Tue.Jun 27, 2017

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ISTE 2017: Google Introduces New Features for Classroom Exploration

EdTech Magazine

By Jena Passut The tech giant expands offerings that help teachers use tools like Google Earth Voyager in the classroom.

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OneNote–the all-in-one digital notetaking, classroom app for educators

Ask a Tech Teacher

It used to be, every class I taught started with students scrambling for notepaper and sharpening their pencils. Everyone took notes and used those to study for exams. If students wanted to share notes, they had to find a copy machine. Many schools still do this, but there’s a better way: Digital notetaking. Students can use whatever computing device they have — including a smartphone — to record notes that can then be filed, shared, multimedia’d, and collaborated on.

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ISTE 2017: Districts Work to Close the Digital Equity Gap

EdTech Magazine

By Jena Passut Panel offers tips to help eliminate the divide between students with access to the internet and those without.

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Turning your face-to-face class into an online course [Part 1]

Neo LMS

So you’ve decided to make the leap and convert your face-to-face (F2F) class into an online course. A daunting job, even for the most tech-literate and motivated of teachers. Breaking down this project into smaller steps, and following each one with patience and tenacity will yield a great e-learning course, which will stand you — and your students — in good stead for many semesters to come.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.

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ISTE 2017: NMC Horizon Report Focuses on Flexible Learning Spaces and STEAM

EdTech Magazine

By Jena Passut At #ISTE17, attendees got a first look at coming trends like deeper learning approaches and potentials challenges to their adoption.

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Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: Engaging Students with Hip Hop and Edtech

Teacher Reboot Camp

Baby Savvy enjoyed speaking to our good friend, William Jeffery, @CoachJeffery. William has been one of the organizers and founders of Edspeakers , one of the most diverse databases of educational speakers, keynotes, and edupreneurs. We love the enthusiasm and energy he brings as a teacher, technology specialist, and digital innovator. In his interview, he speaks to Savvy about using Hip Hop and web tools to engage and inspire students.

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Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: Learning with Your PLN at Conferences

Teacher Reboot Camp

Baby Savvy spoke to two incredible leaders who we connected with on Twitter in the first year I joined, Elana Leoni (@Elanaleoni) and Patrick Larkin (@patrickmlarkin). I would definitely describe these folks as part of my Passionate Learning Network (PLN). We connected years ago, met at conferences, and continue to learn so much from each other. In fact, Elana, was there the first day Savvy’s father and I met at ISTE.

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Turning your face-to-face class into an online course

Neo LMS

So you’ve decided to make the leap and convert your face-to-face (F2F) class into an online course. A daunting job, even for the most tech-literate and motivated of teachers. Breaking down this project into smaller steps, and following each one with patience and tenacity will yield a great e-learning course, which will stand you — and your students — in good stead for many semesters to come.

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Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: Video Edchats Through FlipGrid

Teacher Reboot Camp

Back in August of 2009 I created and organized #Edchat in a dm conversation with Tom Whitby. Since its inception, #Edchat has inspired over 600 educational Twitter chats and hashtag movements that have added their own formats and methods of teacher engagement to their Twitter chats. Baby Savvy spoke to Matt Frattali (@heymattfrat) who introduced us to his very cool educational chat, VEdchat.

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ISTE 2017: Teachers Can Empower Students to Tell Their Stories

EdTech Magazine

By Jena Passut Educator Jennie Magiera says technology can help to share experiences.

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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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Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: Fidget Spinners & 3D Printing with Children

Teacher Reboot Camp

Baby Savvy was so excited to meet Kitty Tripp (@Kitty_Tripp) who recently relocated to Texas. We love having her here and she is doing amazing things with elementary students. Kitty shared with us one of the incredible ways her 3rd graders used 3D printers to design their own fidget spinners. To find out more, watch the video below. To check out Savvy’s other live interviews follow @ShellTerrell or check out continuous live streams of all of ISTE on the hashtag, #PassTheScopeEDU.

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Integrating Digital Tools for Adult Learners: Four Critical Factors

Digital Promise

Technology has the potential to be a powerful tool for improving access to learning for adult learners. According to a Tyton Partners study , there is increasing demand for education technology among adult education program administrators and educators. A recent report from SRI also found that educators see great potential for edtech while learners enjoy using edtech tools.

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Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: The #PassthescopeEDU and #NotAtISTE17 Movements

Teacher Reboot Camp

Baby Savvy spoke to two awesome people who are bringing the ISTE 2017 experience to those who could not attend this year, Brian Romero Smith (@BrianRSmithSr) , part of the #PassTheScopeEDU crew, and Jamie Camp (@Connect2Jamie) , part of NotAtISTE. PassTheScopeEdu is a movement that allows viewers to connect with educators beyond the walls of the classroom using Periscope.

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The Power of Nonprofit Acquisitions: Curriculet Rises from the Dead

Edsurge

Perhaps some edtech companies can get a second life. Back in May 2016, Curriculet , a venture-backed startup that built a student-facing platform with digital books, articles and quizzes, announced that it was shutting its doors. In an interview with EdSurge, CEO Jason Singer spoke honestly with EdSurge editor Tony Wan about Curriculet’s biggest problems: “We had struggled with whether or not we had a viable, vibrant business for the long term.

