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

Doug Levin

Guidance on the Enhancing Education Through Technology (Ed Tech) Program: Funds Made Available Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (July 2009). Dear Colleague Letter: Resource Comparability , which emphases technology-related equity issues (October 2014). FY 2010 $100,000,000.

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How Is Cloud Computing Revolutionizing the Education Industry?

Ask a Tech Teacher

According to statistics published by Gartner analyst Thomas Bittman, only 4% of the school and education system was interested in cloud computing in 2009. In addition to this, accessing resources from the comfort of a smart device has an undeniably attractive convenience to it. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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

Neo LMS

The Kudan Elementary School in downtown Tokyo organized the first robot teacher testing as far back as 2009. On the contrary, it’s a whole category of different tools and software solutions that help students to become better and more productive. Online learning. Conclusion.

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Goal: Craft a Message for Your Passion Project

Teacher Reboot Camp

I helped begin Edchat in 2009 and created this video for it. Resources: Canva Design School has various resources to help you learn about graphic design. Blender is free open software for creating awesome video intros. I have quite a few passion projects I organize for teachers and social media is a key.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. As more schools went online and demand for education software grew, more companies began designing and commissioning their own studies about their products.

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What is Blended Learning?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Along similar lines, referencing Picciano (2009), Fabbian et al (2017) define a blended learning class as one that “integrates face to face (F2F) and online activities in a planned, pedagogically valuable manner while online activities replace a portion of F2F time” (pp.314-315). It can also be cost-effective in the long run.

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New Posted Resources 01/08/2010

The Web20Classroom

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