Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 22, 2020

Although some academic institutions and educational professionals still doubt the high value of eLearning software, technology-based education is no longer a myth. And the Covid-19 pandemic has proved that EdTech and eLearning are integral parts of modern academic reality. Lockdown aside, why are more teachers turning to online educational software?

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JUNE 15, 2020

Rocketbook is launching their latest reusable notebook, the Flip. The Flip mimics the design of a traditional steno pad with a top-bound spiral design, instead of the usual side bound spiral, offering wrist space for lefties, and making this the world’s first reusable ambidextrous notebook. The Flip also makes the perfect gift for Father’s Day or 2020 grads!

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 1, 2020

Rocketbook , in partnership with Think Board, is launching the Think Board X2. Designed for students, teachers, and working professionals, the Think Board X2 is a reusable peel-and-stick whiteboard with built-in Rocketbook Beacons. Beacons allow you to capture, organize and broadcast important notes and diagrams in real-time, and share them to your favorite cloud services.

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MAY 14, 2020

Google has been announcing a lot of things to support educators, students and families with remote learning. The newest is a Distance Learning specific resource and course for Educators. The course goes through a variety of topics and how to utilize G Suite for Education tools in each area. Topics: Instructional Design, communications, SEL and more are all covered, with specific examples of how to implement this in your classroom.

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MAY 4, 2020

Students to Recognize Teachers Going the Extra Mile for Home Learning with Brainly’s ‘Online Educator of the Year’ Awards Students can award the best online educators now through May 8, and the winning teacher in each category will receive $1,000 towards classroom resources The coronavirus pandemic has forced students and educators to adapt, essentially overnight, to the new reality of distance learning and instruction from afar.

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APRIL 29, 2020

NICHE ANNOUNCES $35M SERIES C FUNDING TO REIMAGINE AND SIMPLIFY THE SCHOOL AND COLLEGE SEARCH EXPERIENCE Modernizing the school selection process, Niche rolls out new features to support school recruitment impacted by COVID-19, adds Francisco D’Souza of Cognizant to board of directors Niche — the leading school search platform connecting people to the perfect K-12 school or college — today announced it has raised $35 million in Series C funding led by Radian Capital , with additional participati

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 27, 2020

PBLWorks, the leading provider of professional development for high-quality Project Based Learning (PBL), has created a resource site to provide teachers with ideas, examples, and tools to facilitate PBL remotely. “We know that during this uncertain time, educators have a pressing need to find solutions to keep students connected and engaged,” said Bob Lenz, CEO of PBLWorks.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 24, 2020

To keep students engaged in STEM learning during school closures, Vernier Software & Technology is offering a robust collection of free remote learning solutions for teachers and students. The resources, which support students at both the K–12 and college levels, cover a wide range of scientific disciplines including biology, chemistry, physics, and physical science.

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APRIL 21, 2020

SplashLearn is a game based learning program that is loved by over 33 million kids worldwide!! This program is free for teachers and schools to use. SplashLearn stands with schools/districts affected with closure due to COVID-19 (Corona Virus) outbreak : All educators have free access to SplashLearn with Home Access to enable remote learning. It’s fun to learn to play the piano, Why can’t it be fun to learn Math?

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APRIL 2, 2020

Companies like Microsoft and Google are using QuizBreaker to keep their remote employees happy and engaged! QuizBreaker ( [link] ) helps remote teams keep morale high through fun quizzes with lots of gamification. Players answer ice breaker questions and then once a week a quiz gets sent around the team where they have to guess 'Who said what'. It's a quick and easy way for remote teams to have fun when they don't have the chance to see each other face to face.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 2, 2020

As schools across the country close in response to the COVID-19 virus, PBS and WGBH Boston have partnered to support distance learning nationwide. Beginning on Monday, March 30, the public media WORLD Channel from WGBH will provide a daily, five-hour At-Home Learning Service, for students in grades 6-12, to PBS stations nationwide. From 12 noon – 5 pm EDT weekdays, WORLD will offer programs on science, history and English language arts, and include related learning resources from PBS LearningMed

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FEBRUARY 12, 2020

The U.S. Department of Education this week launched SchoolSafety.gov , a website intended to serve as a one-stop clearinghouse of resources for K-12 administrators, educators, parents and law enforcement officials to address safety and security in schools. The commission was established as an executive order by President Donald Trump after the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida.

