EdTech Magazine

JUNE 8, 2021

Educational technology boomed in response to the pandemic. Across the nation, districts worked to get devices into students’ hands. Connectivity increased as entire cities came together to provide internet access for teaching and learning. Educators found new classroom tools for online instruction that they will carry into the classroom. And companies — those new to the industry as well as old pros — made leaps and bounds in the educational technology space.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 8, 2021

The next generation of problem-solvers needs more than technical skills and expertise. They need experiences that allow them to see the designed world and its impact on people, collaborate and empathize across differences, and leverage their skills to redesign the world around them to meet the needs of all people in their communities. Together with Ciena , Digital Promise is proud to introduce the Ciena Solutions Challenge , a new global design challenge inviting middle and high school students

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Neo LMS

JUNE 8, 2021

In a previous blog post, we talked about spider web discussions and how teachers can make the most out of this method in synchronous online classes. I’ve also mentioned that asynchronous spider web discussions deserve their own post, so that’s what we’re going to cover today! As a short recap, spider web discussions are a great tool for student engagement and participation.

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Education Elements

JUNE 8, 2021

Across school systems and around the globe, the pandemic has had a disproportionate impact on students. Some have thrived in online learning environments, while others have suffered from low-quality or interrupted learning — often with disastrous results. As the economy begins to rebound and educators work toward creating a new post-pandemic normal, these disparities in learning are likely to become amplified, resulting in a K-shaped recovery with a widening gap between those who are succeeding

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2021

In a fifth-grade classroom at Monroe Elementary School near Minneapolis, a teacher named Thetis White was recently celebrated, while his students and a camera crew looked on. The teacher was being presented one of those giant ceremonial checks, as if he’d won a sweepstakes. The check was big—for $50,000. But this was no raffle prize. White had overcome great odds.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 8, 2021

Creative Commons Search is an excellent tool students can use to search for CC licensed images to use in their works. What this tool actually does is that it provides you access to a number of search.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 8, 2021

Several platforms provide lesson planning features including Google Classroom and Edmodo, however, if you are looking for easy to use and simple lesson planners , the tools below are.

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Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2021

Interactive 3D has opened a door between worlds, allowing us to solve problems in virtual spaces and bring those solutions into the physical world that we inhabit. Once reserved for the games industry, this technology is now being adopted across a wide range of professional arenas and diverse fields of study, which will fundamentally reshape how many of us learn, work and communicate.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of thousands of K-12 and college students have transitioned to online learning. However, not all teachers have received the adequate resources and training needed to teach remotely. One of the major issues teachers are struggling with is effectively engaging students. In a study of 554 teachers in the San Antonio area, 60 percent said that students turned in assignments less frequently during distance learning, and 65 percent believed that there wer

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Teacher Tech

JUNE 8, 2021

Google Jamboard is your digital whiteboard that is COLLABORATIVE! The post Get Started with Google Jamboard appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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EmergingEdTech

JUNE 8, 2021

The past year of navigating the pandemic has accelerated many educational trends that had already been gaining speed. One of the most important to the future is blended learning. Blended learning. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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MiddleWeb

JUNE 8, 2021

Educator and author Nancy Boyles helps teachers plan for accelerating reading comprehension in post-pandemic classrooms by rethinking answer frames and strengthening instruction using more nuanced strategies that involve all students in complex tasks for complex texts. The post It’s Time to Reimagine Reading Comprehension first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

Created by Educators for Educators, InSpace Innovates With Virtual Learning Solution. Burlington, VT (June 8, 2021) – InSpace , a collaborative video conferencing platform that replicates personal interaction between students and teachers in virtual classrooms, today announcedthat the company has closed on $6 million in two rounds of seed funding. The funding is led by a $2.6 million investment from venture capital firm Boston Seed Capital and $1.5 million each from Gutbrain Ventures and PBJ Cap

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Adjusting Course

JUNE 8, 2021

" What do I even say? " This was one of many questions I asked myself when trying to plan our final staff meeting of the school year. Saying " Thank you " felt grossly inadequate. Celebrating what everyone accomplished didn't feel like enough either. So, how do you process the past school year in a manner that's meaningful to everyone who poured their heart out to make it happen for kids.

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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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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 8, 2021

The post Google Earth in Every Grade: Create and Explore! – SULS0113 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this episode, Kasey talks with Shake Up Learning trainer, Tammy Lind, on the hidden treasure of Google Earth as a classroom tool. Tammy Lind is an Instructional Coach in Wisconsin. A former special education teacher, Tammy is passionate and has presented at various national conferences about finding web-based technologies to make the curriculum accessible to all learners.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 8, 2021

By Stacey Pusey. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST. As educators and industry partners look ahead to the 2020-21 school year, they’re examining the impact of the pandemic and the potential transformation of all aspects of K-12 education. According to experts from the edWebinar, “ The Transformation and Funding of PreK-12 Professional Learning in the COVID Era,” sponsored by Simba Information, a business of Market Research.com, research shows that recent trends in professional

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techlearning

JUNE 8, 2021

Effective SEL programs start with educators and establish sustainable best practices.

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Sell Courses Online

JUNE 8, 2021

… How to Monetize Instagram in 2021: Top 6 Ways Read the Post.

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JUNE 8, 2021

Learning to teach coding involves enthusiasm and being ready to learn

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N2Y

JUNE 8, 2021

Huron, Ohio— Business Wire n2y, the leader in special education, today announced Unique Learning System ® has been selected as the winner of the Overall EdTech Solution of the Year award in the third annual EdTech Breakthrough Awards program. EdTech Breakthrough is a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies and solutions in the global educational technology market.

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The Principal of Change

JUNE 8, 2021

It was great to chat with Dr. Catlin Tucker on her podcast titled “The Balance.” I have always enjoyed her blog , and we have recently published her latest book with Katie Novak, “UDL and Blended Learning: Thriving in Flexible Learning Landscapes. “ We covered many topics during her podcast, but as I was listening, I wanted to highlight one in particular.

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MindShift

JUNE 8, 2021

Michele Borba began her career teaching in a classroom for children with severe learning or emotional disabilities. As she got to know each student, she was guided by one question, “How can I help them shine?”. This work took patience, practice, and curiosity. She paid close attention to the child in front of her – not the child the school file or previous teacher said was in front of her.

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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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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

Technology-Agnostic, Multi-Touch Display Solutions Offer Schools More Equitable Ways to Teach and Learn. LINCOLNSHIRE, Ill., June 1, 2021 – As schools reopen for in-person education and hybrid learning, LG Business Solutions has introduced a series of cost-competitive, technology-agnostic interactive displays designed to take teaching and learning to the next level.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 8, 2021

June is National Internet Safety Month , thanks to a resolution passed in 2005 by the U.S. Senate. The goal is to raise awareness about online safety for all, with a special focus on kids ranging from tots to teens. Children are just as connected to the Internet as adults. This is a great list of internet cautions I got from an online efriend a few years ago.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2021

As educators, we are always trying to find ways for all students to achieve success. Research has shown us that students who are engaged in learning are more likely to be successful. So how do we know when students are truly engaged in learning? They are active participants–they listen and ask questions, they are invested in and internalize what they are learning, they make real-life connections, and they take pride in the work they produce.

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