Digital Promise
APRIL 7, 2017
Mentor Public Schools is a suburban district 20 miles east of Cleveland, Ohio, which serves 7,650 preK-12 students across 42 square miles. The district provides opportunities to its students through its emphasis on the fundamental ABCs – adapting, balancing, and collaborating – which they will highlight at the spring 2017 League of Innovative Schools meeting in late April.
EdNews Daily
APRIL 7, 2017
Written by: Brittany Bir, COO, 42USA. 42, a non-profit, tuition-free, computer programming school is not only disrupting the traditional education model, but also the traditional admissions process. By ignoring their academic or financial standing and thus allowing them to distinguish themselves by their talent and motivation, each candidate is placed on a level playing field.
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The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 7, 2017
Celebrating Episode 50 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today I’ll tell some crazy stories about the lengths I’ll go to get a laugh in my classroom. These 5 ways are how I introduce a little laughter into my classroom and still get a lot done. We’re celebrating 50 episodes of the 10-Minute Teacher!
Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 7, 2017
Many Christians celebrate Jesus Christ’s resurrection on Easter Sunday. The date depends on the ecclesiastical approximation of the March equinox. This year, it’s April 16, 2017. Here are some websites your students will love: Easter color-me (for Kindergarten/first grade). Easter Color Me to print or import to drawing program. Easter games II.
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Dangerously Irrelevant
APRIL 7, 2017
Tom Nichols said: Never have so many people had so much access to so much knowledge and yet have been so resistant to learning anything. via [link]. Or perhaps we’re only gorging on dessert at the all-you-can eat learning buffet… No related posts.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 7, 2017
By Jena Passut, Meghan Bogardus Cortez Didn’t make it to Chicago? This roundup covers what you may have missed.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Hechinger Report
APRIL 7, 2017
A group of sophomore boys weaving baskets in an art class wish their school assigned more tests instead of oral presentations. Photo: Sarah Garland. BALTIMORE — The ninth graders in Elise Delamatre’s classroom at the City Neighbors High School in northeast Baltimore are sitting in a circle of armchairs, presenting their opinions about the merits of the color blue and Nacho Cheese Doritos.
Teacher Tech
APRIL 7, 2017
What is worse than a worksheet? A worksheet trapped in a notebook. Looking at a notebook that has worksheets glued into it, I asked, “How will the student get feedback on this?” Answer: The teacher will collect the notebooks over the weekend and grade them. Teacher time is so valuable! It is important that we […]. The post Worksheet Trapped in a Notebook appeared first on Teacher Tech.
eSchool News
APRIL 7, 2017
One of the most popular articles on eSchool Media is a surprising one to the editors: “ 6 apps that block social media distractions. ” This story, which seemed a bit counter-intuitive for us to write (being a tech-cheerleading publication in nature), has held the top spot by a massive margin for almost three years now; which had the editors considering the question, “Are there technologies that should simply be avoided in the classroom?”.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 7, 2017
April 7, 2017 After posting about the best 20 educational iPad apps for teachers, we received a few requests to feature a similar list for Android users. We went ahead, dug into out archives and.read more.
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.
eSchool News
APRIL 7, 2017
Jonah Firestone explores the future of education from a utilitarian laboratory. The only equipment in the lab on the second floor of the Washington State University Tri-Cities library are two monitors connected to high-end computers. But from there, with the help of a headset, you can circle the Earth, fight zombies or create 3-D art. Firestone, an assistant professor of science education, wants to use the equipment to explore ways that virtual reality can help students, teachers and the educati
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 7, 2017
April 7, 2017 Feedly has recently added some new interesting features to improve the way you save, read and share web content. With these new features, users will be able to create boards,read more.
Perry Hewitt
APRIL 7, 2017
YouTube TV has launched in select U.S. cities. Despite a relatively slim initial offering, the mobile-first sensibility and shared accounts seem designed to on-board millennials, and a way for the platform to build relationships with — and gather data on — its massive user base. In a world of specious and incomprehensible data visualization, this article pinpoints where and how these interactive experiences make sense.
