21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 30, 2020

Please feel free to contact me via email ( mjgormans@gmail.com ) or Twitter at ( @mjgormans ). It might go from text messaging, to email, to a a complete LMS. Frequently survey all district stakeholders including educators, parents, and students during this event. In other words… what can be done on and off line?

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LMS Digital Divide Blended Learning Survey 217

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

Please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans. This can be done online using a ZOOM or Chat room, or a set of discussion posts from the LMS, or a shared document. Perhaps they will use an LMS Chat Room, ZOOM, or their Cell Phone. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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Classroom LMS Poll Everywhere Learning 135

Edsurge

MAY 2, 2022

The Current State of Edtech There are some consistent steps that most edtech companies take to involve users in their product decisions—surveying teachers and students who will use the product and filing feedback into a backlog, for example. Duolingo for Schools on Twitter. Recommended Resources. Duolingo for Schools on Facebook.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this show, AR/VR guru Rachelle Dené Poth delves deep into the transformative potential of Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the classroom. She has a podcast ThriveinEDU. We have them do all of that.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 5, 2014

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @mjgormans ). Perhaps it might be a collective spreadsheet, a slide presentation, a drawing, or the use of a form to conduct a survey. Allow student to talk with each other during a video clip or short lecture using a back channel employing your LMS (Learning Management System).

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Blended Learning STEM Learning Conference 137

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I was there for a few reasons, starting with having the fine opportunity to lead a pre conference workshop, followed by presenting on two panels, helping out with a Twitter component, and reconnecting with dozens of friends and colleagues. On Twitter several people, on site and out of country, praised open as a business model.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Pam Moran on episode 236 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. PowerSchool is my SIS and LMS and is the sponsor of today’s show. Twitter: @pammoran. Get motivated today listening to Pam. This is part 2 in our series with Pam. Listen Now.

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Education Examples Maker Movement Company 247

Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 1, 2016

If your school already uses a learning management system (LMS) , this is an excellent tool for gathering student-specific information. Online polls: Instead of doing structured polls, like the in-class polling options mentioned above, you can create a blog or website survey that your students can answer whenever they have time.

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Personalized Learning Learning eBook LMS 40

Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 17, 2015

Pew has a new study , based on surveying nearly 4,000 scientists, and the results are important for higher education and technology. Let’s see if it bears out in other areas, like LMS usage and contributions to open access publishing. Out of all academics, how are scientists using new technologies to communicate? ” Good!

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Social Media Study Comparison Facebook 40

TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 15, 2015

Also Unplag is launching a survey to create a better teacher lead LMS (assignment management system, actually). Those “core” apps– Skype , Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest –have educator applications can do more than the personal uses you may be using them for now.

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Tools Classroom Edmodo Common Core 40

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 10, 2015

As always, I invite you to follow me on twitter ( @mjgormans ). Another example might be the teacher curating the curriculum for students using their LMS (Learning Management System). In this method of data collection students may be able to survey larger, more diverse, and authentic populations.

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Resources Technology Examples STEM 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 1, 2014

Geo-educators can join the community through a variety of online platforms including Twitter, Facebook, and the secure educator site, Edmodo ( www.geo-educatorcommunity.org ). Join us for this live Twitter discussion. National Geographic defines a geo-educator as an educator working to improve young people’s understanding of the world.

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Libraries Common Core Classroom Digital Citizenship 59

Neo LMS

MAY 5, 2020

For example, spam filters in your email, ride services like Uber or Lyft, social networks like Facebook, Instagram, or Twitter that make suggestions for people or chats to follow, and online shopping made easier with recommended items for you based on prior purchases.

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Resources Examples Facebook Data 435

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

In a survey of college technology leaders published in April by Educause, more than half of colleges said they are using online or remote proctoring tools, and another 23 percent said they are planning to or considering using them. Yet they are quickly becoming mainstream. Hire better teachers instead.”

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ProctorU Company Robotics Tools 217

Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 2, 2015

It is frustrating to only have a Learning Management System (LMS) or VLE accessible only when you are on campus. Discover which tools your students already have access to or know how to use by surveying them. Here’s my student Google Survey template to get you started. What is your connection? What is your class size?

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VLE Online Learning ePortfolio Digital Badges 150

Shake Up Learning

MAY 17, 2022

The most common social media platforms that teachers and schools are using to share information with parents include Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, YouTube, and occasionally TikTok. . LMS Progress Reports and Communication. Surveys and Feedback. The options to send links, images, or voice clips are all available.

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Tools Social Media Google Schoology 87

Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

shareable , with evaluators, posted on social networks, displayed within the schools learning management system (LMS), curated on professional blogs, and added to resumes to demonstrate the educator’s specific skillset. Other surveys report this as high as 5 million students–12 percent of the total US school population.

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Assessment Chromebook Digital Badges Analysis 155

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Folks on Reddit and Twitter had some interesting thoughts on the piece. Tagged on: April 20, 2017 OIT unveils two-factor authentication for Blackboard log-in | The Princetonian → Princeton University is moving to 2FA authentication for student LMS logins. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!) If not, why not?

