Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

(Mostly) back from my August hiatus, I’m pleased to offer up the next edition of A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News. The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Our students can create how-to videos to teach others how to use favorite web tools or to demonstrate a process. Students can use screencasting tools with whiteboards to show how to complete an equation, to create visual word problems, or explain a theory. Screencasting Web Tools and Apps. Screencast with your iPhone.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 21, 2018

Now, creating a digital magazine is much easier. With web tools, students can layout their writings, pick from hundreds of cool fonts, and add their own images or choose from a library of stock images. Some web tools allow students to embed video and audio. Here is a review of this cool tool. Class Magazine.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2017

Plus, students can learn from a multitude of subject matter experts worldwide. Below are web tools and apps for teaching with videos. If you’d like to get your students to create their own video walkthroughs or tutorials then check out my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 3, 2018

Personalized Learning and Digital Tools Weave Strong Fabric for Student Success. According to Project Tomorrow’s 2017 Speak Up Research Project for Digital Learning , 56 percent of parents of school-aged children are concerned that their child isn’t learning the right skills in school to be successful in college or a future job.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

We’re pleased to share this year’s Edtech Outlook, a data-rich dive into the state of education technology with case studies into emerging-frontier innovations. Reach Capital Edtech Outlook 2017 from Jennifer Carolan. Here are some of the trends from 2017 we’re excited to share: 1. Source: Reach Capital 4.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. Here’s what they said: 2016 was The Year of Video.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 14, 2017

In my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions , I share several tips for integrating technology to allow every student to share their ideas and creativity. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Words need a voice.”

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Our digital learners enjoy building off of and adapting the work of others. This is why Mission 4 in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions introduces students to attribution and Creative Commons (CC). Creative Commons and Copyright for Digital Learners.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 3, 2017

Now, creating a digital magazine is much easier. With web tools, students can layout their writings, pick from hundreds of cool fonts, and add their own images or choose from a library of stock images. Some web tools allow students to embed video and audio. This post is part of my Digital Click and Learn Calendar.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 11, 2017

It is important we get our students to create digital avatars and reflect on their digital identities. I discuss this in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions. Below, are free web tools and apps students can use to create avatars. Animated Avatars.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

Edtech is always changing. Edtech trends come and go. But any of what currently happens in edtech couldn’t be possible without the driving passion for education and technology of people. Top 10 edtech people to watch in 2018. He knows pedagogy isn’t something to be forgotten in any digital endeavor. Thomas Murray.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Inside Higher Ed (IHE) recently issued their 2017 Survey of Faculty Attitudes on Technology and we were excited about the big initial finding that more faculty are teaching online and that more are finding that online learning can meet the same outcomes. The question was only posed to faculty and not to digital learning leaders.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 4, 2017

This is why the first mission in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch EdTech Missions , has students create video game walkthroughs for their peers. We can push the learning to a whole ‘nother level by getting students to design learning games for their peers. Digital Game Creators.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 20, 2017

These posts are part of my December Advent Calendar of Digital Goodies, which you can find below. Click on the day to discover a new post with suggested free education web tools, apps, resources, and ideas for students to create incredible projects and learn effectively with technology. Digital Goodies Posts.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 23, 2017

Many free mobile apps and web tools allow students to digitally markup, highlight, and jot down quick thoughts about what they are reading. Getting students to inspect what they read habitually is one of the key topics in my new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Modern learning environments seamlessly integrate technology into spaces that are designed around teaching and learning , giving instructors and students the tools they need to succeed in a physical setting that promotes collaboration and supports multiple learning styles. by EdTech Staff. Fri, 02/16/2018 - 11:36.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Below, are a list of additional free web tools and apps for creating vision boards with a few examples. Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. Canva – web tool and iPad app with a free library of stock images, stickers, and graphics.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

And as the Haw burbled in the background last Friday and Saturday, school administrators, teachers and edtech entrepreneurs gathered for thoughtful conversations and exchanges around how to use digital technology to support learning at the 30th EdSurge Tech for Schools Summit. Here’s what we learned. Led by Gov.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

By bringing these two solutions into PowerSchool’s unified portfolio, we are focusing on providing tools and insights that can help simplify, guide, and provide all the options they need to help with that journey.” But it has been actively expanding its portfolio, purchasing nearly a dozen edtech companies over the past five years.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

