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OCTOBER 30, 2016
On Friday, October 14, 2016, Maine’s Governor Paul LePage announced that he believes the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) has been a massive failure. Now, we could get mad, or argue, or blame, or call someone and complain… But in truth, MLTI has become better known for the technology than the learning, and we have become stuck at word processing, presenting and online research.
Ed Tech from the Ground Up
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
The ed-tech startup journey is a continuum, and the relationships we've built along the way make our whole community stronger. The post Networking Plays a Crucial Role in Startup Progress and Beyond appeared first on Market Brief.
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EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Educators already instill in their students many concepts of computer science.
Brilliant or Insane
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
Brilliant or Insane. How to Move Teachers to the Passenger Seat and Give Kids the Wheel by Connie Hamilton Education is about creating lifelong learners. Sure, we understand this goal but how to accomplish it is often easier said than done. Teachers and parents alike describe students who go through the motions of school without really learning. […].
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EdTech4Beginners
OCTOBER 29, 2016
It’s that time of the year again when I go through my bookmarks and Diigo lists and try to choose websites I like when teaching writing: this prepares me well for the upcoming school year. Most of the time, I end up adding even more sites to the existing lists! The sites listed below are brilliant and children love it when I use them. Image courtesy of Grays Harbor College.
EdNews Daily
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Op-Ed, Dr. Mikki McComb-Cobza. Ocean First Education. Today, there have been major strides in efforts to increase the use of technology in classroom teaching. As the utilization and embracement of technology in education has increased, as has utilization of online and blended learning in and out of the classroom, imperative for today’s digital native learners and members of the future workforce.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Ditch That Textbook
OCTOBER 31, 2016
If you and your students are using Google Apps in the classroom, Google Classroom can save you tons of time and effort. It helps you assign, collect, grade and return work seamlessly. But, like anything else, there are tricks that can help you do the same work in less time. They make you more efficient [.].
EdTech4Beginners
OCTOBER 30, 2016
Recently I was contacted on Twitter by the owner of Night Zookeeper to try out his website with my class. Night Zookeeper is a ‘digital learning tool that inspires writing through competition’ My students had a go and it really is brilliant! You get a two week trial and then you must pay. How do I set up? Watch this video tutorial for information on how to get started: What are the main advantages of Night Zookeeper?
Neo LMS
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
All parents want their children to receive the best education possible, and for many kids in today’s world, this means being taught through an e-learning platform. Using technology to access tests, communications from teachers, and study guides is foreign to most parents since class certainly wasn’t in this format when they were children. But, should parents adapt to the times and learn how to use e-learning platforms?
Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Many students enter kindergarten with a basic knowledge of digital devices like iPads and smartphones, but this rarely includes the use of a mouse. This little piece of hardware is strictly for desktop devices and maybe add-ons for laptops. In today’s tech world, you may even consider it a niche item. But you’d be wrong. Rarely is there a child that can get through school without using a mouse.
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.
The Web20Classroom
OCTOBER 30, 2016
By our very nature humans are drawn to images and graphics. Rather than reading table upon table of boring statistical data, we put them into graphs and charts so they are easier to read and understand. (And they look nicer too.) With the dawn of social media the use of these graphics to represent all sorts of information has blossomed into a whole new category of image.
The Journal
OCTOBER 31, 2016
Consistent with our blog’s theme of "Reinventing Curricula," we feel that research itself needs reinvention! Straight cognitive research isn’t enough if our goal is to design "effective, scalable and sustainable [educational] policies and programs." In this week’s blog post, then, we explore a new R&D methodology — Design-Based Implementation Research.
EdTech Magazine
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
By Meghan Bogardus Cortez Students and teachers will find it even easier to share screens in class.
EdTech4Beginners
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
Adaptive learning is where teaching methods and materials change to match each student’s pace. How could a teacher possible manage that for a whole class? This is where technology becomes incredibly powerful – students can be set challenges through apps and websites and they can work at their own pace – the technology adapts. Here are 5 great tech tools which will bring adaptive learning to your classroom: Socrative – set questions and tasks which students can then work through at their ow
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
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Two holiday projects for grades 2-8–for Thanksgiving or Christmas–in the desktop publishing tool of your choice: A flier to celebrate a holiday event. A greeting card to spread wishes for a happy holiday season. Greeting cards are easy enough for second graders–even early readers. Using MS Publisher, pick a template, add a picture to personalize, add their name–and they’re done.
