The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 31, 2016

Setting Up Your Classroom to Win From Day One From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As a teacher, I want to have a great relationship with my students and their parents. But there are things I can unknowingly do to sabotage (or improve) that relationship. In today’s show, we’re talking with Mike Hall about how to have the best start of the school year ever with our parents.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 31, 2016

This post is sponsored by Samsung. However, all thoughts and opinions are my own. According to a report released by the Pew Research Center, approximately 5 of the 29 million households with school-aged children lack access to high quality broadband internet while at home. The research indicates that almost one-third of households whose incomes fall below $50,000 and with children ages 6 to 17 do not have a high-speed internet connection.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

AUGUST 31, 2016

In my last post , I discussed the importance of finding a cue, or an emotional trigger, to encourage the use of ed-tech as a habit. Equally important is the necessity to incorporate psychological rewards to inspire the feedback loop necessary to foster new habits. The trick here isn’t to introduce entirely new systems of rewards; rather, as Charles Duhigg points out in The Power of Habit , effective habit formation involves pinpointing preexisting psychological cues and rewards and replacing old

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 31, 2016

An LMS — Learning Management System — is a digital tool that tracks a wide variety of student-teacher interactions such as homework, grading, sharing of resources, parent communication, assessments, and more. It allows teachers to create, distribute and track class materials anywhere, on any device. That means it’s accessible from school or home, with any platform (including Macs, PCs, Chromebooks, and tablets).

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 31, 2016

As quoted in: Herold, Benjamin. “ Maine 1-to-1 Computing Initiative Under Microscope.” Education Week. 30 August 2016. Such uncertainty speaks directly to the need for better monitoring of technology’s use and impact in K-12, said Douglas Levin, the president of EdTech Strategies LLC, a consulting organization. “It’s an incredible missed opportunity to have Maine run its 1-to-1 initiative for over a decade and to still have so many questions about the efficacy of the program,&#

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 31, 2016

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Schools can get ready for incoming students by testing networks and assessing plans.

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Voyager Sopris Learning

AUGUST 31, 2016

Here’s the most excellent example of stating the obvious in the history of educational research. When an intervention is implemented with high fidelity, it is more effective than when it is implemented with low fidelity. Really, it’s that simple … and obvious. So, what is this fidelity of implementation thing? Simply put, fidelity of implementation describes the extent to which delivery of an instructional practice adheres to the protocol on which it was developed or field tested.

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K12 Open Ed

AUGUST 31, 2016

I think attributing borrowed work is important, and I see a lot of remixes that don’t include attributions to the borrowed work. Instead they attribute only the remixer/compiler. Best practices for attribution require that “when you are using a work that is an adaptation of one or more pre-existing works, you may need to give credit to the creator(s) of the pre-existing work(s), in addition to giving credit to the creator of the adaptation.” ( Creative Commons ).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 31, 2016

It's that time of year: back-to-school. Are you ready for it? Not quite sure how you're going to run formative assessment in your classroom, or lead professional development workshops? If you're in need of some advice for the new year, look no further than the official. "Going Back to School With the 2016 EdSurge Fifty States Project" guide. Hover above the interactive map to see articles that came from individual states.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 31, 2016

Here is another back-to-school goodie for teachers. This is basically a selection of some of the best educational Google Drive apps to use in your instruction. As is the case.read more.

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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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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2016

A new virtual reality program, designed in part for educators, is giving a whole new meaning to the virtual classroom. Compatible with VR platforms like Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, the new program, called Engage , lets up to 30 simultaneous users join and interact in an immersive, virtual meeting — which could be set in a museum, historical site, or the surface of Mars.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 31, 2016

PASCAGOULA, Miss.—Just a few years ago, sagging pants and disrupting instruction at school were almost certain to land a kid in front of Jackson County Youth Court Judge Sharon Sigalas. At that time, Sigalas says the school districts under her jurisdiction were in a pattern of sending kids to her for what she calls “minor violations.” Sigalas says the practice was a burden on the court system. “We don’t need to be the babysitter for kids the school determines are disrupti

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Adam Welcome

AUGUST 31, 2016

The conversation of adults taking away recess from students may be a bit controversial with some people. I think it mainly has to do with adults wanting to have control, a lack of creativity on the adults part and kids in our country just simply having the right to recess. Do we dock a teachers paycheck if they're late to school one day, miss a staff meeting or say something they shouldn't have to a parent?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 31, 2016

It’s about the time of the year teachers get busy preparing their teaching gear for the start of a new school year.In this regard, we are actually working on a back-to-school guide which will feature.read more.

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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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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 31, 2016

This guest post from Courtney Pepe first appeared on Daily Genius. Two years ago, my school obtained a grant from the Sphero Robotics company that brought 10 Sphero Robots to our school. At first, we used them in math and science. However, this year, we expanded our use of robotics and acquired Ozobots, SPRKS, bb8s, and BeeBots. My elementary faculty impressed me with their ability to use these 21st-century robots in a variety of subject areas including language arts and humanities.

