Neo LMS
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
The global edtech market will see a rise in global spending of $342b by 2025. For teachers, that means edtech is here to stay, as more and more schools and universities are moving towards partial or complete digitization. However, things are not as rosy as they seem. The edtech industry as a whole has a problem: the successful adoption of technology in the classroom.
Digital Promise
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
In order to build a safe and useful house, we rely on the knowledge and experience of many: architects help design spaces that are functional and aesthetically pleasing, engineers ensure the designs are structurally sound, and contractors coordinate construction so that plumbers, electricians, and many others work in coordination. None of these folks, however, know the needs, preferences, and constraints of the specific family who will ultimately reside in the home.
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Edsurge
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
In almost any school in the country today, you can find an app or program that claims to change education as we know it. Yet schools are littered with products that have not changed anything beyond teachers’ desktop screens. As researchers focusing on education technology, we see this often: interactive whiteboards covered in posters, desktop computers holding up plants, older devices that do not work with a newer assessment system.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
After a student stood in class and said he had a bomb, word quickly spread among other students. “It was not fun for the next three hours,” recalled Mike Jolley, who at the time was a high school principal in North Carolina’s Cabarrus County Schools. Officials evacuated the school, and the student was arrested. At one point, the student said he had tried to join a terrorist organization.
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EdNews Daily
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
The gig economy refers to a shift away from traditional jobs in favor of contract-based or freelance work. The gig economy is having a significant impact on the business world, and there are numerous ways college students can take advantage of it to build and improve their careers. To truly benefit, however, you must understand how it works. Low Bar of Entry.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
How do you expand educational time without expanding school hours? The answer: turn the school bus into an extension of the classroom by enabling the fleet with Wi-Fi. It’s a solution that a growing number of school districts are turning to, particularly those in rural areas where bus rides can add more than an hour to student commutes. These are often the same students suffering from the “homework gap” driven by unequal digital access: 18 percent of all students in rural areas have limited in
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
From 3D printing programs to robot coding, creative software integration and iterative design programs, schools are investing in makerspaces to drive student success. For example, students in Smithfield, Va., are using 3D printers to create hydraulic claws that help tackle a real-world problem: trash. In Boulder County, Colo., students at Dawson School have access to a makerspace equipped with 3D printers, a laser cutter and computers.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
If you are looking for some good note taking apps other than the default Notes app that comes with your Mac the list below has you covered. We featured some of the best titles in the Mac App Store.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
From 3D printing programs to robot coding, creative software integration and iterative design programs, schools are investing in makerspaces to drive student success. For example, students in Smithfield, Va., are using 3D printers to create hydraulic claws that help tackle a real-world problem: trash. In Boulder County, Colo., students at Dawson School have access to a makerspace equipped with 3D printers, a laser cutter and computers.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
The U.S. Department of Education hopes that the blockchain technology transforming the finance and logistics industries could play a role in making education records more portable and transparent. The federal agency has provided $2 million to the American Council on Education to organize a new Education Blockchain Initiative, the council announced Thursday.
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.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
After a student stood in class and said he had a bomb, word quickly spread among other students. “It was not fun for the next three hours,” recalled Mike Jolley, who at the time was a high school principal in North Carolina’s Cabarrus County Schools. Officials evacuated the school, and the student was arrested. At one point, the student said he had tried to join a terrorist organization.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
The job of preventing cheating at colleges can be especially tough when there is an aggressive industry selling students a variety of unethical assistance. For instance, custom paper-writing services offer students work tailored exactly to what the professor has assigned. We’ve been exploring that tension in recent weeks with a series on the cheating economy.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
How do you expand educational time without expanding school hours? The answer: turn the school bus into an extension of the classroom by enabling the fleet with Wi-Fi. It’s a solution that a growing number of school districts are turning to, particularly those in rural areas where bus rides can add more than an hour to student commutes. These are often the same students suffering from the “homework gap” driven by unequal digital access: 18 percent of all students in rural areas have limited in
The Hechinger Report
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
After giving birth to premature twins, one of whom had a disability, Alexis began the search for child care. She called daycare providers repeatedly to try to get spots for her children. She found it was nearly impossible to find a center with two spots for infants, let alone one who had a disability. Her partner, who worked night shifts, ended up watching the twins during the day for a full year so Alexis could work.