Gaggle Speaks
APRIL 7, 2017
Swarm is a geo-location, social-gaming application that allows users to “check in” at specific locations and share with their social network. A companion app to the older Foursquare, the app is based on a point system that allows users to gamify travel for check-ins at certain locations. Businesses create promotions based on a user’s check-in at their location.
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.
techieMusings
APRIL 7, 2017
I wanted to share an assignment that I recently saw shared by @Savvy_Educator through twitter. This specific assignment is geared towards National Poetry Month and students contributing to a Global Forum. Even if this specific assignment does not relate to what you do in the classroom, I thought the idea might serve to inspire. As well, I wanted to highlight Flipgrid as a tool that you might be interested in using.
The Electric Educator
APRIL 7, 2017
Google Vault is an e-discovery and archiving tool included with G Suite for Education. Schools can use Google Vault to comply with state and federal data retention regulations (Freedom of Information Act), monitor student activity, and retrieve lost or destroyed user data. If you are not familiar with the initial setup and configuration of Google Vault watch my comprehensive overview available here.
MindShift
APRIL 7, 2017
In recent years there’s been a lot of emphasis on teaching kids computer science both in high school and at much younger ages. Computers are an integral part of schools and workplaces; many educators and parents believe learning to code is now a skill akin to learning to write. And as employers recognize that American students aren’t graduating with the skills they need at their companies, there has been a push for more science, technology, engineering and math courses.
District Administration
APRIL 7, 2017
Personalized learning solutions are helping educators leverage digital curriculum technology to create individualized learning paths for each student, based on personalized and adaptive instruction. Digital supplemental programs are enabling administrators to complement and enhance existing curricula and instructional practices with personalized learning solutions that provide remediation for struggling students, supportive practice for on-level students and enrichment for advanced students.
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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
The Principal of Change
APRIL 7, 2017
From the article, “ Bored Out of Their Minds “: Yet we’re still keeping them in the kind of education system… that wants nothing from them in terms of their own ideas. School has already decided what matters and [what it] expects from you. It’s like an airplane: Sit down, strap in, don’t talk, look forward. Why would it be meaningful?”.
EdTechTeam
APRIL 7, 2017
A collaborative effort between myself and 6th grade Social Studies teacher, Mrs. Jennifer Maass, (Lakeview Jr. High, Downers Grove, IL) resulted in an awesome project using an appsmash of Google Slides and WeVideo. Mrs. Maass has students do the following before actually beginning the Slides/ WeVideo portion of the project: brainstorm ideas have students use this graphic organizer to map out the plot write the story storyboard it using this Google Doc do a peer check before diving into the Slide
NeverEndingSearch
APRIL 7, 2017
What if we considered some new equations? At a recent webinar the subject of opening our library walls came up. It often does. The subject of equations came up as well. I love the idea of considering our reach as librarians without borders. Of considering how we might connect our learners in meaningful inquiry beyond the walls of our classrooms and libraries.
Learning with 'e's
APRIL 7, 2017
Every time we change something we take a risk. When it comes to changes at a societal level, the risk intensifies, because it potentially affects many more people. 3 September 1967 was the day Sweden changed from driving on the left side of the road to the right side. It was known as Dagen H and brought Sweden into alignment with its Nordic neighbours.
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.
techlearning
APRIL 7, 2017
Powerful formative assessment tool tracks achievement of standards.
Hack Education
APRIL 7, 2017
This was the first-half of a joint presentation at Coventry University as part of my visiting fellowship at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab. The better half was delivered by Jim Groom. Our topic, broadly speaking: "a domain of one's own". “The Internet’s completely over,” Prince told The Daily Mirror in 2010. People laughed at him.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 7, 2017
April 7, 2017 With the widespread of fake news online it becomes extremely hard to distinguish between fact and fiction. Thousands of new articles are being published every single minute online. The.read more.
Hack Education
APRIL 7, 2017
Education Politics. Trump says the Secretary of Education is “highly respected.” Certainly this week’s news really really underscores how much: “What is Education Secretary Betsy DeVos doing with the rapper Pitbull in Miami ?” asks The Washington Post. What’s Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’s brother doing in the Seychelles with a friend of Putin ?
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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