Digital Tools for the K-12 Educator. Course Description Are you ready to explore web-based tools to ignite student engagement in your K-12 classroom?
We will examine a series of web tools and learn the basics for integrating them into the classroom. Impact of Openness on Institutions. LSiTech - DigCitPUBLIC. Top Tech for Digital Annotation. Even Apple (AAPL) is acknowledging that the “iPads in education” fad is coming to an end — Quartz. It was with a sigh of relief that the world’s progressives greeted the Dutch general election results on March 15, exactly one week ago.
The international press had descended on The Hague to see if the openly Islamophobic, EU-hating, far-right leader Geert Wilders and his Party for Freedom (PVV) would further the dawn of populism in Europe. Despite “the Dutch Donald Trump’s” strong early lead in the polls, however, current prime minister Mark Rutte came out ahead by a decent margin. “The Netherlands says ‘ho’ against the wrong kind of populism,” Rutte told a blissful crowd of supporters of his center-right People’s Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) party. Meanwhile, the international press rejoiced: The land of windmills, tulips, and tolerance had broken a worrying global trend.
Europe could sleep quietly tonight. Six Achievable & Effective Techniques to Enhance Learner Motivation. By Ethan Edwards, Chief Instructional Strategist/ @ethanaedwards We often talk about the importance of motivation in e-learning instructional design.
In fact, we’ve even said that motivation is often more important than the specific content when seeking to maximize the impact of instruction—particularly in e-learning, where relatively few social or external environmental factors are likely to inspire learners. This has a great deal of surface value, in that motivation is actually a factor in all of human activity. For example, it’s been over 95 degrees here every day for the last week, and my motivation to work outside has plummeted.
Of course, lacking motivation affects my level of effort. But actually, our focus on motivation has very specific importance in instruction. 1. Performance change involves cognitive and behavioral components. Fix Weird Wordpress Characters: â€, “, ’, ‘ ViewPure / Videos Without Clutter. S.T.A.T. The Florida Center for Instructional Technology - Publications and Products. Classroom Assessment is divided into two parts, each containing three lessons.
Part I focuses on basic concepts and common assessments such as multiple choice and essay questions. Part II includes performance assessment, classroom interactions, and attitude surveys. Instructional Technology. Advances in technology have changed the way students live, play, and learn.
Now more than ever, Florida educators use their ingenuity to adapt to both the ever-changing technology and the needs of today’s students. In many cases, educators are preparing students for jobs that do not yet exist. Technology "look for's" in teacher evaluations. My attempt to integrate technology use into Charlotte Danielson's Frameworks of Learning has gone absolutely nowhere in my district.
In February 2011, I proposed adding some technology competencies to our system of teacher evaluation divided into Danielson's domains. The original document/tool I wrote is here. So last week I was whining to our Professional Development Coordinator about this sad lack of progress, when she asked me to resend her the proposal. She then very kindly responded by suggesting that I should simplify the technology lists under each domain, picking the most important skills in each domain and changing the items to "Look for's.
" In other words, when doing a teacher observation or evaluation, the observer should look for _____________ related to technology use. 4 Great Websites to Look for Copyright-friendly Photos to Use in Class. AnswerGarden. Integration Frameworks - 21st Cent Teaching & Learning. TPACK.ORG. ISTE NETS T Project - Educational Technology. Ed Tech Solution Planner. Most Popular in 2015, No. four: 8 things every teacher can do to create an innovative classroom. Innovation can’t be tested or graded — but it can be built up Ed. note: We’re counting down the top stories of 2015 based on popularity (i.e. website traffic) to No. 1 on Dec. 31.
How to create a more interesting, innovative classroom was a theme of many of the top stories this year, perhaps as educators, finally comfortable with technology begin to branch out into ways into using it to strengthen higher-order thinking skills and create projects unthinkable five or ten years ago. Vetting Web 2.0 Educational Tools - The Web in the Classroom Part 2. I have been asked in the past to provide key questions that a district and teachers could use to vet a website.
While all websites designated for class use should be previewed by the teacher, it is especially important that Web 2.0 sites go through a vetting process. While everyone may have a different definition of Web 2.0, I promote the idea that a Web 2.0 site is a site that allows for interactivity. In this interactivity, a user may be able communicate and interact with others, leave a digital footprint, store digital information, and be open to various outside sources. Fantastic Comprehensive List of Assessment Tools for Teachers. About ETR Community EdTechReview (ETR) is a community of and for everyone involved in education technology to connect and collaborate both online and offline to discover, learn, utilize and share about the best ways technology can improve learning, teaching, and leading in the 21st century.
EdTechReview spreads awareness on education technology and its role in 21st century education through best research and practices of using technology in education, and by facilitating events, training, professional development, and consultation in its adoption and implementation. Schools that work for kids. Major Advantages and Challenges of the OER Movement. Digital content has never been so accessible.
The burgeoning Open Educational Resources (OER) movement reflects wider trends in the K-12 space–rapid shifts to blended learning and personalized instruction. As we approach another school year, some teachers will navigate the world of OER for the first time while others who have some experience, will begin seriously integrating it as an integral part of their daily instruction.. Resources. 27 Free Media Resources for Learning Designers & Media Artists. News and Notes from the eLearning Kitchen. Free presentation templates. Google Apps how-to guides. BlendKit Course. Introduction The BlendKit Course is a set of subject matter neutral, open educational resources related to blended learning developed by Dr.
Seven Pathways - Design 2015 Albemarle County Public Schools. Seven Pathways to ensuring Life Long Learning Competencies for Every Child (for posters see bottom of page) Choice and Comfort: It is our responsibility to provide every learner with real learning space choices based on task-based and physical comfort-based needs, which not only allow their cognitive energy to be focused on learning but helps students to develop the contemporary skills needed to alter and use spaces to initiate and accomplish collaborative and individual work. This includes the availability of multiple communication tools and contemporary technologies as well as assisting students in understanding and creating a variety of learning products which demonstrate student choices in curriculum, task, technologies, and media. Case Studies. Detailed profiles of districts that have designed and implemented effective online and connected professional learning can be accessed below.
Each profile provides ways to obtain additional information about that district’s approach, including key action steps and lessons learned. Albemarle County Public Schools. 50 Free Online Courses For Teachers: Spring 2015. CSS 3D Editor. About - Using Technology Better. EdtechTraining. Press Play — Press Play. EdtechTraining. Student Quick-Sheet Guide. EdtechTraining. ExamTime - Changing the way you learn. EdtechTraining. 197 Educational YouTube Channels You Should Know About. 197 Educational YouTube Channels You Should Know About If you don’t have a YouTube channel as an education provider, there’s a good chance you’re behind the times.
Nearly every major educational institution in the world now hosts its own collection of videos featuring news, lectures, tutorials, and open courseware. EdtechTraining. TRUDACOT - Pocahontas Tech Integration. EdtechTraining. Edtech Index. EdtechTraining. Engagement: Do LMSs Engage Learners? 20 Oct. EdtechTraining. EdtechTraining. EdtechTraining.
Textbooks Go out the Window as Ed Tech Spreads in Pennsylvania Schools. A Critical Look at Blended Learning. Blended Learning Barriers Spark Creative Workarounds. EdtechTraining. Classroom tech: A history of hype and disappointment.