Feedback on Student Writing

Providing timely and effective feedback on student work is a critical component to any classroom. As students increasingly operate and create in a digital environment, emerging tools provide unique new opportunities for teachers to provide feedback on both written work and video projects.

Feedback on Written Work

With the increased adoption of Google Apps for Education, student writing often occurs within Google Docs. While teachers can provide feedback in the form of typed comments, media-rich options exist. By incorporating audio and video feedback, teachers have even more opportunities to connect with their students as they can choose the modality to best support their learning preferences.

If students are in a 1:1 iPad classroom, and are using Google Drive to create and share writing assignments, along with the capacity to insert text comments into the body of the paper or in the margins, classroom teachers can use a combination of Google Drive and Explain Everything to provide video and audio feedback. The process allows a teacher to export a student writing assignment directly from Google Drive to Explain Everything.

Once in Explain Everything, the teacher can press record, ink on the document (which imports as a PDF), and even insert front facing video while providing feedback. In order to give the student access to the video feedback, the Explain Everything Project (XPL file) or video file can be uploaded directly back to Google Drive and placed into a student folder. It is important to recognize that XPL project files will upload quickly to Drive, but students then need Explain Everything to view the feedback. Meanwhile, a video file will take some time to export and upload, but once in Google Drive, students can watch the video feedback on any device.

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Classroom Design Affect Student Learning

As a teacher, you can do a lot of different things in your classroom to help your students succeed. You can offer extra help, implement technology, use personalized learning resources, etc, etc. But something that is often overlooked is the actual physical classroom space. When we think of how our physical classrooms impact students, we most often think of desk or table arrangement andseating charts.

The handy infographic below takes a look at how classroom design affects student learning in ways you might never think about. Have you made any classroom changes or implemented design elements in your classroom to aid student learning? What were they? Weigh in by leaving a comment below, mentioning @Edudemic on Twitter or leaving your thoughts on our Facebook page.

How Does Classroom Design Affect Student Learning?

• Classroom design can improve students’ performance by about 25%
  Positive effects include:
• Enhanced concentration
• Helps support learning
• Inspires students
• Improves behavior
• Better results
• Reduce fidgeting
• Increase attention span
• Encourage healthy posture
• Better communication between students and between teacher and students
• Items to consider are:
• Furniture
• Layout
• Color
• Temperature
• Acoustics
• Lighting

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Google Has Changed Student Research

By Katie Lepi

You know how some days, you feel older than others? I always tend to feel old when I look at education trends and examine just how far technology has come since I was in graduate school (which really doesn’t feel that long ago).  Even though I was in graduate school during the late 2000′s,  many things still had not made the jump to being technology based. Many things weretech based, but some of the big stuff – like research- had only come about halfway.

While I certainly wasn’t sifting through paper records to find out what library had the books I needed for a lit review, I still had to call the library to order them (they didn’t let you request interlibrary loan online at that time), wait for the physical books to arrive, and then schlep them home to sift through them. I’m sure many of you have the same reaction to this as I do – blech. 

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Must Have Resources For Every Academic and Student Researcher

The academic language employed in scholarly journals and scientific manuals is radically different from the  casual variety you come across everyday in blog posts and newspaper articles. This difference is manifested in different stylistic and lexical aspects. This is probably why many sophomores taking their beginning research methodology course find it hard to compose in such a variety and most often it takes them a lot of practice and reading to acquire the new style.

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I have had many problems with it myself and I can still remember the painstaking trouble I went through to do my first literature review. And while learning to write in a solid academic style that gives vigor to your writing does require excessive readings of works written in academic language, there are, however, some practical tips that make this task way easier.

Today I am sharing with you two resources I have been using since my graduate studies to help me with my literature reviews and other scholarly assignments where extensive stretches of academic prose is needed:

1- Verb Cheat Sheet.

This cheat sheet is compiled by Dr Inger Mewburn from from the thesis whisperer. Since I found out her blog a couple of years ago and I never missed any new article she posts. I have benefited a great deal from her professional experience in the world of academia and have also learned through her  about several academic books that I am using in my postgraduate studies.

