Catlin Tucker

MAY 9, 2017

Some teachers will probably hate me for even mentioning next year when we still have a month of school left, so my apologies for those of you who don’t have the bandwidth to think about it yet. However, I find myself feeling the same way every year around this time. I experience a mix of guilt, frustration, and exhaustion. I feel guilty about all of the things I didn’t get to or all of the aspects of my teaching that could have been better.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Unconventional learning opportunities can now have the benefit of organization and collaboration tools.

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Ditch That Textbook

MAY 9, 2017

Many times, teachers try to bring technology into the classroom by “teching up” their old lessons. They hope that they’ll get big, lasting change from a little bit of tech fairy dust. Many times, it doesn’t change the overall learning experience much — and sometimes detracts from it. To really get the most out of [.].

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Digital Promise

MAY 9, 2017

The 360 Filmmakers Challenge inspires the next generation of virtual reality creators by encouraging high school students to produce 360° films that make an impact. This is a story about “Raised by Charlottesville,” winner of the Complete 360° Award. Facing their upcoming graduation from high school and departure for college, five students from Charlottesville High School in Charlottesville, Virginia set out to capture what makes their hometown special through their film, Raised by Charlottesvil

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Neo LMS

MAY 9, 2017

If you ever witnessed the process a newborn goes through while developing into a child you’ll probably agree that we humans are amazing creatures. Babies learn a tremendous amount of information about the surrounding world in the very first part of their lives. Not only that, but they use this information to discover more. It’s amazing how their little brains get them to crawl, get up, put one little foot in front of the other while trying to maintain balance, eventually master walking and then

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 9, 2017

As many of you know, I have a daughter in the Navy and a son in the Army. I love them both and live every day worried. But through it all, I appreciate what they are doing to make America what so many need it to be. I love America. I love our military. I love my daughter and son. You don’t have to watch all of these. I got carried away on YouTube.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Learnocity’s Educate Developers event in New York City stands out from many bigshot edtech conferences. For starters, it’s small and hosts an intimate 150 people—among the crowd was also a noticeable lack of students, teachers or administrators—the function is designed specifically by developers for developers. The “techie” nature of the day was underscored by Learnosity’s co-founders Gavin Cooney and Mark Lynch, who showcased their nerd pride with an announcement to kick off the event: “This is

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 9, 2017

Guest post from Michael Cohen, aka @TheTechRabbi. In March, I was fortunate not just to attend, but present at SXSWEdu. I shared the story of my journey from designer to educator, and how my experiences as a designer have influenced my educational practice. One area of education that my past experiences have had the most influence, is creativity. Not just as a vocabulary word, but what creativity is, what it isn’t, and what we as educators can do to help our students and colleagues become

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

“Personalized learning” is a term that is no stranger to interpretation—even to the point that writers have started to argue about whether it’s worth defining or not (just check out here and here.) But no matter how a school or district defines it, is it worth including technology in that definition—or does edtech merely distract educators from understanding and delivering on what students really need?

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Teacher Tech

MAY 9, 2017

Today is a good day to learn something new! If you are a user of G Suite and Google Apps documents check out these challenges! I picked a few Google Apps with a beginner, intermediate and advanced challenge. Over 16 G Suite Challenges Link to the Google Doc. The post 16 G Suite Challenges for Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced 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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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Soft skills. SEL and MESH competencies. Habits of Heart and Mind. Whatever you call them, a growing body of research suggests these non-academic, social-emotional competencies deserve our attention. Studies have linked social-emotional learning (SEL) programs with improved focus, stronger relationships, lower anxiety and higher test scores. Even American political parties, at-odds about everything, agree SEL competencies play a vital role in the economic success of today’s students.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 9, 2017

Students and adults across the world are engaged in playing all types of games. What if we could harness that enthusiasm for games as an instructional strategy? In this recorded webinar, you will learn everything you need to know to implement a math game design unit in your classroom, including: How to support the development of skills such as critical thinking, creativity and collaboration.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

The rallying cry among many higher-education startups is “disrupting” college as we know it. Some of the education sector’s most celebrated and best-funded startups—including Coursera, Minerva, and General Assembly—focus on providing alternatives to traditional postsecondary education, or challenging traditional approaches to higher education. Sure, there are aspects of the college world that seems worthy of disruption, and colleges face serious challenges: flat enrollment trends and demographic

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 9, 2017

May 9, 2017 Open Education Resources (OER) Commons is a platform that provides open access to a wide variety of open educational resources that are either in the public domain or are licensed under.read more.

