Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

As we embark on a new school year, it’s a perfect time to review basic tenets of digital safety with students and staff. While those automated tactical strategies work well at the district enterprise level, digital safety and security really starts with the humans. By focusing on all students, we include individuals who are often marginalized, such as students of various racial groups; differently-abled students; and students of low socioeconomic, immigration, or English learning status.

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Education Elements

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Graduate profiles are becoming increasingly popular in districts and can function in a multitude of ways. From formulating the basis for an instructional vision to getting started with performance based grading, graduate profiles clearly articulate outcomes for learners and provide critical guidance for staff and leaders. A graduate profile may also be referred to as Portrait of a Graduate, Profile of a Graduate, Journey of a Graduate, or Journey of a Learner.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The concept of hyflex classes gained popularity as pandemic lockdowns started to ease. More people wanted to go out in public, while others felt it was too soon. Like many other organizations, schools had to figure out how to provide a balanced solution. Though not created during the pandemic, many institutions adopted the hyflex model in the last couple of years.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

Post by Tom Daccord. For many educators, the “metaverse” is but a vague and extraneous concept. And that’s understandable. But, metaverse technologies are growing quickly and have enormous implications for the future of teaching and learning. As such, the following Q&A aims to introduce EdTechTeacher readers to the metaverse and how it may impact education.

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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.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Ensuring every classroom has instructional audio capabilities helps all students hear what the teacher is saying.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Students learn best when they are relaxed, happy, and feeling loved. It is challenging to include those characteristics in classes when you are concurrently trying to achieve school goals, comply with curriculum timelines, juggle parent concerns, and blend your lessons with those of colleagues. This is where mindfulness becomes important. It reminds teachers that the fulcrum for learning is the student’s emotional well-being.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

CAMPO, Colo. — On the long drive south, as the land on the horizon turned from mottled green to dusty brown, the college professor’s Subaru carried four cartons of doughnuts, two bags of fresh produce and a bin of children’s books. This story also appeared in High Country News. All of it was destined for rural schools. It would be a drive of nearly four hours from the outskirts of Denver to a sparsely populated corner of Colorado where the flat skyline bleeds into Oklahoma, New Mexico and Kansas

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Ditch That Textbook

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Google Classroom is powerful. Add-ons make it more efficient and faster. Learn how to use add-ons AND all about Adobe Express. This post sponsored by Adobe for Education Did you ever try using Google products in class before Google Classroom? It was a hassle. I remember using a product called gClass Folders to have students turn in […]. The post How to use Google Classroom add-ons with Adobe Express appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.

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MiddleWeb

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Teaching academic content is less about receiving students who are ready to learn and more about creating conditions to support learning. Tan Huynh shares a geography lesson he designed to meet three conditions multilinguals need to learn content and language simultaneously. The post How to Teach Academic Content to Multilinguals first appeared on MiddleWeb.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Everyone wants to feel that they belong where they work. A culture of acceptance and respect can reap the rewards for all stakeholders. Hence, we have seen an increased emphasis on workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. Now, more than ever, getting people to feel valued is of utmost importance in the face of a myriad of challenges impacting morale.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

With mental health in students continuing to decline, according to Forbes, K–12 schools and educators are looking for the best ways to support those who are struggling without sacrificing learning. A renewed focus on social-emotional learning in K–12 classrooms is one way districts are trying to help students overcome the increased levels of stress and trauma many have experienced during the past two and a half years.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Keyboarding is a topic that most parents want their children to learn and many schools don’t have time to teach. Of all topics on Ask a Tech Teacher, keyboarding articles are the most visited. If you’re looking for a curriculum for your K-8 classes, here are two popular ones we offer: The Essential Guide – -a thorough K-8 curricula intended for schools that allot about 45 minutes a week to tech classes.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

The post Developing a Blueprint to Support Digital Equity for All: Community-based Guidance for Leaders on Developing Digital Equity Plans appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

In my first year of teaching, I was blessed to have a SMART board in my classroom. My excitement was palpable given that this fancy piece of technology was (and is) a luxury for most educators. At least that was the case for a few months before a screw fell from the ceiling and landed in the middle of my classroom. My SMART board’s projector was hanging on by a single screw, much like any hope that this fancy technology would improve my teaching and instruction.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Nonfungible tokens, or NFTs, have mainly gained popularity with digital artists because they can sell unique versions of their work via blockchain, which keeps a public record of ownership. The total value of digital art, audio and other NFT sales this year is likely to eclipse 2021’s $40 billion. NFTs aren’t in routine use in most K–12 environments today, but some educators are exploring applications for the tokens.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

