The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2018

Win $40,000 in Classroom Equipment including Chromebooks From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. SMART believes that every student is capable of greatness. Often, educators are the inspiration for that greatness. The Give Greatness contest is designed to recognize educators across the world who inspire greatness in their students, their peers, and their community.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 10, 2018

4 Tips to Plan a K-12 Network Switch Upgrade. jena.passut_7651. Thu, 05/10/2018 - 14:41. As K–12 school districts work to expand and modernize their networks, administrators must address evolving requirements in connectivity, gigabit-class Wi-Fi and ever-growing traffic flows. Driven by these increasing traffic demands and advances in technologies, new network switches offer benefits in both capacity and utility.

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Neo LMS

MAY 10, 2018

Students’ hunger for knowledge can’t be satisfied with dry theory only; they need to see how things apply in real life situations. Theories are of course important, after all, the first step to becoming a specialist in any field is building a theoretical foundation. But, at the same time, having a vast amount of theoretical knowledge isn’t enough to become a true connoisseur of your area of expertise.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 10, 2018

MTI 563: The Differentiated Teacher. MTI 563 starts in one week–Monday, May 14th! Last chance to sign up. Click this link ; scroll down to MTI 563 and click for more information and to sign up. Click to view slideshow. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 10, 2018

Over the past few decades, schools have relied on computer technology for delivering educational content or equipping students with resources to enhance their learning. With the advent of the Internet, some schools have started offering classes fully online for maximum flexibility, while other brick-and-mortar institutions are incorporating digital tools into their classroom and at-home assignments.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

Multiple-choice questions don’t belong in college. They’re often ineffective as a teaching tool, they’re easy for students to cheat, and they can exacerbate test anxiety. Yet more professors seem to be turning to the format these days, as teaching loads and class sizes grow, since multiple-choice quizzes and tests can be easily graded by machines. That’s the case being made by two instructional designers at different colleges who are encouraging professors to try alternative assessment methods.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

For the past few years, the annual NewSchools Venture Fund Summit has surfaced some of the resonant themes echoing in education reform: A few years ago, it featured the likes of billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and venture capitalist John Doerr. Later, conversations around equity and diversity dominanted. So what about this year? In its 20th year, the Summit had a feeling of rolling up its sleeves: People talked about the tensions of trying to have civil dialogue between people who hold different po

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Teacher Tech

MAY 10, 2018

Create Visuals with Adobe Spark Adobe Spark is a free tool to create visual graphics and videos. spark.adobe.com Works with G Suite Adobe Spark for Education allows students with G Suite or Microsoft 365 accounts to login easily. Go to spark.adobe.com/edu to sign up. What Do You Want to Create? When designing lesson plans consider […]. The post Adobe Spark: Creativity with Visuals (It’s Free) appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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eSchool News

MAY 10, 2018

After 28 years as a classroom teacher, administrator, and superintendent in rural, southwestern Pennsylvania school districts, I left the traditional school setting and began working for Pennsylvania’s alternative education system, serving at-risk and special needs students. Many students struggle to learn and master concepts in traditional classroom settings.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

The campus of the future will be “networked,” argues Peter Smith, meaning that more and more academic-related services will be outsourced. That, in theory, will allow each campus to focus its energies on what it can do best and turn to outside companies and nonprofits for the rest. It’s a key claim in his new book, “ Free-Range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career, and Education ,” due out next month, and it’s one that might unsettle college administrators accu

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 10, 2018

For those of you who havven’t see them yet, here is a collection of some very good templates you can use to create visually engaging presentations. These templates are provided by Google Slides for.read more.

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 10, 2018

School principals across the U.S. were asked how much actual influence they have in two areas: establishing curriculum and school budgets in this study. The post Principals Report More Influence Over School Budgets Than Curriculum Choice in National Survey appeared first on Market Brief.

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The Principal of Change

MAY 10, 2018

Having just received an email from someone starting a new “technology” position in their school, they asked me what advice I would give. I shared the following advice: My only suggestion for you is to start from the curriculum and work backwards from there, not try to force technology into the curriculum. If teachers can see a new and better way to teach, they are way more open to it.

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ProfHacker

MAY 10, 2018

Like just about everyone else, we love podcasts here at ProfHacker. This year there has been increasing attention paid to podcast advertising, in part because Apple turned on an analytics feature back in December. Analytics are always in conflict with privacy, though, which leads me to to. Heather wrote a great overview of Marco Arment’s Overcast back in January, and everything she wrote is still true!

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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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Fractus Learning

MAY 10, 2018

As our society ages, and bureaucratic ossification creeps into our lives more often, we often need to remind ourselves change can be good. I took that to heart this month. During April, I decided to try […].

