Sat.May 06, 2017

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An Innovative Way to Use Turnitin’s Revision Assistant

Ask a Tech Teacher

I’m a fan of Turnitin’s Revision Assistant and have reviewed it in the past. Most schools use it to help students write and revise their essays with automated feedback from the program. Revision Assistant’s feedback is specific and student-driven — given whenever a student calls for a signal check. Comments are written by actual teachers and the RA’s algorithms recognize patterns and guide students as they rewrite their essays.

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You’re In a Rut and the Internet Has Made You Obsolete

Teacher Tech

One thing I love about Google Classroom is when I reuse assignments I can only reuse one at a time. It immediately opens to edit. Because when I do something a 2nd, 3rd…40th time I should update it for the kids who are in front of my face. Culture changes. Tech changes. What makes something […]. The post You’re In a Rut and the Internet Has Made You Obsolete appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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6 Good Virtual Science Lab Apps for Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

May 6, 2017 The apps we curated for you today provide students with virtual labs where they can learn more on a wide variety of scientific phenomena. Using an inquiry-based learning approach,read more.

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Even If You Are “Big”, Act Small

The Principal of Change

Having a conversation with an administrator, I was asked the question, “Do you really believe that you can make this change happen with such a large district?” My first thought was that this district wasn’t that large, yet it was relatively big for the area. 30,000 students might seem like a “large district” in some places, but when you are in provinces like Ontario, where some school boards have over 100,000 students, and the Toronto District School Board has a

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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.

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New- Book Creator Lets You Publish and Read eBooks Online

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

May 6, 2017 Book Creator, one of our favourite ebook creators out there, has released some major updates which will definitely transform students book creation and reading experiences. Users are now.read more.

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Sylvan Learning Acquires Citelighter’s School Contracts and Technology (But Not Its Team)

Edsurge

Sylvan Learning, the Hunt Valley, Md.-based operator of a nationwide franchise of tutoring centers, has acquired education technology startup, Citelighter. Founded in 2011, Citelighter offers a browser-based tool that aims to increase students’ writing competency. The product features a series of scaffolds designed to guide learners through the steps involved in researching, organizing, drafting and editing a writing assignment. ( We took a test drive of the tool last year.

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New! Google Earth for Chrome

SpeechTechie

Some weeks back I discussed Google My Maps as a tool integrated with Google Apps (used by many districts) that can be used to target spatial concepts, description, and narrative while working with curriculum contexts. Recently, Google ported its excellent, but logistically complicated Google Earth program into its web browser, Google Chrome. So now you can use a vastly simplified (for the better) version of Google Earth right in your web browser.

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Making your School Something Special Webinar

EdTechTeam

Webinar Chat Archive Rushton Hurley has been a Japanese language teacher, a principal of an online high school, a teacher trainer, an educational technology researcher, and a school reform consultant. Hurley is the founder and executive director of Next Vista for Learning , which houses a free library of videos by and for teachers and students. His graduate research at Stanford University included using speech recognition technology with beginning students of Japanese in computer-based role-play

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Commenting Turn Offs On Facebook - 6 Strategies To Keep In Mind

The Innovative Educator

If you participate in groups on Facebook, or elsewhere, you’ve no doubt seen some conversations go off the rails. In some cases folks are so turned off, they leave the group or members are kicked out. I’ve been involved in online communities for the past decade and I’ve been on both ends of digital confrontation. Fortunately, I’ve learned a lot since the early days.

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Three Lessons from the Google Docs Phishing Scam: K-12 Education Edition

Doug Levin

Earlier this week, an unknown person or persons launched a short-lived, but clever cyber attack against Google Docs’ users. While apparently not targeted toward schools, it very quickly found its way to K-12 classrooms nationwide, resulting in alarm and confusion. Here is Google’s description of the incident and their response: “ Protecting you against phishing.” As I’ve investigated the exploit, I wanted to share the three lessons I believe those of us in K-12 educ

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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Students Learning by Creating Digital Gifts

Teacher Reboot Camp

One looks back with appreciation to the brilliant teachers, but with gratitude to those who touched our human feelings. The curriculum is so much necessary raw material, but warmth is the vital element for the growing plant and for the soul of the child. – Carl Jung. Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, and the end of the school year is approaching.

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