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Sixty-four websites for educators, worth knowing about

Sixty-four websites for educators, worth knowing about | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"A collection of websites for teachers, educators and freelancers and those working in schools across the United Kingdom. What would you add to the list?  ..."

  1. General reading
  2. Research
  3. Teacher wellbeing
  4. Cognitive science
  5. EdTech tools
  6. Social media tools
  7. Freelancing tools
  8. Education publishers
  9. Subject knowledge
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Got STEM funding? Here’s how to use it

Got STEM funding? Here’s how to use it | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Schools lack the resources they need to properly offer coding education to students. So it’s not surprising that U.S. employers have only been able to fill 10 percent of available computer science jobs with qualified applicants ..."

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Edtech 2018: 17 emerging trends

Edtech 2018: 17 emerging trends | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Experts from RM Education share their predictions on how technology will influence classrooms and back office operations in 2018 ..."

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Five risks posed by the increasing misuse of technology in schools - EdSurge News 

Five risks posed by the increasing misuse of technology in schools   - EdSurge News  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"At any given moment in the day, I am attached to my cellphone, my iPad or my computer. As a writer, I was an early convert to the computer. I began ..."

  1. The threat to student privacy
  2. The proliferation of 'personalized learning'
  3. The extensive use of technology for assessment
  4. The cyber charter school
  5. Money in edtech

 

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How school leaders can attend to the emotional side of change 

How school leaders can attend to the emotional side of change  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"When teachers, parents and students are asked to change how they have been doing things, it often involves an element of loss that doesn't get recognized in the ..."

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How learning technologies are the way forward in education

How learning technologies are the way forward in education | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Educational technology has the potential to transform classroom learning and can improve outcomes for young people ..."

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What’s new: New tools for schools | Tech Learning

What’s new: New tools for schools | Tech Learning | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

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Schools that ban mobile phones see better academic results

Schools that ban mobile phones see better academic results | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Effect of ban on phones adds up to equivalent of extra week of classes over a pupil’s school year ..."

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Phones negatively affect low-income and low-achievement students most? A double-edged sword that most hurts kids already lacking the skills for success. 

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The strategic imperative for schools: Technology as connector

The strategic imperative for schools: Technology as connector | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"If schools hope to prepare students for an unknown future, they must make technology easy to use -- through hardware, software, mindset, and practice ..."

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Three lessons American districts can learn from foreign schools -- THE Journal

Three lessons American districts can learn from foreign schools -- THE Journal | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Countries around the world are embracing innovative approaches to technology. Here are some best practices that U.S. educators can adopt from Singapore, Mexico and Japan ..."

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Schools as factories: Metaphors that stick

Schools as factories: Metaphors that stick | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The idea of the school as an efficient factory assembly line has a long but surprising history. A century ago, the notion of schools delivering finished products to a democratic society was both new and admired. Here is what Professor Ellwood P. Cubberley, of Stanford University said in the early 20th century: ..."



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Five trends poised to rock education | eSchool News

Five trends poised to rock education | eSchool News | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Education is often slow to adopt new trends, but these five technologies are poised to transform teaching and learning in classrooms today ..."

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Is it unethical to use untested technology in the classroom?

Is it unethical to use untested technology in the classroom? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

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Mapping the universe of edtech that connects

Mapping the universe of edtech that connects | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Improving the world through disruptive innovation ..."

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Students to be able to create their own augmented reality (AR) content 

Students to be able to create their own augmented reality (AR) content  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"CoSpaces Edu launches first AR creation feature for schools..."

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Five ways to get started with OER

Five ways to get started with OER | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The #GoOpen commitment aims to replace at least one textbook with OER within one year and share best practices with other school districts ..."

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Report: Which districts show a higher OER adoption - and why? 

Report: Which districts show a higher OER adoption - and why?  | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Only one-third of school districts said they are aware of both the term "open educational resources" (OER) and its licensing ..."

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Digital scholarship in today’s schools

Digital scholarship in today’s schools | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"The rise of the digital age, the sudden ubiquity of information and our access to it and the evolution of the static Web 1.0 to the participatory Web 3.0 have enabled an overhaul of what we deem …"

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Schools ride the next edtech wave

Schools ride the next edtech wave | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"As in years past, this new year will bring all sorts of new technology to schools. The question for educators is: To what degree do these technologies enhance education? ..."

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Google is tracking students as it sells more products to schools, privacy advocates warn

Google is tracking students as it sells more products to schools, privacy advocates warn | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Once a bit player in schools, Google has become a dominant force. But parents in many school districts can't opt-out of the company's tracking ..."

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What schools can learn from Google about nurturing creativity | Edudemic

What schools can learn from Google about nurturing creativity | Edudemic | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Google participates in a practice called Innovation Time Off, in which employees can work on projects so long as they align with Google’s mission and goals ..."

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Are virtual reality schools the future of education in Japan?

Are virtual reality schools the future of education in Japan? | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Don’t like going to high school? Instead of physically going to campus and dealing with other whiney teens and your annoying teachers, you could send an avatar to go to a virtual school for you! ..."

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Top ten skills we wish were taught in school, but usually aren't

Top ten skills we wish were taught in school, but usually aren't | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Even though we learn a great deal in school, some of the most essential skills we need as adults aren't universally, formally taught. Here are some of the subjects and skills we wish we'd learned in school early on (and which you can still learn now ..."

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Study considers how Khan Academy is being used in schools

Study considers how Khan Academy is being used in schools | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Schools with one-to-one laptop programs had more freedom in how they used Khan Academy's online instructional videos, according to a two-year study of 70 teachers in 20 California schools during 2011-13. The report also found that ..."

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Seven potential issues to be prepared for when bringing tablets into the classroom

Seven potential issues to be prepared for when bringing tablets into the classroom | Creative teaching and learning | Scoop.it

"Being aware of these possible problems will help position tablet programs in your classroom and school for success ..."

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