EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2018

Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 08/03/2018 - 13:47. With the wave of school shootings that have swept the U.S. in recent years, concerns about physical security and safety have overwhelmed parents, teachers and school administrators alike. Facial recognition technology , which would allow schools and law enforcement to quickly identify who is entering their schools and when could give school districts a powerful means to make sch

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2018

The post-1990’s generation, Gen Z, doesn’t remember a world without digital technology. In fact, the children of millennials, born after 2010, are sometimes described as Generation Alpha. They are poised to be the most tech-savvy demographic to date, with a pathway to success that is largely shaped by video, e-books, podcasts, voice command, and the advent of virtual reality (VR) headsets and augmented reality (AR).

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Teacher Tech

AUGUST 3, 2018

Reuse Google Forms As we start a new school year we probably have a bunch of Google Forms we used last year. Google Forms are the best thing since sliced bread but I don’t want them clogging up my Google Drive with copies. DO NOT MAKE COPIES! A paradigm shift for Google Apps is you […]. The post REUSE Not Copy Your Google Form appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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TeacherCast

AUGUST 3, 2018

In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Expert: Spotlight Series Podcast, Jeff sits down with Sara Cornish and Trish Cloud from the Minecraft Education team at the Microsoft Education booth. The big announcement at this years ISTE Conference revolved around the two new updates for Minecraft Education Edition. The post Microsoft Education Releases Two Major Updates for Minecraft: Education Edition appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2018

Have you ever been in a professional learning (PL) experience where you don’t keep looking at the time, checking Facebook, or texting people? I have! I spend several Saturdays a year at an Edcamp , an unconference-style professional development (PD) for all educators. You might be wondering why I would give up a Saturday to attend an Edcamp, so here are 10 reasons why you will love Edcamps as much as I do. 1.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 3, 2018

The tech corporation and the Future Farmers of America are partnering to develop academic resources for the youth organization's 650,000 members. The post Teaching Tech-Based Farming: Microsoft Backs Program for Ag Group’s 650,000 Students appeared first on Market Brief.

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Jamf on EdTech

AUGUST 3, 2018

With a new school year just around the corner, read this step-by-step guide to see how you can streamline device rollouts and app distribution to new and returning students.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 3, 2018

Google Forms is a great free web tool that allows you to create a wide variety of forms (e.g., surveys, polls, questionnaires.etc). Your forms can include various multimedia materials such as text,read more.

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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 3, 2018

Apple, which has lost market share in K-12 schools, has reached $1 trillion valuation, fueled by its success in the consumer market. The post Apple Reaches $1 Trillion Valuation. Does the Profitable Glow Extend to Education? appeared first on Market Brief.

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techlearning

AUGUST 3, 2018

[ Movie Making Site Offers Abundant Learning Opportunities ] Quandary Slick ethics game teaches students to make tough decisions Pros: Students make thought-provoking decisions that have no right or wrong answers, learning important critical-thinking skills. Cons: Point-and-click game mechanics aren't very engaging; in-game help is sparse. Bottom Line: This versatile game that can teach ethics, argumentation, and civics is light on interactivity but will come alive through discussion.

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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.

Training

Reading By Example

AUGUST 3, 2018

One of the greatest strengths that literacy leaders can bring to their schools is a willingness and the ability to be vulnerable. We think we need to come into a culture with all of the ideas that will “fix” a situation. Maybe someone gave us this directive. However, nothing could be further from the truth. Being honest about our areas for growth can be a source of strength and can even bring teachers together to become co-leaders of a literacy initiative.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 3, 2018

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are from members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, from tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakeholders, with appropr

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 3, 2018

“What would you say if the world was listening?” TED-Ed is much more than the great videos we see on YouTube. Through the TED-Ed Clubs initiative, the TED organization has emerged as a champion of student voice and of learning public speaking. Do you love TED Talks? Do you emphasize public speaking skills in your classroom? Do you want to initiate or revamp a club that amplifies student voice?

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techlearning

AUGUST 3, 2018

At the beginning of the school year we can get students focused on setting and accomplishing learning goals and personal goals by getting them to create digital vision boards. Vision boards are basically collages of inspirational people, quotes, and visuals representing personal goals. Extremely successful people swear by them. In fact, this was an idea inspired by The Secret by Rhonda Byrne that I wrote about in 2014 and included in my book, The 30 Goals Challenge for Educators: Small Steps to

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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

AUGUST 3, 2018

There are few professors who are as popular on-campus as they are off. But that’s not the case for Robert Reich, a chancellor's professor of public policy at the University of California at Berkeley. Reich is a former Secretary of Labor under the Clinton Administration, author of 15 books, and recently a Netflix star, with popular documentaries such as “Saving Capitalism.

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