EdTech Magazine

MAY 4, 2017

By Samuel Mormando Professional development for new IT should keep teachers in mind.

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Neo LMS

MAY 4, 2017

You’re probably familiar with what the flipped classroom is and how it works. It is the exact inverse of how homework and classwork traditionally align. Flipped classrooms flip the role of students — it offers them a degree of autonomy to discover and exercise learning techniques that work best for them. A teacher’s role is also flipped — where once they stood in class and lectured to a passive audience, now they act as facilitators of the student’s own self-driven and interactive learning

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2017

Dan Meyer talks math on episode #69 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Dan Meyer @ddmeyer gives us tips and advice for helping kids who hate math learn to love it. He explains the 3-Act method of teaching. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here. Transcript available here soon for download and by scrolling down to the bottom of this post.

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Ditch That Textbook

MAY 4, 2017

We know that poster board makes posters and that paper clips hold papers together. But what if they had hidden super powers? The things you may have laying around the classroom may be the keys to unlocking some exciting, engaging learning activities. (Or if you don’t have them, they could be at the top of [.].

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MAY 4, 2017

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User Generated Education

MAY 4, 2017

In order to support interest and passion driven learning (all – I mean all – of my students play video games) as well as address cross-curricular content area integration of language arts, science, and technology standards, I had my gifted elementary learners, grades 2 through 6, do a semester long project on video game design. Standards Addressed.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2017

Whether you believe the. purpose of college is to foster intellectual curiosity or simply to land a job after graduation, emotional well-being is a prerequisite to both. Research links learning ability to social and emotional health, which will become increasingly important for workplace success in the coming decades. Yet, mental health is a growing crisis within both. secondary schools and universities , where demand for counseling services is rapidly outstripping supply.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2017

Everything starts with suspicion. You take a student’s essay, start reading it, and it doesn’t feel right. The writing structure, word constructions, and deductions are unlike this mentee of yours! You go to PlagiarismCheck , Copyscape , or any other resource to check that essay for plagiarism and…ta da! You were right. The essay has obvious signs of plagiarism.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2017

Approximately 2,000 policy makers, technologist, tinkerers, designers, educators, and students from around the world gathered at the nation’s first Smart Cities conference in New York City to tackle some wicked problems facing humanity’s rapidly-growing urban populations. According to data from the United Nations , 54 percent of the world’s population live in cities, and experts estimate that percentage will swell to 70 percent by 2050.

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My Paperless Classroom

MAY 4, 2017

On May 2, 2017, I had the privledge of being invited to attend the #LEARNWHATSNEXT keynote produced by Microsoft. The first of it's kind during Microsoft Satya Nadella's tenure as CEO, the keynote revolved around education and what Microsoft thinks the classroom of the future should look like. The post @Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella unleashes his master plan for @MicrosoftEDU. and it’s #AWESOME. appeared first on TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network.

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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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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 4, 2017

May 5, 2017 As a a full time doctoral student, iPad is my number 1 companion. I use it for a wide variety of educational purposes but mainly for reading. I have been experimenting with various apps.read more.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 4, 2017

What is Flexible Seating or Alternative Seating? In traditional classrooms, students sit at desks or tables, often assigned to them. They may have limited opportunities to move around the room before an official break, but for the most part students stay at their desk or table spot. In flexible seating, the classroom is arranged to give a variety of options.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 4, 2017

May 4, 2017 Engagement enhances optimal learning and students learn best when they are actively immersed in collaborative hands-on activities. One way to get students engaged is through game-based.read more.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2017

This week 2U surprised many education-watchers when it made its very first acquisition, dropping $103-million on a 9-year-old South-African company called GetSmarter. If that name wasn’t on your radar, you can be forgiven—apparently even 2U’s leaders hadn’t heard of it until about a year ago. So what does the purchase mean for 2U, and for the unusual business approach it helped pioneer?

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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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Teacher Tech

MAY 4, 2017

Previously I had blogged about students coding their vocabulary words. To help students take it up a notch I have created an Add-on template that puts a button in the sidebar. The button will run the students code. This provides students the opportunity to share what they coded and have another student test it. Add-On Template […]. The post Kids Code: Add-On Template appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 4, 2017

The post When Robots Replace Teachers appeared first on TeachThought.

