EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 19, 2016
By Ricky Ribeiro Armed with a generous technology gift from CDW, Lenovo and the Chris Paul Family Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Los Angeles embraces its future.
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 19, 2016
Whether you teach habitats in second grade or Middle School, understanding how animals survive in their corner of the world is critical to a well-rounded perspective on life on planet Earth. Animals evolve or disappear based on their ability to adapt to the environment. Here are eight resources to encourage discovery of the amazing and varied worlds that surround Earth’s animals: Build a Habitat .
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EdNews Daily
AUGUST 19, 2016
Written by Kate Durocher. We live in a world where the influence of technology cannot be ignored. In health, everyday communication and education, tech plays a huge role in shaping and creating the narrative. While technology continues to grow and improve, why not embrace the benefits it offers? The effect of technology on education is one of the clearest examples of how tech can better lives.
The Jose Vilson
AUGUST 19, 2016
Kaden Pagani, 8, left, and his brother Kingston, 6, carry signs as they march down Broadway toward Frank Ozawa Plaza during a Black Lives Matters protest in Oakland on Thursday, July 21, 2016. Image by Michael Short. “Your Silence will not protect you” Audre Lorde calls for our silence to be transformed into language and action in her 1977 speech.
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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.
Edsurge
AUGUST 19, 2016
M.A.—$20,000 dollars of student debt, 14 months, one thesis, two internships, $1,500 dollars worth of textbooks, and countless sleepless nights later and I finally earned those two little letters following my name. It wasn’t until three semesters into my degree, after spending $1,000 dollars merely renting my textbooks that I discovered my University’s ebook library.
Teacher Tech
AUGUST 19, 2016
Collaborative Google Slides Template Using technology should be about how to improve how you interact with your students. Google makes it easy to transform your class to be more about collaboration. One of my favorite activities is collaborative Google Slides. That is all students in the class on the SAME document. This allows for use to […]. The post Crazy Easy: Collaborative Google Slides Template appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
AUGUST 19, 2016
Here is what we have been working on over the last weekend. This is a list that comprises some of the best math apps and extensions in Chrome store. We have literally gone through hundreds of apps to.read more.
RafranzDavis.com
AUGUST 19, 2016
This exchange happened at a SMART Global Summit two years ago… Setting: SMART Exec surrounded by teachers brought in to give feedback on SMART Amp. Exec: So what do you think about Amp? Would you take this back to your school district as a recommendation? Me: Absolutely not. There’s nothing that this product does that can’t be accomplished with google apps.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
AUGUST 19, 2016
Formative assessment, as we have agreed elsewhere, is assessment for learning which is completely different from summative assessment, which is assessment of learning. The.read more.
eSchool News
AUGUST 19, 2016
The importance of digital learning is, by now, well established. But as schools and classrooms across the nation use digital strategies to engage students and boost achievement, digital leadership has emerged as one of the most important areas in which to invest thought, time and resources. Today, digital leadership isn’t limited only to administrators.
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.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 19, 2016
Michael Hansen. A multipronged approach is the best — and perhaps only — way to resolve the lack of teacher diversity in America’s public schools. That’s what my co-authors and I found in our assessment of the current state of the nation’s workforce and the flows of teachers moving in and out of it. We have all seen the headlines about the diversity of public school students, now at 50 percent, juxtaposed against the mostly white (82 percent) teacher workforce.
MindShift
AUGUST 19, 2016
Teachers in Littleton, Colorado — like teachers in many places — are increasingly asking students to read and write online. Free tools like Google Docs have made it easy for students to work on the same piece of writing at home and at school, and have allowed teachers to explore collaborative writing assignments and synchronous editing with students.
