Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 29, 2019
On Feb. 1, 2019, World Read Aloud Day celebrates the pure joy of oral reading with kids of all ages. Created by LitWorld , past years have found over 1 million people in 100 countries joining together to enjoy the power and wonder of reading aloud in groups or individually, at school or home, and discovering what it means to listen to a story told through the voice of another.
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 29, 2019
FETC 2019: K–12 Schools Evolve Their Data Focus to Improve Student Outcomes. amy.burroughs_26341. Tue, 01/29/2019 - 15:11. K–12 schools are evolving their use of data analytics tools as pedagogies such as personalized learning focus on more immediate feedback and the “whole student.” . “We need the data that will help us make better, faster decisions,” said Cathy Cavanaugh, principal program manager for learning research and analytics at Microsoft , in a Jan. 29 workshop at the Future of Educati
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Neo LMS
JANUARY 29, 2019
Welcome to Part 2 of our EdTech terminology post — where we hope to give you a relatively simple roadmap to help navigate the thickets of education technology buzzwords and phrases that tend to appear in discussions and debates. Last time I focused on more purely tech phrases, such as “artificial intelligence” and “machine learning”, today I will zero in on a few education-based phrases that are often conflated or interchanged leading to a lack of clarity.
Digital Promise
JANUARY 29, 2019
Powerful use of technology contributes to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Educators who design learning experiences that are personal and accessible , authentic and challenging , collaborative and connected , and inquisitive and reflective create deeper, more meaningful learning experiences for their students. In collaboration with HP and Microsoft’s Reinvent the Classroom Initiative, Digital Promise Global is launching a new program that celebrates teachers who demonstrate powerful teaching a
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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
JANUARY 29, 2019
What’s life like after quitting a tenured job as a professor to become a freelance educator, making video courses and podcasts for a living? That’s one question we had for Kevin deLaplante, who did just that when he left Iowa State University in 2015 to focus on running his Argument Ninja Podcast and teaching courses on his online Critical Thinker Academy , both aimed at bringing concepts from his scholarship to a popular audience.
Digital Promise
JANUARY 29, 2019
This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read the original version here. When English learners show signs of reading difficulties, educators often have a hard time figuring out what’s holding them back. Is a student struggling to read just because she is still learning English and hasn’t yet developed the academic language skills she needs?
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 29, 2019
World Library of Science is a very good resource for teachers, students and science enthusiasts. The library offers a wide variety of science resources in the form of eBooks, articles, videos, and.
eSchool News
JANUARY 29, 2019
There is a fair amount of research into the impact of classroom design on student learning. Spaces flooded with natural light that allow for a variety of learning methods and activities, and spaces that let students feel a sense of ownership over the classroom, demonstrably affect how well students learn. Active learning applies a similar principle, including minimizing institutional barriers like teacher lecterns, fixed and stagnant furniture, and limited student exposure to real-world experien
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 29, 2019
Great Websites for Kids is an excellent platform that reviews websites geared towards kids up to age 14. The reviews are carried out by members of the Association for Library Service to Children.
eSchool News
JANUARY 29, 2019
STEM education and social-emotional learning will take precedence in 2019, according to teaching and learning predictions from 100Kin10. 100Kin10 is a national network focusing on improving STEM education by adding 100,000 highly-qualified STEM teachers to U.S. classrooms by 2021. The report compiles information from 100Kin10’s partner organizations, teachers, researchers, and other STEM leaders, and the 10 reflections serve to direct the group’s work and focus areas for 2019.
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.
Kitaboo on EdTech
JANUARY 29, 2019
Educational institutes have been practicing the traditional teaching method since ages. Most of us are familiar with the traditional model where one teacher is teaching fifty students at a time. No-one knows if those fifty students are able to understand what is being explained or if they are even paying attention to the lecture. This style of teaching is not considered very effective today.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 29, 2019
Farris Beasley, a retired large-animal veterinarian in Fayetteville, Tenn., has a barn full of agricultural machinery dating back to 1939. It’s the newer stuff he can’t find anyone to fix. Matt Krupnick for The Hechinger Report. FAYETTEVILLE, Tenn. — Farris Beasley stands in a barn on his 600-acre farm, pointing out equipment both ancient and modern and longing for the days when all of it was as easy to repair as his 1939 John Deere tractor.
Teacher Tech
JANUARY 29, 2019
Create a List of Your Google Calendar Events Have you ever wanted a simple list of every event on your Google Calendar? Use this Google Sheets template to extract a list of your events. Template alicekeeler.com/listcalendar Calendar ID When you create a copy of the template you will notice a spot in cell B2 […]. The post Google Sheets: What is On My Google Calendar appeared first on Teacher Tech.
EmergingEdTech
JANUARY 29, 2019
Image Source Gamification is a popular buzzword now. People across the globe are using this technique for various purposes – increasing sales, getting attention and so on. It can be used in. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
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.
Graphite Blog
JANUARY 29, 2019
Seesaw and Google Classroom are both sleek platforms for organizing student work. While Google Classroom is great for streamlining the management of classes, assignments, grades, and parent communication, Seesaw shines as a digital portfolio tool that incorporates teacher, parent, and student feedback. Are you looking to save time so that you can better support and showcase your students' learning?
