EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2018

Q&A: Class Tech Tips Blogger Monica Burns Explains How to Work with Digital Tools. Monica Burns first started working with educational technology in 2011 when she was teaching at a New York City school that was becoming a magnet school. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks!

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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Even as schools and districts rushed to buy the new, hottest thing, to me the question has always been whether a given piece of tech actually held enough substance to improve student learning. When students unlock that code, it’s a whole new world. Quality Over Eye Candy Tech. From Floppy Discs to Web-Based Learning.

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Education Software EdTech Comparison 147

Edsurge

JUNE 7, 2023

The good news is that this particular malady has a prescription for treatment: “high-dose” tutoring — a concentrated form of small-group study that meets multiple times per week. The nonprofit has looked to use tech to increase the number of students a tutor can work with, while still conforming to high-dose standards.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

The Learning Counsel, a leading education research institute and news media hub, announced this year’s National Digital Transition Survey Award winners at its 2019 National Gathering held in Dallas, TX. Four different categories of proficiency were celebrated in the National Digital Transition Survey Awards. By Doug Cauthen.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 31, 2021

The idea came from the many conversations I’ve been having for my podcast series with eSchool News,” said Kevin Hogan, editor at large with eSchool News. I’ve been speaking with tech directors of school districts around the country, talking about their response to the pandemic, and each one of the stories were just incredible.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2018

Microsoft Unveils New Tech to Create Personalized, Immersive Education. Thanks to the latest Microsoft updates, creating an innovative learning environment has now gotten easier. SIGN UP : Get more news from the EdTech newsletter in your inbox every two weeks! meghan.bogardu…. Wed, 01/31/2018 - 11:41. Content Subtype.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 3, 2022

Recognizing the country’s best examples of K-12 success during the pandemic-era school year, eSchool News recognizes three winners for their exceptional efforts to help all students continue learning, while ensuring students felt safe, empowered, and engaged. Nominated by Ripple Effects.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 10, 2019

Language learning has never had the wealth of digital assistance that it has now, but can it aid with diversity goals? While digital tech, like movies, can make people cry and come to new emotional maturity, there are other “techs” for language learning and diversity that are often overlooked. One of them is love.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. The first was another in Natasha Singer’s New York Times must-read series, ‘Education Disrupted,’ entitled Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 30, 2020

Young people are early adopters of TikTok or use Snapchat, and tend to get most of their news from social media. Because they are tech savvy, there is the impression that they are good at interpreting messages. Social media platforms are not necessarily the best place to find factual news or information. That isn’t the case.

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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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EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 14, 2020

Innovative and creative technologies and strategies make it easier for teachers to keep their students interested in the topic, distribute pre-class, in-class, and post-class study material, and gauge how much each student really understood the concept discussed in class. . Digital learning tools are the pen and paper of our time.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). It’s gives fake news a business model.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 2, 2017

Questions that have been a long time coming… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 13 Edition). It’s gives fake news a business model.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

With the appropriate tools and tech access, instructional assistance from afar can be academically beneficial. For example, survey data showed: Student and teacher texting increased significantly during the sudden shift to digital learning because of COVID-19 school closures. The results? Remote Interaction: What Is Required.

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Blackboard Social Media Learning Student Data Privacy 69

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

It was time, thought the ed tech pioneer, to bring his nonprofit online education empire to brick-and-mortar schools — lots of them. Published with permission. Khan provided the first year of teacher training, tech support and use of the new tool for grades 3 through 8 at no charge. Published with permission.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” Courageously, pioneer faculty would just dive in, largely unaided by high-tech devices, making do, often in inspired ways, simply and creatively with their wits and ingenuity.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Ever wonder how stories covered by popular edtech outlets – such as edSurge, eSchoolNews, Tech & Learning, and THE Journal – get selected? Here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 14, 2019

Are we encouraging creativity and innovation or are we promoting resignation and servitude? When I talk about using tech as a starting point rather than a battleground, I mean how can I ask questions and give space to make room for my students to collaborate with each other and with me. . But how are we teaching kids to use it?

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Social Media Analysis EdTech Groups 124

edWeb.net

JANUARY 14, 2020

Voice-activated devices are part of a newer group of tech, immersive learning. Immersive tech, like AR, VR, and Voice AI offers students three main benefits. They are typically comfortable with using the tech, lowering the barrier for use in the classroom. They can also give the time, weather, news, etc.

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Classroom Digital Learning Strategy Conference 52

Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Two news stories this week have turned my attention (again) to the issue of conflict of interest in education, technology, and public policy. The first was another in Natasha Singer’s New York Times must-read series, ‘Education Disrupted,’ entitled Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

This is great, but unsurprising news. For instance, it is filled with advertisements and there is no statement about how the advertisers impacted or influenced the study – but we know that they sponsored it, and they are edtech companies and commercial publishers, and therefore not uninterested parties.

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EdTech Survey Software Report 156

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I thought for a good long while about how best to summarize this decade, and inspired by the folks at The Verge , who published a list of “ The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech ,” I decided to do something similar: chronicle for you a decade of ed-tech failures and f**k-ups and flawed ideas.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Navigating the Digital Domains. This article was modified and published by eSchool News. Anderson is a leader in the convergence of digital learning and leadership. The Tech-Savvy Administrator and Content Curation: How To Avoid Information Overload.?He This edWeb broadcast was hosted by edWeb.net.

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Data Analysis Microsoft Conference 98

Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

Summer and transitioning to a new day-to-day computer (Linux laptop). Those are my excuses for combining the last two weeks of news clips into one ‘best of’ roundup. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 28 and 29 Combined Edition). ." Not that I’ve been twiddling my thumbs exactly.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition).

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

As such, expect an abbreviated (TBD) publishing schedule for ‘A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News’ in August. Here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Vulnerabilities happen.

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Securly

JANUARY 5, 2016

In summary, their results suggested “no noticeable improvement” in standardized test scores (PISA) for reading, mathematics, or science in countries that heavily invested in classroom technology; thus, they do not believe expanding access to high-tech devices (1:1 Chromebook programs) will abate falling test scores. .

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Technology Classroom BYOD OER 120

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Simply adding technology to a classroom doesn’t make it an innovative space. It’s imperative that classroom design is driven by the desire to create personal and authentic learning experiences for students,” says Tom Murray, director of innovation for Future Ready Schools , a project of the Alliance for Excellent Education. “How

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Classroom EdTech Conference Future Ready 277

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 16 Edition).

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 20, 2017

It draws from 100,000 articles published in 180 journals. We were trying to solve the problem of so much research being inaccessible,” said Karen Cator, president and CEO of Digital Promise, a Washington, D.C.-based Those connections between research and classroom practice are what Digital Promise says it hopes to inspire. “We

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Classroom Blended Learning Report Accessibility 85

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

The eSchool News K-12 Hero Awards recognize the dedicated efforts of education professionals across K-12 departments, including IT, curriculum, instruction and administration. The program received an influx of inspiring nominations that highlight the innovation and selflessness of educators in schools and districts across the nation.

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Edmentum Education Libraries Advocacy 101

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 8, 2023

Artificial Intelligence in Education The Ed-Tech industry has agreed with artificial intelligence amiably. The Ed-Tech space is so vast that it can encapsulate almost every aspect of education, including curriculum development , lesson delivery, and assessments. A merge cube showing parts of the human body through the Mr. Body app.

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Company Industry Smartphone Policies 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 26, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 12 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes. This is ALSO true for edtech.

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