Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

As schools look ahead to serving not just student needs, but the greater needs of their community and world, service learning becomes an increasingly important part of high school education. The positive relationship between personal success and giving has been proven over and over, but it is not intuitive. When students become involved in ventures that give of their time and knowledge, they understand how important helping others is, not in an academic way but in a hands-on practical sense.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

By Dean Kamen K–12 must leverage partnerships and boost excitement to encourage STEM success.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Sponsored by Kids Discover Online From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Richard Byrne (Free Technology for Teachers), Monica Burns (Class Tech Tips), and I will be hosting a free webinar with Kids Discover Online on October 3 from 4:30-5:30 pm Eastern Time. We will discuss 10 ideas for excellent inquiry-based learning.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

By Amanda Murphy Apps, videos and games can boost comprehension for students.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Tracking student progress is a core function of teaching. With online learning tools this function becomes not just easier, but more effective. While grades remain an important indicator on how well your students are understanding the coursework, there are a myriad of other tools and techniques that will give you even more insight into their progress.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Thank you for listening to the 10-Minute Teacher. We’ve broken the quarter of a million download mark and growing. So many amazing educators have joined the show to inspire and encourage teachers. Here are the top 10 shows for season 2 so far. #10MT Season 2 Top 10 (So far). 5 Mistakes Teachers make the First Week of School (and how not to make them) with Linda Kardamis (#115).

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Each mission in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions in Your Classroom , shares an example of the Mission in Action by a teacher I admire. When I was writing the Mission: Remix Learning in a Digital Textbook, I immediately thought about my good friend from Germany, André Spang, @Tastenspieler. I met André several years ago on #Edchat.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

As quoted in: Herold, Benjamin. “ Hacked Twitter Accounts a New Headache for Schools.” Education Week. 28 September 2017. “Platforms such as Twitter are awash in offensive, abusive, and otherwise problematic content, and they are even getting called to testify before Congress for their roles in enabling foreign governments to spread misinformation and meddle in elections.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Good Teachers Stick To The Lines, Great Teachers Inspire New Lines by Drew Perkins, Director of TeachThought PD On September 3rd, 2017 I was saddened by the news of the passing of musician Walter Becker. For those not familiar, he was one half of the musical genius that founded Steely Dan. As a musician myself, […]. The post Good Teachers Stick To The Lines, Great Teachers Inspire New Lines appeared first on TeachThought.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

As quoted in: Herold, Benjamin. “ Hacked Twitter Accounts a New Headache for Schools.” Education Week. 28 September 2017. “Platforms such as Twitter are awash in offensive, abusive, and otherwise problematic content, and they are even getting called to testify before Congress for their roles in enabling foreign governments to spread misinformation and meddle in elections.

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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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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

6 Ways Social Media Will Change Your Classroom by Ashley McCann Technology is changing the world at a rapid pace, and education isn’t exempt from the effects of that. Social media, in particular, is one of the greatest influences of our time — not just on young people, but on culture in general — […]. The post 6 Ways Social Media Will Change Your Classroom appeared first on TeachThought.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

September , 2017 Google Slides has recently released a number of interesting new features to help you create professional presentations. Most of these features are geared towards enhancing real-time.read more.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Students in Mark Marino’s Writing 340 class at the University of Southern California say the professor always walks into the classroom with a smile, and always begins by giving out carrots. Specifically, he passes around a bag of baby carrots (the nibble-ready kind favored by toddlers) and encourages everyone to take one (along with a bottle of hand sanitizer).

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Teacher Tech

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Google Keep Now Integrates with Google Slides Google Keep is a digital note app like Post-its. I’ve been a long time fan. Since it’s a Google Tool the notes sync to all of my devices. One feature I love is the ability to take a picture into a Google Keep note and then extract the […]. The post Google Keep in Slides, Yes Please! appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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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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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

I started my career at The Shipley School, an independent K-12 school located in the suburbs of Philadelphia, at an innovative and exciting juncture. In 2014, Shipley was starting an engineering course from scratch, and having spent several years in the industry as an engineer and several more as a math and science teacher in Philadelphia-area schools, I jumped at the opportunity to pioneer a new program as an Upper School (grades 9-12) teacher.

