The Journal
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
Based on more than 30 years of working with schools in the U.S. and our recent 7 years working with schools in Singapore, we have come up with a list of 11 barriers that need to be addressed if technology is going to have an impact beyond the isolated classroom.
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
'There are plenty of things you can do today to help down the road, if and when you decide to launch your own ed-tech startup. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
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Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
'These are clever approaches to keeping order among avid learners: Bouncy Balls –balls bounce based on level of noise in the classroom. Calmness Counter –how noisy is your classroom? Let students see. Class Dojo— class behavior mgmt. Class Badges. Doodle—schedule meetings, polls. Forms—Adobe interactive pdf, collect results. Google Safe Search Preferences.
Catlin Tucker
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
'Yesterday, I stumbled onto the KQED YouTube video about making memes. I love memes! A meme is a humorous image, video, piece of text, etc. that is copied–often with slight variations–and spread rapidly by Internet users. I decided I wanted to find a way to incorporate memes in my English class. The timing was perfect. We are just wrapping up The Joy Luck Club and I had the computer lab booked!
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EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
'By Steve Zurier District IT managers say this form of virtualization will save money and add efficiencies, freeing IT to focus more on applications.
User Generated Education
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
'All kids have worth. Some, though, want to prove to us that they have none. Our job as caring educators is to prove them wrong. This post was sparked by a blog post by. " href="https://twitter.com/mraspinall">Brian Aspinall , 5 Reasons Why I Stopped Sending Kids Out of Class and a follow up Twitter conversation I had with. " href="https://twitter.com/mraspinall">Brian Aspinall and Terry Heick.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
'TED talks don''t necessarily prepare students for the next standardized test, but they are perfect to get them thinking critically. Here are some examples of great TED Talks that inspire, provide professional development, and teach. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
'Let’s start by clearing up a misconception: Rigor isn’t unfriendly. Adding it to your class doesn’t mean you become boring, a techie, or overseer of a fun-free zone. In fact, done right, rigor fills your class with Wow , those epiphanies that bring a smile to student faces and a sense of well-being to their school day. Rigor provides positive experiences, is an emotional high, and engenders a pervasive sense of accomplishment students will carry for years–and use as a te
Educational Technology Guy
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
'Good morning. I hope everyone has a restful and relaxing weekend. I had bronchitis last weekend so I''m hoping to have some fun this weekend with my wife and daughter. Here are the most read posts from the last month: Prodigy - free math game that helps students learn math while having fun Google App Kickstart Guides - help learn how to use Google Play for Education Apps in your classroom Google Apps and Chromebooks Web App Recommendations - a whole lot!
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
'By Rutrell Yasin An onslaught of new devices and capacity needs will boost the impact of low-powered servers in the data center.
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.
Dangerously Irrelevant
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
'Two quotes from today’s article in The Des Moines Register , Iowa Poll: Common Core not so radioactive for Iowans : Ah, the good old days. When Iowa Poll respondents opposed to Common Core standards were asked about their objections, some lamented the shift from traditional teaching methods such as rote memorization of facts and formulas to a focus on more critical thinking.
Brilliant or Insane
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. Conferences are intended to foster growth. Here, the student and the teacher come together one on one in order to move their work and their learning forward. Definitions of quality are considered, and criteria specific feedback is provided. As a teacher, I’ve always felt that this is where my most important work is accomplished.
Ditch That Textbook
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
'Taking classes global is one of my favorite ways that technology redefines what education can do. It boggles the mind to think that a classroom, individual or place can be thousands of miles away but close enough virtually to engage in face-to-face conversation. With communication tools like Google Hangouts, Skype and FaceTime, virtually anyone with [.].
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
'Create a trifold brochure in Publisher to go along with colonization or another unit of inquiry in the classroom. This project focuses on research and is more involved than #51 History Trifold. Students add lots of detail and lots of research on different colonization topics. Besides Publisher, students learn to research on the internet and copy-paste pictures from the internet.
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.
Educational Technology Guy
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
'Google Apps and Chromebooks , and the Chrome Web Browser, offer a tremendous amount of accessibility features to help vision and/or hearing impaired students. Google Accessibility , Using Google Products, [link] , contains a wealth of information and resources, along with apps, that can help students, and teachers. Chrome Toolbox [link] - This collaborative space was created to celebrate the many Apps and Extensions made by developers which serve the accessibility needs of individuals with disa
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
'By D. Frank Smith New app gives parents more control over their children''s YouTube browsing.