User Generated Education
OCTOBER 30, 2016
For Halloween 2016, I did a version of Halloween Wars (a Food Network show) with my two classes of gifted elementary learners. I am sharing this lesson through my blog post as it reinforces how I approach lesson planning and teaching. Background Information. Principles that drive my instructional approach. regardless of theme, include: Instructional challenges are hands-on and naturally engaging for learners.
Ditch That Textbook
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
I remember when my grandma started using FaceTime for the first time. She’s in her 90s now and lives in Florida with my grandpa. (She’s the communicator of the two. He likes to listen and interject a comment occasionally while she does the talking.) I was excited that they were going to try FaceTime. Being [.].
EdTech4Beginners
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
Educators looking for a new online teaching and learning tool – we found it! It’s called Mysimpleshow , and it’s free. Mysimpleshow.com is an ‘explainer video-making tool’ that lets users create informative and engaging videos. The tool empowers simple explanation and is of great help to educators and students alike. Educators can use the tool to incorporate mixed media into lessons, support the flipped classroom ideology, enhance presentations with relevant video content, assi
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Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 2, 2016
In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: #121–Chromebook Caps Lock and #122–Chromebook Delete Key.
Education Elements
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
On Friday morning I looked around the Las Vegas airport on my way back from the iNACOL Blended and Online Learning Symposium in San Antonio and realized I looked just as tired as the people who had spent the last several days drinking and gambling. I noted one key difference though: tired as I looked, inside I was excited and full of inspirational ideas while the others in the airport, well, they were just plain tired.
More Verbs
OCTOBER 30, 2016
When a district (or a state) expends large sums of money on education technology, it is fair to expect that there would be a return on the investment, especially in improved student learning. There are those that think, for example, that Maine should stop paying for the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) since, after 15 years, there has been no improvement in test scores.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
IBM Watson proved on Jeopardy it can process and “learn” information much faster than humans. But how well can it help teachers and students learn? Last week, IBM Watson released Element for Educators , an iOS app designed for the iPad to give teachers a better understanding of factors affecting student performance. The tool also serves as a communications platform for teachers to share notes with other teachers or across the district, whether it’s about a curriculum standard or a student’s grad
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
Last year, I did a poll on the meaning of the word ‘turkey’ This was to demonstrate how powerful symbols are to your students and do so with an authentic use of technology to support discussion on math, language standards, and the holidays. As a summation to your discussion with students on symbols, idiomatic expressions, geography, farms, or another topic, post this on your Smartscreen.
TeacherCast
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
Welcome to a the Jersey Educator Podcast, a show created by NJEA members. for NJEA members. Whether you are a teacher, an education support professional, or a New Jersey Student Education Association member, this show will serve as a platform to help YOU bring out the best in your students. each and every day in your schools. The shows are hosted by Jeff Bradbury of TeacherCast.net (@TeacherCast) and Jim Boice, a field representative with NJEA (@boiceinthehood).
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 29, 2016
October 29, 2016 Google Sheets add-on store features a number of educational extensions to use with your forms and spreadsheets to add amazing functionalities. These add-ons are arranged into various.read more.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 30, 2016
This piece was written for The White House Symposium on the Future of Education R&D and Digital Learning, which took place on Oct. 5. It was originally published on Bror Saxberg’s blog and is reprinted with permission. Technology is changing the way almost all industries work beyond recognition. It’s also changing the nature of what skills humans need to succeed.
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
Every month, subscribers to Ask a Tech Teacher get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. November 1st-15th: when you spend $25 or more on Structured Learning , get a free copy of the. Hour of Code bundle. Click to view slideshow. When you spend $50 or more on Structured Learning , get a free copy of the. Hour of Code Bundle and the STEM Bundle.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 1, 2016
More often than not, students pick up a mobile device or use a computer to access videos and digital media online. With a dearth of resources online, educators can find content that meets students where they’re comfortable learning, with interactive and engaging presentation. TED Talks have grown in popularity in part for their inspiring and frank perspectives on any number of world issues, and educators can leverage these resources for learning.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 4, 2016
November 4, 2016 One of the best advantages of the Internet and web technologies is that they have levelled the educational playground making education and learning accessible to anyone.read more.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 3, 2016
San Francisco-based startup Brightwheel today acquired MyChild, a Lisbon company making an engagement system for parents and schools. Last year, Brightwheel raised $2.2 million in seed funding to build a free mobile application for parents to stay updated with their little ones at daycares and classrooms — everything from what they ate at snack time to what number they counted to that day.
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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