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15 Tips For Better Online Student-Faculty Communication

Tips For Better Online Student-Faculty Communication

By Katie Lepi

Online learning offers a host of conveniences that make it a popular option for students. Students don’t need to live near a physical university to take the classes, timing is often flexible, and it is generally a cheaper option than attending a brick and mortar school. Teaching in an online classroom  is a little bit different for each teacher: as in physical classrooms, everyone does it a bit differently! That said, there are some common complaints among online learners, and among them, students tend to note that they lack the faculty-student interaction that they would normally have in a physical classroom.

Encouraging Better Online Student-Faculty Communication

Stepping up the efforts to maintain good contact with your students when you’re teaching online likely tops most online teachers’ must-do lists. The handy infographic below looks at some tips and best practices for online faculty, from the ever-wonderful Mia MacMeekin. Keep reading to learn more!

15 Tips For Communication

• Respond within 24-48 hours
• Treat the student as a person, not as an ID number
• Respond in the same way they initiated (ie, phone calls get a return call, emails get a return email, etc)
• Post announcements to all students regularly
• Be pleasant
• Get to know your students
• Provide a real solution or plan
• Show concern
• Know their name
• Respect time zones
• After back and forth emails, pick up the phone and call when necessary
• Never discount their life circumstances
• Never ignore a student
• Encourage and show them how to succeed
• Set aside time and a quiet environment for communication

10 Prompts to Stimulate Conversation

• Share personal stories of overcoming
• Be understanding when things come up
• Set clear action plans for failing students
• Use video chat to explain information
• Read an entire email before responding
• Ask students for their proposed solutions
• Don’t forget about the A students
• Contact your boss for assistance
• Allocate more time for needy students
• Ask if you have answered adequately
• Don’t criticize the school, course, or leaders

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4 Powerful Ways To Inspire Student Creativity

By jperrier on February 10, 2014

Are you looking for a way to bring creativity into your classroom?

When you help your students be creative they will feel good about themselves as well as do better in the classroom. Studies have shown that students that show off their creativity do better on standardized tests along with coming into a classroom motivated and have a more positive attitude towards learning. Even as a teacher you will also be rewarded. Your performance as a teacher will increase and you will come to work every day feeling positive and eager to teach.

Working Within Restrictive Curricula

Even if the school you’re teaching at has a strict curriculum that you have to follow, you can still find ways to be creative. Use your imagination there are no limitations when it comes to being creative. You can use any materials and there are absolutely no limitations. You can use anything that is handy and there is a plethora of different websites and books out there that can help you find new and exciting ways to help promote creativity in the classroom.

Promoting Creativity

Make your classroom more appealing. Spruce up your classroom with posters and finished crafts that your students have made. Don’t hesitate to get your students involved. Take a few minutes every day to hear from your students. It can be about anything pertaining to the class. Let them make suggestions on what their learning and the things that they would like to do.

Get to Know Your Students

Don’t use the same lessons that you used last year. Just because it worked last year doesn’t mean that it will have the same results the following year. Each child learns differently. So, at the beginning of the year take the time to get to know each and every one of your students. After, you have gotten to know them you can then make your lessons based on what you have learned about your students. By making up custom lessons that are tailored for your classroom you will be able to let your students grow and learn to the best of their ability.

Learn With Your Students

When it comes time to work on projects or the class is doing anything that involves creativity, learn with the class. Sit with them and do brainstorming with them. Sit with them and participate with the session. Call out answers just as they do. Participate is if you’re a student not an instructor. You will encourage the students to get more creative and it will also allow you to open up to let your creativity flow as well.

We all know how hard it can be to be creative every day; some days are going to be harder than others.

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Jay Perrier is a skillful and dedicated writer. Widely known among students who searched for “write my essay for me”  for his dedication and professional approach to every tasks.

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Why Ineffective Teachers Matter

By Katie Lepi on February 10, 2014

One thing that every teacher strives for – regardless of the age, subject matter, or grade level they teach – is effectiveness. I don’t know any teacher who wouldn’t agree that they want to be an effective teacher. Not only does an effective teacher help their students learn more, want to learn more, and learn more efficiently, they often save their own sanity in the process  (right?!). 

