened, homework as worksheets, and tests regurgitating facts. Did I miss anything? This model is outdated not because it didn’t work (many statistics show students ranked higher on global testing years ago than they do now), but because the world changed.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 24, 2019

E-Rate Improvements Support Easier and Faster IT Upgrades. lora.strum_r7w0. Mon, 06/24/2019 - 13:57. When Tulare City School District officials wanted to provide Google Chromebooks to every student, they knew the wireless network wasn’t up to the job. It didn’t cover every classroom, and it used the 802.11n specification. So they shifted focus to a new network.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 24, 2019

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read the original version here. During the school year, children spend more of their time outside of schools than in them, meaning that the caregivers and community members the child interacts with can be just as influential as teachers in providing opportunities for learning and growth.

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Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

It’s commencement season, and a new crop of college grads is entering the workforce. At the same time, there’s also a flurry of articles about how a growing number of bule-chip employers no longer require a bachelor’s degree, raising the question of just how valuable those bachelor’s degrees are today. Plenty of prominent voices, including IBM CEO Ginni Rometty and U.S.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2019

Augmented reality has been one of higher ed’s big buzzwords for a number of years, but it’s not until just fairly recently that institutions have used the technology in practical ways. Now, higher-ed augmented reality apps are having a moment that extends past the novelty of Pokemon Go–and K-12 could take some of those lessons into its own classrooms.

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Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2019

Educators play a pivotal role in encouraging student curiosity and fueling the momentum necessary to cultivate passionate, lifelong learners. Here are four key ways that schools—equipped with the right tools—can guide students along their learning journeys. Click here to see the full infographic.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2019

This summer, many faculty will work on developing or revising curricular content for their courses. One of the keys in developing new digital materials is verifying that those materials offer accessible content for all students. Today, most learning management systems (LMS) and software programs offer some level of accessibility compliance checking.

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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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MiddleWeb

JUNE 24, 2019

Umpires focus on the correctness of the game. Coaches concentrate on the growth of their players. Teacher Courtney Rejent and consultant Patty McGee show how to shift the focus from correcting writing to helping students develop good writing strategies through coaching.

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 24, 2019

District tech leaders on a panel at the ISTE ed-tech conference said vendors can do more to help them stave off their biggest threats. The post Cybersecurity, Data Privacy: Keeping District Tech Chiefs Up at Night appeared first on Market Brief.

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Teacher Tech

JUNE 24, 2019

Use Version History to Name Your Versions I met a teacher at a pool party this week and he is working on his masters degree for education. The tech class he is taking was asking him to find and share resources. I of course have many so I volunteered to help. One of the presentation […]. The post Google Docs: Before Alice Messed it Up appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 24, 2019

Pages is an excellent word processor for iOS users. It offers a wide variety of powerful features that allow you to create beautiful resumes, reports, and documents. You can choose from over 60.

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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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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

Innovative educators understand the importance of being in touch with the latest trends in ed tech. Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) helps us by sharing what the organization sees as the next big trends. To bring this to life, he had the global leaders in each area explain what's in store for us. 2019/20: The Year Of.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2019

As the Director of Digital Learning at the Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education office, Ken Klau is focused on the strategy for rethinking the structure and delivery of learning, building a more student-centered system of public education, and creating the next generation of K–12 learning environments. Through his years of experience and working closely with EducationSuperHighway on the Digital Connections Initiative, his passion for technology has enabled him to impact public school

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JUNE 24, 2019

“Discovery Education Experience is now my go-to resource for the unique and engaging digital assets I need to create real-world learning environments for my students,” said Laura Mitchley, an Elementary Instructional Coach in the Ephrata Area School District.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 24, 2019

Photo by Thomas Barwick/Getty Images. Educators have a responsibility to prepare the next generation, find common ground with a diverse group of people and successfully shape the future. When it comes to diversity education, schools have options. Exposure to different perspectives early in life is key — challenging assumptions about social norms and understanding the links between everyday life and work.

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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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Fractus Learning

JUNE 24, 2019

The most important teacher for a child is a parent. While kids are always watching and learning from your actions, sometimes we forget that they also need to be actually taught lessons – explicitly! For instance, […].

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JUNE 24, 2019

Boclips launched its new solution, Boclips for Teachers, a video platform that offers an extensive library of material to bring academic topics to life for all ages.

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EmergingEdTech

JUNE 24, 2019

Social media can be a powerful enabler for students as long as you follow good practices I recently sat with Ken Bauer and had a great chat about using social media in courses to achieve numerous. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 24, 2019

After urging ed-tech vendors and districts to sign pledges to support “interoperability,” an advocacy group is asking entire states to make a similar commitment. The post At ISTE, a State-Level Push for Smart and Secure Data-Sharing appeared first on Market Brief.

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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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JUNE 24, 2019

Studies show that reading fiction is an effective method of improving vocabulary and language skills while boosting emotional intelligence and social skills.

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MindShift

JUNE 24, 2019

Preschool kids are full of curiosity so it’s the perfect time to introduce them to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) concepts. At Educare New Orleans preschool teachers have been trained to teach STEM ideas through play. They set up play centers that explore concepts like building and states of matter. At first many of the adults thought the material would go over kids’ heads, but they’ve been excited that when done in a play-based, age appropriate way that inclu

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JUNE 24, 2019

FreshGrade Next combines elements of lesson planners, portfolios, communication systems and gradebooks into a unified experience.

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Fractus Learning

JUNE 24, 2019

27 Lessons Parents Need To Teach Their Children For Success 1. Forgive yourself and others Everyone makes mistakes but what follows is often more important than the actual mistake. By blaming yourself or others, won’t fix […].

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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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JUNE 24, 2019

A review of this year’s innovators and inspiring edtech leaders doing extraordinary work.

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Prodigy

JUNE 24, 2019

Game-based learning has become a huge part of modern-day teaching. Especially when it comes to subjects like mathematics, online math games are beneficial for students not only for recreational purposes but also to improve their cognitive learning abilities. Prodigy is built keeping in mind the logical and reasoning skills of a child from ages 5 […].

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techlearning

JUNE 24, 2019

Ebook and audiobook reading increased over 240% when students connected their Sora classroom reading app to their local public library versus students solely accessing their school collection.

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Prodigy

JUNE 24, 2019

Parent-teacher conferences can be an effective way to discuss student achievement and progress, but they lack one key element: student engagement. The solution? Student-led conferences. The premise is simple: For students to be invested in their own learning and develop a growth mindset, they need to be involved in conversations about their strengths, weaknesses and […].

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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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