The Web20Classroom

MAY 19, 2011

In the past I have blogged about TechEase. The site contains tutorials for all major Microsoft Office Products like Word, Excel, Publisher, Power Point and Access, both the 2003 version and the 2007 version. These are not meant to replace the face-to-face training that I do or the other resources I create.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. 7% of high school students commit suicide, some because of cyberbullying: On October 7, 2003, Ryan Halligan committed suicide by hanging himself [after being cyberbullied by high school classmates].

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 18, 2019

In this series we explore Powerful Learning, a set of principles to guide educators designing learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners and incorporate technology in ways that contribute to closing the Digital Learning Gap. Cultivating these intentions has been shown to enhance students’ persistence. Chaiklin, S.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Blog post by Stacey Pusey based on this edLeader Panel. Since 2003, Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up has collected data on the important issues facing schools. While some of these were tangible—like the need to equip all students with tech tools and WiFi access—it’s the more systemic changes that are catching educators’ attention.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2018

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. You think they’re OK because you disabled the online access — think again. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. But what about cyberbullying?

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Neo LMS

MARCH 30, 2017

These days, using multimedia tools is a foregone conclusion for the well-resourced teacher; technology is enabling greater interactivity and engagement between students as well as with the information they are required to learn. Teachers have a plethora of options when it comes to using technology in their lessons. Second Life.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. You think they’re OK because you disabled the online access — think again. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. But what about cyberbullying?

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edWeb.net

JULY 14, 2021

A very wide range of district programs can qualify for the latest funding, including access to school facilities, educational and professional development needs, and the use of technology to sustain and improve the educational environment. In 2021, the America’s Response Program Act (ARPA) added $126 billion to those funds.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Wikipedia defines “cyberbullying” as: the use of information technology to repeatedly harm or harass other people in a deliberate manner. 7% of high school students commit suicide, some because of cyberbullying: On October 7, 2003, Ryan Halligan committed suicide by hanging himself [after being cyberbullied by high school classmates].

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 15, 2012

and "This district has figured out how to do a technology implementation. In addition to better explaining how the staff downsizing was accomplished, Mgsdteacher brought my feet back to earth and reminded me that an investment in technology alone will not bring about school improvement. My immediate thoughts: "Yikes!

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 2, 2013

This is the third in a series of blog posts on the future of learning and technology. In my previous blog post I examined the debate about whether we are becoming more intelligent or less intelligent as a result of our prolonged and habituated uses of technology.

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Learning With Lucie

DECEMBER 4, 2016

(Thank you, Erica Zimmer (@NerdyMaestra) and Craig Lyndes for your help with this session) Preparing for this session, gave me a chance to reflect back over the past 20 years - starting with the year 1996 - the year technology tools allowed us to personalize learning like never before.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

In this paper, having revisited my previous speeches I''m going to try to gaze once more into the near future in an attempt to determine what education might look like in the light of the technological developments that comprise Web 2.0. As with most other technology innovations, Web 2.0 The Changing Web (2.0) Introducing Web 2.0:

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

This is number 4 in the series of blog posts entitled 'Shaping Education for the Future.' My own students create a lot of their own content during their study, usually in the form of podcasts, videos, wiki and blog content, and are encouraged to share these publicly online to gain additional feedback. The web is constantly changing.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 4, 2015

Getting computing devices into schools is relatively easy; changing classroom practice with technology is really, really hard. With every generation of computing technology, a small group of educators has been able to use new tools in transformative ways, but on the whole, classroom practices have proven stubbornly resistant to change.

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 11, 2014

Milgram''s question was, how many someones are in the chain?'' (Watts, 2003, p38.) Learning within a highly connected community of practice provides learners with new vistas, greater scope for exploration, and access to dialogue at the highest level in their field of study. But that is the subject matter for another blog post.

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IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

For the past several years the Horizon Report has listed mobile learning, in one form or another, as an emerging educational technology (e.g. Mobile technologies have changed over the years: from the early PDAs, Blackberrys and feature phones with texting capability and cameras, to tablets and eReaders to the ubiquitous smartphones of today.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 9, 2018

As innovators and early adopters of emerging technology we often find ourselves in the situation to help our colleagues. How do we best help them to understand the value of new technology and how it might benefit their students lives (rather than how might it help my fit into their classroom).

