Edsurge

JULY 13, 2023

She started the practice during COVID-19 lockdowns, when she couldn’t get to a library or coffee shop to work among other people as she had done in the past. That practice is called “body doubling,” and it refers to having a partner watch you do a task that involves focus to keep you in the zone. “A I’m an extrovert,” she says.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

Once your school district makes the commitment to have a digital library, the next step is for people to understand how they can stay engaged. In just one year of having a digital collection, checkouts from the district’s digital library increased by 184 percent. Don’t forget to involve teachers in the digital library.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 5, 2022

This is especially true for secondary students. Younger learners are used to SEL (socio-emotional learning) practices like sharing circles and morning meetings; these procedures tend to fade away as students get older and into more specialized secondary content. I capture these 4 key pieces of information on their name tents.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Teaching technology is a difficult profession because people learn in different ways and at different rates. However, one thing that can make it easier for students to learn is for teachers to include instructions on basic academic skills like vocabulary, keyboarding, digital citizenship, and research.

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Tools Digital Citizenship Libraries Secondary 153

Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

This summer, Ask a Tech Teacher is holding five Summer Learning classes : Tech-infused Teacher (Certificate edition for CEUs or grad class for college credit ). 20 Webtools in 20 Days (for groups interested in learning webtools from the Structured Learning curriculum ). Tech-infused Class. Tech ed is a change agent.

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Learning 152

Dangerously Irrelevant

DECEMBER 14, 2018

“When we give them a diploma without ensuring that they have basic skills and they go to post-secondary education and they hit a brick wall – when they get into those English and math gateway courses, when they don’t have the necessary basic skills or preparation to get a job and take care of themselves,” he said.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

Students will get to learn how target vocabulary items are being used in real life contexts to create meanings. The site offers this interesting resource packed full of tips to help teachers and parents learn how to discuss challenging news stories with kids. What is false information (fake news)? In this short guide, Webwise.ie

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 22, 2023

From colorful illustrations of complex chemical reactions to inspiring quotes that cultivate a growth mindset, classroom posters have become an indispensable tool in the modern learning environment. They serve to spark learning and exploration, empowering students to engage in lively discussions and conquer the unknown.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 19, 2019

Not having a clear idea of what you are supposed to do and having poor grades as a result of teamwork can snowball into a lifelong frustration with learning in groups. Read more: 5 Reasons e-learning is perfect for introverted students. When done right, learning as a team works. How do you assign deadlines for each group?

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LMS Flipped Classroom Groups Blended Learning 197

Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 27, 2019

UNESCO later decided to refer to open content intended to support research, teaching, and learning as “open educational resources.” This choice rotated licensing into a secondary priority. When we fail to put student learning first, we can become zealots who confuse the means with the ends. yellow below).

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 16, 2016

I’d venture to say that most of us could stand to learn a little more about ESSA and its potential for school libraries and the communities we serve. After eight years without a reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), ESSA becomes law with references to school libraries and librarians.

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Libraries Advocacy Broadband Learning 40

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

Go to everfi.com/coolcat to learn more and sign up to get a virtual swag bag full of free goodies to get the school year off to a great start. Stay tuned to learn how EVERFI can empower you to bring real-world skills to your students, even if you're short on time. It's not just out there on its own. So sign up for EVERFI today.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Since its launch in 2001, Wikipedia’s crowd-sourced authorship–its wikiness–has provoked debate relating to authority, despite the fact that many Wikipedia authors are topic experts and that a growing number of librarians and academics contribute by adding and editing references. As an encyclopedia, it is a tertiary source.

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E-rate Wiki Elementary Study 111

iLearn Technology

MAY 8, 2017

Check123 is a great one to keep bookmarked on classroom and library computers for quick reference. Video is the preferred learning method of 90% of our students at Anastasis, when they do a search, they usually begin on a video site. Tips: Check123 is free for teachers!

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 27, 2016

The Alliance for Excellent Education (the Alliance) launched its Future Ready Schools (FRS) initiative in October 2014 with the aim of leveraging technology and connectivity to personalize and transform learning. Michelle Luhtala commented that New Canaan High School went BYOD just this year as part of their personalized learning intiative.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Learn about her transformation into a global educator because her students got excited and led the way. Vicki: What is the most remarkable thing your students have learned as a part of this process? My Students Have Learned That They Can Make a Difference. Vicki: I know sometimes people will say, “Well, what are they learning?

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Education Chromebook Microsoft Company 192

Reading By Example

MARCH 30, 2019

Definitely a book to have in the secondary classroom library to build diversity and cultural relevance. For example, I am taking an instructional coaching course, and the teachers often reference Frankl’s memoir as an example of self-actualization. John (writing reference). Deep learning reveals new insights.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). View the new Learning Forward Washington Web site and plans for professional learning opportunities during the year.

