Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

We have touched on the subject of Augmented Reality quite a few times in this blog, and based on the outpouring of enthusiastic press the technology receives it is undoubtedly a mega-trend. However, as I mentioned the previous week, slavishly following trends is neither logical nor helpful. So, if you are like me, you may find yourself outwardly agreeing that AR is an exciting mega-trend , but may inwardly be questioning it’s true reality (forgive the phrase) and more importantly be weighing up

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Earlier this year, participants of the FIRST world robotics competition garnered national headlines after a team of young girls from Afghanistan were denied visas to attend the event in the United States. While multiple stories of visas kept the competition in the news, an interesting story of firsts from a Navajo team in Utah might have slipped under the radar.

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Marketplace K-12

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

FCC Chairman Ajit Pai's proposal to dismantle "net neutrality" policies adopted two years are being greeted skeptically by some school officials. The post Will Reversal of FCC’s ‘Net Neutrality’ Policy Help or Hurt Schools? appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Focusing on inclusion, using data, and forming partnerships are among the practices that can help make special education programs successful in schools, according to a report. “ Meeting the Needs of Every Student Through Inclusion ,” from the California Charter Schools Association (CCSA), details the special education program philosophy behind 10 California charter public schools, how they implement best practices on their campuses, and what policy arrangements have allowed them to succeed.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

November 23, 2017 Below is a collection of some good Android apps to help you with your classroom management. Some of the things you can do with these apps include: control the noise level at your.read more.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

In education, there are always a host of programs and policies clamoring for funding. But of all the options policymakers could invest in, the most worthwhile may very well be universal preschool. Recently , Nobel laureate James Heckman and his colleagues published a report that makes this point loud and clear. Their research analyzes the long-term benefits of a high-quality early-childhood program in North Carolina targeted at serving disadvantaged children and their families.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

If you missed the show, here’s your chance to learn more about the #InquiryMindset and Inquiry in the Younger Years with Trevor Mackenzie and Rebecca Bathhurst-Hunt. Check out the resources, chat, and show! Let’s get our Inquiry on! Check out our next EdTechTeam Live Event with our December Teaching and Learning Webinar! The post EdTechTeam Live Archive: Inquiry in the Younger Years appeared first on EdTechTeam.

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Learning Confluence

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching. Written and edited by Julie Lindsay, and published by the International Society for Technology in Education in 2016, The Global Educator: Leveraging Technology for Collaborative Learning and Teaching is for global educators and global education leaders who want to know how to take learning global.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

From Facebook, Twitter, and Google to computer science programs at universities and colleges, women make up a shockingly small percentage of coders and tech professionals. The impact of this cannot be underestimated: If tech is to change the world for the better, Step 1 is making sure the people making tech look like the people using it. If tech is to change the world for the better, Step 1 is making sure the people making tech look like the people using it.

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Learning With Lucie

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Hope that you are all in a place where you can be thankful today with family and friends. This Thanksgiving we are close to some family and friends, and miles away for others. But I'm thankful to technology for helping to bridge the distance and timezones that separate us. or should I say. I'm thankful to the way PEOPLE are using technology to connect across distance and timezones.

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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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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

Image by Johnny Silvercloud on Flickr My interview with Manjula Srinivas (Co-co-ordinator of KC BMM in Mubai , India), was fascinating for a number of reasons, not least because she gave me a keen insight into how education is conducted in India. Sitting down with her after her keynote at the summer EDEN conference in Jonkoping, Sweden, we discussed a number of issues around diversity and inclusion, the use of technology in education, games based learning, peer learning and emerging learner-led

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2017

This story was produced by PublicSource , Pittsburgh-area news outlet focused on in-depth and investigative reporting. We focus on education, health, the environment, public safety and social justice issues. It was reprinte with permission. The Steel Valley School District operates two elementary schools in a shoulder of the Monongahela River. One school enrolls mostly black students.

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