The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Shannon Mclintock-Miller @ shannonmmiller is a mom of three wonderful children, a teacher-librarian and a technology integration specialist. She is an educational consultant for Mackin Educational Resources and Cantata Learning, and Executive Director of Library & Educational Services for Biblionasium. Host: Vicki Davis.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2023

Telling a student to go to the library to access a physical copy of something is the outlier instead of the norm. But the idea of the flipped classroom is credited to Jonathan Bergman and Aaron Sams in 2006. This was the epitome of knowledge and learning before the internet became widely available.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2017

Annette Lang@ msalang has been a technology teacher for over 12 years, with a Master of Arts in Teaching. She completed her library endorsement and worked as a district librarian. Currently, she is working as a technology educator to Freshman and Sophomores at Bio-Med Science Academy. Today’s Guest: Annette Lang.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2020

education technology company has reached the billion-dollar valuation mark, and with that comes bragging rights to being a “unicorn.” I am careful about that term being the focus,” says Andrew Grauer, who co-founded Course Hero in 2006. Users who upload class materials can access the full library for free. Another U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 25, 2022

Across OECD countries that participated in both assessments, reading performance fell back to what it had been in 2006. But it could be that students who enjoy reading receive lots of books as presents or bring more books home from the library. OECD researchers are most worried about poorer students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 26, 2017

We're excited to announce our first of three Library 2.017 mini-conferences: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) March 29th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please register as a member of the Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 15, 2017

We're getting close to our Library 2.017 mini-conference: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) March 29th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). How can library and information science schools and professional development programs prepare library professionals?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

Peter Bohacek, Chief Executive Officer of Pivot and physics teacher, and Matthew Vonk, Chief Science Officer for Pivot and physics professor, founded Pivot Interactives by developing a library of interactive video-based activities funded in part by a grant from the National Science Foundation. About Clearlake Clearlake Capital Group, L.P.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

DreamBox Learning ®, the K-8 digital math company that pioneered Intelligent Adaptive Learning technology, announced today that the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has selected DreamBox Learning Math to support teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate student learning loss. About DreamBox Learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 14, 2016

We're excited to announce the third of three Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: " Libraries of the Future ," October 6th, 2016, from 12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (click for your own time zone). Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries. Please also join the Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 14, 2016

We're excited to announce the third of three Library 2.016 online mini-conferences: " Libraries of the Future ," October 6th, 2016, from 12:00 - 3:00pm US-Pacific Time (click for your own time zone). Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries. Please also join the Library 2.0

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eSchool News

MARCH 9, 2022

The Company’s integrated learning platform empowers teachers by offering easy lesson creation, ready-to-use formative assessments, and personalized, data-driven recommendations from a library of educational resources. ® The firm’s core target sectors are technology, industrials, and consumer. Discovery Education serves approximately 4.5

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2018

From January 2006 to July 2016, the price of college textbooks increased 88 percent , according to the U.S. Still, it can be even harder for students at private schools like Seattle Pacific where, Hoffman says, the library doesn’t purchase course textbooks to keep on reserve. “I

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 28, 2017

Tomorrow, Wednesday, March 29th, is our Library 2.017 mini-conference: "Expertise, Competencies and Careers," which will be held online (and for free) from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). The list of scheduled presentations, plus keynote bios, are below! Abels , John Bertot , and Valerie J.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards. Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

We're just over a week away from our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th! Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events.

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eSchool News

JUNE 22, 2016

Guide shares best tech practices, insights, and resources from educators, administrators, and technology experts. When it comes to creating a technology plan, successes are largely driven by effective district- or school-wide technology committees that involve all stakeholders in the creation of the tech plan.

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Barrow Media Center: Expect the Miraculous

MARCH 9, 2015

It also emphasizes the power of libraries in schools. Barrow Elementary’s Andy Plemmons Named to the “20 to Watch” Education Technology Leaders by the National School Boards Association. We are living in a time where now more than ever we can harness the power of technology to collaborate within and beyond our walls.

