SchoolVibe

News Articles and Links:   The EdTech Revolution Has Failed The case against student use of computers, tablets, and smartphones in the classroom Jared Cooney Horvath Nov 12, 2024 https://www.afterbabel.com/p/the-edtech-revolution-has-failed Episode YouTube Link https://www.youtube.com/live/HCSf_RcwuEY SchoolVibe Channel Link https://youtube.com/@schoolvibepodcast-p8e  

News Articles and Links: Why online high school can offer a more personalized learning experience 11.13.2024 https://www.traveldailynews.com/column/featured-articles/why-online-high-school-can-offer-a-more-personalized-learning-experience/   The Newsworthy Thursday, October 31, 2024 Controversial ‘Garbage' Comments, World Series Winner & Halloween's Popularity https://www.thenewsworthy.com/shownotes/103124   Kids & Screen Time: How to Use the 5 C's of Media Guidance Last Updated 4/30/2024 Source American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Center of Excellence on Social Media and Youth Mental Health (Copyright © 2024) Beyond the 2-hour rule for screen time We might wish for a simple solution or set of rules to follow, like the 2-hour screen time limit recommended in years past. But these don't address all of the things children and teens need to have a healthy relationship with media and to maintain emotional well-being. https://www.healthychildren.org/English/family-life/Media/Pages/kids-and-screen-time-how-to-use-the-5-cs-of-media-guidance.aspx Around the Web, MLC Tips and Tricks:  Botheredness® Stories, stance and pedagogy By: Hywel Roberts https://www.crownhouse.co.uk/botheredness   Even though I failed to mention this again this week, I'm leaving it in the show notes. Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools http://www.theatlis.org/ Join ATLIS for a community-driven discussion on AI in independent schools, hosted by Dr. Maggie Renken, Director of Modern Learning at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. This session offers a platform for tech leaders to share their experiences, from successes in implementing AI tools to the challenges they've faced along the way. Register today: https://theatlis.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1903626&group= Episode YouTube Link https://youtube.com/live/Ayrdq7kB544   SchoolVibe Channel Link https://youtube.com/@schoolvibepodcast-p8e

News Articles and Links: How K–12 Schools Are Making Technology Work for Educators Districts are finding that technology adoption is easier when IT and curriculum departments work hand in hand. by Chris Hayhurst - a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines. https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2024/10/how-k-12-schools-are-making-technology-work-educators My EdTech Magazine Article from Back In The Day What's Driving K–12 Schools to the Cloud? Ease of deployment and management, plus lower costs, make Meraki's cloud-managed network infrastructure an appealing alternative for schools with limited staff and budget. by Tom Smith Oct 21, 2013 https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/10/whats-driving-k-12-schools-cloud Around the Web, MLC Tips and Tricks:   Even though I failed to mention this again this week, I'm leaving it in the show notes. Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools http://www.theatlis.org/ Join ATLIS for a community-driven discussion on AI in independent schools, hosted by Dr. Maggie Renken, Director of Modern Learning at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. This session offers a platform for tech leaders to share their experiences, from successes in implementing AI tools to the challenges they've faced along the way. Register today: https://theatlis.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1903626&group=   Episode YouTube Link https://youtube.com/live/ai3qRf7LZBo SchoolVibe Channel Link https://youtube.com/@schoolvibepodcast-p8e

