Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

3 Fun Ways to Use Tech in the Classroom in the Run-Up to Summer Summer is right around the corner and as a teacher, you might be in search of creative ways to leverage technology to ensure your classroom remains an entertaining, engaging and educational space. Fear not, we’ve got you covered! Let’s dive in!

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2022

Here’s a sample of the newest edtech innovations, products, and solutions eSchool News learned about during the show. 3M and Discovery Education announced 31 State Merit Winners in the 2022 3M Young Scientist Challenge. In the Eduverse, students can access immersive, educational content and amazing VR experiences.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2019

Q&A: Adam Welcome on How K–12 Educators Can Integrate Technology for Engagement. In order to use technology properly in the classroom, teachers need to take a back seat and allow students to spend more time as the drivers of their own education, says educational consultant and public speaker Adam Welcome. .

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

It’s really a mindset and a philosophy of education.”. Fleming says whether the district sets up a makerspace in an elementary school library, in a middle school classroom or in a high school cafeteria, each makerspace has a unique quality. Why not offer robotics in the makerspace to the entire student population ?

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

5 Best Practices for STEM Education Spaces. Thomas School near Seattle has concentrated on beefing up the school’s science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education for the past several years and plans to strengthen it even more in the future. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah LaCrosse shares six edtech ideas science teachers can start using today to improve learning and excite students about science. 6 Super Science Edtech Ideas. Vicki: And I just want to stress — also as a fellow technology educator — that sandboxing is so important. Now, do you use robots? Listen Now.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

In educational settings, AR can be used in numerous ways to enhance teaching and engage students. Furthermore, it can transport students to different times and places, making history and geography lessons more immersive and educational. The person who really helped me along this journey has been educational technologist Jaime Donally.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools re-envisioned what career-focused education could look like. That effort began in the early 1990s and spurred a systemwide resurgence in career and technical education. The district enrolls more than 187,000 students in its elementary and secondary schools as well as alternative programs.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 2, 2020

Virginia’s Fairfax County Public Schools re-envisioned what career-focused education could look like. That effort began in the early 1990s and spurred a systemwide resurgence in career and technical education. The district enrolls more than 187,000 students in its elementary and secondary schools as well as alternative programs.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

CoderZ , an online learning environment where students learn robotics and STEM by coding virtual robots, has been named a 2020 Tech Edvocate Award winner in the Best Coding App or Tool category. A complete list of winners of the 2020 Tech Edvocate Awards can be found here.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

For educators, the new school year is a prime time to set technology-related goals for their district, school or classroom. . Here are a few ways educators, particularly administrators and IT leaders, can set goals to start tackling this fall. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read about how K–12 educators are using technology to boost engagement.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

At the San Marcos Consolidated Independent School District in Texas, Educational Technology Director James Nevarez is emphasizing training for teachers — and finding ways to make the lessons fun. . MORE FROM EDTECH: See how blended learning has developed in K–12 over the years. Gamifying Teacher Training on Blended Learning.

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techlearning

MAY 17, 2018

Root I just got one of these coding robots, and it may already be my favorite. I like this as a starting place for late elementary because there is so much I can do with it. I see many folks buying coding robots to fit specific needs, and I think this robot eliminates much of that.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 12, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Schools Use Immersive Technology for Assistive Learning. There’s a lack of collaboration between school educators, administrators, IT staff and students, and this affects decisions about purchasing and implementation. MORE FROM EDTECH : How Educational AI is Making the Grade.

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2019

MORE FROM EDTECH: Schools Use Immersive Technology for Assistive Learning. There’s a lack of collaboration between school educators, administrators, IT staff and students, and this affects decisions about purchasing and implementation. MORE FROM EDTECH : How Educational AI is Making the Grade.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Our primary goal is to build a world-class-quality K-12 technology service system, including achieving Level 2 in the ‘process and results’ categories of the National Institute for Standards and Technology’s Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award for Education.”. Kristina Stratton, principal, Westside Elementary School, Florida. “In

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

It’s really a mindset and a philosophy of education.”. Fleming says whether the district sets up a makerspace in an elementary school library, in a middle school classroom or in a high school cafeteria, each makerspace has a unique quality. Why not offer robotics in the makerspace to the entire student population ?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

education system. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021. We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2021.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