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 31, 2016

Have you ever thought about ways to visualize financial situations? Over the past two years, MIND Research Institute's team has been building a next-generation financial literacy program, thanks to funding from PwC Charitable Foundation, Inc. One of the central components of this program is a visual financial modeling tool. Just as our ST Math program takes symbolic math and turns it into visual puzzles, this modeling tool takes what used to be text fields in an online calculator and turns it in

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2016

In “ Securing the Connected Classroom: Technology Planning to Keep Students Safe, ” authors Abbie H. Brown, Ph.D., and Tim D. Green, Ph.D., outline a process that education leaders can follow to develop a secure environment for learning with technology. According to Brown and Green, “the book guides educators, administrators, and IT staff through a step-by-step process for creating a district-wide blueprint for keeping students safe while maintaining an appropriate level of security.”.

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 31, 2016

The school year is kicking off and I am excited to share a terrific series of podcasts with you about teaching with robots. Below is the beginning of the post, be sure to check out the full article on Beyond The Hour of Code. Lesson Design in Three Dimensions, Learning with Robots The idea of teaching […]. The post Looking for a fun way to use Robots in Makerspaces?

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Gaggle Speaks

AUGUST 31, 2016

The need for funding to support technology initiatives continues to rise. But funding in education can sometimes be a challenge, especially if you’re not sure where to look. Luckily, there are a variety of edtech grants and other funding opportunities available. Vendor Grants. If you’re looking to make use of a particular technology, you can apply for grants directly with a supplier.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

AUGUST 31, 2016

I’ve posted about the award-winning parent communication app Bloomz once before , and I have an awesome update from its creators that I think you’re going to love! If you’re new to Bloomz, it’s a FREE app that makes parent-teacher communication super easy because it streamlines email, text messages, and volunteer/supply/conference signups into one place.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. Below, we’ve gathered some of the latest and most relevant marketplace news to keep you up-to-date on product developments, teaching and learning initiatives, and new trends in education.

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EmergingEdTech

AUGUST 31, 2016

(Image Source) The Hugely Popular* Video, Image, and Text Chat tool is Gradually Finding a Place in our Classrooms *The third most popular social media platform (behind Facebook and Instagram), with. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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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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ProfHacker

AUGUST 31, 2016

You don’t have to be Stephen Merrit to know that summer is coming to a close , so it’s about time for us to tell you about five things that helped us survive summer. Here at ProfHacker, we have a tradition of sometimes sharing a few of our favorite things in a collaboratively-authored post. (Check out our 2014 , 2011 , and 2010 Things That Helped Us Survive Summer posts, too.).

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 31, 2016

The post Always Separate The Student From The Performance appeared first on TeachThought.

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MindShift

AUGUST 31, 2016

Like many schools, Gibson Elementary in St. Louis had big problems with attendance — many students were missing nearly a month of school a year. Melody Gunn, who was the principal at Gibson last year, set out to visit homes and figure out why kids weren’t showing up. Her biggest discovery? They didn’t have clean uniforms to wear to school.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 31, 2016

Advice for success in the digital classroom. Do you pledge to empower students to use technology safely, responsibly, and effectively? Make it official at www.commonsensemedia.org/educators/pledge. When you do, you will get a back to school guide that will provide young people with the digital literacy and citizenship skills they need to thrive in today's world.

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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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Fractus Learning

AUGUST 31, 2016

I was visiting with my SCORE (Service Core of Retired Executives) mentor a few months ago and we were discussing the Lean Concept, and its application as Lean Education. For those unfamiliar with Lean, it means to maximize customer value while minimizing waste. Lean means to create more value for customers with fewer resources. Lean is a program that was first described in the book The Machine That Changed the World (1990) by James P.

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Technology Tidbits

AUGUST 31, 2016

Paperscorer is a fantastic new mobile (iOS/Android, or Chrome plug-in) app that allows educators and students to assess their learning in real-time. The way this works is a teacher creates an assessment/quiz in Google Forms/Documents and then create and print out a unique answer form/bubble sheet for each student. The student then uses those forms to answer the question and take the assessment/quiz.

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Fractus Learning

AUGUST 31, 2016

Most of us played with hula hoops when we were kids. The humble hula hoop is a classic toy that crosses the social divide. Rich kids, poor kids – they all love playing with hula hoops. So why have hula hoops stood the test of time in a technology dominated world? A simple plastic hoop is a cheap and cheerful toy for a child. They cost very little to buy, yet bring much pleasure.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 31, 2016

Dreaming of new devices or tools for your students, but your school doesn't have the budget? You're not alone. Even with edtech spending in most schools increasing , it's not always easy to secure the funds you need for your individual classroom needs. Here are three tips to help you find additional funding for edtech. 1. Apply for project support on sites like Donors Choose and Digital Wish.

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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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