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Artificial Intelligence Is Coming. What Should We Teach?

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

The rise of artificial intelligence and its application to education means educators and startups needs to rethink how it can be applied in the classroom. The post Artificial Intelligence Is Coming. What Should We Teach? appeared first on Market Brief.

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Next Generation Learning: Assessments

Neo LMS

“Next generation” learning is receiving some buzz in edtech circles, and so I thought we could delve into it a little more, not least because what I have discovered is a lot of NGO-style verbage, of the kind that is heavy on policy and light on real-world detail. I have tried to scratch below the NGO-ese in which most of the literature about this educational reform model is written, to really find out what it is, how it is working and for whom.

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Citing Sources: The Infographic

Ask a Tech Teacher

EasyBib , the first name most educators think of when citing sources, has created a useful summary on MLA guidelines for citing sources. Best of all, it’s an infographic you can grab and post on your wall (with proper citation, of course): Click here for the original post. More on citations. Photos For Class–Robust, Student-safe with built-in citations.

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The Squeaky Wheel

Doug Levin

Sometimes it pays to be a squeaky wheel. Based on her (and her family’s) review of the unfavorable Terms of Participation in the Scholastic Art & Writing Award program, 8th-grader Sasha Matthews took to the internet to make her case. With more than a passing interest in issues of intellectual property in education, I amplified her story. And then this happened: Update!

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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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Google Jamboard

The CoolCatTeacher

Tom Mullaney on episode 257 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Google Jamboard is a fun interactive app. There’s hardware too, but don’t be worried. The free app has lots to play with. You just download it on Google Play or iTunes and use it with your touch Chromebook or iPad after listening to Tom Mullaney share how it works.

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Resilience for Anxious Students

Digital Promise

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read the original version here. Did I study enough for this test? Won’t my friends do better than me? If I don’t get an A now, I won’t do well on the next exam, and then will I even get into a good college? Anxious thoughts such as these aren’t always just passing worries.

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50 Alternatives To Lecturing

TeachThought - Learn better.

50 Alternatives To Lecturing by TeachThought Staff Ed note: This post is promoted by SEU’S online masters in education programs. SEU simply asked us to write about how learning is changing and the updated kinds of things teachers need to know, and to let you know about their program. So here we are. As teachers, when we […]. The post 50 Alternatives To Lecturing appeared first on TeachThought.

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How This University Fellow Makes Learning Meaningful by Connecting It To Real Life

Edsurge

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new lands but seeing with new eyes. —Marcel Proust. In higher education today, learning activities focus on challenging students throughout their studies—enabling them to acquire the knowledge, skills and attributes that will equip them for a rapidly changing and complex world and ensure they have the confidence to thrive as global citizens in the 21st century.

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27 Things Teachers (Have To) Do Well

TeachThought - Learn better.

27 Things Teachers (Have To) Do Well by TeachThought Staff What’s a teacher? What kinds of things should a 21st century be able to do? How about with an iPad? What’s the purpose of school? These are the kinds of questions we like to try to tackle here at TeachThought, as it’s these macro-level questions that can […]. The post 27 Things Teachers (Have To) Do Well appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Rise of ‘Outsider Education’

Edsurge

In higher ed, people often look to a few elite schools for big new ideas. But that might be changing. These days innovation seems just as likely to come from a state school, a small liberal arts college, or even an upstart from outside the traditional system. That’s the argument made by Bernard Bull, vice provost for curriculum and academic innovation at Concordia University Wisconsin.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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30 Lessons For Teachers From Dr. Seuss

TeachThought - Learn better.

30 Lessons For Teachers From Dr. Seuss by TeachThought Staff Dr. Seuss is gold–whimsical and visually interesting traipses through surreal worlds, and always full of life advice. And life advice is learning advice, and learning advice–well, that’s why we’re all here, yes? There are themes below that apply directly to the responsibilities of a teacher. […].

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Google Slides: Have Students Copy Infographics

Teacher Tech

Have Students Copy Infographics Infographics are awesome. They are not just a poster but rather a synthesis of information and requires creatively communicating ideas visually. How do students get started making infographics? Yes, there are many great infographics creators and I would encourage you to utilize them. I personally use Google Slides or Google Drawing […].

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Here Is A New Digital Curation Web Tool for Teachers and Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Webjets is a new information management tool we discovered through a post by Larry Ferlazzo. Webjets provides you with an intuitive platform where you can collect, save and organize digital content.read more.

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Form 471 Deadline Approaching

Education Superhighway

This year, the deadline to submit a Form 471 is March 22. Although little has changed on the 471 since last year’s filing window, here are some tips and reminders to help you navigate the filing process effectively and on time. WAIT 28 DAYS. If you are filing for new services (or existing services but under a new contract) don’t forget that you must wait a minimum of 28 calendars days after filing your Form 470 and RFP (or after filing the last addendum to your 470 or RFP) before you

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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

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How to teach like the Finns

eSchool News

Shorter days, less homework, and better results. How do you get that? Do like the Finns. For those in the know, the Finnish system is often seen as the pinnacle of how to do education. We’ve seen a huge rise in teacher mental-health issues and high levels of teachers leaving the field. One of the main reasons people look to Finland for inspiration is because of its high level of teaching.

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5 Essential Features to Look for in A Good Plagiarism Checker

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

From a wide selection of online software to use in regard to plagiarism, Plagramme seems to be the best choice for a teacher, since it incorporates all the essential features required to find out if.

