A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 18, 2016

We were able to transform the learning culture of a traditional school and in the process got results while becoming an example that others emulated. Image credit: https://andrewherrick.files.wordpress.com If we are to improve learning and ultimately school-based outcomes student agency needs to be a real element of school culture.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

The company describes it as a “digital, adaptive personalized learning solution.” SMART Technologies adds new collaboration features to its Learning Suite Online software, as well as a new remote device management system that works with third-party devices (iOS, Chrome, Windows, etc) and its own hardware.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

NOVEMBER 17, 2012

People and collaborative places make up my Personal Learning Network. Facebook, Twitter , and Edmodo are central to my online community. njed digital citizenship edmodo edtech education flipclass flipped flipping teaching' Randomized Word Cloud created using an uploaded picture of my eye on Tagxedo. My eye, really.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

It is titled Experiences in Self-Determined Learning and can be found at [link]. Self-determined learning or heutagogy is fast gaining interest from educators around the world interested in an evidence-based approach to learning. This edited book is the perfect primer on self-determined learning or heutagogy. The Basics.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A learning management system, or “LMS” is defined as “a digital learning system” that “manages all of the aspects of the learning process” (Amit K, 2015). An LMS can also help the learner track their own progress, identifying what they have learned already and what they need to learn (Amit K).

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 7, 2016

A learning management system, or “LMS” is defined as “a digital learning system” that “manages all of the aspects of the learning process” (Amit K, 2015). An LMS can also help the learner track their own progress, identifying what they have learned already and what they need to learn (Amit K).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

education—from curbing kids’ enthusiasm for learning to stifling new instructional practices and tools. But too often, he says, kids today “spend almost all their time in education learning how to do computation, and not leaving that to the computers” so they can focus instead on solving real-world, higher-level problems.

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Kathy Schrock

APRIL 15, 2023

I especially disagreed with the section below because online tools should not be supplemental, but infused into the curriculum in a meaningful way to support teaching and learning. Online Tools for Classroom Teachers Online tools have revolutionized the way we live, work, and learn. It certainly read like a robot had written in, IMHO.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

I was looking for something to fix a lot of these things I saw impeding the learning process. I decided to give another tool a try: Edmodo. One of the nice things about Edmodo is students can reply to a post I've made and ask a general question, and anyone in the class can answer. Usually students log in once a day.

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MSEDTechie

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Watch the video below to learn more about the SAMR model Read more about SAMR here SAMR IN ACTION What instructional objective do your students struggle with learning? Use the SAMR model to create a lesson that meets Transformation level of learning (Modification & Redefinition) Download this template to help get you started.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 13, 2018

25 Social Networks/Media Sites for Education 30hands Learning - The 30hands Learning Community is an excellent cloud based solution for educators looking to collaborate w/ others, track/manage students, schedule events, and more. Skooville - A excellent network for kids learning about cyber safety.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Remember Edmodo? 70+ million users’ account details.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 1, 2020

In this blog entry -- the first of a two part series -- I discuss how the limitations of a traditional grading system led us to SBG, and ultimately, Empower Learning. To paraphrase from O'Connor's video, if students are "playing the game of school," let us at least make sure it is a learning game and not a grading game.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 12, 2015

Your Local Professional Learning Community (PLC) Why? A professional learning community (PLC) shares resources and discusses specific student performances. Your Global Personal Learning Network (PLN) Why? There are many websites that bring teachers together, like Graphite, Google+ Groups, Edmodo Communities, and more.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

Here is an example I use a lot where I asked people to give me their thoughts on what a PLN (Personal Learning Network) means to them. Through the use of Twitter, Facebook and other sites, educators are starting to see the power of social media to extend learning beyond the classroom. Very easy and lots of potential. Need ideas?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Chryssanthe Sotiriou , High School EFL Coordinator Playful Learning: Connecting Educators through Games - Peter Stidwill, Executive Producer Using Immersive Environments to Connect Global Language Learners. - Close CEO Able-bodied People’s Perceptions of and Communication with Persons with Disabilities. - 8:00am Our school, a planet!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Apps, which are fun and easy to use, can give students a variety of learning platforms and approaches to keep them engaged and motivated. However, personalizing learning for a class of 25 or more students is a significant challenge for one teacher. Gamify learning through awarding virtual badges .

