The Journal
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Educators typically have mixed views on their school’s IT staff — to put it mildly. In order to better understand IT staff’s priorities, responsibilities and resources, we lunched with them recently. Our eyes were opened by those conversations!
EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 23, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Organizations and universities turn to social media and digital tools to engage with future students.
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Teacher Reboot Camp
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Noah Geisel, @SenorG , is the first person who really taught me about the potential micro-credentials and digital badges have to motivate learners to achieve great things throughout their lives. Noah and I sat down at the Friendly Place in San Antonio a few years back and he began to passionately explain and sketch out his digital badging ideas for an entire district.
Doug Levin
OCTOBER 23, 2017
As quoted in: Hobbs, Tawnell D. “ Hackers Target Nation’s Schools.” Wall Street Journal. 23 October 2017. Cyber experts say schools need to be proactive in the rush to go digital, such as having antivirus software up-to-date, backup files, and providing computer security training. “We’re rushing to connect everything while we know that even for the most sophisticated technology companies in the world that they’re vulnerable, and schools don’t have a chance in that context,” said Douglas A.
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EdTech4Beginners
OCTOBER 23, 2017
My school have painted some of the walls with ‘whiteboard paint’ The children absolutely love it and it is fantastic for collaborative learning. Here’s my class writing some poetry: Contemporary room design enabled Mr Jarrett to support these Yr6 students to explore their performance poetry ideas together #BeAmbitious pic.twitter.com/L2xkdWjuFg. — BISS Puxi (@BISSPuxi) September 7, 2017.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Three holidays are fast-approaching–Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas. If you’re a teacher, that means lots of tie-ins to make school festive and relevant to students. Here are ideas for Halloween projects, lesson plans, websites, and apps: Projects. ASCII Art–Computer Art for Everyone (a pumpkin–see inset). Lesson Plan: Halloween letter for grades 2-5.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Digital Promise
OCTOBER 23, 2017
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. We are often quick to make judgements on what we perceive to be happening when children behave in a way that draws attention – but when a young person with autism is struggling to cope with the world, the last thing they need is our criticism. These 10 tips reflect our combined experience of research and close engagement with children with autism.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Like many skills, good writing comes with good practice. Just ask Jane Hyatt Yolen, author and editor of more than 280 books, whose most notable quotes include: “Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up.
Battelle for Kids
OCTOBER 23, 2017
One of the standard features of our triannual Strategic Council meetings is an in-depth, face-to-face discussion among our Policy Committee.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 23, 2017
More school leaders than ever before are seeking to harness digital tools to personalize learning and to prepare students for life after school, when creating and thinking with technology will be at the heart of being engaged and productive members of society. But these goals risk missing the bigger picture. Preparing students to be lifelong learners capable of partaking knowledgeably in both civic life and a rapidly changing workforce requires not just focusing on technology, personalization, o
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.
TeachThought - Learn better.
OCTOBER 23, 2017
40 Free Resources To Learn Music Online by Ashley McCann Music has a powerful effect on people young and old — just listening can affect mood, memory, sleep, and can inspire a sense of belonging or feeling understood. However, scientific research has proven that the process of actually making music has a significant impact on […]. The post 40 Free Resources To Learn Music Online appeared first on TeachThought.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 23, 2017
What happens to the ninth grader in Columbus, Ohio who finds her mother’s leftover prescription in the medicine cabinet? Or the tenth grader in Denver, Colorado who witnesses his older sister’s fatal struggle with addiction? Sadly, it’s easy to grow numb as Americans nationwide become just another statistic. In the case of opioids, prevention starts with educating at-risk individuals about the dangers and effects of misuse and abuse.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 23, 2017
October 23, 2017 For those of you inquiring about educational Chromebook apps to use with students in class. Here is a collection of some of our favourite titles you can start with. These are.read more.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Ed. note : Video of the Week picks are supplied by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to watch the video at Common Sense Education. Video Description: Digital devices put the world at our students’ fingertips, whether with their own cell phones or with school-provided computers and tablets.
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.