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New ‘Education Exchange’ Will Pay Teachers for Reviews of Ed-Tech Products

Marketplace K-12

The Jefferson Education Exchange is launching as a commercial project with similar backing, the Jefferson Education Accelerators, closes its doors. The post New ‘Education Exchange’ Will Pay Teachers for Reviews of Ed-Tech Products appeared first on Market Brief.

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Hope is Not a Strategy

The Principal of Change

In high school, I played football for four years and loved the game. I had a chance to play at the post-secondary level, but an injury to my knee and a lack of passion for the game when compared to basketball, led me to some different choices. After high school, my friends and I would play Tecmo Bowl, and eventually, Madden on the Sega Genesis. It is amazing how much I didn’t know about the game when I actually played it in person (clock management, when to call plays and why, and other

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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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Make a Virtual Reality Scene with SceneVR

ProfHacker

Knight Lab has long been a go-to source for great, open-source DH/Digital Storytelling tools. I (somewhat) recently wrote about their new tool, Storyline JS , for telling stories with data. Now they have released another storytelling tool, SceneVR , for telling stories in VR. From the site: SceneVR is an engaging way to tell stories from an entirely new perspective.

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Modern Day Pioneers: That’s no Oregon Trail up ahead – it’s the convergence of STEM and World Languages

Fractus Learning

What does it take to be a pioneer? To leave the tried and true path in search of something more. To know that it is not if failure will strike, but when, and how you will […].

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4 steps to help students develop a healthy media diet

eSchool News

With the proliferation of technology in school and at home, parents are looking for direction on how to keep their kids’ media habits in check. Librarians, who are often at the front lines of media and tech in schools, can provide that crucial guidance. The discussions shouldn’t focus on denying technology, though, said Michelle Cooper, library media specialist at White Oak Independent School District (ISD) in Texas, in the edWebinar “ Achieving Media Balance in a Tech-Immersed World.

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Do Our “Least Restrictive Environments” Help Kids?

MiddleWeb

As schools go through the annual Least Restrictive Environment process, special needs coach Elizabeth Stein is wondering – what happens once the decision is made? Read her tips to ensure students assigned to co-taught classrooms have something more than a "banking model" education.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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Students are zapping their brains to get ahead in school — but evidence for the practice is limited

The Hechinger Report

Credit: JakeOlimb via Getty Images. Imagine a device that in just 30 minutes makes your brain more receptive to new information, cutting the time it takes to learn in half. Some neuroscientists say they have demonstrated this very feat. Their work is part of an effort to explore how low levels of continuous electrical current, delivered to the brain via electrodes placed on the scalp, could alter neural activity and improve a person’s performance.

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Project Based Learning and the Flipped Classroom… A Great Combination!

techlearning

A big shout out to all of you I had a chance to meet at FETC 2018 in Orlando. Also, a big thank you to the over 400 that attended my workshops and sessions. While I was at FETC I ran into Jon Bergmann who is best known for his work on the Flipped Classroom. We had our usual talk on ideas that support both PBL and Flipped Learning. In fact, you can listen to several webcasts we have been part of in the past in the links below.

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Making Sense of the Common Sense Census

Gaggle Speaks

Jeff Mao, former Senior Director of Outreach at Common Sense Media, provided one of my favorite analogies a few years back. We were talking about how Gaggle and Common Sense Education could work together to draw attention to the need to teach Digital Citizenship and further protect students when they use school- or district-provided technology. He compared both of our organizations’ work to teaching teenagers how to drive.

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"And what about technology?"- The progression of an instructional technologist

Tech Helpful

I've hinted at this moment in another recent blog post but I just want to share what progression in technology integration looks like for me. A few years back I was holding teachers accountable for 2 technology enhanced projects a year in our lower school. Today, there is no checkbox accountability for usage because it has just seamlessly become part of who we are at Chattanooga Christian Lower School.

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the EdTech Industry: Assessing the Influence

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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Old technologies don't die

Learning with 'e's

Photo by Steve Wheeler We connect with each other and with information in many ways. Today, more than ever we have a bewildering array of choices, including a variety of means to connect using smart phones and the Web. I captured the image on this page recently on a Dockland Light Railway train as it sped across East London. You can see just about everyone in the photo is using a smartphone in some way.

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Backchanneling Video and Film Screenings with TodaysMeet

techlearning

Showing videos or films in your classroom? Use TodaysMeet as a backchannel for real-time chat. With the help of a backchannel, students and teachers can discuss screenings silently as they watch. Get more tips on using video in the classroom from Common Sense Education.

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10 Great Movies for the STEM Classroom

Graphite Blog

If you're looking to get kids excited about STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math), show them the ways that popular media uses -- and misuses -- the concepts you teach daily. Used as part of a lesson, clips from movies can reinforce topics, spark discussion, and promote new perspectives. There's still a great need to introduce kids, and especially girls, to STEM fields like neurobiology, nanotechnology, and civil engineering.

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Unintended Uses

techlearning

There is much to be said for using programs or other resources in ways that had not been intended when they were devised. It’s surprising what you can achieve if you’re prepared to stand back and decide not to accept what the suppliers have decided is its purpose. Here are a couple of examples. Stocks and shares When I first started teaching my subject was Economics.

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LIVE DEMO: Using PowerPoint to Create Compelling Presentations for Virtual Training

Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon

Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks