Doug Levin
OCTOBER 25, 2015
Tom Vander Ark of Getting Smart has argued that “ parent-managed learner profiles ” will by key to both enabling and scaling personalization in education. As Tom envisions, these profiles would include all of the elements of traditional school transcripts, supplemented with richer, more nuanced, and actionable information about student learning attainment, achievement, and needs.
The Journal
OCTOBER 5, 2015
On 28 October 2014, the W3C approved a standard version of HTML5, a programming language for the web. For K-12 at least, HTML5 is totally disruptive – in a GOOD way! Educational app developers can now write highly interactive apps that will run on virtually all end-user-oriented, computing devices, i.e., on all the crazy computers that kids bring into their BYOD classrooms.
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The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 31, 2015
Trends and Topics on Twitter October is a busy month for teachers. It is also a hard month. We’re all looking for inspiration. These resources are being shared by teachers on Twitter. But you don’t have to join Twitter to click the links and read the hot topics. The top sketchnote of the month is from Sylvia Duckworth. ( Sylvia is a repeat leader on this list.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 30, 2015
When kids read that America’s $18 trillion+ debt is accepted by many experts as ‘business as usual’, I wonder how that news will affect their future personal finance decisions. Do they understand the consequences of unbalanced budgets? The quandary of infinite wants vs. finite dollars? Or do they think money grows on some fiscal tree that always blooms?
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Ed Tech from the Ground Up
OCTOBER 29, 2015
eduCanon, which launched in 2013, hasn't been around for decades, but it has grown beyond most people's vision of an accelerator-stage startup. However, we recently found two accelerator programs invaluable. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
Catlin Tucker
OCTOBER 27, 2015
Last month, I was working on a Google Document and clicked “Tools.” I discovered a new option called “Voice typing.” Just as the name suggests, it allows the user to dictate instead of type. Simply, click on “Voice typing” and a microphone will appear on the left side of your Google Document. Click on the microphone icon and allow Google to access the microphone on your device.
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The Journal
OCTOBER 13, 2015
Without question, children need to develop reading fluency. Commonsensically, having kids read lots and lots should help in developing such fluency. Well, the data from U.S. classrooms on methods such as “Sustained Silent Reading” and its cousin, “Drop Everything and Read” are equivocal, that’s not stopping the Taiwanese. In 3 short years, 10 percent of its 2,700 elementary schools have adopted the “Modeled Sustained Silent Reading” Program!
The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 29, 2015
You can use Google AND Microsoft Together You can add Google Drive to Microsoft Office now. It can save you time, particularly if you’re saving files in Office formats inside Google Drive. I’ve tested the setup. Here’s a screencast to get started. Set up is quick, three steps in about two minutes. There are a few issues to know before you start using it, though.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 28, 2015
You know it will happen. One of the biggest reasons teachers don’t want to use technology is it isn’t reliable. For me, the solution isn’t to avoid technology, but to adapt when it fails me. Here are two articles on what to do when that eventuality occurs: What to do When Computers Are Down –This is a lot of suggestions on how to keep moving forward despite the failure of what was likely a cornerstone in your lesson plan.
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
OCTOBER 27, 2015
A new survey of 1,000 teachers found that educators are using more technology than some think, and that the driver is student learning. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
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.
Battelle for Kids
OCTOBER 31, 2015
The Essential Question: Who is the Effective Teacher in a 21st Century Classroom? As this year draws to a close, I have prepared this issue to present thoughts that would focus on what most matters when it comes to the development of 21st century deeper learners--what is it that the most effective teachers do, and say, to drive the learning of their students.
EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 29, 2015
By Mike Chapple Learn about tools used for these exercises and the insights they can provide.
The Journal
OCTOBER 19, 2015
On the way to Personalized Learning 3.0, we may well need to “pass through” Personalized Learning 1.0. But we mustn’t tarry! Educational automation is not an interesting goal! The vision of a personalized “bicycle for the mind” for each and every child must drive us to "informate" – to create Personalized Learning 3.0 environments!!
The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Every Classroom Matters episode 183. How can we improve our lessons? When do we know what works and what doesn’t? In today’s show, Dean Shareski talks candidly about student feedback and the role of self-reflection in teaching. Improve the craft of teaching by incorporating his suggestions in your classroom routines. Become intentional and level up a little every day.
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Here’s Melanie’s question about teaching keyboarding effectively: My problem is that I only see each group of students (PK – 4th grade) once a week for 30min. I see 1st and 2nd grade two times a week. How do I successfully teach keyboarding AND my regular tech curriculum with next to no time to do both? I’ve thought about doing keyboarding for the first half of the year and then my curriculum the next half. but I’m just not sure.
Brilliant or Insane
OCTOBER 31, 2015
Brilliant or Insane. Calendar journaling is a perennial favorite among the writers that I support, and November is the perfect time to introduce it. There are a number of ways to begin: writers may print and attach a calendar template for the month inside of their notebooks, they might keep track of their daily writing in Google Calendar, […].
Dangerously Irrelevant
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Here are some quotes from Michael Bloomberg about testing students , with my annotations in italics… “Many companies (including mine) use tests in hiring.” Really? The hiring ’tests’ for your financial software, data, and media company are multiple choice tests of factual recall and procedural regurgitation? “Students will face tests throughout their life.