Adjusting Course
OCTOBER 23, 2017
We've been creating Literacy-O-Lanterns for our school's media center for several years now. As fun as the pumpkins are to paint, it's seeing the sparkle in students' eyes as they're discussing the different characters that's the most magical. Over the years, students have guessed, debated, and stared at 42+ different reading-themed pumpkins. Some of our students have joined the tradition, and each year they paint more than 100 pumpkins to display as well.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Uplift Education is a high-performing charter school network in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. We serve approximately 17,000 scholars in a rigorous college preparatory environment, and are in the process of authorizing our schools in the full continuum of the International Baccalaureate (IB) program. The International Baccalaureate focuses on interdisciplinary lessons, cultural understanding, and character development.
Marketplace K-12
OCTOBER 23, 2017
The Injini program, which describes itself as Africa's first ed-tech incubator, is trying to support businesses that can have a transformative effect on learning across the the continent. The post African Ed-Tech Incubator’s First Class of Companies Step Into Market appeared first on Market Brief.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 23, 2017
October 24, 2017 Looking for some good educational apps that work with Google Classroom, the list below has you covered. The apps are arranged into four main categories: connect with school systems,read more.
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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
eSchool News
OCTOBER 23, 2017
School leadership is never an easy task, and throwing in changing technology and the move to digital teaching and learning can prove challenging for even the best superintendents. Experienced superintendents have said transforming a school district and heading into the digital age is less a sprint and much more a marathon of small, incremental steps leading to their ultimate goal.
Education Superhighway
OCTOBER 23, 2017
This morning, Indiana State Governor Eric J. Holcomb and Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Jennifer McCormick announced their partnership with EducationSuperHighway. We look forward to working with Indiana’s leaders to ensure that all of the state’s public school students have equal access to digital learning opportunity through high-speed broadband.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Low-income children spend an additional 1 hour 39 minutes a day in front of a screen than their high-income peers. 2017 Common Sense Census: media use by kids age zero to eight. For years policymakers have fretted about the “digital divide,” that poor students are less likely to have computers and high-speed internet at home than rich students.
eSchool News
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Ed. note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. Science Friday. What’s It Like?
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.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Photo: Alison Yin/Hechinger Report. As college costs have climbed well beyond both the rate of inflation and the average rise in family income, questions about the benefit of a college degree have come into sharper focus. Stories of students saddled with $100,000 or more of educational debt have become cautionary tales as parents and prospective students enter the college selection process.
MindShift
OCTOBER 23, 2017
The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) has become well known in the charter school movement for getting low-income kids into college. But KIPP schools also have a reputation for strict discipline and classroom management practices that require conformity. Over the past decade, many KIPP schools have been shifting their strategies, moving from strict no-excuses style discipline to restorative practices.
MiddleWeb
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Integrating social-emotional learning into your classroom is necessary and practical, writes eighth-grade teacher, book author, and NBCT Amber Chandler, in a time when "loads of research tells us that kinder, gentler classrooms are better learning environments.".
EmergingEdTech
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Image Source Guest writer Stacy Maxton put together an interest set of resources focused on STEM lessons. If you're a STEM teacher and looking for some fresh perspective, I'd be surprised if you. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
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.
The Hechinger Report
OCTOBER 23, 2017
What won’t mayors do to attract a new Amazon headquarters to their city ? Tucson’s economic development group presented a 21-foot saguaro cactus to Amazon’s main Seattle office. Stonecrest, GA offered to rename itself Amazon. Even New York City mayor Bill de Blasio lit up the Empire State Building in Amazon’s signature orange color. In early September, Amazon released a request for proposal s (RFP) for its second North American headquarters, already known as HQ2.
Marketplace K-12
OCTOBER 23, 2017
A VR platform simulating hands-on surgical training has won the top prize in the U.S. Department of Education's EdSim Challenge. The post Virtual Reality Platform Wins Top “EdSim” Prize for Career and Technical Ed appeared first on Market Brief.
Tech Helpful
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Empowered Professional 3. Citizen- Educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital world. Educators: Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and community. Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media fluency.
Marketplace K-12
OCTOBER 23, 2017
Learning platform provider Chegg announced its acquisition of Cogeon, and ed-tech investor Owl Ventures closed an $185 million funding round. The post Chegg, Fuel Education Announce Acquisitions; Owl Raises $185M appeared first on Market Brief.
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