Fri.Jan 14, 2022

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Can A New Online Learning Platform Improve Employment For Those With Visual Impairment?

Edsurge

Despite being capable of working a variety of jobs, people who are blind or visually impaired tend to have low job placement rates, low salaries and an unusually high underemployment rate. But some advocates say that more-accessible tech platforms could be a key to changing that. Typically, employment for the blind and visually impaired fall into either the low-skill, low-wage category or the professional jobs that require a college education category, says Edward Bell, the director of Louisiana

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K–12 Districts Find Interactive Flat Panels a Key Tool for Teacher-Driven Learning

EdTech Magazine

The difference was immediate. After rolling out Promethean ActivPanel interactive whiteboards and document cameras in 600 of the classrooms at Albemarle County Public Schools, teachers reported an increased excitement for learning. This is exactly why the district’s implementation team brought these new technologies to the Virginia district of 14,000 students and 25 schools.

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23+ Websites on Animals

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are a few of the popular resources teachers are using to teach about animals (click headings for more resources): Animals. African animals –research site for these animals. Alphabetimals –learn the alphabet with animal sounds. Animals. Audobon Bird Guide: North America (app). BrainPop Jr. Herd Tracker –watch the great migrations of East Africa in real time.

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10 edtech experts you should follow

Hapara

Integrating technology into instruction and learning is a way of life for educators today. But it can be a struggle to understand how to use classroom technology in meaningful ways. Luckily there are edtech experts who are sharing strategies and tools through blog posts, social media, books, courses and podcasts. Each of these experts has a background in education, a unique voice and a passion for using technology in the classroom.

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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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11 Tips and Book Recommendations for Encouraging Reluctant Readers

Waterford

Sometimes it can feel like pulling teeth trying to teach reluctant readers to develop their literacy skills. The key to teaching these children is, as with many academic subjects, to inspire a love of learning and get their families involved in their literacy development. Read on to discover strategies for engaging your classroom’s reluctant readers and getting them excited about stories—along with seven book recommendations to help you diversify your classroom library options!

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SEL is not another thing on the plate. It is the plate

Hapara

Blog series: Spotlighting SEL in the H?para-supported classroom. This blog series is designed to provide educators with examples from the classroom of how the H?para Instructional Suite can be used to support social emotional learning (SEL). We will explore themes from Supporting Child and Student Social, Emotional, Behavioral, and Mental Health Needs as well as the Collaborative for Academic, Social, and Emotional Learning (CASEL) framework for applying evidence-based SEL strategies to your cla

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WeVideo Releases WeVideo Classroom for Educational Multimedia Creation

eSchool News

Mountain View, Calif. (January 13, 2021) – WeVideo today launched WeVideo Classroom , a cloud-based multimedia creation platform customized for educators to help drive student engagement and ignite deeper learning through the creative process. Developed in response to evolving education demands during an unprecedented year, WeVideo Classroom makes it easy for teachers to incorporate multimedia creation into more enriching daily lessons, further helping students to think critically, collaborate,

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Zoom/Video Conferencing Best Practices Revealed in New Research

techlearning

Researchers at Stanford University and the University of Gothenburg find those who look at the camera are viewed more favorably by other Zoom/video conference participants.

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This Texas community college group is offering free tuition – and much more

The Hechinger Report

SAN ANTONIO – For years, Keira Gilmore had her heart set on going to Texas A&M University. In high school, she was accepted and started mapping out her future. But the potential cost of school caused arguments between her and her parents, then her fiancé broke up with her abruptly, and her mother, who was already pregnant, got sick. This story also appeared in The Washington Post.

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Bandura’s 4 Principles Of Social Learning Theory

TeachThought - Learn better.

Bandura's Social Learning theory explained that children learn in social environments by observing and then imitating the behavior of others. The post Bandura’s 4 Principles Of Social Learning Theory appeared first on TeachThought.

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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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The Steam Foundation Teams Up with MakerBot to Expand Access to 3D Printing for Students

eSchool News

January 14, 2022 — The Steam Foundation and MakerBot have teamed up to bring 3D printing to more students across the U.S. Founded by Aadhav Prabu and Akshar Raikanti, The Steam Foundation is a California-based nonprofit with a mission to make STEAM education equally accessible to all students in kindergarten through 12 th grade. The organization, which is also run by a team of students, offers free workshops that teach 3D printing, robotics, graphic design, and coding to students as well a

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Starting my 2022 Georgetown University ed tech seminar

Bryan Alexander

This week my spring 2022 seminar began. It’s a master’s degree course for Georgetown University’s excellent Learning, Design, and Technology program. The topic is education and technology. In this post, I’d like to share some course materials and my thinking behind it. In other LDT classes I’ve included technology within our topics in various forms, examining its implications in many domains.

