A Principal's Reflections

MAY 17, 2020

During the crisis, we have seen digital leadership strategies embraced and innovation take hold despite roadblocks. Strategies to help all kids, no matter where they are, will need to be emphasized. Blended Learning We have seen schools make considerable investments in technology during the pandemic.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

” 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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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 10, 2019

As I have discussed previously, the anticipatory set at the beginning and closure at the end are critical strategies that can assist any teacher or administrator in determining the efficacy of a lesson. Hattie and Timperley (2007) identified these phases as feed-up, feedback, and feed-forward. Therein lies the key point of this post.

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Through a series of courses developed with faculty at Carnegie Mellon’s Entertainment Technology Center, Zulama helps students develop critical programming, art, and design skills. I was introduced to Don Marinelli, the director of a cutting-edge graduate program called the Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University.

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eSchool News

JUNE 12, 2019

According to Davis, Fuller, Jackson, Pittman, and Sweet (2007) , the definition of digital equity is “equal access and opportunity to digital tools, resources, and services to support an increase in digital knowledge, awareness, and skills.”

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Waterford

JULY 24, 2020

In this article, we’ll go over what differentiated instruction is and how using this learning strategy can provide your students with the resources they need to succeed. Differentiated instruction is an educational strategy in which teachers adapt their instruction to meet the needs of their class. What is Differentiated Instruction?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2023

“I worked as an administrator for 10 years, so I think about edtech from both sides — both how an administrator makes decisions about edtech tools, but also how we can support our teachers,” Ballard shared in a focus group that was part of a larger project designed to better understand the gap between teaching practices and technology use.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2021

The addition of Naviance and Intersect “offers PowerSchool a way to service colleges and universities,” says Gates Bryant, a partner at Tyton Partners, a strategy consulting firm and investment bank. Naviance and Starfish were brought into the fold via acquisitions in 2007 and 2015, respectively. That’s a new market for PowerSchool.”

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 15, 2016

Given students’ interest in technology, educational technology tools are a promising way to motivate them to learn. Another strategy is to give learners examples or hints based on their incorrect answers. Future research will help clarify the role of technology in boosting student motivation. Katz, I., & Assor, A.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 9, 2023

Look at what Harvey Silver says in his book, Compare and Contrast : By compiling the available research on effective instruction, Marzano, Pickering, and Pollock found that strategies that engage students in comparative thinking had the greatest effect on student achievement, leading to an average percentile gain of 45 points.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 8, 2024

While these predictions are rooted in reality, just as in the show Black Mirror , technology can have some unintended consequences. Jobs’ launch of the iPhone in 2007 led to a revolution in mobile computing. Each year I share my predictions about these trends. Here’s a look at my 2023 predictions.) More to come on that.)

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 29, 2023

Recognizing the gravity of this challenge, educators have sought effective strategies to combat classroom boredom. The purpose of this post is to share with you a wide range of practical strategies (attention getters or attention grabbers) to help keep your students focused and engaged. 2010; Ziv, 1988).

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 24, 2019

This is the fourth post in our series on “Powerful Learning,” a set of principles guiding our work supporting schools and educators to develop learning experiences that engage the hearts and minds of learners as we introduce new technologies. Inquiry and reflection are strategies for engagement as well as for enduring learning.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 4, 2024

It’s a transformation that’s been largely driven by the unprecedented pace of technological advancement. Technological Integration The 21st-century classroom is unimaginable without the integration of technology, and soon AI (artificial intelligence). The concept of a 21st-century classroom has evolved significantly.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 9, 2021

Not much, according to Sugata Mitra, Professor of Educational Technology at Newscastle University in England. His hole-in-the-wall project in 2007 generated tremendous interest when he showed that children could indeed learn complex tasks in the absence of formal training, spurred on by curiosity and peer interest.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

According to Davis, Fuller, Jackson, Pittman, and Sweet (2007) , the definition of digital equity is “equal access and opportunity to digital tools, resources, and services to support an increase in digital knowledge, awareness, and skills.” The post Strategies for Closing the Digital Equity Gap appeared first on edWeb.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

Much has changed since we introduced the first generation of our Scratch programming language and online community, back in 2007. Over the past decade, we’ve found that it’s much easier to spread the technology of Scratch than the educational ideas underlying it. Scratch 3.0

