Teacher Reboot Camp
JUNE 29, 2018
This past week the incredible Alan November and I delivered mini keynotes for the Rethink Learning Summit hosted by ItsLearning. Huge thanks to Noah Geisel ( @senorg ) for recording both keynotes. In the recording, you will first be blown away by Alan November ‘s keynote, which would motivate any teacher to see the powerful ways students learn with technology.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 29, 2018
ISTE 2018: ISTE and TED Partner On Master Class Program. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 06/29/2018 - 13:30. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and nonprofit organization TED-Ed , a branch of TED, will soon be giving teachers the chance to share their experiences in classroom innovation with each other in a master class program. The two organizations announced the initiative at ISTE 2018 in Chicago.
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Teacher Reboot Camp
JUNE 29, 2018
This past week the incredible Alan November and I delivered mini keynotes for the Rethink Learning Summit hosted by ItsLearning. Huge thanks to Noah Geisel ( @senorg ) for recording both keynotes. In the recording, you will first be blown away by Alan November ‘s keynote, which would motivate any teacher to see the powerful ways students learn with technology.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JUNE 29, 2018
Here’s a preview of what’s coming up on Ask a Tech Teacher in July: Wi. To be honest, I’m off most of the month! But I’ll be back in August.
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How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.
Edsurge
JUNE 29, 2018
In 2009, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation invested hundreds of millions to see whether “ value-added ” models could be used to evaluate, inform and improve teachers’ effectiveness in improving student outcomes. The most valuable thing it learned may have come from a report offering a blunt answer: no. Conducted by the RAND Corporation and the American Institute for Research, the report followed three school districts and four charter management organizations through a six-year effort (from
eSchool News
JUNE 29, 2018
Creativity, artificial intelligence (AI), and digital competencies were just a few of the many trends at ISTE 2018. This year’s conference was one of the largest, with packed sessions and presentations, and 18,540 attendees–a new attendee record. It was nearly impossible to see and attend everything the conference had to offer, and many educators who couldn’t attend followed keynotes with the #ISTE18 hashtag (they also threw in a #NotAtISTE tag for good measure).
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TeacherCast
JUNE 29, 2018
The big news at the ISTE Conference this year was the announcement that Microsoft acquired the educational video company Flipgrid in a move that had everyone in Chicago buzzing with #FlipgridFever! This year I had the opportunity to get to meet the team and sit down with Joey Taralson for an in-depth conversation about what the news means for Flipgid. for Microsoft. and for teachers everywhere.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JUNE 29, 2018
This is the sixth post in a series of posts geared towards helping teachers, educators and students make the best of Google services in education. Today we are featuring Google Sheets, an excellent.read more.
techlearning
JUNE 29, 2018
For the fifth year, Tech & Learning is presenting its prestigious awards program that honors great products at ISTE 2018. The products below were selected by an anonymous panel of educator judges, who scoured the exhibit hall floor during the conference in Chicago. The judges rated their impressions on a sliding scale, evaluating areas such as quality and effectiveness, ease of use and creative use of technology.
ProfHacker
JUNE 29, 2018
If you know anything about me by now during my time here at ProfHacker, it’s that I’ll promote and share the heck out of anything Mike Caulfield is doing in order to clean up the internet environment. Seriously, if you are doing ANYTHING related to digital literacy/fluency, you should read his blog. All of it. His latest project is the #NOW Challenge : I am announcing a project to get students and faculty to produce 1,000 new Wikipedia articles on significant English-language local n
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
JUNE 29, 2018
Make Learning Better with G Suite We are back from our epic road trip from LA to the ISTE conference in Chicago. Myself, Christine Pinto, Lisa Dabbs, and Sarah Kerns took 10 days to drive to different schools to do professional development stops (and a few fun stops), sponsored by ViewSonic, along the way. Here […]. The post Make Learning Better with G Suite: From the #ISTELadiesRoadTrip appeared first on Teacher Tech.
eSchool News
JUNE 29, 2018
Although they’re touted as game-changers for classroom learning, virtual reality and augmented reality have yet to catch on in schools, according to a new survey of 1,500 teachers. The Kahoot! tech trends survey reveals that just 11 percent of surveyed teachers said virtual reality and augmented reality are emerging trends in their school or district.
