5 Tips to Keep the Hour of Code Going All Year
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
By Steven W. Anderson Don’t limit yourself to 60 minutes, coding projects, like making apps and programming computers, can last and last.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
By Steven W. Anderson Don’t limit yourself to 60 minutes, coding projects, like making apps and programming computers, can last and last.
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
APRIL 4, 2017
Everyone wants to give startup entrepreneurs advice. Your job is to figure out which is helpful and which to ignore. The post 6 Important Lessons From an Ed-Tech Startup CEO appeared first on Market Brief.
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EdTech Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
By Dan Tynan EdTech interviews the director of Katy Independent School District’s technology customer services about the challenges to achieving digital equity.
Teacher Reboot Camp
APRIL 4, 2017
“Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words.” – Robert Frost. April is National Poetry month. Poetry is a great way to inspire your learners to be creative and imaginative with a topic. You can introduce a topic with a poem or have your students write poems where they explore various topics. Writing poetry can be difficult for students; therefore, you might want to get your learners to start writing haikus, limericks, or shape poems.
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EdTech Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
By Marcia Wade Talbert How Santa Fe Public Schools got their community on board with a new initiative.
Neo LMS
APRIL 4, 2017
Sit still! a frequent, despairing instruction from so many teachers, and yet occupational therapists tell us that it is a surprisingly tricky task for children. In fact, compared with the 1980s — when kids played outside more, merry go rounds and play gyms were more common, and parents had less fears of their children playing outdoors — only one in twelve of today’s children have normal core strength and balance.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
APRIL 4, 2017
April 6th- 15th. a Two-fer. Sign up for Summer PD; get a friend in for free. Classes available: Tech-infused Teacher. Tech-infused Class (sequel to Tech-infused Teacher). Teach Writing with Tech. 20 Webtools in 20 Days. Here’s what you do: Sign up for any of these four classes between April 6th-15th. Under ‘special instructions’, include the Coupon Code #twofer2017.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
By Buzz Garwood Software allows teachers to keep a keen eye on students while also collaborating with them.
The CoolCatTeacher
APRIL 4, 2017
A conversation with Rayna Freedman in episode 47 of the 10-minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Rayna Freedman @rlfreedm has a student classroom blog that will completely blow you away! Rayna is full-scale using blogging to teach writing. These fifth graders are writing and sharing fifteen or more blog posts a week and it shows.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
By Dan Tynan EdTech interviews the superintendent of Socorro Independent School District about the opportunities for K–12 technology.
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.
Iterating Toward Openness
APRIL 4, 2017
I feel like words should mean something. Especially the word “open.” Specifically, I’m deeply concerned about the way many have begun using “open” in the context of “open pedagogy,” because I can’t tell what it means. For many years we have seen openwashing among companies working in the education space, in which they either knowingly or accidentally attempt to equate “open” with something other than a free grant of the 5R permissions.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
By Dan Tynan EdTech interviews the superintendent of Meriden Public Schools about how to extend the learning environment.
Edsurge
APRIL 4, 2017
In mission statements across the country, references to personalized learning abound, hanging proudly from schoolhouse walls. We admire them and use them as shining examples of our aspirations. Yet when we speak about “every student” and “all children,” do we really believe those words at our core? I have a suspicion that these simple words—“every” and “all”—are often overlooked by the hundreds of people who make up an educational organization.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
By Jena Passut Experts offer advice on professional development and learning spaces for after technology is implemented.
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.
Teacher Tech
APRIL 4, 2017
EquatIO, by Texthelp, is now available in the Chrome Webstore. EquatIO is a Chrome extension that will allow you and your students to create math equations in Google Apps… and other places. Today’s release only works in Google Docs and Google Forms but Google Slides and other web content sites will soon be able to […]. The post AND ALL MATH TEACHERS SCREAMED WITH EXCITEMENT appeared first on Teacher Tech.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
By Ryan Petersen Schools must protect networks during online testing.
