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Tech Tip #54: How to Auto Forward a Slideshow

Ask a Tech Teacher

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: How to Auto Forward a Slideshow. Category: MS Office, Google Apps, Webtools.

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Boxlight Releases New Big STEM Guide Volume 3 (free)

Educational Technology Guy

Boxlight Releases New Big STEM Guide Volume 3 Lawrenceville, GA, July 28, 2021 – Boxlight Corporation (Nasdaq: BOXL), a leading provider of interactive technology, digital signage, and software solutions, today announced the release of The Big STEM Guide Volume 3. As Boxlight continues to increase its STEM solutions portfolio, The Big STEM Guide Volume 3 provides educators with content and resource information to broaden their STEM instructional plans.

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Early Edtech Giant PowerSchool Goes Public

Edsurge

Companies like to talk about their journey in raising money and growing over time, and one waypost for such journeys is to reach the ringing bells of a stock-market debut. PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. heard those bells today, as the company began trading on the New York Stock Exchange—though the initial price ended up on the low end of expectations. It looks like the company, which offers student information systems for schools, will raise about $711 million, with shares priced at $18 each (some t

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5 reasons to set up a coding program in your district

eSchool News

At Everett Public Schools, we’ve always had a robotics team at the elementary and secondary levels. Last year we were up to 50 robotics teams within the FIRST organization. During the shutdown, we went into a panic over how students wouldn’t be able to physically “touch” and work on the robots on campus anymore. I didn’t want to lose our robotics stipend, nor did we want students to miss out on that learning during the shutdown.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

Edsurge

Duolingo officially goes public today, with the app-based language tool now has a valuation of outstanding shares at about $3.7 billion, making its total valuation more than $4.7 billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. In 2011, Pittsburgh-based Duolingo was founded by Luis von Ahn and Severin Hacker.

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Here Is How to Create Grading Rubrics in Google Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Google Classroom has this handy feature which allows teachers to create and attach rubrics to assignments they share with students. Rubrics provide instructions and guiding criteria for assigned.read more.

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Back to Classroom – Connecting with Google Classroom

Teacher Tech

Go Back to Classroom with tips on ramping up with Google Classroom and ways to enhance Google Classroom. The post Back to Classroom – Connecting with Google Classroom appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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OPINION: Post-pandemic schooling will be even more challenging than most of us expect

The Hechinger Report

Imagine that it’s summer, 2022. The pandemic is a fading memory and data is being released from the first state assessments of student learning in three years. What will the data tell us? Despite the best efforts of thousands of us in education, I am deeply afraid of the answer — and specifically what it will reveal along lines of race and class. Educators are painfully aware of the task ahead of us, stretching ourselves to find solutions for the children and families we serve.

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Did edX Fail?

techlearning

The MOOC platform created by Harvard and MIT was bought by 2U for $800 million. The move makes sense from a business perspective but some observers wonder what might have been.

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Teachers Are Active in Every Phase of GRR

MiddleWeb

Sunday Cummins and Julie Webb lay out the established roles teachers play in the Gradual Release of Responsibility classroom and then look into the complexity of GRR as teachers do a lot behind the scenes to manage the process, adjusting to students’ needs in real time. The post Teachers Are Active in Every Phase of GRR first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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Study Shows Children Saw Improved Mental Well-Being Early on During the COVID-19 Pandemic

eSchool News

NEW YORK – JULY 28, 2021 — Let Grow , a nonprofit promoting childhood independence, and Dr. Peter Gray, a professor of psychology at Boston College, recently published their study results on the positive effects of the lockdown on children in April and May 2020. The study, published in the American Journal of Play , found that for many children, their mental well-being improved early on during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Cuidado infantil, asientos para bebés y otras maneras simples de mantener a madres adolescentes en la escuela

The Hechinger Report

Read in English. This story also appeared in Telemundo. BROWNSVILLE, Texas — En una mañana fresca justamente antes del Día de los Enamorados, Viviana Longoria, de 16 años, se sumó al grupo de niñas que se bajaba del autobús en la Escuela Lincoln Park, llevando consigo un asiento de bebé. Viviana, una joven serena y delgada, con un cabello que le llega a la cintura, pasó por delante de la oficina del director en el pasillo principal y dobló a la izquierda hacia el edificio en que están la bibliot

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4 ways to help students talk about tough topics

eSchool News

In a year where the U.S. has been rocked by a global pandemic, the impact of systemic racism, and acts of political violence, many educators have wondered how to create a “learning space” to address difficult subjects. A “learning space” is both safe and brave–one where students are supported in expressing their views, as well as in challenging them and coming to new conclusions.

