The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 31, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Five inspiring thoughts for classroom teachers including research, inspirational stories, and thoughts from the real world classroom. Sponsor: Read my review of the Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset at www.coolcatteacher.com/vr and learn how to enter to win a STEAM Lab Makeover from Acer and Microsoft, who are giving away 10 Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headsets and 10 Acer Aspire 7 laptops.

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Ditch That Textbook

AUGUST 31, 2018

Blended learning provides a combination of in-person, face-to-face activities and digital learning. By leveraging the power of technology tools and resources, a blended learning classroom allows for more individualized instruction. What does a blended learning classroom look like? And what activities are best for a blended learning classroom? In a recent #Ditchbook Twitter chat moderated by […].

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2018

It’s no secret that most people can’t work their way through college anymore. And while many students still juggle a job, a new report highlights why that’s even tougher for those who are low-income. “Low-income working learners are going to school more and working more hours, yet struggling to make it,” the report, which was released on Tuesday by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce, states.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 31, 2018

Google Docs is a popular tool among teachers and students and several of you use it in their daily instruction. It offers a number of interesting features that allow users to easily create and share.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2018

Technology can have a dramatically positive impact on student engagement and instructional practices when implemented carefully and accompanied by extensive professional learning and management, according to a new report. The report from SRI International analyzes schools participating in the Apple and ConnectED initiative. That initiative, launched in 2014, brings technology and support to 114 underserved schools in order to promote more personalized and student-centered educational experiences

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Teacher Tech

AUGUST 31, 2018

Star Drive Files Google Classroom allows you to collect digital student work… into YOUR Google Drive. When you “Make a copy for each student” you now have 31 to 201 copies of the exact same file name in Google Drive. When you search Google Drive you can filter your files by Starred so only the “good stuff” […]. The post Google Classroom: STAR Your Originals in Google Drive appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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ProfHacker

AUGUST 31, 2018

Some personal news: All things have a life cycle, and in this instance it is time for ProfHacker to return to its independent roots. Beginning on October 1, 2018, you’ll find new posts by our merry crew at Profhacker.com (as well as archived material), and, as always, @ProfHacker on Twitter. Many thanks to the Chronicle of Higher Education for hosting us since 2009, and indeed for continuing to host our archived material!

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Teacher Tech

AUGUST 31, 2018

Star Drive Files Google Classroom allows you to collect digital student work… into YOUR Google Drive. When you “Make a copy for each student” you now have 31 to 201 copies of the exact same file name in Google Drive. When you search Google Drive you can filter your files by Starred so only the “good stuff” […]. The post Google Classroom: STAR Your Originals in Google Drive appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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ProfHacker

AUGUST 31, 2018

By this time next week I think just about everyone on the semester system will have started classes, which means the summer’s over and campuses are once again full of activity. Whether you’ve been teaching or working all summer, doing research, or recharging for the long winter, here’s hoping everything goes well in 2018-19! On to this week’s links: Miriam Elizabeth Burstein did some quiet looking into the question of superstar advisors and their advisees’ placement

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MindShift

AUGUST 31, 2018

It may be a new school year, yet I come to sing the praises of trampolines and bubble-blowing, pillow forts and peekaboo, Monopoly and Marco Polo. A new paper in the journal Pediatrics summarizes the evidence for letting kids let loose. “Play is not frivolous,” the paper insists, twice. “It is brain building.” The authors — Michael Yogman, Andrew Garner, Jeffrey Hutchinson, Kathy Hirsh-Pasek and Roberta Michnick Golinkoff — ask pediatricians to take an active role by writ

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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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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 31, 2018

I, like many, was sucked into the zeitgeist of Hamilton. So when I first read about Our Voice Academy on Twitter I immediately thought “I have to be in the room where it happens.” . I emailed a friend that attended and learned that this event was Jennie Magiera ’s capstone project for her Pahara NextGen Fellowship. I patiently waited and hoped another cohort would be announced.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2018

Who you know matters. Depending on their socio-economic and geographic backgrounds, and availability of school resources, students possess vastly different webs of relationships that they can tap into for mentorship, coaching, tutoring, and future career help.