Educational technology (edtech for short) can play a significant role in mitigating and solving this growing dilemma. An increasing amount of data around personalized educational models like "blended learning" and content-specific software suggests that edtech makes instruction in diverse classrooms more efficient.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The New Media Consortium , which publishes its annual “Horizon Report for K-12” previewing the technologies likely to impact education in the coming five years, forecast back in 2015 that by 2019, we would see drones playing a role in education. . It’s what they will see as they move forward in their education and careers.”.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

While “trendy” ideas and products come and go, many of these influential concepts seem likely to continue to shape edtech for many years to come. While “trendy” ideas and products come and go, many of these influential concepts seem likely to continue to shape edtech for many years to come.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 21, 2018

Understandably, there is still some hesitation at the idea of using this technology, as education professionals fear the day robots will replace teachers. SIGN UP: Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! AI Solutions Drive Higher STEM Test Scores. AI Solutions Drive Higher STEM Test Scores.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Every week we publish a new episode of our EdSurge Podcast about the future of learning, a way to hear the voices of students, educators and leaders as they puzzle out some of the thorniest issues facing education. One is that people are interested in how new technologies coming out might impact education. Three themes emerged.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

With all of these technologies populating classrooms this year, it is also more integral than ever that educators instill students with the tenets of digital citizenship. Here are some expert opinions on the four major trends of the year: SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 13, 2020

Jorge Valenzuela, the author of Rev Up Robotics, discusses the three things schools should be teaching so students are ready. Hear an overview of computational thinking, algorithms, and robotics with Jorge Valenzuela. He says schools should focus less on bright and shiny things and should dig into the basics.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

The company’s flagship products are two round blue robots aimed at introducing students six to 12 to computational thinking. Students use an iOS or Android app to code commands for the robots. Wonder Workshop has shipped almost 150,000 robots in the past year and a half. Dash retails for $150; Dot for $50.

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

While the Wild West era of edtech may be over, there’s still some mystery over how schools decide what digital materials to buy. Robert Furman, Principal of South Park Elementary Center, South Park Township, PA. How do you approach purchasing education technology tools? Small district: Dr. L. Ayanna Howard, CTO, Zyrobotics.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

For the past few years, the annual NewSchools Venture Fund Summit has surfaced some of the resonant themes echoing in education reform: A few years ago, it featured the likes of billionaires Mark Zuckerberg and venture capitalist John Doerr. When it comes to our work in education, many of us are reflecting on the last 10 or 20 years.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2019

This is one of the ideas suggested in my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch Edtech Missions in Your Classroom. Buncee , Elementari , My Story Book , Make Beliefs Comix , Storybird , and Book Creator are free digital storytelling web tools that students of all ages enjoy!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Today he reflects on the implications for educators and how he’s talking about the Cambridge Analytica scandal with other educators. The Facebook Scandal: What Can We Learn as Educators. We’ve got to do a better job as educators understanding our own privacy by helping our students understand how to set up THEIR privacy.

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The Innovative Educator

JUNE 24, 2019

Innovative educators understand the importance of being in touch with the latest trends in ed tech. Richard Culatta, CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) helps us by sharing what the organization sees as the next big trends. Educator Voice Patricia J. 2019/20: The Year Of. She knows first hand.

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techlearning

JUNE 11, 2018

One of my biggest takeaways from the FETC conference in January was seeing the Root robot live. Basically, Root is everything I was looking for in a coding robot, and I could not wait to try it out. There are many education companies where that commitment can be hard to see. Well, let's say its good, REALLY GOOD.

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Adam Welcome

MAY 15, 2016

With code.org and other resources, block coding is an excellent place to start, especially with Elementary students - check it out! Students at Karly’s school, Sun Terrace Elementary, program all year long and they know how important it is to learn programming. Check out this article New EdTech Resource. Robots are cool.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Her role was to support educators in innovative practices. She also says, “Technology should supplement, not replace, an educator.”

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

This is no small feat, considering that she and now-NJ Commissioner of Education Lamont Repollet stepped into a struggling district with 75% of students reading below grade level (half of those being three-to-six grades below). For Sancha Gray, Asbury Park (NJ) School Superintendent, building a brighter future is a way of life. TECH USED ?

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RafranzDavis.com

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

The main focus though was the trail of “coded robots” traveling a “timeline-like” path along the war with kids cheering as the bots reached their end. Should we be coding robots to travel hypothetical underground railroads? I revisited the National Edtech Plan and specifically the graphic on the Digital Use Divide.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

And nowhere is that seemingly innocuous question more likely to ruffle feathers than in the realm of education. At EdSurge Fusion in October, we hope to find some common ground between the tech-forward and tech-resistant education communities. So, what role(s) should technology play in education?

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