MiddleWeb
JANUARY 29, 2019
2018 was a bonanza year for STEM, and 2019 holds even more promise. But we face some big challenges to get STEM education where it can fully deliver on its potential. Anne Jolly outlines four areas to radically improve STEM and instruction generally in today's schools.
The Principal of Change
JANUARY 29, 2019
I have been reading the “Marc and Angel Hack Life” blog for years, and it always gives me a little mental boost after soaking in some of the ideas. I don’t agree with everything that is written on there but it often makes me think, and the way they write with an emotional connection is powerful. When I read “ Don’t Be Afraid to Do These 10 Hard Things for Yourself ” I appreciated much of the advice, such as, “ Don’t be afraid to say ‘no’ to unneces
SecurEdge
JANUARY 29, 2019
Over the past decade, the hospitality industry has become technology-driven. Deloitte’s 2019 Travel and Hospitality Industry Outlook reveals “just how much technology has shaped the travel and hospitality industry in such a relatively short time. In 2009, the first hotel and airline apps were just hitting the market. Instagram and iPads didn’t exist.”.
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Managing a K-12 campus with constant pressure to meet performance metrics is challenging. And tardiness can significantly limit a school from reaching these goals. Learn more about why chronic lateness matters, and key strategies to address the following impacts: Data errors caused by manual processes Low attendance and graduation rates that affect a school’s reputation Classroom disruption, which leads to poor academic performance High staff attrition and “The Teacher Exodus” Unmet LCAP goals t
techlearning
JANUARY 29, 2019
InFocus debuts five new projectors for offices, meeting rooms, classrooms and presentations on-the-go with a choice of solid-state, LED, and laser technology, that will all be on display at Integrated Systems Europe 2019 at stand #2-B60.
Educator Innovator
JANUARY 29, 2019
The St. Louis metro area is one of many communities, says Gateway Writing Project co-director Katherine O’Daniels. The county is divided into 91 different municipalities, with most of its population existing outside of the city proper. In each of these communities, local elementary and middle schools feed into local high schools, leaving teens with few opportunities to meet and connect with students from outside their immediate bubble.
techlearning
JANUARY 29, 2019
Global education technology provider, Promethean®, will preview their latest technology at the Future of Education Technology Conference January 28-30 in Orlando, Florida. Promethean will showcase the Promethean Escape Room experience, and debut of their new 'For the Love of Learning™' campaign and the announcement of the 2018 US Promethean Grant winners.
Graphite Blog
JANUARY 29, 2019
Seesaw and Google Classroom are both sleek platforms for organizing student work. While Google Classroom is great for streamlining the management of classes, assignments, grades, and parent communication, Seesaw shines as a digital portfolio tool that incorporates teacher, parent, and student feedback. Are you looking to save time so that you can better support and showcase your students' learning?
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.
techlearning
JANUARY 29, 2019
HoverCam will showcase its Pilot Series of digital teaching stations; wireless Ultra 10 document camera; and ClassFusion, a classroom presentation and learning management system in booth 1673 at TCEA 2019.
MIND Research Institute
JANUARY 29, 2019
Here at MIND Research Institute, we talk a lot about our mission to ensure that all students are mathematically equipped to solve the world's most challenging problems. Everything we do here is in pursuit of that mission, and that pursuit is framed by our three core values: People People learn. People solve problems. We are on our mission at MIND because we know what we are after will have the greatest impact on improving the lives of people.
techlearning
JANUARY 29, 2019
Epson today announced its new PowerLite® U50 WUXGA 3LCD projector – an ultra-bright classroom projector that offers up to 10,000 hours of lamp life in Normal Mode and features 3,600 lumens of color brightness and 3,600 lumens of white brightness, plus WUXGA resolution. The projector offers enterprise-level security via integrated wireless networking, and teachers can wirelessly share content simultaneously from multiple devices.
ExcelinEd
JANUARY 29, 2019
Last month, Excel in Ed hosted a thousand state and national policymakers, education leaders and advocates at the 2018 National Summit on Education Reform (#EIE18). We asked some of our speakers and attendees about their favorite children’s books. From Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to Nancy Drew mysteries and Dr. Seuss books, find out what our #EIE18 speakers love!
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
JANUARY 29, 2019
DreamBox Learning® has announced a five-year agreement with the Austin Independent School District to deliver its adaptive online K-8 math platform to every elementary and middle school in the district.
The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 29, 2019
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How can you get your students out of the box when you educate them in a box? Check out a revolutionary way to educate with arts, ag, and nature by digging into Chattahoochee Hills Charter School outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Executive Director, Chester Asher, shares what they’ve learned, the pitfalls of such an approach, and how his school has the lowest suspension rates in Fulton County, Georgia and why he thin
techlearning
JANUARY 29, 2019
Findings from a new study suggest that Raz-Plus® is an effective supplemental resource to improve elementary students’ reading achievement and interest
Learning with 'e's
JANUARY 29, 2019
Photo by Steve Wheeler In yesterday's post about the BETT Show, I wrote about how people are the most important element of the massive education trade show. I met up with many old friends and colleagues during the 3 days I was at the show, and especially enjoyed catching up with some I had worked with during my time at Plymouth University. One, James Bettany , is still teaching there, and we spent a good two hours together reminiscing, and exchanging news.
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