EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez From SMARTBoards to innovative projectors, schools make use of new displays to engage students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

Episode 127 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Donnie Piercey @mrpiercey , co-author of the Google Cardboard Book , shows how we can add simple augmented reality to our classrooms. Sponsor: Owl Eyes. Owl Eyes has hundreds of free ebooks — the Canterbury Tales, The Odyssey, and all of Shakespeare’s work.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 15, 2017

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Go back to school with more efficiency, organization and personalization.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2017

The educational system needs to change and adapt to new challenges faster than it does. This urgent need for change has been recognized by simple people and professional experts both inside and outside our schools for decades. In order for our students to be successful citizens of tomorrow, schools have to prepare them for the world of tomorrow, not for that of today, and especially not for that that the educational system was created for.

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Education Elements

AUGUST 15, 2017

When our team partners with a school district to tackle its toughest education leadership challenges, relationships are built at all levels of the organization. We may encounter superintendents and cabinet staff first, but we tend to find ourselves learning in many nooks and crannies of an organization over time, listening to content area specialists, IT staff, teachers and school leaders, and even attending parent nights or school board meetings.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2017

“Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.”. We should learn from experiences, particularly if those experiences show our previous beliefs to be untrue. So why are people so easy to fool when it comes to beliefs about learning? For years, a stream of articles have tried to dispel pervasive but wrong ideas about how people learn, but those ideas still linger.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2017

Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan once said he wanted competency-based college programs like Western Governors University “ to be the norm ” rather than the exception. So what’s in store for WGU today? That’s among the questions we posed to Scott Pulsipher, who took the helm as the university’s president in March 2016. (Also: What is a former consultant-turned-technology executive doing running one of the most-cited experiments in higher education?).

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 15, 2017

August 14, 2017 We have already published a wide variety of materials, tips and guides on how to make the best of Google Classroom in teaching and learning, check out our archive to learn.read more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 15, 2017

The post Critical Knowledge: 4 Domains More Important Than Academics appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Jose Vilson

AUGUST 15, 2017

In my recent post on Medium , I decided to take a crack at the largesse we call "curriculum" and why textbooks have never been sufficient: While I’ve appreciated the effort to collect resources (see #CharlottesvilleSyllabus from graduate students at the university), I’ve become wary of collecting resources for the sake of collection. Without a pedagogy that centers critical thinking, examination, inclusivity, and agency, history will repeat itself.

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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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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 15, 2017

On todays episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we welcome Kat Kennewell and Phil Grigonis on the program to showcase the amazing Edison Robot from Microbric. The post Making Robotics Accessible to all Students with the Edison Robot from @MeetEdison appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. On todays episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we welcome Kat Kennewell and Phil Grigonis on the program to showcase the amazing Edison Robot from Microbric.

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MindShift

AUGUST 15, 2017

In recent years, libraries have broadened their scope of offerings to the local community to involve more making activities like 3-D printing and sewing. Some libraries even have a facilitator for maker projects. At Millvale Community Library in Pennsylvania, maker program coordinator Nora Peters saw an opportunity to better connect the activities of the maker space with the library’s mission to promote literacy.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 15, 2017

The post The First Day of Google Classroom: FREE Resources from Google #FirstDayofClassroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. The First Day of Google Classroom! Set up your school year for success! Wow! Google Classroom just keeps getting better and better! Over the last few weeks, Google has released some amazing updates and resources to help teachers and students improve their Google Classroom skills and use.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

Prince William County Public Schools (PWCPS) is a massive district. With 95 schools, over 10,000 employees and almost 90,000 students, it is the second largest school district in Virginia and the 36th largest in the nation. As is the case in many mega-districts, PWCPS already had access to high-speed broadband. They had recently increased from 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps.

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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.

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MiddleWeb

AUGUST 15, 2017

Amber Chandler introduces her rising 7th grade daughter Zoey to share "five things I wish people told me about going to middle school." Perspective is everything, as Zoey demonstrates, with some advice she urges sixth grade teachers to share with their new students.

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ProfHacker

AUGUST 15, 2017

When I was at the Domains 2017 conference earlier this summer, Jon Udell issued a challenge – what are you doing to help the fight again digital polarization, “fake news,” and general media illiteracy? He has been working hard with Mike Caulfield on the Digital Polarization Initiative (which I’ve already written about ), and they’ve come up with a new way to make it easier for teachers to incorporate the project into their classes.

