Thu.Dec 17, 2020

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Top learning myths to leave behind in 2020

Neo LMS

It seems that everyone’s looking forward to the new year and the promise that it holds. And who should blame us? It’s 2020, after all, am I right? For my part, I also think that we should leave other things behind in 2020: learning myths! You know: We use only 10% of our brains. We remember 10% of what we read, 20% of what we hear, 30% of what we see.

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Tools to Inspire Students to Map Out the Brilliance in Their Minds

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Imagine, plan, and design are important steps in the Engineering Design Process. After presenting problems for students to solve, they need the opportunity to brainstorm then draft a blueprint, model, or design of their ideas. Students who are given the opportunity to sketch and map out the brilliance in their minds are given the power to transform their communities and world.

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11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence

Ask a Tech Teacher

This week, I’ll post my updated suggestions for three holiday activities that will get your computers and technology ready for the blitz of teaching that starts after the New Year. Here’s what you’ll get (the links won’t be active until the post goes live ): Speed Up and Protect Your Computer. 11 Ways to Update Your Online Presence. For regular readers of Ask a Tech Teacher, these are yearly reminders.

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Honoring Students’ Identities in the Classroom

Digital Promise

The education system makes changes daily on what they think is best for kids. There are constant charges for innovation and technology. The push to be the best and have the biggest impact on children’s lives. The highest test scores reflect the best teachers. The buzz words, the programs, the curriculum, the test scores are supposed to make our children better equipped for the world.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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.

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Review: Bitdefender Provides Multifaceted Protection During Distance Learning

EdTech Magazine

It’s no secret that K–12 schools are highly vulnerable to cyberattacks. Beyond confidential payment information, education records contain a wealth of other information that could pay dividends for hackers on the dark web and lead to secondary crimes. From healthcare records to personally identifiable information, K–12 districts are in many ways a one-stop shop for cybercriminals.

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Tools to Inspire Students to Map Out the Brilliance in Their Minds

Teacher Reboot Camp

Part of the December 2020 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Imagine, plan, and design are important steps in the Engineering Design Process. After presenting problems for students to solve, they need the opportunity to brainstorm then draft a blueprint, model, or design of their ideas. Students who are given the opportunity to sketch and map out the brilliance in their minds are given the power to transform their communities and world.

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Progress Report Maker by Alice Keeler

Teacher Tech

The answer is always a spreadsheet! The question is how can I show my students' missing scores and progress reports from Google Classroom? The post Progress Report Maker by Alice Keeler appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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2,000 Parents Petition McGraw-Hill to Stop Using Remote Proctoring Tools

Edsurge

The pandemic has led to a spike in the use of automated proctoring software, which is designed to curb cheating on online quizzes and exams by recording students via their webcams and flagging suspicious activity. Increasingly, students encounter these proctoring tools in courseware required for their classes, thanks to partnerships between textbook publishers and proctoring companies.

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Why Reflection Is Important In Teaching

TeachThought - Learn better.

Why Reflection Is Important In Teaching contributed by Madhu Narayanan and Jill Ordynans This is a time of troubling uncertainty. What does this demand of us as teachers? We are facing stark realities that connect to the core work of teachers: systemic violence, a global pandemic, horrendous inequalities. In such a context, how do we […]. The post Why Reflection Is Important In Teaching appeared first on TeachThought.

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10 SEL activities for students

eSchool News

We are all dealing with high levels of stress right now. On top of normal pressures, current events are causing stress related to job and financial worries, health risks, and disruption to our normal routines. We need to find ways to effectively manage our stress—and practicing SEL activities can help. During these uncertain times, it is critical that educators find ways to effectively manage and reduce stress.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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‘They’re so weary’: Louisiana teachers recover from back-to-back hurricanes during the pandemic

The Hechinger Report

This story about Lake Charles was published in partnership with Southerly. It is the second in a three-part series supported by the Pulitzer Center about how southwest Louisiana is recovering from Hurricanes Laura and Delta amid the pandemic. Read the first story here. LAKE CHARLES, LA. — Every weekday morning, Lisa Morgan wakes up at 3:45 a.m. at her cousin’s house in Lafayette, Louisiana, where she has been staying since Hurricanes Laura and Delta dealt a double blow to her Lake Charles

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4 key pillars of a trauma-informed approach during COVID-19

eSchool News

There’s no doubt that the pandemic has been traumatic for children and adults alike. District and school staff member must remain especially diligent in being aware of and implementing strategies that help mitigate trauma. A trauma-informed approach means teachers, administrators, staff, students and families recognize the behavioral, emotional, relational and academic impact of trauma, and address the impact through developing skills and providing specific trauma-informed supports.

