Edsurge
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
If edtech is to help improve education research it will need to kick a bad habit—focusing on whether or not an educational intervention ‘works’. Answering that question through null hypothesis significance testing (NHST), which explores whether an intervention or product has an effect on the average outcome, undermines the ability to make sustained progress in helping students learn.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
February 12, 2017 A few days ago we featured a collection of some of the best web tools teachers can use to create non-traditional quizzes and today we are sharing another collection but this time.read more.
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Teacher Tech
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Is That Assignment Still Relevant? I asked my 9 year old what she thought of brochures. Her response… “What’s a brochure?” I highly doubt when she goes in for a job interview she will be bragging about her brochure making skills. Folding something in thirds does not make it more valuable. Why does the activity […]. The post What Is A Brochure????
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Virtual reality is one of the latest tools to hit education, and educators across the country are excited to engage students with dynamic, immersive visuals and virtual field trips. But getting started can be overwhelming, especially with different platforms and devices on the market. During a virtual reality session at TCEA 2017, three educators shared their experience using Google Expeditions with students.
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My Paperless Classroom
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
In this post, we take a look at 6 different artistic fields and examine how our students can leverage technology to prepare them for their futures. The post How Technology Can Cultivate Creative Art Skills in Students? appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
February 12, 2017 Below is a collection of some of interesting iPad apps that are free today and only for a limited period of time. You may want to check them out and see what works for you.read more.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
The Principal of Change
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
How do you move from “pockets of innovation” to a “culture of innovation”? How do we start to innovate inside of the box? What does innovation mean for education, and should every educator be an innovator? These are questions that I have addressed in my book, “ The Innovator’s Mindset ”, and will continue to dig deeper into with the second “ Innovator’s Mindset Massive Open Online Course ” that will be starting again on February 27, 2017.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Ed. note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. SPRK Lightening Lab-Programming for Sphero Robots.
ASIDE
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Source: TED As middle school advisors, we constantly deal with the trials and tribulations resulting from miscommunication. One thing we try to convey to the middle school mind is that in order to fully understand a message, they need to recognize that key factors play into how information is received. The relationship between communication and interaction goes hand in hand with perception.
The Electric Educator
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
QR codes provide a quick way for someone with a mobile device to visit a web site. The problem is that mobile devices don't come pre-loaded with a QR code scanner. Explaining what a QR code is and asking users to download an app takes far more time than manually typing in a web address. If mobile phones would come with a built-in QR code reader this technology would be far more accessible and helpful.
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.
The Innovative Educator
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Note: Twitter won't let you Tweet my blog url. Please use this shortened url instead: [link] Fake news isn’t a new thing and it isn’t an internet thing. Many of us had our first experience with fake news when we were told about Santa Claus coming to town. That was followed by old wives tales. Stories that were generally told to discourage some type of behavior.
NeverEndingSearch
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Free people from filter bubbles so they can better understand the world and each other. AllSides.com mission. It’s a search tool. It’s a conversation opener. It’s a bubble burster. Though I just discovered it, the news aggregator AllSides has been around for around four years as a platform that curates and uses crowd-sourcing technology to identify perspective in news stories.
EmergingEdTech
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers. So I was away last week and traveling or disconnected. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
MiddleWeb
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Activating prior knowledge and building background knowledge are crucial steps in preparing students for whole class novels and other assigned readings. Cheryl Mizerny shares a dozen strategies she's developed to promote enthusiastic reading among her students.
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 Daring Librarian
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
This article is planned to be published in the May issue of NEA Today Magazine (sadly, without my nifty custom graphic) but it's already online ! So YAY! I guess I can share it with you early! I’ve been sharing on social media professionally for eight years now, and I have to admit, it can be kinda tricky. There is a goldmine of information out there for teachers, but also landmines that can be quite treacherous if not deftly avoided.
MiddleWeb
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Rather than "covering" a curriculum with instruction that's driven by the chapters in a textbook, Diana Fenton and Nancy Van Erp advocate student centered standards-based lesson planning, relying on frameworks like Understanding by Design and concept-based teaching.
Reflections
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
In many schools, this time of year is the start of annual review season for students with IEPs (Individualized Educational Programs). It can also be the time when students begin to show some difficulty in current placements and teams grow justifiably concerned about supports. The difficulties can be for a variety of reasons but I'm finding that some of the phrases I hear (occasionally) about student decisions are similar and it's causing me pause.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Dear Esteban, I have an idea for an edtech product but have no idea on how to monetize it. What are the different business models possible in edtech? —Are You My Model? Dear "Are You My Model," There is a general perception that education is full of regulations and red tape that make it impossible to innovate. However, many edtech business models resemble business models you see in other industries with some nuances particular to the education space.
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The Cornerstone for Teachers
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
I got an email a few months ago from a woman named Pam Gresser. She wrote, I’m starting my 20 th year teaching and 2 years ago, I didn’t know how much longer I could go on. I read your book Unshakeable: 20 Ways to Enjoy Teaching Every Day…No Matter What and it truly changed my whole attitude! I started a school book study on it and am going to be using “Unshakeable” for a class where educators can get credits toward their license or professional development hours for their district.
Learning with 'e's
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
The first kind of space was highly organised. In these 'class' rooms, our students gathered, seated in rows, facing toward a single part of the space - the front. At the front of the classroom were all of the important things, such as the teacher, and of course, the teacher's tools. Many of these, the blackboard, the projector and the screen, and eventually other new technologies such as television and video, were placed at the front of the room because this was where all the action was.
A Principal's Reflections
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
In many cases, there seems to be a tendency to water down expectations when it comes to integrating technology. During a recent presentation on digital pedagogy for deeper learning I asked attendees to discuss then share out on TodaysMeet how they were effectively integrating technology in their classroom, school, or district. There was an emphasis on describing in detail what effective use of technology meant to them.
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