Fri.Sep 18, 2020

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5 (free) Shortkey Posters to Mainstream Tech Ed

Ask a Tech Teacher

Every month, we’ll share five themed posters that you can share on your website (with attribution), post on your walls, or simply be inspired. This month: Shortkeys. –for the entire collection of 65 posters, click here. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-12 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Cisco Announces New Platform for Hybrid Learning

EdTech Magazine

Last week, Cisco gave a preview of Webex Classrooms , a new platform that can help schools manage online and hybrid classrooms. The platform works hand in hand with Webex Meetings , Cisco’s videoconferencing service, and gives educators, students and parents a single secure place to connect online. With Webex Classrooms, teachers can schedule and launch their online classes, host virtual office hours and parent-teacher conferences, and organize classroom resources that students can easily ac

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Outschool Is In, Raising $45M to Beam Live, Small-Group Classes to Homes

Edsurge

Outschool, a marketplace for live online classes for kids, started out in 2015 with a focus on serving families that homeschool. But now, with much of regular schooling happening in homes, the company has seen a dramatic expansion of its audience. Its wallet has gotten a little bigger, too, thanks to a $45 million Series B round led by Lightspeed Venture Partners.

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30 K–12 IT Influencers Worth a Follow in 2020

EdTech Magazine

There’s no denying that 2020 has been a challenging year for teachers, administrators, students and their families. The coronavirus pandemic threw several curveballs at our nation’s schools and education systems, pushing many educators to teach and work together remotely for the first time. Despite the hardships this year has brought on, educators were quick to adapt.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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Asynchronous Learning: The Key to Equity

EdNews Daily

By Kevin McFarland In this time of the Coronavirus pandemic and an all too sudden shift to virtual learning, equity of access has become perhaps the single largest obstacle to educating our children. Part of this problem can only be corrected with funding to bridge Internet and device access to communities in need. But part of the problem, a big part of the problem, can be improved by a simple change in the way we instruct our students.

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Cisco Announces New Platform for Hybrid Learning

EdTech Magazine

Last week, Cisco gave a preview of Webex Classrooms , a new platform that can help schools manage online and hybrid classrooms. The platform works hand in hand with Webex Meetings , Cisco’s videoconferencing service, and gives educators, students and parents a single secure place to connect online. With Webex Classrooms, teachers can schedule and launch their online classes, host virtual office hours and parent-teacher conferences, and organize classroom resources that students can easily ac

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What Schools Need to Know About Voice Assistants

EdTech Magazine

In many homes today, scenes from futuristic movies are playing out: A child enters a room and asks it for a weather update, to turn on the TV or to call Mom. Like magic, it happens. But that “magic” is actually made possible by voice assistant software and conversational artificial intelligence, which are at the core of virtual assistants. In the U.S., voice assistants include Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft ’s Cortana, Samsung ’s Bixby and the Google Assistant.

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Investing in Educators is Crucial for Remote Learning

EdNews Daily

By Howie Berman The fall academic semester has arrived across the U.S., and many K-12 schools, colleges, and universities find themselves in a similar situation to what they experienced in the spring: teaching and learning in a virtual environment. However, months later, the circumstances have changed slightly. While the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has forced institutions across the nation to continue remote learning, these institutions have also had the advantage of time to prepare for new challe

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What Will the Workforce Look Like for Gen Z?

EdTech Magazine

The future of work is rapidly evolving. The adoption of new technologies, along with COVID-19’s impact on the global economy and workforce, has created greater demand for jobs that require select technical, industrial and business skills. A recent World Economic Forum report found that more than 42 percent of all jobs will change significantly by 2022, placing greater emphasis on skills such as analytics, design thinking and complex problem-solving.