Often, when we’re evaluating our own effectiveness, a quick reminder of some basics and a bit of self reflection is key. Seeing what other teachers are doing can also be helpful. We may all admit at some point or another that we aren’t always being as effective as we’d like to be, but what happens when teachers really are ineffective?

The handy infographic below takes a look at what the effects of ineffective teachers can be. Using the state of California as an example, the graphic extrapolates some numbers to show just how important effective teachers in the classroom are. Keep reading to learn more.

What Happens When Teachers Are Ineffective?

• If just 3% of CA’s teachers are ineffective,  about 270,000 students are impacted in just one year
• After 30 years, that number climbs to 8,100,000 students impacted
• Students taught by ineffective teachers miss about 2.5-3.5 months of school per year, or about 39%!

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30 People Under The Age Of 30 Hoping To Improve Education

By Katie Lepi

Every year, Forbes puts out a number of lists called the ’30 Under 30′ in multiple categories. These lists showcase what Forbes describes as “the young disruptors, innovators and entrepreneurs on our annual listing of the 30 under 30 are impatient to change the world.” The Forbes editors and reporters work with panels of judges, and choose what they determine to be each field’s  best representations of hard work, innovation, and intellectual best of the under-30 generation.

Once again, the 30 Under 30 Education category highlights some pretty awesome people doing really interesting stuff in the field of education. You can read the entire feature on the Forbes website, but we’ve summarized it a bit for you below. Keep reading to see what the movers and shakers of education have been up to over the past year.

1. Nic Borg, 27, Co-founder of Edmodo

2. Eren Bali, 29, Co-founder of Udemy

3. Katie Beck, 27, COO of 4.0 Schools

4. Dan Berkowitz, 28, Manager of Youth Orchestra LA

5. Andrew Buher, 28, COO Department of Education NYC

6. Sayamindu Dasgupta, 29, PhD Student, MIT Media Lab

7. Liam Don, 27, Sam Chaudhary, 27, Co-founders of Class Dojo

8. Aaron Feuer, 22, Xan Tanner, 22, David Carel, 23, Co-founders of Panorama Education

9. Alejandro Gac-Artigas, 25, Founder of Springboard Collaborative

10. Rafael Garcia, 26, Dan Carroll, 26, Tyler Bosmeny, 27, Co-founders of Clever

11. Brad Hargreaves, 27, Matthew Brimer, 27, Co-founders of General Assembly

12. Jeremy Johnson, 29, Co-founder of 2U

13. Jeremiah Kittredge, 27, Founder of Families For Excellent Schools

14. Joyce Meng, 27, Jennifer Chen, 27, Founders of Givology

15. Alexis Morin, 23, Catharine Bellinger, 23, Co-founders of Students For Education Reform

16. Sydney Morris, 28, Evan Stone, 29, Co-founders of Educators 4 Excellence

17. Garrett Neiman, 25, Co-founder of CollegeSpring

18. Saad Rizvi, 28, Katelyn Donnelly, 27, SVPs at Pearson

19. Greg Rosenbaum, 25, Producer of SXSW

20. Alison Johnston Rue, 26, Co-founder of InstaEDU

21. Elliot Sanchez, 27, Founder of mSchool

22. Kane Sarhan, 26, Co-founder of Enstitute

23. Beth Schmidt, 29, Founder of Wishbone

24. Mandela Schumacher-Hodge, 28, Director of Startup Weekend Education

25. Elizabeth Ratner Slavitt, 27, Content scaling lead at Khan Academy

26. Zakiya Smith, 28, Strategy director at the Lumina Foundation

27. Andrew Sutherland, 24, Founder of Quizlet

28. David Tjaden, 26, Chair of Student Programs at the National Education Association

29. Caryn Voskuil, 27, Manager of School Model Innovation at Rocketship Education

30. Tony Wan, 28, Managing Editor of EdSurge News

Katie was a teacher, graduate student, and is now the lady who makes sure Edudemic is as useful as possible. She oversees the editorial process and is basically a Swiss Army Knife of solutions. 

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