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JANUARY 16, 2020

The education sector has become one of the most sought after targets for cybercriminals. Long imagined to target banks or high-tech facilities, cyberattacks are beginning to now focus on schools and education centers. Recent targets in New York and Texas might seem less likely but they have become one of the most vulnerable. According to Canon USA’s Office of the Future cybersecurity survey , cyber threats are abundant and increasing, but what is most surprising is that employees or other organi

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JANUARY 9, 2020

LG Business Solutions USA announced the immediate availability of two new UltraFine™ IPS LED monitors offering significantly enhanced performance capabilities for macOS users. The new 24-inch class 4K model and 27-inch class 5K commercial monitors each include upgraded connectivity options and seamless macOS integration. LG’s new UltraFine IPS LED monitors deliver improved color performance, 500 nits of brightness, virtually seamless control through macOS, and Thunderbolt 3 power delivery that e

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 9, 2020

Etude is an advanced document reader, the first of its kind that incorporates the use of artificial intelligence into textual analysis. Several public school districts and hundreds of students have already begun using the product, which has been proven to significantly improve the efficiency and comprehension of students reading large blocks of text.

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 9, 2020

The Character Tree , a new character development online resource for first and second grade students that provides appealing online video lessons to teach children about positive character traits. Teachers and parents can sign up for free access to The Character Tree for the 2019-2020 school year by visiting: [link] The Character Tree uses engaging discussions, real-life examples from history, role modeling and hands-on materials to emphasize positive character traits such as kindness, bravery,

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 3, 2020

ClipSafari is a free online resource for clip art. It has thousands of images, free to use at any time. Most people don't realize that you can't just use any image you find on the internet without crediting it or paying for it. This site makes it easy to find free images. ClipSafari continues the mission of the Open Clipart Project. Open Clipart was an incredible resource for the community until it went offline.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

PleIQ: the early-years interactive smart toy that fosters multiple intelligences through an Augmented Reality experience PleIQ (Play-Q) is the best new educational toy that beautifully merges the physical and digital worlds to provide our children with an immersive learning experience. PleIQ is the perfect complement to high-quality classroom instruction—a hands-on, 21 st Century, augmented reality toy that appeals to all learning styles.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

PBLWorks partnered with the Bezos Family Foundation to create a project-based learning unit that teachers can download. It is a high quality PBL unit for the upcoming Hunger Challenge. It is for K-12 educators and students and the unit has them exploring solutions for hunger and malnutrition. You can download it here: [link] PBL Works is a great resource for all things PBL.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 29, 2019

Ozobot , makers of robots that empower coding and STEAM education for grades K–12, recently unveiled its new Ozobot Classroom learning management system. Launching this fall, Ozobot Classroom will offer teachers an even better way to bring coding into lessons on any subject and at any grade level—with features that include an educator dashboard, real-time insights into student progress, a curriculum builder, and more.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 29, 2019

Kapwing is an online photo and video editor with a great free version that works on any device. It is a whole suite of tools to perform simple editing tasks such as trimming videos, creating stop motion videos, adding subtitles, converting videos to gifs, resizing photos and videos, adding audio to videos, creating photo and video collages, and a handful of other tasks--you can see a full list of the tools here.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 14, 2019

eSpark is a fun and engaging way to differentiate reading and math instruction for students in preK-5th grade. It is completely web-based. They have just released a free, one-year trials of eSpark as well. Sing up free here: [link] eSpark automatically differentiates for PreK - 5 students based on their current needs with targeted instruction in reading and math.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 17, 2019

Most educators agree that, when used correctly, video increases interest, engagement, and retention. And teachers are using video in unique ways today, whether to teleconference to multiple classrooms or to stream a nature documentary in science class. Today’s streaming video platforms have many practical benefits for education. For example, because online content is accessible anywhere and anytime, it helps cut down on the academic impact of absences.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 7, 2019

The Google Dynamic Learning Project is a great resource for educators and educational leaders. It helps schools create sustained, system change with support, resources, consulting and coaching and more. One of the components that is very useful to teachers is the Project Strategy Menu. With the PSM, you can review thought-starters for instructional strategies, explore tech tools and start tackling your challenges as an educator.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 7, 2019

The Future Of Education With Augmented Reality Infographic Technology in education has made it possible to add a layer of enhanced reality and interactivity, this gives Teachers/tutors opportunity to make learning more realistic and immersive improving retention and deep learning. In a generation where individuals from all age brackets have their personal mobile device, using augmented reality is a cost-effective alternative where the effectiveness of subject content can be amplified by adding r

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 7, 2019

Microsoft Education Resources Microsoft for Education Site "Empower students today to be the creators of tomorrow and to achieve more" Microsoft Education Transformation Framework Flexible platform for education transformation Microsoft K-12 Education Transformation Framework: Modern teaching and learning Course Microsoft Education Resource Center implement the Education Transformation Framework in your school or district.

