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JULY 25, 2017
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Hack Education
JULY 22, 2017
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JULY 23, 2017
I've been a fangirl of Lisa Johnson aka the @ TechChef4u for years, this an infographic from her latest book: Cultivating Communication in the Classroom: Future-Ready Skills for Secondary Students and it's AWESOME so and I just have to share it with you!
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JULY 24, 2017
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JULY 24, 2017
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JULY 26, 2017
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Edsurge
JULY 26, 2017
In just over a decade, 20 independent education companies have raised more than $2.7 billion in funding and are shaping the way education is evolving for students from grade school to higher ed. Collectively, 116 directors serve on the boards of these privately-held companies. Only eight are women. Even fewer are women of color. The scarcity of female directors in edtech is a striking contrast to the diversity that exists in the sector's day-to-day leadership.
EdTechTeam
JULY 24, 2017
As a former business teacher, I easily recall teaching a lesson titled, The Four C’s of Credit. That particular lesson is so memorable because I remember being schooled in “The Four C’s of Diamonds” when shopping for an engagement ring for my wife just a few years prior.
BYOT Network
JULY 22, 2017
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JULY 25, 2017
As the chief executive behind one of the world’s most popular language-learning tools, Luis von Ahn ironically struggles with picking up a new tongue. “I’m I’m actually very bad at learning languages, which is pretty funny, considering what I do,” the CEO and co-founder of Duolingo said in an email to EdSurge. An English and Spanish speaker, von Ahn is “making good progress” on learning Portuguese and hopes to tackle French next.
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JULY 22, 2017
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JULY 25, 2017
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The Journal
JULY 24, 2017
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Tech Helpful
JULY 25, 2017
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Where Learning Clicks
JULY 25, 2017
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eSchool News
JULY 24, 2017
Is there anything a teacher hates more than to look out across his or her classroom and see a group of tired, uninterested, and unmotivated students? Teachers are forced to cover state standards that students may not see any intrinsic reason to learn.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 24, 2017
I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take a few days this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do.
EdTech Magazine
JULY 24, 2017
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JULY 26, 2017
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Teacher Tech
JULY 24, 2017
Explain Your Farkle Strategy I like to play the game Farkle on my phone. It is a dice game where you roll 6 dice. You must score or you get a FARKLE and you get zero points for the round. Basic scoring is you get 50 points for a 5 and 100 points for 1. […]. The post Play Farkle on Google Slides and Sheets appeared first on Teacher Tech. Advanced Apps Script Docs Google Math Sheets Slides templates Add-on google math sheets slides spreadsheets
Education Superhighway
JULY 24, 2017
TRANSPARENCY DRIVES CHANGE. It is our core belief that with transparency in broadband speeds and pricing, school districts are empowered to grow their technology programs.
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JULY 25, 2017
Once a month, this column will examine the insights that science offers about the way people learn, and how such findings could influence schools. Most of us can remember a moment like this from our school years: the teacher poses a question – maybe it’s math, maybe history. You raise your hand, you give your answer with full assurance. And then? You’re shot down. You got it wrong.
ProfHacker
JULY 24, 2017
I learned this weekend that, in the northern hemisphere, July 22 is typically the date where temperatures start trending down for the year.
Edsurge
JULY 24, 2017
The bull is back—or is it? After a dip in dealflow and venture capital to U.S. edtech companies last year, the dollars returned with a fury during the first six months of 2017. According to our tally, there were 58 U.S. deals that totalled more than $887 million through June of this year. This means that halfway through 2017, the funding for U.S. edtech startups is already at 88 percent of the total in 2016 ( which was $1 billion ).
EdTechTeam
JULY 26, 2017
I have embraced a BYOD classroom environment for the last two years, working with Grade 7 and 8 students. The first year was incredible. The students understood the rules and were able to follow them without much instruction. Last year, on the other hand, was a disaster that seemed to get worse.
The CoolCatTeacher
JULY 25, 2017
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The Principal of Change
JULY 26, 2017
This is a question I ask administrators all of the time: Have you learned anything new in the past three months? Of course, everyone nods their head in enthusiastic agreement. I then follow up with this question: Could your staff tell me what new learning you have done in the past three months?
NPR Learning and Tech
JULY 26, 2017
If you're a teacher, you have one of the lowest-paid professional jobs in the U.S. Most require a four-year degree, which can require tens of thousands of dollars in loans that some struggle to repay. Image credit: Lilli Carré for NPR
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