Ditch That Textbook
AUGUST 21, 2017
One of the hooks from the book Teach Like a PIRATE that’s most memorable to me is the Board Message Hook. In a book about engaging students, the idea of meeting students with something that’s eye-catching and thought-provoking — a statement or a picture or whatever — really resonated with me. Put a photo of something seemingly random on the [.].
The Journal
AUGUST 21, 2017
Where is the curriculum — the daily lessons — that specifically exploit 1-to-1? K-12 simply must move beyond using computing devices as nice-to-have, supplements to paper-and-pencil curriculum. In this week’s blog post we explore the fundamental challenge of making 1-to-1 an effective resource.
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EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 21, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Schools can prepare for an influx of new devices.
Battelle for Kids
AUGUST 21, 2017
With the upsurge in new methods of news sharing- real, fake, and personal- on social media streams, P21 is often asked why the Framework for 21st Century Learning does not address these “new” issues.
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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.
EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 21, 2017
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez The tech giant held the first of its Facebook Live PD events.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 21, 2017
Great Apps for Education · Screen casting: o [link] o [link] · Markup and Edit Photos: o Microsoft Remix 3D [link] o [link] o PicMonkey [link] o [link] · Note taking: o Google Docs o Google Keep o OneNote [link] o Evernote [link] (desktop app is very powerful) · Creative App Bundle (WeVideo, Soundtrap, Explain Everything): o [link] - video editing, sound editing, online whiteboard with recording · Video Editing: o Wevideo [link] o Animoto [link] o [link] o [link] o [link] · QR Code Reader: o [li
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 21, 2017
Microsoft Education Resources Microsoft in Education main site Leadership Resources - transform your schools and classrooms with Microsoft Tools and Resources School leader tools OneNote for Administrators Microsoft Showcase Schools Microsoft School Transformation Toolkit IT Solutions IT management and deployment Intune for Education Student lifecycle management Business management Research management Teacher Resources OneNote for Teachers OneNote in Education Microsoft Digital Literacy Curricul
Edsurge
AUGUST 21, 2017
For years, school leaders in Loudoun County, Virginia “had been talking about a one-to-one technology initiative,” says Josh Ajima, instructional facilitator for technology at Dominion High School and Loudoun Academy of Science. “But it kept getting pushed back and back. It had been five or six years that they had been talking about, ‘the next big thing.’”.
Fractus Learning
AUGUST 21, 2017
The role of a creative leader is not to have all the ideas; it’s to create a culture where everyone can have ideas and feel they’re valued. ~Sir Ken Robinson I am a middle child and […].
Teacher Tech
AUGUST 21, 2017
Depth of Knowledge in Mathematics Guest Blog Post by Robert Kaplinksy Take a look at the problem below. It’s based on a fourth-grade standard on comparing fractions. Spend a minute or two thinking about it and then continue below. Directions: Using the digits 1-9, no more than one time each, fill in the boxes to […]. The post Depth of Knowledge (DOK) in Mathematics appeared first on Teacher Tech.
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.
TeacherCast
AUGUST 21, 2017
Eduporium is a marketplace that acts similar to Amazon, yet is focused on providing school districts a direct, purchase order friendly way of bringing in STEM and Makerspace items into their schools. The post Learn why your school should be purchasing #STEM and #Makerspace items from @Eduporium this school year! appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.
TeachThought - Learn better.
AUGUST 21, 2017
The post How To Support Students That Never Come To School appeared first on TeachThought.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
AUGUST 21, 2017
August 21, 2017 In today's post we are sharing with you four handy Chrome extensions that will enhance your YouTube viewing experience. The first extension in the list enables you to turn off the.read more.
eSchool News
AUGUST 21, 2017
With 80 percent of teachers reporting that they support the use of technology in the classroom, it is important to integrate tools that best fit with a child’s learning abilities, as well as school curriculum. Just this spring, a tech trend spun through the nation and it seemed as though almost every elementary school child was holding a fidget spinner.
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.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
AUGUST 21, 2017
August 21, 2017 Looking for some good iPad apps to help you create educational videos to share with students? The collection below has you covered. It features what we think are some of the best.read more.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 21, 2017
“What should I say about Charlottesville?”. Chanting “White lives matter! You will not replace us! and Jews will not replace us!” several hundred white nationalists and white supremacists carrying torches marched in a parade through the University of Virginia campus. Wire photo: Evelyn Hockstein/For The Washington Post via Getty Images. It’s the burning question on every teacher’s mind as the new school year gets underway.
