The CoolCatTeacher
MAY 11, 2018
James O'Hagan on episode 310 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Esports are coming to state high school athletic competitions, college sports, and intramurals now. Today, esports pioneer James O’Hagan explains the phenomenon and how Gamer-Scholars are emerging as successful examples of a new sport.
Ditch That Textbook
MAY 11, 2018
When families are part of the learning community it has profound effects on the students. We want parents and guardians to feel involved in their child’s learning and welcomed in our classroom. Some families are involved and engaged from the moment their child steps foot in your classroom. Others may be more difficult to hook in […].
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Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 11, 2018
I am honored to be selected as one of EdTech Magazine’s “50 Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs of 2018” ! Without a doubt, the credit goes to my readers. I am proud that the resources, reviews, and materials I curate for you resonate with your teaching needs. Do check out their full article to see all 50 selected blogs. It includes names of edtech experts you already follow and a few you’ll want to add to your list.
Doug Levin
MAY 11, 2018
Cross-posted on the K-12 Cybersecurity Resource Center blog: [link]. As quoted in: Healy, Michelle. “ Protecting Student And Employee Data In The Cyber Age.” American School Board Journal. June 2018. At least 320 K-12 cybersecurity-related incidents, both intentional and unintentional, have been reported in the media since January 2016, says education technology consultant Douglas Levin.
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eSchool News
MAY 11, 2018
For a relatively new buzzword, grit certainly has a lot of supporters. It is grit, and not necessarily IQ or talent, that can predict students’ academic success. And as educators seek to understand students from a motivational and psychological point of view, grit pays an important role. “Grit is passion, perseverance for very long-term goals, stamina,” says Angela Duckworth in her now-famous 2013 TED Talk.
Teacher Tech
MAY 11, 2018
Google Forms Auto Predicts Your Answer Choices Google Forms came out with 6 updates to making Google Forms Quizzes. One of the updates is Google Forms will guess your correct answer and wrong answers! The opportunity to save time is always appreciated! (Note: new announced features are not necessarily pushed out immediately. Additionally, features roll […].
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 11, 2018
Here are some good educational YouTube channels curated specifically for social studies teachers. They cover a wide variety of social studies topics which you can appropriate and integrate in.read more.
eSchool News
MAY 11, 2018
College and career readiness has grown to be a hot topic that is on the mind of every educational leader in the nation. But being college and career ready takes more than just career counseling or use of software in the classroom—it takes personalized, differentiated instruction that starts at an early age. Students must understand their unique strengths and interests, and teachers must see themselves as part of the global working world.
TeacherCast
MAY 11, 2018
Daily Math Fluency helps students develop efficiency and accuracy of basic math facts for K-5 students. The post Daily Math Fluency helps students develop efficiency and accuracy of basic math facts for K-5 students | @ETAhand2mind appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 11, 2018
Below is a list of some good periodic table apps to use with your students in class. They will help students solidify their knowledge about different chemical elements and their properties, and.read more.
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.
Edsurge
MAY 11, 2018
With graduation looming, some soon-to-be college graduates are still looking for jobs. A new report might give them a better idea of where they stand—and can provide guidance for colleges trying to support them. The report, published by the Economic Policy Institute, examines the job outcomes for those between the ages of 21 and 24 with a bachelor’s degree.
Marketplace K-12
MAY 11, 2018
A testing vendor says Tennessee state officials made a "knee-jerk" decision to shut down online testing after disruptions, rather than allowing the testing organization to fix the problem, and is seeking $25.7 million in damages. The post Tennessee, Measurement Incorporated Tussle Over Blame for Testing Woes appeared first on Market Brief.
EdTechTeam
MAY 11, 2018
Chromebooks have come a long way in eight years and our most recent webinar shows just that. The focus this month was Chromebooks as Tools for Creativity and our three panelists showcased a variety of ways that the Chromebook can be used for much more than document processing and research. You can view the Youtube Live Event at [link] and the resources from the panel at [link].
Marketplace K-12
MAY 11, 2018
ClassWallet, a spend management platform for school districts, raised funds. Also, Achieve3000, a provider of differentiated instruction solutions, formed a partnership with civics educational materials provider iCivics. The post K-12 Dealmaking: ClassWallet Raises $2.3 Million; Achieve3000 Partners With iCivics appeared first on Market Brief.
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.
ProfHacker
MAY 11, 2018
Happy Friday! Whoa, how did it get to be mid-May already? Is your semester over, yet? How are your allergies ? Got big plans for summer? Here, for your weekend reading pleasure, are 5 links and a video. " Invisible Labor and Digital Utopias ," by Audrey Watters: "As a woman who writes online about technology, I have grown far too tired of ‘permission-less-ness.’ Because ‘open’ doesn’t just mean using my work for free without asking.
techlearning
MAY 11, 2018
Not long after I started working in a new position as Head of computing, I came into school one morning to discover a brown envelope in my pigeon-hole. It bore the typewritten legend, "For the attention of Mr Freedman". With some trepidation I tore open the envelope. Inside was a letter from the Principal: "To: Mr Freedman From: The Principal Mr Freedman, it has come to my attention that you have been seen writing notes in a notebook, with a pen.
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
MAY 11, 2018
I’ve wanted to hold a Star Wars Day in the library for a long time, but it seems like every year something comes up that prevents me from doing it. However, this year, I put it on the library calendar early and crossed my fingers. By the time May 4th arrived, I had protected five 45-minute slots on the library calendar to host classes. The signup was open to any classes.
techlearning
MAY 11, 2018
Regular readers of this blog know I love the phrase tasks before apps. So when talking about curiosity in the classroom, can there really be an app or website that answers the question in our title: Can an app spark student curiosity? Like most digital tools and online resources for students, it all comes down to how you use them. Curiosity in the Classroom What if.?
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Educational Technology Guy
MAY 11, 2018
PDF Candy is a site I just found out about from a colleague from up in Canada. It is an amazing collection of free, online tools to edit and manage PDF files. PDFs are one of the most common file formats used to share data and documents. Being able to edit and manipulate them is important. PDF Candy provides a robust, free, online tool set for working with PDFs.
techlearning
MAY 11, 2018
National WWII Museum High-quality resources and activities offer an in-depth study Pros: Students will enjoy the online exhibits and activities; teachers will find classroom-ready lessons that support learning. [ Historypin Lets Kids Visualize Shared History ] Cons: Some lessons may need to be adapted to improve accessibility for students with special needs.
Hack Education
MAY 11, 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. First Lady Melania Trump launched her “Be Best” campaign this week, encouraging people to be nicer on social media.
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