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Apps, which are fun and easy to use, can give students a variety of learning platforms and approaches to keep them engaged and motivated. However, personalizing learning for a class of 25 or more students is a significant challenge for one teacher. Gamify learning through awarding virtual badges .

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Apps, which are fun and easy to use, can give students a variety of learning platforms and approaches to keep them engaged and motivated. However, personalizing learning for a class of 25 or more students is a significant challenge for one teacher. Gamify learning through awarding virtual badges .

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Apps, which are fun and easy to use, can give students a variety of learning platforms and approaches to keep them engaged and motivated. However, personalizing learning for a class of 25 or more students is a significant challenge for one teacher. Gamify learning through awarding virtual badges .

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 13, 2020

Some of the issues that have emerged and are still emerging include: the social emotional health of learners, a realization that students aren’t able to be independent and self-directed learning, and an awareness of inequities that exist in the United States. Self-Determined Learning and Learner Agency.

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MindShift

JUNE 22, 2016

Luckily, several tech-savvy librarians have been curating the apps their colleagues find useful and sharing the all-stars with one another through personal learning communities (PLC) and edWeb webinars. The real promise of education technology is to redefine how students learn. 30 APPS LIBRARIANS RECOMMEND.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $130 million. DadaABC (English language learning): $100 million. DadaABC.com (English language learning): $608.9 Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3 Age of Learning (educational apps): $181.5 Age of Learning (educational apps): $181.5 Notable Investment Trends.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system. Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

JULY 11, 2021

I cannot tell you how much it has eased my organization : in my Google Drive, in our new Learning Management System Canvas, and in my mind (the seat of the toll of the pandemic on many of us teachers). I post the unit’s Slides on my school’s LMS each day for in-person, hybrid, and virtual students to access equally. Class Dojo.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

These tools, ranging from interactive whiteboards to educational apps and virtual learning platforms, bridge traditional methodologies with innovative approaches. These tools, ranging from interactive whiteboards to educational apps and virtual learning platforms, bridge traditional methodologies with innovative approaches.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

” “ Learning to code will eventually be as useful as learning Ancient Greek,” Quartz claims. Via Education Week : “Why Neuroscience Should Drive Personalized Learning ” – because of “the propagation of myths and misinformation.” ” Project-based learning, FTW.

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

This talk was presented at Coventry University as part of my visiting fellowship at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab. ” Despite thinking of themselves as liberal-learning, today’s tech companies re-inscribe much of this. “Everyone should learn to code,” as they like to tell us. “Disrupt.”

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” That’s the Collegiate Learning Assessment exam (a.k.a. He’s referring to “ personalized learning ,” but might as well be any buzzword when you frame the headline that way, bud.). Via The Verge : “Elon Musk-backed OpenAI is teaching robots how to learn just like humans do.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Lessons Learned From a Consortium That Fizzled.” Learn How They Are Expanding.” ” “We’re working on new features rooted in principles of social and emotional learning ,” says Facebook, which should chill you to the bone. AdvancED and Measured Progress will merge.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

77 million users accounts stolen from Edmodo. More data collection will improve student learning and student outcomes. ” It will enable “personalization.” ” “The Higher Ed Learning Revolution,” as NPR put it: Tracking Each Student’s Every Move.“ million students.

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Hack Education

MARCH 2, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Lessons Learned From a $75 Million Failed Experiment.” ” That is, the closure of the University of Texas System’s Institute for Transformational Learning. ” Via the Google blog : “Learn with Google AI: Making ML education available to everyone.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2017

I know it’s trend to criticize keynotes and lectures and claim that they’re terrible ways to learn. It’s a great story, particularly if you want to wield that factoid along with a product pitch for more “active learning” – like clicking on things. ” Where did this story come from? Who tells it?

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

The company behind the ACT on Wednesday announced plans for a Center for Equity in Learning, which will focus on helping underserved students succeed in college and the work force.” ” Via Edsurge : “ Adam Bellow Becomes CEO of Breakout EDU to Spread Gamified Learning.” Learn-to-code startup Piper has raised $2.1

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Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

A report from VC firm GSV Acceleration : “It’s a Breakout: Capital Flows In the Learning and Talent Technology Market.” million in seed funding from Y Combinator, Foundation Capital, Learn Capital, University Ventures, Li Yuan Ventures, Altair Ventures, Jimmy Lai, and Jeff Xiong. ” The Business of Job Training.

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