Fractus Learning
AUGUST 19, 2016
Whilst all kids need to learn to read, write and do math, creativity is all to often not given the same focus. The human brain uses the left side of the brain to perform logic tasks such as mathematics and science, whereas doing creative things helps to stimulate the right side of the brain. A mixture of creative and logic activities ensures your child’s education is well rounded and balanced.
eSchool News
AUGUST 19, 2016
The inaugural three-day Literacy Leaders’ Institute, hosted by Scholastic and ASCD, begins September 22-24, 2016. This new, professional learning opportunity brings together the expertise of both leading organizations with renowned authors and superintendents who are actively addressing literacy improvement in their districts. Leadership teams in attendance will learn to develop the district, school, classroom, family, and community structures that are necessary to build strong comprehensive lit
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.
Fractus Learning
AUGUST 19, 2016
It was that time of the quarter again – time for book reports. Some students love reading and writing about the book they’ve been assigned, but over the years I’ve found that most pre-teens don’t dream about writing book reports…well, unless it’s a bad dream? Either way, I was set on finding a more inclusive option for students who don’t enjoy this required assignment.
eSchool News
AUGUST 19, 2016
Every Friday, I’ll recap some of the most interesting news and thought-provoking developments from the past week. I can’t fit all of this week’s news stories here, though, so feel free to browse eSchool News and read up on other news you may have missed. This week? The future of education, including citizen science apps, increases in gamification and game-based learning, and artificial intelligence’s impact on the education industry.
TeachThought - Learn better.
AUGUST 19, 2016
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Technology Tidbits
AUGUST 19, 2016
Help Teaching is an excellent site for educators, parents, and others looking for educational resources such as quiz/test creators, online assessments, or worksheets/printables. These printables are for K-12 and cover a wide range of subjects. Also, there is a test/virtual room where students can take online assessment and get results in real time. I highly recommend checking out Help Teaching by clicking here !!!
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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
Edsurge
AUGUST 19, 2016
The corporate learning environment has been experiencing a great deal of development over recent years. It shows no signs of stopping as learners become more involved in their own education. Gone are the days when the organization dictated what should be learned and how. Learners are now demanding that they are educated in a way that works for them.
MindShift
AUGUST 19, 2016
Garrison Institute looks a little like Hogwarts. The retreat center is housed in a former monastery amid tranquil green hills overlooking the Hudson River, 60 miles north and a world away from New York City. Inside the airy chapel on a recent summer afternoon, about 35 educators from the U.S. and at least five foreign countries are seated quietly, shoes off. “Just notice your breath, the sensation of your air coming in, going out,” says Christa Turksma, a Dutch woman dressed all in w
The Principal of Change
AUGUST 19, 2016
Simple things can make a significant difference in our classroom environments, yet we should be intentional about them. Every year we should strive to make it the best year students have, and if we all did this, school would only progressively get better for our students. Below are some really simple ideas that can help shape an amazing year for your students.
Perry Hewitt
AUGUST 19, 2016
Google Duo, a clean, simple mobile video calling (and soon, audio calling ) app launched this week to take on Facetime. The jury is still out whether its simplicity will carry the day, or it will become the latest failed Google social tool (Buzz, Wave, Plus). Here's a UX secret that will ruin apps for you: artificial waiting time. Facebook and other online services are delivering services like authentication and approval more slowly to seem credible to users who might otherwise assume the proces
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.
Hack Education
AUGUST 19, 2016
Education Politics. One of the big stories this week: the US Department of Education ’s announcement about which “non-traditional providers” ( MOOCs , coding bootcamps ) will be eligible for financial aid as part of its EQUIP experiment. More details in the for-profit higher ed section below. Via ProPublica : “ New Jersey lawmakers have announced a series of measures addressing student debt issues this week, including one bill aimed at reforming the state’s controve
ProfHacker
AUGUST 19, 2016
On my campus we just finished the first week of the semester, involving the usual combination of faculty meetings and classes. Whether you’ve also already started or you’re still putting the finishing touches on your semester prep, here are a few readings to consider over the weekend. Robert Epstein dismantles the “vacuous” idea that the human brain can be understood by considering it a sort of organic computer : Our shoddy thinking about the brain has deep historical roo
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