The CoolCatTeacher
JANUARY 28, 2021
Learn about resources and methods you can use to save time! From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s episode, Ross McGill, shares his powerful 5 minute lesson plan format that the UK Department of Education has listed as a best practice for teacher effectiveness and time savings. His tips will save you some valuable time.
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 28, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic upended education in 2020, sending more students home to learn virtually and bringing new concepts such as hybrid learning to the mainstream. Experts say to expect more of the same this year and beyond as schools mull how to safely return students to the classroom and maximize technology — both in person and online.
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Edsurge
JANUARY 28, 2021
Studies have shown that students learn better from instructors displaying positive emotions—in other words, an upbeat lecturer is more effective than someone delivering in monotone. But when video lessons are led by computer animations instead of live instructors, how much do their simulated emotions matter? That’s the subject of a research project at the University of California at Santa Barbara.
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 28, 2021
Trying to adapt to learning environments that are both remote and hybrid in nature can create a lot of disruption for classrooms in the short term. In the long term, however, it creates opportunities to build stronger technologies that can reinvigorate the educational experience.
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Teacher Tech
JANUARY 28, 2021
When presenting your screen in a Google Meet, annoyingly, the majority of the Meet screen is taken up by “You’re presenting to everyone.” Control Minus A common trick when using any program is to use Control Minus to zoom out. Oftentimes it is surprising how this works. In Google Drawings using Control Minus actually helps […].
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 28, 2021
The popularity of esports programs at colleges and universities has been trickling down to K–12 schools over the past few years, but crisis conditions have supercharged this shift. As noted by research firm PWC, “with sporting events across the globe cancelled in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, esports and gaming have seen a rapid rise in popularity as people look for alternative entertainment.
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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 28, 2021
Several teachers overlook Google Docs accessibility features thus missing out on important learning and teaching possibilities for their students. In today''s post we will highlight four important.read more.
The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 28, 2021
While participating in a retreat focused on analyzing data and equity, Malden High School Principal Chris Mastrangelo noticed one of his teachers writing something on a notepad. The teacher slid over the paper, which listed about nine different initiatives the Massachusetts high school had taken over the last several years to address equity, and asked if this data analysis was just the district’s latest attempt to find a “silver bullet.”.
eSchool News
JANUARY 28, 2021
It’s January. Winter break is over, and the rest of the school year–whether in person, hybrid, or virtual–seems never-ending. And while traditional field trips are on pause while COVID still spreads, virtual field trips are still very much possible. Hands-on STEM subjects are challenging to teach when students aren’t in the classroom all the time, and student engagement is also a challenge during COVID.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 28, 2021
CV2you is an online resume builder I discovered through Christina Yeh. I have been experimenting with it for awhile now and found it really interesting. CV2you allows you to create visually appealing.read more.
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
JANUARY 28, 2021
In times of racial unrest white educators have historically turned to aspirational tropes in place of revolutionary ones. From white saviors in urban districts to zero-tolerance principals who successfully corral unruly students, there are many archetypal characters we call upon to euphemize the inequities that afflict American schools. Kid Superintendent , a recent sensation in K-12 education, is the newest archetype that white educators have co-opted for their own comfort.
eSchool News
JANUARY 28, 2021
The year 2020 will go down in history books as one unlike any other. COVID-19 dominated the headlines and caused unprecedented disruption to society. The rapidly spreading global pandemic caused suffering around the world and led to nations, regions, and individual communities to enact economic and social shutdowns and confine people to their homes.
Shake Up Learning
JANUARY 28, 2021
The post Google Classroom Tip: Bookmark the Classwork Page appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Sometimes, navigation in Google Classroom can be frustrating and take a few too many clicks to get where you want to go. Since the majority of your time will be spent on the Classwork page, I recommend bookmarking it. In Google Chrome, you can add it to your bookmarks bar for quick access.
eSchool News
JANUARY 28, 2021
The Amazon Cyber Robotics Challenge has passed the halfway mark, but it’s not too late for teachers and students to sign up. Since the fall, CoderZ and Amazon Future Engineer have been bringing real-world industry to Title I classrooms with this free, three-hour virtual learning experience. Students can sign up for the challenge to learn the basics of computer science at any time until the end of the current school year.
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.
edWeb.net
JANUARY 28, 2021
By Eileen Belastock. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. How and where our students learn has radically changed over the last ten months. Students are in a multitude of educational environments that have challenged the entire school community. As educators, we cannot predict what the future holds, but we understand the importance of developing core skills such as collaboration, effective communication, and problem solving in our students today.
eSchool News
JANUARY 28, 2021
The third annual Stronger Than Hate Challenge is now open and offers students the opportunity to win $10,000 in prizes. Students aged 13-18 are encouraged to submit a project demonstrating how a community can be stronger than hate. Full rules and submission details are available here. . The Stronger Than Hate Challenge demonstrates the power of learning from the past and using your own voice to counter hate.
