The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Karen Voglesang on episode 209 [A special encore episode] of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Karen Voglesang @NBCTchr teaches children to use thinking routines in her classroom. After participating in Harvard’s Project Zero , she is applying and using the methods in classrooms and with teachers.
Teacher Reboot Camp
DECEMBER 14, 2017
“Thoughts need words. Words need a voice.” – Sharon M. Draper. In my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions , I share several tips for integrating technology to allow every student to share their ideas and creativity. Student voice is important, but when you teach several students, then the logistics get tricky.
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Tom Murray
DECEMBER 14, 2017
If serving is below you, leadership is beyond you. – Unknown. In many schools, the community,—particularly parents—feels left in the dark. Within their own walls, schools often work diligently to communicate the latest initiatives, results, and grading practices, or they discuss things such as the Common Core State Standards. However, the community is often unaware of such important topics until they hit a friend’s Facebook wall, an online gossip forum, or become part of the conversation
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 14, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez VLANs keep networks running optimally for some school districts.
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Neo LMS
DECEMBER 14, 2017
We focus a lot on the K-12 system of the United States in our blog , and I thought it would be fun and interesting to explore how countries in the developing world are facing their specific educational challenges with blended learning models. Not only do I think it is inspiring, but it may offer some context as to what giant gaps in funding and resources can be bridged with well-selected technology.
Edsurge
DECEMBER 14, 2017
It seems that every day we read about newer and better applications of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). Smart appliances that order groceries? No problem. Cars that drive themselves? Done. Need a good movie to watch? Better than your best friend’s last recommendation. Estimates now suggest that up to 47 percent of U.S. jobs may disappear in the coming decades due the rise of automation.
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Edsurge
DECEMBER 14, 2017
What began as a husband-and-wife skunkworks project in rural Wisconsin four years ago has now become absorbed into an education data company that boasts millions of users across 44 states. In 2013, systems engineer Matt Harris wrote a program to help his wife, a school psychologist, collect and analyze data to help her students. From there the tool spread via word of mouth, and within six months the pet project became a company, eduCLIMBER , where Matt was CEO.
eSchool News
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Although schools in rural areas traditionally hit roadblocks when it comes to securing technology tools and high-speed internet access in classrooms and student homes, a new study suggests students in those schools actually outperform their urban and suburban peers in access at school. The data comes from data management and learning analytics firm BrightBytes, which analyzed more than 180 million data points collected via a national survey gauging educational technology access, use and effectiv
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 14, 2017
iPad has been increasingly adopted as an instructional tool in classrooms especially in the north American context. As a versatile device, iPad provides boundless learning and teaching opportunities.read more.
ProfHacker
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Cards Against Humanity flickr photo by Brett Jordan shared under a Creative Commons (BY) license. Earlier this month I stepped outside of my usual disciplinary (and transdisciplinary) spaces and attended the big conference of another discipline: the American Anthropological Association. I arrived in DC not quite sure what to expect, invited by the team behind AnthropologyCon : a game design workshop bringing together anthropologists interested in, or already actively engaging, games in their res
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.
Teacher Tech
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Use Real Data Real data helps make learning connections. One Twitter handle I follow is @FiveThirtyEight. This Twitter account shares all kinds of interesting statistics that can be used for discussion starters, getting students thinking about current events, and for math applications. Tweets by FiveThirtyEight. The post Use Real Data: Try FiveThirtyEight appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Education Superhighway
DECEMBER 14, 2017
One of the most important features of E-rate is that it allots $3.9 billion annually to help schools upgrade their internal networks and implement Wi-Fi in every classroom. That amounts to $150 in Category 2 funding per student. This is a critical resource now, because schools need robust Wi-Fi to keep up with rising digital learning demands, including 1:1 device policies and multimedia learning programs.
edWeb.net
DECEMBER 14, 2017
“I never know what I don’t know until I attend edWebinars!” If you get some down time over the holidays, it’s a great time to catch up on some of the most popular edWebinars of 2017! This year we hosted over 275 edWebinars on a wide range of innovative topics for early childhood educators, librarians, teachers, and administrators.
EdTechTeacher
DECEMBER 14, 2017
One of our goals at EdTechTeacher is to explore new concepts and ideas with teachers in an effort to discover authentic ways of integrating technology into the classroom. One question we always ask is: “Does the technology create a functional improvement in the task?” In other words, we steer clear of using technology for the sake of using technology and instead focus on applications that provide clear educational value.
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.
