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The Daily Roundup - July 15th, 2013

7/15/2013

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Welcome back to the Roundup!  I hope everyone had an excellent weekend!  Today we start with a post from Wesley Fryer at The Speed of Creativity.  In the past month, the Economist has written two articles about education and technology which have been, to say the least, a bit harsh.  Over the weekend Fryer posted hisexcellent response to these articles, outlining the multiple falsehoods and mistakes that the Economist published.  Fryer's post is definitely worth a read.


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Courtney Buell at EdCetera has a new article entitled, "Fighting Distraction in Online Courses."  While not as popular in K-12 education as in higher ed, online courses are certainly on the rise.  Buell's article discusses some of the new ways that online courses are working to keep students engaged in learning and some of the new tools that are available to help students fight distractions.  


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If your school is considering a BYOD policy (or has already implemented one) the Ed Tech Review's new article, "BYOD Successful Implementations From Around the World" might be worth a look.  The post discusses six different schools from around the US that have met with success in their BYOD policies.  Plus, for most of the schools, their BYOD policies are public, so you can see the framework they're working with.


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Free Technology for Teachers has four new posts to check out:
  • 7 Ways to Use Video in Your Classroom
  • Capital Toss - A State & Country Capitals Game
  • Quest for Credit - A Personal Finance Lesson
  • 5 Resources to Help Students Make Healthy Food Choices


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EduTech for Teachers has a guest post from the weekend entitled, "Transform Learning Potential with ExamTime."  The article discusses the free online learning platform, ExamTime.  According to the site, "we've created ExamTime with the aim to help students improve the way they learn through the use of proven techniques and tools: Mind Maps, Flashcards, Notes, and Quizzes."  You can check out the post for some examples of ExamTime in action!


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I'm a big fan of Twitter, but it took me a while to see and understand the full educational potential of the site.  At first it seemed like every other social networking site, and that it was just full of people tweeting about what they had for lunch.  But, as I came to find, and as this new post from Edudemic explains, "Twitter can help make you a better teacher."

Edudemic also has a new post explaining "How to Teach Music and Art Online."  Many times, it seems that online learning is only focused on the core subject areas.  Or, if it's used for an elective, it's one that can "easily" be taught online (i.e. mostly fact-based, not skill-based).  So, it's nice to see that support is growing for online programs in subjects like art and music.  These can be incredibly beneficial for students who don't have access to these classes, or if their school has cut funding for those programs.

Finally, Edudemic discusses"10 Innovative Educational Programs Run by Google."  Some of these programs I was familiar with (like the Doodle for Google award) but it turns out Google actually has quite the collection of educational programs up their sleeve.


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Educational Technology has three new posts to check out:
  • iPad Basics for Teacher & Students (embedded below)
  • iPad Apps for Autistic Students (embedded below)
  • A Discussion of the MIT App Inventor Tool

iPad basics from j_villis
 
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Paul Roen at Getting Smart has a new article on"Carving a Place for Blended Learning in the Era of Teacher Evaluation."  The post discusses how new teacher evaluation systems need to include a space for blended learning.  The role of the educator in a blended learning setting is different than in the traditional setting, and evaluation tools should reflect that. Getting smart also their weekly roundup posted as well, in case you missed anything from last week.


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Lisa Nielsen at the Innovative Educator has a new post discussing "11 Innovative Strategies for Ensuring Device Equity."  The post outlines some excellent ideas for helping all students have access to technology, even in districts where budgets are an issues.  If you're looking to help increase the available tech resources in your school or district, Nielsen's article is a wonderful place to start.


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Teach Thought has three new posts up, the first of which discusses, "Why Teachers - Not Schools - Are the Real Institutions."  The articles argues that teachers are more than just instructors, they are also "value-generating institutions. And simply put, [teachers] are directly responsible for a student's partial accumulation of knowledge and skills."  The post goes on to further make the case for teachers as institutions.

Terry Heick at Teach Thought also has a new post on "How Overly Academic Learning is Killing Education."  Heick makes the argument that too much focus on achieving proficiency is detrimental to our education systems.  

Finally, for those interested in game-based learning, Teach Thought shares, "10+ Game-Based Learning Resources: From Practical Applications to Academic Theory."  


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Ed Reach has two excellent new podcasts up from the weekend:
  • The Classroom: A Space Redesigned
  • Five Options Upon Reading an Email




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And finally, we'll head over to EdSurge for the finale of today's Roundup.  First up, a new article by Katrina Stevens entitled, "What Real Collaboration Between Teachers and Techies Looks Like."  The post covers a recent gathering in Chicago between teachers, administrators, and techies, to learn about edtech startups and try out their products as part of the          Ed Tech Collaborative.  

And speaking of edtech startups, Ben Stern at EdSurge also has a post on the "Role for Teachers in Every Edtech Startup."  The article discusses how teachers can get involved and help out with edtech startups that they are passionate about.


The Lightning Round...

  • Tech & Learning shares iPad Safety Apps
  • Edudemic helps us Turn our iBook into a Video in 3 Easy Steps
  • Getting Smart shares new STEM-related Tech Tools from Edshelf
  • Teach Thought gives us 22 Ways to Use Twitter for Learning Based on Blooms' Taxonomy

And that's it for the Roundup today!  Thanks for reading!  We'll close with a new infographic from Zintro, via Edudemic on How to Effectively Use the Top 4 Social Networks.  See you tomorrow!

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Courtesy of: Edudemic
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