Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 29, 2022

I published this about a year ago and have updated it to reflect our current teaching environment. Let me know if this fits your experiences: The biggest reason teachers report for NOT liking internet-based cloud accounts has nothing to do with money, security, or privacy. It’s that they aren’t inclusive enough. Students can’t access cloud storage, Google Classroom, or their LMS for a project they’re working on because of the lack of Internet at home or slow internet serv

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 29, 2022

As a concept, digital signage in K–12 school districts isn’t new. In the past, it might have been used in front of the school or in announcement areas, but it’s now being integrated into all spaces. Today’s school staff can expect to find digital signage in hallways, classrooms and even gathering spaces such as gymnasiums, auditoriums and cafeterias.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 29, 2022

Teaching is not an easy job, and education advancement in the last several years doesn’t make it easier. Many edutech websites help the teaching program by combining education with technology. So, many digital tools are now available to support the teaching program. Besides, there are lots of educational platforms that provide learning material teachers can access.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 29, 2022

By Paul Hafen As K-12 teachers struggle to keep their hybrid digital/in-person classes on track and districts move to shield schools from increasingly frequent ransomware attacks, there’s a growing threat undermining both of their plans. Crafty students are using every trick in the book to punch through school filters and security for extracurricular entertainment during school hours.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2022

Hope that school might return to normal in the fall is quickly dimming as new COVID-19 variants threaten to pummel communities throughout the country and COVID hospitalization rates increase. Many districts are dusting off COVID-19 safety and cleaning protocols and shoring up remote learning options. All signs point to record teacher and staff departures at schools across the country.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 29, 2022

By Yvette Manns By allowing students to show up as their authentic selves, educators can work to build confident, lifelong readers I believe that many educators commit to this work because we want to make sure every child has a fighting chance regardless of their zip code, background, or exposure to rich language in the home environment. At the same time, students deserve to express their authentic selves in educational spaces.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 29, 2022

By Tamara Fyke This past week I led a professional development session for some new teachers at a school with which I have been working for several years. The Executive Principal and Assistant Principal also participated in the training. Having a small group gathered around the oval table provided the opportunity for intimate conversation about the subject matter.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JULY 29, 2022

Veteran, award-winning teacher Phil Done (32 Third Graders and One Class Bunny) has knocked it out of the park again with his recently released The Art of Teaching Children: All I Learned from a Lifetime in the Classroom by Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster. After thirty-three years of teaching children, mainly in CA public schools, Done retired from the classroom.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 29, 2022

By Chris McMurray Post pandemic, our schools are fraught with challenges – not the least of which is a teacher shortage that threatens to leave our learners with nearly a million fewer teachers than they need. Student attrition to alternative programs and charters means that school districts will have less funding, causing reflexes like consolidation or program elimination.

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eSchool News

JULY 29, 2022

This summer, thousands of educators and vendors who serve education descended on New Orleans and braved 110% humidity for the first “back to normal” conference for the International Society of Technology in Education, or ISTE. After two virtual conferences, folks were excited to be back in person, and despite continued COVID protocols, hugs abounded as friends and colleagues reunited on the tradeshow floor and during sessions throughout the New Orleans convention center.

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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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Vizor

JULY 29, 2022

We are excited to be contributing a session on 1:1 (one-to-one) Chromebook Management at the SPARCC EdTech Conference. Dean Bates will be presenting “Chromebook 1:1 challenges and How to overcome them!” on August 5th 2022. Managing a fleet of 1:1 Chromebooks can be challenging. This session will address common challenges districts face when managing Chromebooks and provide strategies, tips & resources to overcome them.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JULY 29, 2022

Partnership to utilize Career Connections curriculum to grow the pipeline for high school CTE programs (East Orange, N.J.) July 26, 2022 – Maplewoodshop, a leader in teaching woodworking to elementary and middle school students, announced its partnership with the Northeast. Keep Reading Maplewoodshop Partners with the Northeast Carpenters Apprenticeship Fund to Introduce Middle School Students to the Trades.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 29, 2022

STAMFORD, Conn. — After high school, Mohameth Seck enrolled in college. But he dropped out in his sophomore year to spend time developing an app. This story also appeared in Connecticut Mirror. “I was taking classes that weren’t really interesting me,” said Seck, now 25, who wanted to work in tech. “I was, like, ‘I have to wait four years to get to that point I want to get to?

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edWeb.net

JULY 29, 2022

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. With the ubiquity of the internet, there have been various iterations to the resume and portfolio development for job seekers—and to the recruitment process for employers. From the documentation of skillsets to the way that resumes are shared, there have been positive changes to the process that have allowed those searching for a job to make it easier for employers to find them.

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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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techlearning

JULY 29, 2022

Kibo is a robotics and coding specialist that is ideal for education.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JULY 29, 2022

Discovery Education—the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place—today announced a host of new enhancements to its award-winning K-12 platform. These improvements make it easier for educators to find, build, and deliver compelling lessons. Keep Reading Discovery Education Announces Latest Enhancements to Award-Winning K-12 Learning Platform.

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

JULY 29, 2022

How to clean out your gmail. You want to keep a clean inbox to increase your productivity. Here are 5 tips from Alice Keeler on how to keep your Gmail inbox clean. The post 5 Ways to Clean Out Your Gmail appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JULY 29, 2022

Two VHS Learning students earned top honors on the 2022 National Latin Exam (NLE), with one achieving a perfect score and earning a gold medal. Both students took VHS Learning’s Advanced Placement® Latin course, which is the equivalent of a. Keep Reading VHS Learning Students Earn Gold & Silver Medals on the 2022 National Latin Exam. The post VHS Learning Students Earn Gold & Silver Medals on the 2022 National Latin Exam appeared first on Equity & Access Pre K-12 | The American Con

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 29, 2022

With educational technology going through a paradigm shift of worldwide acceptance, both leadership and academia in the education sector are moving towards incorporating virtual lab options with real-time guidance and feedback. While virtual labs aren’t a completely new phenomenon and have been around for quite some time, the access to more advanced virtual learning environments (VLE) and industry-grade equipment have given a whole new meaning to this concept in an educational context. .

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American Consortium for Equity in Education

JULY 29, 2022

Partnership Solidifies Upswing’s Position as Wraparound Student Service Platform By Supporting the Whole Student July 28, 2022 – Upswing, a wraparound student services organization, announced today a partnership with TimelyMD, the leading virtual health and well-being solution in higher education, to. Keep Reading Upswing Partners with TimelyMD to Deliver Mental Health Services to Nontraditional College Students.

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