June 01, 2017
The Hack Is Back Online Event
Tune in live to “The Hack Is Back,” a free online event sponsored by Microsoft, to see how small changes can have huge student impact. The event will take place on June 27, 2017, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. (CT).
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crayola.com
Funding & Recognition
Grants for Arts-Infused Education
In collaboration with the
National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP),
Crayola offers a grant program entitled
Champion Creatively Alive Children.
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Professional Growth
Opportunities to Put Knowledge Learned into Action
George Washington University’s School of Education & Human Development offers online Education Graduate Programs in the fields of teaching, leadership, and technology.
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ww2.kqed.org
Social Media
Science Behind Social Issues
Above the Noise, a
YouTube series for teens, cuts through the hype and dives deep into the science behind the issues affecting students’ daily lives.
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admongo.gov
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Campaign to Raise Advertising Literacy
Admongo is a campaign of the
Federal Trade Commission to raise
advertising literacy among the nation’s tweens.
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Mobile Learning
Mobile Apps Aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy
Cellphones can be used to change the way students gather information; communicate with the teacher; reflect on, construct, or demonstrate their learning; and collaborate with one another.
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chicktech.org
STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Hands-on Workshops to Spur Interest in Tech Fields
ChickTech offers events that encourage women and girls to enter the field of technology, giving support and empowerment to those hoping to turn their interest in technology into a career.
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legendsoflearning.com
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Platform for Creating Playlists of Educational Games
A new web-based platform,
Legends of Learning, allows teachers to create playlists of educational games—similar to how Spotify works for music.
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socialsentinel.com
Social Media
Social Threat Intelligence
The
Social Sentinel service provides tools to help users identify threats on social media. The Sentinel Search Threat Library contains preloaded, refined safety searches.
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Professional Growth
Guide to Social and Emotional Programs
Navigating Social and Emotional Learning from the Inside Out, produced by a team of researchers at the
Harvard Graduate School of Education, steers school districts through the thicket of social and emotional learning (SEL) programs to decide on an approach.
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igt.com
Funding & Recognition
Digital Learning Centers for At-Risk Children
The
After School Advantage (ASA)
Program is the signature education program and flagship community involvement initiative of
IGT Global Solutions Corporation. The program strives to close the “digital divide” for
disadvantaged children who get left behind because they don’t have the means to access computers in today’s increasingly digital society.
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stopitsolutions.com
STEM • STEAM • STREAM
App for Communicating Inappropriate Behaviors
With the
STOPit app for
iOS and
Android, users can anonymously report incidents of inappropriate conduct or safety concerns, such as harassment, bullying, ethics or compliance violations, weapons possession, hazing, safety hazards, threats, assault, or other illegal activity.
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kwhs.wharton.upenn.edu
Digital Learning • Learning Support
Toolkit for Nurturing Innovation
Knowledge@Wharton High School (KWHS) offers a
free online toolkit, “
Nurturing an Innovative Spirit,” featuring resources educators can use to help students understand what innovation is, why it matters, and how to nurture innovative thinking.
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Funding & Recognition
Award for Exemplary Media Literacy Practice
The
National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) will present the
NCTE Media Literacy Award to an individual, team, or department that has implemented and refined exemplary media literacy practices in their school environment.
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neste.com
STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Augmented Reality Environmental Gaming Platform
EduCycle challenges students to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions in the United States to the level specified in the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change—26 percent below 2005 CO
2 levels by 2025.
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Professional Growth
Resource-Sharing Community for New Teachers
The
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) is the home of the
Young Educator Network, a resource-sharing community of educators who have a common interest in implementing technology in educational settings.
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Funding & Recognition
Grants for Classroom Research Projects
Through its
Action Research Project Awards for Teachers, the
Hoenny Center for Research and Development in Teaching offers grants of up to $500 to support a maximum of five classroom research projects that involve gathering and summarizing data related to a professional question of interest to the teacher within the general area of peer teaching and learning in the classroom.
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Social Media
Social Media Monitoring
By continually monitoring various social media and news sources for trending issues,
Let’s Talk! by
K12 Insight provides immediate alerts so educators can respond quickly to the concerns of parents and other community stakeholders.
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oculus.com
STEM • STEAM • STREAM
Virtual Reality Tour of the International Space Station
What’s life like aboard the
International Space Station (ISS)? Thanks to a virtual reality tour, students can step aboard this floating lab and virtually explore the station and its mind-boggling views.
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