The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Are you an educator troubled by the looming question of how AI will impact writing instruction? Look no further. Furthermore, as this experiment unfolds, you'll be interested in the findings' powerful implications on student creativity and expression. Prepare to be inspired, challenged, and equipped to navigate the future of writing in a world where humans and AI learn to work together to communicate in better ways a

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Catlin Tucker

JULY 30, 2023

Blended learning seamlessly weaves together online and in-person learning experiences to boost student engagement and meet the unique needs of a diverse class by providing flexible pathways through learning experiences. Blended learning aims to lean on technology to do what it does well–information transfer–and free teachers to do what they do well–support individual and small groups of students as they progress toward firm standards-aligned goals.

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A Principal's Reflections

JULY 30, 2023

When you think about how you learn best, what comes to mind? Your response most likely flies in the face of how you were taught, and the same could be said of students today. If all kids are doing the same thing, the same way, at the same time, the experience is more impersonal than personal. It might work for some, but definitely not all. Learning is a process, not an event.

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ViewSonic Education

JULY 30, 2023

Choosing the best presentation display for your business’s meeting spaces can be overwhelming. With so many different options ranging from projectors all the way to 163” video wall displays, finding the best solution can take time. This is why we’ve created this comprehensive guide to all types of presentation displays commonly used for meeting spaces in business settings.

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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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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 2, 2023

If you’re planning to upgrade to Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 6E, you might think your network design should be identical to your Wi-Fi 5 (or earlier) setup, but that’s not exactly true. While you should definitely start with your existing network as a base for Wi-Fi planning, to really take advantage of Wi-Fi 6, you must consider three key network design best practices: proper access point positioning, proper AP selection and matched infrastructure support.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 4, 2023

Pew Research recently reported that about half of Americans regularly get their news from social media. Really? Isn’t SM where you share personal information, stay in touch with friends and families, post pictures of weddings and birthdays, and gossip? So why do students turn to it for news? This stat may explain it: 60% of people don’t trust traditional news sources.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 2, 2023

In recent years, educational technology (EdTech) has transformed education. To address the challenges of emerging technology, navigating diverse hardware, learning platforms, and file types, ViewSonic developed the advanced and user-friendly Open Learning Format (OLF). Device-agnostic and future-proof at its core, OLF offers an easy-to-integrate solution that enables teachers to use legacy Interactive Whiteboard content more dynamically and engagingly.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 3, 2023

The digital equity challenges highlighted by the pandemic are well known: students falling behind without access to devices and entire communities struggling to connect to the internet. As K–12 institutions approach their fourth back-to-school season since the pandemic started, administrators and educators are finding ways to bridge these divides for learners.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 1, 2023

Here are the most-read posts for the month of July: Step-by-Step Guide to Edit a Video 3 Fun Tech Classroom Projects for Summer The Influence of Literature on the Formation of the Personalities of Students How to Become a Citizen Scientist Tech Tip #108: Three-click Rule We Landed on the Moon July 20 1969 27 Online Resources About Civics and Government #75: Tessellations in Excel Here’s a preview of what’s coming up in August: Tech Ed Resources for your Class–K-12 Tech Curricul

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EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 2, 2023

Academic success is a critical aspect of a student’s life, shaping their future endeavors and fostering confidence in their abilities. However, the journey to academic excellence can present challenges that hinder progress. During such times, tutoring proves to be an effective ally, offering individualized assistance and direction to aid students in realizing their full potential.

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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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Digital Promise

AUGUST 3, 2023

The post Spreading Youth Voice and Creativity: 2023 Ciena Solutions Challenge Model School Program appeared first on Digital Promise.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2023

It wasn’t long after students and teachers fully returned to classrooms at Clovis Municipal School District in New Mexico in fall 2020 that Eric Wimbish began to hear complaints about the Wi-Fi. “The wireless is horrible,” he overheard students on the high school esports team say, perhaps unaware that Wimbish, their coach, was also the district’s executive director of technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 3, 2023

I get a lot of questions from readers about what tech ed resources I use in my classroom so I’m going to take time this summer to review them with you. Some are edited and/or written by members of the Ask a Tech Teacher crew. Others, by tech teachers who work with the same publisher I do. All of them, I’ve found, are well-suited to the task of scaling and differentiating tech skills for age groups, scaffolding learning year-to-year, offering inclusive solutions to the issue of tech t

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Education Elements

AUGUST 1, 2023

Schools across the country work tirelessly to provide positive educational experiences for their students, staff, and the larger community. Yet, there are times when they fall short of this goal. They may experience high teacher turnover, a poor school climate, and low student achievement, just to name a few challenges. In our work, we see that with the right support systems in place, we can collectively improve school performance and meet the needs of students and educators.

