EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 10, 2016

By Meghan Bogardus Cortez As more classrooms get tech-savvy, it’s important to keep IT security top of mind.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2016

C-STEM Studio is a California A-G approved curriculum and turn-key solution for teaching science, technology, engineering and mathematics through computing and robotics. This web-based scalable program is available for elementary through high school students and can last anywhere from four weeks to a year. As Calvin Chen, Assistant Director of the UC Davis Center for Computing and STEM Education who offers this program, states simply: “O ur goal is to get kids interested in math and robot

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Securly

AUGUST 10, 2016

We’re not only the leading cloud-based provider of Internet security for K-12 schools, but also the industry’s first self-servable web filter. “With our self-serve update, Securly is realizing its long-held vision of giving IT Admins a product that can be set up in minutes,” says Paul Katcher, UI developer at Securly. Since the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) in 2000, web filtering has been required for schools that seek e-rate funding.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2016

Going back to school is an exciting and busy time for teachers and school administrators. There’s a ton of work to be done, from creating lesson plans, to preparing classrooms, to welcoming new students. Kicking off a new school year is a challenge in itself, but what happens when a school is also starting a new technology initiative that provides always available access to all students and teachers?

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Education Elements

AUGUST 10, 2016

Recently, I had the opportunity to facilitate a workshop with our partners at Loudoun County Public Schools and the Buck Institute for Education to do some deep thinking about the connections between project-based learning (PBL) and personalized learning (PL). I am very passionate about these two pillars of instruction, and I'm doubly passionate about their intersection.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2016

After many weeks away from their traditional school schedule, students across the country are starting to re-enter their classrooms and share stories of their summer vacations. Whether or not they know it yet, the way students spent their vacation days can play an enormous role in their future academic success as compared to their peers. The National Summer Learning Association (NSLA) defines summer learning loss as “the phenomenon where young people lose academic skills over the summer.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 10, 2016

Tracing links between musical training and executive function — and bolstering the case for music in schools. This article originally appeared on Usable Knowledge from the Harvard Graduate School of Education. If educators want to develop critical, creative thinkers who can set and accomplish their own goals — and who can use those skills to strengthen their math and reading skills — they may want to take another look inside the music room.

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Teacher Tech

AUGUST 10, 2016

Instead of Handouts At an event I was at recently, a presenter made sure to provide the participants with 13 printed pages of the PowerPoint. The packets were provided outside of the venue for people to pick up. As might be expected there was not a massive rush to the table to pick up the […]. The post Instead of Handouts – Google Keep appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2016

How do you know whether an edtech product is effective in delivering its intended outcomes? As the number of edtech products has ballooned in the past five years, educators—and parents—seek information to help them make the best decision. Companies, unsurprisingly, are happy to help "prove" their effectiveness by publishing their own studies, sometimes in partnership with third-party research groups, to validate the impact of a product or service.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 10, 2016

Lego Friends Story Maker is a good app that kids (ages 6+) can use to unleash their creativity through digital storytelling activities that involve the creation, writing, and publishing of.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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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2016

“Ok, I’m ready to print,” said Jack, a happy-go-lucky third grader. Glancing at him skeptically, I replied, “What? You typed the whole thing?” “I didn’t type… I used my voice.” Jack said. Sure enough, when I looked at his screen, Jack’s writing task was completed, a feat that would have been impossible for him to complete in that amount of time by typing on a keyboard.

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ProfHacker

AUGUST 10, 2016

I’m one of those women. The ones who studied science and gave up on ever being a member of that community. I studied computer science as an undergraduate, and even though I did well in my courses (I graduated with highest honors), I never felt that I was a “computer scientist” in the way that came naturally to many of my male colleagues.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 10, 2016

July 30, 2016 Below is a collection of some very good iPad apps for creating educational movie slideshows with students. You can use your selected photos, add a video and/or a soundtrack and.read more.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2016

Darriale Bradley and her family spent many nights in the parking lot of fast food restaurants, but not because of the food. It was for the wi-fi. For Darriale, sitting in the parking lot was the only way she could do her online homework since she didn’t have a home internet connection. No child should have to go to such lengths just to do homework, and every child should have easy and affordable access to the Internet and the opportunity that access brings.

