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JANUARY 7, 2020

I had an epiphany the other afternoon: I think we may be trying to do too much, too quickly. We (the Tech Team) have plenty going on: updating the Central Office servers and getting them working efficiently (and without fail!); a K-2 iPad refresh; figuring out the easy way of doing inventory and device management; managing a network update/upgrade at our middle school/high school; figuring out the easy way to manage device access to our networks; device and systems prep for state testing; rearra

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 7, 2020

Kyle Pearce shares how to inspire math learning From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Math shouldn’t break your heart. It should excite you and your students. But how? Let’s move from boring, rote, repetitive math to a math class that sparks curiosity, makes sense and ignites joy. Kyle Pearce, co-creator of mathmoments.com gives us a high-level view of how every math teacher can make math moments that matter.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 7, 2020

A tornado decimated Goodman Elementary School in 2017, mangling the roof and strewing cinder blocks, insulation, furniture and other debris. The destruction of the Goodman, Mo., school forced the temporary relocation of students and school employees, and a subsequent regrouping to continue instruction that inspired the design of a new campus. In August, the Neosho School District opened the new, $12 million Goodman Elementary campus featuring spacious classrooms, open collaboration spaces, a mak

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 7, 2020

By Charles Sosnik. I think it was the immortal Drew Carey who said, “If life beats you down long enough, sooner or later life will get tired.” Or said another way, Illegitimi non carborundum. That’s Latin for “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”. If you are one of the 30 percent of Americans who are self-employed or working on contract, life can be a day-to-day struggle.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2020

Some of the biggest barriers to academic success have nothing to do with academics. Rather, they usually entail basic human needs. After all, it’s hard to do well in school when you’re hungry, or unable to get rest or go to class. As it turns out, higher-ed institutions have emergency funds to offer temporary relief for students struggling with food, housing, transportation and other needs.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 7, 2020

By LeiLani Cauthen. Nearly every school district in America is seeing some degree of student attrition. Except for cases of rapid population growth or regional migration, traditional public schools are witnessing a phenomenon unseen in our lifetimes. Families are just saying “No” to the public classroom experience and instead are opting for homeschooling, charter and magnet schools, virtual schools or a blending of multiple options.

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EdNews Daily

JANUARY 7, 2020

By Joe Parlier, Ed.D. As augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) learning experiences become increasingly common in K-12 classrooms, the value this technology brings to STEM and Career and Technical Education programs is becoming increasingly evident. Educators are using immersive technology to expose students to worlds and situations that would be challenging or impossible in a classroom setting: exploring human and animal anatomy; building and observing the flow of air through car engi

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Teacher Tech

JANUARY 7, 2020

Use Shift Arrow to Capture Characters How many times have you highlighted text only to miss one character? Shift Key and Right Arrow Hold down the Shift key and press the right or left arrows to increase (or decrease) your highlighting by one character. Sometimes I’m having such a challenge to highlight what I want […]. The post Highlight the Lost Character appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 7, 2020

Mobile learning is a relatively recent learning trend that has seen the light due to the widespread of Internet-enabled mobile devices and the rise of what is known as ‘Apps Culture’. More and.

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Gradelink

JANUARY 7, 2020

Branding isn’t just for the business world. Schools and districts depend on effective branding to help draw new families against competing schools. Just like any other competitive organization, they have a need to compete for students, administrative and teaching talent, and community perception. Branding allows your school to tell its story to the community and constituencies you serve.

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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

JANUARY 7, 2020

Screencastify is one of the best screen recording tools you can use on your Chrome. We have been using it for the last couple of years and has always proved its efficacy. Screencastify is simple and.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 7, 2020

Have you ever found yourself in a classroom full of students, wondering if anyone is enjoying the content? Or at the very least, engaged and invested in what they’re learning? This can be a defeating feeling as a teacher, especially considering the hours we put into lesson planning. It doesn’t have to be this way! As teachers, one of our main goals in the classroom is to engage our students in meaningful activities.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 7, 2020

MIND’s Lead Mathematician and Product Director Brandon Smith has been out on the road over the past several months, holding MathMINDs Family Nights around the country. These events featured both the existing MathMINDs Games, as well as some activities that are currently in development. Brandon shared with us how his recent experiences are informing the next wave of MathMINDs Games , as well as MIND’s ongoing work on engaging families.

