Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Device rollout—when students in Verizon Innovative Learning Schools receive their initiative-provided iPads or Chromebooks—is an exciting time in the Verizon Innovative Learning Schools community, especially for schools new to the program. But rollout looks a bit different in 2020. While rollout events typically involve school-wide celebrations with speeches and STEM stations that are fun for the whole family, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced most schools to pivot to contactless curbside or “dri

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Whether you’re an experienced educator or a parent struggling to adjust to remote learning in the face of the national lockdown, chances are good that you’re looking for ideas to help your student, or students, thrive in the unfamiliar world of the virtual classroom. And it doesn’t much matter if the classroom is your second home, or if you haven’t stepped foot inside of a school for decades.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

A few years ago, we wrote an article for EdSurge about our school, Taos Academy, and its personalized learning model, focused on flexible weekly scheduling. In that model, students come to campus a few days a week and learn online the rest of the time—not unlike what many schools are experimenting with these days. Through tailoring schedules to meet the needs of our students and their families, we’ve been able to increase engagement and encourage ownership of learning.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

YouTube has long been the home of pop music videos and keyboarding cats. But the pandemic has created a new class of potential viral stars waiting in the wings, ready to explain organic chemistry or decode algebra. Justin Bieber probably isn’t too worried. But online video lessons are growing exponentially as K–12 student learning goes online , and there is no doubt that a few teachers will rise to the top to help more students learn.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Of all the behaviors necessitated by the pandemic—wearing face masks, ordering takeout or groceries online, working from home—only one has taken over the lexicon, serving variously as a verb, adjective or noun: Zooming. We Zoom for work, or with friends. We get on Zoom to talk to grandparents, or grandkids. We suffer from Zoom fatigue, and do our best to watch out for Zoombombing.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

For many students and educators, back to school this year means a return to extended remote learning. But teaching and learning for a longer period of time in this new environment — which is often virtual and technology-heavy — can make it harder for schools to protect student data. School leaders and teachers, in particular, are worried about violating the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) , which protects the privacy of student education records, when holding classes online.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

At the most basic level, these could be thumbs up/thumbs sideways/thumbs down. They could also be question marks and exclamation points. The post Using Small Signs To Encourage Student Participation In A Virtual Classroom appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Some 16.9 million Americans have been displaced from their jobs because of the pandemic and many of those positions aren’t coming back. Even for those who are still employed, the skills required to keep one’s job are changing fast in virtually every field. Workers need to be able to develop incremental skills rapidly if they are to stay relevant, and the unemployed need to acquire new ones on the fly.

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Teacher Tech

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

I love keyboard shortcuts!! Take the time to learn one a week! The post Control Shift Enter – Google Forms Add a Question appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In California, a plan to expand state-funded pre-K to 10,000 children has been canceled due to a state budget crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic. In Wyoming, a public preschool program for children with disabilities and developmental delays will lose $8.8 million in funding. And in New York, administrators who run pre-K classrooms funded by state money say they are expecting up to 20 percent in funding cuts to their programs.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

In-person, online, or a hybrid classroom for the 2020-21 school year, there’s no one right way to approach teaching science. But for all methods, safety should be the first priority along with helping students engage in the scientific process and relate the lessons to the real world. In the edLeader Panel “ Teaching Science and STEM in a COVID World Fully and Safely—Whatever the Learning Approach ,” Dr.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Listening to Audiobooks is one of my favourite things I do every time I lace up for a run. I love self-development books and I find in them a comfortable refuge from my academic work. In fact, self.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

This is the prevailing sentiment in millions of homes these days as many families gear up for what likely will amount to another semester of virtual learning due to the coronavirus pandemic, CNN reports. For most of these families, the online learning they endured this spring was passable at best, the result of schools and school districts scrambling to adapt their respective face-to-face curricula for the online environment.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Due to lockdown the majority of people are spending most of their time interacting with the world of digitality. Our screen time has exponentially increased during the last two.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The back-to-school season is in full swing amidst a global pandemic that’s seen US COVID-19 infections rise to 4.86 million in early August. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that around 7 percent of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the U.S. have been among children younger than 18, though one reason for this may be because most US schools shut down in March when COVID-19 took hold globally.

