Digital Promise

AUGUST 31, 2022

The post Learning Transitions: What Are They and Why Do They Matter? appeared first on Digital Promise.

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Education Elements

AUGUST 29, 2022

Educators are often described as superheros; this includes instructional leaders. Here's our superhero-inspired , 3 simple actions that instructional leaders can take in the next month to ensure that teachers and students marvel at their own growth this year. (See what we did there!).

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

By Betsy Hill and Roger Stark Schools continue to explore new ways to address the impact of COVID-19 on our learners. As leadership teams around the country consider the most effective options to help close the learning gap for their students, it is helpful to remember what the Kennedy Forum, stated: “Neuroscience research now proves what parents have known all along.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Edtech is ubiquitous in classrooms today, especially considering that the COVID-19 pandemic did something that previously seemed impossible. It thrust virtually every school into the deep-end of edtech, starting with remote learning. When it comes to products that teachers are using to buoy student success, the stakes are high. Congress is earmarking millions in relief to combat COVID-19 learning loss and everyone—from students to teachers to administrators —is feeling frayed as schools try to g

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Ditch That Textbook

AUGUST 29, 2022

Purposeful, efficient, effective instruction. That's the holy grail of our work as teachers. We teach. Then, we assess what we taught. Then, we reflect and make decisions on our instruction going forward. Whether it's whole class, small group, or one-on-one instruction, our job as teachers is in a constant state of reflection and growth. That's what makes it […].

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AUGUST 29, 2022

How to get that joy, joy, joy back in our teaching.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2022

Many students see no relevance between their education and the real world, and say they are struggling to find meaning in their education or find a career direction, according to a new survey from YouScience , a student engagement platform. The paper, “ Solving Education’s Relevance Gap ,” is a call to action for educational institutions, businesses, families, students, and community leaders to analyze the state of student engagement and work together to shift educational approaches to better me

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2022

Rural schools accounted for 70 percent of the 1,600 schools that had adopted a four-day schedule by the spring of 2019. More schools switched to a four-day schedule during the pandemic. Credit: Photo: Rory Doyle / The Hechinger Report. Is a four-day school week a bad idea? This story also appeared in Mind/Shift. The answer matters because hundreds of thousands of students at more than 1,600 schools across 24 states were heading to school only four times a week by the spring of 2019, according to

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Iterating Toward Openness

AUGUST 31, 2022

I’ve been writing this article 30 minutes here and 60 minutes there for several months (WordPress tells me I saved the first bits in March). I’ve probably deleted more than is left over. It’s time to click Publish and move on. This article started out with my being bothered by the fact that ‘OER adoption reliably saves students money but does not reliably improve their outcomes.’ For many years OER advocates have told faculty, “When you adopt OER your students

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Searching for innovative ways to deliver integrated STEAM education that also help students attain industry-ready skills? Then this punchy 30-minute thought leadership webinar is for you. Join fellow education leaders as we share: National data on STEAM performance and student engagement that indicates post-pandemic learners are craving inspired intervention 10 research-backed reasons why game design is the leading method for practically teaching integrated STEAM education An inside look at live

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 28, 2022

There is no shortage of ways to reflect on how we lead in an effort to initiate and sustain change. Culture is everything. Establishing and maintaining relationships is paramount, which Is why I detailed research-based ways to improve morale in a previous post and in Digital Leadership. Another way to help ensure success in this area is to hold ourselves accountable through a self-efficacy lens.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Here are the most-read posts for the month of August: Tech Ed Resources–Coaching. How to Thank a Teacher. Benefits of a Short Course. Notetaking and Study Apps. Free Keyboarding Posters. Essential Tech Tools for History Class. Habits of Mind. Which Digital Device Should I Use. Lessons Learned my First 5 Years of Teaching. Incorporate Podcasting Into Your Curriculum.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

A new school year brings the opportunity for renewed collaboration between IT leaders and teachers. Around the country, fresh devices, programs and tech tools are being unpackaged and implemented to support instruction, allowing districts to stay on the cutting edge of everything technology has to offer teachers and students. Working behind the scenes, IT professionals train users, troubleshoot problems and configure new tech to ensure a smooth rollout.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 30, 2022

Everyone has used a projector at some point in their life, but very few people actually know how LED projectors work. There are currently three different types of video projectors on the market: lamp-based, laser-based and, most recently, LED-based. The latest type might only have been around for a short time, but it’s already gaining rapidly on its predecessors.