Nick's Picks for Educational Technology
JUNE 29, 2018
How to Make Any Web Page an Interactive Lesson InsertLearning InsertLearning provides teachers with an easy way to transform web pages into interactive lessons. It can be used in any subject and at any age, from having emerging readers highlight words they recognize in text, to students documenting progress by recording themselves reading aloud, to.
The Daring Librarian
JUNE 29, 2018
I've noticed lately that Photo booths—in all shapes and sizes—are becoming increasingly popular at events. From fairs, community outreaches, dances, weddings, even Bat Mitzvahs, the photo booth is providing more than fun and games. So, here's my list of 5 ways your school library (or classroom) can benefit from a photo booth. This fun, easy, & cheap DIY Photo Booth has added a lot of fun to our school library and our end of the year celebration, our June Jamboree.
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.
EmergingEdTech
JUNE 29, 2018
A few years ago, a Gates Foundation report, Teachers Know Best: What Educators Want from Digital Instructional Tools, indicated that teachers want tools “supporting student collaboration and. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
Buncee
JUNE 29, 2018
#ISTE18 was one for the books, all thanks to the amazing educators we met, our Buncee community, and some fantastic educational organizations! We are honored to have presented with Microsoft EDU, Google for Education, and Skype in the Classroom to support student learning and creativity in classrooms worldwide. Together, we connected with friends from all over the globe.
techlearning
JUNE 29, 2018
Loom Create, present, and assess with free, effortless screencasting Pros: Simple to learn, tons of support, and many exporting features, including Slack integration. Cons: Only works on devices that support Chrome extensions; once recorded, editing options are limited to trimming. Bottom Line: This intuitive tool is excellent for recording and responding to screencasts of any length. [ Simple Writing/Note-Taking Tool Includes Text-to-Speech Option ] Read more.
Edsurge
JUNE 29, 2018
Today we're starting out with a big question: What would you do if you could start a college from scratch? For most people, this is merely a thought exercise—how to keep the good from the best of traditional methods, and take into account all the tech and the changing workforce and student needs of today. But two recent guests on EdSurge Live, a monthly video-based discussion series, have surprisingly concrete answers to this question.
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techlearning
JUNE 29, 2018
Google is being Google, and they are in the process of shifting one of their approaches to their suite of tools. Google’s strategy has always been to put something out there and then iterate on the design. They are in the process of iterating on Chrome, and those iterations are something Google schools (especially with Chromebooks) need to know. ? The main iteration is that Google has started to phase out Chrome apps, and they are filling that need in a couple of different ways.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JUNE 29, 2018
At the recent ISTE conference, I was excited to be part of the team to help spread the word about the new, Global Problem Solvers: The Series (GPS: The Series) , a free educational initiative that introduces adolescents and preteens to real world problem solving through critical thinking, social entrepreneurship, collaboration, and the use of technology.
techlearning
JUNE 29, 2018
This past week during the 2018 ISTE conference in Chicago, Google made quite a few announcements that will impact you this fall when you return to school. The most notable announcements involve Google Classroom. Here's a round up of what we know and when you can expect access to these features: Introducing Classwork. Google is re-thinking how content is organized in Classroom.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JUNE 29, 2018
At the ISTE conference there was a launch for the new Global Problem Solvers: The Series (GPS: The Series) , a free educational initiative that introduces adolescents and preteens to real world problem solving through critical thinking, social entrepreneurship, collaboration, and the use of technology. Learners watch a series of cool videos starring a team of teen superheroes who inspire them to solve real world issues like lack of water and education.
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.
Hack Education
JUNE 29, 2018
Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. (National) Education Politics. Via NPR : “A History Of The Department Of Education.” (State and Local) Education Politics. Via The New York Times : “ California Passes Sweeping Law to Protect Online Privacy.” The law forestalled a proposed ballot initiative with much stricter l
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