Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

and are challenged to use the tools available to solve it. There are valid reasons for using QR Codes in your classroom or as a teacher-author: High Capacity – they store a lot more data, allowing you to share real content and not just IDs or references. Some phones and mobile devices come with QR coders already installed.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2018

Google Forms integrates well with Google Apps for Education, Google Classroom, and many LMSs such as Blackboard. For many, JotForm is the gold standard for forms creation whether on PCs, Macs, or mobile devices. This is a challenge for students who will be unable to create a form from their personal or Home Microsoft account.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 31, 2021

In classrooms everywhere, children called on to read aloud. For classroom teachers, the responsibility of monitoring and ensuring the reading progress of more than 20 students who may be in various face-to-face, hybrid or remote settings can be a painstaking and tedious process. Video for mobile is coming soon.).

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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. Applying Research to Truly Personalize Learning. Competency-based Learning In Your District. Bridging the Digital Divide with Anytime/Anywhere.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

The goal of digital equity is to ensure that all students have access to devices, high-speed internet, and opportunities to learn both in school and out. Challenges. Neil sees the impact this has on the school community and is challenged to ensure digital equity when 25% of students don’t have internet at home.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 20, 2019

Recent data from a test commonly taken by college-bound high school students found that only 20% of students are ready for courses typically required for a STEM major. In this blog, we will look at how educators and publishers can create STEM courses that will achieve the best outcomes for students. Design Age-Appropriate Lessons.

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Brainscape

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

Either way, teaching your kids at home definitely causes a little anxiety in parents who haven’t had to be a part of a classroom in many, many years. Anyway, stay tuned for more on how our flashcards work because they really are a powerful tool for helping anyone learn anything TWICE as efficiently. You never signed up for this.

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TeacherCast

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Connected Educators Must May 13, 2015 by @mgrudnel from United States Jeff has been so accommodating and welcoming as he helped introduce me into the world of connected learning and podcasting. I learn so much each time I listen or watch a new podcast. The topics are timely and appropriate for K-12 educators. Cheers and Thanks!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2015

It’s almost 2016, and highly-structured, formal learning environments may have run their course. As blogs and social media exploded in popularity, they have subsequently de-credited major news media in the process. But overall, K-20 learning is about institutions, and this has been true for over a century.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2020

If you are learning about the mini-conference right before or during the event, please join LearningRevolution.com and while you are waiting for your approval we will have a special link for you to use to join the sessions. To make sure your computer or mobile is configured for Zoom, please visit zoom.us/test.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

Wednesday, November 20 (US-Eastern Standard Time) 7:00am Join Radijojo World Children''s Media Network: Award-winning global competency empowerment for your students! Thomas Röhlinger, MBA Founder & Editor in Chief of Radijojo World Children''s Media Network Take Your Classroom Global!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 29th, 2014 Teaching is not just a job. Dr. Ralph Tyler The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. Register here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

If you are learning about the mini-conference right before or during the event, please join LearningRevolution.com and while you are waiting for your approval we will have a special link for you to use to join the sessions. To make sure your computer or mobile is configured for Zoom, please visit zoom.us/test.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Elbert Hubbard As a second year teacher, I remember being very excited about leading my students to participate in a project-based learning activity. How do we best help them to understand the value of new technology and how it might benefit their students lives (rather than how might it help my fit into their classroom).

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techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

At the Tech & Learning Leadership Summit in October 2017, several districts that have been involved in 1:1 initiatives for many years came together to discuss their experiences. Here’s how they responded to ten questions about their challenges and successes. WHAT’S THE FIRST STEP IN PLANNING A SUCCESSFUL 1:1 DEPLOYMENT?

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 1, 2015

Learning Culture. In Daring Greatly, Dr. Brown challenges everything we think we know about vulnerability. Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative – Ken Robinson. Remember the days of longing for the hands on the classroom clock to move faster? Most of us would say we love to learn, but we hated school.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

Learn How to Create a Professional email signature that links to social media accounts. Learn more about YouTube Tools Every Teacher Should Know here: [link]. I learn so much each time I listen or watch a new podcast. The topics are timely and appropriate for K-12 educators. Word Cloud (Chrome Extension). Tweet This.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 16, 2019

One of the best things about teaching very young learners is that they are super excited to learn! They also love technology, but we must ensure that children learn early on balance and digital safety. For the past 20 years, I have used technology to teach children all over the world! Find over 20 activities and examples here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2017

A Learning Management System (what is often called an LMS) has become foundational to blending technology into education experiences. Moodle got its start years ago as a method to organize blended learning and online classes. Setup and use are reputed to be more challenging than other LMSs. There is help, though.

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edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2021

The 2021 Driving K-12 Innovation report released by CoSN selected the most critical Hurdles (challenges), Accelerators (mega-trends), and Tech Enablers (tools) that school districts are facing with personalized learning, innovation, and digital equity. By Eileen Belastock. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Blog post by Michele Israel based on this edLeader Panel. The pandemic exacerbated students with special needs’ challenges, which require targeted intervention. In essence, the average district is likely to see a 20% boost in funding from ARP. In addition, $3 billion went to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CIRCUITRY Name: Circuit Scribe Maker Classroom Kit Made by: Electroninks Writeables, Inc. Website: circuitscribe.com/ Cost: Classroom bundle of 10 Maker Kits for $899.99 Join the Circuit Scribe blog or community. Add-Ons: Several craft kits, add-ons, and classroom kits are available on the Lectrify website. per student.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

Episode 131 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As founder of the Green Bronx Machine, his students grow plants while learning more and going onto college. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. Listen Now.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 4, 2019

Student outcomes and budget management: Basically, this means schools need to balance their learning goals and desired impact on the students and teachers with a realistic budget. For Squier, the challenges came when looking at the value of the tech for the students versus the cost. Department of Education Secretary in October 2016.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 21, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update May 20, 2014 Teaching is a strategic act of engagement. James Bellanca The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. Interested in becoming a Learning Revolution Partner?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. Think about what we do with technology and the web today and try to imagine what we will be able to do in two years, ten years, or 20 years.

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techlearning

AUGUST 9, 2018

In 2014 I wrote what would be my most popular blog post ever. For the most part, people tended to look at the infographic and pass judgement on whether or not these were things that teachers “should” do in the classroom without reading the blog at all. All that to say – Congratulations!

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Via the Washington Post : “ Trump pitches $20 billion education plan at Ohio charter school that received poor marks from state.” Via the AP : “A South Carolina solicitor says a sheriff’s deputy will face no charges for tossing a student across a classroom after she refused to put away her cellphone.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I thought for a good long while about how best to summarize this decade, and inspired by the folks at The Verge , who published a list of “ The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech ,” I decided to do something similar: chronicle for you a decade of ed-tech failures and f**k-ups and flawed ideas.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via Chalkbeat : New York City “Mayor Bill de Blasio announces plan to expand universal pre-K to 3-year-olds.” ” “Prosecutors say Elizabeth Joy Hokoana, 29, and her husband, Marc K. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” a month.). .”

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