News Articles and Links: ‘We're at a Disadvantage,' and Other Teacher Sentiments on AI By Lauraine Langreo — October 29, 2024 3 min read https://www.edweek.org/technology/were-at-a-disadvantage-and-other-teacher-sentiments-on-ai/2024/10 Don't Buy the AI Hype, Learning Expert Warns By Lauraine Langreo — August 07, 2024 5 min read https://www.edweek.org/technology/dont-buy-the-ai-hype-learning-expert-warns/2024/08 Around the Web, MLC Tips and Tricks:   Association of Technology Leaders in Independent Schools http://www.theatlis.org/ Join ATLIS for a community-driven discussion on AI in independent schools, hosted by Dr. Maggie Renken, Director of Modern Learning at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School. This session offers a platform for tech leaders to share their experiences, from successes in implementing AI tools to the challenges they've faced along the way. Register today: https://theatlis.org/events/EventDetails.aspx?id=1903626&group=   The Shake Up Learning Showhttps://shakeuplearning.com/shake-up-learning-show-podcast-with-kasey-bell/   The Easy EdTech Podcasthttps://classtechtips.com/category/podcast/podcast/   Matt Miller - Ditch That Textbook - AI for Educatorshttps://ditchthattextbook.com/ai-edu/   SchoolVibe Episode YouTube Link https://youtube.com/live/W6BstU22kXE   SchoolVibe Channel Link https://youtube.com/@schoolvibepodcast-p8e

Episode 3 of the new SchoolVibe Podcast Let's talk about my work at the Modern Learning Collaborative Modern Learning Collaborative @ darrylloy.com/modernlearningcollaborative A one pager on me and what I do: https://www.darrylloy.com/meandthemlc Episode YouTube Link https://youtube.com/live/P3fxm0rRvAk SchoolVibe Channel Link https://youtube.com/@SchoolVibePodcast-p8e

News Articles and Links: GenAI: Shaping the future of education, creative arts 12 Oct 2024 https://www.muscatdaily.com/2024/10/12/genai-shaping-the-future-of-education-creative-arts/ Postsecondary priorities: Pull of career, technical education in northeast Indiana Ashley Sloboda | The Journal Gazette Oct 12, 2024  https://www.journalgazette.net/future_focused/postsecondary-priorities-pull-of-career-technical-education-in-northeast-indiana/article_a9c8c0ce-6b01-11ef-843d-ef0d5a7a3c94.html Are we getting more stupid? Human intelligence through history: Andrew Kenny 13th October 2024 by Editor BizNews https://www.biznews.com/rational-perspective/2024/10/13/human-intelligence-history-andrew-kenny   Around the Web, MLC Tips and Tricks:   From the most recent Chromebook Classroom with John Sowash, September Updates and particularly his update on NotebookLM.  What is NotebookLM: It's a Google product, basically an AI-powered research and writing assistant that works best with the sources you upload.  Can be found at https://notebooklm.google/  So basically, it's an AI bot that is based solely on the content and resources you provide, not the general web resources as other large language models use.  https://www.chrmbook.com/s9e2/   Interview OpenAI's Juniper    Modern Learning Collaborative @ darrylloy.com/modernlearningcollaborative A one pager on me and what I do: https://www.darrylloy.com/meandthemlc   Episode YouTube Link https://www.youtube.com/live/mt0S88CRLkM   SchoolVibe Channel Link https://youtube.com/@schoolvibepodcast-p8e

