Neo LMS

JULY 25, 2019

Edtech trends come and go. Some have more potential to stay than others, considering their general usefulness in the classroom and the level of innovation they bring to everyday school activities. However, there is one trend that is steadily “invading” our homes and indeed, our classrooms. That is of course, artificial intelligence. We’ve all “talked” to Siri, Alexa or Google before and some of us use the virtual assistant daily.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

Angela Humberstone’s college experience afforded no idyllic afternoons studying on a campus quad. In between daily work shifts at a hotel in the morning and at a Starbucks in the afternoon, she squeezed in a few hours of homework, sometimes also allowing herself a brief nap in her car. The arrangement was possible logistically because Humberstone took her courses in business and environmental sustainability entirely online.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 25, 2019

8 Of Our Most Popular Articles About Student Engagement by TeachThought Staff Student engagement is often sought and sometimes achieved but difficult to sustain. There are a variety of reasons why this is true, not the least of which is that it’s difficult for anyone of any age to sustain focus and ‘cognitive effort’ across multiple […].

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

Use of free course materials among college students is up, with 22 percent downloading at least one such resource during the spring 2019 semester, according to research published Wednesday by the National Association of College Stores. That's an all-time high, and a big increase since the fall of 2015, when only 3 percent of students reported downloading free course materials.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2019

In many districts, students still get their first introduction to computer science and coding in middle school or high school. That timing, argues John Pearce, is all wrong. “If you start computer science in K-5, students don’t have set ideas about what they are or aren’t good at,” explains Pearce, director of Family Code Night and MV GATE, a Mill Valley, California, nonprofit that provides educational programs and field trips that engage students in coding, engineering and math.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

Which book is assigned most often in colleges around the world? That's something that hasn't really been knowable, since no one's been able to collect every syllabus out there and analyze the reading lists on them to see what pops as the top ranked. But this month, a new tool came out that starts to make it possible to answer questions like this. It's called the Open Syllabus Project and it's run out of a public policy center at Columbia University.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter. Choose as many newsletters as you like. Weekly Update. Future of Learning. Higher Education.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 25, 2019

Vibby is a very good tool that you can use to highlight and share specific parts of videos. Viewers will only see the cropped portion you sent and not the entire video. This is especially useful to.

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TeacherCast

JULY 25, 2019

Welcome to the TeacherCast Educational Network. In this episode, Jeff welcomes EdTechTeam founder Dr. Mark Wagner on the program to discuss why it's important for teachers to help students understand how they can create their own future by setting goals and helping them on their path to achieving them. The post Raising Awareness About What Is Possible In Your Classroom appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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eSchool News

JULY 25, 2019

School districts face urgent issues, from student safety to teacher evaluations, but perhaps the most critical problem involves mismanaged spending. Mismanaged spending can be a costly, potentially criminal, liability. For example, an audit of 42 school districts in Pennsylvania found incorrect payments of more than $8.4 million in transportation expenses.

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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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ASIDE

JULY 25, 2019

Source: Michael Maslin, The New Yorker ; Condi Nast ; Art.com (for sale) One of our favorite New Yorker cartoons by Michael Maslin depicts a woman at a party replying to a suited gentleman, “I’m hearing a lot of buzzwords from you, but I’m not getting any buzz.” Educational conferences can be like that. Despite the best intentions of dedicated presenters, sometimes the reruns of familiar talks can feel like a litany of mots du jour.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 25, 2019

In the article, “6 Powerful Ways to Turn Setbacks Into Opportunities” by Cindy Lamothe, I was struck by the following part: Self-confidence takes the biggest hit after a setback, but there’s a way of lessening its impact. In his book Option B , renowned psychologist Adam Grant makes a case for counting one’s contributions instead of blessings.

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techlearning

JULY 25, 2019

826 Digital is aligned to the Common Core ELA standards but can also work for writing programs in states with their own standards.

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Reading By Example

JULY 25, 2019

Over the almost 25 years I’ve spent in education, I’ve noticed a growing problem. More and more I find that teachers do not trust their own judgment. I think that this is due, at least in part, to boxed programs, prescriptive curriculums, and the concept I dread most in teaching–fidelity to them. (See my diatribe against “fidelity” and other edu-concepts that I loathe here.).

