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ISTE Certification 01

Dangerously Irrelevant

When we created the nation’s first graduate program designed to prepare a technology-savvy school administrator at the University of Minnesota (way back in 2003!) , ISTE was one of our most important partners in that work. Supporting effective technology integration and implementation: 2012 ISTE Leadership Forum #isteLF12.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When I embarked on my teaching journey back in 2003, the landscape of the classroom was quite different from what we see today. It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. The concept of a 21st-century classroom has evolved significantly. And guess what?

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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

” 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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30 Effective Classroom Attention Getters with Examples

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

For instance, Wallace, Vodanovich, and Restino (2003) discussed how boredom correlates with attention deficit and memory lapses, signaling a deeper issue than mere disinterest. This approach appeals to different learning styles and keeps students engaged (Mayer, 2003). Furthermore, Pekrun et al. 2004; Deci, 1992; Renninger et al.,

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To Build Voice Recognition for Early Literacy, Soapbox Labs Gives Kids a Voice

Edsurge

In 2003, a team of Harvard University researchers concluded a survey and mapped out the idiosyncrasies in the pronunciation of common English words across the globe. She noticed another problem: Many of the apps used speech recognition technologies that were trained with adult data samples. Let's call the whole thing off!

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A Paradigm Shift

A Principal's Reflections

The world continues to change as a result of technological advances. It all began around 2003 when the smartphone wars started with Blackberry, but was quickly taken over by the Apple iPhone in 2007. Make no mistake about it; technology is shaping the world in ways that we could never have imagined.

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Research-based Strategies for Teaching Sight Words

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Whether you’re an educator, parent, or someone interested in literacy development , this post aims to provide you with the necessary tools and understanding to help your young readers flourish. Many educators use tools like flashcards and repetitive reading exercises to help students memorize sight words. What are sight words?