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EdTechTeam

MAY 10, 2018

Taking risks with students can be hard, but I believe the reward almost always outweighs the risk. We do fail sometimes, but when we do, it is still a learning experience. Fail forward, right? I am always looking for new activities and exploring new resources with my students. I believe true growth only comes with change. One of my favorite times of the year to try something new is when the school year is coming to an end.

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MiddleWeb

MAY 10, 2018

SEL is a hot topic in education circles today, and it should be, writes reviewer Rita Platt. If you are looking for lesson plans and ideas to help you boost social and emotional learning, Boost Emotional Intelligence in Students will be a great addition to your toolkit.

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Prodigy

MAY 10, 2018

Like educators across the United States, those in Texas are under pressure to help students achieve positive scores on assessments. We compared State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results across 170 schools — 51 do not use Prodigy, while 119 have at least 20% of students on Prodigy. The study shares our analysis. […].

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SecurEdge

MAY 10, 2018

Deploying an enterprise wireless network to support your business or school takes technical expertise, due diligence, the right products, and a bit of finesse. One mistake or overlooked link in the chain can cause massive problems and terrible WiFi performance.

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techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

National Geographic Education Explore the fascinating, wide world with multimedia resources Pros: Quality content, superb videos, and detailed lesson ideas for thought-provoking exploration. Cons: It's not personalizable, and there's no way to track past visits. Bottom Line: It's a wonderful resource for anyone looking to learn more about science, geography, ecology, current events -- basically, the world we live in. [ Teach Conservation, Natural Selection, Biodiversity and More With Free Ecolog

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EdTechTeam

MAY 10, 2018

Correct answer suggestions: Using the best of Google’s machine learning, Forms can now predict the correct answer as you type questions, as well as provide wrong answer options. For Chris Webb, a math teacher at John Rennie High School in Montreal, this feature works really well for quizzing about facts. “If I were giving an ethics lesson, I could ask questions about specific dates, and it will suggest the right answer, along with some other options,” said Webb.

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techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

A large body of research — as well as our own practical experience — indicates that parent engagement is a key factor in students’ academic success. But all too often, parents only hear about when students aren’t behaving well. By Terrence Williams A large body of research — as well as our own practical experience — indicates that parent engagement is a key factor in students’ academic success.

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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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Reading By Example

MAY 10, 2018

I was searching my own blog, something I wrote that I could simply repost here which would convey strategies and ideas for blogging as an educator. This repost would have served as a quick guide of sorts for contributors for our upcoming book study that starts May 14. Here is what I have found so far: The Writing Principal: Tips for Administrators Considering Blogging (October 2012).

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techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

Taking the stage in Chicago this summer to keynote at the International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) Conference and Expo, June 24-27, are five speakers who aim to inspire educators with their thinking on brain science, STEM, creative instigation and leadership. The conference will feature hundreds of experiential learning opportunities, including a new student hackathon and film festival; an expo hall with over 500 vendors sharing hands-on edtech experiences – from robots to 3D p

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Reflections

MAY 10, 2018

She writes: I am not a person who is comfortable writing about myself or my experiences. As a child I learned that my personal written words could be used against me. However, I have been following your blog and took a tremendous leap of faith and wrote about an experience I had. It has taken me a couple of days to gather the mental strength to take another leap and share this with you.

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techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

Austin, TX, May 10, 2018 – Impero Software, a leading provider of classroom management, network and online safety software to schools, has partnered with the national nonprofit Mental Health America (MHA) to help schools detect potential mental health concerns among students. Through the partnership, MHA will help Impero build its new keyword library, which contains terms specific to mental health issues.

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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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Technology Tidbits

MAY 10, 2018

"i Know it just keeps getting bigger and better! Currently, there are more than 22,000 interactive math questions live on the site! Sign up for a free account, and you'll see why iKnowit.com is the next best thing for your classroom!" Be sure to check out this excellent site for grades K-5th for interactive Math practice in these fun engaging games/exercises.

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techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

With the days hurriedly passing by, it is hard to believe that in the northern hemisphere school is almost done for many. I am going to miss my students so much. Days of eating ice cream, sitting by the pool, and yes, traveling to speak and learn from others are ahead and my stack of amazing professional development books awaits. I love summer for the renewal and recharge it gives us. [ One Week Into a Phone Free Classroom ] So why not share the love a little?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2018

Linda Kardamis on episode 309 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Finish well. Today, Linda Kardamis shares common mistakes to avoid and positive things to do that will help you have a successful finish to your school year. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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techlearning

MAY 10, 2018

HAT:No-cost webinar for K-12 educators PRESENTER:International education leader,Alan November WHEN: Tuesday, May 22 at 1 PM ET REGISTER: [link] Boston, MA– May 10, 2018– Now more than ever, the internet and digital media are an important part of students’ lives. Students naturally have an aptitude for the web, but they often struggle to create responsible content online.

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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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