Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 17, 2018

Today is World Emoji Day and to celebrate I’m sharing 20 emoji activities, my slide presentation, and resources to engage your learners. Emojis are an important part of our students’ digital culture and the way students humanize time spent communicating with others constantly through a machine. Emojis allow students to express themselves, share their personalities, and add emotion to their messages.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 17, 2018

How to Avoid Making Data Center Mistakes. eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 07/17/2018 - 09:12. Today’s classroom is a melding of traditional and digital tools to instruct today’s students. . With every tap of a touchscreen or login onto a laptop, a school’s back-end infrastructure — the maze of servers, racks and cords — is crucial to keep students prepared for their digital education.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 17, 2018

Today is World Emoji Day and to celebrate I’m sharing 20 emoji activities, my slide presentation, and resources to engage your learners. Emojis are an important part of our students’ digital culture and the way students humanize time spent communicating with others constantly through a machine. Emojis allow students to express themselves, share their personalities, and add emotion to their messages.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

From the start, access has been the defining achievement of online learning. Or so I thought. For a couple of decades, I championed online learning for its ability to uproot entrenched ideas in education, especially by engaging students in active learning, a pedagogical style rarely practiced on campus. But I was even more taken with digital learning’s ability to let underrepresented students leap virtually over high campus gates to earn college degrees as never before.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 17, 2018

Welcome to Part Two of starting a PBL project. In this series I wish to help educators find ways to get ideas for a PBL they may wish to do with their class. I often think that the hardest part in PBL is coming up with an idea. In Part One I provided thoughts that can help you get that idea. In Part Two (this post) I will provide some valuable web resources.

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Learning in Hand

JULY 17, 2018

There’s more than meets the eye when it comes to emojis. Emojis are not confined to smartphones and tablets; their charm can be put into action on mobile devices and computers since they are a standardized set of characters that work across platforms. I am somewhat obsessed with emojis, and I have clever emoji uses that any teacher can use. Innovative ideas include illustrating ideas, offering feedback, reinforcing vocabulary, kickstarting the writing process, and assessing learning.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

Do your school’s students submit their school assignments by uploading PDFs or other files within a learning management system? If so, a new tool from Google is looking to upend that practice—by connecting the LMS directly to Google Drive. Called Course Kit, the new tool, announced today, lets students upload their work by tapping into their Google Drive account.

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MiddleWeb

JULY 17, 2018

Larry Ferlazzo and Katie Sypnieski often ask their ELL students to make short oral presentations to a group or a partner "because it is more practical, time efficient, and energizing for students." The four ideas shared here are easily adapted to any class or subject.

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TeacherCast

JULY 17, 2018

zSpace is a powerful AR/VR platform that allows students to harness the power of creativity to get a very unique hands-on experience like anything I have ever seen in the edtech space. The post zSpace brings it’s AR / VR platform to the mobile student this year! appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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Teacher Tech

JULY 17, 2018

The post School is Out: 7 Tips to Clean Up Your G Suite appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

Caroline Hill is a firecracker. She keynoted the Blended Learning Conference in Rhode Island and iNACOL in Florida. At both events, she asked educators to challenge their notions of the use of technology in the classrooms and their conversations around equity. Hill has been a DC educator for years, but she is now embarking on a new venture, creating an accelerator with the goal of scaling equity.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 17, 2018

Today, we are sharing with you this handy visual featuring what we think are some useful Android apps teachers should try out. We have arranged these apps into different categories, go through the.read more.

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JULY 17, 2018

The introduction of virtual reality technology in K-12 began in the early 1990’s with projects such as Science Space, Safety World, Global Change, Virtual Gorilla Exhibit, Atom World, and Cell Biology ( Youngblut, 1998 ). Designers of these projects used various peripheral devices such as head-mounted display gear, data gloves, and body suits for a fully immersive learning experience.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 17, 2018

This is an updated version of the list we published in the past featuring some good iPad storybook apps to use with kids to help them nurture a love for reading and develop strng reading skills.read more.

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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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Adjusting Course

JULY 17, 2018

Have you ever been around a person who shares their passion for a topic in such an authentic way that you can't help getting excited? My 3rd grade son is not known for being a conversationalist, but when he starts explaining the finer points of Minecraft his eyes light up. And so do mine! There is something about hearing another person's heart that creates a special connection.

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eSchool News

JULY 17, 2018

Professional development is changing. There are numerous new models: blended learning, personalized learning, culturally responsive teaching, and more. There is new technology: learning management systems, apps, websites, and more. As we ask teachers to adopt these new models and tools it is essential that we provide ongoing and continuous support through instructional coaching.

