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Making Music with iPads and #edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

A Conversation with Justin Kamp on the 10-Minute Teacher #42 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Justin Kamp @kampmiltonmusic Kids can learn to make music with iPads and technology. This isn’t just child’s play – some serious music learning can happen. On today’s show, K3-6th grade teacher Justin Kamp @kampmiltonmusic from Wisconsin unleashes his favorite apps, strategies, and tools for making music with kids of all ages.

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Networking Pays Off for Education Startups at SXSWedu

Ed Tech from the Ground Up

Popular conference SXSWedu provides huge opportunities for companies seeking to make important contacts--if they understand the rules. The post Networking Pays Off for Education Startups at SXSWedu appeared first on Market Brief.

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Competency-based learning: the ultimate student-centered education

Neo LMS

Going to college and getting a degree used to be equal to having greater chances at a better life. But life doesn’t come with any guarantees. The economy is always shifting, so long-term plans like pursuing a college degree need more flexibility than ever. The 37 or so millions of American adults with some college but no degree definitely know what I’m talking about.

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Technology and Explanation in Modern Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

Today’s guest writer is Finja Kruse, a teacher experienced in different educational tools and engaged in creative writing activities in school. You can contact her via LinkedIn. Her article today can be summed up by a line in the last paragraph: “ Technology is not your enemy…” Educators aim to equip students with an understanding of the world, its fragility, & opportunities, by teaching them various common subjects like math, language, or science.

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Quickly Create Personalized Learning Experiences that Work

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.

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Review: HP Sprout Pro Core i7 6700 Boosts Education from Every Angle

EdTech Magazine

By John Breeden II HP’s all-in-one computer is packed with 3D tools for a modern, innovative classroom.

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At What Age is it Easiest to Learn a Second Language?

Digital Promise

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. If you want to learn a foreign language, should you begin before a certain age in order to fully master it? Popular opinion holds that young children find it easier than adults because childhood is a “critical period” for language learning. It has been difficult to prove this, but new research published by my colleagues and me, using brainscans and innovative statistical methods, does indeed suggest that our ca

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Strategies for Encouraging Effective Student Discussions

ProfHacker

If you’re not already following Jennifer Gonzalez’ site, Cult of Pegadogy , I strongly recommend that you start doing so. Gonzalez regularly publishes useful posts that provide specific advice for the classroom, from K-16 and beyond. A recent post that caught my eye — “ 5 Ways College Teachers Can Improve Their Instruction ” — was no exception, featuring an interview with author and teacher Norman Eng.

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A Handy Infographic Explaining SAMR Model for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

March 28, 2017 For those of you who haven't seen it yet, here is one of our popular visuals on SAMR model we shared a few weeks ago. As we have stated elsewhere, 'SAMR (Substitution,read more.

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How to Get Engagement, Growth and Stickiness When Teaching Kids to Write

Edsurge

As an English teacher with 24 years of experience, I often feel I’ve explored every possible avenue to help my students grow as writers. That is truer today than ever as new technology has increased the instructional possibilities, and evidence-based, on-demand testing has forced me to get creative. But while the educational landscape has shifted, my core values as a teacher have remained the same: to ensure engagement, growth and the retention of learning— “stickiness”—for each student.

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What some colleges are quietly doing to help undocumented students

The Hechinger Report

As on other campuses, students at the University of Utah have been calling for the school to declare itself a sanctuary for undocumented immigrants, including those enrolled there. There have been marches, a walkout and a rally at the administration building, where protesters taped copies of their demands to the president’s door. One was that the university refuse to work with, or provide students’ immigration status to, government authorities.

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Can Brain Science Actually Help Make Your Training & Teaching Stick?

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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New York Public Library’s Digital Resources Are Now Free For Everyone

TeachThought - Learn better.

The post New York Public Library’s Digital Resources Are Now Free For Everyone appeared first on TeachThought.

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Do You Have What It Takes to be a Successful Edtech Product Manager?

Edsurge

The product manager (PM) position is a precarious one because the role can vary vastly between companies, depending on their mission, size and model. Hence, there is no one formula for becoming the perfect edtech product manager—but there are some skills that can help. Depending on the company, the PM position can have a heavy computer science, marketing or design slant, requiring the person filling that position to be highly skilled in one or a combination of those subjects.

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Some Very Good  Social Studies Apps for Teachers and Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

March 28, 2017 Below is a collection of some very good apps to use in your social studies class. This collection is created and featured in iTunes App Store and features a number of key apps that we.read more.

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iPads Did Not Revolutionize Campus Teaching (But a Few Colleges Give Every Student One)

Edsurge

When Apple released its first iPad seven years ago, the company thought one area it would revolutionize was education. But today the device’s presence in classrooms is spotty. So when Hiram College announced last month that it would provide every student and professor an iPad starting this fall, it made us wonder what the state of Apple’s sector-creating tablet on campuses is these days.

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Reimagining Chickering & Gamson's Principles Post-Pandemic: Technology's Central Role in Modern Edu

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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A New Important Feature Added to Google Docs

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

March 29, 2017 Google Docs has released today a new interesting feature that allows you to easily capitalize a large portion of text with a single click. Alternatively , you can ‘decapitalize’.read more.

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Living, Breathing and Eating Math: An Interview with Carnegie Learning's Barry Malkin

Edsurge

Barry Malkin embodies transformation. An entrepreneur throughout middle and high school, he remembers selling friends 25 cent tickets to watch Flintstones movies projected on a wall in his basement. He spent a decade working in finance on Wall Street, followed by a move to education advising and eventually education investing. “I love doing and learning new things.