Public Schools has a backup plan in place: digital learning days. Since 2017, the district has been using digital tools to continue instruction and communication when inclement weather days, natural disasters and other emergencies force them to close their buildings.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2020

Public Schools has a backup plan in place: digital learning days. Since 2017, the district has been using digital tools to continue instruction and communication when inclement weather days, natural disasters and other emergencies force them to close their buildings.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 25, 2020

Public Schools has a backup plan in place: digital learning days. Since 2017, the district has been using digital tools to continue instruction and communication when inclement weather days, natural disasters and other emergencies force them to close their buildings.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2016

For some districts, the best way to attain massive amounts of money to pay for edtech purchases or initiatives is through bonds. Grants to Fund Small Teacher-Led Edtech Initiatives (<$10,000) Sometimes, teachers ask for a little bit of funding to do something tech-related in their classroom. Applications are due May 5, 2017.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

In the conversation around digital learning, there’s a sobering statistic that often goes overlooked: 74. It’s the percentage of students around the whole who lack consistent internet connectivity—and access to many of the tools and online courseware that some have hailed as the solution to education gaps.

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eSchool News

MARCH 3, 2022

Silver Spring, MD (Thursday, March 3, 2022) — Discovery Education and leading social impact partners are offering engaging, no-cost digital learning resources to students, teachers, and families to support Women’s History Month observances nationwide. Discovery Education is the worldwide?EdTech?leader

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Renaissance Learning will host SXSWedu’s kickoff bash with beverages at Buffalo Billiards from 7:30 p.m. Opinionated Products : There’s a word for the kinds of tools and products—like say, Google search results—which adapt to a user’s behavior: opinionated. continues to grow, how can edtech help serve this population?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2017

Today Kasey Bell @shakeuplearning sits down to talk about the hot trends at ISTE 2017 including lots of Google stuff, new AR news, Google Keep, touch Screen Chromebooks, and more news. I will be leading a panel discussion on 5 Key Trends Transforming Teaching Today at ISTE 2017 on Monday June 26, 2017 at 4pm in room 225 A and B.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

After months of research and a successful pilot, the district chose enVision to be that core mathematics curriculum because of its rigor, digital learning components, and engaging lessons. For example, in one activity, she supercharges a regular lesson by having students record explanations of what they’ve learned on their iPads.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. In the digital age, using your voice has taken on a whole new meaning. With powerful publication and distribution tools within reach, blogs remain one of the most potent ways to spread your ideas and thoughts. Meghan is an associate editor with EdTech. Pull Quote.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

The region boasts an unusual concentration of highly-valued tech startups—Domo, Qualtrics and Inside Sales are among them—along with big education companies, including Instructure, the developer of the Canvas learning management system. godfather” of OER and Chief Academic Officer of Lumen Learning), trace their roots here.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Every day at Digital Promise, we work with leading educators, researchers, and developers across the country to help close the Digital Learning Gap and improve learning for all. Take a look below at our proposed sessions, and click each link to vote now through August 25, 2017.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

That schools rely on the mega-rich to fund their digital learning at all—and that those funds could dry up at any time—illustrates some of the fundamental problems with K-12 technology spending: It is inconsistent, pieced together haphazardly, and as a result impacts student technology access in disproportionate ways.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

To help overcome this, we have adopted the Future Ready Schools Framework , a systematic approach to scaling innovative digital learning practices while promoting long-term sustainability. The team’s primary goal was to develop a shared vision for deeper learning through innovative uses of digital technologies.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

According to McKinsey’s 2017 study , the average teacher worked 50 hours a week (a number that has grown to 54 hours post-pandemic, according to 2022 research ). AI can also provide schools tools to foster a less stressful, more flexible work environment. With AI tools, grading becomes automatic. That time is now. Here’s how.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

She served on the leadership team for the EdTech Coaches Network of ISTE from 2015-2020, was a Future Ready Schools Instructional Coaches Thought Leader from 2017-2020, is a cohost of the Restart Recharge Podcast for coaches, and is a Google Certified Innovator, Coach, and Trainer. Lumio sponsored this episode. Katie finished her Ed.D.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 25, 2023

They want to understand and inform the tools schools use. Families indicated a need for better communication about assistive and accessible technology tools for technology infrastructure. Produce and publish tutorials on school and district websites to help parents operate tools and apps. They want to collaborate.

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