Digital Promise

APRIL 4, 2018

At Digital Promise, we aim to tell compelling stories about how technology can support powerful learning. For micro-credentials, this means capturing the experiences of educators on the ground who are engaging with these competency-based tools to increase student engagement and drive improvement. The Ask An Educator podcast captures these stories directly from the educators, exploring why they became teachers, what their professional goals are, and how micro-credentials helped them get there.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 4, 2018

Dr. Laurie Korte on episode 283 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Elearning design needs to engage and persuade the learner to know how to engage with the content and learning. Dr. Laurie Korte talks about e-learning design that engages learners and common mistakes of e-learning and blended learning classrooms.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 1, 2018

As a child, I was enamored by nature. My twin brother and I were always observing and collecting any and all types of critters we could get our hands on. Growing up in a rural area of Northwestern New Jersey made it quite easy to seek out and find different plants and animals on a daily basis. We would spend countless hours roaming around the woods, corn fields, ponds, and streams in our quest to study as much local life as possible.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success. meghan.bogardu…. Tue, 04/03/2018 - 14:43. Teachers in the U.S. have an overabundance of responsibilities, not the least of which is educating hundreds of eager minds each year and then sending them out into the world. But, are the students ready for what awaits them? According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that

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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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Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 4, 2018

It was a simple activity. One that I thought my students would have no trouble completing. In my Spanish 3 class, I had asked them to find some facts about an artist from the Hispanic world and write a paragraph about that person. One paragraph. In Spanish. No big deal, right? The activity ended up […].

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Santha Walters on episode 282 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Santha Walters uses drones in her English classroom to teach writing, collaboration and more. Learn how she does it, what standards she teaches, and technical issues of working with drones in the classroom. Free Webinar!

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 2, 2018

School STEM Labs Inspire Students, Power Innovation. meghan.bogardu…. Mon, 04/02/2018 - 10:38. St. Thomas School near Seattle hopes to encourage students to develop a passion for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) by starting them young and engaging them with cool, new learning spaces featuring robots and 3D virtual reality computers. The independent private school in Medina, Wash., starts using technology in prekindergarten and weaves technology into every subject from fourth to e

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Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 5, 2018

Yearbooks that cost $100 or more are out of reach for many students. By using Google Slides and local printers, some schools are creating low-cost, gorgeous yearbooks instead. This post is written by Jennifer Scott, an English teacher and technology leader from California. She's a Google Certified Innovator and Trainer. Find her on Twitter at […].

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

Julie Willcott on episode 285 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Julie Wilcott talks about how we can bring sustainable food systems and understanding into our schools with these five simple ideas. Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 2, 2018

April is National Poetry Month. For thirty days, we celebrate the value and joy that poetry brings to our world. According to the Academy of American Poets , the goals are: Highlight the extraordinary legacy and ongoing achievement of American poets. Introduce more Americans to the pleasures of reading poetry. Bring poets and poetry to the public in immediate and innovative ways.

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Schools face increasing challenges as technology becomes integral to education. Efficient device management is essential for maximizing technology use and safeguarding investments. Our article discusses the importance of tracking devices, outlines current challenges, and suggests modern solutions that go beyond traditional methods like Excel. Learn how advanced tracking systems can streamline operations, improve maintenance, and offer real-time updates for better resource allocation.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 6, 2018

Web Filters Help Keep Students Safe. jena.passut_7651. Fri, 04/06/2018 - 12:01. Given the recent tragic events in Parkland, Fla., as well as similar events at schools around the country, student safety is foremost on every educator’s mind. Morgan County R-1 School District in Stover, Mo., has added a new tool to its collection of safety instruments — Lightspeed Systems’ Relay.

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Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 2, 2018

Flashcards on index cards can be useful, but creating them can be a drag. Plus, there’s the trouble of carrying them around. What if students could create flashcards as a CLASS, keeping only the best ones to use for practice? Oh, and what if they added their own IMAGES to those flashcards? That’s at the […].

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Tom Murray

APRIL 1, 2018

This June will mark one year since my coauthor Eric Sheninger and I released Learning Transformed: 8 Keys to Designing Tomorrow’s Schools, Today with ASCD. I feel blessed to say that the response by school leaders has been overwhelming. Eric and I continue to see firsthand the powerful transformation that is occurring in schools and we are encouraged by the innovative practices that are occurring each day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Dr. Doug Green on episode 284 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Dr. Doug Green challenges our thinking about school, how we should teach, and the flaws with the testing programs we have in education today. Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

Digital Surveillance Systems Help Keep K–12 Students, Staff Safe from Harm. meghan.bogardu…. Tue, 04/03/2018 - 08:56. Like many school districts across the country, Warren County Public Schools in Front Royal, Va., regards the safety of its students and staff as a top priority. Located an hour west of Washington, D.C., WCPS has 430 security cameras keeping a close watch on nine schools with about 5,000 students and 800 employees.

