EdTech4Beginners
MAY 30, 2016
We all make mistakes. I certainly have made them whilst teaching. And do you know what? Pupils love it when you do. It engages them and lets them see that everyone makes errors – not just children. What are effective ways of making mistakes in the classroom? Play ‘spot the mistake’ with your students. This game is when you make slips whilst teaching and students have to signal when the mistake occurs.
Battelle for Kids
MAY 30, 2016
Volume 3, Issue 4, Number 17. Driving Question: How can play-based learning be inspired by authentic contexts? The teachers at our district's Valley View Early Learning Center design educational opportunities using play-based learning techniques. They view play as both a scaffold for development and a reflective means by which children practice skills they will need ahead.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 30, 2016
I’m taking the day to honor our soldiers. Hang the American flag and call my two soldier children. Say hi, how are you. When are you coming home to visit? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 30, 2016
The Hechinger Report profiled a teacher who uses the Class Dojo behavior modification software to “get children excited about things like staying in line.” Really? Yeah, I’m sure kids are “excited” to be manipulated into compliance. I call BS. Also, I’m pretty sure that our global economic and social transformations are being driven by creative innovators, not compliant rule-followers….
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 30, 2016
May 30, 2016 For those of you looking for some good Chromebook apps to use with students to create posters and educational infographics, the list below features some of the best apps to try out.read more.
eSchool News
MAY 30, 2016
Ed. note: App of the Week picks are now being curated with help from the editors of Graphite.org , a free service from Common Sense Education. Click here to read the full app review. Volumize. What’s It Like? Volumize is an app that allows students to import photos from their iPads (using the built-in cameras or any other file in their library) and then draw virtual 3-D geometric solids over the photo to roughly approximate its form.
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MiddleWeb
MAY 30, 2016
Adding 5 minutes to 4 content classes this past year meant losing morning homeroom for Kevin Hodgson's 6th graders. No time to “check in” with each other, do community-building activities, and forge an identity as a group of learners. He's missed it terribly.
Teacher Tech
MAY 30, 2016
Collaborate on the Same Document One of the coolest things about Google Docs is the ability to be on the same document at the same time. This allows students to work together, peer evaluate and play games! It can be a little tricky for students to get on the same document, especially littles who may […]. The post Let’s Play – Students Collaborating on the Same Doc appeared first on Teacher Tech.
MiddleWeb
MAY 30, 2016
As her fourth graders study the lead-up to the American Revolution, Mary Tarashuk finds echoes in today's confrontation over free speech pitting test makers against teachers and students who question the validity of test elements. Free history resources included.
Graphite Blog
MAY 30, 2016
The popularity of makerspaces is undeniable. Whether big or small, these innovative spaces have grown from a desire to provide students with hands-on experiences that allow for passion, creativity, and authentic learning. For those individuals willing to take on the task of creating a makerspace, the to-do list can be daunting. But when you just THINK -- talk, host, invest, negotiate, and knock -- your dream makerspace can become a reality.
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.
Hubbli
MAY 30, 2016
Let me see if I can guess how many tools you’re currently using at your school to tackle your administrative duties. First, you probably have a program for your emails; that’s a no brainer. You’re also likely to have a communication tool such as Skype, Slack, or something equally similar. You’re probably using something to keep all of your events, calendars, and schedules organized—which could be another one or two separate tools right there.
Bryan Alexander
MAY 30, 2016
Continuing my new habit , I’d like to point out some places I’m traveling to in the near future. Specifically, let’s look ahead to June. June 7th: working with the excellent St. Michael’s College in Burlington, Vermont, to explore changing traditional-age undergraduate attitudes and experiences. June 14-16th: I’m going to be very busy at the New Media Consortium’s summer conference in Rochester, New York.
Fractus Learning
MAY 30, 2016
Stuffed animals are an enduring favorite with most kids. Many children still have their most treasured toys when they reach adulthood. They might not look as plush or as brightly colored, but they are still much loved – even with a few missing limbs! Plush stuffed animal toys are the perfect companion for babies, toddlers and older children. Parents usually find their child a stuffed animal to comfort them at night, but many toys also have some interesting learning opportunities.
Graphite Blog
MAY 30, 2016
The popularity of makerspaces is undeniable. Whether big or small, these innovative spaces have grown from a desire to provide students with hands-on experiences that allow for passion, creativity, and authentic learning. For those individuals willing to take on the task of creating a makerspace, the to-do list can be daunting. But when you just THINK -- talk, host, invest, negotiate, and knock -- your dream makerspace can become a reality.
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.
The Daring Librarian
MAY 30, 2016
Using The Magic Words "Pilot Test!" Last year I mentioned at the bottom of my Amazon Echo blog post that I was trying something NEW in our library, a BYOD Charging station. It consisted of a tall AV cart with 2 USB charging hubs and I bought a bunch of multi-ended charging cords. It was on the honor system - come into the Media Center, plug in your device, check out a book or read, and charge while you were here.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 30, 2016
The post State Growth Contribution: Student Growth Percentiles–What? appeared first on TeachThought.
The Principal of Change
MAY 30, 2016
I was having an interesting conversation with a principal recently, and she had wondered how some teachers would deal with “change” that liked to control every aspect of their classroom. What she had shared that this was an educator that was open about the need for control in the classroom. My response was to ask the educator if they would think they would thrive under a principal that was a micromanager.
StratEDgy
MAY 30, 2016
How do we define leadership, other than that we know it when we see it? .
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Reading By Example
MAY 30, 2016
During some of my classroom-school visits last week, I noticed the following: A teacher was reading aloud an everybody book to her students, specifically a biography about a key historical figure from the Civil Rights era. This was happening at the end of the day, usually a pack-up-and-get-ready-to-go time. 1st graders visited a local wildlife refuge.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 30, 2016
Ross Wiener is a Vice President and the Executive Director of the Education & Society Program at the Aspen Institute. Teacher evaluation can be a lightning rod issue that elicits strong opinions, fierce debate and high-profile media coverage. But these conversations tend to overshadow the primary purpose of evaluation: to act as a single — albeit important — part of a robust system for supporting educators’ growth.
Reading By Example
MAY 30, 2016
During some of my classroom-school visits last week, I noticed the following: A teacher was reading aloud an everybody book to her students, specifically a biography about a key historical figure from the Civil Rights era. This was happening at the end of the day, usually a pack-up-and-get-ready-to-go time. 1st graders visited a local wildlife refuge.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 30, 2016
By Meg Conlan K–12 IT managers weigh in on how data drawn from the Internet of Things will impact schools.
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.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 30, 2016
Keffrelyn Brown. A litany of recent events link supporters of presidential hopeful Donald Trump to racist, sometimes violent, behavior at political rallies. Is it possible to teach in a way that people will not be violent toward one another? How do we begin to undo racism and future oppression through the classroom experience? One answer is critical teachers of color — a step beyond mere cultural competency.
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