The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 5, 2017

Jarrod Robinson, the PE Geek, shares on episode 70 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Jarrod Robinson @mrrobbo gives us the apps, tools, and mindset to rock physical education class. This conversation is so much fun and will give PE teachers and coaches lots of ideas for using technology to improve sports performance and get fit.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 5, 2017

By Rebecca C. Campbell After conducting research, one assistant principal has discovered the benefits of the popular learning trend.

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 5, 2017

I recently organised an event in my school: ‘Mastering Maths Day’ The aim was to encourage further embedding of ‘ mastery ‘ activities in everyday maths lessons and also to boost enjoyment of the subject. Mastery, in a nutshell, is developing a thorough and deep understanding of concepts – often this is achieved through well scaffolded activities and problem solving. .

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2017

With summer break on the horizon, it’s more important than ever to not only better help struggling readers in the classroom, but understand what helps them improve and want to read when they’re at home. More than 10 million American students struggle to read, but only 2.3 million are identified and even fewer receive special help; therefore, schools must provide support for struggling students by creating a culture of reading.

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Schools face increasing challenges as technology becomes integral to education. Efficient device management is essential for maximizing technology use and safeguarding investments. Our article discusses the importance of tracking devices, outlines current challenges, and suggests modern solutions that go beyond traditional methods like Excel. Learn how advanced tracking systems can streamline operations, improve maintenance, and offer real-time updates for better resource allocation.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 5, 2017

May , 2017 Draftback is a good web tool that allows you to playback the revision history of any Google Doc you can edit. You will be able to watch your edits roll out in a video player as if you are.read more.

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Teacher Tech

MAY 5, 2017

Yesterday John McGowan, author of g(math), shared at the Google Math workshop on how awesome the new EquatIO Chrome extension by Texthelp is. Insert math and science symbols with predictive text, voice commands or handwriting to text. EquatIO for Math Watch John McGowan share on Periscope about the new Chrome extension EquatIO. Accessibility Universal Design […].

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 5, 2017

The education giant cited the "slow pace of digital adoption" in U.S. K-12 schools as a key reason it is considering the sale of its online, digital and blended curriculum. The post Pearson Explores Sale of Its U.S. K-12 Curriculum Business appeared first on Market Brief.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 letter Generator is an excellent tool from ReadWriteThink that helps students learn about letter writing. Whether it is a business or friendly letter, students will get to explore the.read more.

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eSchool News

MAY 5, 2017

When I first came on board as the CFO in Pueblo, Colorado, I asked my finance manager to compile a complete financial report of all of our budgets. As a new CFO, I thought I was taking a smart, proactive approach and could hit the ground running. Instead, my jaw hit the ground when she brought me back a 500-page report in a PDF format! I couldn’t believe it.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 We receive a lot of emails from teachers using Android asking for app recommendations. It's true we do not cover Android apps as we do iPad apps but we do our best to strike a.read more.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 5, 2017

Collaboratively explore the meaning of love and the power of personal narrative in our annotathon of Bronwyn LaMay’s “Personal Narrative, Revised: Writing Love and Agency in the High School Classroom.” What is love? That’s the question Bronwyn LaMay asked her high school English students to journal about in preparation for reading Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon.

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MindShift

MAY 5, 2017

Technically, if one trusts the etymology, the best way for a teacher to confer with other educators would be an educator conference. Unfortunately, it’s often obligatory to passively listen to speeches and then “talk to someone next to you” about a prescribed topic. Meanwhile, the most enthusiastic listeners whisper to each other, or form mini-groups outside the conference walls, maybe even at a social gathering later that day.

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Fractus Learning

MAY 5, 2017

To expand on a popular saying: Give a man a fish, and he’ll eat for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he’ll pass a fishing test and then forget how because he wasn’t all […].

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 5, 2017

It's not an easy prospect to decide who should define the curriculum. Over 150 of my third year education students are grappling with this conundrum as I write. They have to write a 5000 word essay (their final one before they leave the university to take up their first jobs in primary teaching), and they have to try to come up with an answer. It's a tough assignment.

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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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edWeb.net

MAY 5, 2017

Change is inevitable, and while it’s important to design lessons with an end result in mind, it’s difficult to prepare students for a future that doesn’t exist yet. In the recent edWebinar, “ The Future Ready Challenge: Improve Student Outcomes in 18 Weeks ,” hosted by edWeb.net , Dr. L. Robert Furman, Elementary Principal and author of The Future Ready Challenge, discussed tips to help educators prepare students for an unknown future.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 5, 2017

Recently, I attended my first EdTechTeam Summit in Kitchener, Ontario. To say it was a great experience is an understatement. I was surrounded by passionate educators, amazing, hands-on workshops, and inspiring speakers. I walked away from the weekend feeling mentally exhausted but invigorated, with so many cool ideas percolating in my brain. Before attending the summit, I had made it a goal to tweet out my real time sketchnotes of the keynote and Spark speakers’ big ideas.

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The PL2C Blog

MAY 5, 2017

By: Donna Wells | Burke County Schools | Instructions Technology Facilitator. My name is Donna Wells. I am an Instructional Technology Facilitator serving 4 elementary schools in Burke County, NC. I participated in NCDLCN during the 2014-2015 school year and enjoyed learning, sharing, and making connections with educators around the state. I am honored to serve as a mentor this year.

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Reading By Example

MAY 5, 2017

One of the best ways to increase enthusiasm for reading and writing in your school is by bringing an author on-site. It is mutually beneficial: the author receives support and awareness for their book(s); the students get a glimpse into the mind of a professional writer. I’ve been involved in several author visits at my schools and I have never been disappointed.

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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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Hansen's Link to Tech

MAY 5, 2017

We have many ways we can stay connected for learning, while learning, after we have learned. This post focuses on how the educator, student, and parent stays connected with learning. Connect With Others. Social Media du jour (Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest…) use your comfort level and daily routines to your favor. For the most part, everyone uses some sort of social media to connect with friends, family, and following organizations.

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Doug Levin

MAY 5, 2017

As quoted in: Herold, Benjamin. “ Under Trump, Ed-Tech Leadership Is Big Question Mark.” Education Week. 5 May 2017. With more cuts in the federal education budget potentially looming in the fall, and the Trump administration clearly signaling its general preference for market-based solutions, it could be that private-sector technology companies will have an opportunity to step into a vacuum, said Douglas A.

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ProfHacker

MAY 5, 2017

As Friday winds down, here are 5 interesting and relevant reads to get you through your weekend: " Tent Revival ," by Amy Woolard in VQR Online : "For the last seventeen years, during the same late-July weekend, an organization known as Remote Area Medical, or RAM, has offered a laundry list of free dental, vision, and medical services. Over the course of three days, at the Wise County Fairgrounds, an all-volunteer staff builds a pop-up clinic—the largest RAM health clinic in the US—

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Education Politics. Via The New York Times : “A Little-Noticed Target in the House Health Bill : Special Education.” School districts rely on Medicaid, the federal health care program for the poor, to provide costly services to millions of students with disabilities across the country. For nearly 30 years, Medicaid has helped school systems cover costs for special education services and equipment, from physical therapists to feeding tubes.

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