Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2023

When classrooms and conference rooms abruptly moved online three years ago, we all experienced moments of technical frustration. Fortunately, the education sector had time to smooth out some of these wrinkles, especially with improved connectivity and advancing technology such as artificial intelligence (AI).

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Tech Helpful

MAY 9, 2019

Mobile devices in education have been a messy journey. Our school started out as BYOT in middle and high school and we are slowly transitioning to chromebook rollouts over the next few years. Over the last few years, we have created a Technology Integration: Goals and Outcomes for Students document.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 10, 2016

In the past, I've written about the technology I use on a daily basis (see bottom of page for links). In this role, I work with schools on selecting and implementing technology solutions to improve teaching and learning. I do a lot of research on best practices in education and technology and do a decent amount of traveling.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

Back in of spring of 2016, Futuresource Marketing reported that Chromebooks were the most popular K-12 device out there, with Chrome OS accounting for more than 50% of the market. Around that same time, the Google Education team announced that Android apps would eventually be coming to Chromebooks for Education. But that’s not all.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 27, 2017

Baby Savvy caught up with our good friend, Cori Coburn (@coburncori) who helps on the organizing teams of various conferences, including ISTE. Chrome App Smashing to Create Chromebook Generated Videos (B332). Experience a “Breakout” Exclusively on a Mobile Device (B334). Know What They Know Now (B329).

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 22, 2016

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to present at Writing X Tech , the annual, virtual writing conference hosted by TurnItIn. More often than I would like, I hear educators and parents lament the impact of technology on writing. Paper may have been the technology of our time, but it is not the only tool available for our students.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 25, 2017

[Editor’s Note: At Bett , one of the largest education technology conferences in the world, Google is announcing a new line of Chromebooks for education. We believe in the power of technology to help students learn however they learn best and help teachers teach the way they find most effective.

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The Mobile Native

MAY 19, 2013

Cross Post from @TonyVincent "Learning in Hand" It''s my pleasure to be on the team organizing Mobile Learning Experience 2013. It''s the third year of this fantastic conference. If you''d like to get a feel for 2012''s conference, then check out the Mobile 2012 Program and Mobile 2012 Speakers'' Resource Wiki.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Google Classroom , the company’s online tool that lets teachers, students and parents manage assignments and discussions, will be getting a small facelift as part of 12 updates that Google is announcing at this week’s ISTE conference, an annual K-12 educational technology expo. It may have captured pole position in the U.S.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Enrique: Well, I think it has a number of advantages over other education technologies right now. I know I was in Dubai recently at the EduTEch Conference with my students. They run on a desktop client, but they have the beta that runs on a browser, so you could run it, say on a Chromebook. Re-create that. Enrique: Yes.

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2015

Introducing a new technology into the learning environment can be an intimidating experience, even for seasoned educators. Here are eight ways that administrators and school leaders can empower their faculty to successfully adopt technology in their curriculum. Mobile devices are just that, mobile!

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

As aspects of pre-pandemic life slowly emerge from nearly two years of masking, testing, and social distancing, educators are once again gathering at edtech conferences to experience the latest and greatest solutions, digital tools, and professional learning opportunities.

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techlearning

MAY 21, 2018

The majority of school districts are excited about what they are accomplishing with technology. While there’s still a technology gap in many schools, it’s a gap that up-to-date projectors, large displays, better networking/connectivity solutions, and teaching software can fill. 94% are using the web as a curriculum resource. ·

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

More than 600 exhibitors and 34,000 attendees are expected to descend on London this week for the annual Bett show , where some companies come with a barrage of updates befitting one of the biggest education technology trade shows in the world. Or so it feels.) Managing and grading assignments in Microsoft Teams. Students using Code Jumper.

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techlearning

JULY 16, 2018

“Go Direct Sound is a versatile tool that can be used for so many different experiments and explorations in science and STEM classrooms,” said John Wheeler, CEO of Vernier Software & Technology. “We They then met to decide which technologies will have the most impact in the classroom and deserved to be named Best of Show for 2018.

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Edsurge

JUNE 28, 2018

Earlier this week more than 18,000 attendees from 87 countries gathered in Chicago for ISTE, one of the largest K-12 education technology conferences and trade shows in the world. Kahoot adds the ability to create and host quizzes and other content from its mobile app. Look what the wind blew into the Windy City.

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The Electric Educator

MAY 18, 2017

May 17, 2017 was the opening session of Google I/O, an annual developers conference organized by Google. During the 2016 I/O conference we learned about Google Home, Android Apps for Chromebooks, and Google's VR initiatives. You can ready my review of the 2016 conference here. Thanks for subscribing to my blog.