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Education Superhighway

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Distance learning is often discussed in the context of higher ed and adult education, but its relevancy in K-12 education is growing. According to the U.S. Department of Education’s most recent study of the topic, the percentage of public school districts whose high school students took distance learning courses rose from 30 percent in 2002 to 53 percent in 2010.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Developing quality assessments can be challenging for a number of reasons. And, because assessments are essential in so many student-focused decisions, it’s important to get them right. Here are eight steps that teachers and curriculum directors can use to create high quality, effective assessments: 1. Use assessments to uncover good decision-making evidence.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

September 28, 2017 Google Slides is one of our favourite free presentation tools we have been recommending for teachers over the last couple of years. We have an entire section here in EdTech and.read more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

TeachThought Podcast Ep. 88 Reinventing Learning: Part 4: Attribute #2: Digital Learners Prefer Parallel Processing and Multitasking by TeachThought Staff Summary Episode 88 of the TeachThought Podcast is the fourth episode in a 12-part series on reinventing learning for the always-on generation. The series is based on the award-winning book, Reinventing Learning For The Always-On Generation: Strategies And […].

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Prodigy

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Mental math isn’t explicitly part of most curricula, but students who can’t answer relatively-simple equations in their heads with speed or automaticity will likely struggle with harder content. For example, an oft-cited study of a 1st grade class found that students who quickly recall addition facts had more cognitive resources to learn other skills and […].

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Jigsaw activities are not a new innovation in education. Teachers have been using the strategy for years because it blends independent work with the power of group work to extend learning. John Hattie even found that it was one of the only activities in his model that helped students acquire and consolidate both surface and deep knowledge. Kyle Halle-Erby, a 12th grade English teacher at San Francisco International High School likes the jigsaw activity because it helps his English language lear

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My Paperless Classroom

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Edison robot is a great first robot for your school, and is the perfect way to make your existing LEGO hardware more accessible for teaching CS to a wider range of students. The post @MeetEdison Robot Brings Joyful Discovery-Based Learning to Any Classroom appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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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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SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

For those of us that depend on our iPads to any extent in our work, a new operating system brings exciting new features, but some trepidation. As it should. Apple released iOS 11 two weeks ago, and it comes with some cool updates particularly for the iPad. Note also that not all devices currently "out there" will be prompted to install (i.e. "can run") iOS 11.

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MiddleWeb

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Catherine Collier's strategies for building a multi-tier system of support (MTSS) fit into the planning, implementation, and monitoring of interventions to meet the needs of all students. Educator Rita Platt find the RTI-focused book a useful addition to teachers' resource shelf.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Student Voices. What do kids really think about school? How would they change it? Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, on a September speaking tour, told students she felt they mostly “just follow the same schedule, the same routine — just waiting to be saved by the bell” and that the U.S. school system is a “mess.” Do they feel that way? Magdalena Slapik has been asking them.

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MiddleWeb

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Noting that high quality classroom discussion fosters content learning and critical thinking, social studies teacher Michael Yell reports that Challenging Learning through Dialogue is a powerful resource to help make middle grades discussion more thoughtful, engaging, and real.

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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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The Principal of Change

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

A lot of times when working with educators, I try to give relevant examples of ideas that can be implemented into learning but get very specific to either a class or grade level. My focus is not adding something to the plate of an educator but replacing something they currently do with something new and better than what they may have been doing before.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Our fabulous art teacher, Ms. Foretich, is always looking for opportunities to take our students to art experiences outside our school. Last year, she attended a workshop at the High Museum of Art in Atlanta and learned that the Wonderful World of Ashley Bryan exhibit was on the way for this school year. We did a quick brainstorm on a grade level we might do a project with and she applied for the Art Access grant which supports transportation and admission to the museum.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

We hope you will consider registering (free) for the third and final of our Library 2.017 mini-conferences this year. "Makerspaces" will be held online on Wednesday, October 11th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). You can attend the mini-conference live or you can watch the recordings at any time afterwards.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Joe Fatheree on episode 159 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Global Teacher Prize finalist Joe Fatheree talks about what great teachers do. He shares his observations and also his hopes for improving the profession. FREE WEBINAR ON INQUIRY-BASED LEARNING. Today’s sponsor is Kids Discover Online.

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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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