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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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MiddleWeb

JULY 25, 2019

Jennifer Serravallo’s new book on reading conferences is a must-have if you’re ready to up your teaching game during independent reading time, writes Rita Platt. Her organized approach and bonus online resources provide everything teachers need to have quality conferences.

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EmergingEdTech

JULY 25, 2019

As with any novel and paradigm-shifting technology, the initial boom of virtual and artificial reality (VR/AR) has seen a vast array of industries attempting to leverage its benefits, from. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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MiddleWeb

JULY 25, 2019

If you value student discussion, Not Light, But Fire is for you. If you value students working through big issues, this book is for you, too. Teacher Andrea Clark finds something usable and important for teachers of all grades in Matthew Kay’s thoughtful, engaging book.

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techlearning

JULY 25, 2019

Both educators and students can reap the benefits of today's more versatile note-taking apps.

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MiddleWeb

JULY 25, 2019

Maker-Centered Learning: Empowering Young People to Shape Their Worlds provides a well-organized and well referenced look at the role of maker-centered learning and offers a perspective that is different from that of the popular press, writes educator Laura Von Staden.

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ExcelinEd

JULY 25, 2019

Earlier this month, Excel in Ed’s Christy Hovanetz, Ph.D. joined the bipartisan House Dyslexia Caucus for a briefing on the science of reading. Explore the highlights below and learn how your state can use research-based reading instruction to prioritize early literacy and improve learning for all kids. Watch the full briefing: The Science of Reading.

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MindShift

JULY 25, 2019

Roughly 9 million children — nearly 1 in 5 public school students in the U.S. — attend schools that are racially isolated and receive far less money than schools just a few miles away. That’s according to a sweeping new review of the nation’s most divisive school district borders from EdBuild, a nonprofit that investigates school funding inequities. “Inequality is endemic” in America’s public schools, the report says, identifying nearly 1,000 school district borders

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Prodigy

JULY 25, 2019

Gather around, parents and wizards of all ages. We’re excited to present Summerfest 2019 — Prodigy’s first summer-themed festival! It’s the perfect way to get your children engaged with math that helps combat summer learning loss. When school starts, they’ll be one step ahead! What is Summerfest? Summerfest is a special event reserved for at-home […].

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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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Learning with 'e's

JULY 25, 2019

Image created by Steve Wheeler (spot the skull) We all have our favourite places. Spaces in which we can relax, be one with nature, or unleash our creative instincts. When it comes to creativity, one of the best places for me is my 'home office space'. I call it that, but it started life as a garage. Several years ago I realised that we never used the garage to house our car and it had become our dumping ground.

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Technology Tidbits

JULY 25, 2019

"Game-based learning (GBL) is a type of game play that has defined learning outcomes. Generally, game-based learning is designed to balance subject matter with gameplay and the ability of the player to retain, and apply said subject matter to the real world. ( wikipedia )" Game Based Learning has stood the test of time and been going on since schools have been around.

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Think Exam

JULY 25, 2019

A transition from campus to corporate is a big challenge for a fresher. From assignment to semester from work and deadline. As a student, it is a more carefree life like bunking classes, examination, skipping lessons, etc, whereas as a professional is a concern a person has to be on time, take initiative, communicate with the subordinates, etc. According to the manager’s perspective, there is a constant pressure for meeting the deadline and expand knowledge.

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Technology Tidbits

JULY 25, 2019

Quick Rubric is the wonderful site for creating rubrics from the creators of Storyboard That. This is far and away the easiest site I've seen for creating a beautiful rubric where a user can add a row or a column w/ a tap of an arrow button. Everything inside of the rubric is customizable (i.e. from the heading to customizing points) and a user can save/print out as many rubrics as they need.

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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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MIND Research Institute

JULY 25, 2019

In each installment of our Educator Perspectives series, we interview teachers and administrators across the country who are engaging, motivating, and challenging their students in unique ways. We share their obstacles, successes, and strategies in order to build a community better prepared to mathematically equip all students. Madison Primary School in Madison, Virginia, is a single story, brick building nestled among trees, located near Hoover Ridge Park and the county’s farmers’ market.

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