Ditch That Textbook
AUGUST 9, 2019
The beginning of the school year is filled with teaching procedures and getting to know you activities. Most of us have our tried and true go-tos that we pull out year after year. But what if we want to shake things up a bit? What if there were tons of different and innovative activities out […].
Digital Promise
AUGUST 9, 2019
It may be August, but we’re already planning ahead for SXSW EDU in March 2020. Public voting for the conference is now open , and we are asking for your help in voting for our proposed panels to be added to the agenda. We’re excited for the opportunity to share our work and highlight possibilities for the future of education, covering topics such as educational equity, the power of digital learning, workforce development, Challenge Based Learning, and inclusive innovation.
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Edsurge
AUGUST 9, 2019
High school English teacher John Fallon is what you might call an early adopter. His tech of choice: video games—specifically narrative-based digital games that engage students by engrossing them in a story. His guiding belief is that “modern video games have the potential to be taught as humanely and deeply as any traditional text.” According to Fallon, “Students are living, shaping and immersed within a modular, meme-soaked, multimedia world, and video games are a dominant art form within that
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
AUGUST 9, 2019
For those of you who haven't seen it yet, below is one of our popular visuals we published a few months ago featuring some of the best iPad apps students can use to showcase their learning. We.
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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.
eSchool News
AUGUST 9, 2019
Get ready, everyone. GenAlexa has questions, and it wants immediate answers. The term GenAlexa elicits chuckles, but the Alexa Generation is very serious in its demand for immediacy and accuracy. “Today’s kids are used to just asking Alexa for homework help, for answers to questions,” said Hall Davidson, Discovery Education’s senior director of global learning initiatives, speaking at ISTE 2019 in June. “Remember when you rode your first bicycle?
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
AUGUST 9, 2019
Below is an updated collection of some very good apps to use in your social studies class. This collection is created and featured in iTunes App Store and features a number of key apps that we.
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EdTechTeam
AUGUST 9, 2019
After the ISTE conference last month I asked our team what they saw that might be most important for school leaders. Our teammate and Events Director, Al Thomas , a former principal himself, ran the Education Leaders Network Playground, which featured 28 sessions for leaders by leaders, and one session in particular stood out when we talked about it… a session called Leading EdTech Initiatives for Social Good by Jennifer Williams , author of Teach Boldly.
ExcelinEd
AUGUST 9, 2019
The smooth feel of 50# offset paper, the appearance of Garamond typeface, the flicking sound of turning pages and the smell of your steaming venti decaf non-fat latte creates the perfect start to an unofficial holiday, National Book Lover’s Day. . Johannes Gutenberg made the love of books possible for the masses in 1440 with the invention of movable type for the printing press.
techlearning
AUGUST 9, 2019
In this video, I cover the basics of what a makerspace is, show off my makerspace, and give you some tips for starting your own makerspace.
techieMusings
AUGUST 9, 2019
I had a chance to speak at the Wacom Experience Center last night. As a flipped classroom teacher, I rely on my Wacom’s inking capabilities to create the math screencasts I make. But the creation capabilities on the teacher end was not what my presentation was about. Instead, I focused on how a class set of Wacom tablets, combined with Pear Deck, have enabled me to see how students are working through and thinking through problems in the classroom.
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.
Jamf on EdTech
AUGUST 9, 2019
With most — if not all — device management vendors touting day-zero support for new operating systems and features, we set out to put their claims to the test.
Educator Innovator
AUGUST 9, 2019
Our partner Student Voice is seeking high school students to join its 2019-2020 cohort of journalism fellows. The Student Voice Journalism Fellowship equips 18 high-school-aged journalists with the tools to tell their schools’ stories and leverages their voices to affect change in the broader educational dialogue. Applications are now open and close Friday, August 16, 2019.
Jamf on EdTech
AUGUST 9, 2019
With most — if not all — device management vendors touting day-zero support for new operating systems and features, we set out to put their claims to the test.
techlearning
AUGUST 9, 2019
Goalbook Toolkit is an online source for Common Core State Standards-based learning goals and teaching interventions.
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.
ExcelinEd
AUGUST 9, 2019
We’re celebrating National Book Lovers’ Day! Over the years, more than a dozen best-selling authors have taken the stage at the National Summit on Education Reform to share their forward-thinking ideas on how to transform education for the 21st century. This year, we’re excited to announce award-winning authors Dr. Jonathan Haidt and Dr.
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