Catlin Tucker
DECEMBER 18, 2015
Blogging has become an important part of my teaching practice. Prior to blogging, I frequently neglected the reflection phase of learning. Now, blogging creates a space for me to reflect on what I am doing, what is working, and how I can continue to improve. Writing my blog has also become a vehicle to share my work with other educators and build an invaluable personal learning network.
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
DECEMBER 17, 2015
A new way to weed through YouTube videos for the ones that illustrate lessons best. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
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The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 17, 2015
What are the best ways for a teacher to engage their classroom in a global conversation? From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Like squirrels in a sack, we can choose to coexist or we can make life miserable for one another. We are all a global citizen whether we realize it or not. Parents and teachers are building the bridges today that tomorrow will walk across. .
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 16, 2015
By D. Frank Smith The federal government has a new education law, and it's giving focus to technical subjects like computer science.
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A Principal's Reflections
DECEMBER 13, 2015
“Forcing teachers and students to use tech because you have it will never get the results you want. Integrate when appropriate.” – Eric Sheninger I love technology. Now most of you are not shocked by that statement so let me explain it with some more detail. I love technology for its ability to transform lives and professional practice. The formation of a Personal Learning Network (PLN) has opened my eyes and mind to an array of ideas, strategies, and tools to support and enhance learning throug
Ditch That Textbook
DECEMBER 17, 2015
Google Classroom has become a hot topic among educators because of its simplicity, speed and efficiency in working with Google Apps in the classroom. As easy as many features are to use, some aren’t as intuitive … and some are just hard to find. I regularly stumble upon a feature in Classroom that makes me [.].
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Neo LMS
DECEMBER 17, 2015
Here we are in the e-learning age where students are becoming self-engaged learners and teachers are maximizing whatever digital resources there are for teaching. Almost every school has a well-defined digital learning integration in their curriculum, which isn’t just about being modern or joining the so-called “e-learning bandwagon” - it’s also about making learning fun and engaging for students and teachers.
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 15, 2015
By Matt Renwick K–12 principal Matt Renwick offers advice from his latest book for those debating a one-to-one rollout in their district.
Ditch That Textbook
DECEMBER 15, 2015
In the first few years of my teaching career, I relied on worksheets a lot. In fact, when I switched professions to become a teacher, creating my own worksheets kind of excited me. After those first few years and lots of lessons with worksheets, workbooks and end-of-chapter questions, I came to a scary realization. The [.].
Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 17, 2015
Life is hard, but help is all around us. The trick is to take your learning where you find it. In my case, as a technology teacher, it‘s from computers. A while ago I posted four lessons I learned from computers : Know when your RAM is full. You Can‘t Go Faster Than Your Processor Speed. Take Shortcuts When You Can. Be Patient When You‘re Hourglassing.
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.
Neo LMS
DECEMBER 14, 2015
Every online platform has some sort of “feature benchmark” where such a platform is expected to have features to upload this kind of file, save that to a cloud location, or share whatever resource users want. And the usual standard is that the consumers/users are the ones setting the tone for these benchmarks by providing feedback, and platform developers are expected to act on user feedback.
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 15, 2015
By D. Frank Smith 51 percent of device sales in K–12 are for Chromebooks, according to a new sales report.
Battelle for Kids
DECEMBER 14, 2015
Volume 2, Issue 14, Number 8. Driving Question: How Do Coaches Most Help Teachers Transform Their 21st Century Instruction Into Classroom Action? Have you ever watched young children playing "school"? Even pre-school children portray the classroom as a place where the teacher is in control, often very autocratically, and the students are expected to be passive absorbers of information, following their teacher's instructions.
Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 16, 2015
Watch this video and come away educated: __. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, CSG Master Teacher, webmaster for six blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers , CAEP reviewer, CSTA presentation reviewer,
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.
Dangerously Irrelevant
DECEMBER 16, 2015
Sioux City Community School District Chief Financial Officer John Chalstrom said: In the past six years, the increase in [Iowa] state aid has averaged 1.88 percent while expenditures have grown an average of 3.45 percent. Superintendent Paul Gausman said: How many years can you have in a row where the supplemental state aid is so low it continues to choke you for efficiencies?
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 17, 2015
By D. Frank Smith One of our latest webinar panelists takes readers on a deep dive into E-Rate applications.