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New Podcast: The Lost Learning Year: Intelligent Recommendations

EdNews Daily

In this episode of The EduJedi Report Podcast, Learning Counsel CEO Leilani Cauthen discusses recent findings by researchers Dr. John Bielinski and Dr. Kyle Wagner at Illuminate Education on the effect quarantines and remote learning have had on K-8 learning outcomes. According to Cauthen, “Schools working through remote learning transitions have focused on engagement, but the data indicates that there is a clear hierarchy of needs and educators will need the tools to pinpoint risk quickl

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The Art of Making Engaging and Effective Learning Videos

Speaker: Joseph Suarez - Learning Experience Designer at Suarez Media Production

What makes an instructional video engaging and effective? Why do Learning and Development professionals often struggle to produce quality videos? What can we do to change that? In this webinar, Joseph Suarez will break down the craft, the art, and the science of video production and reveal how to leverage the production process to create great videos of all types and sizes.

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How to Secure the Work-From-Home Environment

EdTech Magazine

Working from home is part of the new normal for K–12 schools and districts. How can IT managers secure teachers and staff in online environments? Here are some questions and answers. What’s the Biggest Security Risk? End users remain the biggest security vulnerability — and educators are naturally more curious, open minded and excited to try new things, making them information security’s worst nightmare.

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HBCUs entering the game: Black colleges join the esports bandwagon

The Hechinger Report

The fall semester for most college students won’t look like any semester in the past, and that’s not such a bad thing for Keenan Johnson. He attends one of North Carolina’s historically black colleges and universities, Johnson C. Smith University, which is offering classes remotely because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Johnson isn’t thrilled to be logging into his courses from home, but he is excited for one of the university’s newest student groups — the JCSU Esports Club.

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What Schools Need to Know About Voice Assistants

EdTech Magazine

In many homes today, scenes from futuristic movies are playing out: A child enters a room and asks it for a weather update, to turn on the TV or to call Mom. Like magic, it happens. But that “magic” is actually made possible by voice assistant software and conversational artificial intelligence, which are at the core of virtual assistants. In the U.S., voice assistants include Apple’s Siri, Amazon’s Alexa, Microsoft ’s Cortana, Samsung ’s Bixby and the Google Assistant.

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4 Web Tools to Help Teachers Collaborate Remotely

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Below are some very good platforms you can use to enhance your remote teamwork. These platforms are not free, they are subscription-based. They offer a wide variety of features to foster your.

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks

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4 ways to keep your school resilient during distance learning 2.0

eSchool News

The first phase of distance learning shocked education systems across the nation as schools were forced to migrate students and staff to distance learning in a week’s time, leaving many struggling to simply “make it work.” Fast forward six months and schools are still dealing with the weight of the pandemic–but are now confronted with new, added challenges.

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COLUMN: We could have avoided this disastrous fall

The Hechinger Report

Kids frustrated by online learning looked forward to going back to school in New York City next week, but re-opening has been postponed. Credit: Sarah Garland/The Hechinger Report. NEW YORK—The ritual of back-to-school has always been as predictable as paying taxes. First-day jitters. Waiting for buses. Bugging kids about homework, after asking the inevitable “How did school go today?”.

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Google Slides: Hide Columns in First Slide

Teacher Tech

One of my most popular non published Add-ons is First Slide. This allows you to push slides to student Google Slides and to also grab the text off of their first slide so you can quickly read and give feedback. [link] Spreadsheet The answer is always a spreadsheet. First Slide is an Add-on for Google […]. The post Google Slides: Hide Columns in First Slide appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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WindowSwap

SpeechTechie

Sharing simple visual materials in teletherapy serves a number of purposes: -Providing a context for conversation building -Building descriptive skills -Practicing observational skills necessary for situational awareness and social functioning -Tying in with curriculum (in this case, geography) WindowSwap is a website I stumbled across because a friend shared it on Facebook.

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The Roses and Thorns of an LMS Strategy: How to Flourish with the Right LMS

Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions

The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.

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Using Linways LMS to enhance your institution’s education experience

Linways Technologies

Linways LMS is a cloud-based academic management platform that helps teachers to streamline and simplify their daily academic activities. Linways is specifically designed with ease of use in mind. We’ve gone to great lengths to make sure that Linways AMS is easy to use, offers maximum functionality, and provide the best experience to its users while trying to improve their education’s quality.

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Staying Connected During COVID-19 [Teacher Spotlight]: Madeline Caballero

eSchool News

In partnership with eSchool News, Illuminate Education is spotlighting teachers in a series recognizing educators, the way they have moved instruction online during COVID-19, and how they have prioritized the needs of their students. Madeline Caballero. English Teacher, 7th-9th Grade. Fajardo, Puerto Rico. “Be grateful for what you can do and for what you have.”.