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 15, 2020

There are also Education Stabilization Fund – Rethink Education Models (ESF-REM) grants, and they also can be used to provide broadband access as part of a new education model. Susan Gentz is a partner at K20Connect, a consulting consortium of experts focused on education leadership, technology and policy. About the Presenters.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

The pivotal moment of his career happened when he was teaching at Hannam University in South Korea in 2003 surrounded by the papers of 275 writing students and wondering if he had them all. Prior to this I managed a number of large Widening Access outreach projects in South West Wales and the Valleys.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 29, 2016

The “Teach Boldly” teacher support initiative will include a series of virtual and community training events and the launch of the new PBS Teachers’ Lounge, a creative digital space where teachers can share ideas, learn from peers, find daily inspiration and access the tools and resources they need to enhance their work in the classroom.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

If you are reading this blog post it is likely that you are the champion, my friend, and that you will keep on fighting until the end, since there’s no time for losers, cause you are the champion of the world…. Read through the descriptions below with one type of emergent technology and see how you fit. but I digress.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 31, 2017

WEBINAR PLATFORM : The sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate , and can be accessed live from any personal computer and most mobile devices. (To Registration will give you access to the live event and to the event recordings. If you aren't able to enter that room, see Behind the Blackboard Support.)

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 17, 2017

WEBINAR PLATFORM : The sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate , and can be accessed live from any personal computer and most mobile devices. (To Registration will give you access to the live event and to the event recordings. If you aren't able to enter that room, see Behind the Blackboard Support.)

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Hack Education

AUGUST 23, 2016

Maha Bali has written a blog post asking why we talk about “a domain of one’s own” and “reclaim your domain” since people never really own their domains. One pays a fee to access the network. These fees must all be paid monthly or annually to maintain access and functionality.

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Connecting 2 the World

MAY 26, 2011

However, with the rise in the use of distributed groups in the workplace, there is the recognition that knowledge that is distributed in the form of distributed cognition, may not be accessed in the same way that traditional organizational structures allowed. Externally owned knowledge (e.g. linking ideas, putting into context).

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 4, 2015

At the event, Carolyn Sykora , Senior Director of the ISTE Standards Program, shared that the 1998 standards described a landscape in which we were learning to use technology. The 2007 standards described a landscape in which we were using technology to learn. We’ve championed equitable access and unbanning critical resources.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 18, 2022

In 2003, Project Tomorrow, a national nonprofit dedicated to helping K-12 education leaders identify and implement best practices, launched the Speak Up Research Project, which gives K-12 leaders insights into current and emerging dynamics in the education ecosystem—and what those dynamics mean for all the stakeholders within a school district.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 21, 2016

To be successful in a knowledge economy, students will require the ability to complete non-routine tasks, solve unstructured problems, and employ technologies for communication, collaboration, and creation (Autor, & Price, 2013; Collet, Hine, & Plessis, 2015).

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 24, 2019

She wrote a blog post about her experience and added a photo of herself with the hashtag #ILookLikeAnEngineer. Since 2003, more than 15 million 6- to 11- year-olds at thousands of schools across the country have been taught how to think like engineers using the curriculum. Anchalee responded like the techie she is.

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MindShift

JANUARY 24, 2019

She wrote a blog post about her experience and added a photo of herself with the hashtag #ILookLikeAnEngineer. Since 2003, more than 15 million 6- to 11- year-olds at thousands of schools across the country have been taught how to think like engineers using the curriculum. Anchalee responded like the techie she is.

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STEM How To Elementary Report 44

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2024

UD aims for inclusive access to architectural spaces for all users. 2003), and Universal Instructional Design (UID; Silver et al., 2013) define UDL as “a set of principles and techniques for use in the classroom along with the design of accessible instructional materials.” To start with, Courey et al.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

It is designed to significantly increase opportunities for connecting classrooms while supporting cultural awareness and recognition of diversity and educational access for all. Karen earned her BA in Mathematics from Bryn Mawr College and her MA in Instructional Technology and New Media from Teachers College, Columbia University.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2021

They showed up in tech access and connectivity, food availability and even transportation, especially in historically underserved communities. Schools and districts set up temporary solutions that got them through the most challenging pandemic moments, from tech access to transportation. Access to food, for example, among them.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Buy the all-access pass here and have access to all the sessions and bonus materials forever. Join for free to watch the current sessions and the upcoming interviews here.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” I love this headline from Campus Technology , which echoes the wise words of Bill and Ted from their excellent adventure: “ Ed Tech Changes … and Stays the Same.”

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Iterating Toward Openness

DECEMBER 3, 2015

My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education. I believe that is our best chance for enabling the true breakthroughs in pedagogy and access that are my end goal. From 2003 – 2008 I focused on the evangelism problem.

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