The Journal
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
The marriage of two emerging technologies – AI and 5G – are about to remake the Internet. In this week’s blogpost we speculate on the changes these technologies and this New Internet will engender.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
How K–12 Schools Can Create Flexible Seating in the Classroom. juliet.vanwage…. Mon, 02/04/2019 - 14:53. Ideas about teaching are changing, and classrooms are starting to change along with them. New K–12 pedagogies that focus on collaborative work and learner-centered education require schools to redesign their classrooms with the aim of encouraging these new curricula.
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The CoolCatTeacher
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The impossible, dangerous, counterproductive, or experience are perfect experiences for virtual reality. Teacher Steven Sato shares with us the kinds of virtual reality experiences that have people talking. Steven also teaches a VR class at his school in Los Angeles. He shares how his VR experiences help children develop empathy and have meaningful conversations that aren’t possible in normal daily instruction.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Because AATT is a resource blog, we share lots of tips our group comes across in their daily teaching as well as materials shared by others we think you’d like. Some you agree with; others, not so much. Here’s a run-down on what you thought were the most valuable in 2018: Top 10 Tech Tips. As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems which I share with you.
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Ditch That Textbook
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Teacher burnout can be very tricky. Sometimes it’s a slow burn that lays low for a long time and other times, it can show up in an explosion of flames. Either way, when it rears its ugly head, there are ways for you to be proactive to the signs of teacher burnout, no matter what […].
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
TCEA 2019. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 02/04/2019 - 07:11. Follow EdTech 's coverage of the 39th annual Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) Convention and Exposition in San Antonio, Texas. Event Image Toggle. Off. Feb. 04. 2019.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article. The first handheld graphing calculator, the Casio fx-7000G , appeared in 1985. Since then, graphing calculators have become a common – and controversial – tool for learning mathematics. These devices can do all of the calculations of a scientific calculator, plus graph equations, make function tables and solve equations.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
From high school valedictorian to game company CEO to computer science instructor, all I really needed to know, I’ve learned from video games. With lessons ranging from time management to algorithmic graph search, here are three of the games that have influenced me the most, and what I’ve learned from playing each of them. Final Fantasy Min-maxing is a resource-management term used often in terms of gaming strategy.
21st Century Educational Technology and Learning
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Welcome to Part Two on this series based on Computation Thinking. This second post will provide a goldmine of resources to get you started with your students. In the prior post I provided 10 ideas to promote Computational Thinking across the curriculum. You will not want to miss it! Also, please take a moment to subscribe to this blog by RSS or email and join me on twitter at mjgormans .
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
These days, words like bullying, isolation, suicide, peer pressure, and anxiety are more and more commonly used among students, parents, and educators. As educators, we hear these words and experience the reality of each. I’m reminded of a time when the expression, “Can’t we all just get along?” was first spoken during the height of gang wars in Los Angeles, when I was a new speech language pathologist in the Los Angeles Unified School District.
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.
Teacher Tech
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Quickly Export Your Class Roster from Google Classroom A simple class roster is something all teachers need. Google Classroom is great but getting a simple roster of your students is not easy. My nephew Matt Dolio, high school senior, was able to solve this problem for me by creating a Chrome extension that exports your […]. The post Google Classroom: Class Roster Chrome Extension appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Below is a collection of some very good iPad apps to help teachers with classroom management. Some of the tasks you can do with these apps include: conduct instant formative assessments in.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
[ Editor’s note : Welcome to our newest feature, Turnaround Tuesdays. Each week, we will share a story about how a district used technology in schools to improve something. Come back each week for insight on transforming everything from reading scores to wireless network performance.]. Demographics: Rowan-Salisbury (NC) School System serves 18,382 students across 35 schools.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Today we curated for you this compilation of excellent Android Math apps. You can use these apps with your kids and students to improve their mathematical skills and sharpen their math mentality. The.
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.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
From launching new tablets to virtual-reality curriculum , Microsoft has added plenty to its educational offerings through a series of new product updates and acquisitions over the past few years. The company’s latest deal involves something a little bit more invisible and behind the scenes, but what it calls “one of the most powerful tools we have in modern education.
MiddleWeb
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Picture books make for great hooks at the beginning of lessons – capturing our attention and get us curious for the learning to come. They can also be perfect tools for introducing Genius Hour concepts. GH evangelists Gallit Zvi and Denise Krebs choose 10 favorites.