News Articles and Links: All States Allow Competency-Based Learning. Will It Become a Reality in Schools? https://www.edweek.org/technology/all-states-allow-competency-based-learning-will-it-become-a-reality-in-schools/2024/09 Inside One District's Experiment With Competency-Based Education https://www.edweek.org/technology/inside-one-districts-experiment-with-competency-based-education/2024/09 Georgia Tech to Study How to Make Lifetime Learning Better https://www.insidehighered.com/news/diversity/age/2024/09/16/georgia-tech-launches-college-lifetime-learning   Around the Web, MLC Tips and Tricks:   AI Prompts for Parents from Dr. Monica Burns' Easy EdTech Podcast Episode 284 , Chatbot Prompts for families:  https://classtechtips.com/2024/09/10/chatbot-prompts-students-284/ Tell me about [topic child wants to learn more about]. Let's create a list of fun summer projects for my [age/grade level] child. We live in [city/state]. What are some problems in our community that need solving? Storytelling Together Write a story with ‘Once upon a time...' about [topic]. Create a story with a [child's favorite animal] as the main character. Invent a superhero with the power of [add their power]. Exploring History What happened on this day in history? Tell me about a famous person born [today's date or your child's birth month]. Explain the events that led up to [moment in history] so it is easy for my [grade level/age] child to understand. Movie Recommendations Make a list of kid-friendly movies that take place in [period of history]. Suggest movies that feature [child's interest]. My kids loved [name of movie]. What other movies might they like? Book Recommendations We're in the mood for a funny book – what can I read aloud to my [grade level/age] child? Recommend a book with a character who [describe a type of character]. I want to read a [genre] book aloud to my child, who is reading at a [reading level]. Make a list of five suggestions. Homework Help Explain [tricky homework concept] in simple terms. Give me practice questions and answers for [topic] that I can share with my [grade/age level] child. I want to help my [grade level/age] child with their homework. Can you help me understand this word problem? Science Explorers We have [food items] in our refrigerator. What can we cook for dinner tonight? Tell me about [scientific concept] and how it impacts my child and me on a daily basis. Explain [scientific phenomenon] with a metaphor. Global Connections What's the weather like in [another country] right now? Teach me how to say ‘hello' in five different languages. Tell me about a traditional food from [country of interest]. Silly Stuff Write a song about [topic] to the tune of [popular song]. Create five knock-knock jokes on [topic]. Write a [poem/riddle] about [topic] that I can share with my [grade/age level] child. Interview OpenAI's Juniper aka Juni Modern Learning Collaborative @ darrylloy.com/modernlearningcollaborative YouTube Link https://youtube.com/live/v_9uM0l2O7M

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond.  In this episode, we welcome Andrea back and we discuss what we've been doing since last we recorded, Darryl meeting someone who is literally changing history.  Plus we talk about the amazing week of conferences and what our ultimate conference might look like.  And the age old debate over reading comprehension when reading on a screen vs on a magical piece of paper (can you tell which way I'm leaning??)

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond.  In this, another solo episode, Darryl wraps up the discussion around his new project, The Great Redemption of Technology.   He takes a look at how we got here..where here is our relationship with technology.  Additionally, he'll talk about the role Tech plays in the world, in the lives of kids and in education.

I had to talk about it.  I share a couple of my "why's behind school shootins..how we (law enforcement) should respond based on what we've learned..the very least we can do to minimize the casualties and...what we can do to help prevent these mass casualty events.  I hope this is helpful to someone, I know I've come away with some things I can hopefully implement at my school. Makenna Lee Elrod, 10 Layla Salazar, 11 Maranda Mathis, 11 Nevaeh Bravo, 10 Jose Manuel Flores Jr., 10 Xavier Lopez, 10 Tess Marie Mata, 10 Rojelio Torres, 10 Eliahna “Ellie” Amyah Garcia, 9 Eliahna A. Torres, 10 Annabell Guadalupe Rodriguez, 10 Jackie Cazares, 9 Uziyah Garcia, 9 Jayce Carmelo Luevanos, 10 Maite Yuleana Rodriguez, 10 Jailah Nicole Silguero, 10 Amerie Jo Garza, 10 Alexandria “Lexi” Aniyah Rubio, 10 Alithia Ramirez, 10 Irma Garcia, 48 - 23 year at Robb - husband died of a heart attack two days after the shooting Eva Mireles, 44 - 17 years as an educator https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/25/uvalde-school-shooting-victims/ Here's how to help Uvalde shooting victims, survivors and their families - Thank you in advance

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond.  In this, another solo episode, Darryl continues to explore his new project, The Great Redemption of Technology.  This episode focuses on the Why and the How with an anecdote from the great Sir Ken Robinson via a 2006 TedTalk.  Again, more to come in the following episodes!!

