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The Edtech Revolution: 2010 – 2017

Securly

In December 2010, The Journal –“t he leading Technology based education publication for K-12 and higher education”– published an article with a 5-prong prediction for the following year. Will more schools embrace student-centric mobile devices? But, how does the 2010 vision for edTech match what’s actually happening today?

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Beyond the Test: How Have We Learned This Decade?

Edsurge

Ten K-12 School Technologies Created Since 2010. Clever-2012. Nearpod-2012. Tynker-2012. Mobile, mobile: The rise of mobile technology as a powerful platform for learning experiences could benefit educators tremendously. Class Dojo-2011. Desmos-2011. Google Classroom-2014. Kahoot-2013. Newsela-2013.

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Big Jump in Use of Games, Videos in K-12 Schools, Survey Finds

Marketplace K-12

In 2015, 47 percent of K-12 teachers and almost two-thirds of K-5 teachers reported using game-based learning environments in their classes, up from 23 percent of K-12 teachers in 2010. Speak Up found that 50 percent of teachers were looking for such resources, up from 27 percent in 2012. Fit their learning styles (53 percent).

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Beyond 12 Pairs Mentors With Tech ‘Nudges’ to Help Students Succeed

Edsurge

This week, Beyond 12 said it has acquired GradGuru , a mobile platform designed to give students “nudges,” or text-based reminders about tasks that will help them succeed in college. So we thought: ‘Why not use the power of mobile devices to push the right information to them at the right time?’”

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

Doug Levin

FY 2010 $100,000,000. Rationale for Obama administration FY 2010 program funding reduction : “ The proposed reduction of $169.9 Rationale for Obama administration FY 2010 program funding reduction : “ The proposed reduction of $169.9 ” FY 2012 $0. FY 2013 $0. FY 2014 $0. FY 2015 $0.

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Chinese New Year- What Animal Am I?

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

1926, 1938, 1950, 1962, 1974, 1986, 1998, 2010, 2022) are associated with these attributes: courage, ambition, enthusiasm, generosity, self-confidence, commitment to help others, altruism, sociability, and audacity. NG) This post originally appeared in Educational Technology and Mobile Learning ( www.educatorstechnology.com ).

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Caution banning cell phones may interrupt learning

The Innovative Educator

Students In general, 95% of teens use the internet and 74% are “mobile internet users” (Pew, 2013). A national study shows that 1 in 3 middle schoolers are using their devices to complete homework and learn better (Tru, 2012). according to the The Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop (Shuler, 2009). I want more ».