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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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Savvy #ISTE17 Interviews: BYOD ISTE Sessions for Tuesday

Teacher Reboot Camp

Baby Savvy caught up with our good friend, Cori Coburn (@coburncori) who helps on the organizing teams of various conferences, including ISTE. This year Cori helped oversee the BYOD sessions. You take your device and learn interactively. Cori gives a quick overview of Monday’s BYOD sessions. I have included a list of BYOD sessions you could attend today, Tuesday, with times listed and room numbers.

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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

Edsurge

Flocks of educators and entrepreneurs have made their way down to San Antonio this week for the mecca of edtech conferences, hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education—better known as ISTE. The annual event brings together thousands of teachers all trying to find the latest news, gadgets and education tips (or in this year’s case, to hear a few words from podcast superstar Jad Abumrad ).

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#iste17 trends: Google, Touch Screen Chromebooks and More

The CoolCatTeacher

An interview with Kasey Bell in episode 107 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Kasey Bell @shakeuplearning sits down to talk about the hot trends at ISTE 2017 including lots of Google stuff, new AR news, Google Keep, touch Screen Chromebooks, and more news. Listen Now.

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Here Is A Must Have Productivity Tool for Research Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

June 27, 2017 Scrible is a very good productivity tool every research student should have. It provides you with various tools and features that enable you to curate online content, bookmark websites,read more.

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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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Top Things You Need to Know About the New ISTE Standards

EdTechTeam

Empowered. That is the word that describes how I felt when Jennie Magiera’s ISTE 2017 keynote had finished today. And maybe a little sad, all-right a lot sad that I was not at ISTE. I wouldn’t even have had the opportunity to experience her powerful message of stories, told and untold, if it were not for technology. While #notatiste, I was thankful for the opportunity of watching #ISTE17 through a live feed by EdTechTeam.

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How a school that serves mostly homeless kids is matching its district’s graduation rate

The Hechinger Report

Animata Diop completes an assignment in anthropology class. Diop is a senior at Broome Street Academy and takes advantage of the services offered through the school’s nonprofit partner, The Door. Photo: Jackie Mader. NEW YORK — Aminata Diop, a senior at Broome Street Charter Academy in Lower Manhattan, slipped out of her anthropology class and headed down the school’s spiral staircase, her North Face backpack slung over her shoulder.

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An Interesting Educational Tool to Help Students Make Their Own Music

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

June 27, 2017 Soundtrap is an online music studio you can use with your students to record, edit and collaborate on songs. It provides you access to a large collection of loops and.read more.

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Civil Rights: How Pictures Changed America

MiddleWeb

If your students think a photo can’t change history, have them think again, with this resource-rich article from media literacy expert Frank W. Baker, drawing on the work of civil rights era photojournalist Charles Moore, whose iconic images still haunt us today.

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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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9 Keys For Successfully Using Facebook to Connect Educators: #ISTE17 Presentation

The Innovative Educator

This year at #ISTE17 I had the opportunity to share with those at conference, and those around the world (via livestream), nine keys we’ve discovered from years of moderating a powerful group for #NYCSchoolsTech educators on Facebook. My New York City colleagues, JoJo Farrell ( @ FarrellJoJo ), Jackie Patanio ( @ JPatanio ) and I shared how school district administrators have worked together to form a supportive community that encourages educators around New York City and helps them get instant

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Generation Screen: What Social Media Has Done To Children

TeachThought - Learn better.

The post Generation Screen: What Social Media Has Done To Children appeared first on TeachThought.

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Online learning: Students want quality, not just convenience

The Hechinger Report

Most students in fully online college courses live close to the educational institution offering them, and are interested in the quality, not just the convenience, of their education, according to a new survey. The survey, “ Online College Students 2017 ,” was produced by The Learning House, Inc. and Aslanian Market Research and polled 1,500 former, current and prospective students.

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7 Good iPad Apps Free Today

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

June , 2017 Below is a collection of some interesting iPad apps that are free today and only for a limited period of time. Some of the things you can do with these apps include: access, read and.read more.

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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.

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7 Best Practices For Using Digital Manipulatives in the Classroom

MIND Research Institute

Try to think way back to when you first stopped using your fingers to count. (No, seriously. Take a second and try. Can you get back there?). Was it hard to stop your fingers from twitching? Did you find yourself imagining your fingers or another object in your head instead? Research on embodied cognition explores how physical gestures and manipulatives can benefit learning by strengthening encoding, reducing cognitive load, and inspiring the use of other strategies.

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Yikes! Education is the Number 1 Target for Ransomware Attacks

EmergingEdTech

Here are 15+ Colleges, Universities, and K-12 Schools and Districts hit by Ransomware (and many more that have been hit have avoided ending up in the news). At the recent UBTech conference, I sat. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Schools Let Students Take Laptops Home In Hopes Of Curbing ‘Summer Slide’

MindShift

When principal Kelli Hoffman ran into her students at a McDonald’s during summer break, she knew they weren’t there for the McNuggets. The two rising eighth-graders at French Middle School had invested in a Coke to unlock a bigger prize: free Wi-Fi. They sat logged into their school-provided Chromebooks studying exercise ideas from their sports coaches.

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White Men Can’t Jump…But Levitate?

Fractus Learning

It’s true. It’s been my sad and woeful battle with gravity for years. My jumping suggests that perhaps gravity has an abnormally negative effect on me. Sadly, there is no Rare Gravity Abnormality Syndrome (RGAS for […].

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the EdTech Industry: Assessing the Influence

AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.