The Web20Classroom
MAY 17, 2017
These are truly incredible times to not only be a learner but an educator as well. The access to information we have is unlike anything we’ve had before. And the tools we have to create a learning environment where all students can succeed are ever increasing. While these are incredible times, it can be quite daunting as an educator to look across this ever-changing technology landscape and feel unprepared.
The CoolCatTeacher
MAY 17, 2017
A conversation with Angela Watson on episode 78 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Angela Watson @angela_watson teaches us a stress-free plan for closing out your classroom. See also her 5 Summer Secrets for a Stress free Fall video series. Check out the 40-hour Teacher Workweek Club.
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EdTech Magazine
MAY 17, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Online test success is one part preparation and one part functionality.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 17, 2017
I know a lot of bloggers who are both geeks and authors. Often, their books including those techie topics I love to read (and ended up critical to my recently-published novel, Twenty-four Days ). Here are a few I think you might like: Digital Dick — an AI takes it upon himself to solve the murder of his creator. Little Computer People — an AI takes an interesting turn as she attains sentience.
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Schools face increasing challenges as technology becomes integral to education. Efficient device management is essential for maximizing technology use and safeguarding investments. Our article discusses the importance of tracking devices, outlines current challenges, and suggests modern solutions that go beyond traditional methods like Excel. Learn how advanced tracking systems can streamline operations, improve maintenance, and offer real-time updates for better resource allocation.
Digital Promise
MAY 17, 2017
School leaders and teachers in every school and classroom in Mentor Public Schools – and we mean, every classroom – opened their doors to over 200 members and partners of the League of Innovative Schools. These leaders came to Ohio for the League’s twelfth bi-annual League meeting ( #LISMentor ) in late April for an open conversation on improving student outcomes.
Education Elements
MAY 17, 2017
Epic Lip Sync Battle. I almost feel like I could both start and end this post with just those 4 words and a short description of what it was like to be in a room full of educators singing and dancing their hearts out (some in costume!) on Thursday night of Education Elements' 3rd Annual Personalized Learning Summit. But then I’d miss out on all of the other amazing moments, like Anthony Kim interviewing Kaya Henderson while wearing a sparkly gold jacket, or Ray Owens leading the entire conferenc
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
EdTech4Beginners
MAY 17, 2017
In science, a recent investigation I undertook with my class was into bird beak adaption. Why are they different sizes? Shapes? Strengths? To find out, I put different materials in tubs: ribbons, straws, sugar and buttons (representing the birds’ food). I gave each group a ‘beak’: pliers, spoons or chopsticks. The children went around and tested each ‘beak’ on the material.
Edsurge
MAY 17, 2017
Ricardo is a college freshman, male, Latino, and wants to be a high school teacher. This is like finding a pot of gold in the teaching profession, and it is exciting to think about the students who will be learning in his future classroom. Ricardo grew up on the southwest side of Chicago and attended Chicago Public Schools. He carries a backpack with a sandwich and books over one shoulder to help him make it through the three hour commute to and from college each day.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 17, 2017
May 17, 2017 Learning grammar can be more fun for students if it is taught through the use of interactive games and activities that both entertain and challenge students linguistic skills. Below are.read more.
Edsurge
MAY 17, 2017
You know that old interview question: What would change in education if you had a magic wand? For Scott Looney, there’d be no hesitating: He would have every school switch from traditional grading to competency-based evaluations. “’They’re more authentic, more meaningful, and more logical,” he explains. “They just make sense.”. Looney is the mastermind behind the Mastery Transcript Consortium (MTC), an organization made up of over 100 private schools.
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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.
Teacher Tech
MAY 17, 2017
You can add videos to Google Classroom from a Chromebook or any device. Students can submit videos to Google Classroom. One thing that is great about Google Classroom is the ability to add any file type. You are not restricted to Google Docs. Make Video You can obviously record video on a phone or iPad. […]. The post Google Classroom: You Can Add Videos appeared first on Teacher Tech.
Edsurge
MAY 17, 2017
Ariana Garcia, a teaching resident at the Great Oaks Charter School in New York City, had trouble managing her eighth-grade class when she first took over. She says her friendly demeanor is better suited for teaching sixth-grade students and had to make a few personality adjustments to tackle eighth-graders. “One of the really big struggles for me was classroom management.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 17, 2017
Jordyn Zimmerman. A few years ago, I was on track to receive a modified high school diploma. I was spoken to using basic English with minimal words and taught in separate facilities. I was unable to express most of my thoughts verbally; so many professionals such as teachers and doctors were unable to see how intelligent I was. Then at 18 years old, I had a communication breakthrough when I began to use an iPad.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 17, 2017
The post The Ultimate List: 50 Strategies For Differentiated Instruction appeared first on TeachThought.
