EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez From cyberbullying to malware, students face a number of threats every time they surf the web.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Op-Ed, Dr. Mikki McComb-Cobza. Ocean First Education. Today, there have been major strides in efforts to increase the use of technology in classroom teaching. As the utilization and embracement of technology in education has increased, as has utilization of online and blended learning in and out of the classroom, imperative for today’s digital native learners and members of the future workforce.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Every month, subscribers to Ask a Tech Teacher get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. November 1st-15th: when you spend $25 or more on Structured Learning , get a free copy of the. Hour of Code bundle. Click to view slideshow. When you spend $50 or more on Structured Learning , get a free copy of the. Hour of Code Bundle and the STEM Bundle.

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Education Elements

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

On Friday morning I looked around the Las Vegas airport on my way back from the iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium in San Antonio and realized I looked just as tired as the people who had spent the last several days drinking and gambling. I noted one key difference though: tired as I looked, inside I was excited and full of inspirational ideas while the others in the airport, well, they were just plain tired.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2016

IBM Watson proved on Jeopardy it can process and “learn” information much faster than humans. But how well can it help teachers and students learn? Last week, IBM Watson released Element for Educators , an iOS app designed for the iPad to give teachers a better understanding of factors affecting student performance. The tool also serves as a communications platform for teachers to share notes with other teachers or across the district, whether it’s about a curriculum standard or a student’s grad

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Educators often talk about 21st-century skills and the benefits of incorporating communication, creativity, collaboration, problem-solving, and critical thinking into lessons. These are skills students rarely learn straight out of a textbook. The best way to teach them, we’ve found, is by making these skills a relevant part of their active lives.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Academics ought to be great at public speaking, or at the very least pretty comfortable with it, but it doesn’t often seem that way. While I’m sure everyone who reads this can think of some presenters they admire (hi, Bethany ), it’s probably also easy to conjure up images of suboptimal lectures or conference presentations one’s seen over the years.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Later this week, in the tiny town of Bridgeville, Del., pumpkins will fly. Seriously big pumpkins will soar through the air, launched by a crazy variety of homemade catapults, trebuchets and heavens knows what else. The annual Punkin Chunkin contest may be one of the more, um, organic expressions of “maker” spirit. But it nonetheless embodies what Dale Dougherty, the “father” of the movement, sees as literally the “moral imperative” of the maker movement: “to use our creative freedom to make th

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

More often than not, students pick up a mobile device or use a computer to access videos and digital media online. With a dearth of resources online, educators can find content that meets students where they’re comfortable learning, with interactive and engaging presentation. TED Talks have grown in popularity in part for their inspiring and frank perspectives on any number of world issues, and educators can leverage these resources for learning.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

November 1, 2016 If you are looking for some good and easy to use platforms to create a website or blog for your classroom, the tools below are worth your consideration. They both offer a very simple.read more.

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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.

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

This guest post from EdTechTeacher Innovation Summit presenter, Chris Casal ( @Mr_Casal ), first appeared on Daily Genius. Rock, paper, scissors. The game we all know and love. The game we all grew up with. The game that is very much an analogy for educational technology plans. Rock, paper, scissors isn’t a game. It’s a means to an end. The game isn’t the purpose, the game decides what comes next.

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MIND Research Institute

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Helping your kids with schoolwork can be tedious and stressful, especially when it comes to math. It might go one of these three ways: 1. If your child understands the math, then they don’t need you to help them. 2. If they don’t understand the math, and you try to approach it in a different way than the teacher did, that could become a source of conflict.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The 40 Hour Teacher Workweek Club provides professional development on productivity to educators who want to focus on what REALLY matters, both in and outside of the classroom. Thousands of teachers have already starting trimming hours off their workweek by getting organized, streamlining routines, giving kids ownership of the classroom, and being truly intentional about how they use their instructional, contractual, and personal time.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

November 1, 2016 The popular bookmarking tool Instapaper announced today that its premium version (Instapaper Premium) is now available free of charge for all users. It used to cost $29,99 on yearly.read more.

