EdTech Magazine
MARCH 27, 2015
'By Eric Patnoudes Considering the value of corporate educator certifications such as Microsoft Innovative Educator, Google Certified Teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator reminds me of an age-old question: "Which came first: the chicken or the egg?" Allow me to explain.
Catlin Tucker
MARCH 8, 2015
'Discussion can be a powerful tool for learning yet engaging all students in equitable discussions can be challenging. When I began teaching, I was frustrated because in-class discussions were dominated by a small group of vocal students while the rest of the class sat quietly avoiding eye contact. It wasn’t until I incorporated online discussions into my traditional class that I was able to engage every voice in our class dialog.
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Ed Tech from the Ground Up
MARCH 17, 2015
'I am often impressed by the creative ways teachers take traditionally non-educational videos from YouTube, movies, music videos, and television shows and turn them into lessons that highlight complex concepts while also appealing to students. Click the headline to read the full post. Questions? Email websupport@epe.org.
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 8, 2015
'No matter where I am, whether it is a physical location or virtual, I am always hearing conversations about how technology can be used to effectively engage students. This is extremely important as the majority of students spend six to eight hours a day in schools where they are completely disengaged. I for one can’t blame today’s learner for being bored in school when I all have to do is observe my own son at home playing Minecraft to see firsthand his high level of engagement.
Generative AI holds tremendous promise for all stakeholders in higher education. But guardrails are needed. Strong governance that empower instructors are at the core of a responsible approach to using generative AI in academia.
Ask a Tech Teacher
MARCH 17, 2015
'With technology moving out of the lab and into the classroom, it’s becoming a challenge for some teachers to infuse their teaching with tech tools such as websites, educational games, simulations, iPads, Chromebooks, GAFE, and other geeky devices that used to be the purview of a select group of nerdy teachers. Now, all teachers are expected to have students work, collaborate, research, and publish online.
User Generated Education
MARCH 15, 2015
'I absolutely love all of the emphasis on mindsets these days. There are growth mindsets (which I discuss in The Educator with a Growth Mindset: A Staff Workshop ) and maker mindsets (which I discuss in The Mindset of the Maker Educator ). Mindsets are simply defined as “ the ideas and attitudes with which a person approaches a situation.” Mindsets imply that mental and attitudinal states can assist one in being successful with a given skill set.
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Brilliant or Insane
MARCH 29, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. My brother in law is battling cancer. He has been for some time, and it seems that every time I’m with him, I learn something new. Something very important. Yesterday, as I was winding my way toward the parking ramp at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, I found myself feeling overwhelmed again. I was running late. [.]. The post Make a Fellow Teacher’s Day with These Twenty Acts of Kindness appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.
Ditch That Textbook
MARCH 9, 2015
'When my students and I work with Google Apps, there are two common struggles that we face: 1. Options for slide templates are scarce (and the ones in Google’s directory aren’t very good). 2. When we add Creative Commons images to our work, adding accurate attribution can be tricky. Thankfully, I’ve come across some solutions in the [.].
A Principal's Reflections
MARCH 1, 2015
'As of late I have been doing a great deal of work with schools and districts on how to effectively implement digital learning across the curriculum. When it comes to technology in general, the overall goal is to support learning, not drive instruction. Where digital learning initiatives miss the point is a focus on how technology actually accomplishments.
Tom Murray
MARCH 30, 2015
' Finding strength in the midst of heartache Today was one of the those days. The kind of day that’s difficult to forget and one that rips your heart out as a parent. What started out as any Monday would, ended with me appreciating life and the love of my little ones that much more. My little girl was born with severe food allergies - tree nuts and sesame seeds to be exact.
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User Generated Education
MARCH 7, 2015
'If I ask you or your students, “How do you learn,” how many of you could clearly articulate this process? If you can, are the strategies you’re using the best ones for learning? Furthermore, if the research on the process of learning is compared to the practices being implemented in school, does this research influence school practices?
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 17, 2015
'By D. Frank Smith A policy expert and author explains why using technology to leverage new forms of teaching excites both teachers and students.
Brilliant or Insane
MARCH 25, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. We published this classroom management piece last year, and it received plenty of attention across our network. It’s now part of our Education Rehash archive: a growing library of posts we revisit, in order to continue the conversation and check for professional growth. Take a look at these classroom management tips, and let us know [.].
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 22, 2015
'It’s been a tough year to feel positive about Iowa education politics. For example… Our governor wants Iowa schools to return to the top of the NAEP rankings and reclaim their ‘world class’ status but is endorsing a 1.25% budgetary increase that doesn’t even keep up with inflation (while requesting a 9% increase for his own office). As a result, most schools will have to cut people just to keep the lights on and the buses running.
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Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 30, 2015
'Pixar, the company behind Toy Story, Cars and other incredible animated movies, has announced that it''s in-house 3D rendering software, RenderMan , is now free for non-commercial use. RenderMan creates the rendering with lighting effects. It does not create the original 3D model. You would need to first create the 3D model first. Maya is a great 3D modeling program that has a free version for students and teachers.
