Wed.Feb 09, 2022

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5 tips to increase parent engagement

eSchool News

Parent-school relationships have always been a vital part of student success, but the importance of establishing and maintaining meaningful parent engagement was emphasized by the pandemic. When schools moved to remote instruction, communication between parents and educators soared. Teachers and administrators worked with students’ families to try to establish stability and continuity.

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TCEA 2022: 3 Questions to Ask When Modernizing Campus Security in K–12

EdTech Magazine

What does a safer school campus look like today? When it comes to protecting a school’s physical campus, times have changed, and school security should reflect those changes, said security expert Matt Tourney in a TCEA 2022 session. Analog cameras connected to closed-circuit TVs and coaxial cables in a tiny closet somewhere on campus are no longer considered a best practice, said Tourney during the session “Improve Physical Security in Your School the C.I.A.

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Tech Tip #172: Translate Webpages In a Second

Ask a Tech Teacher

This is not part of the 169 tech tips for your class book but it will be when I update the ebook: Tech Tip #172: Translate Webpages in a Second. Over the years, I get more and more views on this blog from non-English-speaking nations. I always drop in to visit and no surprise, their blogs are in their native language (as mine is). Sometimes they have the Translate feature, but not always.

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Social Emotional Learning Should Not Be the Next Target in America’s Culture Wars

Edsurge

A politician in the Midwest recently told a state committee that schools shouldn’t be allowed to teach kids about feelings or emotions. A group of Virginia parents demanded to review their school’s online social-emotional learning curriculum, convinced the school was hiding something. In the south, a state department told employees to refrain from even using the phrase social-emotional learning.

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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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Learning Counsel Offers Free Digital Learning Reference Guide

EdNews Daily

The last couple of years have seen remarkable changes in the entire education landscape. One thing that has yet to be done, however, is to come together with a clear strategy predicated on the actual tech transformation destination. It’s hard to coordinate tactics if there is no unified comprehensive goal. All during the pandemic, parents and students have continued their shopping for digital learning.

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3 steps to tech infrastructure that supports learning

eSchool News

Like instructional technology specialists across the U.S., I spent most of 2020 helping teachers navigate the world of edtech–explaining video conferencing tools, and demonstrating how our district’s selected edtech can support learning–as we abruptly transitioned to remote learning. Now that we’re approaching the two-year anniversary of this transformation, I’m happy to say that technology adoption is baked into the curriculum at Ysleta Independent School District.

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OPINION: A former military man turned university president welcomes student protest and dissent

The Hechinger Report

When I first took on the role of president at the University of Montana nearly four years ago, my chief of staff mused that I’d need to draw upon a reservoir of endurance in the face of many tests ahead. As a former U.S. Army Special Forces officer, I quipped, “I’ve lived for extended periods of time in places where I was surrounded by people who wanted to kill me.”.

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Video Demo: OKIOCAM T Document Camera Paired with @Flipgrid for the Classroom #edtech @okiolabs

techieMusings

I recently got the OKIOCAM T document camera *, and wanted to share some ideas for pairing it with Flipgrid for both having students demonstrate their thinking and for instruction. I was interested in the OKIOCAM for a couple of key reasons: It is extremely portable I was looking for a document camera that is highly adjustable (flexible arm & camera swivel) and this camera certainly checks that box It is affordable with a good camera quality (5MP).

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Los nuevos educadores en casa: Más diversos, muy entregados

The Hechinger Report

En las décadas de 1970 y 80, grupos que consistían mayormente de cristianos fundamentalistas de la raza blanca estuvieron al frente de un aumento en el número de familias en el país que educaban en casa. A la vez que sacaban a sus hijos de las escuelas públicas, trabajaban para desmantelar las medidas reguladoras a nivel local y estatal que obligaban a los niños a estar presentes físicamente en las escuelas.

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Top 68 OTT Statistics You Need to Know in 2022

Sell Courses Online

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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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Advanced Education Partners with Veative to Bring Complete Virtual Reality Solutions to Canadian Schools

Veative

Continuing its promise to place innovative teaching and learning technologies into K-12 classrooms, Advanced Education today announced that it has been named the Canadian distributor for Veative’s educational virtual reality […].

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Try Multimodal Literacy Autobiographies Now!

MiddleWeb

Multimodal literacy autobiographies encourage students to reflect on the many ways they have developed literacy skills and offer valuable insights that help teachers shape instruction. Educators Erin Knauer and Kathryn Caprino share tips and examples to get students started. The post Try Multimodal Literacy Autobiographies Now! first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Edtech startups in India: a ray of hope for transforming the learning experience

Veative

From distance education to cultural preservation, digital platforms are transforming the way learning is visualised and presented, with wide-ranging implications for publication of educational content, access […].

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Sangari Education Partners with Veative to Bring Complete Virtual Reality Solutions to SA Schools

Veative

Continuing its promise to place innovative teaching and learning technologies into schools, Sangari Education has been appointed a distributor for Veative’s educational virtual […].

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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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Interview: How VR is helping improve teaching and learning

Veative

Can implementing VR really help children (and school’s) to improve their grades? AVTE chats with Veative VR Learn director of product management, Dave Dolan about the […].

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Being Veative

Veative

Singapore is in the house. That’s right, Veative, a virtual reality company headquartered in Singapore with offices in India, USA, UAE, and Egypt, has hit the VR […].

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Veative launches Virtual Reality Learn Solution

Veative

Veative uses immersive technologies such as 3D, VR, AR and MR with an objective to bring significant educational transformation. Veative has launched its […].

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From Textbooks and Blackboards to iPads and Smart-Classes: How Ed-tech Trends are Changing Kids Learn Things

Veative

In this tech-driven era, there is no denying the fact that innovations in technology have touched our lives in every possible way. Be it communication […].

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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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Can Virtual Reality Be A New Learning Solution For Schools?

Veative

The 21st Century has seen some major advancements in the development of Virtual Reality. Today, the technologies in the realm of Virtual Reality, owe […].

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Will these four technology trends change education in India?

Veative

From virtual reality to big data, the tech frenzy has hit education too, but will it be able to go beyond gimmickry? By Shweta Sharan Can […].

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Virtual and Augmented Reality Aids Better Learning

Veative

The post Virtual and Augmented Reality Aids Better Learning appeared first on Veative.