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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.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 2, 2023

The post How Community Input Enables Users to Help Build Learning and Employment Records appeared first on Digital Promise.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 1, 2023

Without a doubt, the successful upgrade of a school’s Wi-Fi will require extra hands, eyes and ears. As notoriously short-staffed K–12 schools make the move to Wi-Fi 6 or Wi-Fi 6E to support additional access points on their networks, it’s a great time to turn to trusted external partners for help. A network upgrade goes beyond simply installing new APs and switches.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 31, 2023

Every month, subscribers to our newsletter get a free/discounted resource to help their tech teaching. Over the next few weeks, we will be sharing details on our blog ( Ask a Tech Teacher ) about Structured Learning resources to get your new school year started. Find one you like. Purchase it with this coupon code: 3xar9wzu Get 15% off the listed price.

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User Generated Education

JULY 31, 2023

Too many classes, all grade levels, begin the school year with getting down to academic business – starting to cover content, discussing expectations regarding academic requirements, giving tests, and other academic information provided by the teacher to the students in a mostly one-way communication. The human or social element is way too often disregarded.

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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 3, 2023

Six months out from when it broke the internet, ChatGPT — and its numerous clones and adaptations — have drummed up great interest, and concerns, for teachers, school leaders and districts. The introduction of generative AI into society shines a bright spotlight on these educators. Soon, they will have to understand it, regulate its use and also implement it in their own pedagogy.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 4, 2023

A growing number of K–12 schools that have recently suffered damaging ransomware attacks have had to cancel classes. This is not a problem that’s going to disappear anytime soon: SonicWall's 2023 Cyber Threat Report found that ransomware attacks against K–12 schools in 2022 were up an alarming 827 percent over 2021. One reason that K–12 institutions are vulnerable is their increased digital footprint due to wider adoption of technology, such as cloud-based systems and tools to support remote and

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 2, 2023

If you’re not listening to the Latent Space podcast, you’re missing some of the best thinking on generative AI happening right now. The show notes for a recent episode begin, Stop me if you’ve heard this before: “GPT3 was trained on the entire Internet”. Blatantly, demonstrably untrue: the GPT3 dataset is a little over 600GB, primarily Wikipedia, Books corpuses, WebText and 2016-2019 CommonCrawl.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 30, 2023

We’ve created the following 32 characteristics of high-performing classrooms to help you spot the opportunities for growth in your teaching. The post 32 Characteristics Of High-Performing Classrooms appeared first on TeachThought.

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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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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2023

This is the third in a three-part series of conversations with Latino educators and edtech experts. Read the first part here and the second part here. Before we get into the educator perspectives shared below, there’s something I have to explain about Latino culture. Something perhaps not exclusive or applicable to the way all 62.5 million of us in the United States were raised, but important for context just the same.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 31, 2023

It wasn’t long after students and teachers fully returned to classrooms at Clovis Municipal School District in New Mexico in fall 2020 that Eric Wimbish began to hear complaints about the Wi-Fi. “The wireless is horrible,” he overheard students on the high school esports team say, perhaps unaware that Wimbish, their coach, was also the district’s executive director of technology.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 3, 2023

Post by Tom Daccord [INTRO: A recent national report by the Watson Foundation found that teachers are using ChatGPT more than students and are using it to create new lesson ideas. To help out all of our teacher friends, we are offering a series of posts focused on practical ways that you can use ChatGPT to assist with own lesson design! Each post will focus on a practical strategy for using ChatGPT and will include ideas for both elementary and secondary school teachers.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 2, 2023

The 5 inquiry modes itemize the purpose of learning in different domains and identifies the effect of inquiry on student ownership. The post An Inquiry Framework: 5 Levels Of Student Ownership appeared first on TeachThought.

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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

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2023

I’ve loved literature since I was a little girl. I was always eager for a new book, a new word, a new understanding, a new connection, a new… knowing. I’ve read about what happens to a dream deferred. I’ve read about southern trees that bore strange fruit. I’ve read about why the caged bird sings. Literature has taken me toward the warmth of other suns and dropped me off at the intersection of awareness and identity.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 4, 2023

Ways to introduce yourself to students is the topic of our blog post today! Ever found yourself standing in front of a sea of fresh faces on the first day of school, feeling a mix of excitement, anticipation, and just a tinge of nervousness? We’ve all been there. The first impression we make as educators can set the tone for the rest of the school year.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 4, 2023

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. This is part one in a two-part series. The second part focuses on potential solutions to challenges faced by the teaching profession. Sign up for Chalkbeat’s free weekly newsletter to get these stories and more delivered straight to your inbox. Howard McLean is worried.

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 4, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast During the edLeader Panel “ Inclusive Technology: Breaking Barriers and Empowering Learners ,” prominent education leaders emphasized the critical role of integrating inclusive technology systems within schools. The discussion centered around the unveiling of the Center on Inclusive Technology & Education Systems (CITES) framework, an initiative supported by the U.S.

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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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