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3 Key Findings on the State of Digital Learning in K–12

EdTech Magazine

3 Key Findings on the State of Digital Learning in K–12. eli.zimmerman_9856. Mon, 05/06/2019 - 09:49. It should not be news that technology plays a major role in modern education because it is used in almost every school across the United States. But what is the actual state of digital learning when it comes to accessibility, implementation and effectiveness?

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Playing to Learn

Digital Promise

This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Read the original version here. Play and school can seem diametrically opposed. School is structured, often focused on order; play, by definition, is not. But within this paradox of play and school, educators can find meaningful learning opportunities, advancing students’ academic skills as well as the social skills that will allow them to thrive in adulthood and enjoy their childhood now, a

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7 ways you can remix your classroom and teach like a DJ

Ditch That Textbook

Have you ever seen an amazing DJ who can rock a crowd of hundreds, even thousands of party-goers? What is it that makes that DJ so amazing and so darn cool? Guys like David Guetta, Calvin Harris, Zedd, female DJs like Krewella, Alison Wonderland, and Rezz all have similar characteristics and objectives and dare I […].

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Having a Plan B for Funding Can Save Your Business (and Your Sanity)

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

Being forced to do a lot with a little can lead to positive breakthroughs, but it can also lead to a desperation mindset and shortsighted decisions. Don't repeat the mistakes of many failed entrepreneurs. The post Having a Plan B for Funding Can Save Your Business (and Your Sanity) appeared first on Market Brief.

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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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I’m Traveling!

Ask a Tech Teacher

May 11th-24th. I’m taking a trip with my daughter to visit my son who is stationed in Okinawa with the Army. We’ll spend two weeks traveling the area. I haven’t done this in fifty years (when I traveled through the old Soviet Union and Europe) and am beyond excited! .

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Airtame wireless streaming announces Power over Ethernet adapter

Educational Technology Guy

Airtame is an HDMI device that plugs into a display or projector and allows you to wirelessly display to that device. You can share your screen from any device, on any platform. It includes full screen mirroring on Mac, iOS (Airplay), Windows, Chrome and Linux. They are partnered with many other companies, including Google, Trello, Zoho and more to setup dashboards.

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Save Hours: Pull The Tables

Teacher Tech

Pull Student Responses From a Google Doc I’ve said many times, I would rather hit myself in the head with a brick than open 30 Google Docs (or Slides, or Sheets…). My rule of thumb is to only assign individual student work that I have to open 20% of the time or less. For those […]. The post Save Hours: Pull The Tables appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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The promise of ‘restorative justice’ starts to falter under rigorous research

The Hechinger Report

In 2014, the Obama Administration jolted the education world with a report detailing unfair and racist school discipline practices across the country. Sixteen percent of all black students were being suspended, more than three times the rate of white students. Even preschoolers were being suspended at alarming rates. Other scholars produced research showing that the kind of zero-tolerance discipline then in vogue was hurting students’ long-term academic prospects and feeding the school-to-

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How we created a comprehensive drone curriculum

eSchool News

As educators, we are all continuously looking for interdisciplinary learning opportunities that will provide students with the most authentic learning experiences possible. With students’ hyper-exposure to the growing applications for technology, STEAM programs are one area in which real-world applications are readily apparent to students. Here in Salamanca, New York, as we seek to ensure our students have the necessary marketable skills for the modern economy, we’ve chosen to incorporate a dron

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Twice exceptional, doubly disadvantaged? How schools struggle to serve gifted students with disabilities

The Hechinger Report

Before kindergarten, Jennifer Choi’s son was denied special education services despite a diagnosis of ADHD. Rachel Blustain for The Hechinger Report. NEW YORK — To Eva Santiago, her son’s education has always felt like an impossible dilemma. Before elementary school, the boy was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, and in kindergarten he was placed in a small, self-contained class for kids with disabilities.

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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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‘I teach because’: 6 educators on why they teach

eSchool News

Has anyone ever asked you why you teach? What did you say? Maybe you said, “I teach because I love seeing aha moments,” or, “I teach because I want to support kids who might not have support anywhere else.” Whatever your reason, our hats are off to you. Teaching is without a doubt one of the most demanding professions today. Not only are teachers tasked with imparting knowledge to students, they’re also responsible for keeping students safe, calming anxieties, and d

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Here Is How to Edit, Download and Convert Office Files to Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this post, we are showing you how to work on your Office files using Google Drive. More specifically, you will learn how to edit, download, and convert Microsoft Office files in Google Docs,read more.

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How to Improve Your Questioning Techniques

MiddleWeb

Good questioning helps students build understanding, but poor questioning can deter students from learning. How can you create great questions? Teaching expert and author Barbara Blackburn shares four strategies to involve students daily in effective class discussions.

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A Wonderful Planner App for Student

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

iStudiez Pro is an excellent planner app for students. It provides an interesting collection of features that help students better organize their daily school life. The integrated planner can be used.read more.

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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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OPINION: Rethinking school choice policies, the ‘myth of meritocracy’

The Hechinger Report

. The fallacy of education as a level playing field is something that large swaths of the public have known for a long time. Made more apparent in recent years with the widespread expansion of school-choice policies nationwide, the latest college admissions scandal may be the final nail in the coffin of the myth of meritocracy in U.S. higher education.

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Are You An EdTech Coach Or An EdTechnician?

