Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Unprecedented. This is the word that has been buzzing around our nation for months as we battle the COVID-19 pandemic. Many businesses, services, and entities have had to rethink how to operate, even reinventing themselves. Some have had to make the gut-wrenching decision to close or end their services permanently. While schools do not have the option of closing permanently or to not offer services, they do have the task of rethinking how they operate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Great reminder about the importance of play from one of our Ask a Tech Teacher contributors. Outdoor education might sound like a modern fad to many. However, there are so many advantages to this that it is critical for young children. Continue reading to find out why. Dispel the myth that learning only occurs in school. Many people, not just children, believe that learning only happens within the school building.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Maker Learning is Powerful Learning. When learners engage in design experiences that are personal and accessible, authentic and challenging, collaborative and connected, and inquisitive and reflective, they have the opportunity to create connections to their learning in ways that are impossible through standardized, rote instructional practices. As educators, we know we cannot press pause on Powerful Learning; we must find ways to give our students powerful, hands-on experiences while navigating

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic catapulted educators, students and their families into a new reality when schools shut down in the spring. Now, with many districts resuming remote learning , parents and guardians are playing a more hands-on role in their children’s education. But guiding kids through online learning while juggling work and other priorities is tough, especially for those who have younger children or children with special needs.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Teachers, September is Hispanic Heritage Month! It’s always important to make sure your curriculum includes figures from many cultures and backgrounds. And now is a great time to highlight some of the Hispanic people who have made history. We’ve put together a list of seven influential Hispanic figures to include in your curriculum during Hispanic Heritage Month.

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Education Elements

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In February, my husband and I bought our first home in Pasadena, Maryland, right on a creek that leads into the Chesapeake Bay. What we’ve learned since moving in is that a good number of our neighbors are sailing fanatics, which has led to my husband trying to convince me to buy a small sailboat ( a 40-50-year-old Sunfish to be exact ). My response was that we needed to build up at least a few skills and knowledge about sailing before making a purchase because the few classes I had taken in the

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

I hope all is well and you and your family are staying healthy and safe. Recently, multiple school districts have been hit with ransomware (including on in my home state of CT), malware, virus's, DoS attacks (a 16 y/o student did this in Texas) and more. Here are some resources for IT and educators to help protect your network, data, faculty and students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Tools are powerful. Pedagogy is powerful. When combined appropriately, they are transformative. First grade teacher Byron Gilliland has combined Rigamajig (the right tool) with Deeper Learning (the right pedagogy) to facilitate a learning environment that sees all students embrace their curiosity, creativity, critical thinking and collaborative abilities to own their learning at a higher level.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Back in April, as schools across the country shifted to online instruction to slow the spread of the coronavirus, Scott Muri saw firsthand just how damaging lack of internet access can be for students and families. A team of fifth grade teachers at an elementary school invited Muri, the superintendent of Ector County Independent School District in West Texas, to participate in an online scavenger hunt they had designed for students.

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Teacher Tech

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Opening individual student docs to give feedback is SLOW! Try using First Slide to send student feeback faster. First Slide will bring in the text the student has on the first slide of the Google Slides. Additionally, you can push out new slides to the student slides. Template Assign Individual Google Slides You need a […]. The post Save Hours: First Slide to Give Slides Feedback Fast appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The marriage between industry, community colleges, and career and technical education is real. However, perhaps now is the time for marital counseling. Dating back to the groundbreaking Morrill Act of 1862, which formally recognized the role of higher education in preparing citizens for vocations , community-based education has been a staple in America’s history.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

JotForm Smart PDF Forms is a versatile web tool that allows you to easily convert PDFs into online forms that can be filled out from any device. The process is simple and easy, and doesn’t require.read more.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Harry Sherman is principal of Castle Hill Middle School in the Bronx, New York. Credit: Harry Sherman. The job of middle school principal has often felt impossible — but never more so than during Covid-19. I remember sitting in my Bronx, New York, office with my assistant principals on March 13 speculating about if, when and for how long we would close.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

As I was going through the resources provided by Zoom to help parents and teachers cope with the current pandemic, I discovered these two interesting websites I want to bring to your attention. The.