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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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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Bankers, lawyers, researchers and policymakers. Administrators, entrepreneurs and the Golden State Warriors. The. ASU+GSV Summit , now in its eighth year, has assembled yet another potent cocktail of education industry stakeholders from different walks of life. (We’re kidding about the Warriors, who just happened to be staying at the venue hotel prior to Game 4 of the NBA playoffs.).

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 9, 2017

The Secretary of Education revisited themes about school choice while talking about the importance of innovation to a conference attended by education companies, investors, and educators. The post Betsy DeVos Preaches Need for Innovation at Ed-Tech Summit appeared first on Market Brief.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Life-threatening open-heart surgery forever changed how Ramsey Musallam approaches making, teaching and learning. Amazed at his doctor’s skill and confidence while holding someone’s life in his hands, the Sonoma Academy STEM teacher wondered how a person came to be so good at what he did. kids don’t need college degrees to make amazing stuff. They just need a teacher that can make that connection for them, and then push them in the right direction.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 9, 2017

May 9, 2017 my.SketchUp is the web version of the popular desktop application SketchUp. my.SketchUp is an excellent tool students can use to create anything they want in 3D. It provides a wide.read more.

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eSchool News

MAY 9, 2017

Teachers who are “career changers” and who have come to the teaching profession from other fields say their career change brings benefits to the classroom, according to a new University of Phoenix College of Education survey focusing on how K-12 teachers view their profession. Those benefits include real-world experience, new ideas, teacher diversity, and unique teaching styles and perspectives.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 9, 2017

May 10, 2017 Here is a collection of some good iPad science apps curated specifically for middle school students. Our selection is primarily based on iTunes App Store 's featured collections. We.read more.

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EmergingEdTech

MAY 9, 2017

Teachers Have a Great Opportunity to Help Students Learn About the Dangers of Cyber Crime The Internet is a huge part of everyone's lives today, including children's. And if mature, intelligent, [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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EdTechTeam

MAY 9, 2017

Do Dunkin Donuts and Panera entice you? If I looped you in with just those words, you’re going to love an Edtech Bootcamp! I had frequently been visiting the EdTechTeam website, but I knew that my school could not afford to send me. I received an email from DonorsChoose ; they were starting a pilot program for professional development. I knew this was my best route!

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 9, 2017

The post What Is Net Neutrality & Why Are You Hearing About It Again? appeared first on TeachThought.

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Gaggle Speaks

MAY 9, 2017

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Karri Adams. Before I became an instructional technology facilitator, I was an early elementary school teacher. A great portion of my time was allotted to reading instruction. One critical skill that I taught students, as well as their parents, was how to choose a “just right” book—one that wasn’t too easy or too hard but was perfectly matched to an individual’s reading interests and abilities.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 9, 2017

Opportunities abound for U.S. companies in China's education market, if they can avoid the mistakes that have undermined some early efforts. The post Chinese Ed-Tech Leaders: ‘Make Connections to Make Headway’ in Market appeared first on Market Brief.

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ProfHacker

MAY 9, 2017

Ever since Evernote abandoned Skitch a couple of years ago, I’ve been looking for a good way to mark up photos on my phone, which is a thing I find myself doing pretty regularly, either in documenting issues around campus, or communicating quickly about various issues. I’ve tried a variety of different apps, but haven’t found one that’s really stuck.

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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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Fractus Learning

MAY 9, 2017

Have you ever been at a loss as to how to engage a student or a group of students diagnosed with autism? Have parents complained that “too much nothing” is going on and more learning needs […].

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 9, 2017

Looking for a way to beat the summer reading slump? Check out these two programs to help kids of all ages keep their reading going all summer long. 1. Summer Sparks. Classroom teachers and librarians are invited to join our friends Buncee and Capstone Publishing in their first Summer Sparks Reading Contest designed to encourage kids to read, write and create all summer long and to facilitate access to great reads.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 9, 2017

We want to thank all educators who joined in our collaborative map for Teacher Appreciation Week by thanking a teacher in their life. Thank you to our grand prize winner, Jennifer Furey , who has won a ticket to ISTE 2017 in San Antonio, Texas! Check out more of our winners below, but you're ALL winners in our heart. Thanks for sharing your thank you's this Teacher Appreciation Week.

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MiddleWeb

MAY 9, 2017

As teens respond en masse to the Netflix series Thirteen Reasons Why, the story of a girl who chooses suicide, Mary Tarashuk considers how difficult topics can be part of learning for her 4th graders and how their read-alouds and personal writing can build empathy.

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

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