Catlin Tucker

APRIL 29, 2020

The Balance is now available on Spotify ! It has been six weeks since California ordered residents to shelter in place. I have not left my home for anything other than the occasional trip to the grocery store. Some weeks are good and fly by in a blur of productivity, while other weeks are hard, emotionally draining, and feel like they last forever. As I face another week at home, I wanted to share some of the advice I have been giving the teacher I work with remotely.

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Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 29, 2020

Pear Deck flips the traditional lecture by actively engaging students in real-time. Ask questions. Students answer. Want to use Pear Deck in your class? Here's how. The standard lecture has plenty of detractors, and rightfully so. Done poorly, it can be an uninspired stream of facts, delivered in sit-and-get style that get forgotten quickly. However, we can […].

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 29, 2020

I am talking with schools to see how they’re responding in the wake of this global pandemic. I invite you to join me for the Coronavirus Chronicles , a series of 10-minute check-ins with educators all over. Episode 023 is below. Thank you, Danny Gordon , for sharing how the Dhahran Middle School in Saudi Arabia is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities.

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Education Elements

APRIL 29, 2020

Teachers have a tremendous impact on the learning and lives of their students and communities, and planning a unique and powerful teacher appreciation week is one way to celebrate their incredible contributions. School and district leaders can use the strategies below as a starting point to plan meaningful ways to recognize all that they do, every day.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2020

As school districts nationwide continue instruction in a remote learning environment, many educators are using videoconferencing technology to stay connected with students and collaborate with colleagues from a distance. But videoconferencing platforms don’t come without risks. When a high school teacher in San Diego Unified School District held a video meeting with students on their first day of distance learning, three anonymous individuals took over the call and shared inappropriate messages,

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2020

Since launching in March 2018, MY World 360° has screened 19 immersive stories at UN events around the world. Today, we are proud to add eight new projects to this growing playlist of media to inspire positive action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). From a story of homelessness in Argentina, to an interactive experience of polar warming, to a profile of an arts organization in India, the new MY World 360° playlist reflects priorities and perspectives of creators from around the world

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 29, 2020

Expert Shares Strategies to promote Social-emotional Learning and Character Development during School Closures in Upcoming Webinar May 7, 2020 webinar features Dr. Maurice Elias and is moderated by Dr. Sheryl Harmer The COVID-19 pandemic has made clear the necessity of building character development and social-emotional skills in young children as they deal with the stresses of learning remotely.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2020

Next-generation education emphasizes the “Four C’s of learning” — critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity — which have become cornerstone skills for learners of all ages. In K–12 schools, integrating technology into the curriculum can bring those skills to life and transform the way students learn. “Technology is a real enabler and accelerator for the four C’s,” says Helen Soulé, executive director of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills , in a Common Sense Education

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Education Elements

APRIL 29, 2020

Schools were asked to transition everything they would normally do within their school walls to a virtual environment overnight. District and school teams are continuing to find ways to provide meals to students, adjust all meetings to virtual, expedite the distribution of devices and wifi, update as many curriculum resources as possible, and do all of this while trying to keep it together at home.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2020

5G has been hyped for years as offering huge improvements over 4G technologies. With this hype has also come misinformation about problems 5G will cause. Let’s look at what’s fact and what’s fallacy for K–12 schools. Fallacy: 5G Is Harmful to People. For some time, social media has carried rumors of the threats to human health that 5G technologies will pose.

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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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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 29, 2020

NICHE ANNOUNCES $35M SERIES C FUNDING TO REIMAGINE AND SIMPLIFY THE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SEARCH EXPERIENCE Modernizing the school selection process, Niche rolls out new features to support school recruitment impacted by COVID-19, adds Francisco D’Souza of Cognizant to board of directors Niche — the leading school search platform connecting people to the perfect K-12 school or college — today announced it has raised $35 million in Series C funding led by Radian Capital , with additional participati

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2020

Organizations in every industry have long understood the importance of data protection. But the task for many has been too much to handle, and as security threats have evolved, organizations have struggled to keep up. Only a few years ago, ensuring data safety mostly came down to defense of the network perimeter. With a correctly configured firewall fortified with regular updates, a trained IT professional could successfully repel most cyberattacks.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 29, 2020

A new post & video tutorial by Tom Driscoll. In my work with teachers around distance learning, I have been advocating for the creation of instructional videos that are tailored to their particular students. One of the simplest and most effective ways to get up and running with video creation is actually with Google Meet! Here is a quick tutorial I just created demonstrating the process in three steps: The post How to Create Instructional Videos with Google Meet appeared first on EdTechTea

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MiddleWeb

APRIL 29, 2020

When stay-at-home kids (or students) need an engaging project to grab their interest, introduce them to creating STEAM-y musical instruments they can craft from household items. STEM educator Anne Jolly shares ways to help 4-8 graders try out ocean drums, panpipes and more.

