Catlin Tucker
JANUARY 22, 2018
“How do you keep students engaged and on task?” I am frequently asked this question when I train teachers on blended learning models. The concern implied in this question is that if I am not working directly with students that they will immediately be off task or disruptive. In actuality, classroom management has never been a big issue for me.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JANUARY 22, 2018
“The adolescent mind is essentially a mind or moratorium, a psychosocial stage between childhood and adulthood, and between the morality learned by the child, and the ethics to be developed by the adult” ( Erikson, 1963, p. 245 ). I began teaching teenagers in 2004 in Texas. I really enjoy teaching teenagers and supporting them in becoming strong individuals ready to conquer the world as adults when they leave my classes.
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The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 22, 2018
Pam Moran on episode 236 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Pam Moran, superintendent in Albemarle County in Virginia, shares about some cool virtual reality in Virginia, some challenges with helping new teachers get started, and how she thinks education is entering a new Renaissance of creativity and innovation.
EdNews Daily
JANUARY 22, 2018
Teaching online or in the classroom can be a challenging profession from many angles. Teachers have an enormous amount of responsibilities the moment they begin in the profession. Although educators should have ongoing professional development and practicum experience, there are many moments in a teacher’s day when they may need assistance or an exceptional mentor.
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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.
The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 22, 2018
Day 19 of 80 Days of Excellence From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I looked across my classroom today with childlike wonder. My students were doing something difficult. But, they deftly added binary numbers with ease. Although the subject is advanced, they say it is “easy.” Their ability fills me with joy.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JANUARY 22, 2018
mysimpleshow, digital tool of choice in the explainer video market, has done it again. They’ve come out with a great change that will make their explainer videos even easier to use in a classroom. mysimpleshow “Classroom” offers the full variety of design functions with a focus on collaborative learning: Up to 50 students can create joint video projects that promote their creativity and teamwork.
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Digital Promise
JANUARY 22, 2018
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Sitting in a circle, a group of researchers and caregivers of people with autism spectrum disorder weave blue and orange yarn around a circular peg board. One parent describes the challenges she faces in finding the right research and resources to support her child.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 22, 2018
Students in a marketing course at Roger Williams University in Rhode Island check their phones before class begins. To tame classroom distraction, their professor uses Flipd, an app that locks students out of their phones during class. Photo: Chris Berdik for The Hechinger Report. CARSON, Calif. — At Cal State Dominguez Hills, the low November sun had faded to dusk when Professor Toddy Eames called for a break in the middle of a nearly three-hour screenwriting class.
EmergingEdTech
JANUARY 22, 2018
Image Source In 1918, Yale professor Charles C. Clarke described the phonograph (later known as the gramophone and, since the 1940s, as the record player) as a “talking machine… not worth the trouble. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
Edsurge
JANUARY 22, 2018
A fourth-grade student at Mendez Elementary in San Marcos, Texas, held an iPad out in front of her. On the screen, she saw her classroom just as though she were using the camera, but with one startling difference: There was a zombie floating in front of her. Zombies had taken over the school library, and she and her fellow students had to work together to answer various questions about books—such as identifying where the index is located.
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How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.
Ditch That Textbook
JANUARY 22, 2018
The Google Teacher Tribe podcast just turned one year old! And if we were going to celebrate it, we’d have to throw a party with the Tribe! That’s what episode 39 was all about: sharing the best ideas the Tribe had to offer. Kasey Bell, my co-host from Shake Up Learning, and I turned the […].
Edsurge
JANUARY 22, 2018
At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. From IBM’s test scoring machines in the 1930s to the Speak & Spells of the 70s, innovators and educators have been trying to improve education with technology for decades. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning. Edtech initiatives that reduce teachers to the role of facilitator often overlook the important role the teacher plays in activating rich learning experiences for stude
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 22, 2018
Upon the request of several of our readers here in EdTech and mLearning, we went ahead and curated for you the collection below. These are some of the most popular Android apps for creating and.read more.
EdTechTeacher
JANUARY 22, 2018
From Instructor Rosey McQuillian. Follow Rosey on Twitter @romcquill . Apple’s release of iOS11 has been much acclaimed. However, for new users it can be a bit overwhelming. Here are some practical tips for teachers to meet the needs of all student learners. #1. The New Control Center: . The Control Center has undergone a major redesign in IOS 11 and now allows the user to access functions all in one place.
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.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JANUARY 22, 2018
The Power Of I Don’t Know by Terry Heick At TeachThought, nothing interests us more than students, as human beings. What they know, might know, should know, and do with what they know. A driving strategy that serves students–whether pursuing self-knowledge or academic content–is questioning. Questioning is useful as an assessment strategy, catalyst for inquiry, […].
