Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2022

Tech Tip #118–Top 10 iPad Shortkeys. What is Actively Learn and Why Should I Try it? Education Galaxy–Personalized Learning That’s Fun. Tech Tip #105: Create Shortkeys for Windows Tools. Top 10 Reviews . 13 Ways to Use Canva in Your Classroom. It’s Here–the High School Technology Curriculum!

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2017

Personalized learning is a way to engage learners in a customized set of resources, tasks, and environments in order to meet their learning needs and goals. In many schools, there are certain classrooms or teams with pockets of success, yet successful school-wide adoption of a personalized learning model is elusive.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 8, 2018

When working with personalized learning tools, teachers might be wondering: how do I know where each student is at and what can I do to confirm that they are mastering the concepts? Personalized Learning with ST Math. Screenshots would work too if they were playing on an iPad). Guest blog by: Kali Kopka.

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MIND Research Institute

MARCH 13, 2018

Designing and implementing a personalized learning model requires more than technology—it requires a cultural shift. Brian has spearheaded amazing work at Pickerington, and has conducted workshops and trainings on technology, blended learning and personalized learning throughout the country.

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MindShift

JULY 11, 2017

Dillon, now the district’s superintendent (and still its elementary school principal) just wrapped up the first year of a personalized learning program that gives students in all grades an iPad and the ability to master work at their own pace. Fast forward to today. What’s the reaction? “My Wayne D’Orio).

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

For iPad and Google Play Tablet Devices of All Kinds From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Digital Learning Collection has over 150 apps for kindergarten to second-grade classrooms. Unboxing Demo: Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection. Digital Learning Collection.

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Education Elements

JULY 19, 2017

Yuma Elementary School District ONE began the journey of Personalized Learning over two years ago and we went all in --17 schools and 9000 students all at once. At the start of school, iPads were distributed to all students and 490 teachers -- many staff and students had never even held an iPad prior to the distribution.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 24, 2021

While most school districts are working to offer in-person learning to students this school year, hybrid or virtual learning will likely continue for many. Last year, many students only had pencils, paper, and their iPad at home, and we adapted. Covid has put many obstacles in the way for the performing arts.

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EdTechTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2016

What Are Shared iPads? When Apple initially developed and released iPads in 2010, the intent of the device was to make an individual’s life easier. However, in the educational world, schools may not be able to afford a fully individualized experience for their students with iPads. comes the Shared iPad environment.

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Neo LMS

JULY 13, 2021

Inclusivity is achieved through teaching and assessment methods that create a sense of community , provide personalized learning solutions and offer opportunities for active participation. It’s an iPad app that can easily be integrated into class discussions fostering collaboration and equitable participation for each student.

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Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Students from Compton Unified School District demonstrating Assistant Superintendent John Wright (Orange County Public Schools) the working they are completing on their iPads. This new cohort extends the network’s reach to more than 150 districts across 38 states and expands its cumulative impact to 4.4 million students served over time.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 12, 2023

Now think about how far the classroom has come since then–schools stocked with iPads and tablets, interactive touchscreens, and even virtual reality headsets. However, this push to digitize doesn’t just involve remote learning technologies, but also tools for in-person learning.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 29, 2019

With test prep programs like iReady and Study Island available on the iPads, students are able to practice outside of school—a luxury not previously possible before joining VILS. “No McClary points to the students’ ability to take their devices home as an important factor in the schools’ growth.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2021

While many schools returned to full in-person learning or hybrid learning, COVID-related learning loss is still a concern. These apps can be especially helpful for parents looking for easy-to-access resources even after in-person learning resumes in the fall.

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The 21st Century Principal

AUGUST 3, 2011

Next week, I will be presenting to a group of educators in my district on the subject of "Must-Have iPad and Smartphone Apps." I did a blog post a short time ago, and that list hasn''t change much, but there have been a few additions and deletions, mostly due to suggestions of those in my Personal Learning Network.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Shauntel Garvey (General Partner, Reach Capital): The launch of the iPad and Chromebook ushered in the age of devices in the classroom. Nearpod seized an opportunity to help the classroom teacher deliver tailored lessons and assess learning in real time. Introduced in 2010, iPads spurred Dumbo Drops of tablet tech into classrooms.

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MSEDTechie

DECEMBER 8, 2012

Using iPad s Beyond Just Apps Apps for practicing specific skills are good BUT. I have had the opportunity to work in classrooms with iPads an awful lot these past few months. I am very interested in gathering research for my metc presentation on iPads being more than just apps. Remember this?