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 29, 2020

One of the best ways to engage all students in your classroom is to give students an easy (and even anonymous) way to ask questions. The post 10 Technology Tools To Engage Students In The Classroom appeared first on TeachThought.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 29, 2020

A new video tutorial by Tom Driscoll. Edpuzzle is an amazing platform that enables teachers to create interactive video lessons. In this tutorial, I demonstrate how to create an account, select a video, make it interactive (with questions and voiceovers) and assign it to your class. Here is the direct link to the video , also embedded below. . The post Learn EdPuzzle in Two Minutes appeared first on EdTechTeacher.

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Adjusting Course

APRIL 29, 2020

Like many educators, I spend my days teetering between survival mode and trying to successfully navigate all the changes in front of us. There are moments of inspiration and clarity and there are moments of despair and loss. (Sometimes these moments even find a way to coexist in the same five-minute time span…) With all this said, I could really use some help on something.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 29, 2020

A new post & video tutorial by Tom Driscoll. Screencastify is one of the most popular screencasting tools for educators, and for good reason! It is a free Chrome extension that enables you to record your screen, add voiceover audio, and embed a webcam video. There are also some annotation and editing tools built-in. This is incredibly helpful for distance learning since it helps teachers provide students with much needed asynchronous video instruction that is tailored to their needs and inte

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 29, 2020

If you’re looking for a way to assess students’ reading (especially during distance learning), Literably may be very helpful. What is Literably? Literably is an online oral reading and.read more.

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2020

When everyone in our district received the message that school would be closing, many people’s first reaction was to think we simply had a long spring break. But not us educators – teachers across our district immediately got to work, learning new technologies and adjusting curriculum for our new reality: distance learning. At the end of the day, we know it’s about the students and their learning comes first – no matter the shape or form it may take.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 29, 2020

One way to boost your distance teaching during (and post) this pandemic is through creating and sharing screencasts and instruction videos with your students. In today's post we are sharing.read more.

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techlearning

APRIL 29, 2020

Districts need to create long-term virtual professional development plans to support educators and encourage the effective use of digital tools

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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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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 29, 2020

During this time of heightened concerns about health and safety, it’s important to remember where we can find reassurance, especially for society’s youngest and most vulnerable. Hundreds of thousands of early childhood educators around the world have benefited from training focused on how to maintain a safe environment for children; this includes practices for preventing and reducing injuries.

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Teacher Tech

APRIL 29, 2020

In the Word Online webinar I had Peter Leonard, head of Word, as my guest. I thought I knew Word Online… nope, I was definitely surprised with the capabilities. Check out the video and then go visit word.office.com Alice’s Top 5 Things She Likes About Word Online I want to use cloud based products where […]. The post My Top 5 Things I Like About Word Online appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 29, 2020

I don't know about you, but my household has a definite case of the wiggles lately. We're a family that normally spends our evenings at the gym or communal pool, so their current closures have hit us hard. For a while, we became a bit restless and started taking more walks! But when we headed out for our fourth walk of the day a few weeks back, even our puppy looked at us like, "really?".

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2020

With campuses closed around the world, aspiring college students may well depend on digital tools to decide where to attend. Some schools have invested in virtual tours to give students and parents a peek, but families may also fall back on old-fashioned online reviews. Some people already refer to U.S. News & World Report’s school rankings or nonprofit GreatSchools’ directory.

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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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SpeechTechie

APRIL 29, 2020

iPad apps can still be very useful in teletherapy even though you cannot really give cursor control. I discussed one workaround for this in this post using Bluestacks - an option you can experiment with. But since many iPad apps are Fairly Priced, Interactive, Visual, Educationally Relevant and "Speechie" ( see my FIVES criteria info ), and some of them are your go-to tools, there is still a lot we can do by showing them on screen (with the techniques in the video below, then screenshare in your

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eSchool News

APRIL 29, 2020

As educators, we often hear about the importance of teaching critical thinking skills to our students. What we hear about less, however, are the most effective techniques for teaching those skills and how teachers can implement them in the classroom—especially now that schools are forced to provide virtual instruction during the COVID-19 pandemic. At Laurel Springs School , an online K-12 education provider, we have mastered the art of teaching in an online classroom.

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Class Tech Integrate

APRIL 29, 2020

As we are currently all teaching online, sometimes we just need an easy way to set up appointments. Google Calendar has an easy way for you to set up calendar appointment slots! Watch the following video to see how it's done!

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 29, 2020

“The driver for learning is social connection.” The statement above from the Edutopia video on “Making Connections with Greetings at the Door” is one that truly resonated. Check out the entire video below. . “I see you, I know you, I’m connecting with you, and you’re important to me.” How powerful is that statement?

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AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.

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