Ed Tech from the Ground Up
MAY 26, 2015
There are over 80,000 apps in the Apple store marked as "educational." How do educators and schools distinguish the quality applications from the subpar? Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
Doug Levin
MAY 27, 2015
The topic of games for learning is garnering more widespread attention than it ever has, thanks in no small part to high-profile evangelism from folks as prominent as those at the White House and U.S. Department of Education on the one hand and USA Today’s national K-12 education reporter Greg Toppo (who recently wrote The Game Believes in You: How Digital Play Can Make Our Kids Smarter ) on the other.
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Digital Promise
MAY 29, 2015
Back in 2011, Digital Promise started the League of Innovative Schools , a network of forward-thinking districts around the country. At that point, efforts to use personal technology and adaptive software to support teaching and learning were relatively scarce. A handful of school districts were really pushing the envelope and a handful of others were still finding their way.
Teacher Reboot Camp
MAY 29, 2015
Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers ! At a young age, I was interested in comic books, which was really how I learnt to read. ~ Nicholas Cage. Comics can be powerful learning tools. The mix of art, dialogue, character expressions, and frames engages learners and is brain-friendly. Comics break down a story’s plot and text into bite-sized chunks.
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Ed Tech from the Ground Up
MAY 27, 2015
Startup Tinkergarten is aiming to re-connect young children with the outdoors and thinks parents want help with that. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 29, 2015
By D. Frank Smith An experienced IT leader shares tips and techniques for collecting his district’s myriad devices ahead of summer vacation.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Teacher Reboot Camp
MAY 27, 2015
Recently added to the Survival Tips for Teachers ! “I write to give myself strength. I write to be the characters that I am not. I write to explore all the things I’m afraid of. ” – Joss Whedon. Writing is personal. Each time we write we share ourselves. Our writings expose our ideas, thought-process, arguments, logic, inspiration, and words.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 24, 2015
Joe Bower said: I would never ask students to complete anything that is worth doing in complete isolation from their peers, parents, books, or the Internet. I’ve worked hard to encourage my students to see collaboration as a critical characteristic of learning. Alfie Kohn reminds us that , “I want to see what you can do not what your neighbour can do” is really just code for “I want to see what you can do artificially deprived of the skills and help of the people around y
EdTech Magazine
MAY 26, 2015
By D. Frank Smith We learn what makes Keeler tick and what’s kept her glued to education throughout its turbulent technology transformation.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 24, 2015
Alice Keeler is sharing a Google Doc of favorite educator tech tools. It’s crowdsourced, so view, add to it, come away richer thanks to your online colleagues: Link to the crowdsourced list. More tech ed resources: Great Resources. Great Lesson Plans. Great Apps. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. She is the editor/author of dozens of tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.
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.
Brilliant or Insane
MAY 23, 2015
Brilliant or Insane. This is how we say goodbye: in the years and months and weeks that lead up to the moment, not in that final string of minutes where we leave you in your dorm room. It doesn’t work that way. You see, we’ve been watching you graduate since the moment you first rolled from your back […]. The post This is How We Say Goodbye: An Open Letter to My Daughter, the Graduate appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.
Tom Murray
MAY 29, 2015
A recent article in Fortune entitled, “Ultra cheap Chromebooks are killing it this year”, highlights the explosive growth of mobile devices in schools, and specifically relays how 72% of Chromebooks sales were to schools. In the overall market, in 2014, Chromebooks outpaced Apple’s iPad in school related purchases.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 28, 2015
Alfie Kohn said: Whether or not it’s stated explicitly, compliance remains the central goal of most classroom management programs, character education initiatives, and parenting resources. Sure, we stress the virtues of independent thinking and assertiveness, but mostly in the context of getting kids to resist peer pressure. If a child has the temerity to resist unreasonable rules and demands imposed by adults, well, then, bring on the “consequences” (read: punishments) to “hold them accountable
EdTech Magazine
MAY 28, 2015
By Steve Zurier Cloud video services help districts bring varied educational opportunities to underserved schools. .
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.
User Generated Education
MAY 26, 2015
I used to teach a graduate course in professional ethics for the educator. One of the assignments I did is have these inservice educators develop a list of promises to their students. I asked them to make it poster size so they can post these promises in their classrooms. Here is an example of from 10 Amazing Teacher Promises for the Beginning of School.