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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

AUGUST 10, 2016

Between the fall of 2013 and late March 2016, Terry High School reported 53 arrests by school police officers, most for disorderly conduct. Its 2014-15 arrest rate of 1.5 percent compares unfavorably to the national referral rate of.06 percent. Photo: Jacob Carroll. This story is the first in a series about police officers in schools produced in a partnership between The Huffington Post and The Hechinger Report , a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in

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Edutopia

AUGUST 10, 2016

Todd Finley Student Engagement Here are eight remedies for classroom participation issues like fuzzy questions, introverted students, lack of focus, social threat, boredom, sleepiness, cognitive load, and wait time.

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The Innovative Educator

AUGUST 10, 2016

Livestreaming is hot and more and more innovative educators are hopping on the livestream bandwagon. When they do, here are the ABCs of livestreaming to keep in mind.

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 10, 2016

After I left teaching, I remember working with myriad technologies in my document management and records analysis job. I had some good tools for getting the job done, but there was never a perfect tech tool for it. The same can be said for the technology in my classroom. I admit that I left the […]. The post Teachers in EdTech: Trading the Classroom for the Boardroom by @hejames1008 appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2016

Robotics and computer science programs for three Arkansas school districts through the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith received nearly $2 million recently. The award was the most received by any educational institution in the state from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education, according to a university news release. Employees from industry partners like Baldor Electric Co. and Hickory Springs Manufacturing, will serve as mentors to students participating in the coursework.

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My Paperless Classroom

AUGUST 10, 2016

What do you do when your students procrastinate: writing their essays until the very last-minute? You want to help them succeed. You want to see them grow. How can you help them when there is no essay to criticize? Life of a student is very busy. They just have so much going on in their […]. The post The Ultimate Guide to Fast Essay Writing by @alicia_honeycut appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2016

Federal regulators recently opened the door to the next generation of wireless services, making the U.S. the first nation to allocate a wide swath of airwaves to deliver super-fast 5G access. The Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to clear the way for mobile devices to send and receive signals over high-frequency spectrum that has had only limited uses until recent technological advances.

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Edutopia

AUGUST 10, 2016

Kristen Beckler Student Wellness When children are absent for ongoing medical treatment, educate the class about their illness, and foster a classroom community that reaches out to include the recovering classmate.

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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.

AUGUST 10, 2016

The post Teachers Calling Home: The Bare Minimum For Communicating With Families appeared first on TeachThought.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 10, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. For instance, a new report highlights the link between arts-based learning and STEM education; a new challenge asks participants to explore and report on local folklore traditions; tutoring gets a social treatment; and more.

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MindShift

AUGUST 10, 2016

Excerpted from “ Four-Dimensional Education:
The Competencies Learners Need to Succeed ,” by Charles Fadel, Bernie Trilling and Maya Bialik. The following is from the section, “Metacognition—Reflecting on Learning Goals, Strategies, and Results.” Metacognition, simply put, is the process of thinking about thinking. It is important in every aspect of school and life, since it involves self-reflection on one’s current position, future goals, potential actions and strategies

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 10, 2016

As can be seen in previous post s on this blog, I have worked for just over 40 years in educational technology and have been witness to many astounding developments, including the introduction of personal computers, the Web and smart phones. All of these are now embedded into everyday use and have been applied to enhance and enrich learning experiences.

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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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Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 10, 2016

Cross-posted from the Digital Education blog. Personalized learning pioneer Summit Public Schools is expanding its network to include 100 new schools, CEO Dianne Tavenner announced via a Facebook post today. The California-based charter school network has for years been a darling of digital-education proponents. Since around 2011, Summit has been betting on technology to provide more customized experiences for its students.

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EmergingEdTech

AUGUST 10, 2016

A Selection of Fun and Useful Web and Smartphone Apps to Get the Your School Year off to a Good Start! A new school year is right around the corner! Make this the year that you add apps and websites. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 10, 2016

You know that oft-used iceberg metaphor? The one where we only see a fraction of an iceberg, and most of it's hidden beneath the water? I think it applies to teaching. Much of the work of teaching isn't actually teaching, it's managing: prep and planning, grading, PD, parent conferences, and beyond. Few teachers would say this work is their favorite part of the job.

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Mistakengoal.com

AUGUST 10, 2016

Last spring, the faculty senate of my university passed a series of resolutions aimed at updating the university’s general education program. Part of that program requires (nearly) all undergraduate students to take a First-Year Seminar (FYS) course and one of the resolutions updated some of the specific outcomes of that course. In this post I’ll discuss how we’re approaching the new outcome of “responsible use of the internet and other social media” that the facult

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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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