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techlearning

AUGUST 31, 2018

— Call for Contributions; Program Organizers, Academies and Tracks Announced — — Building upon last year’s inaugural event, the four-day international symposium returns to Anaheim, CA to run concurrently with The 2019 NAMM Show — New York, NY — Following its successful premiere at last year’s NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA, the Audio Engineering Society has announced the return of AES@NAMM Pro Sound Symposium, Live & Studio, in 2019, 2020 and 2021.

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Tech Helpful

AUGUST 31, 2018

We are in an era of technology changing so quickly that it's hard for anyone to stay abreast of the topics and concerns. One thing that continuously tugs on my inner moral compass is the way we (society in general) seem to adopt the next best thing like lambs being led to slaughter. It's a fine line for me- as an instructional technologist I don't want to wait so long to adopt a worthy concept that we are creating more work for our teachers and students than need be but I also don't want to just

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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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techlearning

AUGUST 31, 2018

Imagine taking students for a walk around the solar system during their lesson. Creating more immersive visual experiences with new types of instruction models, such as lesson capture, are possible when digital devices such as document cameras, student devices, and audio equipment are networked with interactive projector displays. This eBook details how today’s projection software can be used cost-effectively, including: Take notes and then send work back to the projector—no PC required.

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SecurEdge

AUGUST 31, 2018

The Internet of Things.

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techlearning

AUGUST 31, 2018

Even projection display hardware needs to be evaluated through the lens of its impact on student learning. Educators know that interactive collaboration impacts the classroom environment by shifting the mode of teaching and increasing student engagement. What are the key factors that districts should be aware of when choosing new classroom display options?

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Reading By Example

AUGUST 31, 2018

Photo by NeONBRAND on Unsplash. The week of getting ready for the first day with students has come to a close. This time of year is typically one big rush to “get things done” Bare bulletin boards call for welcoming messages. Schedules are updated continuously, rarely due to a school’s priorities. Enrollment and ordering resources become mini-emergencies instead of part of the daily routine. ‘Tis the season.

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AUGUST 31, 2018

[ Great Sound, Graphics Draw Kids Into Disaster Sim ] Magnus Kingdom of Chess Gentle chess puzzle game ideal for young newbies Pros: Gradual learning curve, fun gameplay, and incremental lessons that build on previous ones. Cons: There are little to no instructions, and the "help" cards often show up after they would have been helpful. Bottom Line: For kids who are new to chess but want to learn how to play, this fun intro to the game provides a well-done tutorial combined with a light overarchi

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 31, 2018

EDpuzzle the world's leading tool for "flipping" a classroom or lesson has been hard at work w/ new features and updates to make it easier and even better for teacher to integrate in their classroom. Main improvements: Main My Classes section: Cleaner and simpler design. Notifications which alerts teachers teachers to which assignments/videos requires a teachers attention.

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techlearning

AUGUST 31, 2018

What a wild summer. I took a break from blogging because my summer has been jammed packed. I started out by going to ISTE in Chicago. After I got back, I went on my honeymoon in St. Lucia. Then, it was back to Chicago for the amazing Our Voice Academy. A week later I flew cross country to Seattle to help run Picademy for over a hundred educators and in two days, I’ll by flying to Moscow for the EdCrunch forum where I’ll talk about Gamification and Fair Haven Innovates.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 31, 2018

YO Teach is a fantastic new site for creating a backchannel chat that I just found out about from the amazing Richard Byrne. YO Teach is a very user-friendly tool to use to create a backchannel chat by simply creating a room and then setting a password. Students can then join via a URL, and the admin feature allows educators to set privacy settings and moderate users.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 31, 2018

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of

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techlearning

AUGUST 31, 2018

— New series of events will offer insight and instruction on planning, design and construction of audio hardware and DSP — New York, NY — In the infancy of the professional audio industry, gear was commonly constructed by the engineers who operated the hardware. This year’s 145 Audio Engineering Society International Convention, taking place in New York, October 17 – 20 at the Jacob Javits Center, will host a series of events following the tradition of do-it-yourself innovation and promoting the

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Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the massive review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. (National) Education Politics. The President has colored his flag wrong. That is all. pic.twitter.com/wWXBgR9I6V — Talia (@2020fight) August 25, 2018.

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