Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

With distractions from technology and diverse learning needs, teachers need to constantly adapt and find innovative ways to keep their students focused. 1 – Personalized learning Personalized learning techniques allow teachers to tailor lessons to individual student interests.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

Danusis and her teaching staff practice personalized learning, an individual-comes-first approach, usually aided by laptops, that has become a reformist calling card in education. Future of Learning. Mississippi Learning. It looks unlike any school I ever attended. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 17, 2022

Seven hundred and fifty teachers filled out a Google form saying they wanted to talk about what was happening to them. “We But then by second period, so many other teachers were on the internet that the system would crash. We naively thought this would be a short-lived situation,” said Bartlett. Sign up for the Hechinger newsletter.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 13, 2022

Through my work with schools on remote and now virtual learning, I have decided to create a one-stop resource that others can use based on successful programs such as the Bullitt Virtual Learning Academy in Kentucky and Davis Connect in Utah.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 18, 2020

If the pandemic has taught us one major lesson, it’s that the system has not worked for many learners. Below are some topics where vital lessons have been learned. A move to real personalized learning at scale is the most logical step. One day the pandemic will be over.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

But just as continual development of the iPhone eventually renders older prototypes obsolete; so too are new educational technologies pushing us past differentiation towards personalized learning. Transitioning to a personalized learning environment doesn’t happen overnight—it’s a process.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 16, 2018

With personalized learning at the forefront of many school initiatives, the use of learning management systems has become a hot commodity among schools. With so many choices on where to build your digital classroom, the questions often arise: “Why do I need a learning management system? Google Classroom.

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EdTechTeam

JANUARY 26, 2021

So, we’ve called on Emma Pass (the Hybrid Teacher Guru) to walk through a simple workflow you can use to create lessons quickly and easily inside Google Slides. Whether you’re teaching in a remote, blended/hybrid, or in-person learning environment, this lesson system will work for you! creating lessons!

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

I’ve committed to personalizing learning, but how can I do that for every student in my inclusion classroom when the range of abilities among them is so vast? Personalized learning doesn’t seem that far off—but meeting the needs of every student in an inclusion class when some have IEPs and some do not can get hairy.

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A Principal's Reflections

APRIL 26, 2020

Use a URL shortener to make links easily accessible in a slide presentation or push out using a Learning Management System (i.e., Google Classroom, Canvas, Schoology). Leverage an adaptive learning tool if your school or district has purchased a license. Here you can find a listing or some great options. and tinyurl.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 11, 2020

Blended learning is where students use tech to have control over path, place, and pace. Thus, just using Zoom or Google Meet is not blended learning if content is just being shared. Another critical aspect of pedagogically-sound blended learning is some form of personalization.

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Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

You hear a lot of these sorts of proclamations when it comes to “personalized learning,” which is (increasingly) frequently invoked in direct opposition to some imagined or invented version of learning in the present or in the past.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 27, 2021

At the beginning of the school year, I send all parents an invite by entering their contact information in the system. However, there is another interactive “gaming” type of learning tool out there that is like Kahoot on steroids, and it’s called Gimkit. Again, this gave students the chance to personalize their work.

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Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

A recent report shared by Google and KPMG reveals that the education tech industry would cater to about 9.6 Despite claims that technology is negatively affecting learning schedules, edtech is a valuable tool for students. Prioritize PD to support remote, hybrid, and in-person learning. Conclusion.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

One of the first curricular tools I built to share—on the first day of school—was a public, student-friendly gradebook on Google Sheets. Yes, this was before Google Classroom existed!) This competency-based system made sense; if students were chronically absent, holding them accountable to a pacing calendar would prove futile.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

He had recently read an EdSurge article regarding struggles that had taken place during a Fulton County Schools’ personalized learning initiative, and in response, Meyer Tweeted the following: The genesis of the conversation. What do you define as personalized learning? EdSurge: Let’s start out with the basics.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 29, 2021

Defined as a connection of non-standard devices to the Internet, such as smart thermostats, smart lighting, locks, and doorbells connected to web-based systems, the Internet of Things (IoT) has also made its way to our classrooms. 5 Practical applications of IoT in the classroom. Read more: 5 Benefits of including VR in classroom activities.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2018

What you've just highlighted are two ends of the spectrum when it comes to personalizing learning at scale. That's a fantastic move, that's a trend that you're going to continue to see with individualized learning. EDTECH: Google really dominates the top of this list. That's our mission.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