Dangerously Irrelevant
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
'Without having seen the exact survey questions, here are some quick reactions I have to these data… Why on earth would students say they feel valued at school? In most schools, students are told what to do nearly every minute of every school day , are generally treated as passive recipients of whatever adults foist on them, have their thoughts and opinions routinely and blatantly ignored or dismissed when it comes to day-to-day operations, and are punished whenever they deviate from organ
K12 Open Ed
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
'Credit: opensource.com. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about open learning and with Open Education Week coming up, thought it would be a good time to explore this in more detail. To be clear, I am not talking about open educational resources (OER), but rather open learning practices. (Is there a common term people are using for this? Open learning?
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Brilliant or Insane
FEBRUARY 25, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. Over the past several decades legislatures have enacted countless laws that have strangled teachers’ creativity, flexibility, and ability to respond to the needs of their students. Far too often, instead of being valued, policy makers devalue us and view teachers as replaceable cogs. Four states, Arkansas, Florida, West Virginia and South Carolina, have even gone beyond [.].
Ask a Tech Teacher
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
'Every summer, Ask a Tech Teacher offers summer training. Summer Online Classes. We also offer online Summer PD on a variety of topics from specific skills (how to use Google Forms, how to use Tellagami–that sort) to overarching concepts (how to differentiate, how to scaffold learning, how to build a curriculum map). This is where we need your… Help!
Educational Technology Guy
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
'Thinklink is an online, free, app that allows you to create interactive images. It works on all modern browsers, iOS, and Android. You can upload photos and images, create image collages, and more and then add tags with information and links. You do have to sign up for the free education account, as either a student or teacher, and it allows logins by Google, Facebook, Twitter or email.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
'By D. Frank Smith Revenue for online courses grew 320 percent since last year''s report.
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
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
We can often hear educators discuss how difficult it is to reach students in their classrooms and keep their interest. In fact, a lot of blaming goes towards how much time students spend on video games, as well as the instant gratification of today’s society. If you step back to think about it, what happens in video games are the very things that we as educators aspire to have in our classrooms.
TeacherCast
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
'Welcome to the brand new podcast: Educational Podcasting Today. This show will help you learn how to create a great podcast and host it using WordPress. Welcome to the brand new podcast: Educational Podcasting Today. This show will help you learn how to create a great podcast and host it using WordPress.
Brilliant or Insane
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. The concept seemed surprisingly simple, even remarkable to some educators. The Common Core State Standards would eliminate the evils of individual curricula across state lines, giving every teacher the same set of objectives to teach their students. Even better, the founders of CCSS would create identical tests, so students could be compared across the U.S. [.].
Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts
FEBRUARY 28, 2015
'The Canadian Education Association 's 2015 Ken Spencer Award has awarded Inquiry Hub Secondary School with first place. This is a great honour for our school, in just its 3rd year! Special thanks goes to teacher John Sarte who oversaw the application process. Special thanks also goes to our parent community, and of course our students who are at our school.
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.
Educational Technology Guy
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
'One of the great things about educators is that we share lots of resources. It''s pretty easy to find tons of tips, helpful articles and tutorials out there, created by educators. There are a whole lot about Google Apps. But, Google has their own site to help you learn how to use Google Apps, Learn Google Apps. The site has tips on switching from other systems, tutorials, articles, tips and tricks, videos, examples of using Google Apps and much more, You can also learn by each app individually.
EdTech Magazine
FEBRUARY 26, 2015
'By D. Frank Smith Microsoft is going head-to-head with other cloud services.
Perry Hewitt
FEBRUARY 27, 2015
'Medium has expanded it focus from elegantly formatted longform content to dive headlong into the stream. Now users land on a page featuring an open, simpler editor up top, which lowers the barrier to entry and ideally attracts more users. Search engine optimization (SEO) and content marketing are often presented as competing rather than complementary disciplines.
TeacherCast
FEBRUARY 24, 2015
'Learn how you can become an Apple Distinguished Educator today! Jon Corippo discusses his tips and tricks to making a great ADE video. www.TeacherCast.net The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. For more information, please visit www.techeducatorpodcast.com ([link]. Many great ways to participate in the.
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