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Tools to Help You Work from Home

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Working from home is now the 'new' normal that will last for the foreseeable future. As the virtual world is taking centre stage in our professional lives, we, teachers and educators, need to be.

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How educators are battling pandemic stress

eSchool News

In a recent principal training session, a participant raised his hand and asked: “How can I afford to invest in social-emotional learning when my students have fallen so far behind?” EdSource reports. The real question is whether we can afford not to invest in practices that support students’ social, emotional AND cognitive development right now. If we really care about student success, then we need to honor the biology of our brains — our interconnected centers of emotions, focus and learning.

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How to Apply the Concepts of Neuroscience to Create a Thriving Learning Culture

Speaker: Margie Meacham, Founder and Chief Freedom Officer at LearningToGo

According to business research, psychological safety is a critical component of successful individuals and teams. Training programs that implement psychological safety principles offer their staff members a setting where people can feel accepted, respected, and empowered to learn. This openness encourages growth and innovation while enhancing productivity, engagement, and teamwork.

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Learning Pods are Growing Remote Learning Trend

techlearning

Organized by parents, learning pods are becoming a popular way to create small-group learning environments

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Tips for your school to successfully upgrade to iPadOS 14 and iOS 14

Jamf on EdTech

Upgrade season isn't always the most timely for schools, but Jamf is here to help for iOS 14 and iPadOS 14

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Best Hotspots for Schools

techlearning

The ultimate guide to the best WiFi hotspots for wireless internet connections in schools.

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‘I’m Only 1 Person’: Teachers Feel Torn Between Their Students And Their Own Kids

MindShift

I catch Patricia Stamper with a Zoom meeting going in the background and a child at her knee asking for attention. Stamper works as a teacher’s assistant for special education students in the Washington, D.C., public schools. These days, her virtual classroom is at home — and so is her toddler, who has a genetic disorder called Noonan syndrome, and her kindergartner, who receives speech therapy.

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Building the Foundation for a Modern K-12 Classroom

K-12 looks different these days. But one thing remains the same: you need a reliable learning platform that serves as the foundation for teaching and learning––for all students, in a variety of learning experiences. Discover how the Instructure Learning Platform supports today's K-12 classroom through: A central, consistent, connected hub of the digital learning environment.

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Higher Ed is Trending Toward Test Optional

techlearning

Standardized tests are being relied on less frequently for college admissions and as predictors of student success

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Distance Learning Lesson Planning Checklist (Catalyzed by Back  to School Night reflection)

Cycles of Learning

While many members of my PLN have gone back to teaching face-to-face via a myriad of different hybrid models, my colleagues and I still remain teaching in a 100% distance setting for the time being. Last night was "Back to School Night" via Zoom. The night was eye opening for me to say the least. Normally Back to School Night is an energizing time for me connect with parents and share with them my authenticity as a teacher who values hands-on work and exploration with students in my science clas

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Tips For Buying Cheap Papers

Veative

Can you need to do a cheap newspapers a href=”[link] rewiew, but don’t have much time to spare to look for the very best bargain? Well, […]. The post Tips For Buying Cheap Papers appeared first on Veative Labs.

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OPINION: Let’s not ignore how much international students matter to community colleges

The Hechinger Report

International students enrich our higher education campuses in countless ways. Most of the more than one million international students enrolled in U.S. higher education attend four-year undergraduate or graduate programs. Yet some 90,000 international students , or 8 percent, enroll in our community colleges, the majority in California, Texas, Virginia and Washington.

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The Guide to Accessible Learning for Associations

Speaker: Dan Streeter, Vice President of Learning Strategy & Development at Blue Sky eLearn

Things just got real. You’re committed to ensuring the online education your association supplies is accessible to all your members and employees. But how do you make it happen? In this 45-minute webinar, we’ll share real-world accessibility solutions and hidden tools in the applications you use every day such as Zoom, Microsoft Suite, Adobe Acrobat (PDF), Articulate Storyline 360, and Articulate Rise 360.