Ed Tech from the Ground Up
MAY 8, 2019
Parents may not always recognize the term social-emotional learning, but educators can connect with them to help students develop important life skills around relationships, decision-making, and self-awareness. The post 4 Ways to Talk to Parents About Students’ Social-Emotional Learning appeared first on Market Brief.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 8, 2019
How K–12 Schools Can Start an Esports Program. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 05/08/2019 - 10:57. Evidence is building to support the benefits of competitive gaming in K–12 schools, spurring administrators to start programs in their districts. . In California, educators at Mission Viejo High School can see how the addition of an official esports program helped students develop important team-building skills more commonly associated with traditional athletics. .
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Digital Promise
MAY 8, 2019
The Dynamic Learning Project (DLP) utilizes coaching for classroom teachers to increase impactful use of technology in select schools across the country. In our new video below, educators from the High School of Sports Management (HSSM) in Brooklyn, New York, share how the DLP is changing the school culture by empowering teachers and students. “I’m really proud of [our work] on a more peer-collaborative culture among the staff, so it’s not coming from the top down,” said Maria Maravegias, an Eng
Ditch That Textbook
MAY 8, 2019
They say that the world has changed so much. That technology is changing our world. In some ways, that’s true. But there’s one place where the world hasn’t changed so much. Education. I don’t mean that in a negative way. It’s that the fundamental parts of education — teaching, how the brain learns, how we […].
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Digital Promise
MAY 8, 2019
Cognitive scientists have discovered a great deal of information about the mind, brain, memory, and learning. While some of these findings have influenced the design and development of educational materials, few have been directly translated to practitioners and students. A group of learning scientists recently identified easy-to-use learning techniques that can help teachers and students achieve their learning goals.
EdNews Daily
MAY 8, 2019
By Sonny Magana. Editor’s note: This is part one of a four-part series. In 1961, President John F. Kennedy proclaimed that America would go to the moon. Such a wildly audacious statement was so far outside the boundaries of human experience that many considered it impossible. It was too bold. It was too quixotic. But it was also genius. President Kennedy said, “We will go to the moon; we will go to the moon, and do other things, not because it is easy, but because it is hard.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Iterating Toward Openness
MAY 8, 2019
The most recent issue of IRRODL included an article titled Effectiveness of OER Use in First-Year Higher Education Students’ Mathematical Course Performance: A Case Study , by Juan I. Venegas-Muggli and Werner Westermann. Quoting from the article: The main aims of this research were to examine the effect of OER use among higher education students and to analyze teacher and student views on OER use in order to better understand how these resources are used and valued.
eSchool News
MAY 8, 2019
Mental illness is omnipresent in schools today, but it isn’t as well understood or managed as districts would hope. An October 2018 Education Week article stated that, according to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 32 percent of adolescents have an anxiety disorder. This means that in a classroom of 24, eight students will suffer from clinical anxiety.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 8, 2019
Family Link is an important service from Google that enables parents to help their kids and teens build safe and productive digital habits and make informed decisions online. Family Link offers a.
eSchool News
MAY 8, 2019
Quality social-emotional learning (SEL) and effective special education (SpEd) programming look remarkably similar. Each relies on a positive, safe learning environment and touts activities geared toward student strengths and weaknesses. Both types of programming facilitate a group experience where individual outcomes are designed to be disparate, be recorded, and used to track growth.
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.
Edsurge
MAY 8, 2019
Kahoot is best known for its digital quiz tools that can turn the classroom or corporate office into a raucous quiz show. But there is no question about how it plans to grow. Last December, following a Disney investment that valued the company at $376 million , the Oslo-based company made clear its intention to build a pipeline for acquisitions. Today, Kahoot followed through on that plan.
MiddleWeb
MAY 8, 2019
Returning from the 2018 NCSS conference, Sarah Cooper reignites her US history unit on reformers to deepen student understanding about historical, current and future activism. Learn more about the 10 Changemaker Questions she used to create a sense of action in her classes.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MAY 8, 2019
Earlier today we shared with you a post about Google Family Link, an application that allows parents to supervise and manage kids digital life. There are also other powerful apps that provide more.read more.
TeacherCast
MAY 8, 2019
Welcome to the TeacherCast Educational Network. Are you looking to create your first podcast? Do you already have a podcast that you are looking to improve this year? In the TeacherCast Ultimate Guide to Podcasting, we will teach you everything you need to plan and launch your podcast both in your home studio and in your classroom. The post The TeacherCast Ultimate Guide To Podcasting appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
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.
The Innovative Educator
MAY 8, 2019
Innovative educators can prepare for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD) which takes place on Thursday, May 16th. GADD was launched in 2012 to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different abilities. This is particularly important for educators because they understand the importance of creating inclusive content for students and families.