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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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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

A new tool from the U.S. Department of Education will help school districts rapidly measure the results of education technology. The Ed Tech Rapid Cycle Evaluation Coach was announced last week at the Blended and Online Learning Symposium in San Antonio, Texas. It’s still in the early stages, so those interested in using the tool must apply to be part of the inaugural group.

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My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

It’s no secret that today’s world is so competitive that you cannot just comfortably settle for one thing. To ride the tide of progress, you have to constantly learn new things, not to mention meeting new people and fitting various appointments into your schedule. But how on earth to remember it all? Here’re a few […]. The post 6 Tools Which Will Definitely Help You Memorize More appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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Teacher Tech

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

G Suite Essentials Infographic Link to Google Drawing Please do not post this infographic on your public website. Feel free to use it in trainings. 11 Tips When You’re New to G Suite for Education Essential Google Apps Skill: Anyone With The Link Can View. The post G Suite Essentials Infographic appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

STEM is a vitally important for students and how much students actually like these subjects is largely determined in primary school, as there they decide if they’re engaged and judge if they’re competent and capable enough for these subjects to actually enjoy them. The post STEM in the Primary Classroom: X Ways to Make the Studying Process More Engaging appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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EmergingEdTech

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

A Fresh Look at Ideas and Tools to Create Lessons & Assignments That Don’t Bore Students A couple years ago, I wrote the article 8 Engaging Ways to use Technology in the Classroom to Create. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Teacher Tech

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Google Classroom: Find Classes Faster The class tiles are fixed in the order you created them. I have 2 hacks for helping you to locate your classes faster. 1) Number Classes My best tip for assignments is to number them with a hashtag and 3 digit number. Try this also with your classes. You can […]. The post Google Classroom: Find Classes Faster appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Edutopia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Anna Pelletiere Critical Thinking A student shares her insights into the most important skill you can teach. (Hint: It’s not perseverance.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

School districts in Mississippi received A through F grades from the state Department of Education in October based in part on new metrics that could prove to be especially difficult for some of the poorest and most rural schools in the state. MDE now includes factors like participation and proficiency in accelerated coursework in a district’s score.

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Author information. Terry Heick. Director at TeachThought. Founder & Director of TeachThought, humanist, technologist, futurist, failed philosopher, macro thinker extraordinaire. | Twitter | Facebook | Google+ |. The post Using Parental Controls To Manage Smartphone Distractions appeared first on TeachThought.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Every day at Weiner Elementary School starts with a dance party, usually to Best Day of My Life by American Authors — and that’s before the 7:50 a.m. bell even rings. Then comes the morning assembly, where all 121 students and the staff gather for 20 minutes in the cafeteria of the school in Weiner, Ark. They sing songs and learn about an artist, a musician and an international city of the week.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Last week, I had a couple of interesting conversations… The first one was when I was delivering a session on portfolios. To start off the session, I tell people immediately, “This is not going to be something I show you that you can do the next day with kids. It is hard and will take a lot of work, probably years, but if you can stick with it, it will be insanely rewarding.” Often I get a look when I say this. “Is he serious?

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Schools are beginning to recognize that arts education is not merely a nice addition to the learning experience, but rather an important vehicle for kids to learn skills that can also be applied to their other academic studies. Arts integration has become increasingly popular because educators are finding that when art is meshed with content learning, students are more engaged and interested.

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

The post 4 Paradigm Shifts That Can Improve How You Teach Reading appeared first on TeachThought.

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MiddleWeb

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Owning Up, a 6-9 SEL curriculum developed by Rosalind Wiseman in partnership with AMLE, can give young people the capacity to understand their individual development in relation to their peers and the skills to be competent in the social conflicts they experience.

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My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

In this episode, we take you Beyond the Hour of Code with author and Coding expert Dr. Sam Patterson. Learn how you can bring programing into your classroom just in time to celebrate the Hour of Code. The post Are you ready to go Beyond the #HourofCode … with @SamPatue appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network. In this episode, we take you Beyond the Hour of Code with author and Coding expert Dr.

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Edutopia

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

Anne Gillyard Lesson Plans Tips on how to reach your teaching goal when your initial plan fails.

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

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