Ask a Tech Teacher
OCTOBER 1, 2020
October is National Bullying Prevention Month. Bullying is no longer relegated to the playground or the neighborhood. It now regularly happens in the cyberworld. Kids don’t expect that and often don’t know how to handle it. In October 2006, thirteen-year-old Megan Meier hung herself in her bedroom closet after suffering months of cyberbullying.
EdNews Daily
OCTOBER 1, 2020
By Alex Fernandez As schools across the country resume instruction this fall, there are few certainties and seemingly endless questions. As the assessment director for Imagine Schools, a system with more than 30,000 K–12 students spread across seven states and the District of Columbia, I was particularly interested in not just how we’d assess our students this fall, but in how consistent our results would be from one school to the next—and even from one state to another.
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techlearning
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Here's what you need to know about the digital tools for teachers, such as Google Classroom, Microsoft Teams, and Flipgrid
Catlin Tucker
SEPTEMBER 27, 2020
Project Zero at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education has created a collection of Core Thinking Routines as part of their Visible Thinking Project. Teachers can view the entire collection on the Project Zero website , where each routine is described in detail (e.g., purpose, application, launch) in both English and Spanish. These routines encourage students to be intentional thinkers.
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.
A Principal's Reflections
SEPTEMBER 27, 2020
Educators desperately want and need support. They need practical strategies that are not just effective but also can be developed in a reasonable amount of time. To achieve this goal, we must first examine the foundational elements that lead to successful teaching and learning, whether the environment is remote or hybrid. In no particular order, these include: Maslow before Bloom's (SEL considerations) Instructional design grounded in sound pedagogy Purposeful use of technology Leveraging a lear
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 27, 2020
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Research-Based Strategies for Distance Learning with Dr. Matthew Rhoads Dr. Matthew Rhoads is teaching at a distance and coaching other teachers to improve their teaching as well. Based in San Diego, Dr. Rhoads talks about how to integrate instructional strategies, have a teacher toolbox, how to show teachers technology, using Google Jamboard to brainstorm, how to observe and model online teaching for teachers.
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Ditch That Textbook
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Students use social media all the time. Let's put those skills to use! In these social media-inspired Google Slides templates, they can show what they know with their favorite apps. No matter the age -- kindergarten to high school senior -- students are pretty familiar with social media. In fact, many of them can think […]. The post 12 social media-inspired Google Slides templates appeared first on Ditch That Textbook.
Dangerously Irrelevant
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Nicole Williams Beechum said : We know from research that students can have more robust learning experiences when what happens in school is relevant to their lives, helps them connect to a larger purpose, and is grounded in a sense of belonging. This means that the system must be responsive to their goals, interests, and sense of self and community.
The CoolCatTeacher
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Creating Your Own Tutoring and Teaching Company with Megan Padden-Shin Megan Padden-Shin has successfully built a tutoring and teaching company during the past two years. She talks about the challenges of building her business and how she’s now arrived at a place where she’s making more money than she did as a teacher in a traditional school.
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 28, 2020
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: . Category: Keyboarding. Q: I’m updating grades at school.
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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.
Ditch That Textbook
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
This post is written by Mandi Tolen a math teacher from Missouri. You can connect with her on Twitter @MandiTolenEDU and check out her blog infinitelyteaching.com. I love the idea of giving students choices in the classroom. I like to give choices in topics, choices in timeline, and choices in activity when possible. Research supports the idea of […].
Neo LMS
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
For educators, watching students learn is second only to watching them use what they’ve learned to improve their lives and the lives of those around them. After all, your ultimate goal is to prepare them for life after the school’s out, right? Of course, there’s more to all this than just delivering the information your students need to pass their tests and earn their degrees.
Dangerously Irrelevant
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in September 2020… Parable of the Sower , Octavia Butler [sci fi]. Parable of the Talents , Octavia Butler [sci fi]. All Systems Red , Martha Wells [sci fi]. Lord Foul’s Bane , Stephen Donaldson [fantasy]. The Illearth War , Stephen Donaldson [fantasy]. The Power That Preserves , Stephen Donaldson [fantasy].
Ask a Tech Teacher
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Here are the most-read posts for the month of September: 19 Websites and 5 Posters to Teach Mouse Skills. Teacher-Authors–Writing and Labor Day Go Well Together. 5 reasons why outdoor learning is vital for young children. Favorite Shortkeys for Special Needs. 5 (free) Shortkey Posters to Mainstream Tech Ed. 20 Great Websites to Inspire 2nd Graders. 19 Great Websites to Inspire 5th Graders.
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How can we actively engage learners 24/7, on their level and according to their interests, while respecting their learning styles? It’s not impossible. In this guide: Explore how to transform traditional, one-way videos into two-way interactive learning experiences Understand different types of artificial intelligence (AI), including - Generative vs.
EdNews Daily
OCTOBER 1, 2020
By Christy S. Martin, Ed.D. Our school calendar, based on factors that are long gone, is one of the most antiquated things that still exists in schools. We are no longer hampered by the agriculture calendar that was necessary for families in the nineteenth century, yet it still dictates how our schools do business. We have been unexpectedly yanked into the technology age of education and it is long overdue.