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Education Superhighway

AUGUST 15, 2017

Prince William County Public Schools (PWCPS) is a massive district. With 95 schools, over 10,000 employees and almost 90,000 students, it is the second largest school district in Virginia and the 36th largest in the nation. As is the case in many mega-districts, PWCPS already had access to high-speed broadband. They had recently increased from 1 Gbps to 2 Gbps.

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The 21st Century Principal

AUGUST 15, 2017

"Wherever I go," writes Dr. Bennet Olmalu in his new book, Truth Doesn't Have a Side , "people ask me one question more than any other: 'Dr. Omalu, is it safe for my child to play football?' The answer is simple. 'No it is not." With those words, the physician who discovered that NFL players suffer and have died from chronic traumatic encephalopathy, makes it clear that no matter what coaches may say.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 15, 2017

In years past, I’ve written about orientation and strategies for opening the school year. Check out Orientation Inspiration (2013) and Orientation Attitude (2016). This year, I asked folks in my network about their plans on this Padlet and I scanned the blogs I regularly follow. This year, a couple of very clear trends emerged. Engagement. Gamification.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 15, 2017

(This is a mirror post to the NEA Today Magazine article online and on Pages 18-19 , under a shorter title - why did they change my title? I thought it was charming! They also only used one of my graphics, don't worry, I'll cry later- silent slow tears on my pillow) In technology (and in life!), sometimes you’re the teacher and sometimes you’re the student - and it’s completely normal to always be a bit of both.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 15, 2017

The post You Can Now License TeachThought Content appeared first on TeachThought.

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 15, 2017

En los días del 31 de julio al 2 de agosto EdTechTeam México tuvo la oportunidad de capacitar a un grupo de 21 maestros del Centro Educativo Para Altas Capacidades (CEPAC) que abrirá sus puertas este septiembre 2017, siendo la primera escuela pública de especialidad e innovación educativa del nivel básico, orientada a atender a alumnos diagnosticados con altas capacidades o superdotados en el estado de Jalisco en un espacio adaptado y equipado especialmente para llevar a cabo el aprendizaje inte

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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.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 15, 2017

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MindShift

AUGUST 15, 2017

A few years ago, my daughter requested that her nightly lullaby be replaced with a bedtime story. I was happy to comply, and promptly invented stories full of imaginary creatures in elaborate plots intended to convey some important lesson about patience or hard work or being kind to others. But my daughter was not pleased. She had very particular ideas about what her bedtime stories should be about.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 15, 2017

DimensionU is one of my favorite companies for Game Based Learning. These games take place in an interactive 3D virtual world where students strengthen their Math/Literacy skills. The games are designed for kids grades 3rd-9th and are aligned to Common Core Standards. Here are a list of DimensionU games. Watch the videos below to see all 4 AMAZING DimensionU Games in action: Meltdown is the DimensionU game that offers students a second chance when answering difficult questions, and rewards creat

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 15, 2017

The post You Can Now License TeachThought Content appeared first on TeachThought.

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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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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 15, 2017

Calcugators is the new iOS app for Grades K on up working on addition. This is a fun game that has students working w/ different problems and focusing on skills such as: subtraction, regrouping, counting, etc, to solve basic addition problems. Also, Calcugators tracks student's progress and is a great way to integrate Game Based Learning into the classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

As a teacher, I spend a lot of time preparing lesson plans. Most don’t survive the first five minutes in front of my students but still I go through this preparatory exercise. Over the decades, I’ve come to realize that the product (a completed lesson plan) is less important than the process of organizing my thoughts, thinking about the needs of the students, searching for the right resources, and figuring out the best way to help students achieve goals.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 15, 2017

Answerables the innovative educational tool that combines the best features of game based learning w/ a learning management system has just released their free iPad app. Answerables is being used by educators in a variety of ways from collaborating w/ other classes, to browsing the web, all in a secure 3D virtual environment. Answerables is used as a: • Virtual classroom • Lesson planner • Learning manager • Quest creator • Resource manager • Web browser (managed) • Social Network • Student port

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2017

There are plenty of “innovators” and “early adopters” of education technology out there, from educators who make the rounds on the ISTE and SXSWedu conference circuits to consultants and entrepreneurs who push for adoption of certain tools or practices. But what about those who are more skeptical? The “ technology adoption life cycle ,” inspired by the work of American communication theorist and sociologist Everett Rogers, argues that 50% of adopters fall into the “late adopter” or “laggard” cat

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AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.

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