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Some Flipped Classroom Inspiration f/t @khanacademy @wacom @explainevrythng #edtech #flipclass #flippedclass

techieMusings

Earlier in the summer, I had the opportunity to join forces with Khan Academy, Wacom, and Explain Everything to give some guidance to teachers on creating Flipped Classroom videos. In addition to providing some general strategies I’ve picked up over the years, I was able to share tools that I recommend to teachers trying to find a simple & effective workflow — namely using Explain Everything paired with a Wacom Tablet.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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

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CoderZ Recognized by SIIA as Best Coding and Computational Thinking Solution

eSchool News

DERRY, N.H. – July 26, 2021 – The computer science program CoderZ was named winner in the Best Coding and Computational Thinking Solution of 2021 as part of the annual SIIA CODiE Awards. The prestigious CODiE Awards recognize the companies producing the most innovative education technology products across the country and around the world. CoderZ is a powerful, self-paced virtual learning platform for grades 4-12 that teaches computer science integration by gamifying NGSS and CSTA-aligned curricu

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What if we DIDN’T teach bell-to-bell?

The Cornerstone for Teachers

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Whittney Tomczyk. There is no greater collective-sigh-inducing topic among teachers than professional development. Whether you’re an electives teacher sitting through a mandatory training on math standardized testing or an ELA teacher being told how to raise reading scores using a brand new test prep booklet just purchased by the district (without any teacher input).

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What Is Metacognition

Fractus Learning

Have you ever thought about how you think and learn? It’s called metacognition. Metacognitive strategies help students regulate, evaluate and modify learning strategies to become better learners. Teaching metacognition in the classroom can help students develop metacognition strategies for improved learning and perform particular tasks. . Let’s delve further into what is metacognition , and how can a learner develop metacognitive skills and metacognitive strategies to help them in t

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PresenceLearning Becomes New Corporate Partner of ASHA

eSchool News

(Rockville, MD – July 27, 2021) The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced today that PresenceLearning, a provider of live online special education–related services for grades preK–12, has become an ASHA Corporate Partner. ASHA’s partnership with PresenceLearning will help speech-language pathologists (SLPs) access teletherapy at a time when online education tools have proven to be critical to connecting to students and clients.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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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How can educators connect teaching and learning with end-to-end assessment?

Turnitin

What is end-to-end assessment with integrity and why is it important to teaching efficacy and student learning?

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Melodious Numbers: Music-Based Math Learning

edWeb.net

If your students struggle with math—or don’t like it very much—singing (and some dancing) might cure their distress. Music is a bonafide learning medium that helps students grasp and remember information and, it turns out, successfully imparts mathematical thinking. That’s what the innovative, federally-funded, award-winning Muzology does, explained CEO and founder, Dr.

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Poll Finds High Level of Dissatisfaction with Many LMS Platforms in K–12 Education

eSchool News

ANDOVER, MASS. (July 27, 2021) – Edsby ® , a multi award-winning, next generation K–12 learning management system (LMS), today released results of a new, recent “Grade Your LMS” poll. The research effort sought to better understand educators’ opinions about how well their current LMS platforms serve them. Satisfaction ratings indicate that educators expect more from conventional LMS platforms.

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Child care, car seats and other simple ways to keep teen moms in school

The Hechinger Report

Lee en Español. This story also appeared in Telemundo. BROWNSVILLE, Texas — On a chilly morning just before Valentine’s Day 2020, Viviana Longoria, 16, joined the stream of girls getting off the bus at Lincoln Park School, infant bucket seats in tow. A slim, poised young woman with waist-length hair, Viviana walked past the principal’s office, along the main hallway, and made a left into the building that houses the school library and the daycare.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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.