Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 24, 2020

Let’s face it. Teachers juggle an exhausting schedule of parent conferences, administrative tasks, and specialized student needs. They take work home evenings and weekends and often are forced to choose between family and job when it comes to allocating a finite quantity of time over what surely seems to be infinite needs. The teachers I know want to be more organized, work more efficiently, use available tools to complete tasks faster, and prioritize needs.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 24, 2020

I am talking with schools to see how they’re responding in the wake of this global pandemic. I invite you to join me for the Coronavirus Chronicles , a series of 10-minute check-ins with educators all over. Episode 021 is below. Thank you, Adina Sullivan-Marlow , for sharing how the San Diego County Office of Education in California is adapting to our new challenges and opportunities.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

Next-generation education emphasizes the “Four C’s of learning” — critical thinking, communication, collaboration and creativity — which have become cornerstone skills for learners of all ages. In K–12 schools, integrating technology into the curriculum can bring those skills to life and transform the way students learn. “Technology is a real enabler and accelerator for the four C’s,” says Helen Soulé, executive director of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills , in a Common Sense Education

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Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 24, 2020

Mystery Skypes can break down a classroom's walls and open students up to the world. They're easy to set up and can be transformational.?One of the most transformative effects the Internet can have on classrooms is opening them up to the world.Before the Internet, global communication was expensive and slow. Think long-distance phone calls and […].

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 24, 2020

To keep students engaged in STEM learning during school closures, Vernier Software & Technology is offering a robust collection of free remote learning solutions for teachers and students. The resources, which support students at both the K–12 and college levels, cover a wide range of scientific disciplines including biology, chemistry, physics, and physical science.

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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2020

We are all grappling with an unprecedented environment these days. As we search for ways to navigate this often-challenging new context, it’s been encouraging to see that professionals across the early childhood field are increasingly exploring mindfulness as a tool to do just that. There’s been a surge in colleagues attending our now-daily mindfulness breaks at ZERO TO THREE (ZTT), a nonprofit that promotes the development and well-being of babies and toddlers, and where I serve as project dire

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

The country saw a massive shift to remote learning in the past month as school districts were confronted with mandatory closures due to COVID-19. Many are navigating uncharted waters, especially those pushed to quickly create and implement e-learning plans for the first time. They had numerous things to consider — What technology tools should we use for virtual learning and instruction?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 24, 2020

For those of you who haven't seen it yet, here is a very good Google Sheets add-on created by Amit Agarwal from Digital Inspiration called Document Studio. It offers you a practical way.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

At Danvers Public Schools in Massachusetts, students with special needs are using immersive technology to learn and practice important life skills. When school psychologists reported that some students felt anxious about visiting new places that came with unfamiliar sensory experiences, the district purchased a 360-degree camera to create virtual tours of various locations — from the district’s middle school to the city’s downtown area.

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Hack Education

APRIL 24, 2020

Here are the transcript and slides of the talk I gave today at CUNY. Well, not at CUNY. The conference was called "Toward an Open Future," as I guess you might gather from my presentation. Thank you very much for inviting me to speak to you today. There is, no doubt, a part of me that is disappointed that we cannot all be together in person; then there's the part of me that absolutely cringes at the idea of ever being in a group larger than six or seven people again.

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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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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2020

When school buildings close, districts have to think strategically about how they’ll continue teaching students beyond classroom walls — especially in times of a crisis. Educators have to adapt lesson plans to their district’s chosen remote learning approach, whether that be using learning management systems, collaboration suites, take-home packets or all three combined.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2020

In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, schools across the country struggle to move their brick-and-mortar classrooms to remote online learning environments. While empowering students to take the lead in their education is the vision and mission of school districts, the abrupt move to distance learning has put a heavy burden of responsibility on our students. “What is being asked of our children today in terms of executive functioning is way more complicated than it used to be, and their brains

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Adjusting Course

APRIL 24, 2020

I’ve noticed an assumption rearing its head as schools across the country have moved to a distance-learning model. I hear it occasionally when helping with virtual PD sessions and social media chats. Like most half-truths, this one can be dangerous if left unexamined: "Now that many of the barriers to innovation have been removed, education should be more innovative than ever before." It’s true, some of the things that inhibited meaningful change in the past look different now.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

APRIL 24, 2020

As part of the educational resources on distance learning that we have been sharing over the last few weeks, today's post features an interesting platform you can use to enhance remote collaboration.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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Edsurge

APRIL 24, 2020

Whether you're managing one BYOD classroom or a district-wide implementation of tablets, mobile device management was created to make administrators' lives easier. Security, safety and savings in time and money can be realized with the right management tools. This walkthrough offers a look at when and why it's worth implementing MDM and provides a simple step by step checklist for building out an MDM system at your school.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2020

As COVID-19 continues to spread, educators worldwide are forced to reassess their lesson plans and adapt their curricula to accommodate e-learning. Within the U.S. alone, statewide school closures will demand remote learning for the final months of the 2019-2020 school year. The implications for e-learning, in a U.S. education culture still dominated by in-person classes (especially at the K-12 level), cannot be overstated.

