Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 18, 2018

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Category: Google Apps. What do I do?

Digital Citizenship 81

Digital Citizenship Google Software Strategy 81

Hack Education

AUGUST 28, 2019

The future of education is technological. Education must adopt not only the products but the values of the high tech industry. Google and Facebook, whose executives are clearly the villains of Zuboff’s book, have keen interests in the education market too. Necessarily so.

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Technology Education Facebook Analysis 91

MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 26, 2021

ST Math's educational content is conveyed in a game-like format. Games have the potential to be perceived as an enjoyable and fun activity and, with that, might provide a preferred means to teach math (Bragg, 2003). Department of Education guidelines (Boyce et al., Math Anxiety: Personal, Educational, and Cognitive Consequences.

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Comparison Software Game-Based Learning Guidelines 53

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Diane Tavenner, who opened the first Summit school in 2003 in Redwood City, Calif., Meanwhile, CZI itself will continue to spearhead the team of approximately 50 engineers who are building and supporting the Summit software platform. will continue to run the string of 11 physical Summit schools, located in California and Washington.

Learning 103

Learning Software Study Groups 103

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2023

We had this intranet server service called FirstClass that kind of did in 2003 just about everything that Google for Education does now. You all are actually teaching writing differently because you got all these computers and you adopted a piece of software that's helping you teach writing differently.

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iPad Course Google Laptops 122

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 161

Neo LMS

MARCH 30, 2017

Naturally, the Internet is far and away the richest and most radical change from the days I was a student, and education will, frankly, never be the same again. billion by 2025, while the education sector will attract 15 million users. Google’s Expeditions program is a Cardboard extension specifically oriented towards educators.

Classroom 150

Classroom Android STEM LMS 150

Edsurge

JULY 2, 2019

Empower is hardly the only education company that has had to adapt its wares to support shifting trends in data interoperability. Why Interoperability Is so Critical for Empower Empower Learning, which offers an LMS and gradebook, is designed to support schools transitioning to a competency-based education model.

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Data LMS Company Education 110

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. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Boxlight.

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STEM Training Company Professional Learning 98

Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

This is a continuation from yesterday''s post on changing roles , disruptive innovation and the survival of higher education. Personally, I find myself in agreement with Brian Winston (2003), preferring to view social applications as a facet of gradual evolution rather than symptoms of sudden revolution. BMC Medical Education 6, 41.

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Wiki Education Facebook Twitter 62

The Web20Classroom

MAY 19, 2011

This is a great training resource out of the University of South Florida that provides some really basic information for teachers on how to do everything from burning CD''s to using email to hardware/software troubleshooting. In Pictures does exactly that.

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Technology Training Software Microsoft 100

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Some of this is a result of an influx of Silicon Valley types in recent years — people with no ties to education or education technology who think that their ignorance and lack of expertise is a strength. Narratives about the “factory model of education” and whatnot. I mean forgetting what happened five, ten years ago.

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Blackboard Coursera LMS ProctorU 96

Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

This is number 4 in the series of blog posts entitled 'Shaping Education for the Future.' Social media - often referred to as Web 2.0 , or the participatory Web - is shaping up to be one of the most important tool sets available to support the promotion of change in education. Yesterday's post can be found at this link.

Wiki 54

Wiki Social Media Software Mobility 54

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

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. The software giant is piloting the technology in 20 schools in Ireland and Britain.) Let's call the whole thing off!

Exercises 64

Exercises Company Data Assessment 64

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 13, 2015

ALEXANDRIA, VA Statistics—the science of learning from data—is the fastest-growing science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) undergraduate degree in the United States over the last four years, an analysis of federal government education data conducted by the American Statistical Association (ASA) revealed.

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STEM Analysis Handbook Data 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2016

The Mary Lou Fulton Presidential Professor of Literacy Studies at Arizona State University has been playing video games for four hours every day since 2003, solving puzzles and battling bosses in games such as Doom, Darksiders 2 and Uncharted 4. Gee: The first game I played was Adventures of the New Time Machine , in 2003.

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Video Game-Based Learning Learning Pearson 60

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 9, 2016

The investment company Weld North Holdings LLC today announced its acquisition of Performance Matters, a student assessment and data analytics company that it will merge with Truenorthlogic, a K-12 ed-tech business focused on continuous educator improvement. See also: Fast-Growing Private Education Companies Make Inc.

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Kaplan Company Data Industry 40

edWeb.net

JUNE 11, 2019

Instead of handouts and worksheets, try incorporating engaging activities using software such as BrainPOP and Kahoot! Create a theme-based party and celebrate your students’ accomplishments and commitment to their education. Vernice Jones received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Lane College in 2003. About the Host.

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Assessment Strategy Mobility Guidelines 46

Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 2, 2013

In his seminal work, Natural Born Cyborgs (2003), Clark sees a future that combines the best features of human and machine, where we literally wear or physically internalise our technologies. 2003) Natural Born Cyborgs: Minds, Technologies and the Future of Human Intelligence. References Clark, A. New York: Oxford University Press.

Digital Divide 60

Digital Divide Secondary Social Media Technology 60

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

While rising education costs and more amenities and luxury housing have played a role in pressing up the cost of college attendance, a great deal of college tuition inflation has been driven by an enrollment strategy that relies heavily on tuition discounting. Ann Gansemer-Topf, associate professor of education at Iowa State University.