Tom Murray
MAY 26, 2015
When implementing a digital conversion, it’s imperative for school leaders to have a systemic plan of implementation. In schools where news headlines have pointed out failures in implementation, quite often evidence pointed towards poor planning, a rushed implementation, and/or poor decision-making by school leaders. School leaders must consider many aspects of digital learning, not just the devices themselves.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 27, 2015
George Couros said: Sometimes when the statement is made, “it is not about technology, it is about pedagogy”, you then hear the roars of approval, and off we go on our merry way with nothing changing for many students. In reality sometimes it is about the technology, and the opportunities that it provides that were not there before for a student. via [link].
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 27, 2015
Have students teach each other the 25 most common techie problems. They learn how to solve the problem and teach the class as a presentation, then answer questions. They will feel accomplished and tech savvy. If the lesson plans are blurry, click on them for a full size alternative. More on problem solving: 98 Tech Tips from the Classroom. 25 Techie Problems Every Student Can Fix–Update.
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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
Ditch That Textbook
MAY 25, 2015
Ah, summer … that time when all teachers leave school work and school thoughts behind for months to lounge by the pool. Right? Well, in more than a decade of teaching, it’s never been that way for me! Honestly, I’ve never wanted my education career to take a major hiatus for months at a time. [.].
EdTech Magazine
MAY 26, 2015
By Calvin Hennick CDW’s suite of mobile services helps organizations keep pace with their needs.
Brilliant or Insane
MAY 28, 2015
Brilliant or Insane. Teachers are naturally scared senseless when heading into job interviews, especially new teachers, who have never had their own classrooms. Because I was connected to a lot of educators decades ago when I finished my undergraduate training, I was fortunate to have quite a few job interviews. In fact, I interviewed with about 25 school districts […].
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 28, 2015
Ask a Tech Teacher is teaching two: the Tech-Infused Teacher — starts June 1st. How to use Tech to Differentiat e — starts June 8th. Click the links for information. Sign up quickly–time is running out! More on Summer PD: the Tech-Infused Teacher (no college credit, but you do get a certificate). That starts June 22nd. Summer PD–Questions We’ve Gotten. 11 Take-aways from Summer PD.
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.
Battelle for Kids
MAY 25, 2015
May 25, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 6, Number 11. Driving Question: How does a school extend the quality of its partnerships with the community? In yesterday's post, Jim described the many different types of school-community partnerships that are emerging in this decade. He reviewed many examples of what schools and teachers have done to take advantage of community partner's resources.
EdTech Magazine
MAY 29, 2015
By EdTech Staff Organizations that stay on the operating system face a host of IT challenges.
Brilliant or Insane
MAY 26, 2015
Brilliant or Insane. Each year at this time, teachers begin asking me how they should approach summer reading. Should they assign specific texts? Provide a list for readers to choose from? Expect them to complete projects or write essays? Design a test to give during the first week of school? Summer is prime time for readers, and we […]. The post A Bucket List for Summer Reading appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MAY 25, 2015
I’m taking the day to honor our soldiers. Without their sacrifice, where would we be? Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years. She is the editor/author of dozens of tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. She is webmaster for six blogs, CSG Master Teacher, adjunct professor, an Amazon Vine Voice book reviewer, Editorial Review Board member for Journal for Computing Teachers , CAEP reviewer, C
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.
Voyager Sopris Learning
MAY 26, 2015
Bruce Sarte. The implications of 3D printing in our society are simply mind-boggling. From NASA sending a 3D model of a wrench into space, to businesses being able to implement JOOM (Just On Order Making) and immediately produce anything your heart desires, to shipping objects via data packets that the recipient can simply print, 3D printing holds an unprecedented level of practical promise.
Education Elements
MAY 27, 2015
It's spring and flowers aren't the only things blooming. This is also the time of year when we at Education Elements focus on our blooming partner catalog - on building relationships with new partners, and cultivating and growing our relationships with old ones. With an eye on back-to-school we meet with current, and prospective partners to compare notes, coordinate our back-to-school product releases, and ensure that together we deliver improved student outcomes for our clients.
Brilliant or Insane
MAY 25, 2015
Brilliant or Insane. Memorial Day is America’s first official day of summer: Barbecues and pools shake off the dust of long winters, we can wear white pants (FINALLY), and we restock our garden beds with fresh annuals. Growing up in Indianapolis, Memorial Day is synonymous with Race Weekend for me. In fact, I didn’t even know Memorial Day was related to […].
K12 Open Ed
MAY 27, 2015
Credit: viZZZual.com , CC BY. In marketing most things, including educational materials, positioning is important. Whether it is the short one sentence tag line or the elevator pitch description, how you describe something affects how people view it. I would even argue that coming to consensus on positioning within an organization affects the product or service itself.
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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