TeacherCast
MAY 8, 2019
Welcome to the TeacherCast Educational Network. Are you looking to have your students create their own podcasts this year? Learn why Jamie Turnbull turned to Synth to create more than 100 educational podcasts. The post Using Podcasting To Introduce Student Voice Into The Classroom appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Dr. Shannon Doak
MAY 8, 2019
I recently got my hands on the CTL Chromebook Tab Tx1. This tablet is a ChromeOS based tablet. I was excited to trial a Chrome-based tablet to see how it measured up to the iPad. I am, as you are probably aware, a fan of Chromebooks, however, I also love iPads and the wonderful things you can do with them in the classroom! For the past week, I have used my Tx1 as much as I can for all things worked related.
TeacherCast
MAY 8, 2019
Welcome to the TeacherCast Educational Network. Are you finding that you have many outdated blog posts? In this post, we will teach you how to republish, repost, and reuse your old blog posts to increase traffic on your website. The post How To Successfully Update, Repost, and Repurpose Old and Outdated Content On Your Blog appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
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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
Education Superhighway
MAY 8, 2019
Are you a first time applicant looking for help during the upcoming E-rate cycle? If you have a lot on your plate and need support filing or you’re overwhelmed with the complex E-rate application process, you might want to consider how an E-rate consultant can help. With over 250 consultants registered in the E-rate program to help you, it can’t be difficult finding the perfect match.
TeacherCast
MAY 8, 2019
Welcome to the TeacherCast Educational Network. Are you looking to create your first podcast? Do you already have a podcast that you are looking to improve this year? In the TeacherCast Ultimate Guide to Podcasting, we will teach you everything you need to plan and launch your podcast both in your home studio and in your classroom. The post The TeacherCast Ultimate Guide To Podcasting appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.
Jamf on EdTech
MAY 8, 2019
Jamf Pro now supports Apple Classroom for Mac and so much more! Read this post for details.
techlearning
MAY 8, 2019
6 years after creating our first makerspace, it only makes sense to publish a post that focuses on 6 steps for creating a makerspace.
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.
Jamf on EdTech
MAY 8, 2019
Jamf Pro now supports Apple Classroom for Mac and so much more! Read this post for details.
Knowledge Avatars K-12
MAY 8, 2019
Current e-learning has been focused primarily on mimicking the classroom, except that the teacher takes on a less important role. Students are interacting with content that a subject matter expert assembled, but there is no direct relationship between the student and the content matter expert, a.k.a., the teacher. Webinars and the occasional live interaction are inadequate substitutes for the classroom experience.
EdTechnocation.com
MAY 8, 2019
UPDATED: May 2019! New screenshots and updated information! The end of the school is almost here! But before you leave your classroom to enjoy the summer fun, there are few things you need to do. One of them is to clean up your Google Classroom dashboard. But, WAIT! Don't do it! Don't you even think about deleting those Classrooms! There's a better way!
ExcelinEd
MAY 8, 2019
States support a wide range of career and technical education (CTE) programs that feature industry-recognized credentials, but how effective are they at preparing high school students for a future career and long-term success? Credentials Matter , a first-of-its-kind analysis by Excel in Ed and Burning Glass Technologies, examines whether the credentials students earn align with real-world employer demand.
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.
Prodigy
MAY 8, 2019
The hurdles Significant funding cuts, a shortage of 1,000 computing and 1,850 maths teachers, limited access to functional devices, average class sizes of 36 pupils: this is the stressful reality in which educators in state schools across England — and the UK — live. What’s more, they face the ever-present challenge of motivating and providing […].
TeacherCast
MAY 8, 2019
The other day, I was searching through the archives on TeacherCast for inspiration for a new blog post when it actually hit me how much content I have generated over the last 8 years. If you take all of the blog posts and podcast episodes and sort out of the various content strands, you will find that I have almost 1500 posts that have been created and this doesn't include the hundreds of posts that I removed from the website last year when TeacherCast went through it's redesign.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 8, 2019
Seventh grade students offer feedback on projects by sixth graders at Stony Brook School, where about 40 students in each grade get interdisciplinary, project-based learning. Photo: Tara García Mathewson/The Hechinger Report. Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation.
TeacherCast
MAY 8, 2019
Welcome to the TeacherCast Ultimate Guide to Podcasting. This blog post and the majority of the content linked to it are a culmination of recording over 1,000 podcasts over the span of 8 incredible years. In 2010, I had the opportunity to listen to my first podcast while taking a trip with my wife and from that moment, my life and my career would forever take an amazing turn that has given me the opportunity to connect with thousands of educators and hundreds of companies and make a pretty nice
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