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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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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Parents and teachers alike know that learning slows more dramatically in the summer months for low-income children than for those from high-income households. This year, the “summer setback” arrived three months early, and many young children may not return to school buildings until spring at the earliest. As a result, the education gap is likely to worsen in 2020, as the fallout from Covid-19 takes a disproportionate toll on learning opportunities for young children from low-income families.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

In the midst of a deadly pandemic and a presidential election, both of which are generating conflicting claims that may or may not be based on real data, teaching students to analyze the sources and presentation of online information and understand data has never been more important or timely. Especially with so many students working from home and using the internet for research, educators have an opportunity to engage their students in meaningful and relevant analysis, as well as the developmen

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EdTechTeam

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The rapidly changing nature of the world is having a dramatic impact on society, the workforce, and ultimately education. Just a few months ago, educators across the country were asked to uproot everything they knew about teaching and learning to transition to a new form of teaching amid a global pandemic. Though the dust has not yet settled, educators are becoming increasingly more equipped to handle teaching in this new environment.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

When they can’t meet in person, school boards have to find ways to connect and conduct their business. During the global pandemic—and generally in any emergency circumstances—many states permit school boards to meet and make important board decisions virtually. A virtual school board meeting could be as simple as a conference call that the public can join or as complex as a video-based meeting or webinar involving dozens of people.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Game-based learning has never been so easy for teachers and students to enjoy, thanks to Kahoot.

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Turnitin

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Remote learning? Hybrid classrooms? Take a look at the vocabulary around different in-class and online learning environments.

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Ditch That Textbook

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

The post Test appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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MiddleWeb

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Leading online STEM lessons the same way you lead an onsite STEM project presents some real-world teaching problems. Science teacher and STEM curriculum author Anne Jolly looks at the challenges and suggests strategies and resources to keep kids learning in uncommon times.

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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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ignitionEDU

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

We want! … What do we want?… Jamboard Version History! … When do we want it? … NOW! (Please).

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Think Exam

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

All the education technology trends mentioned in this blog have proven to be highly useful (especially online exam software) in comparison to the conventional academic system; hence it should be continued even if things go back to normal.

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Cycles of Learning

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Although difficult beyond belief, this time of distance learning/online teaching has inspired me to do a better job at sharing and curating my resources for fellow teachers. To that end, click here for a new page I created where I will be cataloging all my work and resources during this time of 100% distance learning. I hope you find it useful.

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ScienceDaily (EdTech section)

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

A Danish university lecturer experiments with banning screens in discussion lessons. A new study looks at the results, which include greater student presence, improved engagement and deeper learning.

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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

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

It’s back to school, time to start using anchor charts as reading strategies to help students with their reading skills, and reading comprehension. Anchor charts are essential tools to support and re-iterate the lessons taught in the classroom. Although the acronym PIE (persuade, inform, entertain) are associated with an author’s purpose activity or anchor chart, some have expanded on PIE, creating the acronym PIE’ED, which includes five author’s purposes (persuade, inform, entertain, expl

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Technology Tidbits

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

TeacherMade is wonderful resource for easily converting old resources (i.e. worksheets, PDFs, Google Docs i.e.) into online activities. TeacherMade is very user-friendly, and once a user uploads their document, they can then add a question to make it an interactive assignment. Best of all, TeacherMade has a built-in-grader that saves teachers time and makes it easy to assess student learning and differentiate instruction.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

We have three Learning Revolution shows this week ("Teaching by Heart" is on hiatus and "Exceptional Circumstances" is taking a start-of-school break). Times are US-Eastern Daylight Time--to see the schedule in your own time zone, and to get the links to attend live in Zoom, please use the SCHEDULE page on the Learning Revolution site. WEDNESDAY'S SHOWS (September 9th) : 10:00 AM - The Connected Classroom with Rusty May - Connecting In Your Online Classroom.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 9, 2020

Last week, Cisco gave a preview of Webex Classrooms , a new platform that can help schools manage online and hybrid classrooms. The platform works hand in hand with Webex Meetings , Cisco’s videoconferencing service, and gives educators, students and parents a single secure place to connect online. With Webex Classrooms, teachers can schedule and launch their online classes, host virtual office hours and parent-teacher conferences, and organize classroom resources that students can easily ac

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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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