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Insight Education Group

MAY 4, 2017

Research tells us that there is no greater school-related impact on student achievement than the teacher in the classroom. We also know from research that teachers can have an impact on their students that extends beyond the classroom, including instilling them with a motivation for continued life-long learning throughout their lives. Specifically, as researchers at Harvard University and Brown University point out, "a growing body of evidence has identified a range of academic behaviors and min

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techieMusings

MAY 4, 2017

Teaching Online AP Calculus AB this year has been an incredible experience – from creating a differentiated learning experience for each student in the class to teaching juniors and seniors to be truly resourceful and independent. “I don’t know why I love it [Online AP Calculus] but I tell everyone it’s my favorite class. For the first time it’s made me really, really enjoy math” ~Hayley S ’18.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 4, 2017

The post Swoon: Girl With Prosthetic Leg Runs With Classmates appeared first on TeachThought.

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The Principal of Change

MAY 4, 2017

Red tape. Does your job create it or get rid of it? More importantly, do you create it for others in your job, or do you help get rid of it for those you serve? Teaching is an insanely tough profession, and to be successful, people in positions that support educators (administrators, support staff, anyone in that staff) have to focus on removing barriers, not creating obstacles.

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EmergingEdTech

MAY 4, 2017

Such a Simple and Powerful Technique That so Few Know About Ever been looking for content on a web page and having to scroll and carefully eyeball an endlessly long page of content in an effort to. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Fractus Learning

MAY 4, 2017

If your kids are loco for locomotion, Lego train sets are a guaranteed hit. With every kind of model from old steam engines to modern high-speed trains, they have something for engineers of all ages, and […].

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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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EdTechTeam

MAY 4, 2017

In April we added Egypt to the list of countries EdTechTeam has worked in. We met with teachers there for a Level 1 Certification Bootcamp. Speaking of our work outside of North America, we also produced events in New Zealand, Costa Rica and South Africa. Want to bring an EdTechTeam Summit to your region? Check this out and then take a moment to fill out our request form.

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Insight Education Group

MAY 4, 2017

Research tells us that there is no greater school-related impact on student achievement than the teacher in the classroom. We also know from research that teachers can have an impact on their students that extends beyond the classroom, including instilling them with a motivation for continued life-long learning throughout their lives. Specifically, as researchers at Harvard University and Brown University point out, "a growing body of evidence has identified a range of academic behaviors and min

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 4, 2017

It is May 3rd and young Jonathan Harker is taking a train east to meet his firm’s new client, one count Dracula. You may follow the rest of the story by subscribing to new posts, or dive into the novel’s archives, or leave a comment, or all three. Welcome to the Draculablog. Let me explain. Way back in 2005 I was preparing a scholarly edition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula for publication.

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techlearning

MAY 4, 2017

A critical part of instruction, high-quality assessments create a roadmap for success in school, career, and life.

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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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Bryan Alexander

MAY 4, 2017

It is May 3rd and young Jonathan Harker is taking a train east to meet his firm’s new client, one count Dracula. You may follow the rest of the story by subscribing to new posts, or dive into the novel’s archives, or leave a comment, or all three. Welcome to the Draculablog. Let me explain. Way back in 2005 I was preparing a scholarly edition of Bram Stoker’s Dracula for publication.

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techlearning

MAY 4, 2017

Critical-reading program buoyed by high-interest texts, clear structure.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2017

The times they are a'changing—and the folks at Alpha Public Schools refuse to be left behind. That's why last year, in an attempt to accelerate personalized learning, we mandated every middle school teacher implement a station rotation model for the first time. In the stations, students work on adaptive online programs, collaborate in small groups, and receive differentiated instruction from the teacher.

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The Electric Educator

MAY 4, 2017

This past week a massive phishing scam impacted millions of Google users. You may have seen this email. Clicking "open" gave a hacker access to your address book and email, allow them to send the same email to everyone in your address book. While annoying, this attack wasn't terribly malicious. The hacker did NOT get your password - they just sent out a LOT of emails.

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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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