MIND Research Institute
APRIL 4, 2017
When a board game is presented as a math game, I am always eager to try it out! Unfortunately, in many cases I find the math in these games are too straightforward with cards of math problems for players to solve, or numbered spaces to count. These games are usually far from fun, only allowing kids to practice math facts or formulas. They lack the opportunity for the player to choose from different actions, strategize or even plan ahead.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 4, 2017
By Dan Tynan EdTech interviews San Francisco Unified School District’s CTO about how to tackle K–12 digital equity issues.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 4, 2017
April 4, 2017 Here are six of our favourite iPad apps for virtually exploring the human body in 3D. Most of these apps have already been featured in different posts in the past. Using these.read more.
My Paperless Classroom
APRIL 4, 2017
SMART Boards have been around for a while now. But oftentimes, they are not being used to their full capability. If teachers are using their SMART Boards in the same way they used projectors connected to computers, then they are not taking advantage of the many new and improved activities they could be doing with […]. The post 10 SMART Board Activities that Will Take Your Classroom to the Next Level by @Sarah_Darren appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
TeachThought - Learn better.
APRIL 4, 2017
The post 8 Things I Learned My First Year Of Teaching With Project-Based Learning appeared first on TeachThought.
My Paperless Classroom
APRIL 4, 2017
Have you ever looked at your child and realized that they were doing something they had never done before? Recently, my wife and I began to notice that our wonderful and amazing Edutriplets were beginning to identify letters and some basic words. This has led in the past few weeks to my little girl asking […]. The post Scratching the Surface: How To Teach Your Three Year Old To Read, OneNote at a Time appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
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.
EdTechTeam
APRIL 4, 2017
Today, Texthelp has launched their new math tool, EquatIO , for educators around the world to use. This Chrome Extension allows teachers and students to type, write or speak math. Yes - this is the tool that will make those frustrating equation editors obsolete. Here are the Top 5 ways to use EquatIO in your classroom this week: 1. Your New Equation Sheet Math is more than just memorizing formulas.
Edsurge
APRIL 4, 2017
This story is part of a series from EdSurge Research on how schools are redefining student success using MyWays , a framework created by Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC). Stay tuned for the complete guide releasing next week. This work is supported by NGLC. EdSurge takes full responsibility for all editorial content. Too often, teachers and administrators find themselves confined by district and state regulations that might not serve the needs of modern learners.
ProfHacker
APRIL 4, 2017
The concept of “Open,” particularly when it comes to Open Access, is something that we’ve written a lot about here at Profhacker. In fact one could make the argument that part of our Ethos here is build around the idea of openness; we write openly about our pedagogies, our practices, and our struggles. Increasingly, however, “open” is being turned into the latest buzzword around education and education reform (transformation, disruption, revolutionize, leveraging, e
Edsurge
APRIL 4, 2017
Every year, the. EdSurge jobs board collects thousands of postings from companies, districts and nonprofits looking for new edtech talent. And while users are perusing the listings and indicating their interests with clicks, EdSurge gets to see which jobs and organizations are the most popular via pageviews. Looking for a new role? EdSurge will be hosting jobs fairs in the following cities: San Francisco ( April 25 ).
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
APRIL 4, 2017
April 4, 2017 These are 6 good Android apps to use with kids to develop their reading skills. From introducing letter sounds to reading full stories, the selected apps provide a wide variety of.read more.
Edsurge
APRIL 4, 2017
For a conference named after “blended learning,” many attendees were surprised to learn that they did not agree on what the term meant. Dr. Dallas Dance, Superintendent of Baltimore County Public Schools, was among the first to raise this during a session at the 6th Annual Blended Learning Conference , held last weekend in Rhode Island. “I was talking to a colleague who was using blended and personalized learning the same way,” says Dance.
Fractus Learning
APRIL 4, 2017
The following is an exclusive interview with Teresa Anne Power, internationally acclaimed children’s yoga expert and bestselling author, yogi, and advocate for the health benefits of yoga for children. Her first book, international hit The ABCs […].
Edsurge
APRIL 4, 2017
Amidst a sea of suits, Melissa Dodd, Chief Technology Officer of San Francisco Unified School District, became the second woman named as the top CTO of the year by CoSN, the Consortium for School Networking. "Equity is at the center of what we do," she said. Dodd wasn't alone. At its annual conference, held this year in Chicago, CoSN also awarded its Seymour Papert lifetime achievement award to Cheryl Scott Williams, currently ISTE's acting chief executive.
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