K12 Open Ed
OCTOBER 29, 2015
I’m taking part in another open collaborative learning event in November: DigiWriMo. In talking about this with a group of folks last night , someone asked “ As a college student working on my elementary major, how could I use this writing piece in my future classroom?” and I immediately thought of the Make Bank. (For those who aren’t familiar, the Make Bank was a tool we set up as a part of CLMOOC to archive a variety of “makes” or activities, as well as to p
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The Web20Classroom
OCTOBER 29, 2015
I originally wrote this in 2013. Since then a few resources have changed and I've come across some different ones. Enjoy! Blogging is an important part of who I am as a professional. I can use this space to share resources with you, reflect on my own practice and try to figure out how to be a better educator. It is my public reflection on technology, leadership and learning.
The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 27, 2015
Every Classroom Matters episode 182. How do you fill your students with wonder? How do you help kids love animals? How do you engage students in science? Carmelo the Science Fellow (who is also a principal) shares his fun-tastic ideas for science and getting kids excited in this episode. Important Takeaways. The unbelievable thing he puts IN his walls.
Ditch That Textbook
OCTOBER 29, 2015
Admit it: You watched Charlie bite his brother’s finger. Or you watched the double rainbow guy. Or maybe you’ve watched Peyton Manning talk about giving a girl a second-hand handbag in one of the NFL Bad Lip Reading videos. If it wasn’t one of those, you’ve probably succumbed to one of our guilty pleasures since [.].
Battelle for Kids
OCTOBER 28, 2015
Volume 2, Issue 11, Number 13. This blog post first appeared on Learning.com's blog. The traditional education experience for students has been a bit like flying on an airplane. Students are being educated in the same way, all treated as economy passengers on a plane. Just as all passengers are treated the same, so are students being educated in the same way.
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.
Class Tech Integrate
OCTOBER 14, 2015
I came across an article published by Gaggle titled The Biggest Mistakes Teachers Make When Flipping Their Classrooms by Jackie Myers. A quick read that is well worth your time. It points out a few mistakes teachers make when they begin to flip their classroom. One of which really stood out to me. "Not teaching students HOW to watch videos." For decades we have been using technology within the school to show educational videos to our students.
GoConqr
OCTOBER 30, 2015
One of the things that students can quickly pick up on in a lesson is whether the teacher has prepared their material or is winging it, which makes planning a lesson a prerequisite for teachers. As any jazz aficionado will tell you, improvisation can be a positive thing. With that said, good planning is still central to classroom success. After all, effective lessons must have a context, clear objectives, key points, and a defined set of actions to take.
Nik Peachey
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Draw.io is one of my favourite tools and the one I use most for creating graphics and infographics. As someone who doesn’t draw very well and has only limited design abilities it has really helped me out a number of times and enabled me to produce professional looking illustrations, product mockups and teaching materials. How it works When you go to the Draw.io site you can either open an existing diagram or create a new one.
The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 27, 2015
Design Thinking and Productivity that Matters Walt Disney had 50 names for the seven dwarves. Why do so many of us think we need just one or two tries to have great ideas?Walt Disney understood that to become great, you ideate. Brainstorming was one key of his genius. Among such odd names as “Graveful” and “Awful” and “Biggo-Eggo” – we find “Grumpy,” “Happy,” and “Bashful.
Speaker: Amanda Davis, Chief Experience Officer and Liam O'Malley, VP of Association Solutions
The "new normal" is now a little less new, a little more normal. Does that mean your current LMS strategy is in need of a refresh? Is your organization or association leaning into the always-evolving eLearning environment to ensure you have the tools and content to remain relevant through all this change? There are many complex decision-making processes within your learning & development strategy and LMS lifecycle management, including: Selection.
Ditch That Textbook
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Whole-school 1:1 device programs — where every student has a device, often the same one — seem to be added in droves every new school year. More and more schools put devices in every student’s hands (and sometimes, TWO devices in every student’s hands, called a 2:1 initiative). Many students still lack access, often due [.].
Battelle for Kids
OCTOBER 26, 2015
Volume 2, Issue 11, Number 11. Driving Question: How Can I Count the Ways for Student Goal Setting Every Day? Authentic agency is about students developing the power, skills and mindsets to govern how and what they learn. It is also about where they can apply this personal power to advance their place in an increasingly depersonalizing technological society where too much information is the norm for each of us.
ASIDE
OCTOBER 1, 2015
Source: ASIDE 2015 This week we were asked to share our philosophies of education. It was a worthy question and a worthwhile endeavor. Even though like most teachers we’ve gone through many versions of these philosophies over the years, it was thought-provoking to reframe our tenets as both learning and we have evolved. We thought we might publish our current thoughts, to see what other educators think and to invite feedback about other philosophies of teaching in today’s learning climate: ~ If
The Jose Vilson
OCTOBER 30, 2015
Today, I finally saw some of my cockamamie student groupings come to a screeching halt when some of my best students started clashing with each other over how to approach their scientific notation project. My 280 lbs frame usually settles disagreements if I’m in proximity, but this was not one of those days. As I listened to their grievances, I picked apart the major contents and helped them work out the minor details without me.
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