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SpeechTechie

APRIL 24, 2020

Make-a-scenes are like Colorforms, for people who remember those. They present a setting, and allow for choices of elements to put in the setting. They therefore can work on thematic vocabulary, categories, syntax such as verbs, present progressive or causals, or on several levels of narrative- descriptive if choices are just items in a setting, action sequence if actions, or reaction sequence if more initiating events/problems.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2020

Teachers and parents can keep their child’s reading instruction moving forward with Reading Horizons’ library of virtual webinars and lessons. Past webinars such as Best Practices for Virtual Reading Instruction will be available on-demand on YouTube, as well as upcoming webinars revolving around student progress monitoring in a virtual setting and how to best support children during school closures.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 24, 2020

Because CARES Act money can be given only to students eligible for financial aid, Deborah Santiago, chief executive officer of Excelencia in Education, is worried about the many low-income or first-generation students who don’t know how to properly apply for aid. Credit: Delece Smith-Barrow/The Hechinger Report. WASHINGTON, D.C. – Colleges and universities that primarily serve minority students may fare worse than others in receiving aid from the CARES Act, the government’s recent coronavirus st

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2020

For educators (or parents with kids at home) who want to teach building, engineering and design, and coding without an actual robot, KinderLab Robotics is offering its “No KIBO? No Problem!” booklet for free. It contains a collection of engaging STEAM activities that 3- to 7-year olds can dive into right away. All activities are drawn from KinderLab’s more than 160 hours of standards-aligned curriculum.

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MIND Research Institute

APRIL 24, 2020

On April 23, 2020, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) hosted a call clarifying the funding allocations that have been made available in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. Team members at MIND Research Institute , creators of ST Math , have summarized the Department’s call below, and added further resources for educators seeking coronavirus-related funding opportunities for distance learning measures.

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techlearning

APRIL 24, 2020

Advice and tips to help parents who suddenly are teaching at home

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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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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2020

Wizards of the Coast today announced that the company will distribute 2,000 digital kits to schools and libraries in the U.S. and Canada to provide educators and librarians with resources to engage their communities with Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering virtual play while many are practicing social distancing. Each kit will include a Legendary Bundle for D&D Beyond that unlocks access to all current rules and adventure content for D&D as well as a 15% discount on future D&

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 24, 2020

Learning to type with accuracy and speed has clear practical benefits, but there's more to it than that. Typing lessons help students with spelling and word decoding, and can free up cognitive space for students to focus on what they want to say. While keyboarding may not be the most exciting class for students, online programs have evolved over the years, making a skill that can feel rote more entertaining and meaningful.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2020

During this time of need, MeTEOR is offering chapter three of the book Whole: What Teachers Need to Help Students Thrive —based on three years of field research to help educators and parents cope with the stresses that come with teaching. The chapter is available to download at no cost at habitat4heroes.org. In addition, MeTEOR Education is making its MeTEOR Connect library of student and teacher resources available to educators free of charge.

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Cycles of Learning

APRIL 24, 2020

The below images show the difference between the standard inquiry cycle I do during our face-to-face classroom time and how that cycle is being translated into 2 hour inquiry cycles during the online instruction. Additionally, below are active links from yesterday's lesson in my chemistry class for reference with respect to how the technology integrates into the process.

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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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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2020

Content-integration platform Symbaloo is offering its PRO version to all educators at no cost for the duration of the school closings caused by the coronavirus. Existing users can upgrade to PRO with no additional charge, and educators without existing accounts can sign up for free. For educators who are new to the platform, Symbaloo has created a series of video tutorials to help them get started.

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Buncee

APRIL 24, 2020

As many schools close their buildings for the year, many of us are missing our students. We are missing the hugs, smiles, and laughter. We are missing the light bulb moments, ah-ha’s, and seeing the struggle pay off. We are also missing traditional activities that we’ve done with students for many years. For me, this is my 21st year teaching and my first year in a different role.

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eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2020

UWorld, an online learning tool for high-stakes exams, is offering a free, full-length PSAT practice exam that familiarizes students with the format and content of the real test. Each question answered will provide the student with a detailed explanation of the answer choices to help students actively learn and retain concepts. This way, students can enter the exam room without surprises.

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techlearning

APRIL 24, 2020

A digital portfolio helps students to showcase their completed academic projects

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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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