Guest Post: The Papert Test: A Filter for Picking Powerful Edtech
Digital Promise
MAY 31, 2022
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Digital Promise
MAY 31, 2022
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Ditch That Textbook
DECEMBER 17, 2022
AI just stormed into the classroom with the emergence of ChatGPT. How do we teach now that it exists? How can we use it? Here are some ideas. ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence chatbot. Drawing on tons and tons of data and massive processing power, it uses GPT3 technology to let users talk to the […]. The post ChatGPT, Chatbots and Artificial Intelligence in Education appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
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EdTech Magazine
JUNE 1, 2022
Even in its infancy, the metaverse has become a buzzword that remains a bit difficult to pin down. So, what exactly is the metaverse, and why is it such a big deal? Vriti Saraf, founder and CEO of k20 Educators, a global social learning community, explains that the metaverse is “a virtual version of everything you can do in real life. It is interoperable, owned by no one, and allows a lot of different platforms to live within it.
Neo LMS
FEBRUARY 10, 2022
With the start of a new year, it is always a great time to explore new ideas or try some new methods that may be a bit different from what we have traditionally done. I always think it is a great opportunity to stretch ourselves professionally, especially after a break or during the spring months. Finding ways to boost student engagement is important, and what I have found is that by using tools like Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR), we can immerse students in unique and personali
Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.
A Principal's Reflections
JUNE 19, 2022
While there are many challenging aspects when it comes to leadership, one that typically rises to the top is dealing with difficult personalities. As the saying goes, it’s typically the 1% that gives you 99% of the problems. Some people might take offense to the previous statement. Still, if you read it carefully, it sends a powerful message that most people possess a personality that is open to aspects we hold dear, such as collaboration, communication, innovation, and other elements essential
Catlin Tucker
FEBRUARY 3, 2022
This week, I received a comment to my blog asking: What do you feel is the biggest difference between playlists and choice boards? Would you say a playlist is more data-driven and a choice board gives more variety in learning modalities? These are great questions! I have heard teachers use these terms interchangeably, yet there is a distinct difference between these the playlist model and choice boards.
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Waterford
JULY 7, 2022
What is one of the proven predictors of academic achievement? Studies show that a family’s engagement has a direct positive impact on a child’s learning success. When families are engaged in their children’s school lives, students have the home support they need to develop a lifelong love of learning. Encouraging family engagement is more than common courtesy.
Edsurge
JULY 6, 2022
Principals, in many schools, are seen as the person responsible for the mental health and well-being of their staff, serving as sounding boards and problem solvers for their teachers, who are carrying the emotional burdens of their own personal and professional lives as well as the struggles, stresses and trauma of their students. In effect, principals absorb the experiences and exasperations of both students and staff, and in many cases, hear complaints and worries directly from parents and mem
TAO
JULY 26, 2022
While educators are long accustomed to developing curricula around core subjects, digital literacy is as an area that must also be addressed.
TeachThought - Learn better.
JUNE 16, 2022
Learning--real, informal, authentic, and lifelong learning--can 'begin' with just about anything. The post 12 Authentic Starting Points For Learning appeared first on TeachThought.
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Schools face increasing challenges as technology becomes integral to education. Efficient device management is essential for maximizing technology use and safeguarding investments. Our article discusses the importance of tracking devices, outlines current challenges, and suggests modern solutions that go beyond traditional methods like Excel. Learn how advanced tracking systems can streamline operations, improve maintenance, and offer real-time updates for better resource allocation.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
DECEMBER 19, 2022
2023 is just around the corner: a new year, a new beginning, as the saying goes. If you are like me super excited and can’t wait for the start of a new year, you will probably be counting the remaining days and hours until the day the fireworks ring in 2023. But you don’t have to do it the traditional way! There are several online tools and calendars to use for live countdowns to the new year.
Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler
DECEMBER 30, 2022
We are always learning more about the science of teaching. Technology and societal changes shift what we can do and what we value. Here are 10 outdated teaching techniques. The post 10 Outdated Teaching Techniques appeared first on Teacher Tech.
EdTech Magazine
APRIL 18, 2022
There is no innovation without innovators. This year, EdTech sought out the IT innovators and collaborators who are making meaningful changes in K–12 education. Their work is driving the next iteration of educational technology and digital transformation. As K–12 leaders struggle to find balance with the right technological tools, the achievements and challenges in education, and a sustainable path forward, it may feel as though school districts are at a precipice.
Neo LMS
FEBRUARY 17, 2022
We live in a world increasingly enhanced by and reliant upon advanced technology. It has a core presence in many areas of our lives and there are few industries not using it in some way. As such, there is a great deal of focus on making certain students understand science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) subjects. Yet, there are some educators and STEM professionals who disagree with this largely technical focus.
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How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.
A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 11, 2022
It always amazes me that we possess such vivid memories of some experiences yet tend to forget others. As the years' pass, I am always trying to retain as many as possible from my childhood. One that sticks out goes way back to my pre-school years. Now I can’t remember if my twin brother and I were actually in a year-long program or just a set number of days where high school students worked with us.