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Folks on Reddit and Twitter had some interesting thoughts on the piece. Tagged on: April 20, 2017 OIT unveils two-factor authentication for Blackboard log-in | The Princetonian → Princeton University is moving to 2FA authentication for student LMS logins. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!) If not, why not?

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2017

FBISD - Why not use your LMS to help provide ongoing learning/resources to parents? Rachelle hopes to do this as FBISD moves forward with an LMS in the next year. Survey parents at the start of the year to see what their concerns are. Embed content in LMS so teachers just need to facilitate the discussion.

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Digital Citizenship Social Media LMS Guidelines 40

Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 2, 2015

students need to be self-directed to work at home Ways technology supports the strategy resources are posted online via class website, LMS (Edmodo, Google Classroom, Schoology, etc). Follow me on Twitter and Google+. do they have other things that take up their time (job, etc.) blended learning flipped classroom'

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Blended Learning Resources Khan Academy Flipped Classroom 80

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Claims on Twitter : Students read a tweet and explain why it might or might not be a useful source of information. News on Twitter : Students consider tweets and determine which is the most trustworthy. Claims on YouTube: Students watch a short video and explain why they might not trust a video that makes a contentious claim. .

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

and a Link to a Free Resource with More Tips From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Haiku Learning (my LMS). Google Forms (Quick Surveys). Google Forms – We are surveying our Project Managers and Assistant project managers for MAD about Mattering using Google Forms right now.

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Tools EdTech Haiku Learning Classroom 120

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

That is, major social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter increasingly made it difficult for ThinkUp to work with their APIs. From Phil Hill : “Update on UC Davis LMS Fiasco: Finishing the term with two partial systems.” ” e-Literate also posted a student’s take on the school’s LMS outage.

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Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Absorb Software has raised $59 million from Silversmith Capital Partners to build an LMS. ” Via KTNV : “ Foothill High School regains control of Twitter account after hack.” Just a reminder that Twitter does not care about your school’s social media initiative. .” Unacademy has raised $11.5

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Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The Huffington Post filed Twitter’s response to Ivanka Trump ’s announcement under “comedy.” ” “ University of Wisconsin System to Migrate From D2L Brightspace to Canvas LMS” by Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill. ” Or maybe her announcement itself was comedy? 2 Post at Ed. .”

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Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

” Via Techcrunch : “Twitter COO Anthony Noto resigns to become SoFi CEO.” ” “Preliminary Data on K–12 LMS Market ” from Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill. Memos from HR. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ James Comey Continues Second Act as a College Instructor.”

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Kevin Carey argues in Washington Monthly “Why More Colleges Should Treat Students Like Numbers ”: Students who log on to the LMS, download materials, click on lectures, and contribute to discussions are much less likely to drop out than students who don’t. Upgrades and Downgrades. Finding and Keeping Good Teachers.”

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Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

It was one of two social media messages – the other a Twitter photo of Tunsil smoking marijuana through a gas mark – that were posted during the NFL draft. Now educators can personalize their courses, apparently, which is something no one has been able to do until “adaptive technology” integrated with the LMS.

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

As CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski noted on Twitter Tuesday, Eck, who is now a special assistant to Secretary DeVos, tweeted last November that Hamill should ‘stick to playing Han Solo’s short little b—-’ after Hamill tweeted criticism of the Trump administration.” ” An Education Dept.

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Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It is the instructional designer and tenured professor’s signal — “to the barricades!” — and everyone snipes at the other side from the Twitter trenches for a week, until there’s an unspoken truce that lasts until the next “ban laptops” op-ed gets published. Or rather, their interest wasn’t in the features of the new LMS.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” (Probably worth checking out Sara Goldrick-Rab’s comments on Twitter about this one.). Via The New York Times : “ Jeff Bezos Wants Ideas for Philanthropy , So He Asked Twitter.” ” Via Ed Week’s Market Brief : “Wave of New Ed Tech In K–12 to Usher In Classroom Redesigns , Survey Finds.”

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Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate.” And from Phil Hill : “A Note on Data Used for LMS Market Analysis.”

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Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

AUGUST 5, 2016

Remember when Twitter announced that it was donating its archive to the Library of Congress ? ” The Chronicle of Higher Education looks at a survey of international students, some of whom are reconsidering studying in the UK and writes “How Britain’s Brexit Could Benefit Universities Elsewhere.” “Anybody.”

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Education Pearson Report Policies 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

” Disclosure: the Mooch now follows me on Twitter. ” The company is called TechReady.io , and it scans your computer to make sure it meets all the requirements for an LMS and so on. ” Class Central surveyed its users : “ MOOC Users Highly Educated, Have Experienced Career Benefits.” ” Really.

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Knewton Education Company MOOC 46

Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

A few years after John Boyer began teaching world geography at Virginia Tech , a survey revealed that 58 percent of college-aged Americans could not locate Japan on a map. And there are a variety of alternative assignments, like the Twitter World Leader assignment. Tell us about the Twitter World Leaders.

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Twitter Course Video Moodle 131

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

“ Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : ”Why Twitter Is Calling Abigail Fisher ’ Becky With the Bad Grades ’: A Brief Explainer.” ” Here’s the rub: it’s an LMS. ” Thank goodness for education journalism. “Can U.S.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60