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Marketplace K-12

JULY 17, 2018

A Philadelphia charter school that encourages its students to solve real-world problems was showcased on the opening day of Education Innovation Clusters, a conference focused on promoting innovation and research in K-12. The post The Workshop School: Where Project-Based Learning Gives Back appeared first on Market Brief.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 17, 2018

Khan Academy Kids launched this week. In collaboration with experts from the Stanford Graduate School of Education and children’s book authors, and in partnership with Super Simple Songs, Bellwether Media and National Geographic Magazine , the new app is designed to inspire a lifetime of learning and discovery with our free, fun educational program for children ages two through five.

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JULY 17, 2018

The company will delay an IPO after regulators in Dubai froze tuition fees at private schools, which will affect the company’s financial projections, according to Reuters. The post Major International Private School Company GEMS Education Reportedly Puts Brakes on IPO appeared first on Market Brief.

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MindShift

JULY 17, 2018

Tupac Shakur has been dead for over 20 years, and yet his music and lyrics are still popular with young people today. Dr. Jeff Duncan-Andrade thinks Tupac remains influential all over the world because he writes about some of the essential truths young people still experience. Duncan-Andrade even named the elementary school he helped start Roses in Concrete after the Tupac poem “The Rose That Grew From Concrete.

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EmergingEdTech

JULY 17, 2018

Considering how quickly technology has developed in recent years, many of today’s teachers were likely also in the classroom when the overhead projector and cable were cutting edge. Even just a few. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Reading By Example

JULY 17, 2018

It’s a beautiful thing, the excitement of learning alongside a peer. The trust and community that develops by believing in one another. True for adults and children, staff and students. Shared learning experiences build community and relationships. The beginning of Regie Routman’s Literacy Essentials focuses on developing trust, “Get to know students, and help them get to know each other” (p. 14).

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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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JULY 17, 2018

Have you really thought about the nature of social media? Most of us use it. I've even praised it, but lately I have begun to really examine it and its use in my own life. We users of social media often forget that it has specific design characteristics whose purpose is perhaps not what we think. For example, we have been fond of praising the ability of Twitter to allow us to connect with others.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2018

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. Schools must reckon with this reality and commit to supporting thoughtful and critical social media use among students, teachers, and administrators. If not, schools and classrooms risk everything from digital distraction to privacy violations.

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JULY 17, 2018

RealNetworks, Inc. today announced the immediate availability of SAFR™ for K-12, an AI and machine learning based facial recognition solution for K-12 schools in the United States and Canada. At no cost, K-12 schools can now apply facial recognition technology to help protect the school environment. SAFR for K-12 can be downloaded by schools beginning today at www.realnetworks.com/safr/k12.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 17, 2018

Whether your school or district has officially adopted social media or not, conversations are happening in and around your school on everything from Facebook to Snapchat. Schools must reckon with this reality and commit to supporting thoughtful and critical social media use among students, teachers, and administrators. If not, schools and classrooms risk everything from digital distraction to privacy violations.

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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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JULY 17, 2018

Ruckus Networks , an ARRIS company, today announced the Ruckus R730 , an IoT- and LTE-ready, 802.11ax wireless access point (AP). The high-capacity, 12 spatial-stream R730 works in concert with the new Ruckus Ultra-High Density Technology Suite to provide high-resolution, latency-sensitive video in high density user environments such as schools and stadiums.

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SpeechTechie

JULY 17, 2018

Presenting a video can be a simple use of tech that can establish context, provide visual support, engage students in discussion, and open the door to a related post-activity addressing language skills. A good example is this video which features about 100 unnecessary signs such as: The video moves quickly, but pause as many times as you want! You can also screenshot to pick and choose signs you'd like to explore (perhaps a good move to work on functional reading).

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techlearning

JULY 17, 2018

Curriculum experts including Smithsonian re-envisioned science class and created phenomena-based science programs for California’s Next Generation Science Standards SACRAMENTO, CA, July 17, 2018 – California science classes are about to get a surge of new resources to support an energetic, student-driven, hands-on, and phenomena-based vision of the California Next Generation Science Standards (CA NGSS).

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2018

The #InnovatorsMindset book study on Instagram just wrapped up, and it was a great learning experience for myself and hopefully, the participants that took their own time (most on a break) to connect, create and model their learning openly. From their creations, I want to share a few thoughts that I have on “innovation in education.” As I have stressed, innovation in education does not equal technology, but it is a mindset in how we create new and better opportunities for learning.

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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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