Thus, the options are Zoom, Webex, and Google Meets. I tend to refer to these as norms that everyone can get behind. Like the LMS, consistent use across a district or school helps develop continuity, especially in upper-grade levels.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 27, 2021

At the beginning of the school year, I send all parents an invite by entering their contact information in the system. However, there is another interactive “gaming” type of learning tool out there that is like Kahoot on steroids, and it’s called Gimkit. Again, this gave students the chance to personalize their work.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 8, 2018

Vista’s trials and errors started when the school became an XQ Super School Project, with a five-year grant by the national nonprofit to bring a personalized-learning approach to this suburban district. In response, they launched an experimental Personalized Learning Academy for 150 juniors and seniors deemed at risk of dropping out.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

LearnLaunch Institute , the Massachusetts Personalized Learning Edtech Consortium (MAPLE) functions as a professional learning community for 32 district members that aim to implement personalized learning. Together, these districts serve one in six students across the state’s public school system.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

With Google's G Suite already deeply integrated into the classroom for educators , Valver and his colleagues realized they could use the digital classroom tool to help educators become education technology experts. Google Classroom Tools Let Educators Access PD Anywhere. 5 Steps to Build a Technology Professional Development Framework.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 6, 2022

In Disruptive Thinking in Our Classrooms , I honed in on research-based strategies that have withstood the test of time in addition to emerging strategies such as personalized learning. Just like with direct instruction, chunking professional learning allows for needed support that is more targeted and specific.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2023

In this third post, the author describes lessons learned while leading a cohort of diverse schools and districts through a process of strengthening their edtech systems. The past several years have seen a rapid rise in the use of edtech in classrooms, accelerated by the pandemic and the sudden shift to remote learning.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 29, 2016

Earlier this year, the Rhode Island-based Highlander Institute and the Clayton Christensen Institute teamed up to bring together a conference on blended and personalized learning in Providence, R.I. Many initiatives that participants discussed came from a few early innovators trying new approaches within their systems.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2017

The idea they came up with two years ago, called the “personalized-learning academy,” or PLA, eventually formed the basis for the school’s winning XQ-grant application, and will be the model for the curriculum that Vista rolls out this fall. Related: Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2020

In the video, Karl envisioned a number of possibilities : AHS launches a 21st century learning initiative that is focused on preparing learners, workers, and successful contributors to the global community. Google buys Logitech and a whole host of media companies and university lectures.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 23, 2022

If we burn out teachers our education system will never meet the needs of learners. I recently coached John Orcutt, the principal of Arlington High School in New York, on creating an asynchronous course on personalized learning in Google Classroom. As a result, the workload and stress just keep piling up.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 18, 2021

While the student goes through the formal steps within the system — from kindergarten to primary school to secondary school and so on — parents are an important part of the big picture. Current distance learning settings have made this crystal clear. Learning Management Systems. Let’s explore them!

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Strategies such as choice boards and playlists developed using Google tools afford students with greater control over their learning while also freeing up the teacher for targeted instruction or support. For the students participating in in-class learning, social distancing measures need to be implemented.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 15, 2020

First, I did a few Google searches for editable templates, which led me to an array of examples in Google Slides. I then chose one that aligned to the content, in my opinion, developed a learning target, created nine different activities, and hyperlinked to supporting resources. to see student work and to hold them accountable.

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

If we look at the number of users of ChatGPT and consider that the United States is the country with the largest TikTok audience in the world by far, with over 143 million users, and Google has 4.3 When Google arrived on the scene, many educators were worried that kids could too easily google answers to their questions.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

These tools, ranging from interactive whiteboards to educational apps and virtual learning platforms, bridge traditional methodologies with innovative approaches. Integrating technology in the classroom not only cultivates digital literacy but also fosters collaborative and personalized learning environments.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 27, 2019

While solutions such as IBM ’s Watson Education and Google ’s recently announced Google Cloud Platform storage and AI initiative offers the potential for schools to deliver personalized learning strategies and offer analytics-based performance insight ; how K–12 institutions leverage these tools is entirely up to them. .

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 27, 2021

At the beginning of the school year, I send all parents an invite by entering their contact information in the system. However, there is another interactive “gaming” type of learning tool out there that is like Kahoot on steroids, and it’s called Gimkit. Again, this gave students the chance to personalize their work.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2016

Despite many state standardized tests following the cookie-cutter approach of one-size-fits-all testing, educators every day are personalizing learning to meet the needs of individual students, meeting them at the intersection of their learning styles and the resources available to them.

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