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

Over the past seven years, we’ve continually developed and tweaked a seminar-style onboarding course to help all new employees, regardless of their background, catch up to speed on key issues in education and technology. Then, we ask Seminar participants put their entrepreneurial hats on and pitch ideas for a business.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. The fast-paced evolution in educational technology and methodologies necessitates a fresh look at what features teachers should exhibit to be effective and relevant in this ever-changing environment.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 14, 2020

We need strategies for personalizing and enriching the remote learning experience. Currently, one very popular strategy is the creation of classroom scenes using Google Slides populated with their flexible Bitmojis. I started playing around with the fairly easy and recently very popular strategy of building a library scene in Slides.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 15, 2017

The new data visualization is based on over 100,000 peer-reviewed articles from 184 journals published between 2007 and 2016. We’re excited to share an updated version of the Research Map , which features the latest research and new ways to access relevant learning science findings. Shifts in the Learning Science Research Landscape.

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Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

For example, in mid-July, publishing giant Pearson announced it will adopt a “digital first” strategy for updating college course materials. The decrease follows a trend of near-steady spending decline going back at least 10 years to 2007-2008, when students reported spending an average of $701 on course materials.

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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

This strategy keeps students working with content that is neither too difficult nor too easy for their individual level. Such direct instruction videos are interspersed between practice activities to ensure every skill is taught explicitly in a way that students will be able to transfer to independent practice (Fisher & Frey, 2007).

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

was often the best choice given the resources and technologies of that time in history. Philipp Schmidt (2007) provide an excellent comparison of how Education 1.0 Rarely do the results of those activities contribute back to the information resources that students consume in carrying them out (Keats & Schmidt, 2007, para.

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Waterford

OCTOBER 30, 2019

Some strategies or resources might help certain students more than they do others. 5] As they get to know their students and discuss their unique needs with parents, teachers can use differentiated instruction strategies to support academic growth. Journal of College Reading and Learning, 2007, 37(2), pp. and Tsai, C.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

Freedom of choice As online technologies offer new ways to deliver—and in many cases, simulate—science instruction, Loomer still sees the importance of online and offline tools for educators. Founded in 2007, eScience claims to have sold kits to more than 400 universities worldwide.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

The Toronto-based company once relied on textbook publishers to distribute its technology. And it just may have found a key piece to make that strategy click. Unlike traditional publishers that are trying to retool themselves as technology companies, Top Hat has the advantage of being a tech company first, says Silagadze.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 29, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion. Kristen Radsliff Rebmann, Ph.D.,

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2017

Digital Promise has compiled a Research Map based on data from more than 100,000 articles published between 2007 and 2016. It helps teachers dig into the research that shows what’s having the greatest impact on students’ learning, and it will help them discover strategies to make learning personal for all.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

tl;dr – In order to be relevant today and in the future, a national open education strategy must (1) know exactly what it is trying to accomplish and (2) deeply integrate generative AI. WICHE is convening a series of conversations this week and next titled, “ Do We Need a National Open Education Strategy?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 23, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2020

Wittner, along with Renaud Boisjoly, CEO of Studyo, identified and provided valuable strategies for supporting students as they navigate these unprecedented and challenging times with executive functioning skills. A 2007 study found that executive functions are more critical for school readiness than is IQ or entry-level reading or math.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Libraries increasingly have an important role to play: as second responders in large scale events via the development and deployment of collaborative connectivity projects; in developing strategies to bridge technological digital divides; and to promote digital access, equity, opportunity, and inclusion.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Here’s a look at how government higher ed spending strategies have changed. Between 2007 and 2017, federal spending on veterans’ higher education benefits grew nearly 250 percent, in inflation-adjusted terms, according to the report.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2019

It recently released a survey of 1,880 adults that seeks to understand how teachers, parents and the public view learner variability, students’ ability to reach high levels of academic achievement, and the use of education technology. That suggests that more than half of the teachers polled use technology frequently in the classroom.

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Learning with 'e's

JULY 2, 2018

Image from Public Domain Pictures In a previous post , I wrote about the Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) and the challenges it faces as a technology for education. IWBs have been around since 1991, when the first was developed by SMART Technologies. 2007) Learning and Teaching with Interactive Whiteboards. References Barber, D.,

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