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.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
From 3D printing programs to robot coding, creative software integration and iterative design programs, schools are investing in makerspaces to drive student success. For example, students in Smithfield, Va., are using 3D printers to create hydraulic claws that help tackle a real-world problem: trash. In Boulder County, Colo., students at Dawson School have access to a makerspace equipped with 3D printers, a laser cutter and computers.
eSchool News
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Developing robust literacy skills empowers children to succeed in school and life. In Cobb County School District , we strive to ensure every student is reading on or above grade level by grade 3. The Cobb County Teaching and Learning Standards in English Language Arts provide a rigorous set of proficiencies in reading, writing, listening, speaking, and language.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
After a student stood in class and said he had a bomb, word quickly spread among other students. “It was not fun for the next three hours,” recalled Mike Jolley, who at the time was a high school principal in North Carolina’s Cabarrus County Schools. Officials evacuated the school, and the student was arrested. At one point, the student said he had tried to join a terrorist organization.
TeachThought - Learn better.
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Actors Theatre of Louisville is proud to announce the return of the 15th anniual New Voices Young Playwrights Festival April 27-29, 2020. The post Actors Theater Announces New Voices Young Playwrights Festival For Students appeared first on TeachThought.
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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
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
You’d think that the most popular event at a computer science playground might involve putting a computer together. But for Cambridge Public School ’s Computer Science Playground, the honor of most beloved activity fell in the other direction: taking laptops apart. “Throughout the year, we’re telling kids, ‘Don’t pop the keys off the keyboard,’” says Gina Roughton, assistant director of educational technology for the Massachusetts school district.
MiddleWeb
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Jimmy Casas’ book Culturize shows how educators can positively impact their school culture and climate by making student needs the top priority. We can all help, writes teacher and aspiring school leader Reid Heller, by putting the book’s principles to work.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
One of the biggest trends in educational technology shouldn’t be a trend at all. “ Equity should be something that we always do , not a trend,” says Josh Stumpenhorst, learning commons director at Lincoln Junior High School in Naperville, Ill. “It’s become a conversation.”. To that end, EdTech ’s trends for 2020 involve the nuts and bolts of educational technology — AR/VR , makerspaces, esports and more — while encompassing the ways those technologies support learning for all students.
TeachThought - Learn better.
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
The TeachThought Podcast Ep. 193 Myths We Use To Improve Education Drew Perkins talks with Jennifer Borgioli Binis about myths and inaccuracies espoused by prominent education voices in pursuit of progress. Links & Resources Mentioned In This Episode: @JennBinis Ed History 101 Episode 6 – Vacation (All I Ever Wanted) Nursing Clio Referenced Twitter thread […].
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.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
The CETL® certification program demonstrates K-12 education technology leaders have mastered the knowledge and skills needed to build 21st century learning environments. Get started today.
MiddleWeb
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
These 32 formative assessment probes, designed by leading authority Page Keeley, are carefully chosen, researched, worded and explained to give students a strong understanding of key underlying concepts in physical science, writes science educator Dr. Laura Von Staden.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
From 3D printing programs to robot coding, creative software integration and iterative design programs, schools are investing in makerspaces to drive student success. For example, students in Smithfield, Va., are using 3D printers to create hydraulic claws that help tackle a real-world problem: trash. In Boulder County, Colo., students at Dawson School have access to a makerspace equipped with 3D printers, a laser cutter and computers.
techlearning
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
It is officially awards season. And while debates over who deserved Best Actress or Top Artist of the Year might be solid social media fodder, a cast of top tech displays and projectors are undeniably worthy of their hard earned nods.
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.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
The CETL® certification program demonstrates K-12 education technology leaders have mastered the knowledge and skills needed to build 21st century learning environments. Get started today.
Prodigy
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
“When can I use the tablet?” “Do you have games on your phone?” “Can I please have [insert latest video game trend here]?” These days, we have endless technology at our fingertips. Screen time is a huge commodity in most households, and your kids are likely no exception. With so many options, it can be […]. The post The 21 Best Free Games for Kids in 2020 appeared first on Prodigy Math Blog.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
You’d think that the most popular event at a computer science playground might involve putting a computer together. But for Cambridge Public School ’s Computer Science Playground, the honor of most beloved activity fell in the other direction: taking laptops apart. “Throughout the year, we’re telling kids, ‘Don’t pop the keys off the keyboard,’” says Gina Roughton, assistant director of educational technology for the Massachusetts school district.
Nick's Picks for Educational Technology
FEBRUARY 6, 2020
Templates for Engaging Assignments Fake social media templates have been long popular on Nick’s picks an engaging way for students to demonstrate an understanding of course content. The positive feedback I have received from teachers about my Netflix template encouraged me to continue expanding this type of approach in new ways. An Amazon template seemed.
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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