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EmergingEdTech

JANUARY 7, 2020

STEM is more fundamental and essential than ever Back in 2001, the National Science Foundation introduced the acronym “STEM”, standing for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. In. [Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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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

JANUARY 7, 2020

For many teachers, edtech translates to visuals and video. But during the edWebinar “ Voice Devices and Beyond in the Classroom ,” the presenters made the case for using voice technology in schools to assist with all types of activities, from practicing math to classroom management–and more important, to improve listening comprehension skills.

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Jamf on EdTech

JANUARY 7, 2020

Put in a little bit of time now to save a lot of time later: prepare for growth in 2020 with Jamf Now.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 7, 2020

The post It’s NOT About Google (Part 1) – SULS044 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. It’s NOT about Google, y’all! It’s about the LEARNING! Ready to move the learning in your classroom from static, one-and-done activities, to more dynamic learning—Dynamic Learning with G Suite? This 4-part podcast series will show you how you can use G Suite tools to support dynamic learning experiences for your students!

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Dr. Shannon Doak

JANUARY 7, 2020

If you have been following my blog, you are aware that I am a big proponent of Chromebooks. My Chrome Can series of posts have been created to enable others to see the potential of Chromebooks as a real computer, one that can do everything traditional computers can. It is also my goal to be able to provide posts that educators will find useful. As more and more schools use Chromebooks, educators will most likely find this series of posts useful.

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The Game Agency

JANUARY 7, 2020

Working alongside a dedicated team of developers, you will be both architect and developer for a leading loyalty and rewards platform that delivers games and apps to customers that purchase qualified computer products. You will be responsible for the complete life cycle of the product including modernization efforts, new features, and ongoing maintenance, providing the technical face of our organization to the client.

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Cycles of Learning

JANUARY 7, 2020

I was honored to join Barbara Bray on episode #89 of her podcast RethinkingLearning. Click here to listen to the the entire episode where Barbara and I take a deep dive into the pedagogy and research behind sparking student curiosity.

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techlearning

JANUARY 7, 2020

Cambium Learning Group’s Voyager Sopris Learning today announced that LETRS has earned accreditation from the International Dyslexia Association.

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MiddleWeb

JANUARY 7, 2020

As schools ring in the New Year, instructional coach Elizabeth Stein urges co-teachers to use “crystal clear 20/20 vision” to examine their shared co-teaching experiences. How can they can bring it all into focus? Heighten awareness and consider multiple perspectives.

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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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JANUARY 7, 2020

When it comes to interactive displays, Dell has been thinking big – really big.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 7, 2020

Projector Screen is a great site for educators or parents looking to find screens, projectors, cables, and more for home or their classroom. Also, this is an ideal place to find good deals and other resources such as: how to build a home theater or how a green screen works. I highly recommend checking out Projector Screen by clicking here !!! *Projector Screen is an advertiser of Technology Tidbits.

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techlearning

JANUARY 7, 2020

Learn about the "art theft of the century.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 7, 2020

Game Based Learning is a great way to integrate technology into the classroom as well generate excitement for students. This list not only covers a wide range of subjects, some of these sites have educational portals that allows educators to track and monitor students. *This list is in alphabetical order. 50 Sites/Apps for Educational Games ABCya - A great site for games and mobile apps for elementary students.

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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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Neo LMS

JANUARY 7, 2020

A good teacher can change a person’s life. Every teacher wants to be able to influence their students to become productive members of society. Achieving this requires exceptional teaching methods and a way to inspire students. The question on everyone’s mind is: what makes a “good teacher”? The answer is a lot more complicated than you might think. There are many qualities that come to mind when describing good teachers.

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 7, 2020

Arcademics is a wonderful site for educators looking to integrate game based learning into their K-8 classrooms. Arcademics games cover subjects such as Math, Reading, Geography, and more. Best of all, the teacher portal allows for educators to track/monitor students, generate detailed reports, access video lessons, and assess student's learning making it easy to differentiate instruction.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 7, 2020

An engaging learning experience in which students are fully immersed in the content is driven by six variables, according to new research. The State of Engagement 2019 report , from edtech SaaS provider GoGuardian, features insight from hundreds of students, teachers, school leaders, and IT administrators to identify the specific factors contributing to an engaging learning experience.

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