Neo LMS
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Last time we talked about Artificial Intelligence (AI) in education , we’ve seen how smart speakers can help university students navigate campus life. However, voice-assisted technology isn’t the only one making a splash in universities; text-based communication is also a big hit. It’s no secret that younger generations prefer text-based communication and they expect to find accurate information whenever and wherever they might be.
Waterford
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
The Internet has revolutionized much of modern life, especially when it comes to education. There are benefits when students can learn and socialize in online spaces, but it comes with a dark side. Nearly three out of five U.S. teens say they have been harassed or bullied online. And most youth say adults aren’t doing enough to stop it.[1] Hate speech has flourished online, with racist, sexist, homophobic, and other speech sometimes leading to real-world violence or harm.
Educational Technology Guy
SEPTEMBER 29, 2020
Blended Teaching: How Plagiarism Detection Software Can Help Educators Gain Confidence Discover the benefits of using plagiarism detection software in times of blended teaching Today, EdTech has become more popular than ever before. With traditional in-class education on a hard pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, academic institutions rely more on e-learning technologies.
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.
EdTech Magazine
OCTOBER 2, 2020
Access to a high-quality projector can be a huge benefit for K–12 classrooms. That’s particularly true at a time when, to accommodate physical distancing needs, classes and meetings may occur in spaces other than traditional classrooms. A projector supports multimedia presentations and the use of learning apps in a shared and collaborative environment.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 1, 2020
If you work in education in 2020, you are making tough decisions about how to best reach and teach your learners in the midst of a global pandemic. There is a dearth of evidence to help teachers make informed choices on how to allocate time to asynchronous vs. synchronous online learning. By looking at research into online learning and human development, we can begin to grapple with the advantages and disadvantages of each approach.
Education Elements
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
Across the country, students have returned to school, whether it’s in-person, virtually, or in a hybrid model. The work districts and teams did over the summer is now in action: you’re following new protocols for safety, implementing curriculum changes, and leveraging new systems for instruction and communication. Whether it feels like things are going smoothly or you’re barely keeping your head above water, now is the time to pause and reflect.
EdNews Daily
OCTOBER 1, 2020
By William Zhou This past spring, schools all across the U.S. faced similar challenges but experienced wildly different outcomes. When Covid-19 forced building closures in March, administrators quickly found out which end of the spectrum they inhabited?from “completely ready for remote learning” to “this building closure is basically a school closure.
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
OCTOBER 1, 2020
IT staff at Beekmantown Central School District in upstate New York spent six years working on a digital transformation that involved equipping students with Chromebooks , providing professional development to teachers and letting students borrow Wi-Fi hotspots. Then in February, as cases of COVID-19 erupted around the globe, Superintendent Dan Mannix gave the team three weeks to develop a distance-learning plan.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 1, 2020
When schools abruptly moved online as COVID-19 swept across the U.S. this spring, teachers improvised and traded tips on what worked with colleagues. Many also ended up serving as tech support for students and their parents, who themselves struggled to learn new tools as well. That’s a major takeaway from a survey of more than 700 teachers in 40 states conducted this spring, just after schools first shifted to remote instruction due to the pandemic.
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Here is the beginning of my post. And here is the rest of it.Unscreen is a good web tool that allows you to easily remove backgrounds from videos. The process is simple and easy: upload your video to.
EdNews Daily
OCTOBER 1, 2020
In this episode of the EduJedi Report Podcast, Host and Learning Counsel CEO LeiLani Cauthen discusses the general education tech chaos with Tricia Kennedy, Executive Director of Instructional Development and Support at Gwinnett County Public Schools in Atlanta. Kennedy has led years’ worth of preparedness to have a fully integrated learning ecosystem so that total chaos was never evident for them in America’s March 2020 quarantine.
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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
EdTech Magazine
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
IT staff at Beekmantown Central School District in upstate New York spent six years working on a digital transformation that involved equipping students with Chromebooks , providing professional development to teachers and letting students borrow Wi-Fi hotspots. Then in February, as cases of COVID-19 erupted around the globe, Superintendent Dan Mannix gave the team three weeks to develop a distance-learning plan.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 2, 2020
In late April, more than a month into COVID-induced school closures, Matt Goodwin, senior director of product management at Instructure, the company behind the Canvas learning management system, explained how the pandemic was upending his company’s development process. “We threw away our [product] roadmaps and said that we will get back to those things.
Teacher Tech
OCTOBER 1, 2020
Math facts for many students, including myself when I was in elementary school, is anxiety producing. A worksheet filled with 30+ problems is hardly engaging either. A focus on number sense and viewing math as patterns helps students to get into math rather than fear it. “Sometimes we focus on memorizing math facts instead of […]. The post Math Facts Without Worksheets appeared first on Teacher Tech.
eSchool News
SEPTEMBER 30, 2020
The 2019–20 school year was unlike any other, and there is uncertainty about what teaching and learning will look like this fall. School closures this spring caused students to miss important learning opportunities in mathematics, and educational inequities and unfinished learning have become more pronounced. While educators are eager to provide a welcoming, coherent instructional experience when students return to school, there are concerns about the impact of unfinished learning.
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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