Here are some amazing blog posts from this past week:
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6 ways ordinary people can prevent climate change, according to researchers and advocates
Worried about the environment? Scientists, researchers and advocates share the top changes we can make to be part of the climate change solution. In October, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a leading international body on climate chan…
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Free Technology for Teachers: How to Create a QR Code for a Voice Recording
Just a few minutes ago I answered an email from a reader named Chris who wanted a recommendation on how to have students create voice recordings that play back when a QR code is scanned. My recommendation was to try Vocaroo.
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Linda Darling-Hammond is one of my education heroes. Perhaps that’s why her recent article in the Washington Post hurts so much.
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Different Definitions of Personalized Learning Conflict Cause Confusion
It’s a concept grounded in the psychology of motivation, learning science and growing technologies like artificial intelligence (AI). And the hype around it is blowing up. Personalized learning is the No.
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How PortfolioGen Helps Students Create Free Portfolios – Class Tech Tips
Do your students have fantastic work to share this school year? If your students have a wide range of creations, they can help their work shine with an online portfolio. A digital space to showcase student work opens the possibilities for a wider au…
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Mo Physics Mo Problems: UDL Smackdown
Fighting the Inertia of a Traditional Classroom
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A Grading Strategy that Puts the Focs on Learning From Mistakes
The students get their grade a day later on PowerSchool, and they’re given opportunities to retake the test after they’ve digested their mistakes. Alcala also projects “favorite mistakes” on the board that they talk about as a class.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Three Tools for Creating Custom Maps Without a Google Account
Google’s My Maps is a great tool for designing custom maps. The problem with it is that students can only save their work if they have Google accounts. If your school uses G Suite for Education that’s probably not a problem, but it is a problem for …
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Powercards: Unit 3 Items – Classroom Powerups
For the 2018-19 School Year I have completely revamped my Power Card Items. This year I have tied the Items to my narrative. The story concept is that the students’ powers are based on the manipulation of “Primary Source Energy” and each items is ba…
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Technology Tidbits: Thoughts of a Cyber Hero: 10 Sites for Checking Plagiarism
“Plagiarism is the “wrongful appropriation” and “stealing and publication” of another author’s “language, thoughts, ideas, or expressions” and the representation of them as one’s own original work. (wikipedia)”.
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Pear Deck for You! – Teacher Tech
It’s pretty universal, seeing Pear Deck and falling in love. It allows for making interactive lessons. Not only do they have really cute pear drawings, but their interface is super easy to use.
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The Future Of Education With AR – e-Learning Infographics
Technology in education has made it possible to add a layer of enhanced reality and interactivity, this gives Teachers/tutors opportunity to make learning more realistic and immersive improving retention and deep learning.
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3 Ways to Make Literature Real and Relevant – Class Tech Tips
How can you make curriculum content real, relevant, and approachable? Making student-centered instruction a priority is an important place to start.
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Free Technology for Teachers: CoRubrics – An Add-on to Facilitate Assessment Among Students
This week I am hosting guest posts. This one was authored by Jaume Feliu at the Salas i Xandri High School in Sant Quirze del Vallès, near Barcelona. More and more rubrics are coming into the classroom for assessment.
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The Importance of Definitions (and Why They Don’t Matter) – Gamified UK – #Gamification Expert
Yep, paradoxical title alert! Recently I got into a very interesting debate on LinkedIn about the definition of Gamification. Now, I have long had my definition of gamification, one that doesn’t stray too far from the closest thing we have to a “pro…
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Jeb Bush had this big idea about how to hold schools accountable: Give them a letter grade based mostly on their test scores.
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What it’s Like to Teach When You Don’t Have Parent Support
Not all of us are dealing with lawnmower parents. Maybe you read this viral article on lawnmower parents and nodded in agreement. Or maybe, like me, you read the piece and sighed ruefully, thinking, “Champagne problems.
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changing how educators see negative experiences in the classroom
For example, a fourth-grade teacher I’ll call Jane had been teaching for nine years and was on the verge of dropping out of the profession from exhaustion. She told me, “I just don’t think I can keep this up another year.