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Learning in Hand

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Stephen’s Episcopal Day School hosted Miami Device , a conference held on their campus November 6 & 7, 2014. Felix Jacomino , the school’s Director of Technology, managed to lead a team that pulled off an incredible learning event. The speakers, sessions, food, venue, and even the name tags surpassed all expectations.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Educational technology trends. Let’s see if higher ed figures out mobile-first design, as ELI recommends.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

If your school uses Edmodo as a Learning Management System, roll out Edmodo for Parents so parents can keep updated on how their children are doing anytime, not just during report cards and parent conferences. Parent accounts may not work on mobile devices, so access Edmodo using a web browser on PCs, iMacs, Chromebooks or mobile devices.

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eSchool News

MARCH 22, 2015

That was one of the key takeaways of a one-to-one themed session given by Ann McMullan–former executive director of educational technology at Klein ISD in Texas who now works as an ed tech consultant–at the Annual CUE 2015 conference in Palm Springs last week. “The No. Next page: 10 questions, in order.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 11, 2020

Providing families with used school-issued Chromebooks, adding access points outside the school buildings, and collaborating with community partners on projects such as youth centers and public libraries are providing students and the entire community with access to technology. Even more widespread in school districts are LTE hotspots.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2016

This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers. ” Whether it be iPads, Chromebooks, Google Apps, or other mobile devices, we challenge participants in all of our workshops and conferences to think about how to truly transform student learning.

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techlearning

APRIL 20, 2018

Image-based Technology Quiz - This quiz uses images to test basic Chromebook literacy. Call for Speakers Form - If you help organize a conference or professional development day you can use Google Forms to collect session descriptions. The FormMule add-on automatically sends an email with conference information.

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EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Adobe Spark is a free, simple-to-use creation tool that integrates technology into the storytelling process at school. They show the ease with which technology can be integrated into the classroom setting and how to make student creation the driver of learning. Many are used as textbooks in colleges and universities worldwide.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 16, 2018

Image-based Technology Quiz - This quiz uses images to test basic Chromebook literacy. Call for Speakers Form - If you help organize a conference or professional development day you can use Google Forms to collect session descriptions. The FormMule add-on automatically sends an email with conference information.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

The products below were selected by an anonymous panel of educator judges, who scoured the exhibit hall floor during the conference in Chicago. The judges rated their impressions on a sliding scale, evaluating areas such as quality and effectiveness, ease of use and creative use of technology.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 12, 2021

This is one of those pieces of technology that has been life-saving for me during the pandemic and one that I will continue using forevermore! If you have a mobile device or Chromebook at the center, it’s almost like having you right there with them. BombBomb is also a major upgrade to email you are sending to parents.

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ProfHacker

FEBRUARY 18, 2015

Academic travel places a lot of demands on our technology: often, we rely on computers for presentations at conferences, taking notes, and keeping up to date on other projects and meetings. Sadly, I was parted from my iPad this year, and I had to make the decision of which platform to invest in for my next conference workhorse.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

This allows users to be able to create Collections from their mobile device, albeit the options are more limited than the full website version of Wakelet. I've created a Collection that demonstrates how the mobile app works , which is also embedded below: How could you use it? How do you personally use Wakelet?

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2024

Is your classroom technology falling short of its promise of changing the classroom dynamic? From projectors to interactive whiteboards, Chromebooks to iPads, the choices seem endless, and personal preferences can be tightly held. A technology refresh is not just about keeping up with the latest trends or adding the latest features.

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EdTechTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2015

It is her opinion that “in the area of technology integration, global collaboration is even more critical. Since the Apple Watch is an emergent technology, I elicited the collaboration of some of the top educators from four corners of the world who were early adopters of the wearable technology.

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iLearn Technology

JANUARY 11, 2021

This is one of those pieces of technology that has been life-saving for me during the pandemic and one that I will continue using forevermore! If you have a mobile device or Chromebook at the center, it’s almost like having you right there with them. BombBomb is also a major upgrade to email you are sending to parents.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 30, 2022

To access it on a desktop, Chromebook, or laptop, click on the Tasks icon in the right-hand sidebar of Gmail, Calendar, Docs, Sheets, or Slides. On mobile, download the Tasks app. Related: How to Create a Parent-Teacher Conference Booking Page in Google Calendar. There is no direct link to a stand-alone Tasks app.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 26, 2016

Available for a modest $35, Google’s cute little device plugs easily into the HDMI port on your TV and allows you to stream media from your mobile device or your laptop or desktop. It plays nice with iPhone, iPad, Android phone and tablet, Mac and Windows laptops, and Chromebooks. No need to set up new log-ins.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2016

Acer has launched its new Acer Education Seed Program, which offers K-12 schools across the United States an opportunity to test either a cloud-based Acer TravelMate B117 notebook with Windows or an Acer C730E Chromebook with Chrome OS for free, with no risk, since there is no obligation to purchase.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

From VR devices to programming, and from creation apps to creativity tools, expect to see an evolution of the tools you already love and new technologies that will surely engage your students in this compilation of resources. Even better, you can program it with your mobile devices. This tiny drive can pack in two terabytes of data.

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