The Shake Up Learning Blog
OCTOBER 25, 2022
The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Expand Your Use of Google Classroom. Google Classroom can be used for so much more than just your traditional classroom LMS. This powerful tool can provide a space for teacher-to-teacher collaboration, professional learning and support, parent communication, and even special projects and enrichment classes for students.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 2, 2022
Hechinger Report just published an article on how having teachers study student data doesn’t actually result in better student learning outcomes. Think about that for a minute. That finding is pretty counterintuitive, right? For at least two decades now we have been asking teachers to take summative and formative data and analyze the heck out of them.
The Hechinger Report
DECEMBER 12, 2022
As the coronavirus pandemic ravaged communities and shuttered schools, many educators and parents worried about kindergarteners who were learning online. That concern now appears well-founded as we’re starting to see evidence that remote school and socially distanced instruction were profoundly detrimental to their reading development. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.
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.
Edsurge
JUNE 28, 2022
Meta—the company formerly known as Facebook—is running a new TV ad showing a future in which college students slip on a lightweight VR headset to enter a lecture hall where a professor can toss 3D models of biological cells to students who can pull them apart to demonstrate some concept. It’s the latest sign that Big Tech sees education as a key piece of the rush to build a metaverse, the immersive Internet of Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality that so far is a disconnected mix of clunky tech
eSchool News
DECEMBER 9, 2022
STEM education is in crisis in the United States. It’s predicted there will be 3.5 million STEM jobs in the U.S. by 2025 –incredible news if not for the fact experts believe at least 2 million of those jobs will go unfilled. However, the excitement of our nation’s return to the moon could help resolve this. NASA’s Artemis mission just launched its first of three rockets after several months of delays.
TeachThought - Learn better.
DECEMBER 7, 2022
From content to thought, linear learning to spiral learning, and grading to micrograding, here are possible characteristics of an innovative classroom. The post New Learning: Characteristics Of An Innovative Classroom appeared first on TeachThought.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
NOVEMBER 3, 2022
The purpose of this post is to share with you a collection of some great web tools for taking students on virtual field trips around the world. With a working Internet connection and a computer you will be able to take your kids and students on virtual tours exploring far-off places, learning about ancient monuments, visiting world museums and discovering other cultures and ways of living.
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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
Marketplace K-12
SEPTEMBER 15, 2022
A survey of top state officials who oversee technology reveals a gap between their schools' vulnerabilities to cyberattacks and how much their states are spending to combat it. The post Few State Officials Believe Their Cybersecurity Funding Is Keeping Up With Threats appeared first on Market Brief.
EdTech Magazine
JANUARY 11, 2022
Despite the increased cyber risks K–12 schools face, some still don’t have a formal cybersecurity plan in place. A poll from EdTech: Focus on K–12 in October found that, of the first three phases of a proactive cybersecurity strategy, prevention is the area where K–12 IT leaders feel they need the most help. However, nearly half of respondents said they needed help with all three of the phases or had no cybersecurity plan in place at all.
Neo LMS
MARCH 15, 2022
As we head into the spring, we may notice a decrease in student engagement. For some students, there have been midterm exams, extended school breaks, or we find ourselves in the middle of standardized testing season. Over the years, I have noticed that student engagement tends to decrease in my classes around this time and I reach out to my personal learning network (PLN) for ideas or tools to boost engagement.
A Principal's Reflections
OCTOBER 2, 2022
Suppose you were to research or Google the qualities of effective leaders. In that case, all you would come up with are the typical characteristics such as good communication, ability to make difficult decisions, having a vision, models, and listening intently, to name a few. What doesn’t show up in routine searches is humility. There is a strong link between this trait and effective leadership.
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 Shake Up Learning Blog
OCTOBER 1, 2022
The post Halloween Magnetic Poetry with Google Drawings! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Who’s ready for a little Halloween fun? Try Halloween Magnetic Poetry with Google Drawings! I’ve created a Halloween-themed magnetic poetry template with Google Drawings for you and your students. There are nearly 100 words in this one, so adapt the words that are appropriate for your grade levels.
MIND Research Institute
MAY 3, 2022
Did your child use ST Math at school this year? If so, their teacher may assign ST Math games for summer practice. In ST Math, the puzzles start off simple and then get more challenging as the student progresses. When they reach a challenging problem, your child may ask for your help. The goal of ST Math is to not only help students learn crucial math concepts by conquering tough challenges, but also gain self-confidence in the process.
The Hechinger Report
AUGUST 16, 2022
Immediately after winning a prestigious fellowship and becoming North Dakota’s first Albert Einstein distinguished educator fellow, physics teacher Michelle Strand had little time to celebrate. She resigned from the job she loved. Strand was denied the yearlong leave of absence she requested to help guide federal STEM education efforts. In refusing to guarantee that Strand could return to the school district afterward, her superintendent in West Fargo cited, somewhat ironically, the teacher shor
Edsurge
AUGUST 26, 2022
Educator Stacey Roshan believes that when schools prioritize students who are most vocal and quickest to raise their hand, the perspectives of too many are lost. That's why she uses edtech tools in the classroom to provide a safe space where she can encourage all types of learners to contribute. When Roshan was in high school, she feared the moment she might be called on in class.
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.
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