Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

An Exercise in Digital Storytelling. To engage my 11th-grade English students during the 2020–21 school year, I created a digital storytelling unit. Whether they attended school in person or remotely, it was a success. Students were able to explore various frames of reference, identify a personal story to share using digital media, and experience empathy throughout the process.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

For educators and students, the pandemic has presented a whole new set of challenges. In this excerpt from a recent CDW Tech Talk webcast, learn how technology has enabled remote learning and kept students and faculty connected under difficult circumstances. WATCH MORE: Emily Bell shares how Georgia's Fulton County Schools navigated the digital divide.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Last summer, not far from the doorsteps of Oakland Unified School District, a group of parents came together to build an academic program from scratch in an effort to close the gap between the education their children were getting in school and the education they deserved. Leading this group of parents was Lakisha Young, co-founder and CEO of The Oakland REACH.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

By John Barnett “It’s about changing your lens to assign new meaning to an old story so you can re-author to serve you better in the future.” ? Max Kline, Rhythmic Mind A compelling partnership in California’s Bay Area is providing music-supported therapeutic learning and empowerment to students at the Alameda County Juvenile Hall. Thanks to the California Arts Council (CAC) JUMP StARTs grant that focuses on supporting system-engaged youth in the California justice system, two organizations?

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NOVEMBER 17, 2021

When Texas cleared the way for community colleges to create bachelor’s degree programs in fields with high demand for workers, leaders at Dallas College jumped at the chance. They considered three career tracks—nursing, IT and early childhood education—and decided to start with the latter. One reason why was the need in North Texas for thousands more people trained to serve children from birth through third grade.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

10 Fast Fingers is a web tool that allows students to test and improve their typing speed through a number of engaging typing games. Typing or keyboarding fluency has become an important skill for.read more.

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Marketplace K-12

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A national poll finds that the public overwhelmingly wants parents involved. The post What New Demands for Parent Involvement Could Mean for Curriculum Providers appeared first on Market Brief.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

A 2021 study by the Council of the Great City Schools emphasizes the need for teachers to have ongoing access to high-quality professional development (PD). The study maintains that high-quality PD “must be actionable and contextualized within the framework of daily classroom life – whether those classrooms are physical, virtual, or hybrid.”. This study, along with recent events, demonstrates that, as with most other forms of education, professional development needs to be flexible and convenien

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Blog post by Stacey Pusey based on this edLeader Panel. Throughout the pandemic, we were all part of a live virtual experiment on how to make it work, said Dr. Julie Evans, CEO of Project Tomorrow. During the Speak Up 2021 Congressional Briefing: Release of the National Research Findings, Dr. Evans, along with a panel of K-12 student voices, discussed findings from this year’s Speak Up Research Project.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Amy Stohs. Beliefs about lesson planning can feel like a tug of war. We want to plan ahead so we don’t have to stress-plan the night before. We also want to be responsive to student needs. We think it would be great to have the year mapped out, but we silently judge teachers who do that because we think they must be crazy or overly rigid.

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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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MiddleWeb

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

We often turn to friends when we’re looking for new books to read. The same is true for students. Making book talks a regular part of your classroom gives kids a platform to recommend books they love and want to share. Lynne Dorfman and Brenda Krupp offer helpful tips and tools. The post Student Book Talks Help Motivate Readers first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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Turnitin

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

?Assessment and grading are words that are often used interchangeably; they are, however, different, and in this blog post we examine their impact on learning

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Sell Courses Online

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

… Kajabi vs New Zenler: Which Is a Better All-In-One Platform? Read the Post.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

This article is written by Truth for Teachers writer Amy Stohs. Beliefs about lesson planning can feel like a tug of war. We want to plan ahead so we don’t have to stress-plan the night before. We also want to be responsive to student needs. We think it would be great to have the year mapped out, but we silently judge teachers who do that because we think they must be crazy or overly rigid.

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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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

The pandemic forced a significant shift from traditional classrooms to virtual and hybrid teaching environments–often before schools and districts were ready. It quickly became apparent that reliable virtual learning tools were a must-have for teachers to be productive. However, classroom technology is only valuable if it builds a positive learning environment.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Beliefs about lesson planning can feel like a tug of war. We want to plan ahead so we don’t have to stress-plan the night before. We also want to be responsive to student needs. We think it would be great to have the year mapped out, but we silently judge teachers who do that because we think they must be crazy or overly rigid. Sometimes teachers are anxious to plan too far in advance.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Webcam and microphone not work? This is how you can get up and running.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

I'm working on a project to help school and public libraries create "student success centers" and I am looking for examples, feedback, and ideas of how this has been (or could be) done. There is a short survey here: [link]. Please consider responding. In the survey, you can let me know if you want to be kept informed of progress on this project. Many thanks!

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Our student book budget team has been hard at work preparing their order for this school year. To read more about their first steps, check out this post. Once the book budget team had surveyed students in grades K-5, they took time to analyze their data in Google forms. Students made a list of their noticings and reached consensus on what book categories we would focus our budget on.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

As a second grade teacher at a public school in Memphis, I’ve had a front-row seat to everything we’ve learned in the 20 months since the pandemic began. That means I can see all the things we’re still getting wrong as the new school year continues. For many teachers, technology is at the top of that list. Because unfortunately, technology goes wrong a lot — far more often than it goes right.

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