EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Fact or Fallacy: Why Esports Are Here to Stay in K–12 Schools. shailaja.neela…. Wed, 11/20/2019 - 13:14. With a $1 billion market, esports programs at K–12 schools and colleges or universities offer innovative ways to reach students in a tech-rich era. A growing number of K–12 schools are establishing esports programs , and universities are offering top players thousands of dollars in scholarships, but misconceptions persist about competitive video gaming in an educational setting. .

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

How do you measure success in the classroom? Is it through grades and test scores, or something more like social-emotional learning? At El Segundo Unified School District (ESUSD) in southern California, we view our district as highly successful in many ways. And we also recognize a need to look beyond traditional measures of academic success to consider the whole child.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Augmented Reality takes students into bold new worlds where they become part of the learning, not passive viewers. They follow their passion by exploring with their senses. Ask a Tech Teacher sponsor, PleIQ is launching its Kickstarter campaign , offering a revolutionary tool that blends the physical and digital world into one that is irresistible for kids.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The use of science to inform learning and development can have profound results for children, particularly those in their first few years of life. So say the experts—among them Randa Grob-Zakhary, a resident of Switzerland who holds doctoral degrees in neuroscience and medicine from Johns Hopkins University. Trained as a physician and neurosurgeon, Grob-Zakhary came to the education industry when she was pregnant with her first child, a time during which she “became acutely aware of the massive

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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.

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Education Elements

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

During the Education Elements Personalized Learning Summit 2019 , one of our keynote speakers, Principal Baruti Kafele, discussed the achievement gap, the attitude gap, and the role all educators play in addressing both. I was familiar with the achievement gap, but I was unfamiliar with the attitude gap. Principal Kafele defines it as, “the gap between those students who have the will to strive for excellence, and those who don’t.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

This week, YouTube set the world buzzing with the release of a brand new video from their YouTube Creators account warning users about a recent change in their policy about creating videos. Starting immediately, anyone with a YouTube channel MUST comply with a new rule that requires channel owners to declare if their content is being created for kids.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Preparing young children for jobs that haven’t been invented yet may sound like a difficult task for educators, but a recent edWebinar showed how preK and kindergarten teachers can start developing the skills needed for future careers. Marnie Forestieri, the CEO of Young Innovators, and Debby Mitchell, Ed.D., a Young Innovators curriculum writer, explained the process for creating lesson plans that include projects introducing science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM), noting that

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

YouTube remains one of the best resources for educational video content to use with students in class. Over the past few years we reviewed and shared several YouTube channels that offer educational.

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Teacher Tech

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Use Control K to Hyperlink A link to a Google Doc or other URL’s can be ugly. They make your email and documents look terrible. [link] HyperlinK A hyperlink is text that when clicked leads to a URL. CLICK HERE. A Hyperlink Caution Some websites or URL’s are bad sites. The problem with a hyperlink […]. The post HyperlinK Your Text appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Below is a collection of some good educational Android apps we curated specifically for high school students. Some of things they can do with these apps include: record and share screencasts, create.

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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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Marketplace K-12

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

An analysis of schools' usage of popular literacy and math ed-tech products shows that implementation is improving, but dramatic savings may be possible by evaluating what goes unused. The post Latest Ed-Tech Usage Report Shows Improvements, But Still $1 Billion Waste in K-12 appeared first on Market Brief.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

This week, YouTube set the world buzzing with the release of a brand new video from their YouTube Creators account warning users about a recent change in their policy about creating videos. Starting immediately, anyone with a YouTube channel MUST comply with a new rule that requires channel owners to declare if their content is being created for kids.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Bankruptcy. Layoffs. Leadership changes. This decade has not been kind to traditional textbook publishers, as many have struggled to transition their business from print to digital. Yet despite it all, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a stalwart in the K-12 publishing industry, says it’s been in a “sea of calm” as of late. That’s how its CEO Jack Lynch described the recent years for his company.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Welcome to the TeacherCast Educational Network. Starting this week, all YouTube content creators must take action on their YouTube channel to comply with COPPA. Learn More. The post If Your School District Has A YouTube Account … You NEED To Watch This Warning From YouTube appeared first on The TeacherCast Educational Network.

