Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2023

Here are her five tips for bringing pizazz back to education, using a great tool students in my classes love: 5 tips to bring joy back to school By Lainey Franks When I was teaching, the start of the summer was always a time for me to relax and spend quality time with my family. I think I would have liked being in her classroom.

Education 310

Education Digital Citizenship Video Resources 310

Neo LMS

JULY 27, 2021

Schools have always pleaded for parental involvement in the educational process and the teacher-parent relationship as the ground for academic development and emotional balance of students. Teachers and parents joined forces to ensure learning occurred in normal parameters under extraordinary conditions.

Examples 441

Examples EdTech LMS Guidelines 441

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It also provides greater access options to students living in rural areas or experiencing mobility challenges. However, for students living with neurodivergent traits, e-learning can be problematic. Neurodivergence covers a range of students whose cognitive or neurological functioning operates differently from the majority.

Online Learning 444

Online Learning Learning LMS Study 444

Catlin Tucker

MAY 20, 2023

How can formative assessment data help students to develop their metacognitive skills? These informal assessments provide information to the teacher about students’ understanding of the material being covered and the skills being introduced. However, formative assessment data can be useful for teachers and students.

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Assessment Blended Learning Data Strategy 478

Digital Promise

APRIL 13, 2020

For more than six years, we’ve worked to close the homework gap , ensuring that all students have equitable access to the internet and technology for powerful learning opportunities outside of the classroom, augmenting what is available in school. All included resources are free and meet student privacy criteria.

Digital Learning 423

Digital Learning Accessibility Assessment Online Learning 423

Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

The benefit of assigning video instruction for homework is that students can control the time, place, and pace of the learning experience when they watch the video at home. Then, class time is dedicated to practice and application, which has traditionally been assigned as homework for students to complete independently.

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Flipped Classroom Classroom Blended Learning Video 453

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2022

While previous reports found that remote learning resulted in learning disruptions in K–12, it turns out that the quality of technology students have access to plays a significant role in online learning outcomes.

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Online Learning Technology Learning Survey 335

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 10, 2022

Did you know you can use a live translator app in PTA meetings, parent teacher conferences, and presentations — that actually works? Did you know there is a tool that will translate your parent newsletters? How about one that parents can use to translate homework so they can help their children? Well, all of these exist!

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Accessibility Tools Microsoft Data 385

A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

In an ideal world, every student would have access to an education tailored to their unique needs and abilities. However, special education students often face more significant challenges that can impede their academic progress. Hence the need to personalize learning.

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Professional Learning Strategy STEM Tools 330

EdTech4Beginners

AUGUST 2, 2023

Academic success is a critical aspect of a student’s life, shaping their future endeavors and fostering confidence in their abilities. During such times, tutoring proves to be an effective ally, offering individualized assistance and direction to aid students in realizing their full potential.

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Accessibility Meeting Assessment Strategy 246

Waterford

JULY 30, 2023

Your school’s team consists of your students, school administrators, teachers, and other faculty and support staff. Don’t forget who needs to be included: your students’ families. Boosting engagement between families and your school can be one of the best ways to improve student performance. Teamwork makes the dream work.

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How To Strategy Survey Training 259

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2024

For Maria Artica, a first-year student at Richard Bland College, a two-year college in Virginia, enrolling was like stepping “into a new world.” A first-generation college student, she was told that higher ed would lead to a better life. Experts expect the fiasco to have long-term implications for colleges and future students.

Robotics 112

Robotics Analysis Accessibility Data 112

eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2024

The answer to that question, it turns out, depends a lot on two things: how your school identifies students for advanced math, and where you live. principals said their elementary or middle school offered algebra in eighth grade, but only to certain students. But that picture differed by state.

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Survey Elementary Policies Report 102

eSchool News

APRIL 1, 2024

Recently, the kindergarten teacher texted her on the app, ReachWell, which allows the teacher to text in English and parents to receive the messages in their own language. The apps often allow the communications between parents and teachers to feel personal. Every child and family member has a right to have that access.”

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Elementary Accessibility Examples Company 102

Edsurge

MARCH 20, 2024

As such, many students enter college and the workforce not having enough practice in key critical thinking skills that they need to be innovative problem-solvers and effective communicators. Watch the full “Unlocking the Power of Creativity and AI: Preparing Students for the Future Workforce” webinar on-demand now.

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Khan Academy Adobe Advocacy Assessment 185

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2023

As a school communications professional trained in digital accessibility, I’ve probably seen hundreds of newsletters like the one forwarded to me — and that’s a problem. A document like that can be completely unreadable for a parent or guardian with a disability.

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Accessibility Education Software EdTech 201

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2024

While the mental health of students remains a top concern of many in the education field, federal data reveals that it’s not all bad news. It uses survey responses from principals of nearly 2,700 P-12 schools to take the pulse of myriad issues that affect students and how schools operate. During that same time period, the U.S.

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Resources Advocacy Secondary Report 174

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Students at Bessemer Elementary School don’t have to go far to see a doctor. After the doctor prescribes treatment, students can in many cases go straight back to class – instead of having to go home. Along with other efforts aimed at stemming chronic absenteeism, the telemedicine program is helping, said Superintendent Whitney Oakley.

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Elementary Accessibility Trends STEM 104

eSchool News

APRIL 24, 2024

Now that many schools are back in the classroom, students may no longer be remotely logging onto computers for class instruction. However, they may still need to remotely access school websites or learning modules for homework, group assignments, or to check their grades.