MiddleWeb
AUGUST 21, 2017
Michelle Russell's first week back in math class went great. Learn how she launched her classroom communities, thanks to teachers whose activities and ideas she scouted out online. Michelle has included all the students' favorites in case you'd like to try some yourself!
eSchool News
AUGUST 21, 2017
Ed. note : App of the Week picks are now being curated by the editors of Common Sense Education , which helps educators find the best ed-tech tools, learn best practices for teaching with tech, and equip students with the skills they need to use technology safely and responsibly. Click here to read the full app review. Adobe Spark. What’s It Like?
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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
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 21, 2017
Growing up in black America in the 1970s, the portraits of MLK, JFK and Jesus hung on every family’s wall. Today, the new trinity of Oprah, Beyoncé and Michelle could almost replace them. But the increasing power and cultural influence of black women don’t equal protection. If we look more closely at black women’s accomplishments, often achieved despite men, they reveal how sexist men really are.
Marketplace K-12
AUGUST 21, 2017
Curriculum company Activate Learning and K-12 supplier School Specialty have announced acquisitions. Also, Finnish ed-tech company Lightneer raised $5 million. The post K-12 Dealmaking: Activate Learning and a Big Supplier, School Specialty, Make Acquisitions appeared first on Market Brief.
Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous
AUGUST 21, 2017
I’m always trying to maximize what happens during library orientation each year. This year, I asked myself what I really hoped students experienced on their very first visit. Yes, there are many expectations and rules I could go over, but what message do I send if that’s how I spend our time on day 1. Instead, I wanted to focus on the power of reading and give students time to explore the genres of the library.
EdTechTeam
AUGUST 21, 2017
It was a blistering hot day in July 2017. My bags were packed. I was on my way to meet my traveling companions. We were headed for Giza! When we met, I realized they had forgotten to pack their bags. They were traveling without a toothbrush or a pair of pajamas. What to do? Well … “settle in traveling companions! We are going to Egypt!” I decided to embark on the journey anyway.
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.
MiddleWeb
AUGUST 21, 2017
Not all educators and parents are ready to trust Artificial Intelligence, writes Amber Chandler, but to fully participate in the lives of our students and our children, we need to go where they are. Not only is AI very real to them, it's also where the future awaits.
Hansen's Link to Tech
AUGUST 21, 2017
Most recently G Suite for Education has released a handful of updates in Classroom to increase educator efficiency and advocate best usage in the classroom. With the school year starting, here are a few updates that will help you setup and use Google Classroom. Reordering your Classrooms. Going Big with that Class Code. Showing Lists of Work of Individual Students.
Educational Technology Guy
AUGUST 21, 2017
Welcome back to school! I hope everyone had a great summer and was able to relax and recharge. Most schools around here start next week, with new teachers starting this week. The beginning of the year is always a little crazy for all teachers. Getting your room setup, implementing new ideas into your lesson plans, getting to know your students, and just settling back in to the routine can be busy and stressful.
The CoolCatTeacher
AUGUST 21, 2017
Episode 131 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Stephen Ritz @StephenRitz grows 50,000 pounds of vegetables in the Bronx. As founder of the Green Bronx Machine, his students grow plants while learning more and going onto college. Exciting! Today’s sponsor is Kids Discover.
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
AUGUST 21, 2017
I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, taking into account the perspectives and norms of all stakehol
Graphite Blog
AUGUST 21, 2017
Before my second year of teaching, my principal suggested that I pilot a class set of 35 Chromebooks in my ninth- and 11th-grade English classes. In exchange for exclusive use of this Chromebook cart, I agreed to provide professional development on the Google for Education platform to the rest of our small staff and to simply use the devices in my classroom every day.
Digital Promise
AUGUST 21, 2017
Education leaders seeking to improve learning outcomes for English Learners have started exploring ways to leverage edtech tools to meet students’ diverse cultural and linguistic needs. Research suggests this approach has promise, but with so many edtech options and limited evidence on their impact, many district leaders need help determining which tools best meet the needs of their particular English Learner population.
eSchool News
AUGUST 21, 2017
As recently as the 2016-2017 school year, nearly one-quarter (23 percent) of schools responding to a survey said they have tested virtual reality solutions, and while that number could certainly be higher, it’s an indication that the technology is expanding. These days, virtual reality has moved from a hypothetical in vintage sci-fi movies to a legitimate learning tool that, when used correctly, helps students increase both engagement and achievement.
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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