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Educational Technology Guy

MARCH 15, 2019

Just like businesses, educators and students use a lot of collaboration tools in their daily work. Google for Education and Microsoft for Education are two the most popular, with apps like Google Classroom and Microsoft Teams. There are others, like Schoology, Edmodo and more, that are also used. Dropbox , originally a cloud file storage and sharing app, has added a number of collaboration features over the last couple of years.

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Educational Technology Guy

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

EasyPDF.com is a new online PDF converter that finally addresses the needs of modern person - It is Secure, Anonymous and Free. EasyPDF.com is an all-in-one online tool that offers all types of PDF conversion to other formats and vice-versa. OCR conversion of scanned images is supported as well. Using this tool will make your PDF management easy. Main features: - Totally anonymous tool, without registration process - No ads, no limitations, 100% FREE - Fast, secure and reliable - Access via a br

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 27, 2018

Welcome back to school! I hope everyone had a great summer and was able to relax and recharge. Most schools around here start next week, with new teachers starting this week. The beginning of the year is always a little crazy for all teachers. Getting your room setup, implementing new ideas into your lesson plans, getting to know your students, and just settling back in to the routine can be busy and stressful.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 5, 2011

I recently saw Ben Franklin’s daily schedule and planner on Larry Ferlazzo’s website (which is an awesome resource for educators). I was a long time user of Franklin Quest (now Franklin Covey) paper planners and used their planning software and methods on my first PDA and had heard that they had gotten some of their ideas for planning from Ben Franklin, but had never seen Ben’s planner.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 11, 2018

While formal education in several parts of the world is still associated with the widely-accepted traditional brick and mortar schools, the global education fraternity has opened up to e-learning. E-learning equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) has an immense potential to revolutionize education. The advent of AI has furthered the automation of cognitive activities.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 22, 2018

We are quickly approaching the end of the school year. The weather is getting warmer, students are getting excited, and teachers are exhausted. It is a time for celebration and reflection. One thing I always did around this time of the year when I was a teacher was to reflect on the past year. What worked? What went right? What went wrong? How did I handle classroom management issues?

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 11, 2018

PDF Candy is a site I just found out about from a colleague from up in Canada. It is an amazing collection of free, online tools to edit and manage PDF files. PDFs are one of the most common file formats used to share data and documents. Being able to edit and manipulate them is important. PDF Candy provides a robust, free, online tool set for working with PDFs.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 9, 2018

Google kicked off Google I/O 2018 , their developer conference, yesterday, 5/8/18, with a keynote that had some amazing announcements in it. Here is a summary of them with links to more info on each one. I'm pretty excited for these. Many will be great for education, including news, accessibility and more. ( Google for Education Resources) Google AI is the big topic of the day.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 17, 2018

Google Expeditions is a virtual reality teaching tool that lets you lead or join immersive virtual trips all over the world — get up close with historical landmarks, dive underwater with sharks, even visit outer space! Built for the classroom and small group use, Google Expeditions allows a teacher acting as a “guide” to lead classroom-sized groups of “explorers” through collections of 360° and 3D images while pointing out interesting sights along the way.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 3, 2018

CK-12 is one of my favorite resources for educators. They have digital, interactive textbooks, practice assessments, simulations, virtual labs, study aids, concept maps, adaptive practice and more, for almost every subject and grade level. And it's all free! And works on all platforms. They recently announced that they have brought back their CK-12 Certified Educator Program, which is also free.

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 3, 2018

Airtame is an HDMI device that plugs into a display or projector and allows you to wirelessly display to that device. You can share your screen from any device, on any platform. It includes full screen mirroring on Mac, iOS (Airplay), Windows, Chrome and Linux. They are partnered with many other companies, including Google, Trello, Zoho and more to setup dashboards.

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