techlearning
JULY 1, 2019
From inconsistent homework policies to a perceived lack of empathy and understanding from their teachers, the students were coming at the digital equity issue from a whole different angle.
Edsurge
JUNE 29, 2019
My family and I recently had the opportunity to tour the National Air and Space Museum in Washington D.C., where I found myself drawn to an exhibit featuring Wilbur and Orville Wright. Long after my 15-year-old daughter had moved on, I continued to pour over the graphics, data and design improvements the brothers refined over six years that enabled them to successfully pilot the first powered airplane in 1903—and create a prototype for a practical flying machine that could transport humans by 19
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Neo LMS
JULY 2, 2019
In spite of all the efforts of countless educators, the passive model of learning persists. Flipped Learning has emerged as the “easy button” to move classes, schools, and districts from passive to active learning. Flipped Learning is not just another teaching strategy, but rather, the meta-strategy that supports all others. Flipped Learning is often thought of as static and fraught with misconceptions.
Catlin Tucker
JULY 2, 2019
In a blog post I wrote titled Ask Yourself, Why Am I Grading This? , I encourage teachers to think about the purpose of the work students are doing and evaluate whether it makes sense for them to invest their time and energy grading that work. It’s not realistic to expect that teachers will grade the majority of the work their students produce.
This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.
EdTech Magazine
JULY 2, 2019
Sphero, LittleBits and Other Robots Bring Technology to Life. eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 07/02/2019 - 11:36. Josh Stumpenhorst got hooked on robotics three years ago when his son showed him the Sphero BB-8, a baseball-sized, self-propelled robot based on the Star Wars droid. Now Stumpenhorst, director of the learning commons at Lincoln Junior High in Naperville, Ill., is a certified Sphero Hero.
A Principal's Reflections
JUNE 30, 2019
“ Learning is not attained by chance; it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence.” – Abigail Adams How do you make, not find, the time to learn and get better? Often the number one impediment in this area is fitting it into our busy schedules. Trust me; I get it. There never seems to be enough time in the day to do what needs to be done both personally and professionally.
EdTech Update brings together the best content for education technology professionals from the widest variety of industry thought leaders.
Neo LMS
JULY 4, 2019
More and more schools strive to move away from standardized educational models in favor of student-centered approaches. It is no secret that teachers also need better ways to evaluate student learning, including qualitative assessment methods. Portfolios have been around for quite some time. They are a must for visual arts students, but educators are seeing the many benefits of assigning portfolio tasks for all subjects.
EdTech Magazine
JULY 2, 2019
K–12 Educators Embrace Ingenuity and Adaptation to Prepare Students for the Future. eli.zimmerman_9856. Tue, 07/02/2019 - 13:59. Figuring out the best way to prepare the next generation of students often feels like aiming at a moving target. . The evolution of society and technology places tremendous demands on K–12 leaders , and yet this same challenge can yield immense satisfaction.
The CoolCatTeacher
JULY 1, 2019
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Urkund is a plagiarism prevention tool with many benefits for teachers in helping students create original work. In this blog post, I’ll share my review of this product from a company founded in 2000 and will talk about its benefits and features. Urkund is a cost-effective plagiarism prevention tool, integrates with popular LMS systems, and why it is rapidly becoming a popular tool in this area.
Dangerously Irrelevant
JULY 1, 2019
If your goal for a lesson, unit, or other instructional activity is to drive deeper student thinking and learning, consider these 8 questions from Section A of the 4 Shifts Protocol. If you like your answers, awesome! Keep doing that! If you’re not where you want to be yet, pick a couple of questions and select your desired answers instead (e.g., Yes instead of No or Somewhat ).
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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
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 3, 2019
MTI 558: Teach Writing With Tech. Starts Monday, July 8, 2019! This is the last chance to sign up. Click this link ; scroll down to MTI 558 and click for more information and to sign up. Educators participate in this three-week hands-on quasi-writer’s workshop as they learn to use widely-available digital tools to help their students develop their inner writer.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 29, 2019
Rocket Mortgage Classic: Esports Meets Traditional Athletics in STEAM Learning. marquita.brown_tC0Z. Sat, 06/29/2019 - 20:28. Students visiting the Rocket Mortgage Classic were able to get some relief from the heat and get a taste of the competition happening on the green with esports portals set up in the STEAM Learning Lab, a learning engagement center set up by CDW and Acer.
Educational Technology Guy
JULY 1, 2019
CK-12 is one of my favorite resources for educators. It contains a wide variety of materials, lesson plans, virtual labs, interactive lesson activities, digital-multimedia "flexbooks" and much more. CK-12 also has a certified educator program for teachers. It is a comprehensive program with thousands of educators around the globe. They have some great free webinars coming up from July 8-19, 2019, where you can enjoy free, fun, flexible learning.
Dangerously Irrelevant
JULY 3, 2019
If your goal for a lesson, unit, or other instructional activity is to move toward more authentic, real world work, consider these 8 questions from Section B of the 4 Shifts Protocol. If you like your answers, awesome! Keep doing that! If you’re not where you want to be yet, pick a couple of questions and select your desired answers instead (e.g., Yes instead of No or Somewhat ).
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 5, 2019
Here are the most-read posts for the month of June: 4 Innovative Ways to Co-Author a Book. What’s Changed in Lesson Planning. What’s all the buzz about Messenger Kids? 7 Tech Tools for PE Teachers. Smartphones in the classroom. 11 Bits of Wisdom I Learned From a Computer. Digital Citizenship Curriculum. 10 Books You’ll Want to Read This Summer. Looking for Trusted Advisers?
