EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2019

State of K–12 IT Survey Highlights Cloud Technology and Security [#Infographic]. eli.zimmerman_9856. Thu, 01/10/2019 - 13:39. Cloud migration and cybersecurity solutions are two important areas for K–12 schools looking to upgrade their IT infrastructure, according to a survey conducted by nonprofit organization Project Tomorrow. Eighty percent of K–12 districts are using cloud-based software to improve everything from classroom collaboration and administrative tasks to phone systems. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Rubrics can be helpful. But when are they not helpful? What mistakes do we make when using rubrics? English teacher, Dr. Scott N. Forrest shares the five questions they ask at his school when working with rubrics. Listen to the Show Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 10, 2019

Here are the most-read posts for the month of December: College Credit Classes onTechnology in Education. End-of-year Maintenance: Image and Back-up Digital Devices. End of Year Maintenance: Update Your Online Presence. End-of-Year Maintenance: 19 Steps To A Speedier Computer. 3 Free SEL Activities from SafeSchools. Why Should Students Learn Computer Science?

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 10, 2019

As we start a new year it’s often helpful to sweep away the metaphorical cobwebs of the last year, set goals and priorities and plan ways to meet whichever resolutions we have made. Very often we decide to “get organised”, determined to create more time for ourselves, and find an optimal plan and schedule that helps us get more things done, more efficiently.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Jerry Blumengarten has been working with schools for years. But when his local schools in Florida where he has retired have turned away his free offer of help because they have no time, Jerry fights back by talking about how we need to break this “Lockstep Test Prep” mentality.

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Teacher Tech

JANUARY 10, 2019

Customize Your Header in Google Classroom Google Classroom has added new theme options (and removed the old options) for the class header. Click on “Select theme” and choose the one you like! Create a Custom Header Instead, click on “upload photo” in the header to create your own image. Template alicekeeler.com/gcheader or try alicekeeler.com/finger for a […].

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Teacher Tech

JANUARY 10, 2019

Customize Your Header in Google Classroom Google Classroom has added new theme options (and removed the old options) for the class header. Click on “Select theme” and choose the one you like! Create a Custom Header Instead, click on “upload photo” in the header to create your own image. Template alicekeeler.com/gcheader or try alicekeeler.com/finger for a […].

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2019

When the administrators at Vestavia Hills High School in Alabama were tasked with creating a leadership program, they knew one thing right away: They did not want to develop another program that tapped only the top students and did nothing the engage the rest of the student body. The resulting Youth Leadership program has not only had a positive impact on the school’s culture, but also provided the school’s administrators with several important lessons.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 10, 2019

Today we spent sometime in Chrome web store sifting through the different educational extensions they have there and we ended up with the list below. These are some very good tools for Science.

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techlearning

JANUARY 10, 2019

Google Docs is a powerful word processing program with many unique features including voice typing, the Explore tool, Version History, web fonts, and much more. However, Google knows that even with all of those features, Docs may not be able to do everything you want it to do. So Google Docs allows you to install Add-ons to extend the capabilities of the program.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 10, 2019

In a post we published a few months ago, we talked about WeVideo and how teachers use it to create videos and short animations in Google Drive.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 10, 2019

There are dozens of educational podcasts and podcasters popping up in the educational field. Here is a list of some of the tried and true, and fully tested podcasts that are great for you and your ride to work. The post 7 Great Educational Podcasts to Subscribe to in 2019! appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JANUARY 10, 2019

QR Codes which is short for Quick Response Codes were first invented and used in the automotive manufacturing industry to help keep track of parts and shipment. However, now they are used in many industries. They can be found on product packaging, in inserts inside the product packaging, on business cards, and other marketing material. They provide a quick and easy way to get to important information.

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MiddleWeb

JANUARY 10, 2019

Students can become thriving writers using the 27 frameworks included in this book. The lessons provide learning about language, learning through language, and using language to learn about self. Literacy coach Pam Hamilton highly recommends the "so, so practical" book.

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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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Perry Hewitt

JANUARY 10, 2019

Fun to do this Track Changes podcast with the Postlight team. In this episode, Paul Ford and Rich Ziade mock a bunch of CxO titles, and then dig in on the hard slog of marketing knowledge and learning. In the end, I make the case for closer collaboration between marketing and product teams.