TeacherCast

Welcome to the TeacherCast Educational Network. What happens when your Tech Coach gets asked to do tasks that should be reserved for the IT Department? Learn tips and stratiges for working together in the Tech Department. The post Are You An EdTech Coach Or An EdTechnician? appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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What’s The Best Teaching Advice You’ve Ever Gotten?

TeachThought - Learn better.

What’s The Best Teaching Advice You’ve Ever Gotten? by TeachThought Staff This week’s topic is simple enough: What’s the best teaching advice you’ve ever gotten? Maybe the advice did not seem profound when you first heard it but over time you’ve found it useful to understand and ‘know’? It could be something practical (like an […].

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A new framework to guide OER curation

NeverEndingSearch

Curation is one of our Shared Foundations. It is also identified as a leadership area on the Future Ready Librarians Framework. But what does it look like when the school librarian really dives into digital curation? And what does it look like when the librarian, armed with a rich OER toolkit, regularly curates urgently needed, high-quality, flexible, no- or low-cost digital tools and content across the curriculum, expertly modeling that practice for the entire learning community?

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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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#ThankATeacher: Appreciation Stories from the EducationSuperHighway Team

Education Superhighway

In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, we asked the EducationSuperHighway team to tell us about their favorite teachers – the ones who encouraged them and made them feel like anything was possible. DYNASTI HUNT “My 3rd Grade Teacher, Mrs. Kittrell, saw a light in me that I didn’t realize was there. I used to think that she made me stay after school with her every day because she needed someone to keep her company.

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China’s Private School Market Continues to Surge, Fueling Demand for Ed. Products

Marketplace K-12

Over the past five years, the number of international private schools in China—those offering an international curriculum and some instruction in English—has risen from 629 to 857, The post China’s Private School Market Continues to Surge, Fueling Demand for Ed. Products appeared first on Market Brief.

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Essential Tips For A Winning Teacher Resume

Fractus Learning

A teacher resume, like any other resume, is the critical ingredient that may help you find your perfect job. A winning resume will move you along the process to an interview; a poorly written resume will […].

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LEARN with Marginal Syllabus (May)—“We Are Not Dirt”: Freirean Counternarratives and Rhetorical Literacies for Student Voice in Schooling

Educator Innovator

Our May, 2019 reading for Literacy, Equity + Remarkable Notes = LEARN looks at activism in a high school English classroom where students challenge a school policy as a “problematic text.” In a piece written for the English Journal, authors Everardo Pedraza and R. Joseph Rodriguez spotlight the youth participatory action research of Pedraza’s students, and the way their writing of Freirean counternarratives became a vehicle for them to speak truth to power and enact policy change.

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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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How Schools Struggle to Serve Gifted Students with Disabilities

MindShift

This story about twice exceptional students was produced by The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter. NEW YORK — To Eva Santiago, her son’s education has always felt like an impossible dilemma. Before elementary school, the boy was diagnosed with autism, ADHD and anxiety, and in kindergarten he was placed in a small, self-contained class for kids with disabilities.

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Music, learning and pedagogy

Learning with 'e's

Image from Pexels Being interviewed by Rick Zanotti last week got me thinking about music and learning. The conversation turned to music, my songwriting and performances with various bands during the 80s and 90s. Rick mentioned that we can all learn a lot from music, and specifically mentioned timing. He said that many educators could benefit from listening more to music, and especially playing an instrument, because timing, pacing and spacing were often lacking in formalised learning settings.

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SETDA to Host Leveraging Title IIA Community on edWeb

edWeb.net

edWeb.net is excited to announce that The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) will be sponsoring Professional Learning for Effective Practice: Leveraging Title IIA , a free professional learning community on edWeb that provides an online forum where district and state Title IIA leaders can learn about the effective implementation of the federal Title IIA program.

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Providing Students a Lifeline to Prevent Suicide

Gaggle Speaks

4 out of 5 teens who attempt suicide have given clear warning signs. When a person contemplates suicide, they may believe it is the only option to end their pain. In that moment, consumed by dark thoughts, suicide becomes the only way out. A simple “Are you okay?” could make all the difference. Sharing your pain can also help: [link]. Today’s youth are under significant pressure—from school, peers, family, and society.

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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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Green is the New Pink: Young Women Environmentalists in Action

Educator Innovator

Dressed in full “Ghostbusters outfits,” a group of 15 usually quiet and introverted middle school girls are abuzz with questions and predictions as they prepare to electrically shock a pond and count its temporarily unconscious fish. This decidedly “not school” scene is one of many such moments from Green is the New Pink, a 2017 LRNG Innovators Challenge Project conceived by University of Mississippi Director of Pre-College Programs, Ellen Shelton.

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Fun Characters Draw Kids Into Coding App

techlearning

Fun procedural reasoning for kids; great curriculum for teachers

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How to Use Prodigy Effectively Without 1:1 Computer Access

Prodigy

I want to use Prodigy Maths but don’t have a computer for every child in my class. How can I effectively implement technology in my classroom? ?? Despite technology becoming more ingrained in 21st century classrooms, this is a common concern many teachers share. However, if you’re in a school with low supply of information […]. The post How to Use Prodigy Effectively Without 1:1 Computer Access appeared first on Prodigy.

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SIIA Announces Education Technology Finalists for 2019 Product CODiE Awards

techlearning

139 education technology and service products recognized in peer-reviewed awards program

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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.