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 22, 2018
Digital newspaper creation is a multimodal literacy activity you can use with your students in class to target a wide range of academic skills. The pedagogic benefits of such a task are multifarious.read more.
21st Century Educational Technology and Learning
JANUARY 22, 2018
Have you ever wanted to get some great idaes that could be the start of a new PBL or school program. You will enjoy look at these videos which represent some wonderful ideas. In other words… be sure to especially take note of the link that takes you to all of the Follett Challenge winners for the past five years. Before continuing, I would appreciate having you take a moment to subscribe to this Blog by RSS or email and follow me at ( mjgormans ).
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 22, 2018
The Founder’s Library at Howard University in Washington, DC. Photo: Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images. The abolitionist, statesman and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass said that denying a person an education means adding another link in the chain of their servitude. Quoting his owner in his book Life of an American Slave , Douglass wrote, “[I]f you teach that n *r (speaking of myself) how to read, there would be no keeping him.
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 22, 2018
With Gmail Labs, you can add extra functionality to your Gmail Inbox. This video shows off 3 of my most recommended and most used Google Labs. The post Intro to Gmail: 3 Great Gmail Labs to Supercharge your Inbox appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Edsurge
JANUARY 22, 2018
The MOOC landscape has grown to include 9,400 courses, more than 500 MOOC-based credentials, and more than a dozen graduate degrees. The total number of MOOCs available to register for at any point of time is larger than ever, thanks to tweaks in the scheduling policy by MOOC providers. However, for the first time, we are seeing a slowdown in the number of new learners, a direct result of a shift in priorities towards users who are willing to pay.
TeacherCast
JANUARY 22, 2018
In this video, learn why filters may just be the best way for you to clean your inbox plate and become a much more effective communicator. The post Strategies for using Filters to organize your Gmail messages appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Hubbli
JANUARY 22, 2018
One of the best ways to raise awareness for your school is to invest in Facebook ads. You can’t solely depend on word-of-mouth traffic and SEO is iffy, but Facebook always hits the target. However, let’s be honest: Facebook marketing can be be overwhelming for a non-marketer. There are so many options, so many objectives, so many proposed outcomes. Where do you start?
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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
TeacherCast
JANUARY 22, 2018
In this video, we will learn how to activate and use the most popular feature in the Gmail settings panel. Undo Send. The post Gmail Tutorial: How can you “Unsend” and email? appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JANUARY 22, 2018
TeachThought Accepting Applications For Contributing Writers by Terry Heick General Summary TeachThought is now accepting applications for contributing writers for TeachThought.com. This is a non-exclusive contract position. You will be paid a fee for each article approved, but this is not ‘lucrative’ by any means. The goal of the ideal candidate would be to contribute […].
TeacherCast
JANUARY 22, 2018
In this post, you will learn some tips and tricks for creating your own podcast using Apple Macbooks and iPads. The post How To Create a Podcast using Your MacBook or Apple Device appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Edsurge
JANUARY 22, 2018
Microsoft has long had a beef with Google—even if the company won’t always admit it today—dating back to the “Scroogled” advertisement campaign that critiqued the search giant’s Chromebooks and privacy policies. The attacks may have since toned down in intensity. Yet the Redmond, Wa.-based company again took a swipe at the search giant in today’s announcement to its educational offerings.
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.
TeacherCast
JANUARY 22, 2018
There are two different locations where you can add a photo when setting up your profile and each of them are setup for different reasons. The post How to Create a Google User Profile People will Recognize appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
eSchool News
JANUARY 22, 2018
In education and assessment, we use the word “standards” in a number of ways: curriculum standards, standards-based assessments, performance standards. Performance standards—also known as proficiency levels, achievement levels, performance descriptors, and more—are one way we report assessment results, and have a direct influence on decisions that affect educators and students every day.
TeacherCast
JANUARY 22, 2018
Take a tour of the most popular screencasting application for the classroom, Camtasia 9. In this video, you will learn how to create the perfect screencast. The post Video Preview: How can can I use Camtasia in my classroom? appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
eSchool News
JANUARY 22, 2018
It has been almost three years since the launch of the United States Department of Education’s #GoOpen movement. If you are late to the #GoOpen party, it is the commitment to expand and accelerate the use of openly licensed educational resources in schools across the country. The commitment, in a nutshell, is to replace at least one textbook with open educational resources (OER) within one year, share in a community of practice with other school districts, and share the resources created with a
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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