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Colleges Lost Nearly Half a Million Student Enrollments This Fall.

Edsurge

After counting college enrollment drops all semester, this week the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released its final report of the year. The official tally : Higher ed enrollments declined 2.5 percent overall in fall 2020. That translates to nearly half a million fewer students attending college than in fall 2019. The enrollment decline—twice as high as from 2018 to 2019—was driven by drops among undergraduates.

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Teaching Students to Advocate at Their Own IEP Meetings

N2Y

Did you know that students with disabilities are allowed to attend their own IEP meetings ? Most special education teachers, leaders, and advocates highly encourage students to participate in and eventually lead their IEP meetings. You may be wondering … how? At what age are children allowed to attend? What if they don’t understand some or most of the discussion?

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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Aceable Drives Its Way Into Other Training Industries — and $50M in Funding

Edsurge

As Blake Garrett was bouncing around ideas for a new business in 2012, he had some sense of what he wanted to build. It was going to be a mobile education app, inspired in part by his previous stint at Ernst & Young, where he helped start a mentorship program for high-school students in Austin. It would focus on vocational and occupational training, not academic subjects, that would help people advance their careers.

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Instructure Acquires Certica Solutions to Make Learning Personal for Every Student

eSchool News

Instructure today announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Certica Solutions, an industry leader in K12 assessment and analytics, and longtime partner of Canvas and MasteryConnect. Through this acquisition, Instructure will provide the comprehensive and open set of tools educators need to drive student outcomes by bringing together a learning management system, assessment management system, assessment content, and data analytics into one streamlined K12 learning experience.

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How Is the ISA Experiment Faring So Far?

Edsurge

Income-share agreements have emerged as a new financing option for colleges and nontraditional education programs. They’ve generated excitement among those who believe that ISAs can offer a much more student-friendly form of financing. But there are also concerns that they might not be, in part due to the fact that this is a recent trend, and in part due to the fact that ISAs are still legally in a gray area and largely unregulated.

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VHS Learning Commits to CSforALL Movement for the Fifth Year

eSchool News

VHS Learning renewed its commitment to expand access to computer science education for all students at the 2020 CSforALL virtual showcase held recently. The showcase took the place of the annual summit, which was postponed until 2021. During the virtual event, CSforALL announced this year’s CSforALL Commitments from its member community. VHS Learning, a nonprofit leader providing world-class online programs to schools and students globally, has embraced the CSforALL movement since its inception

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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

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8 Reasons to Love Blended Learning with Google (Part 3) – SULS090

Shake Up Learning

The post 8 Reasons to Love Blended Learning with Google (Part 3) – SULS090 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I can’t wait to share with you 8 Reasons to Love Blended Learning with Google, and give you a sneak peek into my new book! In part 3 of this 3-part podcast series , I will share with you the BEST takeaways, templates, lesson plans, remote learning tips, Google tips, ideas, and resources from the Blended Learning with Google book!

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AEPA Awards National Security Solution Bid to Deledao

eSchool News

On December 1 st , 2020, the Association of Educational Purchasing Agencies (AEPA) awarded Deledao a national bid in their Security Solutions category. This allows the 29 member states to offer Deledao through a nationally bid contract designed to meet state bid law requirements. “We’re excited to partner with AEPA to expand our reach to school districts across the United States,” says Shuang Ji, CEO at Deledao.

