A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 26, 2014

When it comes to educational technology I often get the feeling that the learning is often secondary. Using technology just for the sake of using it equates to a huge waste of instructional time that could be dedicated to deep, meaningful learning. Technology can become a nice pedagogical fit when viewed this way.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2022

But if the point of higher education is to buoy economic mobility, those lists that make headlines every year aren’t showing the whole picture. Don’t Ivy Leagues produce upward mobility for their low-income students? “If Meanwhile, she adds, the top 10 schools based on the economic mobility index enroll nearly 100,000 Pell recipients.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2024

That disparity highlights a pressing need to raise awareness of and increase parental involvement in AI discussions, and advance the implementation of AI in American primary and secondary education.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 31, 2024

Meanwhile, digital media, heavily reliant on visuals and text, with audio often secondary, is playing an increasing role in education. That’s why the development of AI-powered tools that can accommodate all learners must be a priority for policymakers, districts and the education technology industry.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022

No longer confined to the realm of video games, this technology now plays key roles in industries as wide-ranging as architecture, medicine, automotive, aerospace and film. As use cases expand, and the much-discussed metaverse takes shape, educators today have an opportunity to prepare their students for the technology careers of tomorrow.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology. The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 7, 2012

Created to ignite interest in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM), The Verizon Innovative App Challenge opens student''s eyes to exciting new possibilities for their futures, opening doors they may never have known were there. While designing their apps, students will consider marketplace need, usefulness, audience and viability.

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Digital Promise

MAY 1, 2017

For many years, schools and universities have had to change the way they work and teach in order to fit in with technology. The use of digital technologies sees some teachers and students presenting information using templates, which means much of the individual character of teachers’ practices can be lost. In the Classroom.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 4, 2021

Related to that, we often think of education as a narrow pathway from Pre-K through post-secondary education. Technology has an amazing role in that, especially when we couple it with what we know about the science of learning and development. We can’t just drop boxes of technology on kids’ doorsteps and walk away.

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 11, 2018

Primary and secondary school students in America are among the most sleep-deprived in the world. Aside from stress, the overuse of mobile devices is another major culprit behind students’ sleep deprivation. To address this behavior, parents can make sure that their children don’t take their mobile devices to bed with them.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

As the COVID-19 pandemic upended nearly every aspect of life, how school districts leveraged technology, engaged students in powerful learning, and supported learners and their families fundamentally shifted. The district invested in mobile hotspot vehicles that are deployed daily across eight areas of town.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

During a regional principal’s meeting today, our conversation steered toward the integration of technology within instruction. Smartphones were a frequent topic, especially from the secondary school leaders. Today, every educator seems to have a different perspective on the use of technology during classroom instruction.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

Smartphones, tablets, and laptops had become a permanent requirement along with using technology in the classrooms by this time. But these are secondary causes. Now post-secondary tuition fee provides more revenue than public appropriations. Some might say that inflation is the cause of rising prices. REQUEST DEMO READ MORE.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” This letter marked the launch of the implementation of the first federal program dedicated to ensuring universal access to information and communications technology for improved teaching and learning in the nation’s schools. Department of Education’s national educational technology plans.).

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

As higher education professionals committed to breaking down the barriers to college and career access, we must acknowledge and confront the obstacles students face when navigating the post-secondary planning process. Here are five ways to do that: Establish a growth mindset and inspire confidence.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

“Born connected: The rise of the AI generation”, reveals the app use and technology habits of children aged 4-18, detailing trends in screen time, social media and communications, mobile gaming, online entertainment, learning tools, and for the first time in the report’s history, use of artificial intelligence tools.

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Neo LMS

MAY 30, 2019

For example: outdoor technology-enhanced playful learning environments (PLEs) were designed and implemented in some schoolyards in Finland, where Finnish scholars advanced a number of learning-by-play theories, from dedicated institutes such as the University of Helsinki’s Playful Learning Center.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

And it appears that investing in last-mile training has a secondary benefit: higher retention. A growing number of technology companies are creating last-mile training opportunities to eliminate a key barrier to their own growth. Surveys suggest that employees stay longer at companies that offer formal training pathways.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Department of Education hopes that the blockchain technology transforming the finance and logistics industries could play a role in making education records more portable and transparent. The endeavor will support research about blockchain systems and fund a competition to select experiments testing ways to apply the technology in education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Bitsize is the BBC’s collection of free short videos and lessons (they’re all bite-sized) on over fifty subjects taught in Primary or Secondary education. Topics include languages, music, technology, social studies, science, engineering, maths, journalism, and more. Education.com Songs. Benefits of Student Video Creation.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. I am a teacher on special assignment (TOSA) as an Academic Coach focusing in Educational Technology in sunny La Habra, California. I am passionate about technology and its effects on teaching and learning.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2018

