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Tech Access in Schools: Making Edtech Accessible to All

Digital Promise

Access to technology for all students is a major goal for many schools, companies, and organizations—yet access is only part of the equation. Once an educational technology (edtech) tool is in a school, the hard work is just beginning due to a number of potential hurdles and challenges that leadership and educators need to overcome.

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Top 5 new EdTech tools that you might use in your university

Neo LMS

Most people don’t consider education technology to be such an important industry, but it’s actually gigantic. According to the report, the EdTech industry will reach a global value of $252 billion by 2020. The change already delivers extraordinary results and 96% of teachers claim that EdTech increases student engagement in learning.

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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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Pedagogy Before Technology

The Principal of Change

Pokémon Go will definitely engage our students, but so will any other fancy, new technology. While technology has its place, we first and foremost want to make sure we’re prioritizing effective pedagogy and not simply masking bad practice with a dog and pony show. Sometimes the technology drives the pedagogy.

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10 Ways Interactive Touch Screen Displays Improve Education

ViewSonic Education

Teachers often report that increased attentiveness and engagement are the top benefits of teaching with interactive display technology. Note that many researchers still use the term “interactive whiteboard” or IW for all similar technology.) EdTech provides abundant ways to create effective feedback.

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

eSpark’s Theory of Learning is grounded in seven research-based elements – teaching practices or design elements – that are directly linked to student learning outcomes. 3: Student Engagement Increases Motivation. Mathematics Instruction for Students With Learning Disabilities: A Meta-Analysis of Instructional Components.

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In April, I will do Poetry.

techlearning

Suzy Brooks' poem won the EdTech Poetry Slam at Tech & Learning Live Boston At T&L Live in Boston , Carl Hooker (@mrhooker) emceed our first EdTech Poetry Slam, featuring local school leaders Rayna Freedman, Leo Brehm, Matt Joseph, Suzy Brooks, Jared Perrine, and Colleen Terrill. Eliot: “Do I dare disturb the universe?”