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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) and Purdon, M.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Through a library of canned comments, teachers simply highlight text in a student documen t and the CheckMark popup appears above the cursor. Checkmark by EdTechTeam eliminates the need to spend so much time typing the same comments over and over again, making educators more efficient and freeing them up to work with students more quickly.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

As with most other technology innovations, Web 2.0 As with most other technology innovations, Web 2.0 It truly is the ‘architecture of participation’ (Barsky and Purdon, 2006) and demands active engagement as a natural part of its character (Kamel Boulos and Wheeler, 2007). 2006) Introducing Web 2.0: geotagging).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

I came to the Cobb County School District in 2006. Image Credit: Farhat Ahmad The Evolution of Technology. There was money available to purchase books, and we essentially had carte blanche to build our own library. My boss at the time, who brought me into education, told me not to worry.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 30, 2018

The Chill Room at GSoft, a technology firm in Montreal that features over-the-top amenities to recruit and keep employees at a time of intense competition for talent. I like to think that if there’s a place I want to go, I’ll be able to,” Ladd said outside McGill’s main library. Photo: Alex Tran for The Hechinger Report.

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2017

Since he introduced Khan Academy in 2006, the free, open-access education platform has inspired several knock-offs focused on specific disciplines. Sharma has a background in technology and video production (he actively researches and writes about educational technology and knowledge translation) led him to consider how to bridge that divide.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 13, 2011

Join me Tuesday, August 16th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Dr. Gary Lopez to discuss HippoCampus, a project of the Monterey Institute for Technology and Education (MITE) to provide high-quality, multimedia content on general education subjects to high school and college students free of charge.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2018

Rather, it's centered in the popular E-Rate program, which has provided billions of dollars in broadband discounts and infrastructure upgrades to schools and libraries. Overall, broadband costs in Rawson’s home state of Mississippi have dropped from $50 per megabit in 2006 to $.50 50 per megabit in 2017, he says.)

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Kathy Schrock

JUNE 1, 2020

The program launched in 2006, and I became a GCT in New York in 2008. With a huge library of assets across the subject areas, students can easily find a topic to research, learn more about, and watch videos. There were videos and video segments about fighting fires, firefighter equipment, and new firefighting technology.

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Use it as background information Use it for technology terms Use it for current pop cultural literacy Use it for the Keywords Use it for the REFERENCES at the bottom of the page! IE: the hard copy books of the reference section of our library) I do! Tech Terms Here: I love me s ome traditional research resources! (IE: Probably not.

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edWeb.net

DECEMBER 29, 2020

Gaddis explained how Wake County focused their professional learning by first identifying three groups: teachers, leadership, and school library media coordinators. The CoSN Driving K-12 Innovation report identified “technology vs. the pedagogy gap” as a hurdle to innovation in schools.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2020

Since it’s now 2020, I thought it would be fun to revisit Karl Fisch’s video from 2006, titled 2020 Vision. Google buys Ford, Apple, and AMD, allowing it to make breakthroughs in solar energy, battery technology, and quantum computing. It was fascinating to see some of Karl’s projections from 2006. Related Posts. New book!

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

The ongoing spread of discounting has been aided by new technology. The $81 million Joe and Rika Mansueto Library opened in 2011. There are signs that it has put less-competitive institutions in a bind, as not all universities have the demand that schools such as Chicago do. Pete D'Amato/The Hechinger Report.

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

interactive Wikis, and school blogs, can supercharge the library program & classroom throughout the school year. A few years ago I facilitated a "library collection bookfair" or a lesson called Book Pass -The Power of Choice that I had heard about at the AASL Reno 07 conference. Improve & step-up my school library EduBlog!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

DECEMBER 6, 2015

I am so excited to be guest blogging today about one of the biggest problems/advantages teachers have in the classroom…TECHNOLOGY. I have been teaching since January of 2006, in both public and parochial (Catholic) schools in Texas. Set clear expectations for caring for technology. It is possible!

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. We were just borrowing the technological resources from the healthcare side of the business,” said Ed Venit, a managing director at EAB and one of its first employees. Earning a profit.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Next, once the mission is clear, leaders should work with the tech team and teachers to ensure that the technology will meet those goals. Everyone in the community regardless of if they have a child in the school should understand how funding the technology has improved student learning.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2016

Access to technology is another funding-related struggle. “If If E-rate didn’t fund our technology, we didn’t get it,” he said, referring to a federal program that makes telecommunications and Internet access more affordable for schools and libraries. “We We didn’t have a lot of extra.

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edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

Kelley, Superintendent of Oak Park Elementary School District 97, IL, explained, this isn’t about deciding what technology a district uses. None of them talk about technology; instead, they look at how to leverage technology to achieve that goal. For instance, one barrier to access was library cards.

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