EdTechTeam
JANUARY 28, 2021
What type of learning environment are you currently coaching in right now? As you read this, you might be in a remote learning environment, but that could change in the next 2-4 weeks. Depending on where you are in the country or world, you might be in a face-to-face learning environment. All of these changes make it increasingly difficult to create consistent coaching cycles and you might even find yourself serving as tech support more than anything these days.
eSchool News
JANUARY 28, 2021
To provide just-in-time information on students’ mastery of the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) and instructional recommendations to address specific learning loss, Curriculum Associates has created i-Ready Standards Mastery for Virginia. This new reading and math assessment component for Grades 2–8 features tech-enhanced assessment items and is part of the award-winning i-Ready Assessment suite.
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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs
JANUARY 28, 2021
Happy New Year 2021! Back in May of last year , I shared in Edtech Elixirs that Shelby County launched a vodcast series on YouTube titled "Shelby Speaks: Looking Forward." The videos consisted of interviews with our district educators which focused on answering two main questions: what new things are you trying during this non-traditional instruction (NTI)/emergency distance learning, and how might that transform your teaching or classroom in your future?
eSchool News
JANUARY 28, 2021
Zaner-Bloser, a publisher of early literacy resources, has entered into an agreement with ed-tech company Listenwise, an award-winning platform that brings podcasts to the classroom, to promote and sell its listening skills platform of the same name to the K-5 market. Launched in 2014 for secondary grade students and in 2020 for elementary school students, Listenwise harnesses the power of listening to advance literacy and learning in all students by using podcasts as classroom texts, amplifying
N2Y
JANUARY 28, 2021
Do your students know how to make a snowman? Our& new Monster Moves L 3 Skills game includes snowman-making steps as a guide for correctly sorting puzzle pieces—perfect for winter learning and fun!
eSchool News
JANUARY 28, 2021
Wizrobotics, an online live learning platform for teaching and inspiring K-12 students to explore STEM fields, announced the launch of Wizprodigy. Wizprodigy is a new and exciting online STEM competition focused on inspiring middle school and high school students across North America to learn coding and to build their own design of a mini Tesla Cybertruck.
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.
N2Y
JANUARY 28, 2021
While formal assessments are valuable when planning student goals and in monitoring progress , informal assessments provide a wealth of detailed information that can direct how you plan and implement daily instruction for your students. Because informal assessments are not standardized, you have the flexibility to determine exactly what skills to assess and how to do so.
eSchool News
JANUARY 28, 2021
HallTechnologies, a leading designer and manufacturer in the AV industry, announces their latest leap in technology innovation, HIVE Control. This scalable and affordable AV solution leverages the best in modern IoT, legacy control, and automation. HIVE Control will offer major improvements to the industry’s three major pillars of AV control technology: software, interface, and hardware.
MiddleWeb
JANUARY 28, 2021
Noting that Thinking Like a Generalist is “exactly the type of book a busy teacher needs,” educator Michael DiClemente says the book explains how to help students become truth seekers, developing questions and getting answers they need using concrete and practical skills. The post Kids Today Need the Skills of a Generalist first appeared on MiddleWeb.
eSchool News
JANUARY 28, 2021
In light of President Biden’s executive order supporting the reopening of schools and early childhood education providers, SDI, Inc. , a leader in digital supply chain services and solutions, is launching a mobile app to streamline the process of procuring Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) and other essential supplies, and complement its PPE-As-a-Service offering.
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.
Edthena
JANUARY 28, 2021
Start off the new year with these recommended reads for teachers and instructional coaches. Teachers seeking areas of improvement should create a routine around self-reflection . Teachers who take time daily to reflect on what is working in class and what is not can better assess areas for improvement and make the necessary adjustments. Take time to block out the current uncertainties of the world and reflect on what you have control over: your teaching practice.
Neo LMS
JANUARY 28, 2021
As we begin a new year, it is always fun to explore new ideas in our classroom. Finding ideas that work, whether in-person, hybrid, or fully online, can sometimes be challenging. However, I have found that by using some of the Augmented and Virtual Reality tools, we can provide engaging learning experiences for our students. Student engagement is one area that I have continued to work on over the past few years, especially in our virtual learning environment.
Digital Promise
JANUARY 28, 2021
On Friday, January 22, the Biden-Harris Administration released an executive order calling for the development of interagency plans for safely reopening schools. Specifically, the executive order called for guidance on blended, online, and in-person learning models; mental health and social-emotional well-being; communication with parents and families; and strategies to address COVID-19 impacts along racial and socioeconomic lines.
eSchool News
JANUARY 28, 2021
LenelS2 today announced a new line of BlueDiamond TM mobile-ready readers. The new multi-technology readers are cost-effective, designed to provide simultaneous support for a wide range of physical credentials and can be seamlessly upgraded to support BlueDiamond mobile credentials. LenelS2, a global leader in advanced security systems and services, is a part of Carrier Global Corporation (NYSE: CARR), a leading global provider of healthy, safe and sustainable building and cold chain solutions.
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