Invite Your Students to Create, Compose and Connect

by MiddleWeb · 03/04/2014

 

 

 

by Jeremy Hyler & Troy Hicks

Even before technology became embedded in the Common Core State Standards, teachers were being asked to make use of the Internet by having students do writing activities using different tools and modalities.

Thoughtful technology integration, however, is no longer about just using a word processor or having students create a slide presentation at the end of a research project.

Read the rest of this article and in particular, a section about Schoology as it is used in a middle school environment: http://www.middleweb.com/13831/invite-students-create-compose-connect/%20

EdNET Insight - Nepris Matches STEM Experts to Classrooms

A terrific article from Anne Wujcik, the editor of EdNET Insight,

Nepris Matches STEM Experts to Classrooms; More on Student Privacy
Anne Wujcik — Friday, February 28, 2014

I don't often write about a single product, but since I didn't make it to either FETC or TCEA, I took the opportunity to see a demo of Nepris and talk with Sabari Raja. Sabari is the founder and driving force behind Nepris. What most struck me as I watched the product demo was that Nepris really does make life easier for busy classroom teachers. Nepris is an online platform that makes it easier for teachers to bring STEM industry professionals into their classrooms, connecting lessons to the real world. When teachers have a curriculum topic, activity or student project that would benefit from an industry connection, they submit a request and the Nepris system finds an industry expert with the skills that match the request...Read more

VIDEO - Nepris Brings Real-world Relevance in STEM to K-12 Students

Nepris Brings Real-world Relevance in STEM to K-12 Students

DALLAS – March 3, 2014 – STEM professionals from throughout the country are meeting face-to-face with students to talk about their jobs in science, technology, engineering and math, and they don’t have to drive a single mile. These connections are being made through Nepris (Nepris.com), which brings real world relevance in STEM to K-12 classrooms through interactive sessions and project mentoring.

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Cherry Creek School District Selects Schoology LMS, Cites Integration with PowerSchool and Third-party Resources

Easier Content Management and Administration for Teachers Drives Improved Outcomes for Students 

DENVER, Colo. – February 3, 2014—Cherry Creek School District in Colorado recently purchased Schoology for every school in the district and now its 3,700 teachers and their students are better connected and working together in collaborative learning, curriculum development and course management. The district cited many reasons for selecting Schoology as its learning management system (LMS) including its integration with PowerSchool ®, the fastest-growing, most widely used student information system (SIS).

“Schoology met a number of our needs for improved communication and collaboration, but the management features and tie in to PowerSchool were very important for our district,” said Kellie Ady, coordinator of instructional technology at Cherry Creek School District. “Schoology allows us to cleanly and easily share content and data between multiple systems. We can do tasks we never could before, like automatically grab enrollment data and share that with our PowerSchool SIS.”

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Teachers and Administrators Can Now Assess Learning Outcomes Mastery with Schoology

AUSTIN, Texas – February 3, 2014—Schoology today announced the ability to measure student mastery of learning outcomes and standards, providing unprecedented insight within its comprehensive learning management system (LMS). This latest enhancement to the Enterprise version of Schoology allows it to measure and quantify student learning over time using any learning object (quizzes, homework, projects, and test items) that is aligned to outcomes.

“Schoology continues to evolve as a comprehensive, flexible solution that enables educators and administrators to spend more time focusing on improving student outcomes,” said Jeremy Friedman, CEO of Schoology.

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Schoology Announces User Conference NEXT 2014: Early-bird Ticket Sales and Speaker Proposals Now Open

Alan November Keynotes at NEXT 2014

NEW YORK – January 27, 2014—Schoology is pleased to announce its first user conference, NEXT 2014: Unlock Limitless Student Potential, held June 24-25, 2014 at The Curtis, a unique venue located in the heart of downtown Denver, Colo. Ed Tech visionary and best-selling author, Alan November (novemberlearning.com), is the featured keynote speaker. All users of Schoology’s global community are welcome to attend and collaborate to explore new ways for improving student outcomes. Attendee registration opens today at schoologynext.com.

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