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Data Report Strategy Study 94

Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 25, 2015

Last week, during the 2015 CoSN Annual Conference , I participated in the CoSN Camp FailFest where leaders in education shared professional failures in order to see future successes. One of my very memorable failures was in 2003, when I went to Austin ISD to present to the technology team as the final step of a large purchase.

EdTech 40

EdTech Differentiated Instruction Gamification MOOC 40

Gaggle Speaks

MARCH 25, 2015

Last week, during the 2015 CoSN Annual Conference , I participated in the CoSN Camp FailFest where leaders in education shared professional failures in order to see future successes. One of my very memorable failures was in 2003, when I went to Austin ISD to present to the technology team as the final step of a large purchase.

EdTech 40

EdTech Differentiated Instruction Gamification MOOC 40

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

education industry has not become so dependent (yet). ST Unitas , South Korea’s largest education business, acquired Princeton Review , the iconic U.S. Yet education ministries across Asia recognize they need more than test-takers; they need students who can ideate, create and compete in a global economy. Last month. Authess $2.2

EdTech 98

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 98

EdTechSandyK

JUNE 14, 2012

Photo Source It''s summer in the northern hemisphere, which is a great time for educators to take a break from the daily bustle of teaching. The site is a little hard to navigate in my opinion, but worth it when you find the software instructions you are looking for. Resources exist for Office versions back to 2003. Classroom 2.0

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Resources Microsoft Training Video 81

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

It also becomes a tangible representation of tacit knowledge for both group members and those outside of the group (Conceicao, Heitor, & Veloso, 2003; Yaklief, 2002). Educational Researcher, 81(1), 32-42. 2000; Moreland & Levine, 2001). References Akgun, A., Lynn, G., & Byrne, J. Organizational learning: A socio-cognitive framework.

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Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

Hack Education

AUGUST 23, 2016

Woolf’s room with a lock, and resources (the famous “500 pounds a year,” but also education, time, and access) provides a place within which the figurative can flower. You (likely) do not own the software you use (unless it’s open source); it’s been licensed to you. ” How do we resist this?

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Software Data Company Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

My parents always stressed how powerful an education is and how it is the key to success,” Keenan said. For more stories about education, opportunity, and how people learn subscribe to the Educate podcast. In higher education, colleges are using analytics to keep students enrolled and continue collecting tuition dollars.

Data 108

Data Dropout Company Report 108

Connecting 2 the World

AUGUST 8, 2011

For example, a teacher in a rural area without access to internet service may not have access or use of learning management system (LMS) software. He or she may learn about the software, how to use it by using reading a textbook, or even receive some hands on training away from his or her classroom. The Knowledge Evolution.

Software 52

Software LMS Training Handbook 52

Connecting 2 the World

APRIL 11, 2012

Phillip, for example, spoke about the importance of his work with this project group for future positions in the organization, “This is where my education is, all my experience is here. In this case, Phillip could use his education and work experience to obtain another position. Phillip, interview 1).

Groups 63

Groups Report Accessibility Examples 63

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In theory, education technology could redesign school from a factory-like assembly line to an individualized experience. After Neil built the platform in 2003, several early studies showed promising results , and then a large randomized control trial (RCT) in Maine, published in 2016, confirmed them.

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Khan Academy Study Report Software 130

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

While the state’s Department of Education cycled through commissioners (six in six years) superintendents struggled to figure out the law, largely on their own. Related: Documenting Maine’s failure to implement proficiency-based education. In 2003, the Gates Foundation gave RISC $5.8 Imported from Alaska.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

For example, in 2015 I wrote that “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. The egregiously high cost of educational materials is a symptom of taking a traditional approach to copyright with educational materials.

Accessibility 62

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 11, 2022

(Longtime readers may recall that the research group I founded at Utah State University in 2003, the Open Sustainable Learning Opportunities group, became The Center for Open and Sustainable Learning in 2005, which I directed until I moved to BYU.) The empirical work on the sustainability of open source software (e.g.,

OER 147

OER Analysis Software Outcomes 147

Connecting 2 the World

MAY 26, 2011

Relating this to Skitka’s (2003) AIM model of Social Identify Theory (as discussed in Chapter 2), a greater level of ownership may create higher stakes for the individual within a group. For example, educational credentials (e.g. 2000; Moreland & Levine, 2001; Skitka, 2003; Whitworth et al., 2001; McGrath et al.,

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Study Groups Training Report 63

Connecting 2 the World

JULY 6, 2012

For example, educational credentials (e.g., As discussed in previous chapters, knowledge creation in distributed groups are situated in the work patterns and power structures within which distributed groups work (Contu & Willmott, 2003; Foss & Pedersen, 2002; Goodwin, 1994; Laufer et al., 1998; Sternberg & Horvath, 1999).

Groups 61

Groups Knowledge Base Accessibility Study 61

The 21st Century Principal

MAY 26, 2019

"The problem with conformity in education is that people are not standardized to begin with." Sir Ken Robinson, Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education Let's face it, our public education system is still all about conformity and standardization. Check out their web site here: [link] ).

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Software Company Assessment Strategy 70

ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Our family’s budget software of choice is YNAB (You Need A Budget). If they like the footy, a couple of books: Michael Calvin’s Living on the Volcano: The Secrets of Surviving as a Football Manager or Amy Lawrence’s Invincible: Inside Arsenal’s Unbeaten 2003-2004 Season are likely to interest.

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Exercises System Software Comparison 40