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When it comes to learning loss, don’t reinvent the wheel

eSchool News

As we head towards the last half of our second school year in a pandemic, there is no doubt that the impact of learning loss has exceeded all predictions. As reported by McKinsey, students are behind an average of four months in reading and five months in math. Unfortunately, the pandemic widened preexisting opportunity and achievement gaps, hitting historically disadvantaged students hardest.

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Overcoming Digital Deserts: The Birth of Bronx Digital Equity Coalition

techlearning

To help overcome the digital desert in the Bronx, a charity organization gave away more than 3000-plus devices and brought community stakeholders together.

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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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Prediction: The future of teacher evaluations is video

eSchool News

Over the last two years, educators have been forced into all kinds of unplanned experiments as we’ve searched for ways to keep students safe while continuing to advance their education amid a global pandemic. At the Metropolitan School District of Decatur Township , we’ve found that one of the pandemic-related changes we’ll be keeping around is the use of video for teacher evaluations.

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What Is Wordle? 5 Ways To Use The Latest Puzzle Craze In The Classroom

ASIDE

Source: Wordle If you haven’t yet heard about – or played – Wordle , you will soon. The current avalanche of Twitter mentions run about 50 / 50 between “I'm addicted to Wordle!!” and “What the heck is Wordle??” Our friend Dr. Gina Sipley ( @GSipley ) tipped us off to the craze via a writer's poignant plea in McSweeney’s for a moment's escape from the Omicron nightmare.

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Don Johnston Incorporated Joins Texthelp Group; Edtech Giants Join Forces to Help Students Across North America and the Globe

eSchool News

WOBURN, Mass., Jan. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Texthelp , a global leader in literacy and accessibility technology, today announced that they will acquire the Education Technology Division of Don Johnston Inc., a leading assistive technology and special education curriculum company based outside of Chicago, IL. Don Johnston Inc. is the latest Assistive Technology provider to join the Texthelp Group.

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Inside Gaggle: Meet Our Team

Gaggle Speaks

Jon VanDenBossche has spent the entirety of his time with Gaggle in Operations, initially on the Customer Support team before moving to the Implementation team. Jon left Gaggle in August 2020 to pursue a new opportunity, returning in November 2021 as a Business Data Analyst I. In his new role with our Business Analytics team, Jon provides data insights that empower our stakeholders to make sound business decisions in support of our mission to keep students safe.

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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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Do Educators Like Edthena? Check Out Our Report Card

Edthena

Teachers love feedback and Edthena is no different. From compliments to constructive criticisms, our team takes reviews and ratings seriously. We regularly survey our partner organizations and users to learn what’s working and how we can improve. So, what are educators saying about Edthena? Check out our latest report card below to find out. What’s the word about Edthena?

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Gale In Context: For Educators Receives Product of the Year in 2022 Modern Library Awards From LibraryWorks

eSchool News

FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – January 14, 2022 – Gale , part of Cengage Group, is thrilled to announce that Gale In Context: For Educators has been named Product of the Year in LibraryWorks’ eighth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the most elite products and services that serve the library industry. Products and services were submitted in the fall of 2021 using a simple application, and then were posted on a private site with an enhanced description and attenda

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Do Educators Like Edthena? Check Out Our Report Card

Edthena

Teachers love feedback and Edthena is no different. From compliments to constructive criticisms, our team takes reviews and ratings seriously. We regularly survey our partner organizations and users to learn what’s working and how we can improve. So, what are educators saying about Edthena? Check out our latest report card below to find out. What’s the word about Edthena?

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Kiddom Expands Partnership with Kendall Hunt Publishing

eSchool News

SAN FRANCISCO — January 12, 2022 — Kiddom , the first all-in-one education platform for high-quality digital curriculum, today announced an expansion of its partnership with Kendall Hunt Publishing. As a Certified Partner of the nonprofit OpenSciEd since August 2021, Kendall Hunt will offer a customized version of OpenSciEd’s high-quality middle school science instructional materials in a dynamic format through Kiddom’s comprehensive digital curriculum platform.

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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.