Simona Johnes, editor-in-chief of Science and Literacy , an educational blog for teachers and parents, did some research into a topic that is of growing concern to my fellow teachers: Robots in the classrom. Here’s an interesting article comparing the pros and cons of robots vs. humans: . I recently came across an article published by Ohio State University that mentioned how several industries are using robots to get their jobs done, and the use of robotics is only expected to grow.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

The post Announcing the 2022 Cohort of HP Teaching Fellows appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

There’s a greater appetite to try new educational models as schools try to adjust to the social and emotional needs of students returning from periods of pandemic lockdowns and other disruptions of the past few years. But before schools can try out new models, schools have to know what’s out there. A new online library called the “Innovative Models Exchange ,” unveiled Monday, hopes to give educators an easy place to quickly consider some possibilities.

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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.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

When schools went remote in 2020, the demand for laptops and tablets skyrocketed. This depleted inventories, accelerated the need for computer chips and created sustained shortages. Read on to learn five reasons this situation persists. Why Does the Chip Shortage Matter? It’s led to a sharp scarcity of both consumer and business electronics at the same time as demand for new electronics has soared.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

By Diana Phillips In the beginning… Back-to-school jitters are real, for teachers and students. Every fall I think of teachers who are doing new things. Teachers all over the country are starting their first year in the classroom, teaching a new grade or subject, or preparing to try a new strategy. I am excited for them—but also a little nervous. I remember my first day in the classroom as a new teacher.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

The post Building Systems For A More Solidarity-Driven Family Engagement Practice appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Not everyone is sold on the idea that virtual reality technology could or should bring higher education into a future of avatars and holograms. But separate from that hype, virtual reality is already being used at colleges in ways that seem more mainstream, as a tool that has the potential to enhance teaching and learning. For example, at Columbia University, professors are creating and using virtual reality tools to help students gain empathy across racial lines, learn dentistry techniques and

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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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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Battery backup systems have come a long way from the clunky devices once used to protect individual computers. Today, they are networkable, rack-mountable, easy to manage and can even convert dirty power into a clean sine wave that can extend the life of valuable equipment. And yes, they still provide power in the event of an outage. The Eaton 9PX uninterruptible power supply (UPS) is a perfect example of this new generation of battery backup devices designed to easily integrate into almost any

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

By LeiLani Cauthen Editor’s Note: This three-part series seeks to identify the problem to act on, rather than approach each challenge as isolated. As stated in the first article, if the problem that is attempting to be solved is not the problem, it won’t be solved. It will get worse. On the attrition problem, let’s start with the fact that there are 13.5 million K-12 school-aged children that are possibly not going to any type of schooling environment including homeschooling.

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Post by Mark Siegel | Asst Head of School, Delphian School. The headlines from The 74’s September 16, 2022 newsletter are more than sobering: “Learning loss generally is worse in districts that kept classes remote longer, with the effects most pronounced in high-poverty districts, researchers say. Yet reading scores are below 2019 levels for certain grades even in some states that quickly returned to in-person instruction, such as Florida.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

Real-time 3D (RT3D) is redefining interactive content. No longer confined to the realm of video games, this technology now plays key roles in industries as wide-ranging as architecture, medicine, automotive, aerospace and film. Demand is growing rapidly for developers, programmers and artists skilled in working with Unity —the leading platform for creating and operating real-time 3D content.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

More than 50 percent of organizations reported a third-party data breach in 2022, and more than 70 percent found third-party breaches or cyberattacks in 2022 resulted from giving too much privileged access to third parties. This is according to a recent survey of 632 people involved in managing third-party data and cyber risk for their organizations.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

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EdTechTeacher

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

Post by Jed Stefanowicz , Digital Learning Coach. As a digital learning coach, my primary goal has always been to support and enhance the instructional capacity of educators. As we begin the 2022-2023 school year, I’ve expanded my goal in context of our continued post-pandemic recovery. My role is most effective as a collaborative partner embedding digital learning practices to help educators reclaim their classrooms, reignite their passions, and reaffirm their purpose.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

There was no emotion on the eighth grader’s face. No anger, no sadness, no frustration. Her body sat rigidly upright in the chair in the principal’s office, motionless. Her eyes focused on a point straight ahead, far away. “Esme,” the principal said (and this is not the student’s real name). “Can you start from the beginning? What happened at the start of P.E. class?

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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.

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