Mon.Jul 11, 2022

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What is Microsoft Sway and How Can it Be Used to Teach? Tips & Tricks

techlearning

Microsoft Sway is a presentation tool that works really well for teaching.

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Watch & Learn: Student and Data Safety Through Cybersecurity

EdTech Magazine

K–12 districts have faced a relentless influx of cyberattacks since transitioning to online learning in response to the pandemic. Michelle Bourgeois, CTO at Colorado’s St. Vrain Valley Schools, and Tim Tillman, CTO at Chesterfield County Public Schools in Virginia, share their strategies for improving cybersecurity in their districts. Both IT leaders take a proactive approach to online security, emphasizing the importance of protecting student data and school networks.

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Tech Tip #129: Top Ten PC Shortkeys

Ask a Tech Teacher

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: Poster–Top 10 PC shortkeys.

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My Best Books of Summer – 2022

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. My goal is to read books for an hour each night. In this episode, I wanted to share some of the books that have me thinking this summer. It is a wide assortment of books that I've linked to at the bottom of the show. From technology to interpersonal skills to ponderings from history, sometimes patterns emerge between random books in surprising ways.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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.

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PROOF POINTS: The paradox of “good” teaching

The Hechinger Report

What is “good” teaching? Ask 10 people and you’ll get 10 different answers. Hollywood celebrates teachers who believe in their students and help them to achieve their dreams. The influential education economist Eric Hanushek, a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution, argues that good teachers raise their students’ achievement. Teachers are expected to impart so many things, from how to study and take notes to how to share and take turns.

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Is it time to double down on digital citizenship training?

eSchool News

About a week ago, my 5-year-old daughter asked me a question I was not quite prepared for. As we were walking back to our house from the neighborhood park, she asked, “Daddy, when am I going to get a cell phone?”. She went on to explain the specific ways in which a cell phone would benefit her life. She even assured me that she wasn’t too young for a cell phone.

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How Minecraft and agriculture lead to an esports competition

eSchool News

Our world is changing around us in so many ways, and the climate crisis is proving to be one of the paramount challenges of the 21st century. As temperatures rise, our food systems across the globe feel the impacts of this man-made phenomenon. This heightens the pressing need to mitigate our carbon emissions, as well as adapt to climate impacts. We need to foster sustainability across all spheres, especially in the preservation and resilience of our agricultural systems.

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The 27 Must-Know Subscription Economy Statistics in 2022

Sell Courses Online

Over the past decade, subscriptions have boomed in popularity. Today, millions of consumers subscribe to thousands of products and services … The 27 Must-Know Subscription Economy Statistics in 2022 Read More ?.

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Are Interim Assessments Living Up to Their Billing? New Review Aims to Find Out

Marketplace K-12

Interim testing will be the focus of new product reviews by EdReports and the National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment. The post Are Interim Assessments Living Up to Their Billing? New Review Aims to Find Out appeared first on Market Brief.

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Parenting for Academic Success - Class Starts Tuesday. [Please Share]

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Are you anxious that your child isn't living up to their potential, but you're not sure how to support them? Do you worry that your child fell behind during COVID, but you don't know how to help them catch up? Would you like to stop having arguments with your child about schoolwork, chores, and screen time? Are you tired of nagging and hovering, but worried that if you stop, your child will fail?

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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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Is Productive Civil Discourse in Education Dead? A Discussion with Cornel West and Robert George

Edsurge

It’s been a rough few weeks, months, even years in the world of education, particularly when it comes to engaging in productive discourse. No matter what education conversation takes place—from debating critical race theory to the back-and-forth regarding masks in classrooms—it’s not always easy to have an honest, productive conversation about solutions or what to do next.

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OPINION: Why competition isn’t always the answer to high college costs

The Hechinger Report

Consumers almost always win when there’s increased competition. We all learned in Econ 101 that competitive markets force companies to innovate and economize, and generate the lowest possible prices. One would think that we could apply that principle to colleges and universities. But the market for higher education is different from the market for milk.

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Dr. Steve Albrecht Blog Post: "Librarians and Uniforms - Does Staff Need a More Formal Look?"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We've just posted a new "Ask Dr. Steve" blog post by Dr. Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security " section of Library 2.0 : "Librarians and Uniforms - Does Staff Need a More Formal Look?" Food for thought time: Have we recently considered the value of putting library employees into a work uniform? There are pros and cons for both sides of this issue, including costs, the need for a more specific dress code policy, and getting employee buy-in.

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Defeat law school stress with these mental health resources

Brainscape

Law school is a full-time job and a shocking wake-up call for anyone who expects anything less than the former… but it’s also the gateway to a deeply rewarding and potentially lucrative career! You just need to tackle your days intelligently, prepare adequately for every class, prioritize strictly, and have a plan for coping with the law school stress you’re inevitably going to experience.

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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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Course Hero Quietly Took Over Hosting Lumen’s OER Content. They Say It’s No Big Deal

Edsurge

Clicking onto their favorite courses at the end of May, educators found that they were getting redirected somewhere else. They were trying to prep summer courses by linking to the freely available, openly licensed alternatives known as Open Educational Resources, or OER, content offered by Lumen Learning, a courseware provider that argues that OER can be a tool in making higher education more equitable.

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