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Code a List of Your Calendar Events

Teacher Tech

Google Apps Script Project with Google Calendar Objective Extract events on your calendar to make a list on a spreadsheet. Difficulty: Easy This is NOT coding from scratch. This is a getting started with Google Apps Script project. The template has the code. Template alicekeeler.com/calscript Steps Make a copy of the template by going to […]. The post Code a List of Your Calendar Events appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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MasterClass Raises $35M to Expand Celebrity-Led Courses

Edsurge

Who better to learn from than the experts? That’s the guiding idea behind MasterClass , an online education platform that allows users to learn tennis from Serena Williams, practice acting with Kevin Spacey, and sharpen their cooking skills with chef Gordon Ramsay. But the website’s collection of courses and A-list instructors—which includes the likes of Shonda Rhimes, Steve Martin and Hans Zimmer—could soon expand.

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Behind the Bell: The Underlying Impact of Tardiness in K-12 Schools

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

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Celebrating How Students Can Change Their Communities for the Better

MIND Research Institute

For the second year, the Disneyland® Resort Dreamers & Doers program recognized nearly 100 Orange County High School students for their achievements and the difference they are making in their communities. On February 25th, 33 students were honored as “Shining Stars” and invited to attend an educational symposium and celebratory luncheon at the Disneyland Hotel.

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Google Keep CHEAT SHEET for Teachers and Students – FREE DOWNLOAD

Shake Up Learning

The post Google Keep CHEAT SHEET for Teachers and Students – FREE DOWNLOAD appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Learn All About Google Keep with this Google Keep Cheat Sheet! Hooray! I have a brand new Google Keep Cheat Sheet for Teachers and Students! Use this cheat sheet to find all of the awesome features of this amazing digital tool. (Now, say it three times fast: Google Keep Cheat Sheet!).

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Why Network Security Doesn’t Keep Students Safe

Gaggle Speaks

Sometimes, educators will mistake us as a network security provider. The misunderstanding makes sense. When K12 schools and districts think of focusing on student safety, network security comes to mind, because it does reduce access to potentially malicious online content. Network security, as I’ve discussed in a previous post, is about limiting access to malware and online content that is not suitable for students.

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Taking a Shot at an “Awesome 21st Century Assessment” Rubric

EmergingEdTech

Making Assessment A Richer Learning Experience I often find the annual Higher Education Horizons report from EDUCAUSE and NMC to be inspiring, and while reading the 2017 edition that came out last. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Enhancing HyFlex Education through the PowerTeaching Framework

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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One Day Is Not Enough Physical Education–What Can We Do?

Fractus Learning

This article has been written before. All the statistics you need are publicly available and there is no need to continue harping on about them. Despite all the research that says physical education and physical activity […].

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Students Serve Up Stories Of Beloved Family Recipes In A Global Cookbook Project

MindShift

Washington, D.C.’s Capital City Public Charter School feels like a mini United Nations. Many of the school’s 981 students are first-generation Americans with backgrounds spanning the globe, from El Salvador to Nigeria to Vietnam. So when the staff of the literacy non-profit 826DC began a book-publishing project with the junior class, they picked a topic everyone could relate to that also left room for cultural expression: food.

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Inclusion: Be the Ripple Effect in Your School

MiddleWeb

Elizabeth Stein calls on co-teachers to create powerful ripple effects throughout the nation's classrooms with positive actions aimed at strengthening inclusion and every student's sense of achieving their best. She offers six jumping-off places to start the wave.

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Report Breaks Down the Big Appetite for EngageNY Among Nation’s Teachers

Marketplace K-12

More than three-quarters of teachers say their districts either recommended or required use of some materials through EngageNY, an open education resource aligned to the Common Core State Standards. The post Report Breaks Down the Big Appetite for EngageNY Among Nation’s Teachers appeared first on Market Brief.

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The Battle of the Authoring Tools: A 10-Point Comparison for Picking the Right One

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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Top 10 G Suite Mobile Apps

EdTechTeam

1. Field Trips Field Trip runs in the background of your phone. When you get close to something interesting, it pops up a card with details about the location. If you have a headset or bluetooth connected, it can even read the info to you. iOS link: goo.gl/f7fQzf Android link: goo.gl/3ROSTr 2. Google MyMaps Keep track of the places that matter to you.

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Virtual Reality: The Future of Classroom Education

Veative

Virtual reality is a versatile technology that has a broad range of applications, education being one of them. Teaching and learning have gone beyond the conventional norms of reading from a book and understanding. The traditional learning methods need to coupled with new advanced learning resources with the development of technology. This helps the students to visualize and understand concepts at a much extensive level.

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Protecting Student Privacy on Social Media: Do's and Don'ts for Teachers

Graphite Blog

Social media is an increasingly important part of students' lives; in fact, the average teen spends over an hour a day using social media. Unfortunately, only 3 percent of the time tweens and teens spend online is focused on creation vs. consumption. To be true digital citizens, our students need teachers who model pro-social, creative, and responsible social media use.

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Final Schedule - Open Mini-Conference on Library "Expertise, Competencies, and Careers"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 29th, is our Library 2.017 mini-conference: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). The list of scheduled presentations, plus keynote bios, are below! REGISTER HERE to attend live or to receive the recording links.

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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the EdTech Industry: Assessing the Influence

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