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
. Ohio State football phenom Nick Bosa is expected to be among the first picks in this year’s NFL draft. But his career trajectory is far from typical. Out of 500,000 student-athletes competing at NCAA and NAIA schools, fewer than 1.5 percent of college football and basketball players make the transition to the pros. The rest tend to face the same challenges that plague so many of America’s college graduates: mounting debt, the specter of underemployment and a labor market that seems to be shif
TeacherCast
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
This week, an email was sent to millions of Google+ users worldwide reminding everyone about the impending shutdown of Google+. For many educators, this left a bunch of questions about their status on the platform. Is Your Google+ Account Going Away? … maybe! On February 1, 2019, Google send this email to it's users. You've received this email because you have a consumer (personal) Google+ account or you manage a Google+ page.
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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
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
When Hero K12 acquired SchoolMint two years ago, it didn’t just buy some school enrollment software. It also got a new boss—and a new brand. In June 2017, Hero K12 , based outside of Miami, received $150 million from BV Investment Partners to acquire other edtech companies in an effort to create an integrated education data platform. Four months later, Hero K12 minted its first deal: SchoolMint , which offers a mobile and web-based tool that helps parents and districts manage student application
TeacherCast
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Have you ever spent hours working on the perfect Word Doc and wondered … “who will ever see all of this work I just did? This week, Microsoft announced a brand new feature that allows users to easily transform any Word Doc into a beautiful website using SWAY. This process is pretty awesome and extremely to do and I highly recommend you try it out with your students today!
EdTechTeam
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
I’m on a constant search for amazing stories, and I particularly like those that tell the story of the good people can do—when given the chance. Stories of amazing learning can define a school for its community, and fostering and sharing successes in ways that become stories shared should be an emphasis for every school. Amazing learning, though, can require giving students opportunities that completely step away from their day-to-day experiences.
TeacherCast
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
This week, an email was sent to millions of Google+ users worldwide reminding everyone about the impending shutdown of Google+. For many educators, this left a bunch of questions about their status on the platform. The post Are You Scrambling To Find A Replacement To Your Google+ Community? Read Why This Is Happening appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
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.
Gaggle Speaks
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
When we discuss the need to monitor student email and Google or Office 365 drive accounts with school districts, we sometimes get a response like, “our kids aren’t sharing inappropriate content with these accounts.” Aside from everyday learning tasks, students are using these accounts to communicate with each other, sometimes dangerously. Here are three reasons why kids might be using their school-issued G Suite or Office 365 accounts to share non-academic content: Accounts can be accessed dur
TeacherCast
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
This week, Microsoft announced a brand new feature that allows users to easily transform any Word Doc into a beautiful website using SWAY. This process is pretty awesome and extremely to do and I highly recommend you try it out with your students today! The post Turn Your Word Documents Into Dynamic Websites Using SWAY! appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
ExcelinEd
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Children participating in the Florida Tax Credit (FTC) Scholarship Program are more likely than their peers to enroll in college and earn a degree. This according to new research from Matthew Chingos, Tomas Monarrez and Daniel Kuehn of the Urban Institute. Launched in 2001, the FTC provides tuition scholarships for low-income families to attend private schools.
TeacherCast
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff and Nick look back on a fantastic trip to the FETC Conference. Later in the episode, we sit down for a conversation with Sam Brooks and Lance Key to discuss how their school district is personalizing learning in their school district. The post A Tech Coach Wrap-up and Review of the FETC Conference 2019 appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
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.
Cycles of Learning
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
This is the third year that I am teaching a course titled "Introduction to Robotics" as part of our regular curriculum at Sonoma Academy. Click here to access our class website. The goal of the first few weeks is to answer the question "What is Robotics?" Merriam-Webster defines a "Robot" as.a machine that resembles a living creature in being capable of moving independently (as by walking or rolling on wheels) and performing complex actions (such as grasping and moving objects).
Educator Innovator
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Our February reading for Literacy, Equity + Remarkable Notes = LEARN critiques narratives of failure associated with literacy and literacy education that schools weave about Black male students. In an article published in Research in the Teaching of English, authors Valerie Kinloch, Tanja Burkhard, and Carlotta Penn detail the out-of-school literacy practices of two Black young men Khaleeq and Rendell.
Marketplace K-12
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
In recent dealmaking news Macmillan Publishers gets a new president; Coursera promotes new public health education courses; and Rosetta Stone unveils improved iPhone app. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Follett Helps Libraries With Genre Organization; McGraw-Hill Launches New Math, Science Curricula appeared first on Market Brief.
Prodigy
FEBRUARY 4, 2019
Can game-based learning improve standardized test scores? Short answer? Yes! One study found that schools using Prodigy saw an 11.6% improvement on standardized test scores. Here’s how you can use Prodigy to help prepare your class for state or provincial standardized tests: ?? Go to your in-account Planner tool Visit the Prodigy website and click […].
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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