Battelle for Kids
MARCH 22, 2015
'March 23, 2015, Volume 2, Issue 4, Number 7. Driving Question: How Does Trust Create And Encourage 21st Century Leadership For Learning? Calling all classroom teachers, building managers, or district level administrators, we need you. 21st century learning schools need 21st century learning leaders. While I''m a school site principal, I use the word leader to describe everyone throughout the system from the classroom teacher to the district superintendent.
Tom Murray
MARCH 27, 2015
'As educators, our core business is learning. We fulfill a multitude of additional roles that are also extremely important, yet, at its essence, education is about learning and our schools and school districts must be learning-focused organizations. Of course, when we talk about learning as our core business, we (rightly) think, first and foremost, of student learning.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 4, 2015
'By D. Frank Smith Robotics competitions have become official high school sports in two states, and two more may soon follow suit.
Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape
The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.
Brilliant or Insane
MARCH 16, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. It took about 15 years for me to figure out that students work hard for teachers they like. They work even harder for the cool teachers. Some teachers say, “I’m not here to entertain. I’m here to teach.” A long time ago, I said it. This attitude doesn’t impress today’s learners. Even studious kids want cool [.]. The post 5 Things Cool Teachers Do appeared first on Brilliant or Insane.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MARCH 31, 2015
'Bob Lenz said: Teachers have long struggled with the tension between breadth and depth. It’s a hard choice, hard enough that we are tempted to avoid it, dismiss it as a false choice, or contend that it is a dilemma we can dissolve through tinkering. Maybe we don’t have to choose between covering a lot of content and focusing on a particular concept or skill.
Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 20, 2015
'How to Migrate Information from your Google Apps for Education Account to a personal Google Account. As students and staff use the school provided Google Apps accounts more, there''s a lot of great work, writing, presentations, and more that graduating seniors and students leaving the district would like to "take with them". Google doesn''t yet have a simple way to transfer everything from one account to another, but there are a few easy ways to get the information you want transferred over to
21st Century Educational Technology and Learning
MARCH 20, 2015
'Welcome a post that is a companion to my PBL Flipped Learning Presentation. You will see that Flipped Learning really does connect with PBL plus find 100’s of resources. Those at my presentation will even learn more! First, to ensure you do not miss a valuable post or other resources covering PBL, Digital Curriculum, Web 2.0, STEM, 21st century learning, and technology integration, please sign up for 21centuryedtech by email or RSS.
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Tom Murray
MARCH 23, 2015
' As part of the 3rd annual Digital Learning Day, educational leaders from all over country descended upon the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. on February 5th. I had the honor of participating in a live panel ("Digital Learning: The Journey So Far") with former Governor Bob Wise, now the President for the Alliance for Excellent Education, and Mrs.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 2, 2015
'By D. Frank Smith A new infographic from itslearning provides a few statistics on the impact of mobile devices on K-12 education.
Brilliant or Insane
MARCH 5, 2015
'Brilliant or Insane. I have never been so tired of traditional homework. The worst kind is the piles of homework my kids bring home that I have to help them with do that is beyond maddening. One day it was perimeter in math, which I haven’t done in about 38 years. Then, it was ancient civilizations. “Where is King Tut buried?” Seriously? [.]. The post Hey Teachers, Stop Asking Parents to Do Your Homework!
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
MARCH 31, 2015
'April 1, 2015 One of the onerous parts in essay and academic writing is the bibliography section. Managing, organizing and citing references can sometimes be a real challenge especially if you don''t.read more.
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.
Educational Technology Guy
MARCH 3, 2015
'I''m a huge fan and user of Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks and have written about them at length here. Here is a generic version of what I presented as reasons why my district should Go Google that you can use in your own school/district. Why Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks: Here are some of the reasons why Chromebooks make sense in education: Educational Goals: Increase student engagement Expose our students to the latest technology - software and hardware Create student c
TeachThought - Learn better.
MARCH 29, 2015
'40 Viewing Comprehension Strategies: Watching Videos Like You Read A Book. by Terry Heick. You can’t watch a video like you read a book; the modalities couldn’t be much different. On the surface level a video uses light, color, sound, and moving images, with the potential for adding text and shape and color and light filters as overlays to communicate ideas, while the most basic text structures use alphanumeric symbols, paragraph and sentence structure, and an assortment of text fea
Tom Murray
MARCH 23, 2015
' The energy at the end of the day was infectious. To hear Emily Davis from the US Department of Education speak with such passion about what had occurred at the DOE that day was both encouraging and inspiring. In lieu of the traditional edcamp smackdown to wrap up the day, 100 educators from around the nation discussed the day''s impact of the first ever EdCamp USA.
EdTech Magazine
MARCH 30, 2015
'By Scott Hamm Research into texting between teachers and students shows that it can drive engagement and deliver results.
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.
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