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Staff Picks: Smart Teachers, Digital Learning Policy, IWB, & Portfolios
Karen Picks “Battle for Whiteboard-Market Supremacy Heats Up” Karen says, “The crux of this issue is really in the following statement and question: Complicating those decisions are changes in the technological landscape that are raising questions about the long-term educational relevance of interactive whiteboards. Do classrooms really need…
Personalized Learning
Progress: 3 EdReform Stories, 3 Blended Learning Stories
Here's six interesting stories from the week. ExNext covered the rise of Khan, EdWeek featured Newfound High, and KIPP Empower has a great blended learning video. On the reform front, New York and New Haven adopt new evaluation rules, and the Common Core gets some scrutiny
EdTech
Can Your Cloud App Really Do Business Intelligence?
The cloud has been targeted as the next Big Thing in technology and organizations are migrating more and more of their data to the cloud. This migration is done for several reasons, not the least of which is the saving of expenses that would normally be allocated towards an on-premise infrastructure and operational costs. One federal institution, the General Services Administration (GSA), was so confident in their financial savings decision that they abandoned their entire internal email and collaboration system in favor of Google Apps.
Personalized Learning
Scooch Over LMS, E-portfolio Wants a Seat at the Table
Do you want to give your students a digital footprint? Even if your school is not already practicing e-learning or blended learning, you can still accomplish that with an e-portfolio. If you’re already using a Learning Management System (LMS), you might already have an e-portfolio available that can showcase authentic work.
Personalized Learning
Cleveland Portfolio Plans Promising–With Digital Overlay
Richard Lee Colvin, EdSector, posted a good summary of Cleveland's struggle to make the portfolio approach work. We'd suggest a digital overly with more and better online and blended options for Ohio students.
Personalized Learning
Get Up & Dance: 5 Ways to Motivate Zombie Students
The saddest moments I've experienced recently with the students I work with, especially with the jaded older ones who are close to graduating, have occurred when they have told me, "I don't have any passions" or "I can't remember the last time I felt intrinsically motivated."
EdTech
ST Math Demonstrates Positive Results at Las Vegas Elementary Schools
Clark County School District released Tuesday positive results from a five-year pilot with MIND Research Institute's ST Math, a visual learning math game. This week, MIND joined school officials to recognize Sewell Elementary and Henderson Elementary schools for achievements in math.
EdTech
New Survey Shows Demand for Personalized & Adaptive Learning Assessments
The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) and Grunwald Associates LLC released today "For every child, multiple measures," a study that evaluates parent and teacher support for timely, actionable assessments that monitor individual student performance.
Personalized Learning
CTB Helps States Shift to Online & Common Core Assessment
It’s a tough time to be a state or district testing director: your budget has been cut, you’re supposed to align with the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), and you’re trying to get your state ready for new online assessments from PARCC or SBAC but they won’t be out for three years. CTB McGraw-Hill has a three prong strategy to help states make the transition to online assessments aligned with the Common Core.
Personalized Learning
All About Relationships: CRM in EDU
There are a handful of big companies that really understand customer relationships in a deep way. A couple of them sell this expertise in the form of customer relationship management (CRM) software and related consulting. Wikipedia says: