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Assessment in the Digital Age! Tools and Apps
My books- Hacking Digital Learning Strategies http://hackingdls.com & Learning to Go https://gum.co/learn2go<p>Resources http://shellyterrell.com/assessment
Digital AgeWhy Project-Based Learning Is So Important
<b>Get ready for the hardest thing about project-based learning: explaining it.</b><p><b>Think of a traditional classroom: teacher at the front, students</b> …
Pedagogy10 Specific Ideas To Gamify Your Classroom
10 Specific Ideas To Gamify Your Classroom by Mike Acedo In today’s classroom, educators are constantly required to mold their teaching methods …
Education TechnologyPearson Embedded a 'Social-Psychological' Experiment in Students' Educational Software
Education and publishing giant Pearson is drawing criticism after using its software to experiment on over 9,000 math and computer science students …
EducationWhy Is It so Hard to Teach K-12 Educators How to Personalize Learning?
Learning Strategies<p>Why Is It so Hard to Teach K-12 Educators How to Personalize Learning?<p>By Irene Bal Apr 18, 2018<p>Image Credit: Alexander …
PedagogyCEP 814: Computational Thinking for K12 Educators
MAET is pleased to announce our new Graduate Certificate in K12 Computer Science Education, which prepares K12 teachers to teach computational …
PedagogyHow to manage Google devices in K-12 schools: 5 tips
Chromebooks dominate the edtech landscape. Here are tips for IT administrators on deploying and maintaining the devices.<p>Google devices dominate the …
GoogleHow Does Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy Work?
Rational emotive behavior therapy, also known as REBT, is a type of cognitive-behavioral therapy developed by psychologist Albert Ellis. REBT is …
PsychologyHow to install the Moodle learning management system
Learning management systems (LMS) are the software powering online education, enabling teachers and trainers to share coursework, administer …
LinuxPlover lets you share files between any devices over Wi-Fi, AirDrop-style
Apple’s AirDrop service is great for beaming files between your iOS and Mac devices over Wi-Fi – but it sadly doesn’t work with other platforms. Thankfully, a bunch of young developers have built a handy tool to make it just as easy to transfer files over your local network, using anything that has …
AppsGoogle Just Launched a Smartphone Game to Teach Adults How to Code
From programmable LEGO robots to mobile apps like Hopscotch, there’s no shortage of games and toys designed to get children interested in computer …
Computer ScienceNCDLCN Reflections: The Growth is in the Journey :: Professional Learning and Leading Collaborative
Two short years ago, I sat in my high school Media Coordinator’s interactive space to learn all about the power of Twitter, one of her many …
Education TechnologyKQED
Instructional video is a key component of many flipped learning classrooms, but even if you aren’t flipping, adding video to your classroom …
Education Technologyschooling, says Ken Robinson
A well-known educationalist has suggested parents should consider teaching them at home instead of sending them to school.<p>Sir Ken Robinson, who has …
EducationRaspberry Pi CoderDojo Teaches You To Code With Free Online Training
The official Raspberry Pi Foundation has today published details about signing up for their latest free online course “Start a CoderDojo” to learn …
Raspberry PiThree Keys to Stopping Plagiarism
Although there are software-based services that can help instructors check the originality of student writing and discourage students from …
TeachingPaid summer breaks and other common myths about teachers
<b>(CNN) —</b> As teachers in several states across the United States protest for higher pay and more funding for public education, lawmakers and onlookers are debating whether teachers deserve more money.<p>But many of the arguments against teachers' demands are based on misconceptions about the teaching …
PedagogyComputer Science Poster: Computer Systems
• Computer system diagram including components of the CPU, motherboard, storage and connections<br>• Peripheral devices (input & output devices and storage …
Computer ScienceSeven reasons people no longer want to be teachers
The oldest profession – teaching – is no longer attractive. The Queensland Deans of Education revealed there have been alarming drops in first …
EducationReport Cards: Do They Make the Grade?
Report Cards: Do They Make the Grade?<p><b>Is the traditional A-B-C-D-F report card meeting the grade? Is a skills checklist a better way to go in this age</b> …
TeachingA more flexible curriculum approach can support student success
Financial access is extremely important for poor and working class students wanting to get a foot in the door at universities. But on its own this …
Higher EducationDoes The School Schedule Serve Teaching and Learning?
Considerations about scheduling and faculty assignments for 2018 - 2019 are more than likely in the planning stages right now. In states like New …
PedagogyIt Matters a Lot Who Teaches Introductory Courses. Here’s Why.
The first professor whom students encounter in a discipline, evidence suggests, plays a big role in whether they continue in it.
College & University'The reason for teacher burnout? The Big Brother culture'
This week, I’ll be participating in the live debate hosted by <i>Tes</i>: <i>"</i>Burn-out: How can we keep the best teachers teaching?"<p>The key question for me is: …
TeachingShifting from Passive to Active Learning
“<i>Nothing could be more absurd than an experiment in which computers are placed in a classroom where nothing else is changed.</i>” - Seymour Papert <br>When …
PedagogyGoogle’s astounding new search tool will answer any question by reading thousands of books
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada<p>Imagine if you could gather thousands of writers in a circle to discuss one question. What would optimist Thomas L. Friedman say about intervening in Syria, for example? Would chaos theorist Santo Banerjee concur?<p>Google now has a way to convene that kind of …
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<b>RUBRICS</b><p>Teaching rubrics are a common tool in any classroom, but they can easily become a disguised checklist of tasks, instead of a living document …
Pedagogy'There is no such thing as past or future': physicist Carlo Rovelli on changing how we think about time
Seven Brief Lessons on Physics sold over a million copies around the world. Now Rovelli is back to explore the mysteries of time. He tells Charlotte Higgins about student revolution and how his quantum leap began with an acid trip<p> Extract from Carlo Rovelli’s new book: on the elastic concept of …
Quantum MechanicsStop Labeling Kids By Their 'Learning Style'
You may have taken the quiz as a child: <i>What type of learner are you?</i> You’d answer questions like, “When you see the word cat, are you more likely to …
PedagogyOnline programs can contribute to better outcomes, lower costs and more access, new report asserts
The most bullish proponents of online learning have argued for years that the modality can lead to better outcomes for students, lower costs for …
Higher Education