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Webinar: 3 Ways a Tablet Can Energize Your Digital Teaching! @khanacademy @wacom @TeachWithKhan

techieMusings

I am excited to share the recorded version of my webinar, hosted by Khan Academy & Wacom. In this webinar, I focus on the following topics: You can catch the recording on YouTube here: Here are the session slides , with many more resources to click and dig deeper into the solution that will work best for you based on tools you are already using in your classroom.

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Vernier Graphical Analysis Pro App Wins Top Education Awards

eSchool News

The Vernier Graphical Analysis Pro app, which engages students in advanced data analysis from biology, chemistry, and physics experiments, was recently recognized by two leading education awards. The app was named a winner of the Tech & Learning Best of Show at ISTE 2020 Awards and the platinum winner in the STEM/STEAM App category of THE Journal ’s 2020 New Product Awards.

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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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Storyboard That for the Holidays

Technology Tidbits

Storyboard That the free online resources that educators everywhere are using for a wide variety of teaching strategies has just released their Winter Holiday Classroom Activities teacher guides. From their site. Sometimes we use the seasons and holidays around us to engage our students in the skills we are teaching. Whether you want to use these activities just for fun, or if you have lesson plans centered around the winter holidays, Storyboard That is an excellent resource.

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Buy Blended Learning with Google, Get FREE Google Training!

Shake Up Learning

The post Buy Blended Learning with Google, Get FREE Google Training! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. EARLY BIRD SPECIAL! Buy Blended Learning with Google, Get FREE Google Training! Blended Learning with Google: Your Guide to Dynamic Teaching and Learning. **ORDER the paperback version of this book during the EARLY BIRD SPECIAL and get FREE BONUS TRAINING!

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No Code Chart

Technology Tidbits

No Code Chart is a nice easy site to use for creating beautiful interactive charts and graphs. This is a great way for users to create a wide variety of charts and plot data and then export to their site. Below is a brief demo. I highly recommend checking out No Code Chart by clicking here !!! Thanks to Larry Ferlazzo's blog for the tip.

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Meteor Education Offers Medical-Grade Pathogen Reduction Technology for Schools

eSchool News

With school disinfection and pathogen reduction rising to the top of district priorities nationwide, MeTEOR Education announced today that it is making medical and industrial-grade Continuous Air & Surface Pathogen Reduction (CASPR) technology available for schools. CASPR utilizes Natural Catalytic Converter (NCC) technology which consists of a special UV light and photocatalyst.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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Promote Student Efficacy and Lifelong Learning

MiddleWeb

Small Changes, Big Impact can guide educators in making 10 research-based changes that will have a significant positive impact on the culture and learning in a school, writes middle level teacher Kristen Donnelly, who says the ideas are aimed primarily at schoolwide reform.

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Memorizer.me

SpeechTechie

As SLPs, at times we need to assist our students with work that is a bit pointless. I recall that Social Thinking® had some material about this; as students we are expected to follow the "group plan" and sometimes complete tedious tasks. Memorization of lists or passages is perhaps a good example. I recently needed to assist a student with memorizing a lengthy section from a book, I won't say which one.

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Fall College Enrollment Plummets For 1st-Year Students

MindShift

All throughout high school, Brian Williams planned to go to college. But as the pandemic eroded the final moments of his senior year, the Stafford, Texas, student began to second-guess that plan. “I’m terrible at online school,” Williams says. He was barely interested in logging on for his final weeks of high school; being online for his first semester at Houston Community College felt unbearable. “I know what works best for me, and doing stuff on the computer doesn’

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Learning Design & Technology Holiday Gift Guide

Nick's Picks for Educational Technology

I was just starting to think about my annual Tech/STEM toys of the year when my friend and mentor, Dr. Marshall Jones, shared his holiday gift guide. I’ve relied on Dr. J’s recommendations for years now, and think you’ll find this guide both helpful and timely. While nobody is being compensated for any of these. Read more. The post Learning Design & Technology Holiday Gift Guide appeared first on Nick's Picks For Educational Technology.

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the EdTech Industry: Assessing the Influence

AI-powered tools like virtual assistants and chatbots provide instant guidance and support, while data analytics offer valuable insights for educators and administrators.