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond.  In this, another solo episode, Darryl talks about the genesis of a new project idea to help teachers and students to move current models of edtech inclusion and focus on essential skills over a kids life and how to think about tech infusions to support those skills.  Again, more to come in the following episodes!!

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond.  In this episode Darryl flys solo and talks about all things Teacher Appreciation Week!  Here about some of the new things at Good Shepherd for our teachers this Appreciation Week!!  Also, a bit of a hint about a new project that will be the inspiration for the next few episodes of SchoolVibe

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond.  In this episode Andrea and Darryl continue discussing the benefits of having a literacy educator background when it comes to playing games like WORDLE, more on high schools adding in-depth programs for career development like Lodi High School from the last episcode...and finally we reviewed a Higher Ed podcast, "The Key", talking about how the State of Maryland is dropping its college degree requirement for many jobs across the state and why.

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond.  In this episode Andrea and Darryl talk about Andrea's upcoming Teacher Retention Presentation and "5 Questions Every Manager Needs To Ask Their Direct Reports".  Plus a few Google Tools to help curate content and manage the flow of information in your day-to-day.  And some amazing new labs at Lodi High School in New Jersey!

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond.  In this episode Andrea and Darryl continue discussing alternate school schedules, things that may or may not belong under the purview of teachers...and...do you have a "Don't" list...help with managing the things in our day-to-day.

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond.  In this episode Andrea and Darryl (the Smokey The Bear of CyberSecurity) discuss the cyclical nature of morale in schools and how they may not be related to conditions or issues at the school.  We also discuss the idea of a 4 day school week or alternate school schedules and what we've learned over the last couple years that make us think these might work.  And we talk about several stories about how technology can level the workplace playing field for students with disabilities.

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond.  In this episode Andrea and Darryl discuss the research being undertaken by the Brookings Institution regarding micro-creditials like Badges, Certifications, Nanodegrees and Compentecy-based curricula and the rubs Darryl had with the article.  Yes, an entire episode on one article...Darryl says, "Sorry"

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond.  In this episode Andrea and Darryl discuss myths about teacher productivity beyond their early years in the profession, digital notebooks vs analog and the pros and cons and methods for evaluating their effectiveness and finally, if you are under the age of 37 and looking for a career change, we have something outside the proverbial box for you to consider!!

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond. In this episode, Andrea and I discuss the idea of subtraction as a way to problem solve & do more, understanding neuroplasticity in education-a whitepaper from @n2yllc, lessons from @_nightbirde, data and survey results that support changes needed for the future of education and students-thank you @willrichardson, changes possible for education in 2050 and @smartereveryday is our PositiveVibe

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond. In this episode, Andrea and I discuss how the future of work is focusing on skills, summer is here and how educators might spend their time truly breaking away or working outside of education as a way of breaking away from education work.  And more on the lasting effects of COVID on education.  Articles and reports from the World Economic Forum, Edutopia, Tech and Learning and the world of Twitter Chats.

SchoolVibe is education related news, views and clues you can use to power your students, classrooms and schools into the modern world and beyond. In this episode, Andrea and I discuss “humanizing personalized learning”, how school is different today than when today’s parents went to school and key attributes of good teammates. PostiveVibe in the episode is Logan, OH PD’s Policing for Our Community nightly live stream ride-along.

This is SchoolVibe for week 18 of 2021 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 15 of 2021 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 13 of 2021 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 12 of 2021 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 11 of 2021 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 10 of 2021 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 9 of 2021 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 8 of 2021 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 7 of 2021 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 46 of 2020 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 19 of 2020 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 15 of 2020 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 14 of 2020 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 10 of 2020 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 10 of 2020 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 8 of 2020 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 5 of 2020 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 3 of 2020 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 2 of 2020 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 45 of 2019 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 44 of 2019 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 43 of 2019 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.

This is SchoolVibe for week 42 of 2019 with education related news and views you can use to help formulate your understanding of education and how it may be transitioning as the world around us transitions.