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Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 6, 2018

Cheating. It happens, a lot. A quick glance at another student’s test. Copying an entire page of math homework right before class. An internet search on the same topic assigned results in a copy and paste of a few paragraphs. Many students do it and it’s a HUGE problem in education. What can we do […].

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Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2018

Welcome to the third and final post in this series focusing on teacher workload, and how technology can assist teachers with the three greatest time heavy activities. In my first post in the series we explored how redefining what your data is for and how best to capture it can save many hours of tedium and time wastage. My second post examined a number of useful resources for how to create shortcuts in your lesson planning, without sacrificing quality or outcomes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 2, 2018

Mike Daugherty on episode 281 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Mike Daugherty is helping connect the parents at his school to the digital lives of students. How can schools connect with parents to relate better to students? We learn how today. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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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

APRIL 4, 2018

Technology Helps Keep a Close Eye on Students. meghan.bogardu…. Wed, 04/04/2018 - 10:19. The Feb. 14 massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., has brought the heart-wrenching issue of school safety to the forefront again. Congress and several state legislatures are introducing measures that would beef up security in schools , not only with teacher and student training and physical improvements to school grounds, but by using federal and state funds to purchase alarm sys

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Ditch That Textbook

APRIL 3, 2018

Genny Kahlweiss, a teacher in southern California, wanted more for her students … more than she could provide for them. She started digging into resources at SkypeInTheClassroom.com to get her students connected to experts and new places with video calls. She had no idea how far it would take her students — or their work. […].

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Neo LMS

APRIL 3, 2018

This post was originally published in QA Education MAgazine , on October 25, 2017. The educational system of today was perfect for yesterday. Students need to know more than how to read, write, count and be compliant if we want them to make a living and lead a successful life in the future. Teachers, parents, researchers and other education stakeholders recognize this situation and have sounded the alarm concerning educational reform for quite a while now.

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2018

Economists following the teacher protests in Oklahoma, West Virginia, Kentucky and Arizona say they saw this coming. As the costs of living, higher education, healthcare and retirement are rising, researchers studying salary trends note that the average pay for teachers has dipped. That’s a really bad situation to be in, being asked to pay more as your pay is actually declining.

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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

APRIL 5, 2018

Towson University Partners with Baltimore County Public Schools to Recycle Technology. meghan.bogardu…. Thu, 04/05/2018 - 10:47. Spring is in the air, and with it comes spring cleaning. For universities looking to get rid of old technology, there are a number of ways to recycle it safely ; however, the best way involves keeping it in the community. Towson University , outside of Baltimore, established the EduCycle Computer Reconditioning Program , which redeploys devices to Baltimore County Publ

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EdNews Daily

APRIL 1, 2018

Canada has overtaken the UK as a preferred study destination for international university applicants in a number of regions, and is gaining ground on the US, new research shows. The report – QS Applicant Survey 2018: What Drives an International Student today?’ – released annually by global international education thinktank QS Quacquarelli Symonds, examines the destination preferences and study motivations of over 16,000 prospective international students across the world.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2018

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Today’s tip: #130: 7 Google Tricks Teachers Should Know.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

It’s a question as frustrating as a hangnail, asked virtually every time I give a public lecture on teen brain development. It’s some form of: “is the digital world bad for the adolescent brain?” I’m frustrated because I can’t really give a satisfying answer. I end up misting the auditorium with questions, gentle as rolling fog, and just as obscuring.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2018

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Last semester I experimented with a new idea in my consumer behavior class. I gave pop quizzes on the assigned readings but with a little twist. First and foremost, students were not required to take the quizzes. But if they did take a quiz and they answered it correctly, they would earn a point.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 4, 2018

Spring 2018. meghan.bogardu…. Wed, 04/04/2018 - 12:07. Apr. 04. 2018.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 5, 2018

When students graduate from high school, a majority enter the working world where they are expected to balance budgets, pay bills, and submit rent and car payments on time. All of these expenses must be paid from whatever money they get from the job(s) they find after graduation. The world expects them to pay these critical bills before eating out, buying clothes, or entertaining themselves.

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Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2018

Once upon a time, the classrooms had four walls, dusty chalkboards and uncomfortable desks in straight little rows. Students were silent, repeated what they were told and limited by their past experiences. Thankfully, for many classrooms, those days of rigid learning are long gone. Our lessons can now include unimaginable experiences and interactions through immersive technology.

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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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