EdTech Magazine
JULY 1, 2019
Theater and Library Upgrades Set the Stage for K–12 Creatives. marquita.brown_tC0Z. Mon, 07/01/2019 - 06:10. Students at Middlesex County Vocational and Technical Schools are preparing for careers, but not in the way that many associate with traditional vo-tech education. These students dance, direct films, create graphic design and work sound boards , among a host of other creative endeavors.
EdNews Daily
JULY 3, 2019
When high school is finally over, what should you do next? Typically, most will respond and say that going to a traditional university is the next logical step, but many students are finding this isn’t the right choice for them. With increasing costs and competitive application processes, you may want another way to achieve your career goals. And, that’s okay!
Dangerously Irrelevant
JUNE 29, 2019
If the ‘authentic work’ we assign our students in class doesn’t require them and their work to get out of the school building (physically or virtually) – at least for some of it – and is always assessed only by the teacher, is it really ‘authentic, real world work?’ Related Posts. Career-ready capstones [VIDEO].
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.
Ask a Tech Teacher
JULY 4, 2019
It’s America’s birthday and I’m celebrating. My Army Sergeant son is in Japan–Okinawa. My Navy LT CDR daughter’s in the DC area. I thank both of them and all those soldiers who fought for America’s uncertain future so long ago. God be with all of us. I want to include all my efriends from Canada in the celebrations though I’m a few days late for Canada Day: July 1 is Canada Day.
EdTech Magazine
JULY 5, 2019
3 Steps to Finding the Right Content Monitoring Solution for Your District. eli.zimmerman_9856. Fri, 07/05/2019 - 12:59. As K–12 schools shift towards an increasingly digitally-integrated classroom , it is essential that teachers have the tools they need to keep students safe from harmful content online. . Modern content monitoring solutions are helping schools keep students away from entering inappropriate sites as well as protect them from falling victim to cyberthreats.
Teacher Reboot Camp
JULY 5, 2019
“It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression and knowledge.” – Albert Einstein. A green screen in the classroom helps spark student creativity and imagination for any subject! Last year I tried a very basic and cheap green screen with my 2nd to 5th graders. I had decided last minute to use a green screen and didn’t have much time and even with this little effort the students and I had fun creating a news broadcast!
EdNews Daily
JUNE 29, 2019
By Charles Sosnik. I’ve written quite a bit about children’s privacy, including what I thought was a scathing piece on Google and Education. The simple fact is every bit of information you can possibly imagine is being collected from your kids. And it never goes away. Click to tweet. The last time I spoke with a college admissions director, she told me that decisions to admit were based on the public (and maybe not so public) information available, and then high school grades, activities, and SA
This whitepaper explores integrating the PowerTeaching pedagogical approach within a HyFlex (Hybrid Flexible) educational model, focusing on employing cooperative learning strategies and efficient classroom management techniques.
EdTech4Beginners
JUNE 29, 2019
Classroom presentations come with many challenges–not the least of which is keeping your students engaged long enough to teach the lesson! New technology creates many opportunities to spruce up your presentations and keep students captivated, so the trick is simply to figure out which methods will work best for you. . In this article, I will explain three ways to make classroom presentations more engaging for students of all ages.
The Web20Classroom
JULY 2, 2019
I love to read. If I am not working or spending time with my daughters I am reading. But when I was in elementary school reading was what I dreaded the most. In my classes we had the "blue birds" and "red birds" reading groups. I was a blue bird. A weak reader. Stuck in a group with the other weak readers. Thinking back on that time as an adult it was a deflating time as a kid.
Educational Technology Guy
JULY 1, 2019
? CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation's future. ?At the core of the program is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, the nation's largest cyber defense competition that puts high school and middle school students in charge of securing virtual networks.
Edsurge
JULY 3, 2019
For many educators, summer is a season filled with activities—vacations, outdoor time, sporting events and camps … summer school. It may also provide an opportunity to relax, recharge and reflect. Midway through the year, many people ask themselves: What have I accomplished, and what lies ahead? Put another way: Where have I been and where am I going?
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Education Elements
JULY 3, 2019
It’s mid-May at Baychester Academy, a public elementary school in the Bronx’s District 11. Like all schools across New York City, the school day draws to a close with a ritual exchange: teachers usher students out of classrooms to meet their parents, patiently waiting by the school’s main office. But then something unusual happens: Educators from across the district begin to arrive.
EdNews Daily
JULY 3, 2019
By Al Noyes. Pick up a traditional high school mathematics textbook and you’ll see that it was authored by a number of collegiate luminaries, put through a series of pilot tests, and run through numerous developmental cycles over a period of time. After getting feedback and input from various schools and experts, the textbook publisher puts together a beautifully-packaged set of materials that instructors rely on to teach mathematics.
Educational Technology Guy
JULY 1, 2019
PDF files are extremely useful and ubiquitous. There are ways to view them on any device and any platform. Sometimes you need to convert a PDF file to another format or you want to convert another file to a PDF file. There are a lot of resources out there to do this. CleverPDF is one of them. CleverPDF offers 27 Powerful and Free Online PDF Tools including conversions and modifying PDF files.
Edsurge
JULY 5, 2019
Recently, Education Week published an article describing culturally-questionable activities and language found in Studies Weekly , a social studies curriculum used by more than 13,000 schools across the country. As the leader of an education company, it was a sobering reminder of the complexities and responsibilities involved in creating curriculum.
Speaker: Richard Goring, Director at BrightCarbon
Have you ever caught an employee sleeping during training? Compelling content is paramount, but trying to do so with the same tools you've always used is complicated, right? Wrong! Powerpoint has excellent features that, with a bit of creativity, can help you improve your presentations and keep your people engaged without going over budget. By utilizing newer components that enable interactive sequences, navigable content to respond to your audience, and pop quizzes for informal knowledge checks
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