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 11, 2017

Applying Research to Truly Personalize Learning. One critical aspect of personalized learning is too often missing: the use of learning sciences research to best understand and reach each learner. Empowering 50,000 Students by Deploying 1-1 iPads. Student Tech Teams Supporting 1-1 iPad Deployments.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 24, 2012

Much interest was shown in yesterday's post iPad or iFad? It focused on whether schools should provide iPads for all their students. The main objection against one iPad per child projects is that there is little evidence to show that the new devices actually improve learning gain.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 14, 2016

The platform is data-driven and personalized, so student responses and behavior drive the sequence and scaffolding of learning materials. Price: Free to Try, Paid Platforms: iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch Grades: K–2. Teachers can easily track student progress and make adjustments to the program as needed. Articulation Station.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 17, 2019

building a personal learning network online. With online training you can use social media or discussion forums that are more private to build the district/school’s own personal learning network. Online learning is not about absorbing information in front of a screen. Give timely feedback. PD never ends.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

The iPad had been out for almost two years and the App Store was flooded with apps aimed at the pre-k students and those in the lower elementary grades. Innovative Ed-Tech Tools Should Bring Real Personalized Learning to Students. How hard can it be to create an app? Yet, neither of us wanted to give up.

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 27, 2011

I recently received a message from an administrator colleague who wanted to know how I use the iPad as an administrator. I am continuing to explore ways to use the iPad in my role as an administrator. In an earlier blog post , I indicated that the iPad has provided me as an administrator with three main benefits.

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techlearning

AUGUST 5, 2019

As  the Educational Technology Coach and a District Personalized Learning Coach for Verona Area High School, in Verona, Wisconsin, a key part of my role is supporting my colleagues as they learn to integrate technology into the classroom.  In

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Students can create personalized learning games for peers or family members. Try game creation tools like Zondle , Stencyl , Scratch , Adventure Games or create a game on the iPad with TinyTap and Game Press. Try their new free iPad app to create multimedia digital posters they can add voice recordings and drawings.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

They opened their iPads and within minutes were following arrows around the grid on their tablets, producing different colors with each set of directions. The coding lesson, with students tapping away on individual iPads, was typical in the Mineola Union Free School District in the New York City suburbs. A RAND Corp.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

We can’t speak for every educator, but we can share just a little bit about some of the key ways we’ve already seen AI leveraged by teachers to better engage and teach students: Integrating visual learning: Today’s students live in a visual world. Fortunately, AI is helping our classrooms keep up with that visual world.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

After considerable research and collaboration, UCS designed a blending learning model starting in kindergarten in which students progress through personalized learning plans with state-of-the-art technology such as iPads and MacBook Air laptops.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

After considerable research and collaboration, UCS designed a blending learning model starting in kindergarten in which students progress through personalized learning plans with state-of-the-art technology such as iPads and MacBook Air laptops.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

AUGUST 17, 2015

Our 3rd-5th graders all have their own personal learning device assigned to them at the beginning of the year. I want students to leave our library with their personal learning device feeling like they are digital leaders and changemakers. Ready to talk about being a changemaker as we pass out personal learning devices.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Students can create personalized learning games for peers or family members. Try game creation tools like Zondle , Stencyl , Scratch , Adventure Games or create a game on the iPad with TinyTap and Game Press. Try their new free iPad app to create multimedia digital posters they can add voice recordings and drawings.

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EdTech4Beginners

JULY 14, 2016

Below I have listed 10 pros and cons of BYOD: PROS: 1) The devices are excellent learning tools which bring a lot to the classroom. 3) Personalized learning becomes simpler to implement and more straightforward to manage. 6) Students are equipped with skills needed for the future e.g. e-learning, research, collaboration.

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Edsurge

JUNE 4, 2018

Technology and access to information aren’t the most important factors in creating twenty-first-century classroom; teachers are She pointed to the iPad face down on her desk and queried, “The internet?” Looking around the room, I noticed that every student had an iPad, and every iPad was face down on the desk.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Until now, there have been limited ways to provide students with a personalized learning experience in SEL -- identifying the needs of each learner, and then supporting and challenging them exactly where they need it -- especially at scale. This is changing, however, with the introduction of adaptive SEL games. But do they work?

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 19, 2012

As I began to piece together resources on Personal Learning Networks(PLN’s) , I lost track of time and ended staying up well past my bedtime. I think in time Pinterest will evolve into a powerful component of educator''s Personal Learning Networks. I dragged the “pin it” bookmarklet into Google Chrome and off I went.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2017

Five years into a massive transition to a personalized learning model, Educators at Fulton County School District in Georgia are scratching their heads wondering where they went wrong. District leaders even went so far as to dub the hardware “personalized learning devices.” “At It should have been communicated better.

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Waterford

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Based on findings from a recent independent study, it looks like education will have strong ties to personalized learning and digital technology. 8-in-10 millennial parents that took the survey feel that online schooling options will help personalize learning. What will traditional education look like in 20 years?

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