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Blackboard MOOC Digital Citizenship Secondary 48

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 14, 2022

After schools went remote in 2020, Jessica Ramos spent hours that spring and summer sitting on a bench in front of her local Oakland Public Library branch in the vibrant and diverse Dimond District. You don’t have a computer, you don’t have internet, you can’t even access distance learning,” Silver said. OAKLAND, Calif.

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Digital Divide Broadband Chromebook Survey 112

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

In the summer of 2016, a community of educators, research design partners, and over 150 teens and young adults in Colorado engaged in a bold experiment to rethink how quality and impact might be measured in a modernized system of learning. In this relatively small, short-cycle prototype, the lessons we learned were significant.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update March 18th All of life is a constant education. Eleanor Roosevelt The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. Interested in becoming a Learning Revolution Partner? Follow #RSCON5 for updates.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

Online learning, or the teaching formerly knows as “distance learning” Will this keep growing? Skepticism about the quality of online learning could migrate to the general population. Yet we also see academic deans and provosts showing more interest in digital learning than their faculty.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

per semester for what it calls Cengage Unlimited, its full e-library, and another $50 for access to a related homework system that professors often assign with the textbook. We want to make sure that we build a relationship with the student so we can tailor the learning experience to the needs of the student,” Gan says. “We

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

A quick round of introductions revealed some interesting trends: a growing number of liberal arts institutions are launched or growing online learning programs; many sought to find the distinct ways liberal arts institutions, and campuses pursuing liberal education, can use technology. Online learning is on the rise.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 24, 2022

In order to set up a perfect viewing distance, first be aware of ocular accommodation and convergence, which reference involuntary eye functions when too close to an object. When it comes down to it, the screen’s angle is more or less its height in reference to the user. Learn more >. appeared first on ViewSonic Library.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

In this episode, you'll learn ways to engage students in writing using digital media. You'll also learn about an incredible idea “ audio gifts ” which you could use to support writing and gift giving for the upcoming holiday season. Sponsor: Defined Learning has engaging project-based lessons for your students.,

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 13, 2016

Learning tech ed this summer is an opportunity you’re ready for. Summer PD: The Tech-infused Teacher is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-12 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Flipped Classroom—attendees learn in a ‘flipped classroom’ environment.

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

Todd Burks teaches students to navigate the University of Virginia library. Students will need to craft a research question, read relevant sources and synthesize what they learn in a short paper. The exercise aims to get students comfortable using the university library. But he does work in a library.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

FEBRUARY 10, 2024

I will structure this post similarly to the aforementioned article with suggestions for action and research embedded for each group so that you could, feasibly, only read the section referring to you and be enabled to face your context. Maybe you think removing upsetting books from school libraries is the best thing for your child.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

There are several resources out there to ensure learning and understanding without a worksheet. Check out books, including “Ditch the Textbook” by Matt Miller, the “Hacking Learning” series and “Teach Like a Pirate,” by Dave Burgess for more ways you can stop making copies of worksheets and make learning interactive.

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Digital Citizenship Sony Guidelines Video 167

The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

A child rides a bike on the playground at Global Connections Learning Center in Jackson. billion on elementary and secondary education. If E-rate didn’t fund our technology, we didn’t get it,” he said, referring to a federal program that makes telecommunications and Internet access more affordable for schools and libraries. “We

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019

The primary goals of this event are to demonstrate the power of global connectivity in classrooms, schools, institutions of informal learning and universities around the world, and to introduce others to the tools, resources, projects, and networks that are available to educators today. A current listing of events you can join is below.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 20, 2015

Bankhead was expecting to learn a lot when she did her student teaching. But on her first day, she says, “my mentor teacher, she came in, we talked for a few minutes, and she was like, ‘OK, I’ll be in the library from now on.’ People who want to be teachers “deserve to learn how to do this work well,” Ball says.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 12, 2015

Learning tech ed this summer is an opportunity you’re ready for. Summer PD is for credentialed and non-credentialed K-8 teachers, tech teachers/integration specialists, library media specialists, and pre-service professionals. Flipped Classroom—attendees learn in a ‘flipped classroom’. That’s called ‘learning’.

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Wiki Flipped Classroom Common Core Digital Citizenship 150

Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 26, 2016

Just a disclaimer though, I am a high school math teacher, so a few of the tech-tools I reference in this post belong mostly in a secondary math classroom, but with a little elbow grease and ingenuity, there are ways to fit them into any K-12 math curriculum as well.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 28, 2016

The contest invited teams of secondary school students to research historical architecture, then reproduce key buildings by printing them. who celebrated this as a fine, creative way to teach and learn history. Another had a member with some form of learning disability, and his peers worked strongly to support him.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

APRIL 15, 2018

Avoid the trap of closing up your classroom library, centers, packing up textbooks, and so on a full month in advance. For secondary teachers (and others who see multiple classes each day), be sure to break down the jobs into tasks that can be completed within a single class period.

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