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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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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

81% of recent college graduates wish they were taught more life skills before graduation, according to one survey conducted by OnePoll on behalf of Experian Boost. With many feeling left behind when it comes to skills such as budgeting and long-term financial planning, there’s no question that even basic personal finance skills can come in handy in the ‘real world.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 31, 2022

The post How My Students Are Inspiring Their Community to Build a Greener Future appeared first on Digital Promise.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Districts with antiquated network infrastructure won’t be able to support the volume of devices trying to connect this school year. Most schools have moved to a one-to-one model, with 90 percent of district leaders reporting a device for every middle and high school student and 84 percent reporting the same for elementary students, according to an Education Week survey.

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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 30, 2022

As teachers look for new ways to create engaging classes and embrace the opportunities made possible by technology, the flipped classroom is quickly emerging as an exciting new approach that promises multiple benefits for both teachers and students. . Read on for 8 ways in which students and teachers can benefit from the flipped classroom model or visit the ViewSonic Education page for further classroom insights and EdTech solutions. .

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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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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

September is National Preparedness Month , which serves as a reminder that we all must take action to prepare, now and throughout the year, for the types of emergencies that could affect us where we live, work, and visit. The 2022 Theme: A Lasting Legacy There are mobile apps from FEMA , the American Red Cross , and others all for emergency preparedness.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has greatly impacted the business world recently. Machine learning, a subset of AI, has similarly found a major audience in the corporate sector. Machine learning algorithms are being used to generate analytics that was not available before, and this data is changing how business management decisions are made. Let us deep dive into machine learning and how it can benefit your business operations.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2022

After a summer of tech upgrades and preparing for the new year, school districts are ready to welcome students back to classrooms. Across the country, urban and rural K–12 districts have overcome unique challenges to ready themselves for another tech-driven year of teaching and learning. But what about the districts in between? Situated among the logistics and distribution centers of the Inland Empire of Southern California lies the suburban Val Verde Unified School District.

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Education Elements

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

As students across the county prepare for the start of a new school year, conversations about how to address our national teacher shortage are becoming more frequent and urgent. Many educators are calling for this conversation to be rebranded as a “teacher walkout” to highlight that teachers are leaving the field as a way to protest a system not built to empower them as decision-makers and innovators.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Earlier this month, a new study in Nature revealed a key predictor of economic mobility: connectedness. Specifically, researchers at Opportunity Insights found that relationships with higher-income students dramatically improved low-income students’ chances of upward mobility in adulthood, even more than traditional success metrics like school quality.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 29, 2022

In this post I share with you a collection of some of the best audio transcription apps that you and your students can use to easily convert audio recordings to text. These speech to text apps offer a wide range of features that are especially ideal for us in education. Students can use them to record lectures and voice memos and have them automatically transcribed within minutes.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Project-based learning (PBL) centers the learning around students meeting class objectives by engaging in practical real-world experiences that foster engagement.

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Teacher Tech with Alice Keeler

AUGUST 29, 2022

You can change uppercase in Google Docs™. Google Docs allows you to switch the style of your text from one case to another. including camel case. The post Wait What… You Can Change Uppercase in Google Docs appeared first on Teacher Tech.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

Even as some current teachers are leaving the education workforce—or, at the very least, considering it —plenty of would-be teachers are opting for other career paths, creating a worrisome landscape where there are neither enough teachers right now, nor expectations to recover the dearth in the future. This is partly a pandemic consequence, but also the result of a years-long decline in the attractiveness of teaching as a profession.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 1, 2022

This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters. Dante Hernandez, a rising ninth grader at Technology High School, never imagined that an Oculus headset would be his way of getting to work. This summer, it is – and his office is in the virtual world. While some teens find jobs in retail or restaurants, Hernandez and 50 other Newark students are spending their vacation from school in an immersive reality called the metaverse, a virtual versio

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 27, 2022

Chrome Music Lab is a great music learning website that you can use with your students in class. Chrome Music Lab features a wide variety of experiments that help users learn music through fun and hands-on activities. Users can create their own music and melodies and collaborate with others in real time. Chrome Music Lab, which is part of Google Experiments , is web-based and does not require any software download.

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