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The Principal of Change

JANUARY 10, 2019

I have run a few marathons in my life in what seems like an eternity ago. They are as much a challenge to the mind as they are the body as any negative thought that you might have will creep into your head on a long run. After completing a marathon, someone said to me, “I can’t believe that you ran a marathon…That seems incredibly hard.” My response at the time was that the marathon was easy; the training was arduous.

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Linways Technologies

JANUARY 10, 2019

What is Bloom’s taxonomy? In simple words, Bloom’s taxonomy is a teaching methodology that revolves around 6 levels to measure achievement of learning outcomes. These six levels are: Remember. Understand. Apply. Analyze. Evaluate. Create. These are mostly depicted as a pyramid of which the previously mentioned six levels represent each section of the pyramid.

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MiddleWeb

JANUARY 10, 2019

Jennifer Serravallo 's new book will help teachers become more cognizant of their students’ literacy needs and better prepared to meet those needs effectively. Reviewer and preservice coach Linda Biondi praises Serravallo's student-centered approach to book leveling.

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techlearning

JANUARY 10, 2019

Aidmics Biotechnology, maker of the uHandy Mobile Microscope, will introduce its uHandy Science-Cam, an all-in-one system that integrates multi-displays into one streaming system at BETT Show 2019 in ExCel London from 23-26 January, 2019.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 10, 2019

Before getting swept up in the holiday season, MIND Research Institute (MIND) had the unique opportunity to be part of Rockwell Automation’s 2018 Automation Fair®. The premier industrial automation event was held November 14-15 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and brought together over 10,000 industrial automation and information manufacturers and producers to learn about new innovations and take part in training, industry forums and networking events.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

Listen Technologies, provider of assistive listening systems for 20 years, has announced the launch of Listen EVERYWHERE Wi-Fi product. Listen EVERYWHERE replaces Audio Everywhere and features upgraded hardware, a streamlined finish and a new server with professional audio outputs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 10, 2019

"Coaching Skills for Library Managers and Supervisors: Getting Better Performance and Behavior From Your Employees One Meeting at a Time." This is a 60-minute webinar (live and recorded) in a special Library 2.0 series with Dr. Steve Albrecht, being held on Monday, February 11th, 2018. TO REGISTER, click HERE and then on the JOIN WEBINAR button to the top right.

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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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JANUARY 10, 2019

This new device is a personal meditation assistant that is designed to provide real-time feedback on brain activity, body movement, breathing patterns and heart rate during meditation.

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JANUARY 10, 2019

Education Galaxy is an innovative online platform for helping students grades K-6 achieve mastery/success in their subjects. This is done in a through a wide variety of ways such as: game based learning, interactive problems, and more. Also, Education Galaxy makes it easy to assess student's performance and differentiate instruction through their online portal.

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techlearning

JANUARY 10, 2019

For these devices to succeed, they not only need to solve a problem — staying connected on-the-go — but to market that solution effectively to consumers.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 10, 2019

Buncee is the fantastic all-in-one tool that schools have been using for a number of years in a wide variety of ways such as: digital storytelling, as an assessment tool, differentiating instruction, flipping a lesson, project based learning, and much much more. Also, Buncee has lots of educational resources, templates, lesson plans, and more to help teachers integrate Buncee into any curriculum.

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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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JANUARY 10, 2019

Comprehensive tools for curriculum mapping, organizing assessments, networking, and tracking student progress on standards.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 10, 2019

I Know It is a fantastic new site from Super Teacher Worksheets for interactive Math lessons grades K-5th. This is a super fun easy to use site for practice on a wide range of topics, such as: place value, multiplication, counting coins, time, and more. Best of all, I Know It, allows a educator to assign lessons and track student progress to make it easy to differentiate instruction.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2019

Change is afoot at the College Board. At first glance—and as of Thursday—the nonprofit is just reorganizing its leadership team: The president and chief executive, David Coleman, is now just CEO of the College Board , creating a vacancy so his chief operating officer, Jeremy Singer, can fill the position of president. But the shift at the top represents the first in a series of changes to come, Singer tells EdSurge.

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MindShift

JANUARY 10, 2019

After the 2016 presidential election, teachers across the country reported they were seeing increased name-calling and bullying in their classrooms. Now, research shows that those stories — at least in one state — are confirmed by student surveys. Francis Huang of the University of Missouri and Dewey Cornell of the University of Virginia used data from a school climate survey taken by over 150,000 students across Virginia.

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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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