Prodigy
DECEMBER 14, 2017
When students think “fun,” memories of math class likely won’t be the first to pop into their heads. But that doesn’t have to be the case. There are approaches and exercises, with and without computers, that can enliven your math lessons. You’ll likely find that the reward justifies the work of preparing and introducing them. […]. The post 20 Fun Math Activities for Your Classroom [+ Downloadable List] appeared first on Prodigy Blog.
SpeechTechie
DECEMBER 14, 2017
One of my favorite holiday activities with students is to role-play giving and receiving gifts, and here are some updates on that. You can do an actual gift exchange if time permits, or use an empty box or gift bag for pretend play, but there are some ways to tech up this lesson and add context, strategy and social cognition concepts, and engagement.
Tech Helpful
DECEMBER 14, 2017
I don't begin to understand all the political aspects of the repealing of net neutrality but I am concerned about how it will impact my students. I'll be honest, students in Chattanooga are blessed to live in GIG CITY. Our high speed internet access makes me become a snob when I visit other cities! We have it going on when it comes to speed, and I have a need.a need for SPEED!
Adjusting Course
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Recently, a former student named Sofia stopped by Greenwood Elementary to say hi and deliver a special gift. I'll get to that story in a second. There are so many meaningful moments in a day, and working with students is the privilege of a lifetime. However, there is one thing that gets me every time; it's when they come back. When kids come back we get to see who they've become.
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The Principal of Change
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Educators (and people) are creatures of habit. Sometimes we do things because we have done those things in the past. No other reason. Example… I have watched so many teachers sit through dull, bullet-point slide presentations, wanting to be anywhere else but in that room. Then, many of those same educators work with their students to create the same type of “read off the slide” presentations in schools.
MiddleWeb
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Todd Nesloney and Adam Welcome offer educators ways to rethink teaching, model risk taking for students, show students they are valued, push the boundaries that hold teachers back, take care of themselves, and develop leadership at a high level, writes Laura Von Staden.
EdTechTeam
DECEMBER 14, 2017
This month’s Teaching & Learning webinar was all about better meeting the needs of all learners with some amazing tools and tips from our panelists. You can view the 60 minute Youtube Live Event at [link] and the resources from the panel at [link]. Here are just a few of the ideas and tools our panelists shared: @itechteach shared the ReadWrite Chrome extension for voice notes and then demonstrated voice typing in Google Docs.
MiddleWeb
DECEMBER 14, 2017
This resource-rich book of comprehensive lessons is great for teachers who want to challenge 4th and 5th graders or for middle school educators looking for a way to bridge the gap from where students are to where they need to be, says ELA teacher Erin Corrigan-Smith.
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.
Nick's Picks for Educational Technology
DECEMBER 14, 2017
iOS 11 – Six New iPad Features You Need to Know Many of the new features in iOS 11 are incredibly useful for increasing productivity for teachers and students. Unfortunately these feature are easy to overlook. Here are my top six iOS 11 features teachers and students need to know about. A Huge Keyboard Improvement. Read more. The post iOS 11 – Six New iPad Features You Need to Know appeared first on Nick's Picks For Educational Technology.
EdTechnocation.com
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Just in time for teachers to explore over the holiday break and plan for the 2nd semester! Delightex , creators of CoSpaces , released a free version of CoSpaces Edu! CoSpaces Edu Basic is now available for classrooms. Read on to find out what it includes (and doesn't include) and learn more about CoSpaces! What is CoSpaces Edu? CoSpaces is a 3D/VR creation software accessible via the web on a computer or a mobile app on a tablet.
techlearning
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Innovative take on independent reading ditches multiple-choice quizzes.
ProfHacker
DECEMBER 14, 2017
I’ll be honest: it’s been awhile since I’ve thought about Firefox. I keep it installed on my computer, mostly to test compatibility when I build course or project websites , but it’s been years since I chose to load Firefox for daily browsing. Instead I, like so many others, have relied increasingly on Chrome or, because I am a Mac user, Safari, both of which are built on the same Webkit foundation.
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.
techlearning
DECEMBER 14, 2017
Useful text-to-speech app and extension unlocks the written word.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 14, 2017
For those of you using or planning to use Chromebooks in their instruction, the infographic below is a good resource to keep handy. It is also one of our popular graphics we shared last year. It.read more.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 14, 2017
“I had moments last semester when I didn’t want to study anymore. I thought: I’ll just work my job and get paid, and that’s it,” said Zuleima Dominguez, a student at Hunter College. Photo: Meredith Kolodner/The Hechinger Report. Ranferi Avilez is meeting friends for a late lunch. It’s unseasonably hot in Houston for mid-October, but instead of spending his Saturday as usual pouring cold brews and squirting whipped cream on iced caramel macchiatos, the 18-year-old is doing something special for h
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