Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 10, 2018
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Edsurge
JANUARY 10, 2018
What can you learn from some of the games the government has going on?For starters: Algebra, history, chemistry, English and yes, even civics and how to brush your teeth. Monday was the fifth annual ED Games Expo, held at the the famed Washington performance hall, the John F. Kennedy Center. Some 120 games, created by 80 game developers who have received support for their work from the federal government, were on hand to show off their latest creations.
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Ditch That Textbook
JANUARY 10, 2018
Tech tool options continue to grow. There's a lot out there. Here are some new -- and familiar -- ones to try in 2018. (Icons via TheNounProject.com)The joy of teaching in the 21st century is that there's so much available for teachers and students to use.Sadly, that's also the frightening, crippling thing about it.There's so […].
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 10, 2018
By Calvin Hennick Schools should prepare by forming disaster recovery and continuity of operation plans, experts say.
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The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 10, 2018
Day 9 of 80 Days of Excellence From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Some people think just being aware of something is enough to improve. They think that to say less profanity that they’ll just have someone put a penny in a jar when they say a curse word. Or, they’ll track their steps so they’ll notice them and work to take more steps and get more exercise.
Edsurge
JANUARY 10, 2018
After politics and religion, few issues are as contentious as standardized tests. Opinions run the gamut. To some, standardized testing overwhelms our schools and helps eradicate differences between students. For others, they remain the best way to compare students objectively and hold schools accountable. Whatever your thoughts, there’s no denying that students are taking lots of tests.
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EdTech4Beginners
JANUARY 10, 2018
Education has moved on from pencils, pens and paper – and onto the virtual age with interactive white boards and tablets. Furthering the frontier of technology in education is Virtual Reality, a computer-generated simulation of a 3D environment that can be interacted with in a physical way by a person using special electronic equipment , ordinarily goggles.
Education Elements
JANUARY 10, 2018
As we continue to progress through the 21st century we are compelled to ask whether current models of schooling are well designed for the world beyond classroom walls. In particular, it’s worth reflecting on 3 essential questions in school model design, a term we use to refer to how schools are organized to deliver instruction to students.
Edsurge
JANUARY 10, 2018
It’s tough to describe most implementations of personalized learning—especially to students and parents—in a way that conveys how it works on a day-to-day basis. Instead of focusing on the details, we tend to hover around the philosophies and ideologies that build the skeleton of our environment. Unfortunately, that’s even more confusing to parents, especially since it’s loaded with terminology and acronyms that send them into a tizzy.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 10, 2018
January , 2018 Here is a collection of some good iPad apps you can use with your students and kids to help them learn about human body. The apps feature a number of interactive games and activities.read more.
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.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 10, 2018
The Capitol, Washington, D.C. From the mountains of Tennessee to the West Side of Chicago, teachers represent our best chance of achieving the goal we have for every child in this country to graduate from high school. We increase our chances of reaching this goal if our teachers receive the support and professional development they need. As the only federal money focused on teacher improvement and growth, Title II funding supports the development of our educators.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 10, 2018
January 10, 2018 With the pervasive spread of the Internet and web technologies, digital media consumption and production practises have acquired new critical dimensions. There is a massive exposure.read more.
Edsurge
JANUARY 10, 2018
Darrell Silver is a unlikely critic of coding bootcamps, the 9- to 12-week intensive courses in computer science and programming skills. “Bootcamps as an entity aren’t working,” he tells EdSurge. His stance isn’t uncommon. In 2017, two of the earliest and most established coding bootcamps, Dev Bootcamp and The Iron Yard, shut down , leaving advocates of the model with questions and critics with fuel for their case.
eSchool News
JANUARY 10, 2018
In any rush of new technology there comes fresh opportunities for learning and growth that were never possible before. We’ve seen this in the past two decades with blended learning, which combines digital media with traditional classroom methods to engage students like never before. In all of the excitement to use technology, however, the real purpose of blended learning is often lost.
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.
TeacherCast
JANUARY 10, 2018
Welcome to the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEA members … for NJEA members. Whether you are a teacher, an education support professional, or a New Jersey Student Education Association member, this show will serve as a platform to help YOU bring out the best in your students. each and… The post NJEA Members Making a Difference in NJ’s Public Charter Schools appeared first on TeacherCast.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JANUARY 10, 2018
(Image removed; new image forthcoming) An Inquiry Framework: 5 Levels Of Student Ownership by Terry Heick Student ownership is the degree to which a learner feels a natural sense of responsibility and curiosity about their work. In contrast with simple compliance, or vague engagement, ownership implies something broader and more cohesive–a tone of interaction between […].
Teacher Tech
JANUARY 10, 2018
Search for Files in a Google Drive Folder As usual, G Suite is always getting better! Now you can search for files within a folder! I have wanted to do this so many times! Go to the Folder in Drive The easiest way to locate a file within a folder in Google Drive is to […]. The post Yes Virginia, You Can Search for Files in a Google Drive Folder appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Fractus Learning
JANUARY 10, 2018
Sixty minutes remaining. I started the count-down on my phone as the bell rang announcing the start of French three. All around the room posters of futuristic cars, bioluminescent animals and locked boxes were positioned, poised, […].
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ProfHacker
JANUARY 10, 2018
Given that Heather just put in a plug for her favorite app for listening to podcasts , I thought it might be a good idea to check in on which podcasts people are listening to. Here are 5 good ones I’ve been listening to lately: With Friends Like These : "Ana Marie Cox talks to liberals and conservatives, religious leaders, writers, activists, and people you should know for a show that’s about listening instead of arguing." Mission to Zyxx : a science fiction comedy "created and
The Innovative Educator
JANUARY 10, 2018
The ISTE Standards for Students names practices in which many innovative educators are already engaged. It gives a standard language for educators to speak to each other about their work. It also provides language and justification for doing this work when speaking with administrators. When implementing standards with students, it is also important to introduce them and their parents to the standards which you are working towards.
MIND Research Institute
JANUARY 10, 2018
My introduction to the Associated Teachers of Math in Connecticut ( ATOMIC ) was the 2017 Fall Conference on December 4th, and the day certainly lived up to the group's bold acronym. Passionate discourse and a strong sense of community shone through in every workshop and presentation, as a wide breadth of math-related topics were addressed. The importance of engaging students in conversation as well in relation to productive struggle and implementing technology in classrooms came up again and ag
EdTechTeam
JANUARY 10, 2018
I hate papers. I don’t like keeping up with them, grading them, or trying to remember who gets what paper. So when I made the transition from the world of Kindergarten (with more performance-based assessments) to the world of 2nd (with more paper and pencil-based assessments) I was totally out of my comfort zone. On top of all that I was handed 10 Chromebooks and was like, what do I do with these things?
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.
MiddleWeb
JANUARY 10, 2018
As educators work to improve science education, one message is clear, says coach Kathy Renfrew. "Science practices bring science concepts to life for students." Renfrew offers ideas that can help teachers begin to integrate the eight NGSS practices into daily lessons.
The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 10, 2018
Dr. Sean Nank on episode 228 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Dr. Sean Nank’s research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. However, his formative assessments have a twist — students are all answering DIFFERENT math questions.
Kathy Schrock
JANUARY 10, 2018
With cable television and Internet at two homes, I was paying a total of $378 per month to the cable providers. I knew there had to be a way to trim that cost. I spent the last week investigating some options that would meet my needs. I wanted to share what I found out, in case you are considering doing something similar. One caveat: all of the options are updated quite frequently and some options are locale-specific, so your experience may differ!
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