Educational Technology Guy
DECEMBER 15, 2015
Benefits of Google Apps and Chromebooks https://www.google.com/edu/ How does Google Apps and Chromebooks compare to Apple or Microsoft inside the classroom? Google Apps and Chromebooks are extremely easy to use. Students and teachers can access thousands of web apps and extensions, most free, as well as everything on the internet. Schools using Chromebooks have great experiences with limited issues or concerns.
Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 18, 2015
DialMyCalls (an AATT sponsor) has a special Christmas offer for kids who want to hear from Santa: Send Free Santa Calls To Your Family This Christmas. This Christmas we have a great gift for everyone! Whether you’re an existing DialMyCalls user or not, you can take advantage of our completely free phone call from Santa. Imagine the look on your child’s face when they receive a personalized phone call from Santa with his or her name on it!
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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
The Web20Classroom
DECEMBER 18, 2015
This post is sponsored by Samsung. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Devices like tablets and wearables don’t just enhance classroom learning—they can also transform field trips, making educational outings more interactive and memorable than before. Culturally stimulating field trips were found to improve critical life skills in children in a 2013 study from the University of Arkansas.
EdTech Magazine
DECEMBER 17, 2015
By D. Frank Smith Some of our favorite bloggers share gift ideas for tech-powered teachers.
Education Elements
DECEMBER 15, 2015
No gymnasiums, no cafeterias and no administrators. That’s school policy at AltSchools , a chain of private, for-profit schools backed by the likes of Andreessen Horowitz and Mark Zuckerberg. At the location I visited, the school schedule was written on a white board and could be changed in real time. Students flowed between grade levels and classes based upon what they wanted and needed from teachers.
Ask a Tech Teacher
DECEMBER 14, 2015
Ask a Tech Teacher is a small group of tech-ed teachers with a big goal: provide free and affordable resources to anyone, anywhere that integrate technology into education. It’s an ambitious goal and we rely on donations from readers like you to make that happen. About this time of each year, when several of our larger bills come due, we give a shout out for help.
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.
The Web20Classroom
DECEMBER 14, 2015
The folks over at Microsoft have launched their Bing In The Classroom Initiative with the hopes of helping students be better searchers of information and build a foundation of good digital literacy skills. It all starts with registering your school or district as a Bing In The Classroom partner. When you do that, and students use Bing search they earn credits for their school that can be redeemed for free Surface tablets.
Battelle for Kids
DECEMBER 16, 2015
Volume 2, Issue 14, Number 8. Driving Question: Professional Development- Reactive or Proactive? From the 90s, I remember a popular saying: "All that and a bag of chips". This saying basically refers to the episodic shifts that make life and worries different every day. With teens, the changes deal with what is cool at a given moment. What is cool changes from day to day.
Education Elements
DECEMBER 16, 2015
True personalized learning is really dynamically tailored to the individual, which means that you’d be hard pressed to find two places where personalized learning looks exactly the same. As much as personalized learning is tailored to each student’s needs, personalized learning is also tailored to each classroom, each school and each district. No district has the exact same needs and goals as other districts.
TeachThought - Learn better.
DECEMBER 15, 2015
Education 3.0–Where Students Create Their Own Learning Experiences by Terry Heick Curriculum maps are well-meaning and imminently practical documents that have guided educators–and education–for years. How these documents function in. The post Education 3.0–Where Students Create Their Own Learning Experiences appeared first on TeachThought.
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.
Learning in Hand
DECEMBER 12, 2015
I love hosting classroom quiz games. They can be great for formative assessment as can be a great way to help students review before a test. You’ve probably used (or at least heard of) the multiplayer gaming website Kahoot. There’s a lot to like about Kahoot: it’s free, works in web browers on tablets, computers, and smartphones, and you input your questions (or copy a pre-made quiz from their library).
Battelle for Kids
DECEMBER 13, 2015
Volume 2, Issue 14, Number 7. Driving Question: What can happen if a school leaders redesign one year of professional development to reinvent a school? Who is going to let the elephant out of the closet? There's lots of attention given to how ineffective 90% of teacher education is. One shots, quick fixes and superficial mandates rule. What's new about that?
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 17, 2015
December 18, 2015 Avatars are cool and they are a very good alternative for using personal pictures on digital profiles. Students can use them as a secure way to virtually represent themselves. There.read more.
TeachThought - Learn better.
DECEMBER 12, 2015
Using The SAMR Model To Frame How To Teach With Apps by TeachThought Staff Not all apps are created equal. Not all teacher planning and instructional design are created equal. The post Using The SAMR Model To Frame How To Teach With Apps appeared first on TeachThought.
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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