Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. The tastemaker in this case is an article from David Bainbridge claiming, “Edtech is the next fintech.” Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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eSchool News

MARCH 13, 2024

CW: I have dedicated my entire administrative career to ensure students of color receive a high-quality education that is safe, inclusive, and recognizes and celebrates diversity while meeting every child’s needs so they can thrive. Equity is meeting each individual student’s needs–their exact needs. AR: [One of the U.S.

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Chromebook Robotics Elementary Training 113

EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

What’s next in edtech? Samsung Chromebook Plus This Chrome OS device is perhaps the coolest laptop-tablet crossover. Ozobot Evo Meet Evo: the golfball-sized bot that moves around the floor or table, responding to commands programmed using OzoBlockly. What older tools have you overlooked that are worth a second look?

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 28, 2020

Or use the keyboard shortcut: Control + Shift + N (PC and Chromebook). But our older, secondary students need to be able to share and take claim to their accomplishments. When it comes to bringing in outside authors, experts, virtual tours, or even connecting to other classrooms, Google Hangouts Meet makes this a breeze.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Also, this week, thanks to my invited participation in the National Governors Association regional summit, Meet the Threat: States Confront the Cyber Challenge , I published a new post “ How Should We Address the Cybersecurity Threats Facing K-12 Schools? A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition).

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edWeb.net

MARCH 22, 2023

Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast With all the learning benefits of EdTech, it’s surprising that almost 60% of students are less engaged in the classroom than they were with less technology. 28% of secondary school educators said their students experience neck, back, or wrist pain and fatigue while using EdTech.

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Technology EdTech Schoology Learning 78

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Whether it was participating in device-day pickup or hosting and coordinating meet-the-teacher drive-throughs, the entire district staff stepped up to provide for nearly 61,000 students. Within days, they realized that students and teachers were using more than 2,000 edtech tools systemwide.

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Edthena

APRIL 14, 2021

Thank goodness we have had one-to-one technology at the secondary level and classroom sets of devices, iPads and Google Chromebooks for years, so our teachers were very tech savvy, but it was just like, I just call it, going dark. We all went home to our homes and our caves and stayed there for two months.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 3, 2019

Neil Rickus is an EdTech Consultant & Former Teacher. Many schools are increasingly investing in individual devices, such as Chromebooks, to allow additional technology to be available to pupils within the classroom, beyond the central digital whiteboard, in a cost-effective manner. Neil Rickus. The fickle nature of technology.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 5th most-read story focuses on expert predictions for edtech. As we closed the door on 2022 , we approached 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Maybe we're not afraid: on Edtech's inability to imagine the future | Long View on Education → So, what issues should edtech be talking about instead of scared teachers and content creators? This is ALSO true for edtech.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). Maybe we're not afraid: on Edtech's inability to imagine the future | Long View on Education → So, what issues should edtech be talking about instead of scared teachers and content creators? This is ALSO true for edtech.

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EdTech Symantec Facebook Data 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2023

As we close the door on 2022 , we approach 2023 with clear-cut priorities for edtech and education as a whole. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2023. They will continue to step up in 2023 to meet the challenge.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

COVID’s impact on schools was so substantial that Congress established the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER). The panelists put stopgaps in place to ensure students were learning and engaged: providing devices such as Chromebooks to all students and setting up WiFi hotspots. Anna Logan.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” For what it’s worth, according to the latest data from the NCES , the number of post-secondary institutions in the US has increased since 2011. Not much,” says The LA Times’ Joy Resmovits.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018. And, of course, many teachers find themselves working as Uber drivers as they struggle to make ends meet on their salaries. In addition, he held meetings with the major publishers, such as Pearson Education, about partnering with Apple.

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