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
MAY 17, 2017
According to the New York Times , the massive adoption of Google and its Chromebooks in U.S. classrooms (accounting for more than half the mobile devices shipped to schools) is signaling a “profound shift in American education;” and they’re calling it the “Googlification of the classroom.” But is Googlifiction spurring a much bigger shift in today’s K-12 classrooms than simply switching devices?
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 17, 2017
May 17, 2017 In the last few weeks we shared with you a number of interesting free resources from OER Commons that you can use in your class for a wide variety of instructional materials (see.read more.
EdTechTeam
MAY 17, 2017
There is a plethora of creative and innovative energy in my classroom (well, there is in every classroom) so as an enthusiastic educator in a 1:1 iPad environment I had to find ways to harness and make effective use of this energy. Ever since I began my teaching journey I have wanted to create a diverse learning environment where students could have access to endless opportunities to create, make, collaborate and innovate to their hearts desires.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 17, 2017
May 17, 2017 Amaze is a platform that provides educational video content to help kids learn about sexual education. Amaze videos are professionally designed to educate teenagers on sexual topics such.read more.
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.
Edsurge
MAY 17, 2017
As anyone who reads the news can tell you, the world is facing an increasingly complex host of social, civic and environmental challenges that will require people from a wide range of backgrounds to collaborate with each other on. Now that we’ve assembled international crowds of motivated, smart people online in MOOCs, it’s time to think about harnessing their collective intelligence to tackle these urgent cross-boundary issues.
MIND Research Institute
MAY 17, 2017
Looking to learn something new this summer? Maybe you want to develop your personal learning network on social media, read a few new books , or take a course alongside other educators. Thanks to technology, we can take learning online and collaborate with educators around the country and the world. Plus, we can do many of these events or tasks in our pajamas, or even by the pool!
Marketplace K-12
MAY 17, 2017
Going forward, Pearson “is developing its own in-house adaptive learning capability,” said a representative for the company. The post Pearson To Scale Back Partnership With Adaptive Learning Provider Knewton appeared first on Market Brief.
eSchool News
MAY 17, 2017
School districts are routinely being overcharged by at least $3 billion on ed-tech products, including hardware and software, each year–the equivalent of 54,000 first-year teacher salaries, according to a new study from the Technology for Education Consortium (TEC). The study on ed-tech purchasing reveals schools spend an estimated $13.2 billion on ed-tech products each year.
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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
TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 17, 2017
The post 5 Tips To Pass The TExES Pedagogy & Professional Responsibilities Exam appeared first on TeachThought.
ProfHacker
MAY 17, 2017
Electronic files — many of us receive a few of them every day. Often enough we also find ourselves having to share files, whether via email, shared file storage, or a website or LMS. Unless it’s something I’ll need to edit extensively, I much prefer to receive documents in PDF format. Whenever possible, I like to work without paper, but I don’t like to carry my computer with me everywhere I go.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 17, 2017
The post Ep. 73 The Power Of A Plant: Growing Healthy Minds and Schools appeared first on TeachThought.
Tech Helpful
MAY 17, 2017
Over the last couple of weeks I have really started looking more deeply at the way technology can enhance different learning theories and instructional practice. I realize that has made me hypersensitive to critiquing teachers and teaching styles in a way that I don't want to be. Needless to say, I'm trying to look at methods from a non-marginalizing approach and make the assumption that every teacher is trying their best to meet the needs of their classroom goals and individual students.
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.
Fractus Learning
MAY 17, 2017
The wonderful world of Fisher Price Little People toys is bursting with cute creatures, fun families, and creative car sets. Their colorful, chunky, child-friendly toys are specifically designed for little fingers and developing minds, emphasizing discovery, […].
TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 17, 2017
The post ResistBot: Easing The Effort Of Activism appeared first on TeachThought.
Fractus Learning
MAY 17, 2017
Like millions of other parents, I help my children do their homework every day after school. After a little free time and a snack, we sit down together and I let them start. I help whenever […].
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
MAY 17, 2017
It never fails that I overload on Advance Reading Copies of books at conferences I attend, and then I just can’t manage to get to all of them to read. I do in fact read many of them, but then I’m left with a stack of books sitting in my office. As we approach summer, I’m always wondering how to get more books in kids’ hands for summer reading.
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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