Accessibility 86

Accessibility Laptops Meeting Classroom 86

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2023

The number of edtech products schools access in a typical month has tripled since four years ago to more than 1,400 tools, according to a recent estimate by Learn Platform, an edtech company that helps schools manage tech. Not long ago, schools kept all their student data on servers at schools.

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EdTech Coursera Data Company 207

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2023

Public schools are online just as much as their students, it seems, with profiles across social media. Their Facebook pages contain not just announcements but photos from events on campus—graduations, Christmas band concerts, chess team tournament victories, spirit week—where students take center stage.

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Data Social Media Student Data Privacy Facebook 193

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As someone who has had more school choice than I know what to do with, I can tell you what may feel like a shocking surprise: Private schools have the power to choose, not parents. The amount of funds awarded to qualified students was based on a tiered system, according to type of disability.

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System iPad Report Accessibility 145

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 24, 2023

Credit: Ken Lambert/The Seattle Times Regardless of what language parents speak at home, they have a civil right to receive important information from their child’s educators in a language they understand. As their numbers grow, their parents’ frustration with language services is rising too.

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Meeting Training Advocacy Accessibility 145

eSchool News

JANUARY 11, 2024

So it is with the services of the Family Engagement Lab , whose mission statement is, “to catalyze equitable family engagement and student learning by bridging classroom curriculum and at-home learning. The use of technology is seen as a tool to bridge gaps and make communication more accessible.

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How To Accessibility Tools Technology 112

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 25, 2024

Amid the excitement and anticipation that typically accompany the approach of graduation day there hangs a disheartening reality at our high schools this year: many students won’t have the clarity of knowing where their future lies before they walk across the graduation stage. But there remain many private universities that have not.

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Report System Accessibility Study 125

eSchool News

MARCH 11, 2024

I began at OCPS as a first-grade teacher before joining the district’s teaching and learning team, where I helped plan our five-year 1:1 device rollout for 280k students. It also involves managing accessories, like chargers, which students often lose. Our devices are not for IT; they are for our teachers and students.

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Broadband Guidelines Laptops Accessibility 103

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

LPC, Director of Student Mental Health Services at LCPS. Through ParentGuidance.org’s parent coaching and webinars, we are aiming to help parents address important mental health and developmental topics to support their children. million families access to services across 37 states.

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Resources Training Professional Learning Accessibility 92

eSchool News

JANUARY 2, 2024

According to Gallup’s most recent research , 44 percent of parents with K-12 students fear for their child’s safety while they are at school. The survey found that 20 percent of parents say their children “expressed worry about feeling unsafe when they return to school,” an eight-point increase in just three years.

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Exercises Survey Resources Accessibility 126

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2024

I participated in an online completion event recently with the aim of supporting students with the FAFSA (Free Application for Federal Student Aid) form so I could gain new insights for the counselors I work with at New Visions for Public Schools. Many other parents and students have also been struggling to submit their information.

Accessibility 77

Accessibility Advocacy Social Media Report 77

Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

For Ryan Baker, an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania and director of the Penn Center of Learning Analytics, there is one thing in particular he’d like school leaders to keep in mind: providing better tech support for students and families. “I Uneven access to devices makes getting assignments a challenge.

Report 215

Report Survey LMS Digital Divide 215

eSchool News

AUGUST 9, 2023

the survey was fielded to 3,000 parents in English and Spanish in May 2023. Chromebooks powered by Snapdragon with LTE proved to be an ideal technology solution due to the always-connected capabilities, strong performance, and privacy features that were provided to more than 160,000 students. Commissioned by Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.,

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EdTech Survey Chromebook Analysis 95

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

Today, I want to spill the tea on Amazon Prime and its hidden gems that are especially valuable for teachers, parents, and students. Trust me, when you’re juggling lesson plans, grading, and parent-teacher meetings, this is a lifesaver. Students, need a study break with a side of pop culture?

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Differentiated Instruction eBook Video Accessibility 134

eSchool News

APRIL 2, 2024

DAYTON, OHIO – The Montgomery County Educational Service Center (MCESC) today announced a partnership with mental health provider Cartwheel to bring students and families rapid access to mental health care via telehealth with Ohio-licensed clinicians. Because of the long wait time, students were not getting the help they needed.

Education 86

Education Accessibility Training Assessment 86

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 2, 2023

Since the release of ChatGPT nearly a year ago, teachers have debated whether to ban the tool (over fears that students will use it to cheat ) or embrace it as a teaching aid (arguing that the tool could boost learning and will become key in the workplace). That means most students in U.S. EdSurge reached out to OpenAI for comment.

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Policies Tools Survey Google 144

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

Communication from teachers to both students and parents has always been important in K-12 education. A 16-year veteran middle school teacher, Hall is a big proponent of increasing access to information for all education stakeholders. EdSurge: Has the pandemic changed the nature of parent-teacher communication?

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Classroom LMS Meeting Conference 146

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2022

But I’m not fully present, because my pulse is still racing, I’m thinking of the things I didn’t get done and worrying that a student or colleague will barge in during the Zoom orientation because they need me for something. As an educator parent, I’m constantly juggling my commitments to my students and to my own children and I’m not alone.

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System Conference Social Media Strategy 164

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2023

Our extensive work at MCJ culminated in a report that showcased an unsettling reality: Affordability and availability are formidable barriers to internet access, while reading and math proficiency rates are significantly below the state averages in grades 3-8. A significant challenge for Delta communities is the ever-growing digital divide.

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Broadband Digital Divide Report Guidelines 115