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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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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Rural school districts face many unique trials, and access to educational technology is no different. But the obstacles aren’t just about location. In many cases, school leaders need to justify why the district should invest in the first place. During the edWebinar “Technology in Rural Schools: Leading with Why,” presenters discussed how they overcame challenges and helped the community understand the value of tech in schools.

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Adjusting Course

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

THIS will impact your classroom or school’s culture. How you approach THIS says a lot about who you are. As a matter of fact, THIS could change everything. THIS is not hyperbole…it’s what you do. It's the decisions you make. THIS could be reading logs THIS could be a habit or routine THIS could be grades, homework, or your approach to student discipline THIS could even represent the things you choose to remain silent about These four questions have helped our team change THIS and they’ve helped

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

After high school, Matthew Yam found himself in places much different from his home in Los Angeles. For 13 weeks in 2018, he stayed with host families in the Dominican Republic and Costa Rica. In the former, Yam helped build aqueducts in the mountains and latrines in the sugarcane fields. In the latter, he lived with a cacao farmer without electricity or internet access, helping the farmer start building a garage by hand.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Mississippi is delivering, and its students are the beneficiaries. The state proved a bright spot on the most recent Nation’s Report Card. Mississippi’s gains came as students in many states did worse in 2019 than they did in 2017 on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — to the disappointment of leaders, educators and parents across the United States.

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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

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MiddleWeb

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Why is NBCT Marilyn Pryle’s “never-fail” Character Sketch activity so effective? Because it asks students to use the people in their own lives as inspiration – a parent, grandparent, sibling, or friend. Pryle provides the teacher’s script, complete with student prompts.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

“EarSketch provides an amazing way to experience these creative disciplines simultaneously,” said Dr. Roxanne Moore, Senior Research Engineer at Georgia Tech and project lead for the remix competition.

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Jamf on EdTech

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Millard Public Schools outlined how they manage their with Apple lifecycle management with Diamond Assets and Clarity at the 2019 JNUC.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

“Through these resources, my hope is that we can further interest young people in the power of history and help them better understand the complexity of issues we face today, including the connection to the past and their relevance to the future,” said Ken Burns.

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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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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Photo by David Clode on unsplash They say pride comes before a fall. But this wasn't just a fall. It was a catastrophic misjudgement that led to the most spectacular downfall in history. Lucifer, the first and greatest prince of the angelic hosts, oversteps the mark, and discovers that he's not too high and mighty for a good spanking. But there is no trial by TV interview, or questioning from the FBI for this errant prince.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2019

The Video Show explores every aspect of video content creation, showcasing industry-leading brands, innovative tech startups, and the latest products and software.

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Prodigy

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Do educators in your building(s) use mathematics apps? How effective are they in helping primary school students learn? Is it worth using math apps at all and, if so, what types should you use? To answer some of those questions, researchers Robin Kay and Jae Yeon Kwak reviewed the relevant literature published from 2005 to […]. The post Prodigy Ranks Highest for Math Apps That Support Learning [STUDY] appeared first on Prodigy Math Blog.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

"The Pilot X is the first digital teaching station to truly put state-of-the-art interactive technology at teachers' fingertips," said Ji Shen, CEO of HoverCam.

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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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Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Buncee easily one of my favorite Web 2.0 sites for education has just released a nice collection of presentations for "Fall Projects". Buncee's are beautiful looking presentations, greetings, eCards, posters, or pretty much anything that can be put on a digital canvas. Through their educational portal, educators can create, manage, and assess student projects in real-time.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

First in Math is an online practice site that offers many ways to master facts, practice procedural skills, and engage in problem-solving.

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ExcelinEd

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

We’re coming to you live from the 2019 National Summit on Education Reform in San Diego, where ExcelinEd is hosting more than 1,000 legislators, state superintendents, policymakers and advocates all working to build a brighter future for America’s families. Inspiring Speakers. Despite a city-wide power outage, #EIE19 kicked off with an energizing discussion between Governor Jeb Bush and Chris Stewart.

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techlearning

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Boxlight Corporation today announced it has entered into an exclusive global reseller partnership agreement with Moovly Media Inc.

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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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