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MiddleWeb

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Gholdy Muhammad shows how educators can achieve a transformation in equitable education by implementing a framework of Historically Responsive Literacy based in identity development, skill development, intellectual development, and criticality, writes teacher Nicole Warchol.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Middle school teachers can now integrate science lessons with data collection and coding using new packages from Vernier Software & Technology and SAM Labs. Each new topic-based package—comprised of a Go Direct sensor, SAM Labs output blocks, and ready-to-go activities within the Google Workbench programming platform—engages students in scientific discovery and introductory block-based coding.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

I have volunteered to be a guest speaker in classes this Fall. It's really the least I can do to help teachers and students through another tough term. I spoke tonight in Dorothy Kim's class "Race Before Race: Premodern Critical Race Studies." Here's a bit of what I said. Thank you for inviting me to speak to your class this evening. I am sorry that we're all kicking off fall term online again — well, online is better than dead, of course.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Epson, the number-one selling projector brand worldwide, 1 today announced availability of eight new projectors designed for K-12 classrooms and small to medium-sized conference rooms. The PowerLite ® E20 , X49 , W49 , 118 , 119W , 982W , 992F , and 1288 range from budget-friendly, network-ready classroom projectors to wireless, portable meeting room solutions.

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Fractus Learning

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The way the brain processes information helps instructors understand how to use multimedia learning more effectively. Dual channels, limited capacity, and active processing are three assumptions Richard E. Mayer, professor of psychology at the University of California, based his cognitive theory of multimedia learning on. Mayer has authored over 500 publications, including 30 books.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

mindSpark Learning , a Denver-based national nonprofit dedicated to empowering educators with industry-oriented professional learning experiences, announced today STEMpath will be virtual for its 2021 cohort, enabling the organization to meet the increased demand to open the program to more educators across the U.S. 2021 marks STEMpath’s third year of providing K-12 educators with a 24 credit graduate-level STEM certification course, which gives them the skills to better prepare the future workf

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MiddleWeb

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

PBL expert Dayna Laur packs her book with 8 chapters of learning sciences-based practical examples, offering authentic challenges and connecting content standards to teens’ real lives. The complex student-centered activities earn a thumbs up from teacher Susi Durand.

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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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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Thirty-seven percent of education companies surveyed by EdWeek Market Brief said they've approved salary cuts during the pandemic, a higher portion than implemented layoffs or furloughs of workers. The post A Glimpse Into Education Companies’ Cost-Cutting During COVID-19 appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

To ensure every student has access to meaningful STEM experiences this fall, 21stCentEd announces the launch of virtual STEM and CTE programs for students in grades K-12. 21stCentEd is powered by TechTrep, a STEM and CTE provider that works with families, schools and communities to provide personalized, project-based and self-paced STEM experiences for all students.

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SecurEdge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Spotty coverage is a common WiFi problem that frustrates many IT professionals. With so many variables that can affect WiFi coverage, such as building materials, building dimensions, interior objects (i.e., furniture), and the types of devices and applications that will be in use, without the help of a WiFi heat map, it can be difficult for even seasoned network engineers to sort out.

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N2Y

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The development of language skills within a child is fascinating to watch as a parent and educator. From the time of birth, language is observable—from the cry of an infant to the sounds and words expressed by a toddler. Language, both receptive and expressive, forms the stepping stones to literacy. Whether one is an educator, parent, or grandparent, hearing those first words of an environmental language is enlightening, especially to those of us who “eat, breathe, and sleep” the developme

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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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SecurEdge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Spotty coverage is a common WiFi problem that frustrates many IT professionals. With so many variables that can affect WiFi coverage, such as building materials, building dimensions, interior objects (i.e., furniture), and the types of devices and applications that will be in use, it can be difficult for even seasoned network engineers to sort out.

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Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Age of Learning, Inc., says that the complaints raised about its marketing and billing practices were addressed by the company years ago. The post FTC Reaches $10 Million Settlement With Age of Learning appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

The Character Tree, an online resource that teaches character development though engaging videos and downloadable activities, has expanded to offer videos and content specifically for kindergarten-aged students. The videos are short and feature puppet characters sure to appeal to the youngest learners while they teach lessons on classroom citizenship such as hand-raising, full-body listening and other skills that are important for children who are just starting school.

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Nick's Picks for Educational Technology

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Technology Support for Parents and Caretakers Making technology resources readily available to parents is essential, but they are often overlooked. I curated this collection of tutorials for commonly used technology to support parents and caretakers during distance learning (or anytime). Canvas Canvas for Parents Guide Chromebooks Parent & Caretaker Guide to Chromebooks Class Dojo ClassDojo.

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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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