Today’s most popular augmented and virtual reality applications are typically available for mobile devices, but many classrooms have moved from tablets to Chromebooks, especially at the secondary level. While there are many benefits of Chromebooks in the classroom, the limitations on immersive technology are often not considered.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

While these predictions are rooted in reality, just as in the show Black Mirror , technology can have some unintended consequences. Jobs’ launch of the iPhone in 2007 led to a revolution in mobile computing. Recent survey data shows that 90 percent of secondary students are part of a 1:1 device program. More to come on that.)

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

higher ed responded swiftly by opening online in a few weeks , a feat made possible only because privileged American secondary intuitions long ago introduced digital access in nearly every college in the nation. Some observers predict that mobile learning will be the principal mode in Africa in this decade.

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The 21st Century Principal

MAY 23, 2011

“It’s time to lift the cell phone bans, open the wireless for student personal devices, and stop filtering social technologies.” That seems to be the idea in a position statement released by the National Association of Secondary School Principals. As modelers of these technologies that means we have to be users too.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 20, 2020

million students in Texas and 15 neighboring states with a simple and quick way to access critical distance learning technologies. million students across Texas and the 15 neighboring states have the mission-critical connectivity and technologies they need to keep students connected and learning this fall.” . .

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 20, 2023

This could include social media, email, websites, mobile apps, and learning management systems (LMS) amongst others. For example, if college-going students are your primary audience, your secondary audience (who can be quite influential) could be educational institutions. That involves knowing as much about them as possible.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 1, 2020

The three car train concept places educators into different train carriages based on their willingness to adopt an innovative mindset as it pertains to technology. There is a first car for those who embrace innovative technology, a second car for those who may need more support, and a third car for those who might be more reluctant.

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Assessment Training Twitter Course 162

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2019

A growing number of entertainers, including Chapelle and musicians Jack White and John Mayer, prohibit the use of mobile devices during their performances. One study of high schools in England found that those that introduced a mobile phone ban saw an improvement in student performance on a year-end test.

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Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2020

As the principal of a Chinese secondary school that successfully transitioned to distance education in early February 2020, I have been encouraged to share tips for educators and parents for when a school closure affects you: 1. mobile phone cameras) to explain and demonstrate lesson content or assignments.

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eSchool News

JUNE 16, 2021

share of the total global interactive flat panel display for primary and secondary education market over the last twelve months as of 31 March 2021. market share for primary and secondary education markets. Excluding China, Promethean was the leading brand with a 23.3%

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Testpress

APRIL 21, 2023

CTET Template A lot of aspiring teachers attend the Central Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The same functionality is available in mobile apps as well. Unlike Zoom, this uses HLS Technology which addresses the above limitations. However, zoom had a few limitations.

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LMS Mobility Course Video 52

Testpress

APRIL 21, 2023

CTET Template A lot of aspiring teachers attend the Central Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The same functionality is available in mobile apps as well. Unlike Zoom, this uses HLS Technology which addresses the above limitations. However, zoom had a few limitations.

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LMS Mobility Course Video 52

Testpress

APRIL 21, 2023

CTET Template A lot of aspiring teachers attend the Central Teacher Eligibility Test conducted by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE). The same functionality is available in mobile apps as well. Unlike Zoom, this uses HLS Technology which addresses the above limitations. However, zoom had a few limitations.

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LMS Mobility Course Video 52

NeverEndingSearch

JULY 28, 2020

I can easily imagine its use in virtual planning sessions, collaborations among secondary students, and project brainstorming and reviewing. Whereby runs on desktop or mobile devices. The free version offers the ability to host one room with four participants at a time with no time limits. No downloads are necessary.

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Secondary EdTech Google Mobility 102

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

Top Hat got its start in the “clicker” business, offering a web-based and mobile classroom response tool that lets instructors gauge whether students understood the lesson (or paid attention). The Toronto-based company once relied on textbook publishers to distribute its technology. The question is: ‘How well can Top Hat do it?’”

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

Providing industry-focused solutions that connect information and technology, its unique product set includes training management, continuing education (CE), compliance training, workforce scheduling, safety management, and more.

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