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Video: “The science behind California’s surging wildfires” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
Our discomfort is obviously infinitesimal compared to those who lost their homes – and their lives – due to the Camp Fire. But I have to say the constant hazardous smoke in Northern California is pretty bad, and most schools have prohibited all outd…
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Since the #MeToo movement, six states have introduced or passed bills to require the teaching of consent in their sex ed classes in K-12. But there’s not yet much research on what kind of education actually works to shift teens’ attitudes and action…
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Important New Video: “The Science of Racism” | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…
The Science of Racism is a new video from YouTube’s “Creators for Change” program. I’m adding it to Revised & Updated: Useful Resources For Learning About Race & Racism.
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25 incredibly useful things you didn’t know Google Docs could do
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CPU VLOG: 11-13 Ranking Up – Classroom Powerups
Mr. Powley is a 14 year teaching veteran and is currently the dual enrollment American History teacher at the #1 ranked high school in South Carolina. For the last several years he has transformed his classroom based on the principles of game inspir…
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Just a Little Push: Five Ideas for Intervention and Feedback | All Things Assessment
When you are unsure, not feeling confident, and scared no one will like you, it can be hard to get started. My son, Chase, is a fifth grader, and we signed him up for a basketball camp. He went alone and didn’t know anyone. As can be predicted, he w…
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Celebrate Geography Awareness Week with Augmented Reality Scavenger Hunts – Class Tech Tips
It’s here! This week is Geography Awareness Week, and I’m excited to share some tech-friendly ideas for exploring the world with your students. Augmented reality scavenger hunts can get your kids moving both inside and outside the classroom.
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The Nerdy Teacher: Adventures in Icelandic Schools #MakerEd #MakerMentality
The nice part about all of this is that these skills are all transferable to all of the other classes the students attend. Maths, English, Science, etc. are all using Project Based Learning to explore ideas and the students have the skills to create…
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25 Coding Apps For Kids Under 8 – e-Learning Infographics
Did you know that coding can help kids develop their problem-solving and critical thinking skills? Did you know that you can introduce them to programming at a very early age? Maybe you are looking for a way to make the kids’ screen time a bit more …
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Linda Darling-Hammond Vs. Ravitch and Burris on School Choice | Diane Ravitch’s blog
Carol Burris and I wrote a critique of that report, because it seems to endorse the reformers’ idea of a portfolio of charters, public schools, and other choices.
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10 Ways To Instantly Make Your Blog Better! – The Edublogger
Your blog might be full of inspiring ideas but are people reading your posts? Are they sticking around and returning when you publish new content? I have the pleasure of reading a lot of blogs as part of my role with Edublogs.
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Cliff Mass Weather and Climate Blog: Why did the Catastrophic Camp Fire Start Where it Did?
The tragic Camp Fire of northern California has killed at least 31 people, destroyed approximately 7000 structures, and basically leveled the retirement community of Paradise, California.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Edji – A Great Tool for Literacy and Critical Thinking
This week I am welcoming some guest bloggers. This one is from Eric Hills. As a tech coach, I love spending time trying to find tools that are easy to use, can enhance student learning, and are engaging for students. Edji checks all three of those b…
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4 Skills and Traits Great Schools Teach That Will Always be Essential – The Principal of Change
Most educators are aware of the “Four C’s” (Critical thinking, Creativity, Collaboration and Communication) and their importance in schools for ensuring the development of today’s skills in our students ().
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Lisa Nielsen: The Innovative Educator: Presentation Trick Innovative Educators Will Love
· 4 #EdTech Blogs to Bookmark · 9 Must Read Blogs for Innovative Teachers · 10 Digital Citizenship Bloggers to Follow · 10 Education blogs worth following – eSchool News · 11 Ed Tech Bloggers to Follow · 20 Best Blogs in Instructional Technology · 2…
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A Principal’s Reflections: 3 Shifts to Make Learning Personal
In education, a lesson makes or breaks a learner’s experience in a classroom. Planning takes time.